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): October 30, 2017

 

 

BP Midstream Partners LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38260   82-1646447

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

501 Westlake Park Boulevard

Houston, Texas

  77079
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 366-2000

 

 

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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 October 30, 2017, BP Midstream Partners LP (the “Partnership”) completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 42,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”), at $18.00 per Common Unit pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-220407), initially filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on September 11, 2017. The material provisions of the Offering are described in the prospectus, dated October 25, 2017, filed with the Commission on October 27, 2017 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (the “Prospectus”).

Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement

The description of the Contribution Agreement (as defined below) under Item 2.01 is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. A copy of the Contribution Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Omnibus Agreement

On October 30, 2017, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership entered into an Omnibus Agreement (the “Omnibus Agreement”) with its general partner, BP Midstream Partners GP LLC (the “General Partner”), BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. (“BP Pipelines”) and, solely for purposes of Articles 4 and 6 to the agreement, BP America Inc. (“BP America”), that addresses the following matters:

 

    the Partnership’s payment of an annual administrative fee, initially $13.3 million, for the provision of general and administrative services by BP Pipelines and its affiliates;

 

    the Partnership’s obligation to reimburse BP Pipelines and its affiliates for personnel costs, and indemnify them for certain liabilities, related to the direct operation, management, maintenance and repair of the assets incurred by BP Pipelines or its affiliates on the Partnership’s behalf;

 

    the Partnership’s obligation to reimburse BP Pipelines and its affiliates for services and certain direct or allocated costs and expenses incurred by BP Pipelines or its affiliates on the Partnership’s behalf;

 

    BP Pipelines’ obligation to indemnify the Partnership for certain environmental and other liabilities, and the Partnership’s obligation to indemnify BP Pipelines for certain environmental and other liabilities related to the Partnership’s assets to the extent BP Pipelines is not required to indemnify the Partnership;

 

    the granting of a license from BP America to the Partnership with respect to use of certain BP America trademarks and tradenames; and

 

    the granting from BP Pipelines to the Partnership of a seven-year right of first offer with respect to its retained ownership interest in Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC (“Mardi Gras”) and all of its interests in midstream pipeline systems and assets related thereto in the contiguous United States and offshore Gulf of Mexico that are owned by BP Pipelines at the closing of the Offering.

So long as BP Pipelines indirectly controls the Partnership’s general partner, the Omnibus Agreement will remain in full force and effect. If BP Pipelines or its successor ceases to directly or indirectly control the Partnership’s general partner, either party may terminate the Omnibus Agreement, provided that the indemnification obligations will remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. In addition, the General Partner may terminate the operating and general and administrative services provided under the Omnibus Agreement without cause and with 180 days’ advance notice.

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


Revolving Credit Agreement

On October 30, 2017, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into a $600.0 million credit facility with North America Funding Company as lender, which is an affiliate of the Partnership. The credit facility will mature on the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the agreement.

Borrowings under the credit facility will be generally available for working capital purposes.

The Partnership’s obligations under the credit facility rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally.

Borrowings under the credit facility will bear interest at three months LIBOR plus 0.85%. This facility also includes customary fees, including commitment fees and utilization fees.

The credit facility also contains customary events of default, such as (i) nonpayment of principal when due, (ii) nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts, (iii) breach of covenants, (iv) misrepresentation, (v) cross-payment default and cross-acceleration (in each case, to indebtedness in excess of $75 million) and (vi) insolvency. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the credit agreement, the lenders may, among other things, accelerate and declare the outstanding loans to be immediately due and payable and exercise remedies against the Partnership as may be available to the lenders under the credit agreement and other loan documents.

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

Throughput and Deficiency Agreements

On October 30, 2017, in connection with the Offering, the Partnership entered into (i) a throughput and deficiency agreement with BP Products North America Inc. (“BP Products”) with respect to volumes transported on the BP#2 crude oil pipeline system and related assets; (ii) a throughput and deficiency agreement with BP Products with respect to volumes transported on the Whiting to River Rouge refined products pipeline system and related assets; and (iii) a throughput and deficiency agreement with BP Products with respect to volumes transported on the Diamondback diluent pipeline system and related assets (each a “Throughput and Deficiency Agreement” and collectively, the “Throughput and Deficiency Agreements”).

Pursuant to the Throughput and Deficiency Agreements, the Partnership will provide transportation services to BP Products, and BP Products will commit to pay the Partnership for minimum volumes of crude oil, refined products and diluent, regardless of whether such volumes are physically shipped by BP Products through the Partnership’s pipelines during the term of the agreements. BP Products will have the right to terminate these agreements if the Partnership fails to perform any of its material obligations and fail to correct such non-performance within specified periods, or in the event of a change of control of the Partnership’s general partner.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Throughput and Deficiency Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC

On October 30, 2017, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership, BP Pipelines and The Standard Oil Company (“Standard Oil”) entered into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras (as amended, the “Mardi Gras LLC Agreement”), pursuant to which the Partnership was admitted as a 20.0% managing member of Mardi Gras and BP Pipelines and Standard Oil retained a 79.0% and a 1.0% interest in Mardi Gras, respectively. The Mardi Gras LLC Agreement, among other things, outlines the rights of the members and the management of Mardi Gras’ business by the Partnership, in its capacity as managing member.


The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Mardi Gras LLC Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement

On October 30, 2017, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership entered into a Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with the General Partner, BP Midstream Partners Holdings LLC (“BP HoldCo”), BP Pipelines and Standard Oil. Immediately prior to the closing of the Offering, the following transactions, among others, occurred pursuant to the Contribution Agreement:

 

  1. BP Pipelines transferred to BP Holdco a 100.0% interest in each of BP Two Pipeline Company LLC, BP River Rouge Pipeline Company LLC and BP D-B Pipeline Company LLC, a 28.5% interest in Mars Oil Pipeline Company LLC and a 20.0% interest in Mardi Gras (together, the “Contributed Assets”).

 

  2. BP Holdco transferred the Contributed Assets to the Partnership.

 

  3. As consideration for the Contributed Assets, the Partnership paid BP Holdco $723,505,180, a portion of which was reimbursement for certain capital expenditures incurred with respect to the Contributed Assets pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-4(d).

 

  4. The Partnership issued to the General Partner (i) the General Partner Interest in the Partnership (as defined in the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated as of October 30, 2017 (the “Partnership Agreement”)) and (ii) the Incentive Distribution Rights in the Partnership (as defined in the Partnership Agreement). The Partnership issued to BP Holdco (i) 3,500,535 Common Units and 52,375,535 subordinated units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Subordinated Units”), representing a recapitalized 53.3% limited partner interest in the Partnership (before giving effect to any exercise of the Over Allotment Option and the Deferred Issuance and Distribution (each as defined in the Partnership Agreement)), (ii) the right to receive the issuance of additional Common Units described in clause (a) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement and (iii) the right to receive the distribution(s) of cash described in clause (b) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Contribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information included under the heading “Revolving Credit Agreement” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The description in Item 2.01 of the issuances by the Partnership of securities to the General Partner and BP Holdco on October 30, 2017 in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing transactions were undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Partnership believes that exemptions other than the foregoing exemption may exist for these transactions.

Each of the Subordinated Units will convert into one Common Unit and then will participate pro rata with the other Common Units in distributions by the Partnership at the end of the subordination period. The subordination period will end on the first business day after the Partnership has earned and paid at least (i) $1.05 (the minimum quarterly distribution on an annualized basis) on each outstanding Common Unit and Subordinated Unit for each of three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods ending on or after December 31, 2020, or (ii) $1.575 (150% of the annualized minimum quarterly distribution) on each outstanding Common Unit and Subordinated Unit, in addition to any distribution made in respect of the incentive distribution rights, for any four-quarter period ending on or after December 31, 2018. In addition, the subordination period will end upon the removal of the General Partner other than for cause if the Common Units and Subordinated Units held by the General Partner and its affiliates are not voted in favor of such removal. The description of the subordination period contained in the section of the Prospectus entitled “How We Make Distributions to Our Partners—Subordination Period” is incorporated herein by reference.


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

Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BP Midstream Partners LP

On October 30, 2017, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership amended and restated its Partnership Agreement. The description of the Partnership Agreement contained in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Our Partnership Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference.

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

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Number

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BP Midstream Partners LP dated October 30, 2017
10.1    Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated October  30, 2017 by and among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, BP Midstream Partners LP, BP Midstream Partners Holdings LLC and The Standard Oil Company.
10.2    Omnibus Agreement dated October  30, 2017 by and among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., BP Midstream Partners LP, BP Midstream Partners GP LLC and, solely for the purposes of Articles 4 and 6, BP America Inc.


10.3    BP Midstream Partners LP Short Term Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2017, between BP Midstream Partners LP and North America Funding Company
10.4    BP Two Pipeline Company LLC Throughput and Deficiency Agreement, dated October 30, 2017, between BP Midstream Partners LP and BP Products North America Inc.
10.5    BP River Rouge Pipeline Company LLC Throughput and Deficiency Agreement, dated October 30, 2017, between BP Midstream Partners LP and BP Products North America Inc.
10.6    BP D-B Pipeline Company LLC Throughput and Deficiency Agreement, dated October 30, 2017, between BP Midstream Partners LP and BP Products North America Inc.
10.7    Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC dated October  30, 2017 by and among BP Midstream Partners LP, BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. and The Standard Oil Company


SIGNATURE

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

 

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
By: BP Midstream Partners GP LLC,
  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Hans F. Boas

  Hans F. Boas
  Chief Legal Counsel and Secretary

Date: November 1, 2017

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS   

Section 1.1

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.2

  Construction      26  
ARTICLE II   
ORGANIZATION   

Section 2.1

  Formation      26  

Section 2.2

  Name      26  

Section 2.3

  Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices      27  

Section 2.4

  Purpose and Business      27  

Section 2.5

  Powers      27  

Section 2.6

  Term      27  

Section 2.7

  Title to Partnership Assets      27  
ARTICLE III   
RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS   

Section 3.1

  Limitation of Liability      28  

Section 3.2

  Management of Business      28  

Section 3.3

  Outside Activities of the Limited Partners      28  

Section 3.4

  Rights of Limited Partners      29  
ARTICLE IV   
CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS   

Section 4.1

  Certificates      30  

Section 4.2

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates      30  

Section 4.3

  Record Holders      31  

Section 4.4

  Transfer Generally      31  

Section 4.5

  Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests      32  

Section 4.6

  Transfer of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest      32  

Section 4.7

  Restrictions on Transfers      33  

Section 4.8

  Eligibility Certificates; Non-Eligible Holders      33  

Section 4.9

  Redemption of Partnership Interests of Non-Eligible Holders      35  

 

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ARTICLE V   
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS   

Section 5.1

  Organizational Contributions; Contributions by the General Partner and its Affiliates      36  

Section 5.2

  Contributions by Initial Limited Partners      37  

Section 5.3

  Interest and Withdrawal      37  

Section 5.4

  Capital Accounts      37  

Section 5.5

  Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments      41  

Section 5.6

  Conversion of Subordinated Units      42  

Section 5.7

  Limited Preemptive Right      42  

Section 5.8

  Splits and Combinations      42  

Section 5.9

  Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests      43  

Section 5.10

  Issuance of Common Units in Connection with Reset of Incentive Distribution Rights      43  

Section 5.11

  Deemed Capital Contributions      45  
ARTICLE VI   
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS   

Section 6.1

  Allocations for Capital Account Purposes      45  

Section 6.2

  Allocations for Tax Purposes      56  

Section 6.3

  Distributions; Characterization of Distributions; Distributions to Record Holders      58  

Section 6.4

  Distributions from Operating Surplus      59  

Section 6.5

  Distributions from Capital Surplus      60  

Section 6.6

  Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels      61  

Section 6.7

  Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of Subordinated Units      61  

Section 6.8

  Special Provisions Relating to the Holders of IDR Reset Common Units      62  

Section 6.9

  Entity-Level Taxation      62  
ARTICLE VII   
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS   

Section 7.1

  Management      63  

Section 7.2

  Replacement of Fiduciary Duties      65  

Section 7.3

  Certificate of Limited Partnership      65  

Section 7.4

  Restrictions on the General Partner’s Authority      66  

Section 7.5

  Reimbursement of the General Partner      66  

Section 7.6

  Outside Activities      67  

Section 7.7

  Indemnification      68  

Section 7.8

  Limitation of Liability of Indemnitees      69  

Section 7.9

  Resolution of Conflicts of Interest; Standards of Conduct and Modification of Duties      70  

Section 7.10

  Other Matters Concerning the General Partner      72  

 

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Section 7.11

  Purchase or Sale of Partnership Interests      73  

Section 7.12

  Registration Rights of the General Partner and its Affiliates      73  

Section 7.13

  Reliance by Third Parties      76  
ARTICLE VIII   
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS   

Section 8.1

  Records and Accounting      76  

Section 8.2

  Fiscal Year      77  

Section 8.3

  Reports      77  
ARTICLE IX   
TAX MATTERS   

Section 9.1

  Tax Returns and Information      78  

Section 9.2

  Tax Elections      78  

Section 9.3

  Tax Controversies      78  

Section 9.4

  Withholding; Tax Payments      79  
ARTICLE X   
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS   

Section 10.1

  Admission of Limited Partners      79  

Section 10.2

  Admission of Successor General Partner      80  

Section 10.3

  Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership      80  
ARTICLE XI   
WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS   

Section 11.1

  Withdrawal of the General Partner      81  

Section 11.2

  Removal of the General Partner      82  

Section 11.3

  Interest of Departing General Partner and Successor General Partner      83  

Section 11.4

  Withdrawal of Limited Partners      84  
ARTICLE XII   
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION   

Section 12.1

  Dissolution      85  

Section 12.2

  Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution      85  

Section 12.3

  Liquidator      86  

Section 12.4

  Liquidation      86  

Section 12.5

  Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership      87  

Section 12.6

  Return of Contributions      87  

Section 12.7

  Waiver of Partition      87  

Section 12.8

  Capital Account Restoration      87  

 

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ARTICLE XIII   
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE   

Section 13.1

  Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner      88  

Section 13.2

  Amendment Procedures      89  

Section 13.3

  Amendment Requirements      90  

Section 13.4

  Special Meetings      90  

Section 13.5

  Notice of a Meeting      91  

Section 13.6

  Record Date      91  

Section 13.7

  Postponement and Adjournment      91  

Section 13.8

  Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting; Approval of Minutes      92  

Section 13.9

  Quorum and Voting      92  

Section 13.10

  Conduct of a Meeting      93  

Section 13.11

  Action Without a Meeting      93  

Section 13.12

  Right to Vote and Related Matters      94  

Section 13.13

  Voting of Incentive Distribution Rights      94  
ARTICLE XIV   
MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION   

Section 14.1

  Authority      95  

Section 14.2

  Procedure for Merger or Consolidation      95  

Section 14.3

  Approval by Limited Partners      96  

Section 14.4

  Certificate of Merger      97  

Section 14.5

  Effect of Merger or Consolidation      97  
ARTICLE XV   
RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS   

Section 15.1

  Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests      98  
ARTICLE XVI   
CORPORATE TREATMENT   

Section 16.1

  Corporate or Entity Treatment      99  
ARTICLE XVII   
GENERAL PROVISIONS   

Section 17.1

  Addresses and Notices; Written Communications      100  

Section 17.2

  Further Action      101  

Section 17.3

  Binding Effect      101  

Section 17.4

  Integration      101  

Section 17.5

  Creditors      101  

Section 17.6

  Waiver      101  

 

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Section 17.7

  Third-Party Beneficiaries      102  

Section 17.8

  Counterparts      102  

Section 17.9

  Applicable Law; Forum; Venue and Jurisdiction Waiver of Trial by Jury      102  

Section 17.10

  Invalidity of Provisions      103  

Section 17.11

  Consent of Partners      103  

Section 17.12

  Facsimile Signatures      103  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT

OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP dated as of October 30, 2017, is entered into by and between BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the General Partner, and BP Midstream Partners Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the Organizational Limited Partner, together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership or parties hereto as provided herein. In consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

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

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

(b) If Carrying Value that constitutes Additional Book Basis is reduced as a result of a Book-Down Event (an “ Additional Book Basis Reduction ”) and the Carrying Value of other property is increased as a result of such Book-Down Event (a “ Carrying Value Increase ”), then any such Carrying Value Increase shall be treated as Additional Book Basis in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of such Carrying Value Increase and (b) the amount determined by proportionately allocating the Carrying Value Increases resulting from such Book-Down Event to the lesser of (I) the aggregate Additional Book Basis Reductions resulting from such Book-Down Event and (II) the amount by which the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments after such Book-Down Event exceed the remaining Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnership’s Adjusted Property after such Book-Down Event (determined without regard to the application of this clause (b) to such Book-Down Event).

Additional Book Basis Derivative Items ” means any Book Basis Derivative Items that are computed with reference to Additional Book Basis. To the extent that the Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnership’s Adjusted Property as of the beginning of any taxable period exceeds the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the beginning of such period

 

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

A MENDED AND R ESTATED A GREEMENT OF L IMITED P ARTNERSHIP

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

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Surplus does not include that portion of Operating Surplus included in clause (a)(i) of the definition of Operating Surplus. To the extent that disbursements made, cash received or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of a period are included in the determination of Operating Surplus for such period (as contemplated by the proviso in the definition of “Operating Surplus”) such disbursements, cash receipts and changes in cash reserves shall be deemed to have occurred in such period (and not in any future period) for purposes of calculating increases or decreases in Working Capital Borrowings or cash reserves during such period.

Adjusted Property ” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 5.4(d).

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used in this Agreement, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a general partner of a partnership), whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units ” is defined in Section 5.10(a).

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

Book-Tax Disparity ” means with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for U.S. federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partner’s share of the Partnership’s Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Partner’s Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Section 5.4 and the hypothetical balance of such Partner’s Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with U.S. federal income tax accounting principles.

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

BP America ” means BP America Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Partner pursuant to Section 5.4. The “Capital Account” of a Partner in respect of any Partnership Interest shall be the amount that such Capital Account would be if such Partnership Interest were the only interest in the Partnership held by such Partner from and after the date on which such Partnership Interest was first issued.

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

Capital Improvement ” means any (a) addition or improvement to the assets owned by any Group Member, (b) acquisition (through an asset acquisition, merger, stock acquisition or other form of investment) of existing, or the construction or development of new, assets by any Group Member, or (c) capital contribution by a Group Member to a Person that is not a Subsidiary of a Group Member, in which a Group Member has, or after such capital contribution will have, an equity interest to fund the Group Member’s pro rata share of the cost of the acquisition of existing, or the construction or development of new or the improvement of existing, assets, in each case if

 

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such addition, improvement, acquisition, construction or development is made to increase the long-term operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership or Group Member, as applicable, from the long-term operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership or Group Member, as applicable, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), or such Person, in the case of clause (c), from that existing immediately prior to such addition, improvement, acquisition or construction.

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

Carrying Value ” means (a) with respect to a Contributed Property or an Adjusted Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions charged to the Partners’ Capital Accounts in respect of such property, and (b) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such property for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 5.4(d) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.

Carrying Value Increase ” is defined in the definition of Additional Book Basis.

cash reserves ” means any cash kept on hand and reserved for a specific purpose or the amount of cash used to temporarily repay amounts borrowed under a credit facility with the intent to reborrow the same amount under such facility prior to or at the time such cash is needed and was intended to be reserved for; provided that (1) the lending party under such credit facility or its direct or indirect parent must have an investment grade credit rating according to a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as that term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Securities Exchange Act, and (2) during the period of time between repayment and reborrowing, the reserving party must have sufficient borrowing capacity under such credit facility to reborrow the full amount of the cash reserves.

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

Certificate ” means a certificate in such form (including in global form if permitted by applicable rules and regulations) as may be adopted by the General Partner, issued by the Partnership evidencing ownership of one or more Partnership Interests.

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

Citizenship Eligibility Trigger ” is defined in Section 4.8(a)(ii).

claim ” (as used in Section 7.12(c)) is defined in Section 7.12(c).

 

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

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

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

Combined Interest ” is defined in Section 11.3(a).

Commences Commercial Service ” means a Capital Improvement or replacement asset is first put into commercial service by a Group Member (or other Person that is not a Subsidiary of a Group Member, as contemplated in the definition of “Capital Improvement”) following, if applicable, completion of construction, acquisition, development and testing.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

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

 

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Conflicts Committee ” means a committee of the Board of Directors composed entirely of one or more directors, each of whom is determined by the Board of Directors, after reasonable inquiry, (a) to not be an officer or employee of the General Partner, (b) to not be an officer or employee of any Affiliate of the General Partner or a director of any Affiliate of the General Partner (other than any Group Member), (c) to not be a holder of any ownership interest in the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, including any Group Member, that would be likely to have an adverse impact on the ability of such director to act in an independent manner with respect to the matter submitted to the Conflicts Committee, other than Common Units, Partnership Interests, interests in any Subsidiary of the Partnership, or awards that are granted to such director under the LTIP, and (d) to be independent under the independence standards for directors who serve on an audit committee of a board of directors established by the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and by the National Securities Exchange on which any class of Partnership Interests is listed or admitted to trading.

Construction Debt ” means debt incurred to fund (a) all or a portion of a Capital Improvement, maintenance expense, or any of the expenditures specified in the first sentence of the definition of “Maintenance Capital Expenditure,” (b) interest payments (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) and related fees (including transaction costs) on other Construction Debt or (c) distributions paid in respect of Construction Equity, and incremental Incentive Distributions in respect thereof.

Construction Equity ” means equity issued to fund (a) all or a portion of a Capital Improvement, maintenance expense, or any of the expenditures specified in the first sentence of the definition of “Maintenance Capital Expenditure,” (b) interest payments (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) and related fees (including transaction costs) on Construction Debt or (c) distributions paid in respect of Construction Equity, and incremental Incentive Distributions in respect thereof.

Construction Period ” means the period beginning on the date that a Group Member (or other Person that is not a Subsidiary of a Group Member, as contemplated in the definition of “Capital Improvement”) enters into a binding obligation to commence a Capital Improvement or the construction or development of a replacement asset and ending on the earlier to occur of the date that such Capital Improvement or replacement asset Commences Commercial Service and the date that the Group Member (or other Person that is not a Subsidiary of a Group Member, as contemplated in the definition of “Capital Improvement”) abandons or disposes of such Capital Improvement or replacement asset.

Contributed Property ” means each property, in such form as may be permitted by the Delaware Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Partnership. Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.4(d), such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.

 

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Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2017, among the General Partner, the Partnership, BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., the Organizational Limited Partner and The Standard Oil Company, together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced thereunder, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

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

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

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

Deferred Issuance and Distribution ” means both (a) the issuance by the Partnership of a number of additional Common Units that is equal to the excess, if any of (x) 6,375,000 over (y) the aggregate number, if any, of Common Units actually purchased by and issued to the Underwriters pursuant to the Over Allotment Option on the Option Closing Date(s) and (b) a reimbursement of preformation capital expenditures in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of cash, if any, contributed by the Underwriters to the Partnership on the Option Closing Date with respect to Common Units issued by the Partnership upon each exercise of the Over Allotment Option as described in Section 5.2(b), if any.

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

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

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

Disposed of Adjusted Property ” is defined in Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B).

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

Eligibility Certificate ” is defined in Section 4.8(b).

 

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Eligible Holder ” means a Limited Partner , or type of Limited Partners, whose (a) U.S. federal income tax status (or lack of proof thereof), in the determination of the General Partner, does not create and is not reasonably likely to create a substantial risk of the adverse effect described in Section 4.8(a)(i) or (b) nationality, citizenship or other related status does not, in the determination of the General Partner, create a substantial risk of cancellation or forfeiture as described in Section 4.8(a)(ii). The General Partner may adopt policies and procedures for determining whether types or categories of Persons are or are not Eligible Holders. The General Partner may determine that certain Persons, or types or categories of Persons, are Eligible Holders based on its determination that (a) their U.S. federal income tax status, nationality, citizenship or other related status (or lack of proof thereof) is unlikely to create the substantial risk referenced or (b) it is in the best interest of the Partnership to permit such Persons or types or categories of Persons to own Partnership Interests notwithstanding any such risk. Any such determination may be changed by the General Partner from time to time in its discretion, and any Limited Partner may be treated as a Non-Eligible Holder notwithstanding that it was in a type or category of Persons determined by the General Partner to be Eligible Holders at the time such Limited Partner acquired its Limited Partner Interest.

Estimated Incremental Quarterly Tax Amount ” is defined in Section 6.9.

Estimated Total Maintenance Spend ” means an estimate made by the Board of Directors of the average Quarterly Maintenance Capital Expenditures and maintenance expenses that the Partnership will need to incur over the long term to maintain the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership Group (including the Partnership’s proportionate share of the average Quarterly Maintenance Capital Expenditures and maintenance expenses of its Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) existing at the time the estimate is made. The Board of Directors will be permitted to make such estimate in any manner it determines reasonable. The estimate will be made at least annually and whenever an event occurs that is likely to result in a material adjustment to the amount of future Estimated Total Maintenance Spend. Except as provided in the definition of Subordination Period, any adjustments to Estimated Total Maintenance Spend shall be prospective only.

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

Event of Withdrawal ” is defined in Section 11.1(a).

Excess Additional Book Basis ” is defined in the definition of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items.

Excess Distribution ” is defined in Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A).

 

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Excess Distribution Unit ” is defined in Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A).

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

Final Subordinated Units ” is defined in Section 6.1(d)(x)(A).

First Liquidation Target Amount ” is defined in Section 6.1(c)(i)(D).

First Target Distribution ” means $0.3019 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal Quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal Quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.10, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis ” means, when calculating the number of Outstanding Units for any period, the sum of (1) the weighted average number of Outstanding Units during such period plus (2) all Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments (a) that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Units or for which Units are issuable, in each case that are senior to or pari passu with the Subordinated Units, (b) whose conversion, exercise or exchange price is less than the Current Market Price on the date of such calculation, (c) that may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for such Units prior to or during the Quarter immediately following the end of the period for which the calculation is being made without the satisfaction of any contingency beyond the control of the holder other than the payment of consideration and the compliance with administrative mechanics applicable to such conversion, exercise or exchange and (d) that were not converted into or exercised or exchanged for such Units during the period for which the calculation is being made; provided , however , that for purposes of determining the number of Outstanding Units on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis when calculating whether the Subordination Period has ended or the Subordinated Units are entitled to convert into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.6, such Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments shall be deemed to have been Outstanding Units only for the four Quarters that comprise the last four Quarters of the measurement period; provided , further , that if consideration will be paid to any Group Member in connection with such conversion, exercise or exchange, the number of Units to be included in such calculation shall be that number equal to the difference between (i) the number of Units issuable upon such conversion, exercise or exchange and (ii) the number of Units that such consideration would purchase at the Current Market Price.

 

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

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

Good Faith ” means, with respect to any determination, action or omission, of any Person, board or committee, that such Person, board or committee reached such determination, or engaged in or failed to engage in such act or omission, with the belief that such determination, action or omission was not opposed to the interest of the Partnership.

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

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

Group Member ” means a member of the Partnership Group.

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

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

 

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Holder ” as used in Section 7.12, is defined in Section 7.12(a).

IDR Reset Common Unit ” is defined in Section 5.10(a).

IDR Reset Election ” is defined in Section 5.10(a).

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

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

Incremental Income Taxes ” is defined in Section 6.9.

Indemnified Persons ” is defined in Section 7.12(c).

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Intermediate Person ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Subsidiary.

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

Liability ” means any liabilities, losses, damages, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent.

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

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

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

 

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Liquidation Gain ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Net Termination Gain.

Liquidation Loss ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Net Termination Loss.

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

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

Maintenance Capital Expenditures ” means cash expenditures (including expenditures for (a) the acquisition (through an asset acquisition, merger, stock acquisition, equity acquisition or other form of investment) by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of existing assets or assets under construction, (b) the construction or development of new capital assets by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) the replacement, improvement or expansion of the assets owned by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or (d) a capital contribution by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries that has, or after such capital contribution will have, directly or indirectly, an equity interest that obligates it to fund the Partnership or such Subsidiary’s share of the cost of the acquisition, construction or development of new, or the replacement, improvement or expansion of existing, capital assets by such Person), in each case if and to the extent such acquisition, construction, development, replacement, improvement or expansion is made to maintain, over the long term (i.e. a period which is not less than twelve months), the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), or such person, in the case of clause (d), as the operating capacity or operating income of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries or such person, as the case may be, that existed immediately prior to such acquisition, construction, development, replacement, improvement, expansion or capital contribution. Maintenance Capital Expenditures shall include interest payments (including periodic net payments under related interest rate swap agreements) on Construction Debt to fund replacement assets and paid in respect of the Construction Period and the amount of cash distributions paid in respect of Construction Equity to fund replacement assets (and incremental Incentive Distributions in respect thereof) and paid in respect of the Construction Period.

Merger Agreement ” is defined in Section 14.1.

Minimum Quarterly Distribution ” means $0.2625 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal Quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal Quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.10, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

 

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

Net Agreed Value ” means, (a) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced by any Liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed and (b) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the Partnership’s Carrying Value of such property (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5.4(d)(ii)) at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any Liabilities either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of distribution.

Net Income ” means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of income and gain (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period over the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.4 and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); provided , however, that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.1(d) shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.1(d)(xii).

Net Loss ” means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the Partnership’s items of loss and deduction (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period over the Partnership’s items of income and gain (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable period. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.4 and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); provided, however , that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.1(d) shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.1(d)(xii).

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

Net Termination Gain ” means, as applicable, (a) the sum, if positive, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section 5.4) that are recognized (i) after the Liquidation Date (“ Liquidation Gain ”) or (ii) upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group) (“ Sale Gain ”), or (b) the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount of Unrealized Gain over the aggregate amount of Unrealized Loss deemed recognized by the Partnership

 

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pursuant to Section 5.4(d) on the date of a Revaluation Event (“ Revaluation Gain ”); provided , however , the items included in the determination of Net Termination Gain shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); and provided further that Sale Gain and Revaluation Gain shall not include any items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are recognized during any portion of the taxable period during which such Sale Gain or Revaluation Gain occurs.

Net Termination Loss ” means, as applicable, (a) the sum, if negative, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section 5.4) that are recognized (i) after the Liquidation Date (“ Liquidation Loss ”) or (ii) upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group) (“ Sale Loss ”), or (b) the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount of Unrealized Loss over the aggregate amount of Unrealized Gain deemed recognized by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.4(d) on the date of a Revaluation Event (“ Revaluation Loss ”); provided , however , items included in the determination of Net Termination Loss shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); and provided further that Sale Loss and Revaluation Loss shall not include any items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are recognized during any portion of the taxable period during which such Sale Loss or Revaluation Loss occurs.

Non-Eligible Holder ” is defined in Section 4.8(c).

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

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

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

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

Notice of Election to Purchase ” is defined in Section 15.1(b).

Omnibus Agreement ” means that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., the General Partner, BP America Inc. and the Partnership, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

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

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

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

(c) Operating Expenditures shall not include (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures, (ii) the Partnership’s actual Maintenance Capital Expenditures or actual maintenance expense, (iii) Investment Capital Expenditures, (iv) payment of transaction expenses (including taxes) relating to Interim Capital Transactions, (v) distributions to Partners or (vi) repurchases of Partnership Interests, other than repurchases of Partnership Interests to satisfy obligations under employee benefit plans, or reimbursements of expenses of the General Partner for such purchases. Where cash expenditures are made in part for Maintenance Capital Expenditures and in part for other purposes, the General Partner shall determine the allocation between the amounts paid for each; and

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

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

(a) the sum of (i) $110.0 million, (ii) all cash receipts of the Partnership Group (or the Partnership’s proportionate share of cash receipts in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of such period, but excluding cash receipts from Interim Capital Transactions and provided that cash receipts from the termination of any Hedge Contract prior to its stipulated settlement or termination date shall be included in equal Quarterly installments over what would have been the remaining scheduled life of such Hedge Contract had it not been so terminated, and (iii) the amount of cash distributions paid for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of such period in respect of Construction Equity to fund Expansion Capital Expenditures (and incremental Incentive Distributions in respect thereof) and paid in respect of the Construction Period, less

 

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

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

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

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

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

Organizational Limited Partner ” means BP Midstream Partners Holdings LLC, in its capacity as the organizational limited partner of the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.

Outstanding ” means, with respect to Partnership Interests, all Partnership Interests that are issued by the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnership’s books and records as of the date of determination; provided , however , that if at any time any Person or Group (other than the General Partner or its Affiliates) beneficially owns 20% or more of the Partnership Interests of any class, none of the Partnership Interests owned by such Person or Group shall be entitled to be voted on any matter or be considered to be Outstanding when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement (such Partnership Interests shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of

 

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Partnership Interests for purposes of this Agreement or the Delaware Act); provided , further , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of the Partnership Interests of any class directly from the General Partner or its Affiliates (other than the Partnership), (ii) any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of the Partnership Interests of any class directly or indirectly from a Person or Group described in clause (i) provided that the General Partner shall have notified such Person or Group in writing within 20 days after the acquisition of more than 20% of the Partnership Interests of any class that such limitation shall not apply, or (iii) any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Partnership Interests issued by the Partnership provided that the General Partner shall have notified such Person or Group who acquired such interests from the General Partner or its Affiliates in writing within 20 days after the acquisition of more than 20% of the Partnership Interests of any class that such limitation shall not apply, provided, however , that Restricted Common Units shall not be treated as Outstanding for purposes of Section 6.1.

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

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

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

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

Partners ” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.

Partnership ” means BP Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rate Eligibility Trigger ” is defined in Section 4.8(a)(i).

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

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

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

 

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

Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-220407) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by the Partnership with the Commission under the Securities Act to register the offering and sale of the Common Units in the Initial Offering.

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

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

Reset MQD ” is defined in Section 5.10(a).

Reset Notice ” is defined in Section 5.10(b).

Restricted Common Unit ” means a Common Unit that was granted to the holder thereof in connection with such holder’s performance of services for the Partnership and (i) that remains subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code and (ii) with respect to which no election was made pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code. As set forth in the final proviso in the definition of “Outstanding,” Restricted Common Units are not treated as Outstanding for purposes of Section 6.1. Upon the lapse of the “substantial risk of forfeiture” with respect to a Restricted Common Unit, for U.S. federal income tax purposes such Common Unit will be treated as having been newly issued in consideration for the performance of services and will thereafter be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 6.1.

Revaluation Event ” means an event that results in adjustment of the Carrying Value of each Partnership property pursuant to Section 5.4(d).

Revaluation Gain ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Net Termination Gain.

Revaluation Loss ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Net Termination Loss.

Sale Gain ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Net Termination Gain.

 

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Sale Loss ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Net Termination Loss.

Second Liquidation Target Amount ” is defined in Section 6.1(c)(i)(E).

Second Target Distribution ” means $0.3281 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal Quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal Quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.10, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a) the first Business Day following the distribution pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of any Quarter beginning with the Quarter ending December 31, 2020 in respect of which (i) (A) aggregate distributions from Operating Surplus on the Outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units and any other Outstanding Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units, with respect to each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-Quarter periods immediately preceding such Business Day equaled or exceeded the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all such Outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units and other Outstanding Units in each respective period and (B) the Adjusted Operating Surplus for each

 

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of such periods equaled or exceeded the sum of the Minimum Quarterly Distribution on all of the Common Units, Subordinated Units and any other Units that are senior or equal in right of distribution to the Subordinated Units that were Outstanding during each such period on a Fully Diluted Weighted Average Basis, and (ii) there are no Cumulative Common Unit Arrearages; and

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

For purposes of determining whether the test in subclause (a)(i)(B) above has been satisfied, Adjusted Operating Surplus will be adjusted upwards or downwards if the Conflicts Committee determines that the Estimated Total Maintenance Spend used in the determination of Adjusted Operating Surplus in subclause (a)(i)(B) was materially incorrect, based on circumstances prevailing at the time of original determination of Estimated Total Maintenance Spend, for any one or more of the preceding three four-Quarter periods.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,

(a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other similar governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more intermediate other Persons that meet the requirements of any sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition with respect to such first-mentioned Person (each an “ Intermediate Person ”) or a combination thereof;

(b) a partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability company in which such Person or any other Intermediate Person is, at the date of determination, a general partner of such partnership or managing member or manager of such limited liability company, but only if such first-mentioned Person, directly or by one or more Intermediate Persons, or a combination thereof, controls such partnership or limited liability company on the date of determination;

(c) any other Person in which such first-mentioned Person, one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) a majority equity ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other similar governing body of such other Person; and

 

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(d) any other Person in which such first-mentioned Person, or one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) less than a majority ownership interest or (ii) less than the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other similar governing body of such other Person, provided that (A) such first-mentioned Person, one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of the determination, has at least a 10% ownership interest in such other Person, (B) such first-mentioned Person accounts for such other Person (under U.S. GAAP, as in effect on the later of the date of investment in such other Person or material expansion of the operations of such other Person) on a consolidated or equity accounting basis, (C) such first-mentioned Person has, directly or indirectly, material negative control rights regarding such other Person including over such other Person’s ability to materially expand its operations beyond that contemplated at the date of investment in such other Person, and (D) such other Person is (i) formed and maintained for the purpose of developing or owning one or more operating assets, and (ii) obligated under its constituent documents, or as a result of agreement of its owners on an ongoing basis, to distribute to its owners all of its income on at least an annual basis (less any cash reserves that are approved by such Person).

Surviving Business Entity ” is defined in Section 14.2(b)(ii).

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

Third Target Distribution ” means $0.3938 per Unit per Quarter (or, with respect to periods of less than a full fiscal Quarter, it means the product of such amount multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is the number of days in such period, and the denominator is the total number of days in such fiscal Quarter), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.10, Section 6.6 and Section 6.9.

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

transfer ” is defined in Section 4.4(a).

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

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

 

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

Underwriting Agreement ” means that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2017, among the Underwriters, the Partnership, the General Partner and the other parties thereto, providing for the purchase of Common Units by the Underwriters.

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

Unitholders ” means the Record Holders of Units.

Unit Majority ” means (i) during the Subordination Period, a majority of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units whose voting power is, for purposes of the applicable matter for which a vote of Unitholders is being taken, beneficially owned by the General Partner or its Affiliates), voting as a class, and a majority of the Outstanding Subordinated Units, voting as a class, and (ii) after the end of the Subordination Period, a majority of the Outstanding Common Units.

Unpaid MQD ” is defined in Section 6.1(c)(i)(B).

Unrealized Gain ” attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.4(d)) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.4(d) as of such date).

Unrealized Loss ” attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.4(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.4(d)).

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

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

 

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

Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel ” is defined in Section 11.1(b).

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

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

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

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Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices . Unless and until changed by the General Partner, the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Partnership shall be located at 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77079, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate. The address of the General Partner shall be 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77079, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners.

Section 2.4 Purpose and Business . The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership shall be to (a) engage directly in, or enter into or form, hold and dispose of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that is approved by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware Act and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Partnership pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity, and (b) do anything necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including the making of capital contributions or loans to a Group Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to propose or approve, and may, in its sole discretion, decline to propose or approve, the conduct by the Partnership Group of any business.

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

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

Section 2.7 Title to Partnership Assets . Title to Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which record title is held in the name of the General Partner or one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees shall be held by the General Partner or such Affiliate or nominee for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided , however , that the General Partner

 

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shall use reasonable efforts to cause record title to such assets (other than those assets in respect of which the General Partner determines that the expense and difficulty of conveyancing makes transfer of record title to the Partnership impracticable) to be vested in the Partnership or one or more of the Partnership’s designated Affiliates as soon as reasonably practicable; provided , further , that, prior to the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or as soon thereafter as practicable, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to effect the transfer of record title to the Partnership and, prior to any such transfer, will provide for the use of such assets in a manner satisfactory to the General Partner. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which record title to such Partnership assets is held.

ARTICLE III

RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS

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

Section 3.2 Management of Business . No Limited Partner, in its capacity as such, shall participate in the operation, management or control (within the meaning of the Delaware Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business in the Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. No action taken by any Affiliate of the General Partner or any officer, director, employee, manager, member, general partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, or any officer, director, employee, manager, member, general partner, agent or trustee of a Group Member, in its capacity as such, including in connection with the discharge of its or their obligations under any other agreement to which the Partnership may be a Party, shall be considered participating in the control of the business of the Partnership by a limited partner of the Partnership (within the meaning of Section 17-303(a) of the Delaware Act) nor shall any such action affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners under this Agreement. Similarly, neither the appointment by an Affiliate of the General Partner of any director or officer of the General Partner nor the lawful exercise by the direct or indirect parent company of the General Partner of its rights as a direct or indirect shareholder or equity owner of the General Partner shall be considered participating in the control of the business of the Partnership by a limited partner of the Partnership (within the meaning of Section 17-303(a) of the Delaware Act).

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

 

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Section 3.4 Rights of Limited Partners .

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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ARTICLE IV

CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

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

Section 4.2 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates .

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

Section 4.4 Transfer Generally .

(a) The term “transfer,” when used in this Agreement with respect to a Partnership Interest, shall mean a transaction by which the holder of a Partnership Interest assigns such Partnership Interest to another Person who is or becomes a Partner, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise, excluding a pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage but including any transfer upon foreclosure of any pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage.

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

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

 

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Section 4.5 Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests .

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a) The General Partner may in its sole discretion transfer all or any part of its General Partner Interest without approval from any other Partner.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no transfer by the General Partner of all or any part of its General Partner Interest to another Person shall be permitted unless (i) the transferee agrees to assume the rights and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement and to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) the Partnership receives an Opinion of

 

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

Section 4.7 Restrictions on Transfers .

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

(b) The General Partner may impose restrictions on the transfer of Partnership Interests if it determines, with the advice of counsel, that such restrictions are necessary or advisable to (i) avoid a significant risk of the Partnership becoming taxable as a corporation or otherwise becoming taxable as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) preserve the uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof). The General Partner may impose such restrictions by amending this Agreement; provided , however , that any amendment that would result in the delisting or suspension of trading of any class of Limited Partner Interests on the principal National Securities Exchange on which such class of Limited Partner Interests is then listed or admitted to trading must be approved, prior to such amendment being effected, by the holders of a majority of the Outstanding Limited Partner Interests of such class.

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

Section 4.8 Eligibility Certificates; Non-Eligible Holders .

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

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

 

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(ii) the nationality, citizenship or other related status (or lack of proof thereof) of one or more Limited Partners (or type of Limited Partners) or their owners creates or is reasonably likely to create a substantial risk of cancellation or forfeiture of any property in which the Group Member has an interest under any federal, state or local law or regulation (a “ Citizenship Eligibility Trigger ”);

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Section 4.9 Redemption of Partnership Interests of Non-Eligible Holders .

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

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

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

(b) Contributions by the General Partner and its Affiliates. On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, (i) the Partnership shall issue to the General Partner all of the Incentive Distribution Rights and (ii) the Organizational Limited Partner shall contribute to the Partnership, as a Capital Contribution, the Contributed Assets (as defined in the Contribution Agreement) in exchange for 3,500,535 Common Units, 52,375,535 Subordinated Units and the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution and a portion of the net proceeds from the Initial Offering.

 

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Section 5.2 Contributions by Initial Limited Partners.

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

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

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

Section 5.4 Capital Accounts .

(a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner (or a beneficial owner of Partnership Interests held by a nominee, agent or representative in any case in which the nominee, agent or representative has furnished the identity of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner) owning a Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership Interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made by the Partner with respect to such Partnership Interest and (ii) all items of Partnership income and gain computed in accordance with Section 5.4(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or property made to the Partner with respect to such Partnership Interest, provided that the Capital Account of a Partner shall not be reduced by the amount of any distribution made with respect to Restricted Common Units held by such Partner, and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.4(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1.

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

 

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(i) Solely for purposes of this Section 5.4, the Partnership shall be treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the General Partner based upon the provisions of the applicable Group Member Agreement) of all property owned by (x) any other Group Member that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) any other partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes of which a Group Member is, directly or indirectly, a partner, member or other equity holder.

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

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

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

(v) In the event the Carrying Value of Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.4(d), any Unrealized Gain resulting from such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain and any Unrealized Loss resulting from such adjustment shall be treated as an item of loss.

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

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

 

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

(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.4(c), a transferee of a Partnership Interest shall succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Partnership Interest so transferred.

(ii) Subject to Section 6.7(b), immediately prior to the transfer of a Subordinated Unit or of a Subordinated Unit that has converted into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.6 by a holder thereof (in each case, other than a transfer to an Affiliate unless the General Partner elects to have this subparagraph 5.4(c)(ii) apply), the Capital Account maintained for such Person with respect to its Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units will (A) first, be allocated to the Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units to be transferred in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of such Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units to be transferred and (y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit, and (B) second, any remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the transferor, regardless of whether it has retained any Subordinated Units or converted Subordinated Units. Following any such allocation, the transferor’s Capital Account, if any, maintained with respect to the retained Subordinated Units or retained converted Subordinated Units, if any, will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (B) above, and the transferee’s Capital Account established with respect to the transferred Subordinated Units or transferred converted Subordinated Units will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (A) above.

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

 

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(d) (i) Consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2), on an issuance of additional Partnership Interests for cash or Contributed Property, the issuance of a Noncompensatory Option, the issuance of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services (including upon the lapse of a “substantial risk of forfeiture” with respect to a Restricted Common Unit), the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.9, or the conversion of the Combined Interest to Common Units pursuant to Section 11.3(b), the Carrying Value of each Partnership property immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property; provided, however, that in the event of the issuance of a Partnership Interest pursuant to the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option 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, however, that in the event of an issuance of Partnership Interests 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 Interests as consideration for the provision of services, the General Partner may determine that such adjustments are unnecessary for the proper administration of the Partnership. If, upon the occurrence of a Revaluation Event described in this Section 5.4(d), a Noncompensatory Option of the Partnership is outstanding, the Partnership shall adjust the Carrying Value of each Partnership property in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2). In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Partnership Interests (or, in the case of a Revaluation Event resulting from the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option, 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. In making its determination of the fair market values of individual properties, the General Partner may first determine an aggregate value for the assets of the Partnership that takes into account the current trading price of the Common Units, the fair market value of all other Partnership Interests at such time and the value of Partnership Liabilities. The General Partner may allocate such aggregate value among the individual properties of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines appropriate). Absent a contrary determination by the General Partner, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a Revaluation Event shall be the value that would result in the Capital Account for each Common Unit that is Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the Event Issue Value.

(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any distribution to a Partner of any Partnership property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Partnership Interest), the Carrying Value of all Partnership property shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A)in the case of a distribution other than one made pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined in the same manner as that provided in Section 5.4(d)(i) or (B)in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined by the Liquidator using such method of valuation as it may adopt.

 

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Section 5.5 Issuances of Additional Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments .

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

(b) Each additional Partnership Interest authorized to be issued by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.5(a) may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any such classes, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties (which may be senior to existing classes and series of Partnership Interests), as shall be fixed by the General Partner, including (i) the right to share in Partnership profits and losses or items thereof; (ii) the right to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, the Partnership may or shall be required to redeem the Partnership Interest (including sinking fund provisions); (v) whether such Partnership Interest is issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which each Partnership Interest will be issued, evidenced by Certificates and assigned or transferred; (vii) the method for determining the Percentage Interest as to such Partnership Interest; and (viii) the right, if any, of each such Partnership Interest to vote on Partnership matters, including matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges of such Partnership Interest.

(c) The General Partner shall take all actions that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with (i) each issuance of Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments pursuant to this Section 5.5, (ii) the conversion of the Combined Interest into Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the issuance of Common Units pursuant to Section 5.10, (iv) reflecting admission of such additional Limited Partners in the books and records of the Partnership as the Record Holders of such Limited Partner Interests and (v) all additional issuances of Partnership Interests. The General Partner shall determine the relative rights, powers and duties of the holders of the Units or other Partnership Interests being so issued. The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the Delaware Act and is authorized and directed to do all things that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with any future issuance of Partnership Interests or in connection with the conversion of the Combined Interest into Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including compliance with any statute, rule, regulation or guideline of any federal, state or other governmental agency or any National Securities Exchange on which the Units or other Partnership Interests are listed or admitted to trading.

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

 

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Section 5.6 Conversion of Subordinated Units . All of the Subordinated Units shall convert into Common Units on a one-for-one basis on the first Business Day following the distribution pursuant to Section 6.3(a) in respect of the final full Quarter of the Subordination Period.

Section 5.7 Limited Preemptive Right . Except as provided in this Section 5.7 or as otherwise provided in a separate agreement by the Partnership, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to the issuance of any Partnership Interest, whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter created. The General Partner shall have the right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates, to purchase Partnership Interests from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms that, the Partnership issues Partnership Interests to Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, to the extent necessary to maintain the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and its Affiliates equal to that which existed immediately prior to the issuance of such Partnership Interests. The determination by the General Partner to exercise (or refrain from exercising) its right pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be a determination made in its individual capacity.

Section 5.8 Splits and Combinations .

(a) The Partnership may make a distribution of Partnership Interests to all Record Holders or may effect a subdivision or combination of Partnership Interests. Upon any such event, each Partner shall have the same Percentage Interest in the Partnership as before such event (subject to the effect of Section 5.8(d)), and any amounts calculated on a per Unit basis (including any Common Unit Arrearage or Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage) or stated as a number of Units shall be proportionately adjusted retroactive to the beginning of the Partnership.

(b) Whenever such a distribution, subdivision or combination of Partnership Interests is declared, the General Partner shall select a Record Date as of which the distribution, subdivision or combination shall be effective and shall send notice thereof at least 20 days prior to such Record Date to each Record Holder as of a date not more than 10 days prior to the date of such notice.

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

(d) The Partnership shall not issue fractional Units upon any distribution, subdivision or combination of Units. If a distribution, subdivision or combination of Units would result in the issuance of fractional Units but for the provisions of Section 5.5(d) and this Section 5.8(d), each fractional Unit shall be rounded to the nearest whole Unit (and a 0.5 Unit shall be rounded to the next higher Unit).

 

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Section 5.9 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests . All Limited Partner Interests issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the requirements of, this Article V shall be fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-303, 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act.

Section 5.10 Issuance of Common Units in Connection with Reset of Incentive Distribution Rights .

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.10, the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall have the option, at any time when there are no Subordinated Units Outstanding and the Partnership has made a distribution pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(vii) or Section 6.4(b)(v) for each of the four most recently completed Quarters (and the aggregate amounts to be distributed in respect of such four Quarters did not exceed Adjusted Operating Surplus for such four-Quarter period), to make an election (the “ IDR Reset Election ”) to cause the Target Distributions to be reset in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.10(e) and, in connection therewith, the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will become entitled to receive their Pro Rata share of a number of Common Units (the “ IDR Reset Common Units ”) equal to the result of dividing (i) the amount of cash distributions made by the Partnership for the Quarter immediately preceding the giving of the Reset Notice in respect of the Incentive Distribution Rights by (ii) the cash distribution made by the Partnership in respect of each Common Unit for the Quarter immediately preceding the giving of the Reset Notice (the “ Reset MQD ”) (the number of Common Units determined by such quotient is referred to herein as the “ Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units ”). The making of the IDR Reset Election in the manner specified in Section 5.10(b) shall cause the Minimum Quarterly Distribution and the Target Distributions to be reset in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.10(e) and, in connection therewith, the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights will become entitled to receive IDR Reset Common Units on the basis specified above, without any further approval required by the General Partner or the Unitholders, at the time specified in Section 5.10(c) unless the IDR Reset Election is rescinded pursuant to Section 5.10(d).

(b) To exercise the right specified in Section 5.10(a), the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall deliver a written notice (the “ Reset Notice ”) to the Partnership. Within 10 Business Days after the receipt by the Partnership of such Reset Notice, the Partnership shall deliver a written notice to the holder or holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights of the Partnership’s determination of the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units that each holder of Incentive Distribution Rights will be entitled to receive.

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

 

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(d) If the principal National Securities Exchange upon which the Common Units are then traded has not approved the listing or admission for trading of the IDR Reset Common Units to be issued pursuant to this Section 5.10 on or before the 30th calendar day following the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice and such approval is required by the rules and regulations of such National Securities Exchange, then the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights) shall have the right to either rescind the IDR Reset Election or elect to receive other Partnership Interests having such terms as the General Partner may approve that will provide (i) the same economic value, in the aggregate, as the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units would have had at the time of the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice, as determined by the General Partner, and (ii) for the subsequent conversion (on terms acceptable to the National Securities Exchange upon which the Common Units are then traded) of such Partnership Interests into Common Units within not more than 12 months following the Partnership’s receipt of the Reset Notice upon the satisfaction of one or more conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (or, if there is more than one holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights, the holders of a majority in interest of the Incentive Distribution Rights).

(e) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution and the Target Distributions shall be adjusted at the time of the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units or other Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 5.10 such that (i) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution shall be reset to be equal to the Reset MQD, (ii) the First Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 115% of the Reset MQD, (iii) the Second Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 125% of the Reset MQD and (iv) the Third Target Distribution shall be reset to equal 150% of the Reset MQD.

(f) Upon the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.10(a) (or other Partnership Interests as described in Section 5.10(d)), the Capital Account maintained with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights shall (A) first, be allocated to IDR Reset Common Units (or other Partnership Interests) in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units (or other Partnership Interests) and (y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit, and (B) second, any remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the holder(s) of the Incentive Distribution Rights. If there is not a sufficient Capital Account associated with the Incentive Distribution Rights to allocate the full Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit to the IDR Reset Common Units in accordance with clause (A) of this Section 5.10(f), the IDR Reset Common Units shall be subject to Sections 6.1(d)(x)(B) and (C).

 

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Section 5.11 Deemed Capital Contributions . Consistent with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-6(d), if any Partner (or its successor) transfers property (including cash) to any Person who is an employee or other service provider of the Partnership Group and such Partner is not entitled to be reimbursed by (or otherwise elects not to seek reimbursement from) the Partnership for the value of such property, then for tax purposes (x) such property shall be treated as having been contributed to the Partnership by such Partner and (y) immediately thereafter the Partnership shall be treated as having transferred such property to the employee or other service provider. In addition, if any Partner (or its successor) transfers property (including cash) to any other Person in partial or full satisfaction of an obligation of the Partnership Group and such Partner is not entitled to be reimbursed by (or otherwise elects not to seek reimbursement from) the Partnership for the value of such property, then for tax purposes (x) such property shall be treated as having been contributed to the Partnership by such Partner and (y) immediately thereafter the Partnership shall be treated as having transferred such property to such Person.

ARTICLE VI

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes . For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among themselves, the Partnership’s items of income, gain, loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Section 5.4(b)) for each taxable period shall be allocated among the Partners as provided herein below. As set forth in the definition of “Outstanding,” Restricted Common Units shall not be considered to be Outstanding Common Units for the purposes of this Section 6.1 and references herein to Unitholders holding Common Units shall be to such Unitholders solely with respect to their Common Units other than Restricted Common Units.

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses . Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss for each taxable period shall be allocated in the manner set forth in this Section 6.1(c). All allocations under this Section 6.1(c) shall be made after Capital Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided under this Section 6.1 and after all distributions of cash and cash equivalents provided under Section 6.4 and Section 6.5 have been made; provided , however , that solely for purposes of this Section 6.1(c), Capital Accounts shall not be adjusted for distributions made pursuant to Section 12.4; and provided, further, that Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss attributable to (i) Liquidation Gain or Liquidation Loss shall be allocated on the last day of the taxable period during which such Liquidation Gain or Liquidation Loss occurred, (ii) Sale Gain or Sale Loss shall be allocated as of the time of the sale or disposition giving rise to such Sale Gain or Sale Loss and allocated to the Partners consistent with the second proviso set forth in Section 6.2(f) and (iii) Revaluation Gain or Revaluation Loss shall be allocated on the date of the Revaluation Event giving rise to such Revaluation Gain or Revaluation Loss.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.1(c)(i), the General Partner may adjust the amount of any Net Termination Gain arising in connection with a Revaluation Event that is allocated to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights in a manner that will result (1) in the Capital Account for each Common Unit that is Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the Event Issue Value and (2) to the greatest extent possible, the Capital Account with respect to the Incentive Distribution Rights that are Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the amount of Net Termination Gain that would be allocated to the holders of the

 

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Incentive Distribution Rights pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(i) if (i) the Capital Accounts with respect to all Partnership Interests that were Outstanding immediately prior to such Revaluation Event were equal to zero and (ii) the aggregate Carrying Value of all Partnership property equaled the aggregate amount of all Partnership Liabilities.

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

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

(B) Second, to all Unitholders holding Common Units, Pro Rata, until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero; and

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

(iii) Net Termination Loss attributable to Revaluation Loss and deemed recognized prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit and prior to the Liquidation Date shall be allocated:

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

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

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

(iv) If (A) a Net Termination Loss has been allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(iii), (B) a Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss subsequently occurs (other than as a result of a Revaluation Event) prior to the conversion of the last Outstanding Subordinated Unit and (C) after tentatively making all allocations of such Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss provided for in Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable, the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit does not equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if Section 6.1(c)(iii) had not been part of this Agreement and all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss

 

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had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable, then items of income, gain, loss and deduction included in such Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss, as applicable, shall be specially allocated to the General Partner and all Unitholders in a manner that will, to the maximum extent possible, cause the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit to equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if all allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable.

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

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

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

 

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(iii) Priority Allocations .

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

(viii) Nonrecourse Liabilities . For purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Partnership in excess of the sum of (A) the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain and (B) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated first, to any Partner that contributed property to the Partnership in proportion to and to the extent of the amount by which each such Partner’s share of any Section 704(c) built-in gains exceeds such Partner’s share of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain, and second, among the Partners Pro Rata; provided, however¸ that pursuant to Temporary Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-5T(a)(2)(i), liabilities shall be allocated for the purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-5 in accordance with the Partners’ interests in the Partnership’s profits, as determined by the General Partner.

(ix) Certain Distributions Subject to Section  734 (b) Adjustments . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code (including pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.734-2(b)(1)) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution to a Partner in complete liquidation of such Partner’s interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) taken into account pursuant to Section 5.4, and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Treasury Regulations.

(x) Economic Uniformity; Changes in Law .

(A) At the election of the General Partner with respect to any taxable period ending upon, or after, the termination of the Subordination Period, all or a portion of the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for such taxable period, after taking into account allocations pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(iii), shall be allocated 100% to each Partner holding Subordinated Units that are Outstanding as of the termination of the Subordination Period (“ Final Subordinated Units ”) in the proportion of the number of Final Subordinated Units held by such Partner to the total number of Final Subordinated Units then Outstanding, until each such Partner

 

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has been allocated an amount of gross income or gain that increases the Capital Account maintained with respect to such Final Subordinated Units to an amount that after taking into account the other allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction to be made with respect to such taxable period will equal the product of (A) the number of Final Subordinated Units held by such Partner and (B) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit. The purpose of this allocation is to establish uniformity between the Capital Accounts underlying Final Subordinated Units and the Capital Accounts underlying Common Units held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates immediately prior to the conversion of such Final Subordinated Units into Common Units. This allocation method for establishing such economic uniformity will be available to the General Partner only if the method for allocating the Capital Account maintained with respect to the Subordinated Units between the transferred and retained Subordinated Units pursuant to Section 5.4(c)(ii) does not otherwise provide such economic uniformity to the Final Subordinated Units.

(B) Prior to making any allocations pursuant to Section 5.4(d), if a Revaluation Event occurs during any taxable period of the Partnership ending upon, or after, the issuance of IDR Reset Common Units pursuant to Section 5.10, then after the application of Section 6.1(d)(x)(A), any Unrealized Gains and Unrealized Losses shall be allocated among the Partners in a manner that to the nearest extent possible results in the Capital Accounts maintained with respect to such IDR Reset Common Units issued pursuant to Section 5.10 equaling the product of (A) the Aggregate Quantity of IDR Reset Common Units and (B) the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit.

(C) Prior to making any allocations pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(xii)(C), if a Revaluation Event occurs, then after the application of Section 6.1(d)(x)(A) and (B), then any remaining Unrealized Gains and Unrealized Losses shall be allocated to the holders of (A) Outstanding Privately Placed Units, Pro Rata, or (B) Outstanding Common Units (other than Privately Placed Units), Pro Rata, as applicable, in a manner that to the nearest extent possible results in the Capital Accounts maintained with respect to each Privately Placed Unit equaling the Per Unit Capital Amount for an Initial Common Unit.

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

 

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

(xi) Curative Allocation .

(A) The Required Allocations are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Treasury Regulations. In order to maintain the economic arrangement among the Partners, it is intended that, to the extent possible, the Required Allocations will be offset either with (x) other Required Allocations or (y) special allocations of other items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction pursuant to this Section 6.1(xii)(A). The General Partner shall make offsetting special allocations of items of gross income, gain, loss and deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after the offsetting allocations are made, each Partner’s Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance the Partner would have had if all items of income, gain, loss and deduction were allocated pursuant to the Agreed Allocations. In exercising its discretion under this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(A), the General Partner may take into account future Required Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Required Allocations previously made. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(A) shall only be made with respect to Required Allocations to the extent the General Partner determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the Partners.

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

 

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

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

(B) If a sale or other taxable disposition of an Adjusted Property, including, for this purpose, inventory (“ Disposed of Adjusted Property ”) occurs other than in connection with an event giving rise to Sale Gain or Sale Loss, the General Partner shall allocate (1) items of gross income and gain (x) away from the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner and (y) to the Unitholders, or (2) items of deduction and loss (x) away from the Unitholders and (y) to the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner, to the extent that the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to the Disposed of Adjusted Property (determined in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items) treated as having been allocated to the Unitholders pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B) exceed their Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to such Disposed of Adjusted Property. For purposes of this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B), the Unitholders shall be treated as having been allocated Additional Book Basis Derivative Items to the extent that such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items have reduced the amount of income that would otherwise have been allocated to the Unitholders under the Partnership Agreement (e.g., Additional Book Basis Derivative Items taken into account in computing cost of goods sold would reduce the amount of book income otherwise available for allocation among the Partners). Any allocation made pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B) shall be made after all of the other Agreed Allocations have been made as if this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(B) were not in this Agreement and, to the extent necessary, shall require the reallocation of items that have been allocated pursuant to such other Agreed Allocations.

(C) Net Termination Loss in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) such Net Termination Loss and (2) the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments shall be allocated in such manner as is determined by the General Partner that to the extent possible, the Capital Account balances of the Partners will equal the amount they would have been had no prior Book-Up Events occurred, and any remaining Net Termination Loss shall be allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c) hereof. In allocating Net Termination Loss pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(C),

 

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the General Partner shall attempt, to the extent possible, to cause the Capital Accounts of the Unitholders, on the one hand, and holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, on the other hand, to equal the amount they would equal if (i) the Carrying Values of the Partnership’s property had not been previously adjusted in connection with any prior Book-Up Events, (ii) Unrealized Gain and Unrealized Loss (or, in the case of a liquidation, Liquidation Gain or Liquidation Loss) with respect to such Partnership Property were determined with respect to such unadjusted Carrying Values, and (iii) any resulting Net Termination Gain had been allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account the provisions set forth in the last sentence of Section 6.1(c)(i)).

(D) In making the allocations required under this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(D), the General Partner may apply whatever conventions or other methodology it determines will satisfy the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(D). Without limiting the foregoing, if an Adjusted Property is contributed by the Partnership to another entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “ lower tier partnership ”), the General Partner may make allocations similar to those described in Section 6.1(d)(xii)(A), (B) and (C) to the extent the General Partner determines such allocations are necessary to account for the Partnership’s allocable share of income, gain, loss and deduction of the lower tier partnership that relate to the contributed Adjusted Property in a manner that is consistent with the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xii)(D).

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

 

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Date occurs shall be reallocated from Unitholders holding Common Units to the Unitholders holding Subordinated Units. In the event that (1) the Liquidation Date occurs on or before the date (not including any extension of time prescribed by law) for the filing of the Partnership’s federal income tax return for the taxable period immediately prior to the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs and (2) the reallocation of items for the taxable period in which the Liquidation Date occurs as set forth above in this Section 6.1(d)(xiii) fails to achieve the Capital Account balances described above, items of income, gain, loss and deduction that would otherwise be included in the Net Income or Net Loss, as the case may be, for such prior taxable period shall be reallocated among the General Partner and all Unitholders in a manner that will, to the maximum extent possible and after taking into account all other allocations made pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(xiii), cause the Capital Account in respect of each Common Unit to equal the amount such Capital Account would have been if all prior allocations of Net Termination Gain and Net Termination Loss had been made pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) or Section 6.1(c)(ii), as applicable.

(xiv) Allocations Regarding Certain Payments Made to Employees and Other Service Providers . Consistent with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-6(d), if any Partner (or its successor) transfers property (including cash) to any employee or other service provider of the Partnership Group and such Partner is not entitled to be reimbursed by (or otherwise elects not to seek reimbursement from) the Partnership for the value of such property, then any items of deduction or loss resulting from or attributable to such transfer shall be allocated to the Partner (or its successor) that made such transfer and such Partner shall be deemed to have contributed such property to the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.11. In addition, if any Partner (or its successor) transfers property (including cash) to any Person in partial or full satisfaction of an obligation of the Partnership Group and such Partner is not entitled to be reimbursed by (or otherwise elects not to seek reimbursement from) the Partnership for the value of such property, then any items of deduction or loss resulting from or attributable to such transfer shall be allocated to the Partner (or its successor) that made such transfer and such Partner shall be deemed to have contributed such property to the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.11.

Section 6.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes .

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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to trading on the first Business Day of the month in which such item is recognized for federal income tax purposes. The General Partner may revise, alter or otherwise modify such methods of allocation to the extent permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code and the regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder.

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

(h) 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).

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

(a) The General Partner may adopt a cash distribution policy, which it may change from time to time without amendment to this Agreement. Distributions will be made as and when declared by the General Partner.

(b) All amounts of cash and cash equivalents distributed by the Partnership on any date from any source, other than special distributions described in Section 6.3(e) or distributions of IPO Proceeds, shall be deemed to be Operating Surplus until the sum of all amounts of cash and cash equivalents theretofore distributed by the Partnership to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.4 equals the Operating Surplus from the Closing Date through the close of the immediately preceding Quarter. Any remaining amounts of cash and cash equivalents distributed by the Partnership, other than special distributions described in Section 6.3(e) or distributions of IPO Proceeds, shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.5, be deemed to be “ Capital Surplus .” All distributions required to be made under this Agreement or otherwise made by the Partnership shall be made subject to Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Act.

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

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

 

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(e) The General Partner may cause the Partnership to make special distributions of cash or cash equivalents in connection with contributions of assets by Partners or by Persons who shall become Partners by virtue of such contribution. Such distributions shall not be subject to Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A) and shall not be deemed to be Operating Surplus or Capital Surplus. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Section 6.1(d)(iii)(A)), no Partner shall receive an allocation of income (including gross income) or gain as a result of receiving a distribution described in this Section 6.3(e).

Section 6.4 Distributions from Operating Surplus .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Section 6.6 Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels .

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

(b) The Target Distributions shall also be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.10 and Section 6.9.

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

(a) Except with respect to the right to vote on or approve matters requiring the vote or approval of a percentage of the holders of Outstanding Common Units and the right to participate in allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction and distributions made with respect to Common Units, the holder of a Subordinated Unit shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Unitholder holding Common Units hereunder; provided , however , that immediately upon the conversion of Subordinated Units into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.6, the Unitholder holding Subordinated Units shall possess all of the rights and obligations of a Unitholder holding Common Units hereunder with respect to such converted Subordinated Units, including the right to vote as a Common Unitholder and the right to participate in allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction and distributions made with respect to Common Units; provided , however , that such converted Subordinated Units shall remain subject to the provisions of Section 5.4(c)(ii), Section 6.1(d)(x), and Section 6.7(b) and (c).

(b) A Unitholder shall not be permitted to transfer a Subordinated Unit or a Subordinated Unit that has converted into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.6 (other than a transfer to an Affiliate) if the remaining balance in the transferring Unitholder’s Capital Account with respect to the retained Subordinated Units or retained converted Subordinated Units would be negative after giving effect to the allocation under Section 5.4(c)(ii)(B).

(c) The Unitholder holding a Common Unit that has resulted from the conversion of a Subordinated Unit pursuant to Section 5.6 shall not be permitted to transfer such Common Unit to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the holder until such time as the General Partner determines, based on advice of counsel, that each such Common Unit should have, as a substantive matter, like intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics, in all material respects, to the intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics of an Initial Common Unit. In connection with the condition imposed by this Section 6.7(c), the General Partner may take whatever steps are required to provide economic uniformity to such Common Units in preparation for a transfer of such Common Units, including the application of Sections 5.4(c)(ii) and 6.1(d)(x); provided , however , that no such steps may be taken that would have a material adverse effect on the Unitholders holding Common Units.

 

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

(a) A Unitholder shall not be permitted to transfer an IDR Reset Common Unit (other than a transfer to an Affiliate) if the remaining balance in the transferring Unitholder’s Capital Account with respect to the retained IDR Reset Common Units would be negative after giving effect to the allocation under Section 5.4(c)(iii).

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

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

 

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ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS

Section 7.1 Management .

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(xv) the undertaking of any action contemplated by Article XVI hereof; and

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

Section 7.5 Reimbursement of the General Partner .

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

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

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

 

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practices (including the net cost to the General Partner or such Affiliates of Partnership Interests purchased by the General Partner or such Affiliates, from the Partnership or otherwise, to fulfill awards under such plans, programs and practices) shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 7.5(a). Any and all obligations of the General Partner under any benefit plans, programs or practices adopted by the General Partner as permitted by this Section 7.5(c) shall constitute obligations of the General Partner hereunder and shall be assumed by any successor General Partner approved pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 or the transferee of or successor to all of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6.

Section 7.6 Outside Activities .

(a) The General Partner, for so long as it is the General Partner of the Partnership, shall not engage in any business or activity or incur any debts or liabilities except in connection with or incidental to (i) performing its duties as General Partner of the Partnership as specified in Section 7.1, (ii) its performance as managing member, if any, of one or more Group Members, (ii) the acquiring, owning or disposing of debt securities or equity interests in any Group Member, the guarantee of, and mortgage, pledge or encumbrance of any or all of its assets in connection with, any indebtedness of any Group Member, or (iii) the direct or indirect provision of management, advisory, and administrative services to its Affiliates or to other Persons.

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

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

 

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

Section 7.7 Indemnification .

(a) Without prejudice to any other agreements to which the Partnership may be a Party, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or several), expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or refraining to act) in such capacity; provided , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in Bad Faith or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is entitled to be indemnified pursuant to Section 7.7(a) in appearing at, participating in or defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7, the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified; provided, that no advancement of expenses shall be required unless the Partnership receives an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such advancements if such a final and non-appealable judgment shall determine that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Section 7.7.

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 7.8 Limitation of Liability of Indemnitees .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement, or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages or otherwise to the Partnership, any Group Member, to another Partner, to any other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred, of any kind or character, as a result of its or any of any other Indemnitee’s determinations, act(s) or

 

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omission(s) in their capacities as Indemnitees; provided however, that an Indemnitee shall be liable for losses or liabilities sustained or incurred by the Partnership, any Group Member, the other Partners, any other Persons who acquire an interest in a Partnership Interest or any other Person bound by this Agreement, if it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses or liabilities were the result of the conduct of that Indemnitee engaged in by it in Bad Faith or with respect to any criminal conduct, with the knowledge that its conduct was unlawful.

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

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

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

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

(a) Whenever the General Partner, acting in its capacity as the general partner of the Partnership (and not in its individual capacity), or the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee) or any Affiliates of the General Partner cause the General Partner to make a determination or take or omit to take any action in such capacity, whether or not under this Agreement, any Group Member Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby, then, unless another lesser standard is provided for in this Agreement, the General Partner, the Board of Directors, such committee or such Affiliates, shall make such determination, or take or omit to take such action, in Good Faith. The foregoing and other lesser standards provided for in this Agreement are the sole and exclusive standards governing any such determinations, actions and omissions of the General Partner, the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee) and any Affiliate of the General Partner and no such Person shall be subject to any fiduciary duty or other duty or obligation, or any other, different or higher standard (all of which duties, obligations and standards are hereby waived and disclaimed), under this Agreement any Group Member

 

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Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity. Any such determination, action or omission by the General Partner, the Board of Directors of the General Partner or any committee thereof (including the Conflicts Committee) or of any Affiliates of the General Partner, will for all purposes be presumed (or conclusively presumed, if specified by Section 7.10(b)) to have been in Good Faith. In any proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Partnership, any Limited Partner, or any other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or any other Person who is bound by this Agreement, challenging such determination, act or omission, the Person bringing or prosecuting such proceeding shall have the burden of proving that such determination, action or omission was not in Good Faith.

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

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

(d) Whenever a potential conflict of interest exists or arises between the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Partnership, any Group Member or any Partner, any other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest or any other Person who is bound by this Agreement on the other hand, the General Partner may in its discretion submit any resolution, course of action with respect to or causing such conflict of interest or transaction for (i) Special Approval, (ii) approval by the vote of a majority of the Common Units (excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner or its Affiliates) or (iii) approval by the Board of

 

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Directors of the General Partner. The General Partner is not required in connection with its resolution of any conflict of interest to seek Special Approval, Unitholder approval or Board approval of such resolution and may determine not to do so in its sole discretion. If any resolution, course of action or transaction: (i) receives Special Approval; or (ii) receives approval of a majority of the Common Units (excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner or its Affiliates), then such resolution, course of action or transaction shall be conclusively deemed to be approved by the Partnership, all the Partners, each Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person who is bound by this Agreement, and shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement, of any Group Member Agreement, of any agreement contemplated herein or therein, or of any fiduciary or other duty or obligation existing at law, in equity or otherwise.

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

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

(g) For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee), the officers of the General Partner or any Affiliates of the General Partner make a determination on behalf of the General Partner, or cause the General Partner to take or omit to take any action, whether in the General Partner’s capacity as the General Partner or in its individual capacity, the standards of care applicable to the General Partner shall apply to such Persons, and such Persons shall be entitled to all benefits and rights of the General Partner hereunder, including waivers and modifications of duties, protections and presumptions, including the provisions of Section 7.10, as if such Persons were the General Partner hereunder.

Section 7.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner .

(a) The General Partner (or the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee), the officers of the General Partner or any Affiliates of the General Partner making a determination on behalf of the General Partner, or causing the General Partner to take or omit to take any action, whether in the General Partner’s capacity as the general partner of the Partnership or in its individual capacity) may rely, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

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(b) The General Partner (or the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee), the officers of the General Partner or any Affiliates of the General Partner making a determination on behalf of the General Partner, or causing the General Partner to take or omit to take any action, whether in the General Partner’s capacity as the general partner of the Partnership or in its individual capacity) may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the advice or opinion (including an Opinion of Counsel) of such Persons as to matters that the General Partner reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in Good Faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.

(c) The General Partner (or the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors (including the Conflicts Committee), the officers of the General Partner or any Affiliates of the General Partner making a determination on behalf of the General Partner, or causing the General Partner to take or omit to take any action, whether in the General Partner’s capacity as the general partner of the Partnership or in its individual capacity) shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its or the Partnership’s duly authorized officers or a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact.

(d) No borrowing by any Group Member or the approval thereof by the General Partner shall be deemed to constitute a breach of any duty, expressed or implied, of the General Partner or its Affiliates to the Partnership or the Limited Partners existing hereunder, or existing at law, in equity or otherwise, by reason of the fact that the purpose or effect of such borrowing is directly or indirectly to (i) enable distributions to the General Partner or its Affiliates (including in their capacities as Limited Partners and including Incentive Distributions) or (ii) accelerate the expiration of the Subordination Period.

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

Section 7.12 Registration Rights of the General Partner and its Affiliates .

(a) If (i) the General Partner or any of its Affiliates (including for purposes of this Section 7.12, any Person that is an Affiliate of the General Partner at the date hereof notwithstanding that it may later cease to be an Affiliate of the General Partner) holds Partnership Interests that it desires to sell and (ii) Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144) or another exemption from registration is not available to enable such

 

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holder of Partnership Interests (the “ Holder ”) to dispose of the number of Partnership Interests it desires to sell at the time it desires to do so without registration under the Securities Act, then at the option and upon the request of the Holder, the Partnership shall file with the Commission as promptly as practicable after receiving such request, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective and remain effective for a period of not less than six months following its effective date or such shorter period as shall terminate when all Partnership Interests covered by such registration statement have been sold, a registration statement under the Securities Act registering the offering and sale of the number of Partnership Interests specified by the Holder; provided , however , that the Partnership shall not be required to effect more than two registrations pursuant to this Section 7.12(a) in any twelve-month period; and provided further , however , that if the General Partner determines that a postponement of the requested registration would be in the best interests of the Partnership and its Partners due to a pending transaction, investigation or other event, the filing of such registration statement or the effectiveness thereof may be deferred for up to six months, but not thereafter. In connection with any registration pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Partnership shall (i) promptly prepare and file (A) such documents as may be necessary to register or qualify the securities subject to such registration under the securities laws of such states as the Holder shall reasonably request; provided , however , that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Partnership would become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to do business as a foreign corporation or partnership doing business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of such registration, and (B) such documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or to list the Partnership Interests subject to such registration on such National Securities Exchange as the Holder shall reasonably request, and (ii) do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or appropriate to enable the Holder to consummate a public sale of such Partnership Interests in such states. Except as set forth in Section 7.12(c), all costs and expenses of any such registration and offering (other than the underwriting discounts and commissions) shall be paid by the Partnership, without reimbursement by the Holder.

(b) If the Partnership shall at any time propose to file a registration statement under the Securities Act for an offering of Partnership Interests for cash (other than an offering relating solely to a benefit plan), the Partnership shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to include such number or amount of Partnership Interests held by any Holder in such registration statement as the Holder shall request; provided , that the Partnership is not required to make any effort or take any action to so include the Partnership Interests of the Holder once the registration statement becomes or is declared effective by the Commission, including any registration statement providing for the offering from time to time of Partnership Interests pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act. If the proposed offering pursuant to this Section 7.12(b) shall be an underwritten offering, then, in the event that the managing underwriter or managing underwriters of such offering advise the Partnership and the Holder that in their opinion the inclusion of all or some of the Holder’s Partnership Interests would adversely and materially affect the timing or success of the offering, the Partnership shall include in such offering only that number or amount, if any, of Partnership Interests held by the Holder that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or managing underwriters, will not so adversely and materially affect the offering. Except as set forth in Section 7.12(c), all costs and expenses of any such registration and offering (other than the underwriting discounts and commissions) shall be paid by the Partnership, without reimbursement by the Holder.

 

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(c) If underwriters are engaged in connection with any registration referred to in this Section 7.12, the Partnership shall provide indemnification, representations, covenants, opinions and other assurance to the underwriters in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such underwriters. Further, in addition to and not in limitation of the Partnership’s obligation under Section 7.7, the Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, its officers, directors and each Person who controls the Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent thereof (collectively, “ Indemnified Persons ”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (hereinafter referred to in this Section 7.12(c) as a “claim” and in the plural as “claims”) based upon, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement under which any Partnership Interests were registered under the Securities Act or any state securities or Blue Sky laws, in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the effective date of such registration statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Partnership is required to keep the registration statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading; provided , however , that the Partnership shall not be liable to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof.

(d) The provisions of Section 7.12(a) and Section 7.12(b) shall continue to be applicable with respect to the General Partner (and any of the General Partner’s Affiliates) after it ceases to be a general partner of the Partnership, during a period of two years subsequent to the effective date of such cessation and for so long thereafter as is required for the Holder to sell all of the Partnership Interests with respect to which it has requested during such two-year period inclusion in a registration statement otherwise filed or that a registration statement be filed; provided , however , that the Partnership shall not be required to file successive registration statements covering the same Partnership Interests for which registration was demanded during such two-year period. The provisions of Section 7.12(c) shall continue in effect thereafter.

(e) The rights to cause the Partnership to register Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 7.12 may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of such Partnership Interests, provided (i) the Partnership is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the Partnership Interests with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Section 7.12.

 

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(f) Any request to register Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 7.12 shall (i) specify the Partnership Interests intended to be offered and sold by the Person making the request, (ii) express such Person’s present intent to offer such Partnership Interests for distribution, (iii) describe the nature or method of the proposed offer and sale of Partnership Interests, and (iv) contain the undertaking of such Person to provide all such information and materials and take all action as may be required in order to permit the Partnership to comply with all applicable requirements in connection with the registration of such Partnership Interests.

Section 7.13 Reliance by Third Parties . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner and any officer of the General Partner authorized by the General Partner to act on behalf of and in the name of the Partnership has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any authorized contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner or any such officer as if it were the Partnership’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Partnership Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all defenses or other remedies that may be available to such Person or Partner to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner or any such officer in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or any such officer or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the General Partner or any such officer or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (a) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (c) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership.

ARTICLE VIII

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS

Section 8.1 Records and Accounting . The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept appropriate books and records with respect to the Partnership’s business, including all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information required to be provided pursuant to Section 3.4(a). Any books and records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business, including the record of the Record Holders of Units or other Partnership Interests, books of account and records of Partnership proceedings, may be kept on, or

 

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be in the form of, computer disks, hard drives, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device; provided , that the books and records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Partnership shall not be required to keep books maintained on a cash basis and the General Partner shall be permitted to calculate cash-based measures, including Operating Surplus and Adjusted Operating Surplus, by making such adjustments to its accrual basis books to account for non-cash items and other adjustments as the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

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

Section 8.3 Reports .

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

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

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

 

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ARTICLE IX

TAX MATTERS

Section 9.1 Tax Returns and Information . The Partnership shall timely file all returns of the Partnership that are required for federal, state and local income tax purposes on the basis of the accrual method and the taxable period or year that it is required by law to adopt, from time to time, as determined by the General Partner. In the event the Partnership is required to use a taxable period other than a year ending on December 31, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to change the taxable period of the Partnership to a year ending on December 31. The tax information reasonably required by Record Holders for federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes with respect to a taxable period shall be furnished to them within 90 days of the close of the calendar year in which the Partnership’s taxable period ends. The classification, realization and recognition of income, gain, losses and deductions and other items shall be on the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 9.2 Tax Elections .

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

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

Section 9.3 Tax Controversies . Subject to the provisions hereof, the General Partner is designated as the Tax Matters Partner (as defined in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code) and is authorized and required to represent the Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Partnership’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Partnership funds for professional services and costs associated therewith. Each Partner agrees to cooperate with the General Partner and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably required by the General Partner to conduct such proceedings. 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 Tax Matters 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.

 

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With respect to tax returns filed for taxable years beginning on or after December 31, 2017, the General Partner (or its designee) will be designated as the “partnership representative” in accordance with the rules prescribed pursuant to Section 6223 of the Code and shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Partnership 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. The General Partner (or its designee) shall exercise, in its discretion, any and all authority of the “partnership representative” under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) binding the Partnership and its Partners with respect to tax matters and (ii) determining whether to make any available election under Section 6226 of the Code. The General Partner shall amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations implementing the partnership audit, assessment and collection rules adopted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, including any amendments to those rules.

Section 9.4 Withholding; Tax Payments .

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

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner is authorized to take any action that may be required to cause the Partnership and other Group Members to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the extent that the Partnership is required or elects to withhold and pay over to any taxing authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income or from a distribution to any Partner (including by reason of Section 1446 of the Code), the General Partner may treat the amount withheld as a distribution of cash pursuant to Section 6.3 or Section 12.4(c) in the amount of such withholding from such Partner.

ARTICLE X

ADMISSION OF PARTNERS

Section 10.1 Admission of Limited Partners .

(a) By acceptance of the transfer of any Limited Partner Interests in accordance with Article IV or the acceptance of any Limited Partner Interests issued pursuant to Article V or pursuant to a merger or consolidation or conversion pursuant to Article XIV, and except as provided in Section 4.8, each transferee of, or other such Person acquiring, a Limited

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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ARTICLE XI

WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS

Section 11.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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(b) Withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement under the following circumstances: (i) at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending at 11:59 pm, prevailing Eastern Time, on December 31, 2027, the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners;  provided , that prior to the effective date of such withdrawal, the withdrawal is approved by Unitholders holding a majority of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates) and the General Partner delivers to the Partnership an Opinion of Counsel (“ Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel ”) that such withdrawal (following the selection of the successor General Partner) would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed); (ii) at any time after 11:59 pm, prevailing Eastern Time, on December 31, 2027, the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners, such withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in such notice; (iii) at any time that the General Partner ceases to be the General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(ii) or is removed pursuant to Section 11.2; or (iv) notwithstanding clause (i) of this sentence, at any time that the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at least 90 days’ advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited Partners, such withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in the notice, if at the time such notice is given one Person and its Affiliates (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) own beneficially or of record or control at least 50% of the Outstanding Units. The withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall also constitute the withdrawal of the General Partner as general partner or managing member, if any, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members. If the General Partner gives a notice of withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), a Unit Majority may, prior to the effective date of such withdrawal, elect a successor General Partner. The Person so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the successor general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member, and is hereby authorized to, and shall, continue the business of the Partnership, and, to the extent applicable, the other Group Members, without dissolution. If, prior to the effective date of the General Partner’s withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), a successor is not selected by the Unitholders as provided herein or the Partnership does not receive a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel, the Partnership shall be dissolved in accordance with Section 12.1 unless the business of the Partnership is continued pursuant to Section 12.2. Any successor General Partner elected in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.1 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.

Section 11.2 Removal of the General Partner . The General Partner may not be removed unless the removal is for Cause and such removal is approved by the Unitholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Units (including Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates) voting as a single class. Any such action by such holders for removal of the General Partner must also provide for the election of a successor General Partner by the Unitholders holding a majority of the Outstanding Common Units, voting as a class, and a majority of the Outstanding Subordinated Units, voting as a class (including, in each case, Units held by the General Partner and its Affiliates). Such removal shall be effective immediately following the admission of a

 

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successor General Partner pursuant to Section 10.2. The removal of the General Partner shall also automatically constitute the removal of the General Partner as general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. If a Person is elected as a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.2, such Person shall, upon admission pursuant to Section 10.2, automatically become a successor general partner or managing member, to the extent applicable, of the other Group Members of which the General Partner is a general partner or a managing member. The right of the holders of Outstanding Units to remove the General Partner shall not exist or be exercised unless the Partnership has received an opinion opining as to the matters covered by a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel. Any successor General Partner elected in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.2 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.

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

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

For purposes of this Section 11.3(a), the fair market value of the Combined Interest shall be determined by agreement between the Departing General Partner and its successor or, failing agreement within 30 days after the effective date of such Departing General Partner’s withdrawal or removal, by an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert selected by the Departing General Partner and its successor, which, in turn, may rely on other experts, and the determination of which shall be conclusive as to such matter. If such parties cannot agree upon one independent investment banking firm or other independent expert within 45 days after the effective date of such withdrawal or removal, then the Departing General Partner shall designate

 

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an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert, the Departing General Partner’s successor shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other independent expert, and such firms or experts shall mutually select a third independent investment banking firm or independent expert, which third independent investment banking firm or other independent expert shall determine the fair market value of the Combined Interest. In making its determination, such third independent investment banking firm or other independent expert may consider the value of the Units, including the then current trading price of Units on any National Securities Exchange on which Units are then listed or admitted to trading, the value of the Partnership’s assets, the rights and obligations of the Departing General Partner, the value of the Incentive Distribution Rights and the General Partner Interest and other factors it may deem relevant.

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

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

Section 11.4 Withdrawal of Limited Partners . No Limited Partner shall have any right to withdraw from the Partnership; provided , however , that when a transferee of a Limited Partner’s Limited Partner Interest becomes a Record Holder of the Limited Partner Interest so transferred, such transferring Limited Partner shall cease to be a Limited Partner with respect to the Limited Partner Interest so transferred.

 

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ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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that an immediate sale or distribution of all or some of the Partnership’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners. The Liquidator may distribute the Partnership’s assets, in whole or in part, in kind if it determines that a sale would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE

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

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

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

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

(d) a change that the General Partner determines (i) does not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect, (ii) to be necessary or appropriate to (A) satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the Delaware Act) or (B) facilitate the trading of the Units (including the division of any class or classes of Outstanding Units into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes of Units) or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are or will be listed or admitted to trading, (iii) to be necessary or appropriate in connection with action taken by the General Partner pursuant to Section 5.8 or (iv) is required to effect the intent expressed in the Registration Statement or the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;

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

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

 

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(g) an amendment that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of any class or series of Partnership Interests and Derivative Instruments pursuant to Section 5.5;

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Section 13.3 Amendment Requirements .

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

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

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

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

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

Section 13.4 Special Meetings . All acts of Limited Partners to be taken pursuant to this Agreement shall be taken in the manner provided in this Article XIII. Special meetings of the Limited Partners may be called by the General Partner or by Limited Partners owning 20% or more of the Outstanding Units of the class or classes for which a meeting is proposed. Limited Partners

 

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shall call a special meeting by delivering to the General Partner one or more requests in writing stating that the signing Limited Partners wish to call a special meeting and indicating the specific purposes for which the special meeting is to be called and the class or classes of Units for which the meeting is proposed. No business may be brought by any Limited Partner before such special meeting except the business listed in the related request. Within 60 days after receipt of such a call from Limited Partners or within such greater time as may be reasonably necessary for the Partnership to comply with any statutes, rules, regulations, listing agreements or similar requirements governing the holding of a meeting or the solicitation of proxies for use at such a meeting, the General Partner shall send a notice of the meeting to the Limited Partners either directly or indirectly through the Transfer Agent. A meeting shall be held at a time and place determined by the General Partner on a date not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days after the time notice of the meeting is given as provided in Section 17.1. Limited Partners shall not vote on matters that would cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability under the Delaware Act or the law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business.

Section 13.5 Notice of a Meeting . Notice of a meeting called pursuant to Section 13.4 shall be given to the Record Holders of the class or classes of Units for which a meeting is proposed in writing by mail or other means of written communication in accordance with Section 17.1. The notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication.

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

Section 13.7 Postponement and Adjournment . Prior to the date upon which any meeting of Limited Partners is to be held, the General Partner may postpone such meeting one or more times for any reason by giving notice to each Limited Partner entitled to vote at the meeting so postponed of the place, date and hour at which such meeting would be held. Such notice shall be given not fewer than two days before the date of such meeting and otherwise in accordance with this Article XIII. When a meeting is postponed, a new Record Date need not be fixed unless such

 

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

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

Section 13.9 Quorum and Voting . The holders of a majority, by Percentage Interest, of Partnership Interests of the class or classes for which a meeting has been called (including Partnership Interests deemed owned by the General Partner) represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Partners of such class or classes unless any such action by the Partners requires approval by holders of a greater Percentage Interest, in which case the quorum shall be such greater Percentage Interest. At any meeting of the Partners duly called and held in accordance with this Agreement at which a quorum is present, the act of Partners holding Partnership Interests that, in the aggregate, represent a majority of the Percentage Interest of those present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all Partners, unless a greater or different percentage is required with respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the act of the Partners holding Partnership Interests that in the aggregate represent at least such greater or different percentage shall be required; provided , however , that if, as a matter of law or provision of this Agreement, approval by plurality vote of Partners (or any class thereof) is required to approve any action, no minimum quorum shall be required. The Partners present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Partners to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by Partners holding the required Percentage Interest specified in this Agreement.

 

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Section 13.10 Conduct of a Meeting . The General Partner shall have full power and authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 13.4, the conduct of voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the meeting or voting. The General Partner shall designate a Person to serve as chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes of any meeting. All minutes shall be kept with the records of the Partnership maintained by the General Partner. The General Partner may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes and approvals, the submission and examination of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote, and the revocation of approvals in writing.

Section 13.11 Action Without a Meeting . If authorized by the General Partner, any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Limited Partners may be taken without a meeting, without a vote and without prior notice, if an approval in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by Limited Partners owning not less than the minimum percentage, by Percentage Interest, of the Partnership Interests of the class or classes for which a meeting has been called (including Partnership Interests deemed owned by the General Partner), as the case may be, that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all the Limited Partners entitled to vote at such meeting were present and voted (unless such provision conflicts with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed or admitted to trading, in which case the rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of such National Securities Exchange shall govern). Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Limited Partners who have not approved in writing. The General Partner may specify that any written ballot submitted to Limited Partners for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Partnership within the time period, which shall be not less than 20 days, specified by the General Partner. If a ballot returned to the Partnership does not vote all of the Units held by a Limited Partner, the Partnership shall be deemed to have failed to receive a ballot for the Units that were not voted by such Limited Partner. If approval of the taking of any action by the Limited Partners is solicited by any Person other than by or on behalf of the General Partner, the written approvals shall have no force and effect unless and until (a) they are deposited with the Partnership in care of the General Partner and (b) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the General Partner to the effect that the exercise of such right and the action proposed to be taken with respect to any particular matter (i) will not cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners’ limited liability, and (ii) is otherwise permissible under the state statutes then governing the rights, duties and liabilities of the Partnership and the Partners. Nothing contained in this Section 13.11 shall be deemed to require the General Partner to solicit all Limited Partners in connection with a matter approved by the holders of the requisite percentage of Units acting by written consent without a meeting.

 

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Section 13.12 Right to Vote and Related Matters .

(a) Only those Record Holders of the Outstanding Units on the Record Date set pursuant to Section 13.6 shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of Limited Partners or to act with respect to matters as to which the holders of the Outstanding Units have the right to vote or to act. All references in this Agreement to votes of, or other acts that may be taken by, the Outstanding Units shall be deemed to be references to the votes or acts of the Record Holders of such Outstanding Units.

(b) With respect to Units that are held for a Person’s account by another Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation, or an agent of any of the foregoing), in whose name such Units are registered, such other Person shall, in exercising the voting rights in respect of such Units on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such Persons provides otherwise, vote such Units in favor of, and at the direction of, the Person who is the beneficial owner, and the Partnership shall be entitled to assume it is so acting without further inquiry. The provisions of this Section 13.12(b) (as well as all other provisions of this Agreement) are subject to the provisions of Section 4.3.

Section 13.13 Voting of Incentive Distribution Rights .

(a) For so long as a majority of the Incentive Distribution Rights are held by the General Partner and its Affiliates, the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights shall not be entitled to vote such Incentive Distribution Rights on any Partnership matter except as may otherwise be required by law and the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, in their capacity as such, shall be deemed to have approved any matter approved by the General Partner.

(b) If less than a majority of the Incentive Distribution Rights are held by the General Partner and its Affiliates, the Incentive Distribution Rights will be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of Unitholders, other than amendments and other matters that the General Partner determines do not adversely affect the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights as a whole in any material respect. On any matter in which the holders of Incentive Distribution Rights are entitled to vote, such holders will vote together with the Subordinated Units, prior to the end of the Subordination Period, or together with the Common Units, thereafter, in either case as a single class except as otherwise required by Section 13.3(c), and such Incentive Distribution Rights shall be treated in all respects as Subordinated Units or Common Units, as applicable, when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement. The relative voting power of the Incentive Distribution Rights and the Subordinated Units or Common Units, as applicable, will be set in the same proportion as cumulative cash distributions, if any, in respect of the Incentive Distribution Rights for the four consecutive Quarters prior to the record date for the vote bears to the cumulative cash distributions in respect of such class of Units for such four Quarters.

(c) In connection with any equity financing, or anticipated equity financing, by the Partnership of an Expansion Capital Expenditure, the General Partner may, without the approval of the holders of the Incentive Distribution Rights, temporarily or permanently reduce the amount of Incentive Distributions that would otherwise be distributed to such holders, provided that in the judgment of the General Partner, such reduction will be in the long-term best interest of such holders.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION

Section 14.1 Authority . The Partnership may merge or consolidate with or into one or more corporations, limited liability companies, statutory trusts or associations, real estate investment trusts, common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including a partnership (whether general or limited (including a limited liability partnership)) or convert into any such entity, whether such entity is formed under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state of the United States of America, pursuant to a written plan of merger or consolidation (“ Merger Agreement ”) in accordance with this Article XIV.

Section 14.2 Procedure for Merger or Consolidation .

(a) Merger or consolidation of the Partnership pursuant to this Article XIV requires the prior consent of the General Partner, provided , however , that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner, in declining to consent to a merger or consolidation, may act in its sole discretion.

(b) If the General Partner shall determine to consent to the merger or consolidation, the General Partner shall approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:

(i) the name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of each of the business entities proposing to merge or consolidate;

(ii) the name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of the business entity that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation (the “ Surviving Business Entity ”);

(iii) the terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation;

(iv) the manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity interests of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (A) if any interests, securities or rights of any constituent business entity are not to be exchanged or converted solely for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, then the cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity) which the holders of such interests, securities or rights are to receive in exchange for, or upon conversion of their interests, securities or rights, and (B) in the case of equity interests represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such certificates, which cash, property or interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity or any general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be delivered;

 

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(v) a statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the adoption of new constituent documents (the articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust, certificate or agreement of limited partnership, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement or other similar charter or governing document) of the Surviving Business Entity to be effected by such merger or consolidation;

(vi) the effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 14.4 or a later date specified in or determinable in accordance with the Merger Agreement ( provided , that if the effective time of the merger is to be later than the date of the filing of such certificate of merger, the effective time shall be fixed at a date or time certain and stated in the certificate of merger); and

(vii) such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or consolidation that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.

Section 14.3 Approval by Limited Partners .

(a) Except as provided in Section 14.3(d) and Section 14.3(e), the General Partner, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement shall direct that the Merger Agreement and the merger or consolidation contemplated thereby, as applicable, be submitted to a vote of Limited Partners, whether at a special meeting or by written consent, in either case in accordance with the requirements of Article XIII. A copy or a summary of the Merger Agreement, as the case may be, shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of a special meeting or the written consent.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 14.3(d) and 14.3(e), the Merger Agreement shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a Unit Majority unless the Merger Agreement contains any provision that, if contained in an amendment to this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement or the Delaware Act would require for its approval the vote or consent of a greater percentage of the Outstanding Units or of any class of Limited Partners, in which case such greater percentage vote or consent shall be required for approval of the Merger Agreement.

(c) Except as provided in Sections 14.3(d) and 14.3(e), after such approval by vote or consent of the Limited Partners, and at any time prior to the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 14.4, the merger or consolidation may be abandoned pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Article XIV or in this Agreement, the General Partner is permitted, without Limited Partner approval, to convert the Partnership or any Group Member into a new limited liability entity, to merge the Partnership or any Group Member into, or convey all of the Partnership’s assets to, another limited liability entity that shall

 

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be newly formed and shall have no assets, liabilities or operations at the time of such merger or conveyance other than those it receives from the Partnership or other Group Member if (i) the General Partner has received an Opinion of Counsel that the merger or conveyance, as the case may be, would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause the Partnership or any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already treated as such), (ii) the sole purpose of such merger, or conveyance is to effect a mere change in the legal form of the Partnership into another limited liability entity and (iii) the governing instruments of the new entity provide the Limited Partners and the General Partner with substantially the same rights and obligations as are herein contained.

(e) Additionally, notwithstanding anything else contained in this Article XIV or in this Agreement, the General Partner is permitted, without Limited Partner approval, to merge or consolidate the Partnership with or into another entity if (i) the General Partner has received an Opinion of Counsel that the merger or consolidation, as the case may be, would not result in the loss of the limited liability under the Delaware Act of any Limited Partner or cause the Partnership or any Group Member to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already treated as such), (ii) the merger or consolidation would not result in an amendment to this Agreement, other than any amendments that could be adopted pursuant to Section 13.1, (iii) the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity in such merger or consolidation, (iv) each Partnership Interest outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation is to be an identical Partnership Interest of the Partnership after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, and (v) the number of Partnership Interests to be issued by the Partnership in such merger or consolidation does not exceed 20% of the Partnership Interests (other than Incentive Distribution Rights) Outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such merger or consolidation.

(f) Pursuant to Section 17-211(g) of the Delaware Act, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved in accordance with this Article XIV may (a) effect any amendment to this Agreement or (b) effect the adoption of a new partnership agreement for the Partnership if it is the Surviving Business Entity. Any such amendment or adoption made pursuant to this Section 14.3 shall be effective at the effective time or date of the merger or consolidation.

Section 14.4 Certificate of Merger . Upon the required approval by the General Partner and the Unitholders of a Merger Agreement, a certificate of merger shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in conformity with the requirements of the Delaware Act.

Section 14.5 Effect of Merger or Consolidation .

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(i) all of the rights, privileges and powers of each of the business entities that has merged or consolidated, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to any of those business entities and all other things and causes of action belonging to each of those business entities, shall be vested in the Surviving Business Entity and after the merger or consolidation shall be the property of the Surviving Business Entity to the extent they were of each constituent business entity;

(ii) the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in any of those constituent business entities shall not revert and is not in any way impaired because of the merger or consolidation;

(iii) all rights of creditors and all liens on or security interests in property of any of those constituent business entities shall be preserved unimpaired; and

(iv) all debts, liabilities and duties of those constituent business entities shall attach to the Surviving Business Entity and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if the debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.

ARTICLE XV

RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS

Section 15.1 Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time the General Partner and its Affiliates hold more than 80% of the total Limited Partner Interests of any class then Outstanding, the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Limited Partner Interests of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of the date three Business Days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed and (y) the highest price paid by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Limited Partner Interest of such class purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 15.1(b) is mailed.

(b) If the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner following the assignment of such right pursuant to Section 15.1(a) or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Limited Partner Interests granted pursuant to Section 15.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice of such election to purchase (the “ Notice of Election to Purchase ”) and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Limited Partner Interests of such class (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be filed and distributed as may be required by the Commission or any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) at which Limited Partner Interests will be

 

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purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Limited Partner Interests, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Limited Partner Interests in the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify, or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which such Limited Partner Interests are listed or admitted to trading. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to a Record Holder of Limited Partner Interests at his address as reflected in the records of the Transfer Agent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given regardless of whether the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit with the Transfer Agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate purchase price of all of such Limited Partner Interests to be purchased in accordance with this Section 15.1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Limited Partner Interests subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Limited Partner Interests shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 15.1(a)) for Limited Partner Interests therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Limited Partner Interests in the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, and such Limited Partner Interests shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership in accordance with Section 15.1(a), as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Limited Partner Interests from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Limited Partner Interests.

(c) In the case of Limited Partner Interests evidenced by Certificates, at any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an Outstanding Limited Partner Interest subject to purchase as provided in this Section 15.1 may surrender his Certificate evidencing such Limited Partner Interest to the Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section 15.1(a), therefor, without interest thereon.

ARTICLE XVI

CORPORATE TREATMENT

Section 16.1 Corporate or Entity Treatment . The General Partner shall take such actions as it determines are necessary or appropriate to preserve the status of the Partnership as a partnership for U.S. federal (or applicable state and local) income tax purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in connection with the enactment of U.S. federal income tax legislation or a change in the official interpretation of existing U.S. federal income tax legislation by a governmental authority, the General Partner determines that it would be adverse to the interests of the Partnership for the Partnership to continue to be characterized as a partnership for U.S. federal or applicable state and local income tax purposes, or that the Partnership Interests held by some or

 

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all of the Partners should be converted into or exchanged for interests in a newly formed entity taxed as a corporation or an entity taxable at the entity level for U.S. federal (or applicable state and local) income tax purposes whose sole asset is a Partnership Interest, then the General Partner may, without Limited Partner approval, take such steps, if any, as it determines are necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership to be treated as, or confirm that the Partnership will be treated as, an entity taxable as a corporation or as an entity taxable at the entity level for U.S. federal (or applicable state and local) income tax purposes. The General Partner may effect such change through conversion of the Partnership or by any other means or methods, including causing Partnership Interests held by some or all of the Partners to be converted into or exchanged for interests in a newly formed entity taxable as a corporation or an entity taxable at the entity level for U.S. federal (or applicable state and local) income tax purposes whose sole asset is a Partnership Interest and, in either case, the first sentence of this Section 16.1 shall no longer apply; provided , however , that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to make such determination or take such steps and may, in its sole discretion, decline to do so; provided, further , that the General Partner may determine that it is necessary or appropriate for certain Partners to retain their Partnership Interests and not be converted or exchanged for interest in a newly formed entity. Each Limited Partner does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the General Partner, with full power of substitution, the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of such Limited Partner, to execute, acknowledge, verify, swear to, deliver, record and file, in its or its assignee’s name, place and stead, all instruments, documents and certificates, and take any other actions, that may from time to time be necessary or appropriate to effectuate a transaction permitted by this Section 16.1. The foregoing power of attorney shall be irrevocable and is a power coupled with an interest and shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, termination of existence or bankruptcy of, or any other event concerning, a Limited Partner.

ARTICLE XVII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 17.1 Addresses and Notices; Written Communications .

(a) Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written communication to the Partner at the address described below. Any notice, payment or report to be given or made to a Partner hereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made, and the obligation to give such notice or report or to make such payment shall be deemed conclusively to have been fully satisfied, upon sending of such notice, payment or report to the Record Holder of such Partnership Interests at his address as shown on the records of the Transfer Agent or as otherwise shown on the records of the Partnership, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such Partnership Interests by reason of any assignment or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) a Partner shall consent to receiving notices, demands, requests, reports or proxy materials via electronic mail or by the Internet or (ii) the rules of the Commission shall permit any report or proxy materials to be delivered electronically or

 

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made available via the Internet, any such notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials shall be deemed given or made when delivered or made available via such mode of delivery. An affidavit or certificate of making of any notice, payment or report in accordance with the provisions of this Section 17.1 executed by the General Partner, the Transfer Agent or the mailing organization shall be prima facie evidence of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report. If any notice, payment or report given or made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 17.1 is returned marked to indicate that such notice, payment or report was unable to be delivered, such notice, payment or report and, in the case of notices, payments or reports returned by the United States Postal Service (or other physical mail delivery mail service outside the United States of America), any subsequent notices, payments and reports shall be deemed to have been duly given or made without further mailing (until such time as such Record Holder or another Person notifies the Transfer Agent or the Partnership of a change in his address) or other delivery if they are available for the Partner at the principal office of the Partnership for a period of one year from the date of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report to the other Partners. Any notice to the Partnership shall be deemed given if received by the General Partner at the principal office of the Partnership designated pursuant to Section 2.3. The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from a Partner or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.

(b) The terms “in writing”, “written communications,” “written notice” and words of similar import shall be deemed satisfied under this Agreement by use of e-mail and other forms of electronic communication.

Section 17.2 Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 17.3 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 17.4 Integration . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

Section 17.5 Creditors . None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.

Section 17.6 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

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Section 17.7 Third-Party Beneficiaries . Each Partner agrees that (a) any Indemnitee shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as a third-party beneficiary hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to such Indemnitee and (b) any Unrestricted Person shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies hereunder as a third-party beneficiary hereto with respect to those provisions of this Agreement affording a right, benefit or privilege to such Unrestricted Person.

Section 17.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto or, in the case of a Person acquiring a Limited Partner Interest, pursuant to Section 10.1(a) without execution hereof.

Section 17.9 Applicable Law; Forum; Venue and Jurisdiction Waiver of Trial by Jury .

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

(b) Each of the Partners and each Person holding any beneficial interest in the Partnership (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise):

(i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or proceedings (A) arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including any claims, suits or actions to interpret, apply or enforce the provisions of this Agreement or the duties, obligations or liabilities among Partners or of Partners to the Partnership, or the rights or powers of, or restrictions on, the Partners or the Partnership), (B) brought in a derivative manner on behalf of the Partnership, (C) asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary or other duty owed by any director, officer, or other employee of the Partnership or the General Partner, or owed by the General Partner, to the Partnership or the Partners, (D) asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware Act or (E) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, any other court located in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction), in each case regardless of whether such claims, suits, actions or proceedings sound in contract, tort, fraud or otherwise, are based on common law, statutory, equitable, legal or other grounds, or are derivative or direct claims;

(ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, any other court located in the State of Delaware with subject matter jurisdiction) in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding;

(iii) agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or of any other court to which proceedings in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper;

 

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(iv) expressly waives any requirement for the posting of a bond by a party bringing such claim, suit, action or proceeding;

(v) consents to process being served in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding by mailing, certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices hereunder, and agrees that such services shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof; provided , nothing in this clause (v) shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law;

(vi) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING; and

(vii) agrees that if such Partner or Person does not obtain a judgment on the merits that substantially achieves, in substance and amount, the full remedy sought in any such claim, suit, action or proceeding, then such Partner or Person shall be obligated to reimburse the Partnership and its Affiliates for all fees, costs and expenses of every kind and description, including but not limited to all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation expenses, that the parties may incur in connection with such claim, suit, action or proceeding.

Section 17.10 Invalidity of Provisions . If any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement is or becomes for any reason, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions and/or parts thereof contained herein shall not be affected thereby and this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reformed and construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of a provision, had never been contained herein, and such provision or part reformed so that it would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.

Section 17.11 Consent of Partners . Each Partner hereby expressly consents and agrees that, whenever in this Agreement it is specified that an action may be taken upon the affirmative vote or consent of less than all of the Partners, such action may be so taken upon the concurrence of less than all of the Partners and each Partner shall be bound by the results of such action.

Section 17.12 Facsimile Signatures . The use of facsimile signatures affixed in the name and on behalf of the transfer agent and registrar of the Partnership on Certificates representing Units is expressly permitted by this Agreement.

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

 

GENERAL PARTNER:
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
ORGANIZATIONAL LIMITED PARTNER:
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ Gerald Maret

Name:   Gerald Maret
Title:   President

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Exhibit 10.1

CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This CONTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of 12:01 a.m. Central Time on October 30, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., a Maine corporation (“ BP Pipelines ”), BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner (the “ General Partner ”) of BP Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), the Partnership, BP Midstream Partners Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BP Holdco ”), and The Standard Oil Company, an Ohio Corporation (“ Standard Oil ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the General Partner and BP Holdco formed the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act as adopted and in effect in the State of Delaware (the “ Act ”) for the purpose of engaging in any lawful act or activity for which limited partnerships may be formed under the Act and to engage in all activities and to take whatever actions as may be incident thereto;

WHEREAS, to accomplish the purpose in the preceding recital, the following actions were taken prior to the date hereof:

1. BP Pipelines formed BP Holdco pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and made an initial capital contribution in exchange for all of the membership interests in BP Holdco;

2. BP Holdco formed the General Partner pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and made an initial capital contribution in exchange for all of the membership interests in the General Partner; and

3. The General Partner and BP Holdco formed the Partnership under the terms of the Act and contributed $0.00 and $100.00, respectively, in exchange for a non-economic general partner interest and a 100.0% limited partner interest, respectively, in the Partnership;

WHEREAS, BP Pipelines owns a 100.0% interest in each of BP Two Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ BP2 OpCo ”), BP River Rouge Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ River Rouge OpCo ”), and BP D-B Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Diamondback OpCo ”);

WHEREAS, BP Pipelines owns a 28.5% interest in Mars Oil Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Mars ”);

WHEREAS, BP Pipelines owns a 99.0% interest in Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Mardi Gras ”), and Standard Oil owns a 1.0% interest in Mardi Gras;

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the completion of the initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of common units of the Partnership representing limited partner interests in the Partnership to occur on the date hereof, BP Pipelines desires to contribute a 100.0% interest in each of BP2 OpCo,


River Rouge OpCo and Diamondback OpCo, a 28.5% interest in Mars and a 20.0% managing member interest in Mardi Gras (together, the “ Contributed Assets ”) to the Partnership by (i) effecting a contribution of the Contributed Assets to BP Holdco and (ii) causing BP Holdco to contribute the Contributed Assets to the Partnership;

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, BP Pipelines, Standard Oil and the Partnership desire to enter into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A (the “ Mardi Gras LLC Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, at the completion of the IPO on the date hereof, which is the Closing Date (as defined in the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated as of October 30, 2017 (the “ Partnership Agreement ”)):

1. The Partnership desires to make a cash payment to BP Holdco to be paid from the proceeds of the IPO to reimburse BP Holdco for certain capital expenditures incurred with respect to the Contributed Assets pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-4(d);

2. The Partnership desires to redeem the initial interests of the General Partner and BP Holdco and will refund BP Holdco’s initial contribution of $100.00, as well as any interest or other profit that may have resulted from the investment or other use of such initial capital contribution to BP Holdco;

3. The Partnership desires to issue to the General Partner (i) the General Partner Interest (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) and (ii) all of the Incentive Distribution Rights (as defined in the Partnership Agreement);

4. The Partnership desires to distribute to BP Holdco $723,505,180 and issue to BP Holdco 3,500,535 Common Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) and 52,375,535 Subordinated Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) representing a recapitalized 53.3% limited partner interest in the Partnership;

5. The Partnership desires to issue to BP Holdco the right to receive the issuance of additional Common Units described in clause (a) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement; and

6. The Partnership desires to issue to BP Holdco the right to receive the distribution(s) of cash described in clause (b) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

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1. Agreement for Contribution of Contributed Assets .

 

  a. Effective as of the date and time set forth above, BP Pipelines hereby contributes, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to BP Holdco all of its rights, title and interest in, to and under, and BP Holdco accepts, assumes and takes assignment from BP Pipelines of, the Contributed Assets, together with all rights, entitlements, privileges, obligations and liabilities arising therefrom and related thereto; provided that such acceptance and assumption shall be without prejudice to the Omnibus Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between BP Pipelines and the Partnership (the “ Omnibus Agreement ”); and provided further, that such contribution, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery is subject to the retention by BP Pipelines of the right to receive all or a portion of any distribution of cash made by BP2 OpCo, River Rouge OpCo, Diamondback OpCo, Mars or Mardi Gras (including any distributions received by Mardi Gras from any of the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures (as defined in the Mardi Gras LLC Agreement)) to the extent such distribution is related to a period of time prior to the Closing Date (each, a “ Retained Distribution ”). In the event that any distribution is attributable to a period in which the Closing Date occurred, the portion of any distribution that is a Retained Distribution shall be calculated by multiplying the aggregate amount of such distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the beginning of the period to (but not including) the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such period.

 

  b. Effective as of the date and time set forth above, BP Holdco hereby contributes, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Partnership all of its rights, title and interest in, to and under, and the Partnership accepts, assumes and takes assignment from BP Holdco of, the Contributed Assets, together with all rights, entitlements, privileges, obligations and liabilities arising therefrom and related thereto; provided that such acceptance and assumption shall be without prejudice to the Omnibus Agreement.

 

  c. Effective as of the date and time set forth above, each of BP Pipelines, Standard Oil and the Partnership hereby agree to enter into the Mardi Gras LLC Agreement.

 

2. Cash Distribution . The Partnership shall distribute to BP Holdco, and BP Holdco shall receive, under this Agreement $723,505,180, net of the offering expenses of $8,217,320 as described in the Registration Statement (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), a portion of which will be reimbursement for certain capital expenditures incurred with respect to the Contributed Assets pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.707-4(d), payable in immediately available funds following the closing of the IPO to an account designated by BP Holdco.

 

3. Additional Transactions . Effective as of the date and time set forth above:

 

  a. The Partnership hereby redeems the initial interests of the General Partner and BP Holdco and refunds to BP Holdco, and BP Holdco accepts the refund of, BP Holdco’s initial contribution of $100.00, and any interest or other profit that may have resulted from the investment or other use of such initial capital contribution to BP Holdco;

 

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  b. The Partnership hereby issues to the General Partner, and the General Partner accepts, (i) the General Partner Interest and (ii) all of the Incentive Distribution Rights in the Partnership;

 

  c. The Partnership hereby issues to BP Holdco, and BP Holdco accepts, 3,500,535 Common Units and 52,375,535 Subordinated Units representing a recapitalized 53.3% limited partner interest in the Partnership (before giving effect to any exercise of the Over Allotment Option (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) and the Deferred Issuance and Distribution);

 

  d. The Partnership hereby issues to BP Holdco, and BP Holdco accepts, the right to receive the issuance of additional Common Units described in clause (a) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement; and

 

  e. The Partnership hereby issues to BP Holdco, and BP Holdco accepts, the right to receive the distribution(s) of cash described in clause (b) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement.

Upon each exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, if any, the Partnership will distribute to BP Holdco the cash described in clause (b) of the definition of “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” in the Partnership Agreement received by the Partnership upon such exercise of the Over-Allotment Option. Upon the expiration of the period during which the IPO Underwriters (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) may exercise the Over-Allotment Option, the Partnership will issue to BP Holdco a number of additional Common Units that is equal to the excess, if any, of (x) 6,375,000 over (y) the aggregate number of Common Units, if any, actually purchased by and issued to the IPO Underwriters pursuant to each exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.

 

4. Distributions with Respect to Periods Before the IPO . The Partnership shall remit to BP Pipelines any Retained Distributions received by the Partnership. Any payment by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 4 shall be characterized as a retention by BP Pipelines of the right to its share of the cash distribution by BP2 OpCo, River Rouge OpCo, Diamondback OpCo, Mars or Mardi Gras, as applicable.

 

5. Further Assurances . From time to time after the date of this Agreement, without the payment of any additional consideration, each party hereto shall execute all such instruments and take all such other actions as the other party shall reasonably request in connection with carrying out and effectuating the intent and purpose hereof and all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

7. Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such modification or amendment is sought.

 

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8. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

9. Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor shall they affect their meaning, construction or effect.

 

10. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by electronic means, such as facsimile or portable document format, shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

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

 

BP PIPELINES (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
By:  

/s/ Gerald Maret

Name:   Gerald Maret
Title:   President
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
By:   BP Midstream Partners GP LLC,
  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ Gerald Maret

Name:   Gerald Maret
Title:   President
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Susan Baur

Name:   Susan Baur
Title:   Vice President

Signature Page to

Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement


Annex A

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement


 

 

FORM OF MARDI GRAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPANY LLC

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

 

Dated Effective as of                 , 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

     2  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      2  

Section 1.2

  Construction      11  

ARTICLE II BUSINESS PURPOSE AND TERM OF THE COMPANY

     12  

Section 2.1

  Formation      12  

Section 2.2

  Name      12  

Section 2.3

  Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices      12  

Section 2.4

  Purpose and Business      13  

Section 2.5

  Powers      13  

Section 2.6

  Term      13  

ARTICLE III MEMBERS

     13  

Section 3.1

  Members; Percentage Interests      13  

Section 3.2

  Adjustments in Percentage Interests      13  

Section 3.3

  Limitation of Liability      13  

ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

     13  

Section 4.1

  Capitalization of the Company      13  

Section 4.2

  Additional Capital Contributions      13  

Section 4.3

  Withdrawal of Capital; Interest      13  

Section 4.4

  Capital Contribution Events      14  

Section 4.5

  Failure to Contribute      14  

ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS AND OTHER TAX MATTERS

     15  

Section 5.1

  Profits      15  

Section 5.2

  Losses      15  

Section 5.3

  Special Allocations      16  

Section 5.4

  Curative Allocations      17  

Section 5.5

  Other Allocation Rules      17  

Section 5.6

  Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)      18  

Section 5.7

  Tax Elections      18  

Section 5.8

  Tax Returns      19  

Section 5.9

  Tax Matters Member      19  

Section 5.10

  Designation of Partnership Representative      20  

Section 5.11

  Duties of Tax Matters Member      20  

Section 5.12

  Survival of Provisions      21  

ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS

     22  

Section 6.1

  Distributions of Distributable Cash      22  

Section 6.2

  Liquidating Distributions      22  

Section 6.3

  Distribution in Kind      22  

 

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ARTICLE VII BOOKS AND RECORDS

     22  

Section 7.1

  Books and Records; Examination      22  

Section 7.2

  Reports      22  

ARTICLE VIII MANAGEMENT AND VOTING

     23  

Section 8.1

  Management      23  

Section 8.2

  Matters Constituting Unanimous Approval Matters      23  

Section 8.3

  Meetings and Voting      24  

Section 8.4

  Reliance by Third Parties      25  

ARTICLE IX TRANSFER OF COMPANY INTERESTS

     25  

Section 9.1

  Restrictions on Transfers      25  

Section 9.2

  Conditions for Admission      25  

Section 9.3

  Allocations and Distributions      26  

Section 9.4

  Restriction on Resignation or Withdrawal      26  

ARTICLE X LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

     26  

Section 10.1

  Liability for Company Obligations      26  

Section 10.2

  Disclaimer of Duties and Exculpation      26  

Section 10.3

  Indemnification      27  

ARTICLE XI CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

     29  

Section 11.1

  Transactions with Affiliates      29  

Section 11.2

  Outside Activities      29  

ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

     29  

Section 12.1

  Dissolution      29  

Section 12.2

  Winding Up of Company      29  

Section 12.3

  Compliance with Certain Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts      30  

Section 12.4

  Deemed Distribution and Recontribution      30  

Section 12.5

  Distribution of Property      30  

Section 12.6

  Termination of Company      31  

ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS

     31  

Section 13.1

  Notices      31  

Section 13.2

  Integration      31  

Section 13.3

  Assignment      31  

Section 13.4

  Parties in Interest      31  

Section 13.5

  Counterparts      31  

Section 13.6

  Amendment; Waiver      31  

Section 13.7

  Severability      31  

Section 13.8

  Governing Law      32  

Section 13.9

  No Bill for Accounting      32  

Section 13.10

  Waiver of Partition      32  

Section 13.11

  Third Parties      32  

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

MARDI GRAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPANY LLC

This Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC (the “ Company ”), dated effective as of             , 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), is entered into by and between The Standard Oil Company, an Ohio corporation (“ Standard Oil ”), BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., a Maine corporation (“ BP Pipelines ”), and BP Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ BPMP ”). Standard Oil, BP Pipelines and BPMP are each referred to herein as, a “ Member ” and collectively, as “ Members ” of the Company. In consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , Standard Oil previously formed the Company as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act by filing (i) a Certificate of Conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effective as of May 1, 2017, to convert the Company’s predecessor, Mardi Gras Transportation System Inc., from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, and (ii) a Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effective as of May 1, 2017.

WHEREAS , the Company was previously governed by that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “ Original LLC Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017, Standard Oil assigned and conveyed a 99.0% limited liability company interest in the Company to BP Pipelines, and Standard Oil and BP Pipelines amended and restated the Original LLC Agreement in its entirety be executing that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “ Existing LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated on or about the date hereof, BP Pipelines contributed a 20.0% limited liability company interest in the Company to BPMP (the “ Managing Member ”) and the Managing Member was admitted as the managing member of the Company.

WHEREAS , the Members now desire to amend and restate the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety by executing this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the Members hereby enter into this Agreement:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement.

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

(i) Credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Member is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

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

The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Allocation Year.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, BPMP shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be treated as an Affiliate of the Company and each of the Members.

Agreement ” means this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Allocation Year ” means (a) each calendar year ending on December 31st or (b) any portion thereof for which the Company is required to allocate Profits, Losses and other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Article V .

Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision or condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

 

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BP Pipelines ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

BPMP ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

BPMP Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPMP, substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to BPMP’s registration statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-220407), that will be entered into in connection with BPMP’s initial public offering, as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, or any successor agreement.

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

Caesar ” means Caesar Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 56.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

Call Notice ” is defined in Section 4.4(a) .

Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account established and maintained for such Member in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited (A) such Member’s Capital Contributions, (B) such Member’s distributive share of Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 and (C) the amount of any Liabilities of the Company assumed by such Member or that are secured by any Property distributed to such Member;

(ii) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited (A) the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Property distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (B) such Member’s distributive share of Losses and any items in the nature of deduction, expense or loss which are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 and (C) the amount of any Liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or that are secured by any Property contributed by such Member to the Company;

(iii) In the event a Company Interest is transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred interest; and

(iv) In determining the amount of any Liability for purposes of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.

The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the Tax Matters Member shall determine in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis that it is prudent to

 

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modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the Tax Matters Member may amend this Agreement without the consent of any other Member notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section 13.6 ) to make such modification; provided that the Tax Matters Member shall promptly give each other Member written notice of such modification. The Tax Matters Member also shall, in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis, (A) make any adjustments to the Capital Accounts that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the aggregate Capital Accounts of the Members and the amount of capital reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q) and (B) make any appropriate modifications to the Capital Accounts in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b).

Capital Contributions ” means, with respect to any Member, (i) the amount of cash, cash equivalents or the initial Gross Asset Value of any Property (other than cash) contributed or deemed contributed to the Company by such Member or (ii) current distributions that a Member is entitled to receive but otherwise waives.

Capital Lease ” means any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Certificate of Formation ” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as referenced in Section 2.1 , as such Certificate of Formation may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Cleopatra ” means Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 53.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

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

Company ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

Company Interest ” means any equity interest, including any class or series of equity interest, in the Company, which shall include any Member Interests.

Default Interest Amount ” is defined in Section 4.5(c) .

Default Interest Rate ” means the lesser of (a) three month LIBOR plus three percent (3%) per annum and (b) the maximum rate of interest permitted by Applicable Law.

Delaware Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101 et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

Delinquent Member ” is defined in Section 4.5(a) .

 

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Depreciation ” means, for each Allocation Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Allocation Year for federal income tax purposes, except that (i) if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Allocation Year and such difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial allocation method” as defined in Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Allocation Year shall equal the amount of book basis recovered for such period under the rules prescribed in Regulations Section 1.704-3(d) and (ii) with respect to any other asset whose Gross Asset Value differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Allocation Year, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Allocation Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , however , that if the adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Allocation Year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

Distributable Cash ” means, with respect to any Quarter: (i) the sum of all cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries on hand at the end of such Quarter; less (ii) the amount of any cash reserves established by the unanimous approval of all of the Members to (A) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including reserves for future capital or operating expenditures and for anticipated future credit needs of the Company and its Subsidiaries) subsequent to such Quarter; and (B) comply with Applicable Law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound or any of their respective assets are subject; provided , however , that cash received or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such Quarter but on or before the date on which cash or cash equivalents will be distributed with respect to such Quarter shall be deemed to have been made, received, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Distributable Cash, within such Quarter if the Managing Member so determines.

Effective Date ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

Endymion ” means Endymion Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 65.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

Existing LLC Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.

Fiscal Year ” means a calendar year ending December 31.

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

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

 

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Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any Property contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset as agreed to by each Member or, in the absence of any such agreement, as determined by the Managing Member;

(ii) The Gross Asset Values of all items of Property shall be adjusted to equal their respective fair market values as determined by the Managing Member as of the following times: (A) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, (B) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Property as consideration for an interest in the Company, (C) the issuance of additional Company Interests as consideration for the provision of services, (D) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) (other than pursuant to Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code), (E) the issuance of a Noncompensatory Option, or (F) any other event to the extent determined by the Members to be necessary to properly reflect the Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q); provided , however , that in the event of the issuance of an interest in the Company pursuant to the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option where the right to share in Company capital represented by the Company interest differs from the consideration paid to acquire and exercise the Noncompensatory Option, the Gross Asset Value of each Property immediately after the issuance of the Company interest shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any unrealized gain or unrealized loss attributable to the Property and the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); and provided further , however, if any Noncompensatory Options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an event described in this paragraph (ii)(A) through (ii)(F), the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2);

(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any item of Property distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the fair market value of such item on the date of distribution as determined by the Managing Member; and

(iv) The Gross Asset Value of each item of Property shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and subparagraph (vi) of the definition of Profits and Losses; provided , however , that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (ii) is required in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).

 

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If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (i), subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iv), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.

Guarantees ” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person or in any manner providing for the payment of any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such Indebtedness or other obligations against loss (whether arising by virtue of organizational agreements, by obtaining letters of credit, by agreement to keep-well, to take-or-pay or to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, or otherwise); provided that the term “ Guarantee ” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (iv) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable, trade advertising and accrued obligations), (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (vii) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (viii) all Capital Lease obligations of such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other interest rate hedging arrangements and (x) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the Liability of such Person in respect thereof.

Indemnitee ” means (i) any Member, (ii) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of a Member, (iii) any Person who is or was a member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of a Member or any Subsidiary of a Member, (iv) any Person who is or was serving at the request of a Member as a member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of another Person, in each case, acting in such capacity; provided , that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services and (v) any Person the Managing Member designates as an “Indemnitee” for purposes of this Agreement.

Intermediate Person ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Subsidiary.

IPO Date ” means                 , 2017.

Liability ” means any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent.

 

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LIBOR ” has the meaning set forth in the Short Term Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of            , 2017, by and between BPMP, as the borrower, and North America Funding Company, as the lender.

Make-Up Contribution ” is defined in Section 4.5(c) .

Managing Member ” is defined in the Recitals, provided that such term shall also include such entity’s successors and permitted assigns that are admitted to the Company as managing member and any additional managing member of the Company, each in its capacity as managing member of the Company.

Mardi Gras Joint Ventures ” means collectively Caesar, Cleopatra, Endymion and Proteus.

Member ” is defined in the introductory paragraph, provided that such term shall also include such entity’s successors and permitted assigns that are admitted as a member of the Company and each additional Person who becomes a member of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case, in such Person’s capacity as a member of the Company.

Member Interest ” means an equity interest of a Member in the Company and includes any and all benefits to which such Member is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Member pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” is defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

Minimum Gain ” is defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).

NDP Amount ” is defined in Section 4.5(b) .

Noncompensatory Option ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.721-2(f).

Nonrecourse Deductions ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c).

Nonrecourse Liability ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

Original LLC Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.

 

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Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to any Member, the percentage interest set forth opposite such Member’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto. In the event any Company Interest is transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the transferee of such interest shall succeed to the Percentage Interest of his transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred interest.

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

Profits ” and “ Losses ” mean, for each Allocation Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such Allocation Year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

(i) The Company shall be treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the Managing Member) of any other partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes of which the Company is, directly or indirectly, a partner, member or other equity-holder;

(ii) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition of Profits and Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

(iii) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition of Profits and Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

(iv) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any item of Property is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the item of Property) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the item of Property) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

(v) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of any Property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the item of Property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such Property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

(vi) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Allocation Year, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation;

 

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(vii) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any item of Property pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s Company Interest, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the item of Property) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such item of Property and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

(viii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses.

The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 and Section 5.4 shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in subparagraph (i) through subparagraph (viii) above. For the avoidance of doubt, any guaranteed payment that accrues with respect to an Allocation Year will be treated as an item of deduction of the Company for purposes of computing Profits and Losses in accordance with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.707-1(c).

Property ” means all real, intellectual and personal property acquired by the Company, including cash, and any improvements thereto, and shall include both tangible and intangible property.

Proteus ” means Proteus Oil Pipelines Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 65.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

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

Regulations ” means the Income Tax Regulations, including Temporary Regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such regulations are amended from time to time.

Regulatory Allocations ” is defined in Section 5.4 .

Representative ” is defined in Section 8.3(a) .

Required Contribution ” is defined in Section 4.4(a) .

Standard Oil ” is defined in the Recitals.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other similar governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more intermediate other Persons that meet the requirements of any sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition with

 

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respect to such first-mentioned Person (each an “ Intermediate Person ”) or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability company in which such Person or any other Intermediate Person is, at the date of determination, a general partner of such partnership or managing member or manager of such limited liability company, but only if such first-mentioned Person, directly or by one or more Intermediate Persons, or a combination thereof, controls such partnership or limited liability company on the date of determination, (c) any other Person in which such first-mentioned Person, one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) a majority equity ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other similar governing body of such other Person or (d) any other Person in which such first-mentioned Person, or one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) less than a majority ownership interest or (ii) less than the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other similar governing body of such other Person, provided that (A) such first-mentioned Person, one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of the determination, has at least a 10% ownership interest in such other Person, (B) such first-mentioned Person accounts for such other Person (under U.S. GAAP, as in effect on the later of the date of investment in such other Person or material expansion of the operations of such other Person) on a consolidated or equity accounting basis, (C) such first-mentioned Person has, directly or indirectly, material negative control rights regarding such other Person including over such other Person’s ability to materially expand its operations beyond that contemplated at the date of investment in such other Person, and (D) such other Person is (x) formed and maintained for the purpose of developing or owning one or more operating assets, and (y) obligated under its constituent documents, or as a result of agreement of its owners on an ongoing basis, to distribute to its owners all of its income on at least an annual basis (less any cash reserves that are approved by such Person). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s “Subsidiaries” shall include each of the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures.

Tax Matters Member ” is defined in Section 5.9(a) .

Treasury Regulation ” means the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Code. All references herein to sections of Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding, similar or substitute proposed or final Treasury Regulations.

Unanimous Approval Matter ” is defined in Section 8.2 .

Section 1.2 Construction. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation” and (d) the terms “hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The Managing Member has the power to

 

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construe and interpret this Agreement and to act upon any such construction or interpretation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any construction or interpretation of this Agreement by the Managing Member, any action taken pursuant thereto and any determination made by the Managing Member in good faith shall, in each case, be conclusive and binding on all Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and all other Persons for all purposes.

ARTICLE II

BUSINESS PURPOSE AND TERM OF THE COMPANY

Section 2.1 Formation. The Company was previously formed as a limited liability company by the filing of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act and the execution of the Original LLC Agreement, as amended and restated in its entirety by the Existing LLC Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the rights, duties, liabilities and obligations of the Members and the administration, dissolution and termination of the Company shall be governed by the Delaware Act. All Company Interests shall constitute personal property of the owner thereof for all purposes.

Section 2.2 Name. The name of the Company shall be “Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC”. Subject to Applicable Law, the Company’s business may be conducted under any other name or names as determined by the Managing Member, including the name of the Managing Member. The words “Limited Liability Company,” “L.L.C.,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Company’s name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The Managing Member may, without the consent of any Member, amend this Agreement and the Certificate of Formation to change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Members of such change in the next regular communication to the Members.

Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices. Unless and until changed by the Managing Member, the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Company shall be located at 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77079, or such other place as the Managing Member may from time to time designate by notice to the Members. The Company may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate. The address of the Managing Member shall be the address set forth on Exhibit A , or such other place as the Managing Member may from time to time designate by notice to the Members. The address of the current Members shall be the addresses set forth on Exhibit A , or such other places as the current Members may from time to time designate by notice to the Managing Member. The address of each additional Member shall be the place such Member designates from time to time by notice to the Managing Member.

 

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Section 2.4 Purpose and Business. The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Company shall be to engage directly or indirectly in any business activity that is approved by the Managing Member, subject to any other approvals required under Section 8.2 hereof, and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited liability company organized pursuant to the Delaware Act.

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

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

ARTICLE III

MEMBERS

Section 3.1 Members; Percentage Interests. The names of the Members, their respective Percentage Interests, and the type of Company Interest held by each Member are set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Section 3.2 Adjustments in Percentage Interests. The respective Percentage Interests of the Members shall be adjusted (a) at the time of any transfer of all or a portion of such Member’s Company Interest pursuant to Section 9.1 , (b) at the time of the issuance of additional Company Interests pursuant to Section 8.2(b) and (c) at the time of the admission of each new Member in accordance with this Agreement, in each case to take into account such transfer, issuance or admission of a new Member. The Managing Member is authorized to amend Exhibit A to this Agreement to reflect any such adjustment without the consent of any other Member.

Section 3.3 Limitation of Liability. The Members shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.1 Capitalization of the Company. Subject to Section 8.2 , the Company is authorized to issue one class of Company Interests. The Company Interests shall be designated as Member Interests, having such rights, powers, preferences and designations as set forth in this Agreement.

Section 4.2 Additional Capital Contributions. The Members shall make additional Capital Contributions to the Company at such times and in such amounts as determined by the Members in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 4.3 Withdrawal of Capital; Interest. No Member may withdraw capital or receive any distributions from the Company except as specifically provided herein. No interest shall accrue or be payable by the Company on any Capital Contributions.

 

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Section 4.4 Capital Contribution Events.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.2 to the contrary, whenever all of the Member unanimously determine that additional Capital Contributions in cash from the Members are necessary to fund the Company’s operations, the Managing Member may issue a notice to each Member (a “ Call Notice ”) for an additional Capital Contribution by each Member (a “ Required Contribution ”) in an amount equal to such Member’s pro rata portion (based on the Percentage Interests of the Members) of the aggregate additional Capital Contribution determined to be necessary by the Members not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date the Managing Member determine such additional Capital Contributions shall be made by the Members.

(b) All Call Notices shall be expressed in U.S. dollars and shall state the date on which payment is due and the bank(s) or account(s) to which payment is to be made. Each Call Notice shall specify in reasonable detail the purpose(s) for which such Required Contribution is required and the amount of the Required Contribution to be made by each Member pursuant to such Call Notice. Each Member shall contribute its Required Contribution within ten (10) Business Days of the date of delivery of the relevant Call Notice. The Company shall use the proceeds of such Required Contributions exclusively for the purpose specified in the relevant Call Notice.

Section 4.5 Failure to Contribute.

(a) If a Member fails to contribute all or any portion of a Required Contribution that such Member (a “ Delinquent Member ”) is required to make as provided in this Agreement, then, while such Member is a Delinquent Member, each non-Delinquent Member may (but shall have no obligation to) elect to fund all or any portion of the Delinquent Member’s Required Contribution as a Capital Contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5 . If a non-Delinquent Member so desires to fund such amount, such non-Delinquent Member shall so notify each of the other non-Delinquent Members, who shall have five (5) Business Days thereafter to elect to participate in such funding.

(b) The portion that each participating non-Delinquent Member may fund as a Capital Contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5 (the “ NDP Amount ”) shall be equal to the product of (x) the delinquent amount of such Required Contribution multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Percentage Interest then held by such participating non-Delinquent Member and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Percentage Interest held by all such participating non-Delinquent Members; provided , that if any participating non-Delinquent Member elects to fund less than its full allocation of such amount, the fully participating non-Delinquent Members shall be entitled to take up such shortfall (allocated, as necessary, based on their respective Percentage Interests). Upon such funding as a Capital Contribution, the Company Interest and Percentage Interest of each Member shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect all such funding (based on total Capital Contributions).

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.5 to the contrary, the Delinquent Member may cure such delinquency (i) by contributing its Required Contribution prior to the Capital Contribution being made by another Member or (ii) on or before the sixtieth (60th) day following the date that the participating non-Delinquent Member(s) satisfied the Required Contribution, by making a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the

 

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Required Contribution (a “ Make-Up Contribution ”) and paying to each participating non-Delinquent Member an amount equal to its respective NDP Amount multiplied by the Default Interest Rate for the period from the date such participating non-Delinquent Member funded its NDP Amount to the date that the Delinquent Member makes its Make-Up Contribution (the “ Default Interest Amount ”). If a Delinquent Member cures its delinquency pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(ii) by making a Make-Up Contribution and paying the Default Interest Amount, then (A) first, the Company shall distribute to each existing Member that is a participating non-Delinquent Member the NDP Amount that such participating non-Delinquent Member funded pursuant to Section 4.5(b) , (B) second, the respective Capital Accounts and Percentage Interests of the Members shall be adjusted with all necessary increases or decreases to return the Members’ Capital Accounts and Percentage Interests status quo ante application of Section 4.5(b) and (C) third, the Percentage Interest and Company Interests of each Member shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the Make-Up Contribution (based on total Capital Contributions). If the delinquency is remedied (i) by the Delinquent Member making its Required Contribution or Make-Up Contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5(c) or (ii) by funding by the non-Delinquent Member(s) as a Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 4.5(b) , the Delinquent Member shall no longer be deemed to be a Delinquent Member with respect to the unfunded Required Contribution.

ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS AND OTHER TAX MATTERS

Section 5.1 Profits. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.3 and Section 5.4 , and any allocation of Profits set forth in Section 5.2(b) , Profits for any Allocation Year shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

Section 5.2 Losses.

(a) After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.3 and Section 5.4 , Losses for any Allocation Year shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

(b) The Losses allocated pursuant to Section 5.2(a) shall not exceed the maximum amount of Losses that can be so allocated without causing any Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Allocation Year. In the event some but not all of the Members would have Adjusted Capital Account Deficits as a result of an allocation of Losses pursuant to Section 5.2(a) , Losses that would otherwise be allocated to a Member pursuant to Section 5.2(a) but for the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(b) shall be allocated to the remaining Members in proportion to their relative Percentage Interests. All remaining Losses in excess of the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(b) shall be allocated to the Managing Member. Profits for any Allocation Year subsequent to an Allocation Year for which the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(b) was applicable shall be allocated (i) first, to reverse any Losses allocated to the Managing Member pursuant to the third sentence of this Section 5.2(b) and (ii) second, to reverse any Losses allocated to the Members pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 5.2(b) and in proportion to how such Losses were allocated.

 

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Section 5.3 Special Allocations. The following special allocations shall be made in the following order:

(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V , if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain during any Allocation Year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Allocation Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(g)(2). This Section 5.3(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(b) Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V , if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any Allocation Year, each Member who has a share of the Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Allocation Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 5.3(b) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(c) Qualified Income Offset . In the event that any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Regulations Sections 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Company income and gain shall be allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Member as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.3(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.3(c) were not in this Agreement.

(d) Gross Income Allocation . In the event that any Member has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Allocation Year, each such Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such deficit as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.3(d) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if Section 5.3(c) and this Section 5.3(d) were not in this Agreement.

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(f) Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Allocation Year shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1).

(g) Nonrecourse Liabilities . Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Company described in Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3) shall be allocated among the Members in the manner chosen by the Managing Member and consistent with such section of the Regulations.

(h) Section 754 Adjustments . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Property, pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Company Interest, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution was made in the event Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

Section 5.4 Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Section 5.3 (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Regulations. It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent possible, the Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with special allocations of other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this Section 5.4 . Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Tax Matters Member shall make such offsetting special allocations of Company income, gain, loss or deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations are made, each Member’s Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of this Agreement and all Company items were allocated pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 and Section 5.3 (other than the Regulatory Allocations). In exercising its discretion under this Section 5.4 , the Tax Matters Member shall take into account future Regulatory Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Regulatory Allocations previously made.

Section 5.5 Other Allocation Rules.

(a) Profits, Losses and any other items of income, gain, loss or deduction shall be allocated to the Members pursuant to this Article V as of the last day of each Fiscal Year; provided that Profits, Losses and such other items shall also be allocated at such times as the Gross Asset Values of the Company’s assets are adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” in Section 1.1 .

(b) For purposes of determining the Profits, Losses or any other items allocable to any period, Profits, Losses and any such other items shall be determined on a daily proration basis by the Managing Member under Code Section 706 and the Regulations thereunder.

 

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Section 5.6 Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c).

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.6 , each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company for federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as such items are allocated for book purposes under this Article V . In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any Property contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with the definition of Gross Asset Value). Such allocation shall be made in accordance with the “remedial method” described by Regulations Section 1.704-3(d).

(b) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Property is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such Property shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Property for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder. Such allocation shall be made in accordance with the “remedial method” described by Regulations Section 1.704-3(d).

(c) In accordance with Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1250-1(f), any gain allocated to the Members upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Property shall, to the extent possible, after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 5.6(c) , be characterized as “recapture income” in the same proportions and to the same extent as such Members (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as “recapture income.”

(d) Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Managing Member in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.6 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

Section 5.7 Tax Elections.

(a) The Members intend that the Company be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, neither the Tax Matters Member nor any Member shall file any election or return on its own behalf or on behalf of the Company that is inconsistent with that intent.

(b) The Company shall make the election under Code Section 754 in accordance with the applicable Regulations issued thereunder, subject to the reservation of the right to seek to revoke any such election upon the Managing Member’s determination that such revocation is in the best interests of the Members.

 

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(c) Any elections or other decisions relating to tax matters that are not expressly provided herein, shall be made jointly by the Members in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement.

Section 5.8 Tax Returns.

(a) The Company shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns and reports required to be filed by the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company shall provide copies of all the Company’s federal, state, local and foreign tax returns (and any schedules or other required filings related to such returns) that reflect items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit that flow to separate Member returns, to the Members for their review and comment prior to filing, except as otherwise agreed by the Members. The Members agree in good faith to resolve any difference in the tax treatment of any item affecting such returns and schedules. However, if the Members are unable to resolve the dispute, the position of the Tax Matters Member shall be followed if nationally recognized tax counsel acceptable to the Member provides an opinion that substantial authority exists for such position. Substantial authority shall be given the meaning ascribed to it for purposes of applying Code Section 6662. If the Members are unable to resolve the dispute prior to the due date for filing the return, including approved extensions, the position of the Tax Matters Member shall be followed, and amended returns shall be filed if necessary at such time the dispute is resolved. The costs of the dispute shall be borne by the Company. The Members agree to file their separate federal income tax returns in a manner consistent with the Company’s return, the provisions of this Agreement and in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) The Members shall provide each other with copies of all correspondence or summaries of other communications with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority (other than routine correspondence and communications) regarding the tax treatment of the Company’s operations. No Member shall enter into settlement negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority with respect to any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits if the tax adjustment attributable to such issue (assuming the then current aggregate tax rate) would be $100,000 or greater, without first giving reasonable advance notice of such intended action to the other Members.

Section 5.9 Tax Matters Member.

(a) The Managing Member shall be the “Tax Matters Member” of the Company within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code, and shall act in any similar capacity under the Applicable Law of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, but only with respect to returns for which items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit flow to the separate returns of the Members. If at any time there is more than one Managing Member, the Tax Matters Member shall be the Managing Member with the largest Percentage Interest following such admission.

(b) The Tax Matters Member shall incur no Liability (except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Tax Matters Member) to the Company or the other Members including, but not limited to, Liability for any additional taxes, interest or penalties owed by the other Members due to adjustments of Company items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit at the Company level.

 

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Section 5.10 Designation of Partnership Representative

(a) With respect to tax returns filed for taxable years beginning on or after December 31, 2017, the Managing Member (or its designee) will be designated as the “partnership representative” in accordance with the rules prescribed pursuant to Section 6223 of the Code and shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. If at any time there is more than one Managing Member, the partnership representative shall be the Managing Member with the largest Percentage Interest following such admission (or its designee). Except as subject to Section 5.11 , the Managing Member (or its designee) shall exercise, in its sole discretion, any and all authority of the “partnership representative” under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) binding the Company and its Members with respect to tax matters and (ii) determining whether to make any available election under Section 6226 of the Code. In all events, the cost incurred by the partnership representative in performing its duties hereunder shall be borne by the Company. In accordance with Section 13.6 , the Managing Member shall propose and the Members shall agree to (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld) any amendment of the provisions of this Agreement required to appropriately to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations implementing the partnership audit, assessment and collection rules adopted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, including any amendments to those rules.

(b) The partnership representative shall incur no Liability (except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Tax Matters Member) to the Company or the other Members including, but not limited to, Liability for any additional taxes, interest or penalties owed by the other Members due to adjustments of Company items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit at the Company level.

Section 5.11 Duties of Tax Matters Member and Partnership Representative .

(a) Except as provided in Section 5.11(b) , the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall cooperate with the other Members and shall promptly provide the other Members with copies of notices or other materials from, and inform the other Members of discussions engaged with, the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority and shall provide the other Members with notice of all scheduled proceedings, including meetings with agents of the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority, technical advice conferences, appellate hearings, and similar conferences and hearings, as soon as possible after receiving notice of the scheduling of such proceedings, but in any case prior to the date of such scheduled proceedings.

(b) The duties of the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, under Section 5.11(a) shall not apply with respect to notices, materials, discussions, proceedings, meetings, conferences, or hearings involving any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits if the tax adjustment attributable to such issue (assuming the then current aggregate tax rate) would be less than $100,000 except as otherwise required under Applicable Law.

 

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(c) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall not extend the period of limitations or assessments without the consent of the other Members, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(d) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall not file a petition or complaint in any court, or file any claim, amended return or request for an administrative adjustment with respect to company items, after any return has been filed, with respect to any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits if the tax adjustment attributable to such issue (assuming the then current aggregate tax rate) would be $100,000 or greater, unless agreed by the other Members. If the other Members do not agree, the position of the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall be followed if nationally recognized tax counsel acceptable to all Members issues an opinion that a reasonable basis exists for such position. Reasonable basis shall be given the meaning ascribed to it for purposes of applying Code Section 6662. The costs of the dispute shall be borne by the Company.

(e) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall not enter into any settlement agreement with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority, either before or after any audit of the applicable return is completed, with respect to any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits, unless any of the following apply:

(i) all Members agree to the settlement;

(ii) the tax effect of the issue if resolved adversely would be, and the tax effect of settling the issue is, proportionately the same for all Members (assuming each otherwise has substantial taxable income);

(iii) the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, determines that the settlement of the issue is fair to the Members; or

(iv) tax counsel acceptable to all Members determines that the settlement is fair to all Members and is one it would recommend to the Company if all Members were owned by the same person and each had substantial taxable income.

In all events, the costs incurred by the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, in performing its duties hereunder shall be borne by the Company.

(f) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, may request extensions to file any tax return or statement without the written consent of, but shall so inform, the other Members.

Section 5.12 Survival of Provisions. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the provisions of this Agreement regarding the Company’s tax returns and Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall survive the termination of the Company and the transfer of any Member’s interest in the Company and shall remain in effect for the period of time necessary to resolve any and all matters regarding the federal, state, local and foreign taxation of the Company and items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and credit.

 

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ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1 Distributions of Distributable Cash. Within 45 days following the end of each Quarter commencing with the Quarter that includes the IPO Date, the Company shall distribute to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests an amount equal to 100% of Distributable Cash. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to any Member on account of its interest in the Company if such distribution would violate the Delaware Act or other Applicable Law.

Section 6.2 Liquidating Distributions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI (other than the last sentence of Section 6.1 ), distributions with respect to the Quarter in which a dissolution of the Company occurs shall be made in accordance with Article XII .

Section 6.3 Distribution in Kind. The Company shall not distribute to the Members any assets in kind unless approved by the Members in accordance with this Agreement. If cash and property in kind are to be distributed simultaneously, the Company shall distribute such cash and property in kind in the same proportion to each Member, unless otherwise approved by the Members in accordance with this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section 7.1 Books and Records; Examination. The Managing Member shall keep or cause to be kept such books of account and records with respect to the Company’s business as required by applicable law and it may deem necessary and appropriate. Each Member and its duly authorized representatives shall have the right, for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Company, at any time to examine, or to appoint independent certified public accountants (the fees of which shall be paid by such Member) to examine, the books, records and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries, their operations and all other matters that such Member may wish to examine, including all documentation relating to actual or proposed transactions between the Company and any Member or any Affiliate of a Member. The Company’s books of account shall be kept using the method of accounting determined by the Managing Member.

Section 7.2 Reports. The Managing Member shall prepare and send to each Member (at the same time) promptly such financial information of the Company as a Member shall from time to time reasonably request, for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Company. The Managing Member shall, for any purpose reasonably related to a Member’s interest in the Company, permit examination and audit of the Company’s books and records by both the internal and independent auditors of its Members.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

MANAGEMENT AND VOTING

Section 8.1 Management. The Managing Member shall conduct, direct and manage the business of the Company. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Managing Member, and no Member shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Company. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a managing member of a limited liability company under the Delaware Act or which are granted to the Managing Member under any other provision of this Agreement, the Managing Member, subject to Section 8.2 , shall have full power and authority to do all things on such terms as it, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Company and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 2.4 . The Company shall reimburse the Managing Member, on a monthly basis or such other basis as the Managing Member may determine, for all direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by the Managing Member or payments made by the Managing Member, in its capacity as the managing member of the Company, for and on behalf of the Company. Except as provided in this Section 8.1 , and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall not be compensated for its services as the managing member of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to any approvals required by Section 8.2 hereof, the Managing Member shall have the authority to vote the Company’s interests in each of the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures in its sole discretion with respect to any matter requiring a vote of the members of any Mardi Gras Joint Venture under the limited liability company agreement of such Mardi Gras Joint Venture.

Section 8.2 Matters Constituting Unanimous Approval Matters. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Delaware Act to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of Section 8.3(c) , each of the following matters, and only the following matters, shall constitute a “Unanimous Approval Matter” which requires the prior approval of all of the Members pursuant to Section 8.3(c) :

(a) sale, lease, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any of the Company’s ownership interests in any of its Subsidiaries;

(b) other than equity securities issued upon exercise of convertible or exchangeable securities approved pursuant to this Section 8.2 , the authorization, sale and/or issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective limited liability company interests or other equity securities, including the issuance of any additional Company Interests, whether in a private or public offering, including an initial public offering, or the grant, sale or issuance of other securities (including rights, warrants and options) convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for any of their respective limited liability company interests or other equity securities, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable;

(c) incurring any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(d) any repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any debt or equity securities;

 

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(e) approval of the merger, consolidation, or participation in a share exchange or other statutory reorganization with, or voluntary or involuntary sale, exchange, assignment, transfer, conveyance, bequest, devise, merger, consolidation, gift or any other alienation, with or without consideration, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, any Person;

(f) dissolution of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 12.1 or the filing of any bankruptcy or reorganization petition on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and acquiescence in such a petition filed by others;

(g) approval of any capital contributions to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any of their respective limited liability company agreements or other organizational documents;

(h) approval of the Company’s annual budget, including the amount of cash reserves to be set aside before the payment of any distribution to the Members;

(i) amendment or repeal of the Certificate of Formation or this Agreement;

(j) entering into any agreement or otherwise committing to do any of the foregoing; and

(k) any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the approval, consent or other form of authorization of all of the Members.

Section 8.3 Meetings and Voting.

(a) Representatives . For purposes of this Article VIII and subject to the Managing Member’s authority under Section 8.1 , each Member shall be represented by a designated representative (each, a “ Representative ”), who shall be appointed by, and may be removed with or without cause by, the Member that designated such Person. Each Representative shall have the full authority to act on behalf of the Member who designated such Representative. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Representative shall be deemed the agent of the Member that appointed him, and each Representative shall not be an agent of the Company or the other Members. The action of a Representative at a meeting of the Members (or through a written consent) shall bind the Member that designated that Representative, and the other Members shall be entitled to rely upon such action without further inquiry or investigation as to the actual authority (or lack thereof) of such Representative.

(b) Meetings and Voting . Meetings of Members shall be at such times and locations as the Managing Member shall determine in its sole discretion. Any meeting of the Members may be held in person or by telephone conference or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. The Managing Member shall provide notice to the Members of any meetings of Members in any manner that it deems reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances. The presence, in person or by proxy, of each Member or its respective Representative shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Members. At any meeting of the Members duly called and held in accordance with this Agreement

 

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at which a quorum is present, the act of Members holding Company Interests that, in the aggregate, represent a majority of the Percentage Interests of those present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all Members, unless a greater or different percentage is required with respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the act of the Members holding Company Interests that in the aggregate represent at least such greater or different percentage shall be required. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of Members may be adjourned from time to time by the affirmative vote of Members with at least a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Members entitled to vote at such meeting (including the Managing Member) represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted.

(c) Unanimous Approval Matters . All Unanimous Approval Matters shall be approved by the unanimous affirmative vote of all of the Members. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that all references in this Agreement to any approval, consent or other form of authorization by “all Members,” “each of the Members” or similar phrases shall be deemed to mean that such approval, consent or other form of authorization shall constitute a Unanimous Approval Matter that requires the unanimous approval of all of the Members in accordance with this Section 8.3(c) .

Section 8.4 Reliance by Third Parties. Persons dealing with the Company are entitled to rely conclusively upon the power and authority of the Managing Member set forth in this Agreement. Neither a Member nor its Representative shall have the authority to bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE IX

TRANSFER OF COMPANY INTERESTS

Section 9.1 Restrictions on Transfers.

(a) General . Except as expressly provided by this Article IX , the Managing Member shall not transfer all or any part of its Company Interests to any Person without first obtaining the written approval of each of the other Members, which approval may be granted or withheld in their sole discretion. Each of the Members other than the Managing Member may in its sole discretion transfer all or any part of its Company Interests without approval from any other Member.

(b) Transfer by Operation of Law . In the event the Managing Member shall be party to a merger, consolidation or similar business combination transaction with another Person or sell all or substantially all its assets to another Person, such Member may transfer all or part of its Company Interests to such other Person without the approval of any other Member.

(c) Consequences of an Unpermitted Transfer . To the fullest extent permitted by law, any transfer of a Member’s Company Interest in violation of the applicable provisions of this Agreement shall be void ab initio.

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transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Company such instruments as the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to effectuate the admission of such transferee as a Member and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The admission of a transferee shall be effective immediately prior to such transfer and, immediately following such admission, the transferor shall cease to be a Member (to the extent it transferred its entire Company Interest). If the Managing Member transfers its entire Member Interest in the Company, the transferee Managing Member, to the extent admitted as a substitute Managing Member, is hereby authorized to, and shall, continue the Company without dissolution.

Section 9.3 Allocations and Distributions. Subject to applicable Regulations, upon the transfer of all the Company Interests of a Member as herein provided, the Profit or Loss of the Company attributable to the Company Interests so transferred for the Fiscal Year in which such transfer occurs shall be allocated between the transferor and transferee as of the effective date of the assignment, and such allocation shall be based upon any permissible method agreed to by the Members that is provided for in Code Section 706 and the Regulations issued thereunder.

Section 9.4 Restriction on Resignation or Withdrawal. Except in connection with a transfer permitted pursuant to Section 9.1 or as contemplated by Section 12.1 , no Member shall withdraw from the Company without the consent of each of the other Members. To the extent permitted by law, any purported withdrawal from the Company in violation of this Section 9.4 shall be null and void.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section 10.1 Liability for Company Obligations. Except as otherwise required by the Delaware Act, the Liabilities of the Company shall be solely the Liabilities of the Company, and no Indemnitee (other than the Managing Member) shall be obligated personally for any such Liability of the Company solely by reason of being an Indemnitee.

Section 10.2 Disclaimer of Duties and Exculpation.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Indemnitee shall have any duty (fiduciary or otherwise) or obligation to the Company, the Members or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, and in taking, or refraining from taking, any action required or permitted under this Agreement or under Applicable Law, each Indemnitee shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as such Indemnitee deems advisable, including its own interests, and need not consider any interest of or factors affecting, any other Indemnitee or the Company notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity. To the extent that an Indemnitee is required or permitted under this Agreement to act in “good faith” or under another express standard, such Indemnitee shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard under this Agreement or otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity.

 

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(b) The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties (including fiduciary duties) and Liabilities of an Indemnitee otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace these duties and Liabilities of such Indemnitee in their entirety, and no Indemnitee shall be liable to the Company, the Members or any other Person bound by this Agreement for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by law, no Indemnitee shall be liable to the Company, the Members or any other Person bound by this Agreement for any cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or Liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnitee in such capacity, whether or not such Person continues to be an Indemnitee at the time of such cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or Liability is incurred or imposed, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.

(d) An Indemnitee shall be fully protected from liability to the Company, the Members and any other Person bound by this Agreement in acting or refraining from acting in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company and such other information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to any matters the Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, Liabilities, Profits and Losses of the Company.

Section 10.3 Indemnification.

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all Liabilities arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or refraining to act) in such capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company; provided , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless pursuant to this Agreement if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in intentional fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company (including insurance proceeds payable to the Company for such purposes), it being agreed that the Managing Member shall not be personally liable for such indemnification or advancement of expenses and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification or advancement of expenses.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, upon receipt by the Company of any undertaking by or on behalf of an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 10.3(a) to repay expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by such Indemnitee in appearing at, participating in or defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding if it shall be ultimately

 

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determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Section 10.3 , such expenses shall, from time to time, be advanced to the Indemnitee by the Company prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.3 , that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified.

(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 10.3 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement to which the Company may be a Party, as a matter of law, in equity or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification provided for in this Section 10.3 shall be without prejudice to any indemnification or similar undertaking by the Company to any other Person under a separate written legally binding agreement of the Company.

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

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

(f) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 10.3 solely because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies.

(g) The provisions of this Section 10.3 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees and their heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(h) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 10.3 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.3 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

 

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ARTICLE XI

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Section 11.1 Outside Activities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, (a) the engaging in activities by any Indemnitee that are competitive with the business of the Company is hereby approved by all Members, (b) it shall not be a breach of any fiduciary duty or any other duty or obligation of a Member under this Agreement or otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity for such Indemnitee to engage in such activities in preference to or to the exclusion of the Company, (c) an Indemnitee shall have no obligation under this Agreement or as a result of any duty (including any fiduciary duty) otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity, to present business opportunities to the Company and (d) the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Indemnitee.

ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

Section 12.1 Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its business and affairs wound up upon the earliest to occur of any one of the following events:

(a) at any time there are no Members of the Company, unless the business of the Company is continued in accordance with the Delaware Act;

(b) the written consent of all the Members;

(c) an “event of withdrawal” (as defined in the Delaware Act) of the Managing Member; or

(d) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

The bankruptcy, involuntary liquidation or dissolution of a Member shall cause that Member to cease to be a member of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be dissolved and its business and affairs shall not be wound up upon the occurrence of any event specified in clause (c) above if, at the time of occurrence of such event, there is at least one remaining Member (who is hereby authorized to, and shall, carry on the business of the Company), or if within ninety (90) days after the date on which such event occurs, the remaining Members elect in writing to continue the business of the Company and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such event, if required, of one or more additional Managing Members of the Company. Except as provided in this paragraph, and to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Act, the occurrence of an event that causes a Member to cease to be a Member of the Company shall not, in and of itself, cause the Company to be dissolved or its business or affairs to be wound up, and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of the Company shall, to the extent permitted by the Delaware Act, continue without dissolution.

Section 12.2 Winding Up of Company. Upon dissolution, the Company’s business shall be wound up in an orderly manner. The Managing Member shall (unless the Managing Member (or, if no Managing Member, the remaining Members) elects to appoint a liquidating trustee) wind up the affairs of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. In performing its duties, the Managing Member or liquidating trustee is authorized to sell, distribute, exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Company in accordance with the Delaware Act and in any reasonable manner that the Managing Member or liquidating trustee shall determine to be not adverse to the interests of the Members or their successors-in-interest. The Managing Member or liquidating trustee shall take full account of the Company’s Liabilities and Property and shall cause the Property or the proceeds from the sale thereof, to the extent sufficient therefor, to be applied and distributed, to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, in the following order:

 

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(a) First, to creditors, including Members who are creditors, to the extent permitted by law, in satisfaction of all of the Company’s Liabilities (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof to the extent required by Section 18-804 of the Delaware Act), other than Liabilities for distribution to Members under Section 18-601 or 18-604 of the Delaware Act;

(b) Second, to the Members and former Members of the Company in satisfaction of Liabilities for distributions under Sections 18-601 or 18-604 of the Delaware Act; and

(c) The balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with the positive balance in their respective Capital Accounts, after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods.

Section 12.3 Compliance with Certain Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts. In the event the Company is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article XII to the Members who have positive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). If any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all Allocation Years, including the Allocation Year during which such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.

Section 12.4 Deemed Distribution and Recontribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XII , in the event the Company is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no actual dissolution and winding up under the Delaware Act has occurred, the Property shall not be liquidated, the Company’s debts and other Liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, solely for federal income tax purposes, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all its Property and Liabilities to a new limited liability company in exchange for an interest in such new limited liability company and, immediately thereafter, the Company will be deemed to liquidate by distributing interests in the new limited liability company to the Members.

Section 12.5 Distribution of Property. In the event the Managing Member determines that it is necessary in connection with the winding up of the Company to make a distribution of property in kind, such property shall be transferred and conveyed to the Members so as to vest in each of them as a tenant in common an undivided interest in the whole of such property, but otherwise in accordance with Section 12.3 .

 

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Section 12.6 Termination of Company. The Company shall terminate when all assets of the Company, after payment of or due provision for all Liabilities of the Company, shall have been distributed to the Members in the manner provided for in this Agreement, and the Certificate of Formation shall have been canceled in the manner provided by the Delaware Act.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all notices, demands, requests, or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given either (a) in person, (b) by United States mail, (c) by expedited delivery service (charges prepaid) with proof of delivery or (d) by electronic message or facsimile. The Company’s address for notice shall be the principal place of business of the Company, as set forth in Section 2.3 . The address for notices and other communications to the Managing Member or any Member shall be the address set forth in Exhibit A . Addresses for notices and communications hereunder may be changed by the Company, the Managing Member or any Member, as applicable, giving notice in writing, stating its new address for notices, to the other. For purposes of the foregoing, any notice required or permitted to be given shall be deemed to be delivered and given on the date actually delivered to the address specified in this Section 13.1 .

Section 13.2 Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

Section 13.3 Assignment. A Member shall not assign all or any of its rights, obligations or benefits under this Agreement to any other Person otherwise than (i) in connection with a transfer of its Company Interests pursuant to Article IX or (ii) with the prior written consent of each of the other Members, which consent may be withheld in such Member’s sole discretion, and any attempted assignment not in compliance with Article IX or this Section 13.3 shall be void.

Section 13.4 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 13.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.

Section 13.6 Amendment; Waiver. Subject to the definition of Capital Account, Section 2.2 and Section 3.2 , this Agreement may not be amended except in a written instrument signed by each of the Members and expressly stating it is an amendment to this Agreement. Any failure or delay on the part of any Member in exercising any power or right hereunder shall not operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or otherwise available under Applicable Law or in equity.

Section 13.7 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction in this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, at any time or to any extent, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement

 

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(or the application of such provision in other jurisdictions or to Persons or circumstances other than those to which it was held invalid or unenforceable) shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any such term, provision, covenant or restriction shall be restricted in applicability or reformed to the minimum extent required for such to be enforceable. This provision shall be interpreted and enforced to give effect to the original written intent of the Members prior to the determination of such invalidity or unenforceability.

Section 13.8 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR PROCEEDING RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY TRANSACTION OR CONDUCT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, IS HEREBY WAIVED BY EACH OF THE MEMBERS.

Section 13.9 No Bill for Accounting. To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall any Member have any right to file a bill for an accounting or any similar proceeding.

Section 13.10 Waiver of Partition. Each Member hereby waives any right to partition of the Property.

Section 13.11 Third Parties. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person (other than Indemnitees) other than the Members and their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns any rights, remedies or basis for reliance upon, under or by reason of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

MANAGING MEMBER:
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
By:   BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC


MEMBER:
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC


MEMBER:
BP PIPELINES (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC


Exhibit A

 

Member

  

Percentage Interest

BP Midstream Partners LP

501 WestLake Park Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: [•]

E-mail: [•]

   20.0% managing member interest

BP Pipelines (North America) Inc.

501 WestLake Park Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: [•]

E-mail: [•]

   79.0%

The Standard Oil Company

501 WestLake Park Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: [•]

E-mail: [•]

   1.0%

Exhibit A – Page 1

Exhibit 10.2

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

This Omnibus Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is entered into on, and effective as of, the Closing Date, among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., a Maine corporation (“ BP Pipelines ”), BP Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “ General Partner ”), and, solely for purposes of Articles 4 and 6 , BP America Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ BP ”).

RECITALS

1. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Articles 2 and 5 , with respect to certain indemnification obligations of the Parties to each other and related to the assets that are directly or indirectly conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred to any member of the Partnership Group under the Contribution Agreement or owned by, leased by, or otherwise held for the operation of the business, properties or assets of, any member of the Partnership Group as of the Closing Date (the “ Contributed Assets ”).

2. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Articles 3 and 5 , with respect to (i) the reimbursement by the Partnership for the Services related to (A) the Contributed Assets and (B) other assets that may be directly or indirectly conveyed, contributed, otherwise transferred to, or are acquired by, owned by, leased by, or otherwise held for the operation of the business, properties or assets of, any member of the Partnership Group from time to time (collectively and including the Contributed Assets, the “ Partnership Assets ”) and (ii) the limitation of duties, liability and indemnification related to the Services.

3. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article 4 , with respect to the granting of a trademark license from BP and its Affiliates to the Partnership Group.

4. The Parties desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, as more fully set forth in Article 6 , with respect to the Partnership Group’s right of first offer with respect to the Subject Assets (as defined herein).

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

ARTICLE 1

Definitions

1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement (including the Recitals, which are incorporated herein for all purposes) the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Affiliate ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Asset Contribution Deductible ” is defined in Section 2.5(h) .

BP Administrative Fee ” is defined in Section 3.2(b) .

BP D&O Cost ” is defined in Section 3.2(b) .

 

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BP D&O Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a).

BP G&A Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a).

BP License ” is defined in Section 4.1 .

BP Marks ” is defined in Section 4.1 .

BP Operating Cost ” is defined in Section 3.2(b) .

BP Operating Personnel ” is defined in Section 3.1(d) .

BP Operating Personnel Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .

BP Pipelines Entities ” means, collectively and individually, BP Pipelines and each of its Affiliates, other than the General Partner and the members of the Partnership Group.

BP Pipelines Parties ” means, collectively and individually, the BP Pipelines Entities (including any of their respective successors and permitted assigns) and their respective employees, officers, members, managers, directors, agents, contractors, subcontractors, invitees and representatives, but excluding agents, contractors, subcontractors, invitees and representatives retained by and in the name of any of the BP Pipelines Entities as part of the Third-Party Operating Services or the Third-Party G&A Services but for the direct benefit of and as agent for any of the Partnership Entities or the General Partner in accordance with Section 3.1(b) .

BP2 ” refers to the BP#2 crude oil pipeline system and related assets.

BP2 OpCo ” refers to BP Two Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which owns BP2.

Business Day ” means each calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day that is an official holiday in the State of Texas.

Caesar ” refers to Caesar Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the pipeline system and related assets owned by such entity.

Cleopatra ” refers to Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the pipeline system and related assets owned by such entity.

Closing Date ” means October 30, 2017.

Confidential Information ” means any materials, information and data that is disclosed by or on behalf of a Disclosing Party or its Representatives to a Receiving Party or its Representatives, or which is learned or observed by the Receiving Party or its Representatives, in connection with any part of this Agreement (including the indemnification, provision of services and licensing of trademarks contemplated hereby), including trade secrets, know-how, scientific or technical information, design, invention, process, procedure, formula, improvements, product planning information, marketing strategies, financial information, information regarding operations, contracts and contract-related information, consumer and/or customer relationships, consumer and/or customer identities and profiles, employee records and/or personal data, sales estimates, business plans, and internal performance results relating to the past, present or future

 

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business activities of the Disclosing Party or the Affiliates of such Disclosing Party and the consumers, customers, clients and suppliers of any of the foregoing. Confidential Information includes such information as may be contained in or embodied by documents, substances, engineering and laboratory notebooks, reports, data, specifications, computer source code and object code, flow charts, databases, drawings, pilot plants or demonstration or operating facilities, diagrams, specifications, bills of material, equipment, prototypes and models, and any other tangible manifestation (including data in computer or other digital format) of the foregoing; provided , however , that Confidential Information does not include information that a Receiving Party can show (a) is or has subsequently become available to the general public as part of the public domain without a breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party or its Representatives, (b) has been furnished or made known to the Receiving Party or its Representatives without any obligation to keep it confidential by a third party under circumstances which are not known to the Receiving Party or its Representatives to involve a breach of the third party’s confidentiality or non-use obligations, or (c) was developed by the Receiving Party or its Representatives independently of information furnished or made available to the Receiving Party or its Representatives in accordance with this Agreement.

Contributed Assets ” is defined in the Recitals hereto.

Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the General Partner, the Partnership and BP Pipelines, together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated thereunder, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Covered Environmental Losses ” is defined in Section 2.1(a) .

Covered Right-of-Way and Permits Losses ” is defined in Section 2.2 .

Diamondback ” refers to the Diamondback diluent pipeline system and related assets.

Diamondback OpCo ” refers to BP D-B Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which owns Diamondback.

Disclosing Party ” means, as applicable in a given case, either:

 

  (a) any BP Pipelines Entity in its capacity as a party whose Confidential Information is being disclosed by it or on its behalf to any member of the Partnership Group or whose Confidential Information is being observed or learnt by any member of the Partnership Group; or

 

  (b) a member of the Partnership Group in its capacity as a party whose Confidential Information is being disclosed by it or on its behalf to any BP Pipelines Entity or whose Confidential Information is being observed or learnt by any BP Pipelines Entity,

in each case in connection with any part of this Agreement, including the indemnification, provision of services and licensing of trademarks contemplated hereby.

Endymion ” refers to Endymion Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the pipeline system and related assets owned by such entity.

Environmental Deductible ” is defined in Section 2.5(d) .

 

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Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, Environmental Permits and other legally enforceable requirements and rules of common law relating to pollution or protection of natural resources, wildlife and the environment or workplace health or safety including the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq. , the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq. , the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. , the Energy Independence and Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 17001 et seq. , the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. , the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. , the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq. , the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq. , the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq. , the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002, 49 U.S.C. §§ 60101 et seq. , the Endangered Species Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. and other environmental conservation and protection laws and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq. , and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local counterparts, each as amended from time to time.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license, registration, certification, consent, exemption, variance or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, including applications for renewal of such permits in which the application allows for continued operation under the terms of an expired permit.

Equity Contribution Deductible ” is defined in Section 2.5(f) .

Fault ” means any act or omission that is determined by a final, non-appealable judgment on the merits to represent gross negligence, willful misconduct, reckless disregard or fraud.

General and Administrative Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, tribal, foreign or local governmental entity, authority, department, court or agency, including any political subdivision thereof, exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power of any nature, and including any arbitrating body, commission or quasi-governmental authority or self-regulating organization of competent authority exercising or enlisted to exercise similar power or authority.

Hazardous Substance ” means (a) any substance, whether solid, liquid, gaseous, semi-solid, or any combination thereof, that is designated, defined or classified as a hazardous waste, solid waste, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous substance, or terms of similar meaning, or that is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law, including any hazardous substance as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, and including asbestos and lead-containing paints or coatings, and (b) petroleum, oil, gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil, motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum hydrocarbons.

Indemnified Person ” means the Person entitled to indemnification in accordance with Article 5 .

Indemnified Services Related Losses ” is defined in Section 3.5 .

Indemnifying Party ” means the Party from whom indemnification may be sought in accordance with Article 5 .

 

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Interest Rate ” means the lesser of (i) 2% over the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (ii) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

Joint Venture Entities ” means Mars and the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures.

LIBOR ” means the rate determined below at 11 a.m. on the due date of the original invoice as determined in Section 3.3 :

(a) the applicable Screen Rate; or

(b) (if no Screen Rate is available for US Dollars) the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded to four (4) decimal places) as supplied to BP Pipelines at its request quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London interbank market,

for the offering of deposits in US Dollars for a one (1) month period; provided however , if LIBOR as of any calculation time is less than zero (0), then for all purposes of this Agreement, LIBOR shall be zero (0).

Limited Partner ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Litigation Matters Deductible ” is defined in Section 2.5(g) .

Losses ” means any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent.

Mardi Gras ” refers to Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which owns a 56.0% ownership interest in Caesar, a 65.0% ownership interest in Proteus, a 65.0% ownership interest in Endymion, and a 53.0% ownership interest in Cleopatra.

Mardi Gras Joint Ventures ” refers collectively to Caesar, Cleopatra, Proteus and Endymion.

Mark Licensees ” is defined in Section 4.3 .

Mars ” refers to Mars Oil Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the pipeline system and related assets owned by such entity.

Negotiation Period ” is defined in Section 6.1 .

Non-Indemnified Services Related Losses ” is defined in Section 3.5 .

Operated Asset ” is defined in Schedule C hereto.

Operated Partnership Entities ” means the assets and operations of BP2, Diamondback and River Rouge and the pipelines of each of the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures, in each case to the extent and for such period in which such assets were operated by BP Pipelines.

Operating Permit ” means any consent, license, permit or approval (other than Environmental Permits and Right-of-Way Consents) necessary to allow an Operated Partnership Entity to be operated in substantially the same manner as such Operated Partnership Entity was operated immediately prior to the Closing Date and as described in the Registration Statement.

 

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Operating Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .

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

Partnership Change of Control ” means the point at which BP Pipelines or its Affiliates cease to control, directly or indirectly, the General Partner. For purposes of this definition, “ control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the general partner of the Partnership, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

Partnership Assets ” is defined in the Recitals hereto.

Partnership Entities ” means the Partnership Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and the Joint Venture Entities.

Partnership Group ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Partnership Parties ” means the Partnership Entities (including any of their respective successors and permitted assigns) and their or the General Partner’s respective employees, officers, members, managers, directors, agents, contractors, subcontractors, invitees and representatives other than the BP Pipelines Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, Partnership Parties include agents, contractors, subcontractors, invitees and representatives retained by and in the name of any of the BP Pipelines Entities as part of the Third-Party Operating Services or the Third-Party G&A Services but for the benefit of and as agent for any of the Partnership Entities or the General Partner in accordance with Section 3.1(b) .

Partnership Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries ” means BP2 OpCo, Diamondback OpCo and River Rouge OpCo.

Party ” means a signatory to this Agreement, and “ Parties ” means all of the signatories to this Agreement.

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

Potential BP Seller ” is defined in Section 6.1 .

Products ” is defined in Schedule C hereto.

Proteus ” refers to Proteus Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the pipeline system and related assets owned by such entity.

 

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Receiving Party ” means, as applicable in a given case, either:

 

  (a) any BP Pipelines Party in its capacity as a party who is receiving Confidential Information being disclosed by or on behalf of any member of the Partnership Group or who is observing or learning the Confidential Information of any member of the Partnership Group; or

 

  (b) any Partnership Party in its capacity as a party who is receiving Confidential Information being disclosed by or on behalf of any BP Pipelines Entity or who is observing or learning the Confidential Information of any BP Pipelines Entity,

in each case in connection with any part of this Agreement, including the indemnification, provision of services and licensing of trademarks contemplated hereby.

Reference Banks ” means the principal London offices of HSBC plc, Citibank NA. and BNP Paribas or such other banks as may be appointed by BP Pipelines.

Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Partnership with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-220407), as amended.

Reimbursable Expenses ” is defined in Section 3.3 .

Representatives ” is defined in Section 7.1(a) .

Retained Assets ” means all assets owned by any of the BP Pipelines Entities as of the Closing Date that were not directly or indirectly conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred to the Partnership Group pursuant to the Contribution Agreement or the other documents referenced in the Contribution Agreement.

Right-of-Way Consents ” means any title, right-of-way, consents, licenses, permits or approvals (other than Environmental Permits) necessary to allow any pipeline included in the Operated Partnership Entities to cross the roads, waterways, railroads and other areas upon which any such pipeline is located as of the Closing Date, in each case, where such failure renders the Partnership Group liable to a third party or unable to use or operate such assets in substantially the same manner as such asset was operated immediately prior to the Closing Date and as described in the Registration Statement.

Right-of-Way and Permits Deductible ” is defined in Section 2.5(e) .

River Rouge ” refers to the Whiting to River Rouge refined products pipeline system and related assets.

River Rouge OpCo ” refers to BP River Rouge Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which owns River Rouge.

ROFO Asset ” is defined in Section 6. 1.

ROFO Notice ” is defined in Section 6.1 .

Screen Rate ” means the ICE Benchmark Administration’s London interbank offered rate for US Dollars for one month, displayed on the appropriate page of the Reuters screen. If the agreed page is replaced or service ceases to be available, BP Pipelines may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate.

 

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Services ” means, collectively, the General and Administrative Services and the BP Operating Personnel Services.

Subject Assets ” means (a) BP Pipelines’ retained equity interest in Mardi Gras that is not included in the Contributed Assets as the Closing Date and (b) the ownership interests of BP Pipelines and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries (excluding the Partnership Group) in midstream pipeline systems and assets related thereto located in the contiguous lower forty eight United States and offshore Gulf of Mexico owned as of the Closing Date, which pipeline systems include five (5) crude oil and natural gas liquids pipeline systems with the aggregate gross length as of the Closing Date of approximately one thousand eight hundred twenty (1,820) miles and aggregate gross capacity as of the Closing Date of approximately one thousand nine hundred twenty (1,920) thousands of barrel of oil equivalent per day (“kboepd”) and nine (9) refined products pipeline systems with the aggregate gross length as of the Closing Date of approximately one thousand nine hundred forty (1,940) miles and aggregate gross capacity as of the Closing Date of approximately six hundred twenty (620) kboepd.

Subsidiary ” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

Third-Party G&A Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .

Third-Party Operating Services ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .

Transfer ” means to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of, whether in one or a series of transactions.

United States Area ” means the United States of America and the District of Columbia but excludes Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and other U.S. territories and possessions.

1.2 Rules of Construction . Unless expressly provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) If a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning.

(b) The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(c) A reference to any Party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the Party’s successors and assigns.

(d) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, subsection and schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(e) The words “including,” “include,” “includes” and all variations thereof shall mean “including without limitation.”

(f) The word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”

 

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(g) The words “shall” and “will” have equal force and effect.

(h) The schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

(i) References to “$” or to “dollars” shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.

ARTICLE 2

Indemnification

2.1 Environmental Indemnification by BP Pipelines .

(a) Subject to Section 2.5 , BP Pipelines shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Partnership Group from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by or asserted against any member of the Partnership Group, directly or indirectly, including as a result of any claim by a third party, by reason of or arising out of:

(i) any violation of or any non-compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws resulting or arising from the ownership by BP Pipelines or its Affiliates of its or their direct or indirect interests in the Contributed Assets prior to the Closing Date, other than matters listed on Schedule A or Schedule B ;

(ii) any environmental remediation or corrective action that is required by Environmental Law, to the extent resulting or arising from releases occurring during the ownership or operation of the Contributed Assets by BP Pipelines or its Affiliates prior to the Closing Date (including the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from the Contributed Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of the Contributed Assets by BP Pipelines or its Affiliates at non-Partnership Entity locations) including (A) the cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation, risk-based closure activities, or other corrective action required under Environmental Laws as in effect prior to the Closing Date and (B) the cost and expense of the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, corrective action, or other plans required under Environmental Laws as in effect prior to the Closing Date, in all cases other than matters listed on Schedule A or Schedule B ; and

(iii) any matter set forth on Schedule A ,

provided , however , that with respect to any violation or non-compliance included under Section 2.1(a)(i) or any environmental remediation or corrective action included under Section 2.1(a)(ii) , BP Pipelines will be obligated to indemnify such member of the Partnership Group solely to the extent that (x) such violation or need for environmental remediation or corrective action occurred or existed before the Closing Date under Environmental Laws as in effect on or prior to the Closing Date, (y) the violation, remediation or corrective action was not identified in a voluntary audit or investigation undertaken outside the ordinary course of business by any member of the Partnership Group or any Person acting at the request or on behalf of any member of the Partnership Group and (z) BP Pipelines receives the written notice specified in Section 5.1 relating to such violation or need for environmental remediation or corrective action prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date; and provided , further , that for purposes of determining the amount of any Loss described in this Section 2.1(a) suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group, the Partnership’s ownership of 28.5% of Mars and 20.0% of Mardi Gras, and Mardi Gras’ 56.0% ownership of Caesar, 53.0%

 

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ownership of Cleopatra, 65.0% ownership of Endymion and 65.0% ownership of Proteus shall be taken into account such that any Loss described in this Section 2.1(a) suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group or any member of the Partnership Group and subject to indemnification by BP Pipelines would equal 28.5%, 20.0%, 11.2%, 10.6%, 13.0% or 13.0% of the total such Losses of Mars, Mardi Gras, Caesar, Cleopatra, Endymion, and Proteus, as the case may be. Losses subject to indemnification in this Section 2.1(a) are referred to collectively as “ Covered Environmental Losses.

2.2 Right-of-Way and Permits Indemnification by BP Pipelines . Subject to Section 2.5 , BP Pipelines shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Partnership Group from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by such member of the Partnership Group, directly or indirectly, including as a result of any claim by a third party, by reason of or arising out of: (a) the failure of any Operated Partnership Entity to have any Right-of-Way Consents; (b) the failure of any Operated Partnership Entity to have any Operating Permits; (c) the cost of curing any condition set forth in clauses (a)  or (b)  of this Section 2.2 that does not allow any Operated Partnership Entity to be operated in substantially the same manner that the Operated Partnership Entity was operated immediately prior to the Closing Date, in each case to the extent that BP Pipelines receives the written notice specified in Section 5.1 relating to such condition prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date; provided , however , that for purposes of determining the amount of any Loss described in this Section 2.2 suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group, the Partnership’s ownership of 28.5% of Mars and 20.0% of Mardi Gras, and Mardi Gras’ 56.0% ownership of Caesar, 53.0% ownership of Cleopatra, 65.0% ownership of Endymion and 65.0% ownership of Proteus shall be taken into account such that any Loss described in this Section 2.2 suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group or any member of the Partnership Group and subject to indemnification by BP Pipelines would equal 28.5%, 20.0%, 11.2%, 10.6%, 13.0% or 13.0% of the total such Losses of Mars, Mardi Gras, Caesar, Cleopatra, Endymion, and Proteus, as the case may be. Losses subject to indemnification in this Section 2.2 are referred to collectively as “ Covered Right-of-Way and Permits Losses.

2.3 Additional Indemnification by BP Pipelines .

(a) Subject to Section 2.5 , BP Pipelines shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Partnership Group from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by such member of the Partnership Group, directly or indirectly, including as a result of any claim by a third party, by reason of or arising out of:

(i) the failure of BP Pipelines to obtain, as of the Closing Date, title or any consent or approval necessary for the direct or indirect conveyance, contribution or transfer of the applicable membership or other equity interests of any member of the Partnership Group, all as contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, to the extent that BP Pipelines is notified in writing of such Losses in accordance with Section 5.1 prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date;

(ii) events and conditions associated with the Retained Assets, whether occurring at, before or after the Closing Date, except to the extent caused by the act or omission of the Partnership Group occurring after the Closing Date, provided that BP Pipelines receives the written notice specified in Section 5.1 relating to such events and conditions;

(iii) any litigation, arbitration, dispute or other legal proceedings pending as of the Closing Date attributable to the ownership or operation by BP Pipelines or its Affiliates of, or otherwise involving or relating to, the Contributed Assets prior to the Closing Date (but excluding rate adjustments as a result of any such legal actions), including but not limited to those legal actions pending as of the Closing Date and identified on Schedule B , to the extent that BP Pipelines receives the written notice specified in Section 5.1 relating to such actions prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, provided that no such notice is required with respect to the items identified on Schedule B ;

 

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(iv) all federal, state and local tax liabilities attributable to the ownership or the operation of the Partnership Entities by BP Pipelines or its Affiliates prior to the Closing Date, and any such tax liabilities that may result from the formation of the Partnership Group and the General Partner or from the direct or indirect conveyance, contribution or transfer of the applicable membership or other equity interests of any member of the Partnership Group, all as contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, to the extent that BP Pipelines receives the written notice specified in Section 5.1 relating to such liabilities prior to the date that is 60 days after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such tax liabilities; and

(v) the failure of BP Pipelines to obtain, as of the Closing Date, title or any consent or approval necessary for the direct or indirect conveyance, contribution or transfer to the applicable member of the Partnership Group of the Contributed Assets, to the extent not covered by the indemnity under Section 2.2 and that BP Pipelines is notified in writing of such Losses in accordance with Section 5.1 prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date;

provided , however , that for purposes of determining the amount of any Loss described in this Section 2.3(a) suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group, the Partnership’s ownership of 28.5% of Mars and 20.0% of Mardi Gras, and Mardi Gras’ 56.0% ownership of Caesar, 53.0% ownership of Cleopatra, 65.0% ownership of Endymion and 65.0% ownership of Proteus shall be taken into account such that any Loss described in this Section 2.3(a) suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group or any member of the Partnership Group and subject to indemnification by BP Pipelines would equal 28.5%, 20.0%, 11.2%, 10.6%, 13.0% or 13.0% of the total such Losses of Mars, Mardi Gras, Caesar, Cleopatra, Endymion, and Proteus, as the case may be.

2.4 General Indemnification by the Partnership . The Partnership shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless any of the BP Pipelines Parties from and against any Losses suffered or incurred by any of the BP Pipelines Parties, including as a result of any claim by a third party, directly or indirectly, by reason of, arising out of, or associated with, the ownership, management or operation of the Partnership Entities or of the Contributed Assets, whether related to the period before or after the Closing Date (including any violation of or any non-compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws and any environmental remediation or corrective action that is required by Environmental Law (including the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from the Contributed Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of the Contributed Assets or the Partnership Entities at non-Partnership Entity locations), except to the extent (and only to the extent) that any member of the Partnership Group is entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided , however , that for purposes of determining the amount of any Loss described in this Section 2.4 suffered or incurred by any of the BP Pipelines Entities, the BP Pipelines Entities’ ownership of 80.0% of Mardi Gras, and Mardi Gras’ 56.0% ownership of Caesar, 53.0% ownership of Cleopatra, 65.0% ownership of Endymion and 65.0% ownership of Proteus shall be taken into account such that any Loss described in this Section 2.4 suffered or incurred by any of the BP Pipelines Entities and subject to indemnification by Partnership Group would equal 80.0%, 44.8%, 42.4%, 52.0% or 52.0% of the total such Losses of Mardi Gras, Caesar, Cleopatra, Endymion, and Proteus, as the case may be.

 

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2.5 Limitations Regarding Indemnification .

(a) The aggregate liability of BP Pipelines under Section 2.1(a)(i) , Section 2.1(a)(ii) , Section 2.2 , Section 2.3(a)(iii) and Section 2.3(a)(v) shall not exceed $15,000,000 (fifteen million U.S. dollars).

(b) The aggregate liability of BP Pipelines under Section 2.3(a)(i) shall not exceed the amount of the total proceeds received by BP Pipelines Entities under the Contribution Agreement on the Closing Date.

(c) The aggregate liability of BP Pipelines for the matters set forth on Schedule A shall not exceed $25,000,000 (twenty-five million U.S. dollars).

(d) With respect to Covered Environmental Losses under Section 2.1(a)(i) and Section 2.1(a)(ii) , BP Pipelines shall not be obligated to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any member of the Partnership Group until such time as the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Partnership Group for such Covered Environmental Losses exceeds $500,000 (five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) (the “ Environmental Deductible ”), at which time BP Pipelines shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for the excess of such Covered Environmental Losses over the Environmental Deductible. The Environmental Deductible shall not apply to items identified on Schedule A .

(e) With respect to Covered Right-of-Way and Permits Losses under Section 2.2 , BP Pipelines shall not be obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless any member of the Partnership Group until such time as the aggregate amount of Covered Right-of-Way and Permits Losses exceeds $500,000 (five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) (the “ Right-of-Way and Permits Deductible ”), at which time BP Pipelines shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for the excess of such Losses over the Right-of-Way and Permits Deductible.

(f) With respect to Losses covered under Section 2.3(a)(i) , BP Pipelines shall not be obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless any member of the Partnership Group until such time as the aggregate amount of such Losses exceeds $500,000 (five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) (the “ Equity Contribution Deductible ”), at which time BP Pipelines shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for the excess of such Losses over the Equity Contribution Deductible.

(g) With respect to Losses covered under Section 2.3(a)(iii) , BP Pipelines shall not be obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless any member of the Partnership Group until such time as the aggregate amount of such Losses exceeds $500,000 (five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) (the “ Litigation Matters Deductible ”), at which time BP Pipelines shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for the excess of such Losses over the Litigation Matters Deductible. The Litigation Matters Deductible shall not apply to items identified on Schedule B .

(h) With respect to Losses covered under Section 2.3(a)(v), BP Pipelines shall not be obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless any member of the Partnership Group until such time as the aggregate amount of such Losses exceeds $500,000 (five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) (the “ Asset Contribution Deductible ”), at which time BP Pipelines shall be obligated to indemnify the Partnership Group for the excess of such Losses over the Asset Contribution Deductible.

 

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(i) For the avoidance of doubt, there is no deductible with respect to the indemnification owed by any Indemnifying Party under any portion of this Article 2 other than that described in Sections 2.5(d) through 2.5(h) and no monetary cap on the amount of indemnity coverage provided by any Indemnifying Party under this Article 2 other than that that described in Sections 2.5(a) , 2.5(b) and 2.5(c) .

ARTICLE 3

Services and Compensation

3.1 Services .

(a) BP Pipelines agrees to provide (either itself or through the BP Pipelines Parties) the services described below to and for the benefit of the Partnership Group and, where applicable, to manage the provision of such services to and for the benefit of the Partnership Group by third-party contractors or subcontractors retained in the name of the Partnership (or the General Partner) or, alternatively, in the name of BP Pipelines in accordance with Section 3.1(b) :

(i) direct operating services (including ongoing operations, repair, management and maintenance) of the Partnership Assets described in Part I of Schedule C by virtue of (A) the provision of BP Pipelines Entities’ employees or individual contractors (“ BP Operating Personnel Services ”) or (B) the retention and management for the benefit of the Partnership of third-party contractors or their subcontractors retained in the name of the Partnership (or the General Partner) or, alternatively, in the name of BP Pipelines in accordance with Section 3.1(b) (the “ Third - Party Operating Services ”) (or a combination of (A) and (B)) (collectively, the “ Operating Services ”); and

(ii) the centralized general and administrative services related to the existence, management and operation of the Partnership Group and the Partnership Assets by virtue of (A) the provision of services described in Part II.A of Schedule C (the “ BP G&A Services ”) and Part II.B of Schedule C (the “ BP D&O Services ”) by the employees or individual contractors of BP Pipelines Entities or (B) the retention and management for the benefit of the Partnership of third-party contractors or their subcontractors retained in the name of the Partnership or, alternatively, in the name of BP Pipelines in accordance with Section 3.1(b) to provide services described in Part II.C of Schedule C (the “ Third - Party G&A Services ”) (or a combination of (A) and (B)) (collectively, the “ General and Administrative Services ”).

(iii) The Parties agree that the Operating Services and the General and Administrative Services are performed for the benefit of and subject to the supervision of the General Partner, with decisions that would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the assets and operations of the Partnership subject to the General Partner’s approval and oversight.

(b) The Parties agree that it is preferred that Persons who are to provide the Third-Party Operating Services or the Third-Party G&A Services be directly retained by, and contracted with in the name of, the General Partner, the Partnership or applicable member of the Partnership Group; provided that BP Pipelines or its Affiliates shall be entitled to contract for such services with such third parties on behalf of and as agent for (but without fiduciary liability to) the General Partner, the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group either (i) if so requested or approved by the General Partner in writing acting in good faith and agreed to by BP Pipelines or (ii) if it is deemed by BP Pipelines to be necessary for its performance of the Services (including an emergency response to an actual or potential event that may pose imminent threat to people, property or the environment) and in BP Pipelines’

 

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reasonable judgment such services are unlikely to be secured timely in the name of the General Partner or the Partnership, in which case such third-party expenses incurred by BP Pipelines on behalf of and as agent for the Partnership shall be reimbursed to BP Pipelines Entities under Section 3.2(a) below.

(c) The BP Operating Personnel Services and the BP G&A Services shall be provided in a manner substantially consistent with past practice prior to the Closing Date (as determined by BP Pipelines).

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the employees and individual contractors of the BP Pipelines Entities providing the BP Operating Personnel Services, the BP G&A Services or the BP D&O Services (the “ BP Operating Personnel ”) are not employees or individual contractors of the Partnership Entities, but instead, are employees or individual contractors of the applicable BP Pipelines Entity that is performing such services for the benefit of the Partnership Entities. Consequently, BP Pipelines acknowledges and agrees that it will be responsible for the payment (subject to reimbursement as provided in Section 3.2) of payroll and benefits related obligations to the employees of BP Pipelines Entities as well as compensation to individual contractors thereof, all as provided in Section 3.6 below, and the BP Operating Personnel are not entitled to the rights and benefits of employees or individual contractors of the Partnership Entities. BP Pipelines shall be responsible for procuring and maintaining all insurance coverage for the BP Operating Personnel consistent with past practice in connection with their provision of the Services hereunder.

3.2 Fees and Expenses .

(a) Compensation & Reimbursement .

(i) The Partnership shall reimburse the General Partner for all costs and expenditures incurred by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any other member of the Partnership Group, including those in connection with the Services (including those related to obtaining the benefit of and enforcing the rights of the Partnership with respect to the indemnities provided by BP Pipelines pursuant to Sections 2.1 , 2.2 and 2.3 ).

(ii) The Partnership shall compensate and reimburse BP Pipelines and other BP Pipelines Entities:

(A) for the provision of (1) the BP Operating Personnel Services at BP Operating Cost (as defined in Section 3.2(b) below), and (2) Third-Party Operating Services at cost in the event any BP Pipelines Entity contracts for any of such Third-Party Operating Services in its own name for the benefit of and as agent for the Partnership as described in Section 3.1(b) ; and

(B) for the provision of (1) the BP G&A Services in exchange for the BP Administrative Fee, (2) the BP D&O Services at BP D&O Cost (as defined in Section 3.2(b) below), and (3) the Third-Party G&A Services at cost in the event any BP Pipelines Entity contracts for any of such Third-Party G&A Services in its own name for the benefit of and as agent for the Partnership as described in Section 3.1(b) .

 

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(b) BP Fees and Costs .

(i) As consideration for the BP Operating Personnel Services, the Partnership will reimburse BP Pipelines Entities for all of BP Pipelines Entities’ costs and expenses involved in the provision of such services at cost, including, among other items, the fully burdened costs of compensation and benefits of employees or individual contractors of BP Pipelines Entities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, long-term incentives and appropriate out of pocket and travel costs reimbursable in accordance with applicable policies of the BP Pipelines Entities) to the extent such employees or individual contractors perform BP Operating Personnel Services for the Partnership Group’s benefit (provided that, with respect to employees or individual contractors that do not devote all of their business time to the Partnership Group, the costs of compensation and benefits (including long-term incentives) of such personnel shall be allocated to the Partnership Group and included in the compensation for the BP Operating Personnel Services based on a determination made by BP Pipelines, subject to approval of the General Partner acting in good faith) (the “ BP Operating Cost ”), payable monthly as provided in Section 3.3 .

(ii) As consideration for the BP D&O Services, the Partnership will reimburse BP Pipelines Entities for all of their costs and expenses involved in the provision of such services at cost, including, among other items, the fully burdened costs of compensation and benefits of employees of BP Pipelines Entities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, long-term incentives and appropriate out of pocket and travel costs reimbursable in accordance with applicable policies of the BP Pipelines Entities) to the extent such employees or individual contractors perform the BP D&O Services for the Partnership Group’s benefit (provided that, with respect to employees or individual contractors that do not devote all of their business time to the Partnership Group, the costs of compensation and benefits of such personnel shall be allocated to the Partnership Group and included in the compensation for the BP D&O Services based on a determination made by BP Pipelines, subject to approval of the General Partner acting in good faith) (the “ BP D&O Cost ”), payable monthly as provided in Section 3.3 .

(iii) As consideration for the BP G&A Services, the Partnership will pay BP Pipelines a fee (the “ BP Administrative Fee ”), initially, of $13.3 million per year, payable in equal monthly installments as provided in Section 3.3 . The BP Administrative Fee for the 2017 fiscal year will be prorated based on the number of days from the Closing Date to December 31, 2017.

(A) The Parties acknowledge and agree that it is the intent of the Parties that the BP Administrative Fee will cover the cost of the BP G&A Services provided by the employees or individual contractors of the BP Pipelines Entities to the Partnership Group, including the following: (1) the fully burdened costs of compensation and benefits of employees or individual contractors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, long-term incentives and appropriate out of pocket and travel costs reimbursable in accordance with applicable policies of the BP Pipelines Entities), to the extent such personnel perform the BP G&A Services for the Partnership Group’s benefit (provided that, with respect to personnel who do not devote all of their business time to the Partnership Group, the costs of compensation and benefits of such personnel shall be allocated to the Partnership Group based on a determination made by BP Pipelines, subject to approval of the General Partner acting in good faith); and (2) all sales, use, excise, value added or similar tax, if any, that may be applicable from time to time with respect to the BP G&A and the BP D&O Services provided to the Partnership Group pursuant to Section 3.1.

(B) The Parties acknowledge and agree that the BP Administrative Fee may be (i) changed prospectively once each calendar year effective as of January 1 of such year (with the first such change to be effective January 1, 2019) to accurately reflect the kind, degree and extent of the BP G&A Services provided by the BP Pipelines Entities to the Partnership Group, any changes in the level or complexity of the Partnership’s

 

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operations or any change in the cost to BP Pipelines and other BP Pipelines Entities of providing the BP G&A Services to the Partnership Group due to inflation or changes in any law, rule or regulation applicable to the BP Pipelines Entities or the Partnership Group, including any interpretation of such laws, rules or regulations or (ii) adjusted at any time during the year to reflect the contribution, acquisition or disposition of assets to or by the Partnership Group or any material actual or imminent change in operational activity of the Partnership Group, in each case as determined by BP Pipelines subject to the approval of the General Partner, acting in good faith.

(C) From time to time, but not more frequently than once during any calendar year, the General Partner will have the right to submit to BP Pipelines a proposal to reduce the amount of the BP Administrative Fee for the following twelve-month period or a portion thereof if the General Partner believes, in good faith, that the prospective value of the BP G&A Services to be performed by BP Pipelines and its Affiliates (other than the Partnership Group) for the benefit of the Partnership Group will be less than the BP Administrative Fee in effect at such time.

(D) If either Party submits a proposal to the other Party to change the BP Administrative Fee as provided in this Section 3.2 , both Parties will negotiate in good faith to determine if the BP Administrative Fee should be changed and, if so, the amount of such change. If the Parties agree that the BP Administrative Fee should be changed, then the BP Administrative Fee shall be changed as of the first day of the month following such agreement.

(c) Long Term Incentive Program by the Partnership . To the extent that the General Partner grants any awards under any of the Partnership’s or the General Partner’s incentive compensation plans in effect from time to time to any BP Operating Personnel (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any directors or officers of the General Partner), such awards shall not be part of the BP Operating Cost, the BP D&O Cost or the BP Administrative Fee and shall be at the Partnership’s sole expense.

3.3 Invoicing and Payment . On or before the tenth (10 th ) Business Day after each calendar month during which this Agreement is in effect, BP Pipelines shall submit an invoice (either in paper format or in such electronic format as is reasonably requested by the Partnership) to the Partnership for (i) the BP Administrative Fee installment due with respect to such month as well as any other compensation and reimbursable expenses due under Section 3.2(a)(ii) (“ Reimbursable Expenses ”) that have been incurred through the end of such month and not previously paid by the Partnership. The Partnership shall, within ten calendar days of receipt, pay such invoice, except for any Reimbursable Expenses therein being disputed in good faith by the Partnership. Any amounts that the Partnership has disputed in good faith and that are later determined by any court or other competent authority having jurisdiction, or by agreement of the Parties, to be owing from the Partnership shall be paid in full within ten calendar days of such determination or agreement, together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate (pro-rated for the number of days for which such payment is delinquent), from the date due under the original invoice until the date of payment.

3.4 Independent Contractor . The relationship of the BP Pipelines Entities to the Partnership Entities pursuant to Article 3 is as an independent contractor and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose on the BP Pipelines Parties, any express or implied fiduciary or other special duty beyond the contractual obligations expressly set forth herein.

 

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3.5 L IMITATION ON L IABILITY  & I NDEMNITY R ELATED TO THE S ERVICES . S UBJECT TO S ECTION  3.6 , IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES BE LIABLE TO THE P ARTNERSHIP P ARTIES OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY L OSSES THAT ARISE OUT OF , RELATE TO OR ARE OTHERWISE ATTRIBUTABLE TO , DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY , ANY OF THE FOLLOWING : ( I THE PERFORMANCE OF THE S ERVICES BY ANY OF THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES ; ( II ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS ON , ABOUT OR CONCERNING THE P ARTNERSHIP E NTITIES OR THE P ARTNERSHIP A SSETS BY ANY BP P IPELINES P ARTY , ANY P ARTNERSHIP P ARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY ; OR ( III THE CONDITION OF THE P ARTNERSHIP A SSETS , INCLUDING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION AND COMPLIANCE ( OR LACK OF COMPLIANCE ) WITH APPLICABLE LAWS , INCLUDING E NVIRONMENTAL L AWS ( EXCEPT AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT BP P IPELINES OWES AN INDEMNITY OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CONDITION UNDER S ECTIONS 2.1 , 2.2 OR 2.3 , IF ANY ) ( COLLECTIVELY , THE I NDEMNIFIED S ERVICES R ELATED L OSSES ”), EXCEPT AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH L OSSES ( X ARE CAUSED BY THE F AULT OF ANY OF THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES AND ( Y DO NOT CONSTITUTE LOST OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL , SPECIAL , INDIRECT , INCIDENTAL , PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY LOSSES OR DAMAGES ( COLLECTIVELY , THE N ON -I NDEMNIFIED S ERVICES R ELATED L OSSES ”).

(a) T HE P ARTNERSHIP SHALL NOT TAKE , OR PERMIT TO BE TAKEN , ANY ACTION AGAINST ANY OF THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES FOR , AND SHALL INDEMNIFY , PROTECT , DEFEND , RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES FROM AND AGAINST , ANY AND ALL I NDEMNIFIED S ERVICES R ELATED L OSSES ASSERTED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY P ERSON . BP P IPELINES SHALL INDEMNIFY , PROTECT , DEFEND , RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH P ARTNERSHIP P ARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL OF THE N ON -I NDEMNIFIED S ERVICES R ELATED L OSSES ASSERTED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY P ERSON .

(b) T HIS S ECTION  3.5 SPECIFICALLY PROTECTS THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES AGAINST L OSSES OR OTHER MATTERS EVEN IF THEY ARE CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE , STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER RESPONSIBILITY ( EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE F AULT ) OF ANY THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES .

3.6 Payroll and Benefits Related Liabilities . Notwithstanding Section 3.5 , BP Pipelines shall be responsible for any claims brought by Persons employed by any BP Pipelines Entity for non-payment of any and all actual salaries, wages, contributions, withholding deductions or taxes measured by such salaries, wages or compensation owed or owing by any BP Pipelines Entity to such Persons as well as well as the administration and payment of other employee benefits, employee insurance plans, unemployment or workers compensation, medical plans, retirement plans and profit sharing plans.

3.7 D ISCLAIMER OF R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES . E XCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN S ECTION  3.1( C ) , BP P IPELINES MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ( EXPRESSED , IMPLIED , ORAL OR OTHERWISE ) REGARDING ANY ASPECT OF ITS PERFORMANCE OF ( OR FAILURE TO PERFORM ) THE S ERVICES OR ITS OTHER DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS A GREEMENT , INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY , FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE , SUITABILITY , FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS , QUALITY , VALUE , WORKMANSHIP , CONDITION , COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS , TITLE OR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS . E XCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN S ECTION  3.1( C ) , BP P IPELINES DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES , AND THE P ARTNERSHIP WAIVES , ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED . I N NO EVENT SHALL ANY BP P IPELINES P ARTY BE LIABLE TO ANY P ARTNERSHIP P ARTY FOR ANY L OSSES THAT ARISE OUT OF , RELATE TO OR ARE OTHERWISE ATTRIBUTABLE TO , DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY , ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN S ECTION  3.1( C ) . T HIS S ECTION  3.7 SPECIFICALLY PROTECTS THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES AGAINST SUCH L OSSES EVEN IF THEY ARE CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE , STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER RESPONSIBILITY ( EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE F AULT ) OF ANY OF THE BP P IPELINES P ARTIES . T HE P ARTNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT , EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN S ECTION  3.1( C ) , IT IS NOT RELYING ON ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , AND THAT THE S ERVICES ARE TO BE PERFORMED BY BP P IPELINES P ARTIES AS - IS , WHERE - IS ,” WITH ALL FAULTS ( EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE F AULT ).

 

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ARTICLE 4

Licenses of Marks

4.1 Grant of BP License . BP, an Affiliate of BP Pipelines, hereby grants to the Partnership and to each entity comprising a part of the Partnership Group, subject to third-party rights and to the terms and conditions herein, a royalty-free, non-exclusive sublicense (the “ BP License ”) in the United States Area to use the trade name “BP” as part of its company name and to use the trade name “BP” and the BP “Helios” design as part of its company identification, in each case to indicate such company’s affiliation with the BP brand on stationery, business cards, business forms, company publications and press releases, company marketing materials (including promotional merchandise), company public filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities, and company websites or social media presences and any other methods currently used in the business, subject to BP’s prior written approval as to the form and manner of such identifications, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by BP. The trade name “BP” and the BP “Helios” design are collectively referred to herein as the “ BP Marks .”

4.2 Ownership and Quality of BP Marks . The Partnership, on behalf of itself and the other members of the Partnership Group, agrees that ownership of the BP Marks and the goodwill relating thereto shall remain vested in BP and its Affiliates, during the term of the BP License and thereafter. The Partnership agrees, and agrees to cause the other members of the Partnership Group, never to challenge, contest or question the validity of BP’s or the applicable BP affiliate’s ownership of the BP Marks or any registration thereof by BP or the applicable BP affiliate. In connection with the use of the BP Marks, the Partnership and any other member of the Partnership Group shall not in any manner represent that they have any ownership in the BP Marks or registration thereof. The Partnership, on behalf of itself and the other members of the Partnership Group, acknowledges that the use of the BP Marks by the Partnership or the other members of the Partnership Group shall not create any right, title or interest in or to the BP Marks, and all use of the BP Marks by the Partnership or any other member of the Partnership Group shall inure to the benefit of BP or the applicable BP affiliate. The Partnership agrees, and agrees to cause the other members of the Partnership Group, to use the BP Marks, if at all, in accordance with such quality standards established by BP or any of its Affiliates (excluding the Partnership Group) and communicated to the Partnership Group from time to time. The Parties agree that the products and services offered by the Partnership as of the Closing Date are of a quality that is acceptable to BP. If BP or the applicable BP affiliate elects to modify or change the quality standards or format of the BP Marks, then the Partnership shall modify or change, and shall cause the other members of the Partnership Group or licensees hereunder to change, the format of the BP Marks within six months of prior written notice from BP of such modification or change in the quality standards or format of the BP Marks.

4.3 In the event that the Partnership or any of the other members of the Partnership Group or licensees hereunder (the “ Mark Licensees ”) is in material breach of this Article 4 , BP shall transmit written notice of such material breach to the Partnership, and the relevant Mark Licensee shall have 60 days to cure such material breach. If the Mark Licensee cures such material breach, then the license to such Mark Licensee shall continue in force and effect. If the Mark Licensee fails to cure such material breach within such 60-day period, then BP shall have the right to terminate the license grant to such Mark Licensee, however, the license to the remaining Mark Licensees shall continue in force and effect.

 

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4.4 Termination . The BP License shall terminate automatically upon a Partnership Change of Control.

ARTICLE 5

Indemnification Procedures

5.1 The Indemnified Person agrees that within a reasonable period of time after it becomes aware of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnification under this Agreement, it will provide notice thereof in writing to the Indemnifying Party, specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim.

5.2 Subject to Sections 5.5 and 5.6 below, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to control all aspects of the defense of (and any counterclaims with respect to) any claims brought against the Indemnified Person that are covered by the indemnification obligations under this Agreement, including the selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any court and the settling of any such claim or any matter or any issues relating thereto; provided , however , that no such settlement for only the payment of money shall be entered into without the consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, unless it includes a full release of the Indemnified Person from such claim without admission of fault; provided further , that no such settlement containing any form of injunctive or similar relief shall be entered into without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld.

5.3 Subject to Sections 5.5 and 5.6 below, the Indemnified Person agrees to cooperate in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner with the Indemnifying Party, with respect to all aspects of the defense of and pursuit of any counterclaims with respect to any claims covered by the indemnification obligations under this Agreement, including the prompt furnishing to the Indemnifying Party of any correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the Indemnified Person may receive, permitting the name of the Indemnified Person to be utilized in connection with such defense and counterclaims, the making available to the Indemnifying Party of any files, records or other information of the Indemnified Person that the Indemnifying Party considers relevant to such defense and counterclaims, the making available to the Indemnifying Party of any employees of the Indemnified Person and the granting to the Indemnifying Party of reasonable access rights to the properties and facilities of the Indemnified Person; provided , however , that in connection therewith the Indemnifying Party agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the Indemnified Person and further agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all files, records, and other information furnished by the Indemnified Person pursuant to this Article 5 . The obligation of the Indemnified Person to cooperate with the Indemnifying Party as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not be construed as imposing upon the Indemnified Person an obligation to hire and pay for counsel in connection with the defense of and pursuit of any counterclaims with respect to any claims covered by the indemnification obligations set forth in this Agreement; provided , however , that the Indemnified Person may, at its own option, cost and expense, hire and pay for counsel in connection with any such defense and counterclaims. The Indemnifying Party agrees to keep any such counsel hired by the Indemnified Person informed as to the status of any such defense or counterclaim, but the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to retain sole control over such defense and counterclaims so long as the Indemnified Person is still seeking indemnification hereunder.

5.4 In determining the amount of any Loss for which the Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the gross amount of the indemnification will be reduced by (i) any insurance proceeds realized by the Indemnified Person from third-party insurers, and such correlative insurance benefit shall be net of any expenses related to the receipt of such proceeds, including any premium adjustments that become due and payable by the Indemnified Person as a result of such claim, and (ii) all amounts recovered by the Indemnified Person under contractual indemnities from third Persons.

 

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5.5 If an indemnity claim submitted by the Partnership to BP Pipelines pursuant to Section 2.1 relates to the remediation of Hazardous Substance contamination, then BP Pipelines shall have the option at its sole election to take responsibility for performing and completing the remediation in-kind directly. If BP Pipelines delivers written notice to the Partnership that it is electing to assume responsibility for performing and completing the remediation, the Partnership shall provide BP Pipelines with all written documentation reasonably necessary for BP Pipelines to exercise its remediation in-kind rights and shall allow BP Pipelines to assume primacy in all communications with Governmental Authorities with respect to any contamination or remediation. The Partnership shall provide BP Pipelines with reasonable access to the affected area during normal business hours and to site utilities and services to the extent necessary to perform and complete the remediation. In connection with the performance of the work, BP Pipelines shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption of the Partnership’s operations and shall comply with the Partnership’s health, safety and environmental policies and procedures applicable to the site, provided that such policies and procedures are provided in writing in advance to BP Pipelines. BP Pipelines shall provide the Partnership with copies of all correspondence and reports submitted to or received from any Governmental Authority in connection with the remediation and shall keep the Partnership informed of all decisions potentially impacting the Partnership’s operations, and shall provide the Partnership with an opportunity with reasonable advance notice to listen to any conference calls and attend any meetings with Governmental Authorities regarding the remediation. BP Pipelines shall seek to perform all work tasks in a safe, workmanlike, and reasonably prompt and timely manner; provided, however, that BP Pipelines shall not be required to remediate the affected property to standards that are more stringent than those that allow for continued use of the property in the manner in which it was being used at the time of Closing. If necessary to promptly and efficiently complete the remediation, the Partnership shall agree to record any deed notice relating to the contamination that may be requested by BP Pipelines, provided that any such notice does not materially restrict the Partnership’s use and operation of the affected property. The remediation shall be deemed complete when BP Pipelines has obtained a letter or other written instrument from the Governmental Authority possessing jurisdiction with respect to the matter providing confirmation that no further remedial action is necessary to address the contamination.

5.6 If an indemnity claim submitted by the Partnership to BP Pipelines pursuant to Section 2.2 is for costs to be incurred due to the failure of any Operated Partnership Entity to have any Right-of-Way Consents or Operating Permits, then BP Pipelines shall have the option at its sole election to take sole responsibility for (i) obtaining such Right-of-Way Consents or Operating Permits from the Governmental Authorities or other third parties that granted or issued the underlying rights-of-way or operating permits, (ii) obtaining replacement rights-of-way or operating permits from Governmental Authorities or other third parties, which may, if elected by BP Pipelines, include re-routing or relocating the applicable pipeline(s) included in the Partnership Group so long as, following any such re-routing or relocating, the Partnership Group is able to use and operate such pipeline(s) in substantially the same manner as such asset was used and operated immediately prior to the Closing Date. If BP Pipelines delivers written notice to the Partnership that it is electing to assume responsibility for obtaining Right-of-Way Consents, Operating Permits or replacements thereof pursuant to this Section 5.6 , the Partnership shall provide BP Pipelines with all written documentation reasonably necessary for BP Pipelines to exercise its step-in rights and shall allow BP Pipelines to assume primacy in all communications with Governmental Authorities or other relevant third-parties with respect to the lack of Operating Permits or Right-of-Way Consents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, BP Pipelines may, at its sole election, seek to obtain any Right-of-Way Consents or Operating Permits, or replacement rights-of-way or operating permits, through the exercise of any condemnation authority which BP Pipelines and/or the Partnership may have, and the Partnership will, at BP Pipeline’s cost, cooperate with BP Pipelines in the exercise of any such condemnation authority, including filing any condemnation actions or proceedings to the extent condemnation authority is vested in the Partnership instead of BP Pipelines. BP Pipelines shall provide the Partnership with copies of all correspondence received from any Governmental Authority or other relevant

 

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third party in connection with the lack of Right-of-Way Consents or Operating Permits and shall keep the Partnership informed of all decisions potentially impacting the Partnership’s operations. BP Pipelines shall seek to acquire such Right-of-Way Consents, Operating Permits, or replacements thereof in a reasonably prompt and timely manner. If any pipelines are required to be re-routed or relocated, or any other work is necessary in connection with acquiring Right-of-Way Consents, Operating Permits or replacements thereof, the Partnership shall provide BP Pipelines with reasonable access to the subject area during normal business hours and to site utilities and services to the extent necessary to perform and complete the work, provided that BP Pipelines shall reimburse the Partnership for any increased costs that the Partnership incurs in connection with providing such access, utilities and services. In connection with the performance of any such work, BP Pipelines shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption of the Partnership’s operations and shall comply with the Partnership’s health, safety and environmental policies and procedures applicable to the site, provided that such policies and procedures are provided in writing in advance to BP Pipelines.

5.7 T HE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS A GREEMENT ARE INTENDED TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE P ARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS BECAUSE OF THE SOLE , CONCURRENT , ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE , STRICT LIABILITY OR FAULT OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PERSONS . I F IT IS JUDICIALLY DETERMINED , BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE P ARTIES , THAT THE MONETARY LIMITS OF THE RELEASE , DEFENSE , HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS VOLUNTARILY AND MUTUALLY ASSUMED BY THE P ARTIES UNDER THIS A GREEMENT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LIMITS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS , INCLUDING , WITHOUT LIMITATION , ANY APPLICABLE ANTI - INDEMNITY STATUTE , IT IS AGREED THAT SAID RELEASE , DEFENSE , HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE AMENDED TO CONFORM TO THE MAXIMUM MONETARY LIMITS PERMITTED UNDER SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS .

ARTICLE 6

Right of First Offer

6.1 Until the earlier of the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date or the date on which BP Pipelines or one of its Affiliates ceases to control the General Partner, BP Pipelines hereby agrees, and will cause its direct and indirect Subsidiaries (other than the Partnership Group) (each a “ Potential BP Seller ”) to agree, that if any Potential BP Seller decides to attempt to Transfer (other than to another Affiliate of BP Pipelines) any of the Subject Assets (in whole or in part) (each a “ ROFO Asset ”), such Potential BP Seller will:

(a) notify the Partnership of its desire to sell such ROFO Asset in writing, including a customary description of the ROFO Asset (the “ ROFO Notice ”);

(b) allow the Partnership up to forty five (45) days from its receipt of the ROFO Notice to make a binding written offer regarding the ROFO Asset, containing all material commercial and legal terms regarding such proposed sale and purchase transaction (the “ ROFO Offer ”);

(c) following receipt of the ROFO Offer, negotiate with the Partnership exclusively and in good faith for a period of sixty (60) days from the date on which BP Pipelines receives a ROFO Offer complying with Section 6.1(b) (if any) (the “ Negotiation Period ”) in order to give the Partnership an opportunity to enter into definitive documentation for the purchase and sale of the ROFO Asset on terms

 

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that are mutually acceptable to such Potential BP Seller and the Partnership; provided that , if such Potential BP Seller has not received a ROFO Offer in accordance with Section 6.1(b) or if the Partnership and such Potential BP Seller have not entered into a letter of intent or a definitive agreement with respect to the ROFO Asset within the Negotiation Period (as the same may be extended by a mutual written agreement of the Partnership and such Potential BP Seller), such Potential BP Seller shall have the right to Transfer such ROFO Asset to a third party following the failure by the Partnership to deliver a ROFO Offer in compliance with Section 6.1(b) or the expiration of the Negotiation Period, respectively, on any terms that are acceptable to such Potential BP Seller and such third party.

6.2 The Parties acknowledge that any Transfer of any Subject Asset pursuant to the Partnership’s right of first offer under Section 6.1 is subject to the terms of all existing agreements with respect to such Subject Assets, including any terms in such existing agreements that would preempt, supersede or impair the rights granted to the Partnership pursuant to Section 6.1 with respect to any Subject Asset, and shall be subject to and conditioned on the obtaining of any and all necessary consents of security holders, governmental authorities, lenders or other third parties.

ARTICLE 7

Miscellaneous

7.1 Confidentiality .

(a) From and after the Closing Date, each Receiving Party shall hold, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Joint Venture Entities) and Affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, and other representatives (collectively, “ Representatives ”) to hold all Confidential Information of the respective Disclosing Party hereunder in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to such Receiving Party’s confidential and proprietary information and shall not use such Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information and shall not release or disclose such Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to any other Person, except its Representatives or except as required by applicable law. Each Party shall be responsible for any breach of this section by any of its Representatives.

(b) If a Receiving Party receives a subpoena or other demand for disclosure of Confidential Information received from any other Party or must disclose to a Governmental Authority any Confidential Information received from such other Disclosing Party in order to obtain or maintain any required governmental approval, the Receiving Party shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide notice to the Disclosing Party before disclosing such Confidential Information. Upon receipt of such notice, the Disclosing Party shall promptly either seek an appropriate protective order, waive the Receiving Party’s confidentiality obligations hereunder to the extent necessary to permit the Receiving Party to respond to the demand, or otherwise fully satisfy the subpoena or demand or the requirements of the applicable Governmental Authority. If the Receiving Party is legally compelled to disclose such Confidential Information or if the Disclosing Party does not promptly respond as contemplated by this Section 7.1 , the Receiving Party may disclose that portion of Confidential Information covered by the notice or demand.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 6.1(a) , each of the BP Pipelines Entities in its capacity as a Receiving Party shall have the right to use the Confidential Information of the Entities in connection with services and indemnification obligations contemplated by this Agreement and in connection with the management of the BP Pipelines Entities’ direct and indirect ownership of the Partnership, and in connection with the foregoing, the definition of Representatives with respect to BP Pipelines as a Receiving Party hereunder shall include a bona fide potential purchaser of all or some of BP Pipelines Entities’ direct and indirect ownership of any interest in the Partnership, including the ownership of the general partner of the Partnership.

 

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(d) Each Party acknowledges that the Disclosing Party would not have an adequate remedy at law for the breach by the Receiving Party of any one or more of the covenants contained in this Section 6.1 and agrees that, in the event of such breach, the Disclosing Party may, in addition to the other remedies that may be available to it, apply to a court for an injunction to prevent breaches of this Section 6.1 and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Section 6.1 . Notwithstanding any other Section hereof, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Section 6.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

7.2 Choice of Law; Arbitration; Submission to Jurisdiction .

(a) This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.

(b) The Parties agree that any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be settled by submission to binding arbitration in Houston, Texas, such arbitration to be conducted as follows: If the Parties cannot resolve any such dispute, controversy or claim, any Party may initiate binding arbitration after giving a ten-day notice (in writing) of intent to arbitrate to the other Parties to such dispute, controversy, or claim. BP Pipelines, on behalf of the affected BP Pipelines Entities, and the General Partner, on behalf of the affected members of the Partnership Group, will each select a single arbitrator within 15 days of the delivery of the notice of intent to arbitrate by any Party. The arbitrators must be attorneys familiar by training and experience with midstream operations, master limited partnerships and Texas law or otherwise specialized or skilled so as to be fit for the nature of the dispute. The two selected arbitrators shall select a third arbitrator who will serve as the chairman. In addition, the arbitrators must be impartial and independent of the parties to such dispute, controversy, or claim. If a Party is unable or unwilling to select an arbitrator within 15 days of the notice of intent to arbitrate, then the single selected arbitrator shall select the third arbitrator and those two arbitrators shall select the other Party’s arbitrator. The arbitration proceeding shall be governed by Texas law and shall be informal and expeditious and conducted in such manner as to result in a good faith resolution as soon as reasonably possible under the circumstances. A hearing, if one is desired by the arbitrators, shall be held in Houston, Texas, no later than 15 days after selection of all of the arbitrators. The arbitrators shall set the schedule and requirements for any further proceedings and move the arbitration to completion as soon as reasonably practicable. It is the intent of the Parties, subject to any agreement or ruling to the contrary, that they may present such evidence and witnesses as they may choose, with or without counsel. Adherence to formal rules of evidence shall not be required, but the arbitrators shall consider any evidence and testimony that they determine to be relevant, in accordance with procedures that they determine to be appropriate. Any award entered in the arbitration shall be made by a written opinion stating the reasons and basis for the award made and any payment due pursuant to the arbitration shall be made within 15 days of the arbitrators’ decision. The final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding on the Parties. Each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses of the arbitration; provided , however , that the costs of employing arbitrators shall be borne equally by each side.

(c) Any Party may bring any action or proceeding to enforce the final decision of the arbitrators exclusively in any federal or state courts located in Texas and each Party (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts, (iii) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over it, and (iv) agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, service of process upon

 

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it may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to it at its address specified in Section 6.3 . The foregoing consents to jurisdiction and service of process shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of Texas for any purpose except as provided herein and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the Parties.

(d) TO THE EXTENT THAT SECTION 6.2(B) AND THE PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO ARE DEEMED UNENFORCEABLE BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM GOVERNED THEREBY.

7.3 Notice . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (a) if by transmission by facsimile or hand delivery, when delivered; (b) if mailed via the official governmental mail system, five business days after mailing, provided said notice is sent first class, postage pre-paid, via certified or registered mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) if mailed by an internationally-recognized overnight express mail service such as FedEx, UPS, or DHL Worldwide, one Business Day after deposit therewith is prepaid; or (d) if by e-mail, one business day after delivery with receipt is confirmed. All notices will be addressed to the Parties at the respective addresses as follows.

If to BP Pipelines:

BP Pipelines (North America) Inc.

Attn: Yevgeniy V. Nikulin—Managing Counsel M&A

501 Westlake Park Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77079

(281) 366-2000

Facsimile: (832) 664-6257

If to any member of the Partnership Group:

BP Midstream Partners LP

c/o BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner

501 Westlake Park Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77079

Attn: Chief Legal Counsel

Facsimile: (832) 664-6257

7.4 Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties relating to the matters contained herein, superseding all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the matters contained herein.

7.5 Termination of Agreement . This Agreement, other than the provisions set forth in Article 2 and Article 6 hereof, may be terminated (a) by the written agreement of all of the Parties or (b) by the General Partner or the Partnership immediately upon a Partnership Change of Control by written notice given to the other Parties to this Agreement. In addition, the General Partner may terminate the Operating Services and the General and Administrative Services without cause and with 180 days’ advance notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties’ indemnification obligations arising prior to the termination of this Agreement under Article 2 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, survive such termination in accordance with their respective terms.

 

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7.6 Amendment or Modification . This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face an “Amendment” or an “Addendum” to this Agreement.

7.7 Assignment . No Party shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Parties.

7.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatory parties had signed the same document and shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

7.9 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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

7.11 Rights of Limited Partners . The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties to this Agreement, and no Limited Partner or other interest holder of the Partnership shall have the right, separate and apart from the Partnership, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

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

 

BP PIPELINES (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
By:  

/s/ Gerald Maret

Name:   Gerald Maret
Title:   President
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
By:   BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
BP AMERICA INC.
(for purposes of Articles 4 & 6 only)
By:  

/s/ James J. Trussell

Name:   James J. Trussell
Title:   Vice President

Signature Page to Omnibus Agreement dated October 30, 2017

among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., BP Midstream Partners LP, BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, and BP America Inc.


Schedule A

to

Omnibus Agreement dated October 30, 2017,

among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., BP Midstream Partners LP,

BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, and BP America Inc.

 

1. Constantine, Michigan Pipeline Release . In 2010, a release of over 2,000 gallons of Products (as defined in Schedule C) occurred near Quarterline Road in Constantine, Michigan. A groundwater contamination plume of Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (“LNAPL”) is present at the site. Remediation will consist of an air sparging system and additional groundwater monitoring wells at the site to stabilize the LNAPL plume and allow for monitored natural attenuation.

 

2. Gerard Terminal Line Release . A release of Products occurred from this pipeline in approximately 1999. BP Pipelines has been unable to fully delineate the area affected by the release because a neighboring landowner has refused to grant access to their property for additional assessment work. BP Pipelines continues to negotiate with the neighboring landowner for access.

 

3. Union, Michigan Pipeline Release . BP Pipelines continues to remediate a release of Products from this pipeline that occurred in 1964. In 2008, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) approved the installation of a liquid phase hydrocarbon recovery system. BP Pipelines has also installed an air sparging “cut-off” wall to prevent LNAPL from migrating offsite to an adjacent wetland area.

 

4. Constantine, Michigan Pipeline Release . A release of Products occurred in 1987. BP Pipelines remediated the release under the oversight of MDEQ, which included the use of both a pump and treat system as well as use of a sulfate biodegradation system. All remedial activities for the site have been completed and groundwater monitoring does not identify the presence of any LNAPL. However, MDEQ will not approve No Further Action (“NFA”) status for the site until BP Pipelines obtains the consent of two neighboring landowners to record restrictive covenants on the property related to groundwater use. BP Pipelines continues to negotiate with the landowners to obtain consent to record the restrictive covenants.

 

5. Bentley’s Corner, Michigan Pipeline Release . A release of Products occurred in 1981 as a result of a farmer striking the pipeline. MDEQ will not approve NFA status for the site until BP Pipelines obtains the consent of a neighboring landowner to record a restrictive covenant on the property related to groundwater use. BP Pipelines continues to negotiate with the landowner to obtain consent to record the restrictive covenant.

 

6. Colon, Michigan Pipeline Release . In December 2008, over 14,000 gallons of Products were released when a third-party vehicle struck an aboveground scraper trap facility. The collision resulted in a fire, which subsequently consumed the majority of product released from the pipeline. During remedial activities conducted in response to the December 2008 event, BP Pipelines discovered evidence of a historical release and residual impacts to soils. BP Pipelines excavated all impacted soils. BP Pipelines has installed groundwater monitoring wells at the site and monitored site groundwater conditions for five quarters without identifying any data to indicate impacts to groundwater. In October 2011, BP Pipelines submitted an NFA request to MDEQ, but MDEQ rejected that request in 2012. However, MDEQ’s response states that the agency has “no further regulatory interest in the release due to limited staff resources and program funding, the nature and the extent of the release, and the review of the self-implemented cleanup actions.”

End of Schedule A


Schedule B

to

Omnibus Agreement dated October 30, 2017,

among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., BP Midstream Partners LP,

BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, and BP America Inc.

 

(1) Indiana Land Trust (Paulson) v. BP Pipelines (North America) Inc.; and

 

(2) Kritsch, et al. v. BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., et al.

End of Schedule B

 

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Schedule C

to

Omnibus Agreement dated October 30, 2017,

among BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., BP Midstream Partners LP,

BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, and BP America Inc.

Part I—BP Operating Services

Operations, repair, management and maintenance of the Partnership Assets, including performing or causing or managing the performance of the following:

 

(a) performance of such activities as may be required to transport and otherwise handle refined products, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas or other hydrocarbons (collectively and individually, the “ Products ”) tendered for transportation in each system of pipelines, terminals and other facilities included in the Partnership Assets operated by the Partnership (each an “ Operated Asset ”);

 

(b) from Partnership funds, purchasing or causing to be purchased for and in the name of the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group necessary materials, supplies and services and incurring such expenses and entering into such commitments as necessary in connection with the proper operation, maintenance, management and repair of the Operated Asset;

 

(c) from Partnership funds, promptly paying and discharging for and in the name of the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group all expenses, costs and liabilities incurred in operating, repairing, managing and maintaining the Operated Asset and for replacements, improvements and additions thereto;

 

(d) on behalf of the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group, promptly invoicing and collecting all tariffs, sums and other payments due or payable thereto;

 

(e) maintaining continuous surveillance of the Operated Asset, periodically inspecting the Operated Asset for damage or other conditions which could affect the safe, efficient and economic operation of the Operated Asset, and performing such repairs to the Operated Asset as may be required;

 

(f) acting as coordinator and negotiator for the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group in contracts and agreements (including permits) with Governmental Authorities relating to the physical operation and maintenance of the Operated Asset and tariffs and taxes, as BP Pipelines determines is appropriate due to laws, regulations, permit conditions, franchise agreements, licenses, or right-of-way agreements;

 

(g) preparing and maintaining operating and maintenance procedures and manuals, monitoring programs, contingency plans and training programs satisfying applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other requirements of governmental authorities together with such other operating and maintenance procedures or manuals as the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group may require;

 

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(h) preparing run tickets, daily status reports and other appropriate accounting materials to document custody transfer, receipt and delivery of Products, and sample, measure and reconcile Products received as may be necessary to verify quality and quantity;

 

(i) preparing appropriate surveillance, operating and maintenance reports to document the performance of the Operated Asset;

 

(j) filing, storing and maintaining in a manner such that they shall be available for periodic inspection by the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group all as built drawings or descriptions of the Operated Asset, construction and maintenance records, inspection and testing records, operating procedures and manuals, custody transfer documents, and such other records as may be required by applicable laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities or as may be requested by the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group;

 

(k) maintaining other suitable and proper records, budget procedures and accounts as may be required by governmental agencies and regulations or as further set forth in this Agreement;

 

(l) filing reports with appropriate governmental agencies pertaining to spills, leaks and other environmental and pipeline safety incidents and to the economic regulation of the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group;

 

(m) engaging and managing such outside contractors, advisers, contractors and other representatives for the benefit of the Partnership or any applicable member of the Partnership Group as BP Pipelines determines may be necessary or appropriate relating to the direct operation, maintenance, repair or management of the Operated Asset; and

 

(o) responding to emergencies.

Part II—General and Administrative Services:

Part II.A – BP G&A Services

Services provided by directors, officers, employees and individual contractors of BP Pipelines Entities pursuant to the BP Administrative Fee as set forth in Section 3.2(a) (except to the extent provided otherwise in Part B or Part C below and to the extent not constituting BP Operating Personnel Services):

 

  (a) Executive management services;

 

  (b) Financial management services;

 

  (c) Treasury services;

 

  (d) Accounting and financial reporting services;

 

  (e) Tax related services;

 

  (f) Information technology services;

 

  (g) Legal & regulatory compliance and reporting services;

 

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  (h) Health, safety and environmental services;

 

  (i) Human resources services, including benefits administration;

 

  (j) Procurement administration services*;

 

  (k) Non-project engineering and technical services;

 

  (l) Business development services;

 

  (m) Investor relations, communications and external affairs services;

 

  (n) Insurance procurement and administration;

 

  (o) Land, right of way and real property management services;

 

  (p) Administrative services; and

 

  (q) as requested by the General Partner, the management and oversight of third parties providing services to the Partnership described in Part C of this Schedule C .

(*) While the General and Administrative Services include the conduct of procurement administrative processes by BP Pipelines Entities for the benefit of the Partnership Group, the actual costs of operating, maintenance, repair, construction, transportation, handling, storage, balancing and similar services as well as the costs of materials and consumables, in each case purchased by or for the benefit of the Partnership is not included in the BP Administrative Fee.

Part II.B – BP D&O Services

 

  (a) Services of certain directors, officers or employees of BP Pipelines or its Affiliates serving in their capacities as directors or officers of the General Partner and any of the other members of the Partnership Group, including services related to obtaining the benefit of and enforcing the rights of the Partnership with respect to the indemnities provided by BP Pipelines pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.

Part II.C – Third-Party G&A Services

 

  (a) Independent auditor services;

 

  (b) External legal counsel services;

 

  (c) External investment banking advice and services;

 

  (d) Transfer agent services;

 

  (e) Third-party insurance procurement and insurance administration services;

 

  (f) Third-party tax returns preparation and filing and K-1 preparation and distribution; and

 

  (g) Other third-party costs associated with compliance and reporting related to the Partnership’s publicly traded securities.

End of Schedule

 

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Exhibit 10.3

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP SHORT TERM CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2017

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP as the Borrower

AND

NORTH AMERICA FUNDING COMPANY

as the Lender

 

 

THIS BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP SHORT TERM CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT is dated as of October 30, 2017 and made between:

 

(1) BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP (the “ Borrower ”); and

 

(2) NORTH AMERICA FUNDING COMPANY (the “ Lender ”).

WHEREAS:

The Lender and the Borrower desire to enter into a Short Term Credit Facility Agreement pursuant to which the Lender agrees to make available to the Borrower a short term credit facility for an amount not exceeding Six Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD $600,000,000).

IT IS AGREED as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In this short term credit facility agreement:

Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition by any Person of any Equity Interests of another Person (other than an existing wholly-owned subsidiary of such Person), or one or more assets, operating lines, businesses or divisions of another Person (other than an existing subsidiary of such Person), in each case, whether through purchase, merger or other business combination or transaction.

Affiliate ” means, for any entity, any entity which it directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with it. For this purpose “control” means the direct or indirect ownership of in aggregate fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting rights in an entity; provided that the Borrower shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Lender and vice versa.

Agreement ” means this Short Term Credit Facility Agreement between the Lender and the Borrower.

Authorisation ” means an authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation or registration.

Availability Period ” means the period from and including October 30, 2017, to and including the date falling thirty days before the Facility Repayment Date.

Available Facility ” means the Commitment minus:

 

  (a) the amount of any outstanding Loans under the Facility; and

 

  (b) the amount of any proposed Loans for which a Utilisation Request has been delivered in accordance with Clause 5.

Business Day ” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in New York.

 

 

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Closing Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

Commitment ” means six-hundred million United States Dollars (USD $600,000,000), to the extent not cancelled or reduced by the Lender under this Agreement.

Commitment Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Clause 6(c).

Consolidated EBITDA ” — for any period, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, the aggregate amount of (a) taxes based on or measured by income, (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, (c) depreciation and amortization expenses and (d) non-cash equity-based or similar non-cash incentive-based awards or arrangements, non-cash compensation expense or costs, including any such non-cash charges arising from stock options, restricted stock grants or other non-cash equity incentive grants.

Consolidated Financial Indebtedness ” — at any time, the Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis as of such time in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” — for any period, the sum (determined without duplication) of the aggregate gross interest expense (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest income) of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for such period, including to the extent included in interest expense under GAAP: (a) amortization of debt discount and (b) capitalized interest.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” — as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Financial Indebtedness on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such day.

Consolidated Net Income ” — for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, the net income of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that: (A) Consolidated Net Income shall not include (i) extraordinary gains or extraordinary losses, (ii) net gains and losses in respect of disposition of assets other than in the ordinary course of business, (iii) gains or losses attributable to write-ups or write-downs of assets including unrealized gains or losses with respect to hedging and derivative activities, (iv) gains or losses attributable to any joint venture or non-wholly owned subsidiary, unless such gains are actually distributed to the Borrower or its subsidiaries in cash and (v) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, all as reported in the Borrower’s consolidated statement(s) of income for the relevant period(s) prepared in accordance with GAAP; and (B) if the Borrower or any subsidiary shall acquire or dispose of any property during such period, then Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or disposition, as if such acquisition or disposition had occurred on the first day of such period.

Commitment Fee Rate ” means 10 basis points (.10%) per annum.

Default ” means an Event of Default or any event or circumstance specified in Clause 16 which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under this Agreement or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default.

Disruption Event ” means either or both of:

 

  (a) a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with the Loan (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, either of the Parties; or

 

  (b) the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing either Party:

 

  (i) from performing its payment obligations under this Agreement; or

 

  (ii) from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,

and which (in either such case) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the Party whose operations are disrupted.

 

 

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Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.

Event of Default ” means any event or circumstance specified as such in Clause 16.

Facility ” means the short term lending facility made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2.

Facility Repayment Date ” means 5 years from closing.

Financial Indebtedness ” means any indebtedness for or in respect of:

 

  (a) moneys borrowed;

 

  (b) any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility;

 

  (c) any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;

 

  (d) the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease;

 

  (e) receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);

 

  (f) any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing; or

 

  (g) the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f) above.

Fee Payment Date ” means the twenty-fifth (25 th ) day of April, July, October and January in each year or, if that is not a Business Day, the next Business Day in that calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not)and the Facility Repayment Date.

“GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Group Company ” means and includes BP plc and any entity (other than the Lender) which BP plc from time to time directly or indirectly controls. For this purpose:

 

  (a) an entity directly controls another entity if it owns more than fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights of the other entity; and

 

  (b) an entity indirectly controls another entity if a series of entities can be specified beginning with the first entity and ending with the other entity, so related that each entity of the series (except the ultimate controlling entity) is directly controlled by one or more of the entities earlier in the series.

Guarantee Joinder ” means a Guarantee Joinder, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule II.

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Clause 30.1.

Guarantor” means each Material Subsidiary that has executed and delivered a Guarantee Joinder pursuant to Clause 15.8.

Interest Payment Date ” means, in relation to each Loan and subject to Clause 20.3, any Prepayment Date and the Repayment Date.

Interest Period ” means, in respect of each Loan, the period commencing from the Utilisation Date of that Loan and ending on the Loan Repayment Date for that Loan.

Issuance Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Clause 6(b).

LIBOR ” means, in relation to any Loan:

 

  (a) the applicable Screen Rate; or

 

 

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  (b) (if no Screen Rate is available for US Dollars for the Interest Period of that Loan) the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded to four (4) decimal places) as supplied to the Lender at its request quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London interbank market,

as at 11 a.m. on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in US Dollars for a three (3) month period; provided however, if LIBOR as of any Quotation Day is less than zero (0), then for all purposes of this Agreement, LIBOR shall be zero (0).

Loan ” means each loan made or to be made under the Facility or the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that loan.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, including schedules and exhibits hereto, any Guarantee Joinder and any other document executed by the Borrower or a Guarantor that states by its terms that it is a Loan Document, and amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or waivers thereof.

Loan Party ” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.

Loan Repayment Date ” means the date a Loan is scheduled to be repaid, as confirmed pursuant to Clause 5.3(c) of this Agreement, which shall in no event be later than the earlier of (i) the date falling six (6) Months from the relevant Utilisation Date and (ii) the Facility Repayment Date.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to perform its payment obligations under this Agreement.

Material Subsidiary means a Subsidiary having (a) assets in an amount equal to at least 10% of the total assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter at such time; or (b) gross revenues or net income in an amount equal to at least 10% of the gross revenues or net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter at such time.

Month ” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that:

 

  (a) if the numerically corresponding day is not a Business Day, that period shall end on the next Business Day in that calendar month in which that period is to end if there is one, or if there is not, on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

  (b) if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that calendar month.

Party ” means a party to this Agreement.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any governmental authority.

Quotation Day ” means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined, the day which is two (2) Business Days before the first day of that period.

Reference Banks ” means the principal London offices of HSBC plc, Citibank N.A. and BNP Paribas or such other banks as may be appointed by the Lender in consultation with the Borrower.

Representations ” means each representation made by the Borrower in Clause 14.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Screen Rate ” means the ICE Benchmark Administration’s London interbank offered rate for US Dollars for three months, displayed on the appropriate page of the Reuters screen. If the agreed page is replaced or service ceases to be available, the Lender may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate after consultation with the Borrower.

 

 

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Security ” means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.

Subsidiary means with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantee ” has the meaning as set forth in Clause 30.1.

Tax ” means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature (including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same).

Unpaid Sum ” means any sum due and payable but unpaid by the Borrower under this Agreement.

Utilisation ” means a utilisation of all or part of the Commitment under this Agreement.

Utilisation Date ” means the date of a Utilisation, being the date on which the relevant Loan is to be made.

Utilisation Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Clause 6(d).

Utilisation Fee Rate ” means 20 basis points (.20%) per annum.

Utilisation Request ” means a notice from the Borrower requesting a drawdown under the Facility in the form attached to Schedule 1.

1.2 Construction

 

  (a) Unless a contrary indication appears, any reference in this Agreement to:

 

  (i) the “ Lender ”, the “ Borrower ” or any “ Party ” shall be construed so as to include its successors in title, permitted assigns and permitted transferees;

 

  (ii) “assets” includes present and future properties, revenues and rights of every description;

 

  (iii) any other agreement or instrument is a reference to that other agreement or instrument as amended, novated, supplemented, extended or restated;

 

  (iv) a “person” includes any individual, firm, company, limited liability company or LLC, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture, consortium or partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality);

 

  (v) a “regulation” includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation;

 

  (vi) a provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted; and

 

  (vii) a time of day is a reference to London time, unless otherwise specified.

 

  (b) Section, Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only.

 

  (c) A Default (other than an Event of Default) is “continuing” if it has not been remedied or waived and an Event of Default is “continuing” if it has not been remedied or waived.

 

 

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2. THE FACILITY

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender makes available to the Borrower a US Dollar short term credit facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Commitment.

 

3. PURPOSE

3.1 Purpose

The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to provide working capital and to provide funding in connection with capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. The Borrower shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under this Agreement for general partnership purposes including asset purchases.

3.2 Monitoring

The Lender is not bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

4. CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION

Conditions precedent

The Lender will only be obliged to comply with Clause 2 if on the date of the Utilisation Request and on the proposed Utilisation Date:

 

  (a) no Default is continuing or would result from the proposed Loan; and

 

  (b) the Representations to be made by the Borrower are true in all material respects.

 

5. UTILISATION

5.1 Utilisation Request

The Borrower may utilise the Facility by delivery to the Lender of a duly completed Utilisation Request not later two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed Utilisation Date and Lender shall make the Loan available in immediately available funds by close of business (New York City time) on the Utilisation Date.

5.2 Change or Cancellation of a Utilisation Request

A Utilisation Request shall be irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless:

 

  (a) the proposed Utilisation Date is a Business Day within the Availability Period;

 

  (b) the amount of the proposed Loan must be an amount which is not more than the Available Facility; and

 

  (c) it specifies the account and bank to which the proceeds of the utilisation are to be credited.

5.3 Confirmation of Terms

Promptly upon receipt of a duly completed Utilisation Request, and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Utilisation Request, the Lender shall make available to the Borrower, electronically or otherwise, the following information:

 

  (a) the amount of the Loan in US Dollars;

 

  (b) Interest to be charged with respect to the Loan, as defined and calculated under Clause 8.1 of this Agreement; and

 

  (c) the Loan Repayment Date.

 

6. REPAYMENT AND FEES

 

  (a) Each Loan will be repaid in full together with accrued and unpaid Interest thereon by the Borrower on the relevant Loan Repayment Date, net of any previous prepayments made in accordance with this Agreement including for the avoidance of doubt Clause 7.3(b). All Loans, together with accrued and unpaid Interest thereon, outstanding as of the Facility Repayment Date shall immediately become due and payable to Lender on the Facility Repayment Date.

 

 

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  (b) There will be no issuance fee due from Borrower..

 

  (c) Borrower shall pay Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) for the period from and including the Closing Date to the Facility Repayment Date, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Facility during the period for which payment is made. The Commitment Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the Closing Date.

 

  (d) With respect to each Loan, Borrower shall pay Lender, in addition to Interest on such Loan, a utilisation fee (the “Utilisation Fee”) on the average daily principal amount of the Loan, computed at the Utilisation Fee Rate; provided, however, that if any portion of the Loan remains outstanding after the relevant Loan Repayment Date, Borrower shall continue to pay the Utilisation Fee with respect to such unpaid portion of the Loan. In any quarter in which a Utilisation is outstanding, the Utilisation Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date.

 

7. PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION

7.1 Illegality

If at any time prior to the Facility Repayment Date, it becomes unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for the Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to fund or maintain its participation in any Loan:

 

  (a) the Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower upon becoming aware of that event;

 

  (b) the Commitment will be immediately cancelled; and

 

  (c) the Borrower shall prepay the Loan in full, together with all accrued Interest and fees payable hereunder, on the date specified by the Lender in the notice delivered to the Borrower (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law).

7.2 Voluntary prepayment of Loans

The Borrower may prepay the whole or any part of any Loan by giving at least two (2) Business Days’ written notice to the Lender.

7.3 Restrictions

 

  (a) Any notice of cancellation or prepayment given by any Party under this Clause 7 shall be irrevocable and, unless a contrary indication appears in this Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount of that cancellation or prepayment.

 

  (b) Any prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued Interest on the amount prepaid and without premium or penalty.

 

  (c) Any amounts repaid by the Borrower under this Agreement may be re-borrowed.

 

  (d) No amount of the Commitment cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.

 

8. INTEREST

8.1 Calculation of interest

The rate of interest on each Loan for each Interest Period shall be the 3 month LIBOR as of the Quotation Day relating to such Interest Period plus .85% (“Interest”).

 

 

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8.2 Payment of interest

The Borrower shall pay accrued Interest on each Loan on each applicable Loan Repayment Date and any prepayment date.

8.3 Default interest

 

  (a) If the Borrower fails to pay any amount payable by it under this Agreement on its due date, interest shall accrue on the overdue amount from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which, subject to paragraph (b) below, is two per cent (2%) per annum higher than the rate which would have been payable if the overdue amount had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a Loan for successive Interest Periods. Any interest accruing under this Clause 8.3 shall be immediately payable by the Borrower on demand by the Lender.

 

  (b) Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an overdue amount will be compounded with the overdue amount at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that overdue amount but will remain immediately due and payable.

 

9. CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST

9.1 Absence of quotations

Subject to Clause 9.2, if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11 a.m. on the Quotation Day, the 3 month LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.

9.2 Market disruption

 

  (a) In this Agreement “ Market Disruption Event ” means at or about noon on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period if the Screen Rate is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Lender to determine 3 month LIBOR for US Dollars.

If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to a Loan for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on that Loan for the Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the rate notified to the Borrower by the Lender as soon as practicable and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Loan, to be that which expresses the latest Screen Rate available before 11 a.m. on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in US Dollars for a three (3) month period.

 

10. INCREASED COSTS

10.1 Increased costs

 

  (a) Subject to Clause 10.2 the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days of a demand by the Lender, pay the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by the Lender or any of its Affiliates as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any applicable law or regulation or (ii) compliance with any applicable law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement.

 

  (b) In this Agreement “ Increased Costs ” means:

 

  (i) an additional or increased cost; or

 

  (ii) a reduction of any amount due and payable under this Agreement,

which is incurred or suffered by the Lender or any of its Affiliates to the extent that it is attributable to the Lender having entered into the Commitment or funding or performing its obligations under this Agreement.

10.2 Exceptions

Clause 10.1 does not apply to the extent any Increased Cost is attributable to the wilful breach by the Lender or its Affiliates of any law or regulation or to the transfer, assignment or subparticipation of this Facility in accordance with Clause 18.

 

 

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11. TAX GROSS-UP AND INDEMNITY

11.1 No deduction

All payments by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made without any deduction and free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any Taxes, except to the extent that the Borrower is required by law to make payment subject to any Taxes.

11.2 Indemnity

 

  (a) If any relevant Tax or amounts in respect of relevant Tax must be deducted from any amounts payable or paid by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement, the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the Lender receives on the due date a net amount equal to the full amount which it would have received had the payment not been made subject to the relevant Tax.

 

  (b) Borrower’s obligation to pay additional amounts pursuant to Clause 11.2(a) shall not apply to the extent that such additional amounts are the result of, with respect to the Lender, (i) income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by any laws of the jurisdiction in which the Lender is located, (ii) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America, (iii) any United States federal withholding Tax payable as a result of the Lender’s failure to comply with Clause 11.3, or (iv) due to the transfer, assignment or subparticipation of this Facility in accordance with Clause 18.

11.3 Exemptions

If the Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under any law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement, it shall deliver to the Borrower, prior to the first Utilisation and at such other time(s) prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.

 

12. MITIGATION BY THE LENDER

12.1 Mitigation

 

  (a) The Lender shall, in consultation with the Borrower, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 7.1 or 10 including (but not limited to) transferring its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another Affiliate.

 

  (b) Paragraph (a) above does not in any way limit the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.

12.2 Limitation of liability

 

  (a) The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Lender as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 12.1.

 

  (b) The Lender is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 12.1 if, in its opinion (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it.

 

13. COSTS AND EXPENSES

The Borrower shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days of demand, pay to the Lender the amount of all loss, liability, costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Lender in connection with:

 

  (a) the occurrence of any Event of Default; or

 

  (b) the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, this Agreement.

 

14. REPRESENTATIONS

The Borrower and each Guarantor, respectively make the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 14 to the Lender on the date of this Agreement.

 

 

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14.1 Due Incorporation

Each Loan Party:

 

  (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or organized, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and

 

  (b) has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted.

14.2 Binding obligations

The obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Loan Document to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.

14.3 Non-conflict with other obligations

The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Loan Document to which it is a party do not and will not conflict with, as applicable:

 

  (a) any law or regulation applicable to it;

 

  (b) its constitutional documents; or

 

  (c) any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its subsidiaries or any of its assets.

14.4 Power and authority

It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Loan Document to which it is a party.

14.5 Validity and admissibility in evidence

All Authorisations required or desirable:

 

  (a) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its obligations in the Loan Document to which it is a party; and

 

  (b) to make this Agreement and any Loan Document to which it is a party admissible in evidence in its jurisdiction of incorporation,

have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.

14.6 Deduction of Tax

Subject to receipt by the Borrower from the Lender of the documents referred to in Clause 11.3, it is not required to make any deduction for or on account of tax from any payment it may make under this Agreement.

14.7 No filing or stamp taxes

Under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation it is not necessary that this Agreement or any Loan Document be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to this Agreement or any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated by thereby.

14.8 No Default

 

  (a) No Event of Default is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from the making of any Utilisation.

 

  (b) No other event or circumstance is outstanding, which constitutes a default under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on it or any of its subsidiaries or to which its (or any of its subsidiaries’) assets are subject which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

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14.9 Pari passu ranking

Borrower’s payment obligations under this Agreement rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally. In the event that a lender is permitted to and receives Security under the terms of any other Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than Security in respect of capital leases), the Lender shall be secured hereunder on substantially similar terms.

14.10 No proceedings pending or threatened

No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which, if adversely determined, might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect have (to the best of its knowledge and belief) been started or threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

14.11 Authorisations

Under the relevant laws of the jurisdiction of formation all authorisations required on its part in the United States of America with its entry into, performance and validity and enforceability of this Agreement have been obtained or effected (as appropriate) and are in full force and effect.

14.12 No Misleading Information

 

  (a) Any factual information provided by a Loan Party to the Lender in connection with any Loan Document was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided or as at the date (if any) at which it is stated.

 

  (b) Nothing has occurred or been omitted from the information provided to the Lender in connection with any Loan Document and no information has been given or withheld that results in the information provided being untrue or misleading in any material respect.

14.13 Compliance with Law

Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with all laws to which it may be subject, if failure to comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

14.14 Repetition

The Representations are deemed to be made by the Borrower by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing on the date of each Utilisation Request and the first day of each Interest Period.

15. GENERAL COVENANTS

The undertakings in this Clause 15 remain in force from the date of this Agreement for so long as any amount is outstanding under this Agreement.

15.1 Authorisations

The Borrower shall promptly:

 

  (a) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect; and

 

  (b) supply certified copies to the Lender of,

any Authorisation required under any law or regulation of its jurisdiction of incorporation to enable it to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in its jurisdiction of incorporation of this Agreement.

15.2 Compliance with laws

The Borrower shall comply in all respects with all laws to which it may be subject, if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

15.3 Negative pledge

The Borrower shall not create or permit to subsist any Security over any of its assets other than such Security (a) securing obligations under capital leases and (b) such other Security as agreed between the Lender and the Borrower.

 

 

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15.4 Pari Passu Ranking

The Borrower shall procure that its payment obligations under this Agreement do and will rank at least pari passu with all its other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by laws of general application.

15.5 No additional indebtedness

The Borrower shall not incur additional Financial Indebtedness either through loans, issuing bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument, except for:

 

  (a) Bank loans or Group Company loans up to USD200,000,000;    

without the express written consent of the Lender.

15.6 Consolidated Leverage Ratio

The Borrower will not permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017) to exceed 5.00 to 1.00 (the “Required Threshold”), provided , however , that to the extent that the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries (i) consummates (A) during any fiscal quarter, an individual Acquisition for which the aggregate consideration is $50,000,000 or more (to the extent that the Borrower makes an Increase Election in respect thereof, a “ Material Acquisition ”) or (B) in any twelve-month period, one or more Acquisitions (excluding Material Acquisitions) for which the aggregate consideration is $100,000,000 or more and (ii) notifies the Lender that the Borrower elects to increase the Required Threshold as a result thereof (an “ Increase Election ”), which notice may be given by the Borrower at any time, then the Required Threshold for such fiscal quarter in which such individual Acquisition described in clause (A) occurred or in which the aggregate consideration for such Acquisitions described in clause (B) equaled or exceeded $100,000,000 and in either case the immediately three following fiscal quarters shall be increased to 5.50:1.00. Upon the expiration of said three fiscal quarters, the Required Threshold shall return to 5.00:1.00.

15.7 Restricted Payments

The Borrower will not declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, unless no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Clauses 16.1, 16.4, 16.5 or 16.6 or under Clause 16.2 as a result of a breach of Clause 15.6.

15.8 Material Subsidiaries

In the event any Subsidiary is or becomes a Material Subsidiary, the Borrower will, within 30 days thereof, (i) cause such Material Subsidiary to become a party to this Agreement and guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations by executing and delivering to the Lender a Guarantee Joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule II, and (ii) deliver certificates and other documentation reasonably required by the Lender in support of the foregoing.

Upon delivery of a Guarantee Joinder and other required documents to the Lender by a Material Subsidiary, notice of which is hereby waived by each Loan Party, such Material Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor and shall be a party hereto as a Guarantor as if an original signatory hereto. Each Loan Party expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Loan Party hereunder. This Agreement shall be fully effective as to each Loan Party that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Loan Party hereunder.

 

16. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Each of the events or circumstances set out in this Clause 16 is an Event of Default.

16.1 Non-payment

The Borrower does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement at the place in which it is required to be paid or any Guarantor fails to make any payments due under the Subsidiary Guarantee unless its failure to pay is caused by:

 

 

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  (a) an administrative or technical error; or

 

  (b) a Disruption Event,

and repayment is made within two (2) Business Days of its due date.

16.2 Breach of Covenant

If there is a material breach of any of the covenants in Clause 15, which if capable of remedy, is not remedied within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of written notice from the Lender, requiring such breach to be remedied.

16.3 Misrepresentation

Any representation or statement made or deemed to have been made by the Borrower in this Agreement or any other document delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower under or in connection with this Agreement is or proves to have been materially incorrect or misleading when made or deemed to have been made.

16.4 Cross default

 

  (a) Any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower is not paid when due nor within any originally applicable grace period.

 

  (b) Any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).

 

  (c) Any commitment for any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower is cancelled or suspended by a creditor of the Borrower as a result of an event of default (however described).

 

  (d) Any creditor of the Borrower becomes entitled to declare any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).

 

  (e) No Event of Default will occur under this clause 16.4 if the aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness or commitment for Financial Indebtedness falling within clauses 16.4(a) to 16.4(d) above is less than seventy five million US Dollars (USD 75,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies).

16.5 Insolvency

 

  (a) The Borrower is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due, suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its Financial Indebtedness.

 

  (b) A moratorium is declared in respect of any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower.

16.6 Insolvency proceedings

Any corporate action, legal proceeding, filing or other procedure or step is taken in relation to:

 

  (a) the suspension (provisional or otherwise) of payments, a moratorium of any Financial Indebtedness, the bankruptcy, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its assets;

 

  (b) the making of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

  (c) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, trustee in bankruptcy, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of the Borrower or any of its assets; or

 

  (d) enforcement of any Security over any assets of the Borrower,

or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.

16.7 Creditors’ process

Any expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or execution either before judgment or under an execution, affecting any asset or assets of the Borrower having a book value of ten million US Dollars (USD $10,000,000) or more, excluding any such action which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted.

 

 

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16.8 Unlawfulness and Invalidity

 

  (a) It is or becomes unlawful for the Borrower to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement or for any Guarantor to perform any of its material obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee.

 

  (b) Any obligation(s) of the Borrower under this Agreement or of any Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee is not or ceases to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable and the cessation individually or cumulatively materially and adversely affects the interests of the Lender under this Agreement.

 

  (c) This Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect or is alleged by any party to be ineffective.

16.9 Repudiation

The Borrower repudiates this Agreement or evidences an intention to repudiate this Agreement.

16.10 Acceleration

On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, the Lender may by notice to the Borrower:

 

  (a) cancel the Commitment whereupon it shall immediately be cancelled; and/or

 

  (b) declare that all or part of the Loans, together with accrued Interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under this Agreement be immediately due and payable, whereupon they shall become immediately due and payable.

 

17. TERMINATION EVENT

In the event the Group Companies dispose of their aggregate shareholding in the Borrower (whether held directly or indirectly), the Lender shall have the right to terminate the Facility by giving the Borrower forty-five (45) days’ prior written notice requiring repayment of all outstanding amounts by the end of that forty-five day period or as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Lender.

 

18. CHANGES TO THE LENDER

The Lender may transfer, assign or sub-participate all or any part of its commitments under the Facility to a Group Company with the Borrower’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

19. CHANGES TO THE BORROWER

The Borrower may not assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement.

 

20. PAYMENT MECHANICS

20.1 Payments to the Lender

 

  (a) On each date on which the Borrower is required to make a payment under this Agreement, the Borrower shall make the same available to the Lender (unless a contrary indication appears in this Agreement) for value on the due date at the time as specified by the Lender as being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the place of payment.

 

  (b) Payment shall be made in US Dollars to such account with such bank as the Lender specifies.

20.2 No set-off by the Borrower

All payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.

 

 

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20.3 Business Days

 

  (a) Any payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).

 

  (b) During any extension of the due date pursuant to Clause 20.3(a) for payment of any principal or Unpaid Sum under this Agreement Interest shall be payable on the principal or Unpaid Sum at the rate payable on the original due date.

20.4 Currency of account

US Dollars are the currency of account and payment for any sum due from the Borrower under this Agreement.

 

21. SET-OFF

The Lender may set off any matured obligation due from the Borrower under this Agreement against any matured obligation owed by the Lender to the Borrower, regardless of the place of payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in different currencies, the Lender may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of the set-off.

 

22. NOTICES

22.1 Communications in writing

Any communication to be made under or in connection with this Agreement shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by e-mail or letter.

22.2 Addresses

The address (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention the communication is to be made) of each Party for any communication or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement is:

 

  (a) in the case of the Borrower, that identified with its name below;

 

  (b) in the case of the Lender, that identified with its name below, with the FACILITY UTILISATION REQUEST also being sent electronically to the following email addresses:

 

  i. Luana.Slenk@bp.com;

or any substitute address or department or officer as the Party may notify to the other Party with not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice.

22.3 Delivery

Any communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under or in connection with this Agreement will only be effective when it has been left at the relevant address or five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address and, if a particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details provided under Clause 22.2, if addressed to that department or officer.

22.4 English language

Any communication or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement must be in English.

 

23. CALCULATIONS AND CERTIFICATES

23.1 Accounts

In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the entries made in the accounts maintained by the Lender are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.

 

 

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23.2 Certificates and Determinations

Any certification or determination by the Lender of a rate or amount under this Agreement is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.

23.3 Day count convention

Any interest, commission or fee accruing under this Agreement will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days or, in any case where the practice in the London interbank market differs, in accordance with that market practice.

24. PARTIAL INVALIDITY

If, at any time, any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.

 

25. REMEDIES AND WAIVERS

No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Lender, any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

26. AMENDMENTS

No variation or amendment of this Agreement or the obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties.

 

27. COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

 

28. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York.

 

29. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Agreement shall come into effect on the date hereof.

 

30. SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

30.1 Guarantee

Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees to the Lender (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”), as primary obligor and not merely as surety, that, if Borrower defaults in the payment when due, beyond all applicable cure periods, whether upon demand, at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, of any of Borrower’s payment obligations arising under the Agreement, calculated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, allowing for set-offs or other defenses which could have been asserted under the Agreement by Borrower (the “Guaranteed Obligations”), the Guarantor shall pay to the Beneficiary such sum. This is a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection or performance. The Guarantor’s liability under the Subsidiary Guarantee, regardless of any amendment or modification to the Agreement shall include any interest accrued on the Guaranteed Obligations at the rate specified in the Agreement, if applicable, and any and all reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, if any, incurred by the Lender in the collection of Guaranteed Obligations.

No amendment or other modification of the terms of the Subsidiary Guarantee shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the relevant Guarantor and the Lender and stating that it is expressly intended to give effect to the applicable amendment or modification hereto. No waiver of any provision of the Subsidiary Guarantee nor consent to any departure by such Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless such waiver shall refer to the Subsidiary Guarantee, be in writing and be signed by the Lender. Any such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.

 

 

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30.2 Waiver of Subrogation

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Lender against Borrower in respect of any amounts paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee, provided that such Guarantor waives any rights it may acquire by way of subrogation under the Subsidiary Guarantee, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise (including, without limitation, any statutory rights of subrogation under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code 11 U.S.C. & 509, or otherwise), reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, or any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Lender against Borrower or any collateral which the Lender now has or acquires, until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been irrevocably and indefeasibly paid to the Lender in full. If (a) a Guarantor shall make payment to the Lender of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and (b) all the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full, the Lender shall, at such Guarantor’s request, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of any interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the payment of such Guarantor.

30.3 Amendments, etc. with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations

Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that any demand for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations made by the Lender may be rescinded by the Lender and any of the Guaranteed Obligations continued, and the Guaranteed Obligations, or the liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Lender, and this Agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Lender for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.

30.4 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional

The liability of each Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be limited, lessened or discharged by any act on the part of the Lender or matter or thing irrespective of, without limitation (a) any incapacity or disability or lack or limitation of status or power of Borrower or that Borrower may not be a legal entity; or (b) the bankruptcy or insolvency of Borrower.

Each Guarantor hereby waives (a) notice of acceptance of the Subsidiary Guarantee, notice of the creation or existence of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, notice of any action by the Lender in reliance hereon or in connection herewith; (b) notice of the entry into the Agreement between Borrower and the Lender and notice of any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto, or notice of any waiver or consent under the Agreement, including notice of waivers of the payment of the obligations thereunder; (c) to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all rights and defenses arising by reason of any law that would otherwise require the election of remedies by the Lender; (d) except as expressly set forth herein, presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor or nonpayment, protest and notice of protest or any other notice of any other kind with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (e) any requirement that suit be brought against, or any other action by the Lender be taken against, or any notice of default or other notice to be given to, or any demand be made on any other person, or that any other action be taken or not taken as a condition to the Guarantor’s liability for the Guaranteed Obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee or as a condition to the enforcement of the Subsidiary Guarantee against the Guarantor; and (f) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense or set-off available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of the Guarantor in respect of the Subsidiary Guarantee.

30.5 Reinstatement

This Subsidiary Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the

 

 

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Borrower or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

30.6 Payments

Each of the Guarantors and the Borrower hereby agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid to the Lender pursuant to the requirements of Clause 20.

30.7 Additional Guarantors

Upon the execution and delivery by any Person of a Guarantee Joinder and other required documents as provided in Clause 15.8, such Person shall be a Guarantor and shall be a party hereto as if an original signatory hereto.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

 

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This Agreement has been entered into as of the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

Signed by

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

C/O BP Midstream Partners GP LLC

Houston, Texas

Facsimile:

Attention: Craig W. Coburn

 

By:   BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS GP LLC
  Its General partner
By:  

/s/ Craig W. Coburn

Name:   Craig W. Coburn
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Signed by

NORTH AMERICA FUNDING COMPANY

Facsimile:

Attention: Luana G. Slenk

 

By:  

/s/ Luana G. Slenk

Name:   Luana G. Slenk
Title:   Treasurer

Signature Page to Short Term Credit Facility Agreement

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1

Notice

Utilisation Request

From: BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

To: NORTH AMERICA FUNDING COMPANY

Dated:

Dear Sirs

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP SHORT TERM CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2017

(the Agreement )

1. We refer to the Agreement. This is a Utilisation Request. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Utilisation Request unless given a different meaning in this Utilisation Request.

2. We wish to borrow a Loan on the following terms:

 

Proposed Utilisation Date:    [            ]    (or, if that is not a Business Day, the next Business Day)
Amount:    [            ]   
Proposed Loan Repayment Date:    [            ]   

3. We confirm that each condition specified in Clause 4 ( Further conditions precedent) is satisfied on the date of this Utilisation Request.

4. The proceeds of this Loan should be credited to [account].

5. This Utilisation Request is irrevocable.

Sincerely,

.

 

Authorised signatory for

BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

SCHEDULE 1

 

 

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SCHEDULE II

FORM OF GUARANTEE JOINDER

This Guarantee Joinder is dated as of                  and is made by                  , a                  (“Additional Guarantor”), in favor of North America Funding Company (the “Lender”). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement hereinafter referenced.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), is party to that certain Short Term Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 30, 2017, among the Borrower and the Lender (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Additional Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Guarantee Joinder in order to become a party to the Agreement as a Guarantor thereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and to induce the Lender to continue to extend credit to the Borrower in accordance with the Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Additional Guarantor, for the benefit of the Lender, hereby agrees as follows:

1. Additional Guarantor shall be a Guarantor for purposes of the Agreement, effective from the date hereof, and agrees to perform all of the obligations of a Guarantor under, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of, the Agreement applicable to Guarantors (including all waivers, releases, indemnifications and submissions set forth therein), all of which terms are incorporated herein by reference, as if Additional Guarantor were a signatory party thereto; and, accordingly, Additional Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally with the other Guarantors party to the Agreement, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the prompt and complete payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of the Guaranteed Obligations, and further agrees to pay any and all expenses (including the legal fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Lender in enforcing any rights under the Subsidiary Guarantee, in all respects upon the terms set forth in the Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the Subsidiary Guarantee to the contrary, the obligations of the Additional Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law.

2. From and after the date hereof, all references to the “Guarantors,” or each individual “Guarantor,” in the Agreement shall be deemed to include Additional Guarantor, in addition to the other Guarantors, as if Additional Guarantor were a signatory party thereto.

3. Additional Guarantor hereby represents and confirms that the representations and warranties of the Guarantors set forth in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with respect to Additional Guarantor on and as of the date hereof (and after giving effect hereto), as if set forth herein in their entirety.

4. This Guarantee Joinder and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Acceptance and notice of acceptance hereof are hereby waived in all respects.

5. This Guarantee Joinder may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Guarantee Joinder shall become effective when the Lender shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Additional Guarantor and the Lender. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Guarantee Joinder by facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart hereof.

6. This Guarantee Joinder is a Loan Document.

 

 

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7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in the Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the Additional Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature.

8. This Guarantee Joinder and the Agreement set forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantee Joinder to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

Address for Notices:

ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED,

as of the date above first written:

NORTH AMERICA FUNDING COMPANY ,

 

By:  

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

Execution Version

THROUGHPUT AND DEFICIENCY AGREEMENT

This Throughput and Deficiency Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “ Agreement ”) is effective as of October 30, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between BP Midstream Partners LP, (“ CARRIER ”), with offices at 150 W. Warrenville Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563, and BP Products North America Inc. (“ SHIPPER ”) with offices at 30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60606, both sometimes referred to individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , CARRIER’s wholly owned subsidiary, BP Two Pipeline Company LLC, is the owner of the BP2 Pipeline System, which is currently used to transport crude petroleum from a station in Griffith, Indiana to SHIPPER’s refinery in Whiting, Indiana; and

WHEREAS , SHIPPER and CARRIER desire to enter into an arrangement under the terms of which SHIPPER will agree to utilize the BP2 Pipeline System to transport and guarantee a minimum volume of Product throughput according to CARRIER’s tariff specifications and to make a Deficiency Payment each Month that the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement is not satisfied.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and the benefits to be derived therefrom by both Parties, it is agreed as follows:

1. Definitions

1.1 For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

Actual Shipments : means the actual volume of Product tendered by SHIPPER and transported on the BP2 Pipeline System.

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 in this Agreement, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a general partner of a partnership), whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, and only so long as BP Products North America Inc. (or one of its Affiliates) is the SHIPPER and BP Midstream Partners LP (or one of its Affiliates) is the CARRIER, SHIPPER shall not be considered an “Affiliate” of CARRIER and CARRIER shall not be considered an “Affiliate” of SHIPPER.

Agreement : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Anti-Bribery Laws : has the meaning set forth in Section 28.1 .

Anti-Corruption Obligation : has the meaning set forth in Section 28.1 .

 


Barrel : means 42 United States standard gallons of Product at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

BP2 Pipeline System : means the pipeline system owned by CARRIER’s wholly owned subsidiary, BP Two Pipeline Company LLC, which is used to transport Product from the Origin Point to the Delivery Point.

CARRIER : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

CARRIER Event of Default : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 .

Contract Rate : means the applicable Tariff rate set forth in the Tariff for Product movements on the BP2 Pipeline System as filed in the Tariff, and as accepted by FERC from time to time.

Deficiency Payment : means the payment by SHIPPER for a shortfall during any Month in meeting the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement, which payment shall be calculated based upon the Actual Shipments during such Month and shall be equal to the product of:

(a) The volume amount by which the Actual Shipments during a Month are less than the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month; and

(b) The Contract Rate.

Delivery Point : means the delivery point of the BP2 Pipeline System at Whiting, Indiana.

Effective Date : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

FERC : means the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and any successor to its power, duties or jurisdiction.

Force Majeure : has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 .

General Partner : means the general partner of BP Midstream Partners LP.

Governmental Authority : means any federal, state or local government, or any agency, bureau, board, commission, court, department, tribunal or instrumentality thereof, including any legislative, administrative or judicial body or supervisory authority having appropriate jurisdiction.

Laws : means any statute, code, rule, regulation, order, ordinance, judgment, writ, injunction, requirement, decree or other pronouncement of any Governmental Authority having the effect of law.

Minimum Daily Volume Commitment : means 303,000 Barrels per day for the time period October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018; 310,000 Barrels per day for the time period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; and 320,000 Barrels per day for the time period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

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Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement : means a minimum monthly throughput during each Month equal to the product of (a) the Minimum Daily Volume Commitment and (b) the number of calendar days in the applicable Month; provided that if shipments on the BP2 Pipeline System are subject to prorationing under the Tariff in a Month then the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month shall be reduced by the number of SHIPPER’s Barrels prorated when such proration is in effect; provided further that if SHIPPER’s obligations are suspended for all or any portion of a Month pursuant to Section 11 , item (b) in the calculation of Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for any such Month shall be reduced by the number of calendar days during which such suspension is in effect; and provided further that, if the Startup Date occurs on a date other than the first calendar day of a Month, item (b) in the calculation of Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month shall be calculated according to the number of calendar days between, and including, the Startup Date and the last calendar day of the Month in which the Startup Date occurs.

Month : means the period beginning at 7:00 a.m. local Tulsa, Oklahoma time on the first day of a calendar month and ending at 7:00 a.m. local Tulsa, Oklahoma time on the first day of the next calendar month.

Origin Point : means the origination point of the BP2 Pipeline System at Griffith, Indiana.

Partnership Change of Control : means BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. ceases to control (directly or indirectly) the General Partner.

Party and Parties : have the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto.

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

Prepaid Shipments : has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

Product : means “Crude Petroleum” as defined and set forth in the Tariff.

Reference Rate : means 2% (two percent) per annum.

SHIPPER : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

SHIPPER Cure Period : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2 .

SHIPPER Event of Default : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 .

Startup Date : means October 1, 2017.

Tariff : means CARRIER’s FERC Tariff No. 274.10.0 for shipments of Product from the Origin Point to the Delivery Point, as filed by CARRIER and accepted by FERC, together with the published rules and regulations applicable to such shipments, and as further adopted, amended, modified and superseded from time to time (subject to acceptance by FERC).

 

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Term : has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .

True-Up : means the lesser of (a) or (b) will be credited back to the SHIPPER within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year during the Term:

(a) the total dollar amount paid to CARRIER by SHIPPER of the monthly Deficiency Payments during the calendar year

(b) the total dollar amount paid to CARRIER by SHIPPER for Actual Shipments shipped by SHIPPER in excess of the applicable Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement during the calendar year.

2. BP2 Pipeline System

2.1 CARRIER, at its sole cost and expense, shall operate and maintain, or cause to be operated and maintained, the BP2 Pipeline System in a safe, efficient and economical manner and in accordance with the Tariff and all applicable Laws.

3. Monthly Volume Requirements

3.1 For each Month during the Term, as compensation for transportation of the Product along the BP2 Pipeline System, SHIPPER agrees either to (a) ship at least the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement through the BP2 Pipeline System and to pay CARRIER for such shipments at a rate equal to the Contract Rate or (b) make the appropriate Deficiency Payment to the extent that SHIPPER’s Actual Shipments for any such Month do not equal or exceed the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement. If, during any Month during the Term, CARRIER is unable to accept for transportation and delivery, within a reasonable period of time during such Month, reasonable bona fide tenders of Product by SHIPPER, or caused to be made by SHIPPER, due to lack of space in the BP2 Pipeline System or any other cause, the volume of Product actually tendered by SHIPPER during such Month but which CARRIER is unable to accept shall be credited hereunder to SHIPPER’s Actual Shipments for purposes of determining any Deficiency Payments.

3.2 CARRIER shall invoice SHIPPER for any Deficiency Payment following the end of each Month that generated the Deficiency Payment. At the same time, CARRIER shall provide SHIPPER a written accounting that supports any invoice for a Deficiency Payment. SHIPPER shall make the Deficiency Payment pursuant to the same payment terms as set forth in the Tariff with respect to payment of transportation fees. SHIPPER’s failure to make the required payment as set forth herein will be subject to the non-payment terms set forth in the Tariff.

3.3 Any Deficiency Payment paid by SHIPPER pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3 shall be considered by CARRIER as “ Prepaid Shipments ” during the calendar year the Deficiency Payment is made, such that at the end of each calendar year, such Prepaid Shipments shall be subject to True-Up by CARRIER. This Section 3.3 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

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4. Term

4.1 Subject to Section 11 , SHIPPER’s and CARRIER’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall commence on the Startup Date and shall continue until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2020 (the “ Term ”).

5. Tariffs

5.1 In consideration for SHIPPER committing to the Minimum Daily Volume Commitment for the Term, CARRIER, subject to this Section 5 , will maintain the Tariff in effect during the Term.

(a) On the Startup Date, the Contract Rate will be set at 54.42 cents per Barrel.

(b) CARRIER intends to operate the BP2 Pipeline System as a FERC-regulated pipeline, and notwithstanding anything contained herein, each Party shall continue to have any and all legal rights granted to it with respect to FERC rules and regulations as in effect from time to time. The rates set forth in the Tariff, including the Contract Rate, will be subject to adjustments in accordance with any FERC methodology then in effect, and in the event FERC ceases to be the adjusting authority or the methodology is changed, such adjustments, if any, shall be made under the successor entity or methodology.

6. Monthly Billings

6.1 CARRIER shall invoice SHIPPER monthly, and SHIPPER shall pay, for all Actual Shipments at the Contract Rate in accordance with the terms of the Tariff and this Agreement; provided that any invoicing and payment for any Deficiency Payment shall be as set forth in Section 3 hereof.

7. Audit Rights

7.1 SHIPPER shall, upon giving reasonable advance notice, have the right to audit, at its cost and expense and during ordinary business hours, the accounting records and other pertinent documents which relate to receipts or delivery of SHIPPER’s volumes, the calculation of any Deficiency Payments, and the determination of any Prepaid Shipments credited to SHIPPER hereunder. CARRIER shall retain these records and documents for a period of at least one year following expiration of the Term or such longer period as required by law.

8. Liability

8.1 Liability for any loss of or damage to the Product, or delay in transportation of the Product, shall be as set forth in and subject to the terms of the Tariff.

9. Events of Default

9.1 Events of Default by SHIPPER . The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute a “ SHIPPER Event of Default ”:

 

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9.1.1 Any failure to make any payment required to be made by SHIPPER hereunder, where such failure continues for fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the CARRIER, subject to the right of SHIPPER, reasonably exercised, to contest any such payment. In the event SHIPPER withholds any such payment, and it is determined that such withholding was wrongful, SHIPPER shall pay interest to the CARRIER on such monies wrongfully withheld at the Reference Rate; and

9.1.2 A failure by SHIPPER to observe and perform any material provision or covenant of this Agreement (other than the obligation to pay amounts when due as the result of same being covered by clause 9.1.1 above) to be observed or performed by SHIPPER where such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the CARRIER to SHIPPER (the “ SHIPPER Cure Period ”).

9.2 Events of Default by CARRIER . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a “ CARRIER Event of Default ”:

9.2.1 A failure by CARRIER to observe and perform any material provision or covenant of this Agreement to be observed or performed by the CARRIER where such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from SHIPPER to the CARRIER; and

9.2.2 The making by CARRIER of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the filing by or against CARRIER of a petition to have CARRIER adjudged bankrupt, or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the case of a petition filed against CARRIER, the same is dismissed within 60 days), or the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession that is not restored to CARRIER within 30 days.

10. Remedies

10.1 In the case of a SHIPPER Event of Default, CARRIER shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and pursue any and all remedies available to it, whether at law or in equity, against SHIPPER, including without limitation, SHIPPER shall be liable for all prior and current shipments of Product during any period of default at the Contract Rate.

10.2 In the case of a CARRIER Event of Default or any Partnership Change of Control, SHIPPER shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and, in the case of a CARRIER Event of Default, pursue any and all remedies available to it, whether in law or in equity, against CARRIER.

11. Force Majeure

11.1 “ Force Majeure ” for purposes of this Agreement means (in each case, other than any payment obligations due and owing for any services previously rendered): (a) compliance with acts, orders, regulations, or requests of any federal, state, or local civilian or military authority, or any Person purporting to act therefor; (b) insurrections, wars, rebellion, riots, strikes, or labor difficulties; (c) action of the elements or accidental disruption or breakdown of production or transportation facilities; and (d) any other cause, whether or not of

 

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the same class or kind, beyond the reasonable control of a Party with the exercise of reasonable diligence and not resulting from the claiming Party’s negligence. It is understood and agreed the settlement of strikes or differences with workers shall be entirely within the discretion of the Party affected by the Force Majeure event.

11.2 In the event CARRIER is rendered unable by reason of Force Majeure to provide the transportation services contemplated hereunder, such obligations of CARRIER, insofar as they are prevented or curtailed by such Force Majeure, and SHIPPER’s obligations pursuant to Section 3.1 to either ship the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement or make the appropriate Deficiency Payment, shall be suspended during the continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer period, and such cause shall so far as practicable be remedied with all reasonable dispatch and exigency. For the avoidance of doubt, in any event where the BP2 Pipeline System is no longer available for use, CARRIER shall not be required to furnish additional or alternate facilities, in which case SHIPPER shall not be obligated to make any further payments hereunder except for payments due and owing for transportation on the BP2 Pipeline System previously rendered.

11.3 Except for the payment of money due and payable hereunder, a delay in or failure of performance by any Party due to Force Majeure shall not constitute default, nor shall any Party to this Agreement be held liable for losses arising from such delay or failure to the extent such losses are due to Force Majeure. In the event CARRIER or SHIPPER is prevented or delayed in its performance obligations hereunder due to Force Majeure, then any such obligation deadline under this Agreement shall be extended by the period of any such Force Majeure, provided that the cause of the Force Majeure event is remedied with all reasonable dispatch and exigency.

11.4 It is the Parties’ intent that any delay in CARRIER or SHIPPER’s performance hereunder due to Force Majeure shall not exceed 365 consecutive days, and should a Party be rendered unable due to Force Majeure to perform its obligations contemplated hereunder for more than 365 consecutive days, then the other Party not so claiming non-performance due to Force Majeure may at its sole option terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party following 365 consecutive days of non-performance by such other Party due to Force Majeure, and both Parties shall be relieved of any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement except for payment obligations due and owing for any services previously rendered.

12. Apportionment

12.1 Any prorationing of shipments for transportation on the BP2 Pipeline System shall be as set forth in the Tariff, as may be further amended, modified, and superseded by CARRIER from time to time.

13. Sampling, Testing and Metering

13.1 All gauging, sampling, testing and metering of receipts from and deliveries to SHIPPER will be made in accordance with the Tariff. All Product delivered to CARRIER’s, or wholly owned subsidiary of CARRIER’s, receiving facilities on behalf of SHIPPER shall meet and be subject to the Tariff and CARRIER’s then-current operating requirements.

 

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14. Common Carrier; Compliance with Laws

14.1 It is understood that the BP2 Pipeline System will be operated as an interstate common carrier pipeline, and the Parties’ rights and obligations hereunder shall be subject to (a) all applicable and valid Laws related to common carrier pipelines and (b) the terms and provisions of the Tariff applicable to the transportation services provided hereunder. If SHIPPER’s right under this Agreement to ship on the BP2 Pipeline System during any Month is prorated under the terms and conditions of the applicable and valid Laws related to common carrier pipelines or the terms and provisions of the Tariff, then the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement used in calculating any Deficiency Payment obligations for such Month shall be reduced by the number of Barrels prorated when such proration was in effect during the Month.

14.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Party shall continue to have any and all legal rights granted to it under applicable Law and FERC’s rules and regulations as in effect from time to time.

14.3 Both Parties shall, in carrying out the terms and provisions hereof, abide by all present and future applicable and valid Laws of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction.

14.4 If any part of this Agreement is found invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or is in conflict with any such valid and applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to appropriately amend this Agreement so that the revised Agreement accomplishes as nearly as possible the terms and conditions that existed under this Agreement upon the date of execution or most recent amendment without regard to the existence of said court order or legal conflict.

15. Accurate Reporting

15.1 All financial settlements, billings, or reports rendered by either Party to the other under the terms of this Agreement and any amendments thereto will, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Party rendering such settlement, billing, or report, properly reflect the facts about all activities and transactions related to this Agreement, which data may be relied upon as being complete and accurate in any further recording and reporting made by such other Party for whatever purpose. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party at any time it has reason to believe that the above-mentioned data is no longer accurate and complete.

16. Enforceable Right

16.1 It is expressly understood that this Agreement is for the sole benefit of CARRIER and SHIPPER and their permitted successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement will provide any benefit to any third party or entitle any third party to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind, it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement will not be construed as a third-party beneficiary contract.

 

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17. Assignment and Succession

17.1 The terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall extend to be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the Parties, their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. No Party may make any assignment or other transfer of the rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto, such approval to not be unreasonably withheld, except that such consent is not required in the event of an assignment: (i) by any Party, to the successor of such Party when such succession results by way of merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets and business of such Party related to this Agreement (whether directly or indirectly), (ii) by SHIPPER, to an Affiliate of SHIPPER or (iii) by CARRIER, to an Affiliate of CARRIER. In the instance of any assignment permitted hereunder, the assignor shall be released of further liability hereunder only upon the execution of an assignment and assumption document reasonably acceptable to the other Parties. Any assignment or other transfer in contravention of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect.

18. Waiver

18.1 Any rights of either Party to require strict performance by the other Party of any and/or all obligations imposed on such Party by this Agreement shall not in any way be affected by previous waiver, forbearance or course of dealing.

19. Entire Agreement; Amendment

19.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no agreements, understandings, representations, or warranties between the Parties other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement may be modified or amended only in a writing executed by both Parties.

20. Independent Contractor Status

20.1 Should either Party perform work for the other pursuant to this Agreement, it shall perform such work as an independent contractor and shall not be deemed to be an agent or employee of the other.

21. Headings

21.1 The headings in this Agreement are for the purpose of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning hereof.

22. Dispute Resolution

22.1 When a dispute has arisen and negotiations between regularly responsible Persons have reached an impasse, either Party may give the other Party written notice of the dispute. In the event such notice is given, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute promptly by negotiation between executives who have authority to settle the controversy and who are at a higher level of management than the Persons with direct responsibility for the matter. Within 30 days after delivery of the notice, the receiving Party shall submit to the other a written response. Thereafter, the executives shall confer in Person or by telephone promptly to attempt to resolve the dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one Party to the other shall be honored.

 

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22.2 In the event the executives cannot resolve the dispute within 60 days after the receiving Party submits its written response pursuant to Section 22.1 , the Parties may exercise any rights they have at law or in equity to resolve such claim, dispute or controversy, including bringing a claim in a court of competent jurisdiction. Any action brought in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the U.S. federal district court sitting in Chicago, Illinois, and the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

23. DAMAGES

23.1 NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY HERETO FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRODUCTION OR OTHER DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE TO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

24. Governing Law

24.1 This Agreement is subject to all laws, rules and regulations of any federal, state or local Government Authority having jurisdiction thereof. This Agreement and the rights and duties of the Parties arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed, enforced, and performed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, as the same may be amended from time to time, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.

25. Notice

25.1 Any notice, request, instruction, waiver or other communication to be given hereunder by any Party shall be in writing and shall be considered duly delivered if personally delivered, sent overnight by first class mail (postage prepaid) or by reputable courier service (charges prepaid) or sent by facsimile to the addresses of the Parties as follows:

 

SHIPPER:      BP Products North America Inc.
  Address    30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 900
     Chicago, IL 60606
  Attn:    Contracts Manager
  Fax:    1-866-546-0664

 

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CARRIER:      BP Midstream Partners LP
  Address    30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 9S
     Chicago, IL 60606
  Attn:    Chief Development Officer
  Fax:    1-312-594-2133

or at such other address as either Party may designate by written notice.

26. Counterparts

26.1 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, provided that identical counterparts of same are executed by SHIPPER and CARRIER.

27. Severability

27.1 Subject to Section 14.4 , the invalidity of any one or more covenants or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provisions hereof or of this Agreement as a whole, and in case of any such invalidity, this Agreement shall be construed to the maximum extent possible as if such invalid provision had not been included herein.

28. Anti-Corruption Obligation

28.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, both Parties agree to comply with, and use reasonable efforts to ensure that any third parties used by them to fulfill the Parties’ respective obligations under the Agreement will comply with all applicable Laws relating to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering applicable to any of the Parties or their Affiliates, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, and any other applicable country legislation implementing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Convention for Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (collectively, the “ Anti-Bribery Laws ”). No director, officer, employee or agent of either Party shall give or receive any commission, fee, rebate, kickback, lavish gift or entertainment, or other things of significant cost or value to any director, officer, employee, or agent of the other Party in connection with the Agreement. Each Party’s financial settlements, billings and reports made in connection with the Agreement shall accurately, fairly and in reasonable detail reflect the relevant transactions in each Party’s books and accounts. In connection with the performance of the Agreement, neither Party shall, directly or indirectly, pay, offer, give, promise, or authorize the payment of, any monies or other things of value to any government official or an officer or employee of a government or any department, agency or instrumentality of any government; an officer or employee of a public international organization; any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any government or department, agency, or instrumentality of such government or of any public international organization; any political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office; or any other Person at the suggestion, request or direction or for the benefit of any of the above-described Persons, or engage in acts or transactions otherwise in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws. If either Party fails to comply with any of the provisions

 

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of this Section 28 (or gives the other Party reasonable grounds to believe it is in breach of the provisions of this Section 28 ), the other Party (without prejudice to any other rights and remedies it may have under the Agreement) shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement.

29. Not to be Construed Against Drafter

29.1 THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY EACH HAVE HAD AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH AND EVERY PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND TO SUBMIT THE SAME TO LEGAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, INCLUDING EXPRESSLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WAIVERS AND INDEMNITIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. BASED ON SAID REVIEW AND CONSULTATION, THE PARTIES AGREE WITH EACH AND EVERY TERM CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH AND EVERY TERM IS CONSPICUOUS. BASED ON THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE RULE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT A CONTRACT BE CONSTRUED AGAINST THE DRAFTER, IF ANY, SHALL NOT BE APPLIED IN THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

30. Interpretive Provisions

30.1 In this Agreement, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa. Except where otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise necessarily requires: (a) reference to Laws shall mean such Laws as in effect as amended or modified as of the date on which the reference is made, or performance and/or compliance is required; (b) reference to a given agreement or instrument is a reference to that agreement or instrument as originally executed, and as modified, amended, supplemented and restated through the date as of which reference is made to that agreement or instrument or performance is required under that agreement or instrument; (c) “includes”, “including” or any other variant thereof means “including, without limitation,”; (d) the phrase “and/or” shall be deemed to mean the words both preceding and following such phrase, or either of them; (e) reference to a Person includes its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns; (f) unless otherwise indicated, whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days; and (g) any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms. The words “will” and “shall” are used interchangeably throughout this Agreement; the use of either connotes a mandatory requirement; and the use of one or the other will not mean a different degree of right or obligation for either Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed on the date set forth below the respective execution lines, but effective as of the Effective Date.

 

SHIPPER:
BP Products North America Inc.
By:  

/s/ R. Craig Bealmear

Name:   R. Craig Bealmear
Title:   N.A. Fuels, Chief Financial Officer
Date:   October 30, 2017
CARRIER:
BP Midstream Partners LP,
By: BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date:   October 30, 2017

Signature Page to the Throughput and Deficiency Agreement

 

Exhibit 10.5

Execution Version

THROUGHPUT AND DEFICIENCY AGREEMENT

This Throughput and Deficiency Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “ Agreement ”) is effective as of October 30, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between BP Midstream Partners LP, (“ CARRIER ”), with offices at 150 W. Warrenville Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563, and BP Products North America Inc. (“ SHIPPER ”) with offices at 30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60606, both sometimes referred to individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , CARRIER’s wholly owned subsidiary, BP River Rouge Pipeline Company LLC, is the owner of the River Rouge Pipeline System, which is currently used to transport petroleum products from SHIPPER’s refinery in Whiting, Indiana to various third-party owned terminals along the River Rouge Pipeline System and terminating at River Rouge, Michigan; and

WHEREAS , SHIPPER and CARRIER desire to enter into an arrangement under the terms of which SHIPPER will agree to utilize the River Rouge Pipeline System to transport and guarantee a minimum volume of Product throughput according to CARRIER’s tariff specifications and to make a Deficiency Payment each Month that the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement is not satisfied.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and the benefits to be derived therefrom by both Parties, it is agreed as follows:

1. Definitions

1.1 For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

Actual Shipments : means the actual volume of Product tendered by SHIPPER and transported on the River Rouge Pipeline System.

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 in this Agreement, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a general partner of a partnership), whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, and only so long as BP Products North America Inc. (or one of its Affiliates) is the SHIPPER and BP Midstream Partners LP (or one of its Affiliates) is the CARRIER, SHIPPER shall not be considered an “Affiliate” of CARRIER and CARRIER shall not be considered an “Affiliate” of SHIPPER.

Agreement : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Anti-Bribery Laws : has the meaning set forth in Section 28.1 .


Anti-Corruption Obligation : has the meaning set forth in Section 28.1 .

Barrel : means 42 United States standard gallons of Product at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

CARRIER : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

CARRIER Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 .

Contract Rate : means the applicable Tariff rate set forth in the Tariff for Product movements on the River Rouge Pipeline System as filed in the Tariff, and as accepted by FERC from time to time.

Deficiency Payment : means the payment by SHIPPER for a shortfall during any Month in meeting the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement, which payment shall be calculated based upon the Actual Shipments during such Month and shall be equal to the product of:

(a) The volume amount by which the Actual Shipments during a Month are less than the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month; and

(b) The Deficiency Rate.

Deficiency Rate : means 131.23 cents per Barrel as of the Startup Date, and will be subject to the equivalent adjustments of the Contract Rate, which includes, but not limited to, adjustments in accordance with any FERC methodology then in effect, and in the event FERC ceases to be the adjusting authority or the methodology is changed, such adjustments, if any, made under the successor entity or methodology.

Delivery Point : means the applicable delivery points to various third-party owned terminals along the River Rouge Pipeline System.

Effective Date : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

FERC : means the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and any successor to its power, duties or jurisdiction.

Force Majeure : has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 .

General Partner : means the general partner of BP Midstream Partners LP.

Governmental Authority : means any federal, state or local government, or any agency, bureau, board, commission, court, department, tribunal or instrumentality thereof, including any legislative, administrative or judicial body or supervisory authority having appropriate jurisdiction.

Laws : means any statute, code, rule, regulation, order, ordinance, judgment, writ, injunction, requirement, decree or other pronouncement of any Governmental Authority having the effect of law.

Minimum Daily Volume Commitment : means 60,000 Barrels per day.

 

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Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement : means a minimum monthly throughput during each Month equal to the product of (a) the Minimum Daily Volume Commitment and (b) the number of calendar days in the applicable Month; provided that if shipments on the River Rouge Pipeline System are subject to prorationing under the Tariff in a Month then the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month shall be reduced by the number of SHIPPER’s Barrels prorated when such proration is in effect; provided further that if SHIPPER’s obligations are suspended for all or any portion of a Month pursuant to Section 11 , item (b) in the calculation of Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for any such Month shall be reduced by the number of calendar days during which such suspension is in effect; and provided further that, if the Startup Date occurs on a date other than the first calendar day of a Month, item (b) in the calculation of Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month shall be calculated according to the number of calendar days between, and including, the Startup Date and the last calendar day of the Month in which the Startup Date occurs.

Month : means the period beginning at 7:00 a.m. local Tulsa, Oklahoma time on the first day of a calendar month and ending at 7:00 a.m. local Tulsa, Oklahoma time on the first day of the next calendar month.

Origin Point : means the origination point of the River Rouge Pipeline System at Whiting, Indiana.

Partnership Change of Control : means BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. ceases to control (directly or indirectly) the General Partner.

Party and Parties : have the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto.

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

Prepaid Shipments : has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

Product : means “Petroleum Products” as defined and set forth in the Tariff.

Reference Rate : means 2% (two percent) per annum.

River Rouge Pipeline System : means the pipeline system owned by CARRIER’s wholly owned subsidiary, BP River Rouge Pipeline Company LLC, which is used to transport Product from the Origin Point to the applicable Delivery Points along the pipeline and terminating at River Rouge, Michigan.

SHIPPER : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

SHIPPER Cure Period : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2 .

SHIPPER Event of Default : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 .

Startup Date : means October 1, 2017.

 

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Tariff : means CARRIER’s FERC Tariff No. 282.11.0 for shipments of Product from the Origin Point to the applicable Delivery Point, as filed by CARRIER and accepted by FERC, together with the published rules and regulations applicable to such shipments, and as further adopted, amended, modified and superseded from time to time (subject to acceptance by FERC).

Term : has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .

True-Up : means the lesser of (a) or (b) will be credited back to the SHIPPER within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year during the Term:

(a) the total dollar amount paid to CARRIER by SHIPPER of the monthly Deficiency Payments during the calendar year

(b) the total dollar amount paid to CARRIER by SHIPPER for Actual Shipments shipped by SHIPPER in excess of the applicable Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement during the calendar year.

2. River Rouge Pipeline System

2.1 CARRIER, at its sole cost and expense, shall operate and maintain, or cause to be operated and maintained, the River Rouge Pipeline System in a safe, efficient and economical manner and in accordance with the Tariff and all applicable Laws.

3. Monthly Volume Requirements

3.1 For each Month during the Term, as compensation for transportation of the Product along the River Rouge Pipeline System, SHIPPER agrees either to (a) ship at least the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement through the River Rouge Pipeline System and to pay CARRIER for such shipments at a rate equal to the applicable Contract Rate or (b) make the appropriate Deficiency Payment to the extent that SHIPPER’s Actual Shipments for any such Month do not equal or exceed the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement. If, during any Month during the Term, CARRIER is unable to accept for transportation and delivery, within a reasonable period of time during such Month, reasonable bona fide tenders of Product by SHIPPER, or caused to be made by SHIPPER, due to lack of space in the River Rouge Pipeline System or any other cause, the volume of Product actually tendered by SHIPPER during such Month but which CARRIER is unable to accept shall be credited hereunder to SHIPPER’s Actual Shipments for purposes of determining any Deficiency Payments.

3.2 CARRIER shall invoice SHIPPER for any Deficiency Payment following the end of each Month that generated the Deficiency Payment. At the same time, CARRIER shall provide SHIPPER a written accounting that supports any invoice for a Deficiency Payment. SHIPPER shall make the Deficiency Payment pursuant to the same payment terms as set forth in the Tariff with respect to payment of transportation fees. SHIPPER’s failure to make the required payment as set forth herein will be subject to the non-payment terms set forth in the Tariff.

3.3 Any Deficiency Payment paid by SHIPPER pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3 shall be considered by CARRIER as “ Prepaid Shipments ” during the calendar year the Deficiency Payment is made, such that at the end of each calendar year, such Prepaid Shipments shall be subject to True-Up by CARRIER. This Section 3.3 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

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4. Term

4.1 Subject to Section 11 , SHIPPER’s and CARRIER’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall commence on the Startup Date and shall continue until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2020 (the “ Term ”).

5. Tariffs

5.1 In consideration for SHIPPER committing to the Minimum Daily Volume Commitment for the Term, CARRIER, subject to this Section 5 , will maintain the Tariff in effect during the Term.

(a) The Contract Rate will be the applicable Tariff rate in effect as of the Startup Date.

(b) CARRIER intends to operate the River Rouge Pipeline System as a FERC-regulated pipeline, and notwithstanding anything contained herein, each Party shall continue to have any and all legal rights granted to it with respect to FERC rules and regulations as in effect from time to time. The rates set forth in the Tariff, including the Contract Rate, will be subject to adjustments in accordance with any FERC methodology then in effect, and in the event FERC ceases to be the adjusting authority or the methodology is changed, such adjustments, if any, shall be made under the successor entity or methodology.

6. Monthly Billings

6.1 CARRIER shall invoice SHIPPER monthly, and SHIPPER shall pay, for all Actual Shipments at the applicable Contract Rate in accordance with the terms of the Tariff and this Agreement; provided that any invoicing and payment for any Deficiency Payment shall be as set forth in Section 3 hereof.

7. Audit Rights

7.1 SHIPPER shall, upon giving reasonable advance notice, have the right to audit, at its cost and expense and during ordinary business hours, the accounting records and other pertinent documents which relate to receipts or delivery of SHIPPER’s volumes, the calculation of any Deficiency Payments, and the determination of any Prepaid Shipments credited to SHIPPER hereunder. CARRIER shall retain these records and documents for a period of at least one year following expiration of the Term or such longer period as required by law.

8. Liability

8.1 Liability for any loss of or damage to the Product, or delay in transportation of the Product, shall be as set forth in and subject to the terms of the Tariff.

 

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9. Events of Default

9.1 Events of Default by SHIPPER . The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute a “ SHIPPER Event of Default ”:

9.1.1 Any failure to make any payment required to be made by SHIPPER hereunder, where such failure continues for fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the CARRIER, subject to the right of SHIPPER, reasonably exercised, to contest any such payment. In the event SHIPPER withholds any such payment, and it is determined that such withholding was wrongful, SHIPPER shall pay interest to the CARRIER on such monies wrongfully withheld at the Reference Rate; and

9.1.2 A failure by SHIPPER to observe and perform any material provision or covenant of this Agreement (other than the obligation to pay amounts when due as the result of same being covered by clause 9.1.1 above) to be observed or performed by SHIPPER where such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the CARRIER to SHIPPER (the “ SHIPPER Cure Period ”).

9.2 Events of Default by CARRIER . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a “ CARRIER Event of Default ”:

9.2.1 A failure by CARRIER to observe and perform any material provision or covenant of this Agreement to be observed or performed by the CARRIER where such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from SHIPPER to the CARRIER; and

9.2.2 The making by CARRIER of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the filing by or against CARRIER of a petition to have CARRIER adjudged bankrupt, or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the case of a petition filed against CARRIER, the same is dismissed within 60 days), or the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession that is not restored to CARRIER within 30 days.

10. Remedies

10.1 In the case of a SHIPPER Event of Default, CARRIER shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and pursue any and all remedies available to it, whether at law or in equity, against SHIPPER, including without limitation, SHIPPER shall be liable for all prior and current shipments of Product during any period of default at the Contract Rate.

10.2 In the case of a CARRIER Event of Default or any Partnership Change of Control, SHIPPER shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and, in the case of a CARRIER Event of Default, pursue any and all remedies available to it, whether in law or in equity, against CARRIER.

11. Force Majeure

11.1 “ Force Majeure ” for purposes of this Agreement means (in each case, other than any payment obligations due and owing for any services previously rendered): (a) compliance with acts, orders, regulations, or requests of any federal, state, or local civilian or

 

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military authority, or any Person purporting to act therefor; (b) insurrections, wars, rebellion, riots, strikes, or labor difficulties; (c) action of the elements or accidental disruption or breakdown of production or transportation facilities; and (d) any other cause, whether or not of the same class or kind, beyond the reasonable control of a Party with the exercise of reasonable diligence and not resulting from the claiming Party’s negligence. It is understood and agreed the settlement of strikes or differences with workers shall be entirely within the discretion of the Party affected by the Force Majeure event.

11.2 In the event CARRIER is rendered unable by reason of Force Majeure to provide the transportation services contemplated hereunder, such obligations of CARRIER, insofar as they are prevented or curtailed by such Force Majeure, and SHIPPER’s obligations pursuant to Section 3.1 to either ship the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement or make the appropriate Deficiency Payment, shall be suspended during the continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer period, and such cause shall so far as practicable be remedied with all reasonable dispatch and exigency. For the avoidance of doubt, in any event where the River Rouge Pipeline System is no longer available for use, CARRIER shall not be required to furnish additional or alternate facilities, in which case SHIPPER shall not be obligated to make any further payments hereunder except for payments due and owing for transportation on the River Rouge Pipeline System previously rendered.

11.3 Except for the payment of money due and payable hereunder, a delay in or failure of performance by any Party due to Force Majeure shall not constitute default, nor shall any Party to this Agreement be held liable for losses arising from such delay or failure to the extent such losses are due to Force Majeure. In the event CARRIER or SHIPPER is prevented or delayed in its performance obligations hereunder due to Force Majeure, then any such obligation deadline under this Agreement shall be extended by the period of any such Force Majeure, provided that the cause of the Force Majeure event is remedied with all reasonable dispatch and exigency.

11.4 It is the Parties’ intent that any delay in CARRIER or SHIPPER’s performance hereunder due to Force Majeure shall not exceed 365 consecutive days, and should a Party be rendered unable due to Force Majeure to perform its obligations contemplated hereunder for more than 365 consecutive days, then the other Party not so claiming non-performance due to Force Majeure may at its sole option terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party following 365 consecutive days of non-performance by such other Party due to Force Majeure, and both Parties shall be relieved of any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement except for payment obligations due and owing for any services previously rendered.

12. Apportionment

12.1 Any prorationing of shipments for transportation on the River Rouge Pipeline System shall be as set forth in the Tariff, as may be further amended, modified, and superseded by CARRIER from time to time.

 

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13. Sampling, Testing and Metering

13.1 All gauging, sampling, testing and metering of receipts from and deliveries to SHIPPER will be made in accordance with the Tariff. All Product delivered to CARRIER’s, or wholly owned subsidiary of CARRIER’s, receiving facilities on behalf of SHIPPER shall meet and be subject to the Tariff and CARRIER’s then-current operating requirements.

14. Common Carrier; Compliance with Laws

14.1 It is understood that the River Rouge Pipeline System will be operated as an interstate common carrier pipeline, and the Parties’ rights and obligations hereunder shall be subject to (a) all applicable and valid Laws related to common carrier pipelines and (b) the terms and provisions of the Tariff applicable to the transportation services provided hereunder. If SHIPPER’s right under this Agreement to ship on the River Rouge Pipeline System during any Month is prorated under the terms and conditions of the applicable and valid Laws related to common carrier pipelines or the terms and provisions of the Tariff, then the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement used in calculating any Deficiency Payment obligations for such Month shall be reduced by the number of Barrels prorated when such proration was in effect during the Month.

14.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Party shall continue to have any and all legal rights granted to it under applicable Law and FERC’s rules and regulations as in effect from time to time.

14.3 Both Parties shall, in carrying out the terms and provisions hereof, abide by all present and future applicable and valid Laws of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction.

14.4 If any part of this Agreement is found invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or is in conflict with any such valid and applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to appropriately amend this Agreement so that the revised Agreement accomplishes as nearly as possible the terms and conditions that existed under this Agreement upon the date of execution or most recent amendment without regard to the existence of said court order or legal conflict.

15. Accurate Reporting

15.1 All financial settlements, billings, or reports rendered by either Party to the other under the terms of this Agreement and any amendments thereto will, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Party rendering such settlement, billing, or report, properly reflect the facts about all activities and transactions related to this Agreement, which data may be relied upon as being complete and accurate in any further recording and reporting made by such other Party for whatever purpose. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party at any time it has reason to believe that the above-mentioned data is no longer accurate and complete.

 

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16. Enforceable Right

16.1 It is expressly understood that this Agreement is for the sole benefit of CARRIER and SHIPPER and their permitted successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement will provide any benefit to any third party or entitle any third party to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind, it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement will not be construed as a third-party beneficiary contract.

17. Assignment and Succession

17.1 The terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall extend to be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the Parties, their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. No Party may make any assignment or other transfer of the rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto, such approval to not be unreasonably withheld, except that such consent is not required in the event of an assignment: (i) by any Party, to the successor of such Party when such succession results by way of merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets and business of such Party related to this Agreement (whether directly or indirectly), (ii) by SHIPPER, to an Affiliate of SHIPPER or (iii) by CARRIER, to an Affiliate of CARRIER. In the instance of any assignment permitted hereunder, the assignor shall be released of further liability hereunder only upon the execution of an assignment and assumption document reasonably acceptable to the other Parties. Any assignment or other transfer in contravention of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect.

18. Waiver

18.1 Any rights of either Party to require strict performance by the other Party of any and/or all obligations imposed on such Party by this Agreement shall not in any way be affected by previous waiver, forbearance or course of dealing.

19. Entire Agreement; Amendment

19.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no agreements, understandings, representations, or warranties between the Parties other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement may be modified or amended only in a writing executed by both Parties.

20. Independent Contractor Status

20.1 Should either Party perform work for the other pursuant to this Agreement, it shall perform such work as an independent contractor and shall not be deemed to be an agent or employee of the other.

21. Headings

21.1 The headings in this Agreement are for the purpose of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning hereof.

 

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22. Dispute Resolution

22.1 When a dispute has arisen and negotiations between regularly responsible Persons have reached an impasse, either Party may give the other Party written notice of the dispute. In the event such notice is given, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute promptly by negotiation between executives who have authority to settle the controversy and who are at a higher level of management than the Persons with direct responsibility for the matter. Within 30 days after delivery of the notice, the receiving Party shall submit to the other a written response. Thereafter, the executives shall confer in Person or by telephone promptly to attempt to resolve the dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one Party to the other shall be honored.

22.2 In the event the executives cannot resolve the dispute within 60 days after the receiving Party submits its written response pursuant to Section 22.1 , the Parties may exercise any rights they have at law or in equity to resolve such claim, dispute or controversy, including bringing a claim in a court of competent jurisdiction. Any action brought in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the U.S. federal district court sitting in Chicago, Illinois, and the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

23. DAMAGES

23.1 NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY HERETO FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRODUCTION OR OTHER DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE TO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

24. Governing Law

24.1 This Agreement is subject to all laws, rules and regulations of any federal, state or local Government Authority having jurisdiction thereof. This Agreement and the rights and duties of the Parties arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed, enforced, and performed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, as the same may be amended from time to time, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.

25. Notice

25.1 Any notice, request, instruction, waiver or other communication to be given hereunder by any Party shall be in writing and shall be considered duly delivered if personally delivered, sent overnight by first class mail (postage prepaid) or by reputable courier service (charges prepaid) or sent by facsimile to the addresses of the Parties as follows:

 

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SHIPPER:      BP Products North America Inc.
  Address    30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 900
     Chicago, IL 60606
  Attn:    Contracts Manager
  Fax:    1-866-546-0664
CARRIER:      BP Midstream Partners LP
  Address    30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 9S
     Chicago, IL 60606
  Attn:    Chief Development Officer
  Fax:    1-312-594-2133

or at such other address as either Party may designate by written notice.

26. Counterparts

26.1 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, provided that identical counterparts of same are executed by SHIPPER and CARRIER.

27. Severability

27.1 Subject to Section 14.4 , the invalidity of any one or more covenants or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provisions hereof or of this Agreement as a whole, and in case of any such invalidity, this Agreement shall be construed to the maximum extent possible as if such invalid provision had not been included herein.

28. Anti-Corruption Obligation

28.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, both Parties agree to comply with, and use reasonable efforts to ensure that any third parties used by them to fulfill the Parties’ respective obligations under the Agreement will comply with all applicable Laws relating to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering applicable to any of the Parties or their Affiliates, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, and any other applicable country legislation implementing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Convention for Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (collectively, the “ Anti-Bribery Laws ”). No director, officer, employee or agent of either Party shall give or receive any commission, fee, rebate, kickback, lavish gift or entertainment, or other things of significant cost or value to any director, officer, employee, or agent of the other Party in connection with the Agreement. Each Party’s financial settlements, billings and reports made in connection with the Agreement shall accurately, fairly and in reasonable detail reflect the relevant transactions in each Party’s books and accounts. In connection with the performance of the Agreement, neither Party shall, directly or indirectly, pay, offer, give, promise, or authorize the payment of, any monies or other things of value to any government official or an officer or employee of a government or any department, agency or instrumentality of any government; an officer or employee of a public international organization; any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any government or department, agency, or instrumentality of such

 

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government or of any public international organization; any political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office; or any other Person at the suggestion, request or direction or for the benefit of any of the above-described Persons, or engage in acts or transactions otherwise in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws. If either Party fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Section 28 (or gives the other Party reasonable grounds to believe it is in breach of the provisions of this Section 28 ), the other Party (without prejudice to any other rights and remedies it may have under the Agreement) shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement.

29. Not to be Construed Against Drafter

29.1 THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY EACH HAVE HAD AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH AND EVERY PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND TO SUBMIT THE SAME TO LEGAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, INCLUDING EXPRESSLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WAIVERS AND INDEMNITIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. BASED ON SAID REVIEW AND CONSULTATION, THE PARTIES AGREE WITH EACH AND EVERY TERM CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH AND EVERY TERM IS CONSPICUOUS. BASED ON THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE RULE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT A CONTRACT BE CONSTRUED AGAINST THE DRAFTER, IF ANY, SHALL NOT BE APPLIED IN THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

30. Interpretive Provisions

30.1 In this Agreement, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa. Except where otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise necessarily requires: (a) reference to Laws shall mean such Laws as in effect as amended or modified as of the date on which the reference is made, or performance and/or compliance is required; (b) reference to a given agreement or instrument is a reference to that agreement or instrument as originally executed, and as modified, amended, supplemented and restated through the date as of which reference is made to that agreement or instrument or performance is required under that agreement or instrument; (c) “includes”, “including” or any other variant thereof means “including, without limitation,”; (d) the phrase “and/or” shall be deemed to mean the words both preceding and following such phrase, or either of them; (e) reference to a Person includes its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns; (f) unless otherwise indicated, whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days; and (g) any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms. The words “will” and “shall” are used interchangeably throughout this Agreement; the use of either connotes a mandatory requirement; and the use of one or the other will not mean a different degree of right or obligation for either Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed on the date set forth below the respective execution lines, but effective as of the Effective Date.

 

SHIPPER:
BP Products North America Inc.
By:  

/s/ R. Craig Bealmear

Name:   R. Craig Bealmear
Title:   N.A. Fuels, Chief Financial Officer
Date:   October 30, 2017
CARRIER:
BP Midstream Partners LP,
By: BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date:   October 30, 2017

Signature Page to the Throughput and Deficiency Agreement

Exhibit 10.6

Execution Version

THROUGHPUT AND DEFICIENCY AGREEMENT

This Throughput and Deficiency Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “ Agreement ”) is effective as of October 30, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between BP Midstream Partners LP, (“ CARRIER ”), with offices at 150 W. Warrenville Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563, and BP Products North America Inc. (“ SHIPPER ”) with offices at 30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60606, both sometimes referred to individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , CARRIER’s wholly owned subsidiary, BP D-B Pipeline Company LLC, is the owner of the D-B Pipeline System, which is currently used to transport diluent from Black Oak Junction in Gary, Indiana to a third-party owned pipeline in Manhattan, Illinois; and

WHEREAS , SHIPPER and CARRIER desire to enter into an arrangement under the terms of which SHIPPER will agree to utilize the D-B Pipeline System to transport and guarantee a minimum volume of Product throughput according to CARRIER’s tariff specifications and to make a Deficiency Payment each Month that the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement is not satisfied.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and the benefits to be derived therefrom by both Parties, it is agreed as follows:

1. Definitions

1.1 For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

Actual Shipments : means the actual volume of Product tendered by SHIPPER and transported on the D-B Pipeline System.

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 in this Agreement, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a general partner of a partnership), whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, and only so long as BP Products North America Inc. (or one of its Affiliates) is the SHIPPER and BP Midstream Partners LP (or one of its Affiliates) is the CARRIER, SHIPPER shall not be considered an “Affiliate” of CARRIER and CARRIER shall not be considered an “Affiliate” of SHIPPER.

Agreement : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Anti-Bribery Laws : has the meaning set forth in Section 28.1 .

Anti-Corruption Obligation : has the meaning set forth in Section 28.1 .

 


Barrel : means 42 United States standard gallons of Product at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

CARRIER : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

CARRIER Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 .

Contract Rate : means the applicable Tariff rate set forth in the Tariff for Product movements on the D-B Pipeline System as filed in the Tariff, and as accepted by FERC from time to time.

D-B Pipeline System : means the pipeline system owned by CARRIER’s wholly owned subsidiary, BP D-B Pipeline Company LLC, which is used to transport Product from the Origin Point to the Delivery Point.

Deficiency Payment : means the payment by SHIPPER for a shortfall during any Month in meeting the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement, which payment shall be calculated based upon the Actual Shipments during such Month and shall be equal to the product of:

(a) The volume amount by which the Actual Shipments during a Month are less than the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month; and

(b) The Contract Rate.

Delivery Point : means the delivery point of the D-B Pipeline System at Manhattan, Illinois.

Effective Date : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

FERC : means the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and any successor to its power, duties or jurisdiction.

Force Majeure : has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 .

General Partner : means the general partner of BP Midstream Partners LP.

Governmental Authority : means any federal, state or local government, or any agency, bureau, board, commission, court, department, tribunal or instrumentality thereof, including any legislative, administrative or judicial body or supervisory authority having appropriate jurisdiction.

Laws : means any statute, code, rule, regulation, order, ordinance, judgment, writ, injunction, requirement, decree or other pronouncement of any Governmental Authority having the effect of law.

Minimum Daily Volume Commitment : means 20,000 Barrels per day.

 

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Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement : means a minimum monthly throughput during each Month equal to the product of (a) the Minimum Daily Volume Commitment and (b) the number of calendar days in the applicable Month; provided that if shipments on the D-B Pipeline System are subject to prorationing under the Tariff in a Month then the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month shall be reduced by the number of SHIPPER’s Barrels prorated when such proration is in effect; provided further that if SHIPPER’s obligations are suspended for all or any portion of a Month pursuant to Section 11 , item (b) in the calculation of Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for any such Month shall be reduced by the number of calendar days during which such suspension is in effect; and provided further that, if the Startup Date occurs on a date other than the first calendar day of a Month, item (b) in the calculation of Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement for such Month shall be calculated according to the number of calendar days between, and including, the Startup Date and the last calendar day of the Month in which the Startup Date occurs.

Month : means the period beginning at 7:00 a.m. local Tulsa, Oklahoma time on the first day of a calendar month and ending at 7:00 a.m. local Tulsa, Oklahoma time on the first day of the next calendar month.

Origin Point : means the origination point of the D-B Pipeline System at Gary, Indiana.

Partnership Change of Control : means BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. ceases to control (directly or indirectly) the General Partner.

Party and Parties : have the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto.

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

Prepaid Shipments : has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 .

Product : means “Diluent” as defined and set forth in the Tariff .

Reference Rate : means 2% (two percent) per annum.

SHIPPER : has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

SHIPPER Cure Period : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2.

SHIPPER Event of Default : has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

Startup Date : means October 1, 2017.

Tariff : means CARRIER’s FERC Tariff No. 280.9.0 for shipments of Product from the Origin Point to the Delivery Point, as filed by CARRIER and accepted by FERC, together with the published rules and regulations applicable to such shipments, and as further adopted, amended, modified and superseded from time to time (subject to acceptance by FERC).

Term : has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .

 

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True-Up : means the lesser of (a) or (b) will be credited back to the SHIPPER within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year during the Term:

(a) the total dollar amount paid to CARRIER by SHIPPER of the monthly Deficiency Payments during the calendar year

(b) the total dollar amount paid to CARRIER by SHIPPER for Actual Shipments shipped by SHIPPER in excess of the applicable Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement during the calendar year.

2. D-B Pipeline System

2.1 CARRIER, at its sole cost and expense, shall operate and maintain, or cause to be operated and maintained, the D-B Pipeline System in a safe, efficient and economical manner and in accordance with the Tariff and all applicable Laws.

3. Monthly Volume Requirements

3.1 For each Month during the Term, as compensation for transportation of the Product along the D-B Pipeline System, SHIPPER agrees either to (a) ship at least the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement through the D-B Pipeline System and to pay CARRIER for such shipments at a rate equal to the Contract Rate or (b) make the appropriate Deficiency Payment to the extent that SHIPPER’s Actual Shipments for any such Month do not equal or exceed the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement. If, during any Month during the Term, CARRIER is unable to accept for transportation and delivery, within a reasonable period of time during such Month, reasonable bona fide tenders of Product by SHIPPER, or caused to be made by SHIPPER, due to lack of space in the D-B Pipeline System or any other cause, the volume of Product actually tendered by SHIPPER during such Month but which CARRIER is unable to accept shall be credited hereunder to SHIPPER’s Actual Shipments for purposes of determining any Deficiency Payments.

3.2 CARRIER shall invoice SHIPPER for any Deficiency Payment following the end of each Month that generated the Deficiency Payment. At the same time, CARRIER shall provide SHIPPER a written accounting that supports any invoice for a Deficiency Payment. SHIPPER shall make the Deficiency Payment pursuant to the same payment terms as set forth in the Tariff with respect to payment of transportation fees. SHIPPER’s failure to make the required payment as set forth herein will be subject to the non-payment terms set forth in the Tariff.

3.3 Any Deficiency Payment paid by SHIPPER pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3 shall be considered by CARRIER as “ Prepaid Shipments ” during the calendar year the Deficiency Payment is made, such that at the end of each calendar year, such Prepaid Shipments shall be subject to True-Up by CARRIER. This Section 3.3 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

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4. Term

4.1 Subject to Section 11 , SHIPPER’s and CARRIER’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall commence on the Startup Date and shall continue until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2020 (the “ Term ”).

5. Tariffs

5.1 In consideration for SHIPPER committing to the Minimum Daily Volume Commitment for the Term, CARRIER, subject to this Section 5 , will maintain the Tariff in effect during the Term.

(a) On the Startup Date, the Contract Rate will be set at 102.24 cents per Barrel.

(b) CARRIER intends to operate the D-B Pipeline System as a FERC-regulated pipeline, and notwithstanding anything contained herein, each Party shall continue to have any and all legal rights granted to it with respect to FERC rules and regulations as in effect from time to time. The rates set forth in the Tariff, including the Contract Rate, will be subject to adjustments in accordance with any FERC methodology then in effect, and in the event FERC ceases to be the adjusting authority or the methodology is changed, such adjustments, if any, shall be made under the successor entity or methodology.

6. Monthly Billings

6.1 CARRIER shall invoice SHIPPER monthly, and SHIPPER shall pay, for all Actual Shipments at the Contract Rate in accordance with the terms of the Tariff and this Agreement; provided that any invoicing and payment for any Deficiency Payment shall be as set forth in Section 3 hereof.

7. Audit Rights

7.1 SHIPPER shall, upon giving reasonable advance notice, have the right to audit, at its cost and expense and during ordinary business hours, the accounting records and other pertinent documents which relate to receipts or delivery of SHIPPER’s volumes, the calculation of any Deficiency Payments, and the determination of any Prepaid Shipments credited to SHIPPER hereunder. CARRIER shall retain these records and documents for a period of at least one year following expiration of the Term or such longer period as required by law.

8. Liability

8.1 Liability for any loss of or damage to the Product, or delay in transportation of the Product, shall be as set forth in and subject to the terms of the Tariff.

9. Events of Default

9.1 Events of Default by SHIPPER . The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute a “ SHIPPER Event of Default ”:

 

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9.1.1 Any failure to make any payment required to be made by SHIPPER hereunder, where such failure continues for fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the CARRIER, subject to the right of SHIPPER, reasonably exercised, to contest any such payment. In the event SHIPPER withholds any such payment, and it is determined that such withholding was wrongful, SHIPPER shall pay interest to the CARRIER on such monies wrongfully withheld at the Reference Rate; and

9.1.2 A failure by SHIPPER to observe and perform any material provision or covenant of this Agreement (other than the obligation to pay amounts when due as the result of same being covered by clause 9.1.1 above) to be observed or performed by SHIPPER where such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the CARRIER to SHIPPER (the “ SHIPPER Cure Period ”).

9.2 Events of Default by CARRIER . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a “ CARRIER Event of Default ”:

9.2.1 A failure by CARRIER to observe and perform any material provision or covenant of this Agreement to be observed or performed by the CARRIER where such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from SHIPPER to the CARRIER; and

9.2.2 The making by CARRIER of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the filing by or against CARRIER of a petition to have CARRIER adjudged bankrupt, or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the case of a petition filed against CARRIER, the same is dismissed within 60 days), or the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession that is not restored to CARRIER within 30 days.

10. Remedies

10.1 In the case of a SHIPPER Event of Default, CARRIER shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and pursue any and all remedies available to it, whether at law or in equity, against SHIPPER, including without limitation, SHIPPER shall be liable for all prior and current shipments of Product during any period of default at the Contract Rate.

10.2 In the case of a CARRIER Event of Default or any Partnership Change of Control, SHIPPER shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and, in the case of a CARRIER Event of Default, pursue any and all remedies available to it, whether in law or in equity, against CARRIER.

11. Force Majeure

11.1 “ Force Majeure ” for purposes of this Agreement means (in each case, other than any payment obligations due and owing for any services previously rendered): (a) compliance with acts, orders, regulations, or requests of any federal, state, or local civilian or military authority, or any Person purporting to act therefor; (b) insurrections, wars, rebellion, riots, strikes, or labor difficulties; (c) action of the elements or accidental disruption or breakdown of production or transportation facilities; and (d) any other cause, whether or not of

 

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the same class or kind, beyond the reasonable control of a Party with the exercise of reasonable diligence and not resulting from the claiming Party’s negligence. It is understood and agreed the settlement of strikes or differences with workers shall be entirely within the discretion of the Party affected by the Force Majeure event.

11.2 In the event CARRIER is rendered unable by reason of Force Majeure to provide the transportation services contemplated hereunder, such obligations of CARRIER, insofar as they are prevented or curtailed by such Force Majeure, and SHIPPER’s obligations pursuant to Section 3.1 to either ship the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement or make the appropriate Deficiency Payment, shall be suspended during the continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer period, and such cause shall so far as practicable be remedied with all reasonable dispatch and exigency. For the avoidance of doubt, in any event where the D-B Pipeline System is no longer available for use, CARRIER shall not be required to furnish additional or alternate facilities, in which case SHIPPER shall not be obligated to make any further payments hereunder except for payments due and owing for transportation on the D-B Pipeline System previously rendered.

11.3 Except for the payment of money due and payable hereunder, a delay in or failure of performance by any Party due to Force Majeure shall not constitute default, nor shall any Party to this Agreement be held liable for losses arising from such delay or failure to the extent such losses are due to Force Majeure. In the event CARRIER or SHIPPER is prevented or delayed in its performance obligations hereunder due to Force Majeure, then any such obligation deadline under this Agreement shall be extended by the period of any such Force Majeure, provided that the cause of the Force Majeure event is remedied with all reasonable dispatch and exigency.

11.4 It is the Parties’ intent that any delay in CARRIER or SHIPPER’s performance hereunder due to Force Majeure shall not exceed 365 consecutive days, and should a Party be rendered unable due to Force Majeure to perform its obligations contemplated hereunder for more than 365 consecutive days, then the other Party not so claiming non-performance due to Force Majeure may at its sole option terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party following 365 consecutive days of non-performance by such other Party due to Force Majeure, and both Parties shall be relieved of any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement except for payment obligations due and owing for any services previously rendered.

12. Apportionment

12.1 Any prorationing of shipments for transportation on the D-B Pipeline System shall be as set forth in the Tariff, as may be further amended, modified, and superseded by CARRIER from time to time.

13. Sampling, Testing and Metering

13.1 All gauging, sampling, testing and metering of receipts from and deliveries to SHIPPER will be made in accordance with the Tariff. All Product delivered to CARRIER’s, or wholly owned subsidiary of CARRIER’s, receiving facilities on behalf of SHIPPER shall meet and be subject to the Tariff and CARRIER’s then-current operating requirements.

 

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14. Common Carrier; Compliance with Laws

14.1 It is understood that the D-B Pipeline System will be operated as an interstate common carrier pipeline, and the Parties’ rights and obligations hereunder shall be subject to (a) all applicable and valid Laws related to common carrier pipelines and (b) the terms and provisions of the Tariff applicable to the transportation services provided hereunder. If SHIPPER’s right under this Agreement to ship on the D-B Pipeline System during any Month is prorated under the terms and conditions of the applicable and valid Laws related to common carrier pipelines or the terms and provisions of the Tariff, then the Minimum Monthly Volume Requirement used in calculating any Deficiency Payment obligations for such Month shall be reduced by the number of Barrels prorated when such proration was in effect during the Month.

14.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Party shall continue to have any and all legal rights granted to it under applicable Law and FERC’s rules and regulations as in effect from time to time.

14.3 Both Parties shall, in carrying out the terms and provisions hereof, abide by all present and future applicable and valid Laws of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction.

14.4 If any part of this Agreement is found invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or is in conflict with any such valid and applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to appropriately amend this Agreement so that the revised Agreement accomplishes as nearly as possible the terms and conditions that existed under this Agreement upon the date of execution or most recent amendment without regard to the existence of said court order or legal conflict.

15. Accurate Reporting

15.1 All financial settlements, billings, or reports rendered by either Party to the other under the terms of this Agreement and any amendments thereto will, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Party rendering such settlement, billing, or report, properly reflect the facts about all activities and transactions related to this Agreement, which data may be relied upon as being complete and accurate in any further recording and reporting made by such other Party for whatever purpose. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party at any time it has reason to believe that the above-mentioned data is no longer accurate and complete.

16. Enforceable Right

16.1 It is expressly understood that this Agreement is for the sole benefit of CARRIER and SHIPPER and their permitted successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement will provide any benefit to any third party or entitle any third party to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind, it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement will not be construed as a third-party beneficiary contract.

 

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17. Assignment and Succession

17.1 The terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall extend to be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the Parties, their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. No Party may make any assignment or other transfer of the rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto, such approval to not be unreasonably withheld, except that such consent is not required in the event of an assignment: (i) by any Party, to the successor of such Party when such succession results by way of merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets and business of such Party related to this Agreement (whether directly or indirectly), (ii) by SHIPPER, to an Affiliate of SHIPPER or (iii) by CARRIER, to an Affiliate of CARRIER. In the instance of any assignment permitted hereunder, the assignor shall be released of further liability hereunder only upon the execution of an assignment and assumption document reasonably acceptable to the other Parties. Any assignment or other transfer in contravention of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect.

18. Waiver

18.1 Any rights of either Party to require strict performance by the other Party of any and/or all obligations imposed on such Party by this Agreement shall not in any way be affected by previous waiver, forbearance or course of dealing.

19. Entire Agreement; Amendment

19.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no agreements, understandings, representations, or warranties between the Parties other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement may be modified or amended only in a writing executed by both Parties.

20. Independent Contractor Status

20.1 Should either Party perform work for the other pursuant to this Agreement, it shall perform such work as an independent contractor and shall not be deemed to be an agent or employee of the other.

21. Headings

21.1 The headings in this Agreement are for the purpose of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning hereof.

22. Dispute Resolution

22.1 When a dispute has arisen and negotiations between regularly responsible Persons have reached an impasse, either Party may give the other Party written notice of the dispute. In the event such notice is given, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute promptly by negotiation between executives who have authority to settle the controversy and who are at a higher level of management than the Persons with direct responsibility for the matter. Within 30 days after delivery of the notice, the receiving Party shall submit to the other a written response. Thereafter, the executives shall confer in Person or by telephone promptly to attempt to resolve the dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one Party to the other shall be honored.

 

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22.2 In the event the executives cannot resolve the dispute within 60 days after the receiving Party submits its written response pursuant to Section 22.1 , the Parties may exercise any rights they have at law or in equity to resolve such claim, dispute or controversy, including bringing a claim in a court of competent jurisdiction. Any action brought in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the U.S. federal district court sitting in Chicago, Illinois, and the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

23. DAMAGES

23.1 NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY HERETO FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRODUCTION OR OTHER DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE TO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

24. Governing Law

24.1 This Agreement is subject to all laws, rules and regulations of any federal, state or local Government Authority having jurisdiction thereof. This Agreement and the rights and duties of the Parties arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed, enforced, and performed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, as the same may be amended from time to time, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.

25. Notice

25.1 Any notice, request, instruction, waiver or other communication to be given hereunder by any Party shall be in writing and shall be considered duly delivered if personally delivered, sent overnight by first class mail (postage prepaid) or by reputable courier service (charges prepaid) or sent by facsimile to the addresses of the Parties as follows:

 

SHIPPER:      BP Products North America Inc.
  Address    30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 900
     Chicago, IL 60606
  Attn:    Contracts Manager
  Fax:    1-866-546-0664

 

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CARRIER:      BP Midstream Partners LP
  Address    30 South Wacker Dr., Suite 9S
     Chicago, IL 60606
  Attn:    Chief Development Officer
  Fax:    1-312-594-2133

or at such other address as either Party may designate by written notice.

26. Counterparts

26.1 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, provided that identical counterparts of same are executed by SHIPPER and CARRIER.

27. Severability

27.1 Subject to Section 14.4 , the invalidity of any one or more covenants or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provisions hereof or of this Agreement as a whole, and in case of any such invalidity, this Agreement shall be construed to the maximum extent possible as if such invalid provision had not been included herein.

28. Anti-Corruption Obligation

28.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, both Parties agree to comply with, and use reasonable efforts to ensure that any third parties used by them to fulfill the Parties’ respective obligations under the Agreement will comply with all applicable Laws relating to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering applicable to any of the Parties or their Affiliates, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, and any other applicable country legislation implementing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Convention for Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (collectively, the “ Anti-Bribery Laws ”). No director, officer, employee or agent of either Party shall give or receive any commission, fee, rebate, kickback, lavish gift or entertainment, or other things of significant cost or value to any director, officer, employee, or agent of the other Party in connection with the Agreement. Each Party’s financial settlements, billings and reports made in connection with the Agreement shall accurately, fairly and in reasonable detail reflect the relevant transactions in each Party’s books and accounts. In connection with the performance of the Agreement, neither Party shall, directly or indirectly, pay, offer, give, promise, or authorize the payment of, any monies or other things of value to any government official or an officer or employee of a government or any department, agency or instrumentality of any government; an officer or employee of a public international organization; any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any government or department, agency, or instrumentality of such government or of any public international organization; any political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office; or any other Person at the suggestion, request or direction or for the benefit of any of the above-described Persons, or engage in acts or transactions otherwise in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws. If either Party fails to comply with any of the provisions

 

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of this Section 28 (or gives the other Party reasonable grounds to believe it is in breach of the provisions of this Section 28 ), the other Party (without prejudice to any other rights and remedies it may have under the Agreement) shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement.

29. Not to be Construed Against Drafter

29.1 THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY EACH HAVE HAD AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH AND EVERY PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND TO SUBMIT THE SAME TO LEGAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, INCLUDING EXPRESSLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WAIVERS AND INDEMNITIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. BASED ON SAID REVIEW AND CONSULTATION, THE PARTIES AGREE WITH EACH AND EVERY TERM CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH AND EVERY TERM IS CONSPICUOUS. BASED ON THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE RULE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT A CONTRACT BE CONSTRUED AGAINST THE DRAFTER, IF ANY, SHALL NOT BE APPLIED IN THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

30. Interpretive Provisions

30.1 In this Agreement, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa. Except where otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise necessarily requires: (a) reference to Laws shall mean such Laws as in effect as amended or modified as of the date on which the reference is made, or performance and/or compliance is required; (b) reference to a given agreement or instrument is a reference to that agreement or instrument as originally executed, and as modified, amended, supplemented and restated through the date as of which reference is made to that agreement or instrument or performance is required under that agreement or instrument; (c) “includes”, “including” or any other variant thereof means “including, without limitation,”; (d) the phrase “and/or” shall be deemed to mean the words both preceding and following such phrase, or either of them; (e) reference to a Person includes its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns; (f) unless otherwise indicated, whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days; and (g) any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms. The words “will” and “shall” are used interchangeably throughout this Agreement; the use of either connotes a mandatory requirement; and the use of one or the other will not mean a different degree of right or obligation for either Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed on the date set forth below the respective execution lines, but effective as of the Effective Date.

 

SHIPPER:
BP Products North America Inc.
By:  

/s/ R. Craig Bealmear

Name:   R. Craig Bealmear
Title:   N.A. Fuels, Chief Financial Officer
Date:   October 30, 2017
CARRIER:
BP Midstream Partners LP,
By: BP Midstream Partners GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name:   Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date:   October 30, 2017

Signature Page to the Throughput and Deficiency Agreement

Exhibit 10.7

MARDI GRAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPANY LLC

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

 

Dated Effective as October 30, 2017

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

     2  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      2  

Section 1.2

  Construction      12  

ARTICLE II BUSINESS PURPOSE AND TERM OF THE COMPANY

     12  

Section 2.1

  Formation      12  

Section 2.2

  Name      12  

Section 2.3

  Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices      12  

Section 2.4

  Purpose and Business      13  

Section 2.5

  Powers      13  

Section 2.6

  Term      13  

ARTICLE III MEMBERS

     13  

Section 3.1

  Members; Percentage Interests      13  

Section 3.2

  Adjustments in Percentage Interests      13  

Section 3.3

  Limitation of Liability      13  

ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

     13  

Section 4.1

  Capitalization of the Company      13  

Section 4.2

  Additional Capital Contributions      14  

Section 4.3

  Withdrawal of Capital; Interest      14  

Section 4.4

  Capital Contribution Events      14  

Section 4.5

  Failure to Contribute      14  

ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS AND OTHER TAX MATTERS

     15  

Section 5.1

  Profits      15  

Section 5.2

  Losses      15  

Section 5.3

  Special Allocations      16  

Section 5.4

  Curative Allocations      17  

Section 5.5

  Other Allocation Rules      18  

Section 5.6

  Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c)      18  

Section 5.7

  Tax Elections      19  

Section 5.8

  Tax Returns      19  

Section 5.9

  Tax Matters Member      20  

Section 5.10

  Designation of Partnership Representative      20  

Section 5.11

  Duties of Tax Matters Member      21  

Section 5.12

  Survival of Provisions      22  

ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS

     22  

Section 6.1

  Distributions of Distributable Cash      22  

Section 6.2

  Liquidating Distributions      22  

Section 6.3

  Distribution in Kind      22  

 

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ARTICLE VII BOOKS AND RECORDS

     22  

Section 7.1

  Books and Records; Examination      22  

Section 7.2

  Reports      23  

ARTICLE VIII MANAGEMENT AND VOTING

     23  

Section 8.1

  Management      23  

Section 8.2

  Matters Constituting Unanimous Approval Matters      23  

Section 8.3

  Meetings and Voting      24  

Section 8.4

  Reliance by Third Parties      25  

ARTICLE IX TRANSFER OF COMPANY INTERESTS

     26  

Section 9.1

  Restrictions on Transfers      26  

Section 9.2

  Conditions for Admission      26  

Section 9.3

  Allocations and Distributions      26  

Section 9.4

  Restriction on Resignation or Withdrawal      26  

ARTICLE X LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

     27  

Section 10.1

  Liability for Company Obligations      27  

Section 10.2

  Disclaimer of Duties and Exculpation      27  

Section 10.3

  Indemnification      28  

ARTICLE XI CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

     29  

Section 11.1

  Outside Activities      29  

ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

     29  

Section 12.1

  Dissolution      29  

Section 12.2

  Winding Up of Company      30  

Section 12.3

  Compliance with Certain Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts      31  

Section 12.4

  Deemed Distribution and Recontribution      31  

Section 12.5

  Distribution of Property      31  

Section 12.6

  Termination of Company      31  

ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS

     31  

Section 13.1

  Notices      31  

Section 13.2

  Integration      32  

Section 13.3

  Assignment      32  

Section 13.4

  Parties in Interest      32  

Section 13.5

  Counterparts      32  

Section 13.6

  Amendment; Waiver      32  

Section 13.7

  Severability      32  

Section 13.8

  Governing Law      32  

Section 13.9

  No Bill for Accounting      33  

Section 13.10

  Waiver of Partition      33  

Section 13.11

  Third Parties      33  

 

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

MARDI GRAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPANY LLC

This Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC (the “ Company ”), dated effective as of October 30, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), is entered into by and between The Standard Oil Company, an Ohio corporation (“ Standard Oil ”), BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., a Maine corporation (“ BP Pipelines ”), and BP Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ BPMP ”). Standard Oil, BP Pipelines and BPMP are each referred to herein as, a “ Member ” and collectively, as “ Members ” of the Company. In consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

RECITALS:

WHEREAS , Standard Oil previously formed the Company as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act by filing (i) a Certificate of Conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effective as of May 1, 2017, to convert the Company’s predecessor, Mardi Gras Transportation System Inc., from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company, and (ii) a Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effective as of May 1, 2017.

WHEREAS , the Company was previously governed by that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “ Original LLC Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017, Standard Oil assigned and conveyed a 99.0% limited liability company interest in the Company to BP Pipelines, and Standard Oil and BP Pipelines amended and restated the Original LLC Agreement in its entirety be executing that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “ Existing LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Contribution, Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated on or about the date hereof, BP Pipelines contributed a 20.0% limited liability company interest in the Company to BPMP (the “ Managing Member ”) and the Managing Member was admitted as the managing member of the Company.

WHEREAS , the Members now desire to amend and restate the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety by executing this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the Members hereby enter into this Agreement:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

Section  1.1 Definitions . The following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement.

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

(i) Credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Member is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

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

The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Allocation Year.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, BPMP shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be treated as an Affiliate of the Company and each of the Members.

Agreement ” means this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Allocation Year ” means (a) each calendar year ending on December 31st or (b) any portion thereof for which the Company is required to allocate Profits, Losses and other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Article V .

Applicable Law ” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision or condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.

 

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BP Pipelines ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

BPMP ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

BPMP Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPMP, substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to BPMP’s registration statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-220407), that will be entered into in connection with BPMP’s initial public offering, as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, or any successor agreement.

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

Caesar ” means Caesar Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 56.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

Call Notice ” is defined in Section 4.4(a) .

Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account established and maintained for such Member in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited (A) such Member’s Capital Contributions, (B) such Member’s distributive share of Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 and (C) the amount of any Liabilities of the Company assumed by such Member or that are secured by any Property distributed to such Member;

(ii) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited (A) the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Property distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (B) such Member’s distributive share of Losses and any items in the nature of deduction, expense or loss which are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 and (C) the amount of any Liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or that are secured by any Property contributed by such Member to the Company;

(iii) In the event a Company Interest is transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred interest; and

(iv) In determining the amount of any Liability for purposes of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.

 

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The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the Tax Matters Member shall determine in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the Tax Matters Member may amend this Agreement without the consent of any other Member notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section 13.6 ) to make such modification; provided that the Tax Matters Member shall promptly give each other Member written notice of such modification. The Tax Matters Member also shall, in good faith and on a commercially reasonable basis, (A) make any adjustments to the Capital Accounts that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the aggregate Capital Accounts of the Members and the amount of capital reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q) and (B) make any appropriate modifications to the Capital Accounts in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b).

Capital Contributions ” means, with respect to any Member, (i) the amount of cash, cash equivalents or the initial Gross Asset Value of any Property (other than cash) contributed or deemed contributed to the Company by such Member or (ii) current distributions that a Member is entitled to receive but otherwise waives.

Capital Lease ” means any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Certificate of Formation ” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as referenced in Section 2.1 , as such Certificate of Formation may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Cleopatra ” means Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 53.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

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

Company ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

Company Interest ” means any equity interest, including any class or series of equity interest, in the Company, which shall include any Member Interests.

Default Interest Amount ” is defined in Section 4.5(c) .

Default Interest Rate ” means the lesser of (a) three month LIBOR plus three percent (3%) per annum and (b) the maximum rate of interest permitted by Applicable Law.

 

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Delaware Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101 et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

Delinquent Member ” is defined in Section 4.5(a) .

Depreciation ” means, for each Allocation Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Allocation Year for federal income tax purposes, except that (i) if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Allocation Year and such difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial allocation method” as defined in Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Allocation Year shall equal the amount of book basis recovered for such period under the rules prescribed in Regulations Section 1.704-3(d) and (ii) with respect to any other asset whose Gross Asset Value differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Allocation Year, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Allocation Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , however , that if the adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Allocation Year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

Distributable Cash ” means, with respect to any Quarter: (i) the sum of all cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries on hand at the end of such Quarter; less (ii) the amount of any cash reserves established by the unanimous approval of all of the Members to (A) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including reserves for future capital or operating expenditures and for anticipated future credit needs of the Company and its Subsidiaries) subsequent to such Quarter; and (B) comply with Applicable Law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound or any of their respective assets are subject; provided , however , that cash received or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such Quarter but on or before the date on which cash or cash equivalents will be distributed with respect to such Quarter shall be deemed to have been made, received, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Distributable Cash, within such Quarter if the Managing Member so determines.

Effective Date ” is defined in the introductory paragraph.

Endymion ” means Endymion Oil Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 65.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

Existing LLC Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.

Fiscal Year ” means a calendar year ending December 31.

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

 

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Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.

Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any Property contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset as agreed to by each Member or, in the absence of any such agreement, as determined by the Managing Member;

(ii) The Gross Asset Values of all items of Property shall be adjusted to equal their respective fair market values as determined by the Managing Member as of the following times: (A) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, (B) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Property as consideration for an interest in the Company, (C) the issuance of additional Company Interests as consideration for the provision of services, (D) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) (other than pursuant to Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code), (E) the issuance of a Noncompensatory Option, or (F) any other event to the extent determined by the Members to be necessary to properly reflect the Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q); provided , however , that in the event of the issuance of an interest in the Company pursuant to the exercise of a Noncompensatory Option where the right to share in Company capital represented by the Company interest differs from the consideration paid to acquire and exercise the Noncompensatory Option, the Gross Asset Value of each Property immediately after the issuance of the Company interest shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any unrealized gain or unrealized loss attributable to the Property and the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); and provided further , however, if any Noncompensatory Options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an event described in this paragraph (ii)(A) through (ii)(F), the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2);

(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any item of Property distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the fair market value of such item on the date of distribution as determined by the Managing Member; and

(iv) The Gross Asset Value of each item of Property shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and subparagraph (vi) of the definition of Profits and Losses; provided ,

 

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however , that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (ii) is required in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).

If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (i), subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iv), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.

Guarantees ” by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person or in any manner providing for the payment of any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such Indebtedness or other obligations against loss (whether arising by virtue of organizational agreements, by obtaining letters of credit, by agreement to keep-well, to take-or-pay or to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, or otherwise); provided that the term “ Guarantee ” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (iv) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable, trade advertising and accrued obligations), (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (vii) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (viii) all Capital Lease obligations of such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other interest rate hedging arrangements and (x) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the Liability of such Person in respect thereof.

Indemnitee ” means (i) any Member, (ii) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of a Member, (iii) any Person who is or was a member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of a Member or any Subsidiary of a Member, (iv) any Person who is or was serving at the request of a Member as a member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of another Person, in each case, acting in such capacity; provided , that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services and (v) any Person the Managing Member designates as an “Indemnitee” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Intermediate Person ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Subsidiary.

IPO Date ” means October 30, 2017.

Liability ” means any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent.

LIBOR ” has the meaning set forth in the Short Term Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2017, by and between BPMP, as the borrower, and North America Funding Company, as the lender.

Make-Up Contribution ” is defined in Section 4.5(c) .

Managing Member ” is defined in the Recitals, provided that such term shall also include such entity’s successors and permitted assigns that are admitted to the Company as managing member and any additional managing member of the Company, each in its capacity as managing member of the Company.

Mardi Gras Joint Ventures ” means collectively Caesar, Cleopatra, Endymion and Proteus.

Member ” is defined in the introductory paragraph, provided that such term shall also include such entity’s successors and permitted assigns that are admitted as a member of the Company and each additional Person who becomes a member of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case, in such Person’s capacity as a member of the Company.

Member Interest ” means an equity interest of a Member in the Company and includes any and all benefits to which such Member is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Member pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” is defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

Minimum Gain ” is defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).

NDP Amount ” is defined in Section 4.5(b) .

Noncompensatory Option ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.721-2(f).

 

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Nonrecourse Deductions ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c).

Nonrecourse Liability ” is defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

Original LLC Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.

Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to any Member, the percentage interest set forth opposite such Member’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto. In the event any Company Interest is transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the transferee of such interest shall succeed to the Percentage Interest of his transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred interest.

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

Profits ” and “ Losses ” mean, for each Allocation Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such Allocation Year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

(i) The Company shall be treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the Managing Member) of any other partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes of which the Company is, directly or indirectly, a partner, member or other equity-holder;

(ii) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition of Profits and Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

(iii) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition of Profits and Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

(iv) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any item of Property is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the item of Property) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the item of Property) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

(v) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of any Property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the item of Property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such Property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

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(vi) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Allocation Year, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation;

(vii) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any item of Property pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s Company Interest, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the item of Property) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such item of Property and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

(viii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses.

The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 and Section 5.4 shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in subparagraph (i) through subparagraph (viii) above. For the avoidance of doubt, any guaranteed payment that accrues with respect to an Allocation Year will be treated as an item of deduction of the Company for purposes of computing Profits and Losses in accordance with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.707-1(c).

Property ” means all real, intellectual and personal property acquired by the Company, including cash, and any improvements thereto, and shall include both tangible and intangible property.

Proteus ” means Proteus Oil Pipelines Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company in which the Company owns a 65.0% membership interest as of the date of this Agreement.

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

Regulations ” means the Income Tax Regulations, including Temporary Regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such regulations are amended from time to time.

Regulatory Allocations ” is defined in Section 5.4 .

Representative ” is defined in Section 8.3(a) .

Required Contribution ” is defined in Section 4.4(a) .

 

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Standard Oil ” is defined in the Recitals.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other similar governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more intermediate other Persons that meet the requirements of any sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this definition with respect to such first-mentioned Person (each an “ Intermediate Person ”) or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability company in which such Person or any other Intermediate Person is, at the date of determination, a general partner of such partnership or managing member or manager of such limited liability company, but only if such first-mentioned Person, directly or by one or more Intermediate Persons, or a combination thereof, controls such partnership or limited liability company on the date of determination, (c) any other Person in which such first-mentioned Person, one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) a majority equity ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other similar governing body of such other Person or (d) any other Person in which such first-mentioned Person, or one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) less than a majority ownership interest or (ii) less than the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other similar governing body of such other Person, provided that (A) such first-mentioned Person, one or more Intermediate Persons of such first-mentioned Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of the determination, has at least a 10% ownership interest in such other Person, (B) such first-mentioned Person accounts for such other Person (under U.S. GAAP, as in effect on the later of the date of investment in such other Person or material expansion of the operations of such other Person) on a consolidated or equity accounting basis, (C) such first-mentioned Person has, directly or indirectly, material negative control rights regarding such other Person including over such other Person’s ability to materially expand its operations beyond that contemplated at the date of investment in such other Person, and (D) such other Person is (x) formed and maintained for the purpose of developing or owning one or more operating assets, and (y) obligated under its constituent documents, or as a result of agreement of its owners on an ongoing basis, to distribute to its owners all of its income on at least an annual basis (less any cash reserves that are approved by such Person). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s “Subsidiaries” shall include each of the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures.

Tax Matters Member ” is defined in Section 5.9(a) .

Treasury Regulation ” means the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Code. All references herein to sections of Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding, similar or substitute proposed or final Treasury Regulations.

Unanimous Approval Matter ” is defined in Section 8.2 .

 

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

ARTICLE II

BUSINESS PURPOSE AND TERM OF THE COMPANY

Section  2.1 Formation . The Company was previously formed as a limited liability company by the filing of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act and the execution of the Original LLC Agreement, as amended and restated in its entirety by the Existing LLC Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the rights, duties, liabilities and obligations of the Members and the administration, dissolution and termination of the Company shall be governed by the Delaware Act. All Company Interests shall constitute personal property of the owner thereof for all purposes.

Section  2.2 Name . The name of the Company shall be “Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC”. Subject to Applicable Law, the Company’s business may be conducted under any other name or names as determined by the Managing Member, including the name of the Managing Member. The words “Limited Liability Company,” “L.L.C.,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Company’s name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The Managing Member may, without the consent of any Member, amend this Agreement and the Certificate of Formation to change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Members of such change in the next regular communication to the Members.

Section  2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices . Unless and until changed by the Managing Member, the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Company shall be located at 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77079, or such other place as the Managing Member may from time to time designate by notice to the Members. The Company may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate. The address of the Managing Member shall be the address set forth on Exhibit A , or such other place

 

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as the Managing Member may from time to time designate by notice to the Members. The address of the current Members shall be the addresses set forth on Exhibit A , or such other places as the current Members may from time to time designate by notice to the Managing Member. The address of each additional Member shall be the place such Member designates from time to time by notice to the Managing Member.

Section  2.4 Purpose and Business . The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Company shall be to engage directly or indirectly in any business activity that is approved by the Managing Member, subject to any other approvals required under Section 8.2 hereof, and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited liability company organized pursuant to the Delaware Act.

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

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

ARTICLE III

MEMBERS

Section  3.1 Members; Percentage Interests . The names of the Members, their respective Percentage Interests, and the type of Company Interest held by each Member are set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Section  3.2 Adjustments in Percentage Interests . The respective Percentage Interests of the Members shall be adjusted (a) at the time of any transfer of all or a portion of such Member’s Company Interest pursuant to Section 9.1 , (b) at the time of the issuance of additional Company Interests pursuant to Section 8.2(b) and (c) at the time of the admission of each new Member in accordance with this Agreement, in each case to take into account such transfer, issuance or admission of a new Member. The Managing Member is authorized to amend Exhibit A to this Agreement to reflect any such adjustment without the consent of any other Member.

Section  3.3 Limitation of Liability . The Members shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Section  4.1 Capitalization of the Company . Subject to Section 8.2 , the Company is authorized to issue one class of Company Interests. The Company Interests shall be designated as Member Interests, having such rights, powers, preferences and designations as set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Section  4.2 Additional Capital Contributions . The Members shall make additional Capital Contributions to the Company at such times and in such amounts as determined by the Members in accordance with this Agreement.

Section  4.3 Withdrawal of Capital; Interest . No Member may withdraw capital or receive any distributions from the Company except as specifically provided herein. No interest shall accrue or be payable by the Company on any Capital Contributions.

Section  4.4 Capital Contribution Events .

(a) Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.2 to the contrary, whenever all of the Member unanimously determine that additional Capital Contributions in cash from the Members are necessary to fund the Company’s operations, the Managing Member may issue a notice to each Member (a “ Call Notice ”) for an additional Capital Contribution by each Member (a “ Required Contribution ”) in an amount equal to such Member’s pro rata portion (based on the Percentage Interests of the Members) of the aggregate additional Capital Contribution determined to be necessary by the Members not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date the Managing Member determine such additional Capital Contributions shall be made by the Members.

(b) All Call Notices shall be expressed in U.S. dollars and shall state the date on which payment is due and the bank(s) or account(s) to which payment is to be made. Each Call Notice shall specify in reasonable detail the purpose(s) for which such Required Contribution is required and the amount of the Required Contribution to be made by each Member pursuant to such Call Notice. Each Member shall contribute its Required Contribution within ten (10) Business Days of the date of delivery of the relevant Call Notice. The Company shall use the proceeds of such Required Contributions exclusively for the purpose specified in the relevant Call Notice.

Section  4.5 Failure to Contribute .

(a) If a Member fails to contribute all or any portion of a Required Contribution that such Member (a “ Delinquent Member ”) is required to make as provided in this Agreement, then, while such Member is a Delinquent Member, each non-Delinquent Member may (but shall have no obligation to) elect to fund all or any portion of the Delinquent Member’s Required Contribution as a Capital Contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5 . If a non-Delinquent Member so desires to fund such amount, such non-Delinquent Member shall so notify each of the other non-Delinquent Members, who shall have five (5) Business Days thereafter to elect to participate in such funding.

(b) The portion that each participating non-Delinquent Member may fund as a Capital Contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5 (the “ NDP Amount ”) shall be equal to the product of (x) the delinquent amount of such Required Contribution multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Percentage Interest then held by such participating non-Delinquent Member and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Percentage Interest

 

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held by all such participating non-Delinquent Members; provided , that if any participating non-Delinquent Member elects to fund less than its full allocation of such amount, the fully participating non-Delinquent Members shall be entitled to take up such shortfall (allocated, as necessary, based on their respective Percentage Interests). Upon such funding as a Capital Contribution, the Company Interest and Percentage Interest of each Member shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect all such funding (based on total Capital Contributions).

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.5 to the contrary, the Delinquent Member may cure such delinquency (i) by contributing its Required Contribution prior to the Capital Contribution being made by another Member or (ii) on or before the sixtieth (60th) day following the date that the participating non-Delinquent Member(s) satisfied the Required Contribution, by making a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the Required Contribution (a “ Make-Up Contribution ”) and paying to each participating non-Delinquent Member an amount equal to its respective NDP Amount multiplied by the Default Interest Rate for the period from the date such participating non-Delinquent Member funded its NDP Amount to the date that the Delinquent Member makes its Make-Up Contribution (the “ Default Interest Amount ”). If a Delinquent Member cures its delinquency pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(ii) by making a Make-Up Contribution and paying the Default Interest Amount, then (A) first, the Company shall distribute to each existing Member that is a participating non-Delinquent Member the NDP Amount that such participating non-Delinquent Member funded pursuant to Section 4.5(b) , (B) second, the respective Capital Accounts and Percentage Interests of the Members shall be adjusted with all necessary increases or decreases to return the Members’ Capital Accounts and Percentage Interests status quo ante application of Section 4.5(b) and (C) third, the Percentage Interest and Company Interests of each Member shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the Make-Up Contribution (based on total Capital Contributions). If the delinquency is remedied (i) by the Delinquent Member making its Required Contribution or Make-Up Contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5(c) or (ii) by funding by the non-Delinquent Member(s) as a Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 4.5(b) , the Delinquent Member shall no longer be deemed to be a Delinquent Member with respect to the unfunded Required Contribution.

ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS AND OTHER TAX MATTERS

Section  5.1 Profits . After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.3 and Section 5.4 , and any allocation of Profits set forth in Section 5.2(b) , Profits for any Allocation Year shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

Section  5.2 Losses .

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(b) The Losses allocated pursuant to Section 5.2(a) shall not exceed the maximum amount of Losses that can be so allocated without causing any Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Allocation Year. In the event some but not all of the Members would have Adjusted Capital Account Deficits as a result of an allocation of Losses pursuant to Section 5.2(a) , Losses that would otherwise be allocated to a Member pursuant to Section 5.2(a) but for the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(b) shall be allocated to the remaining Members in proportion to their relative Percentage Interests. All remaining Losses in excess of the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(b) shall be allocated to the Managing Member. Profits for any Allocation Year subsequent to an Allocation Year for which the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(b) was applicable shall be allocated (i) first, to reverse any Losses allocated to the Managing Member pursuant to the third sentence of this Section 5.2(b) and (ii) second, to reverse any Losses allocated to the Members pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 5.2(b) and in proportion to how such Losses were allocated.

Section  5.3 Special Allocations . The following special allocations shall be made in the following order:

(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V , if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain during any Allocation Year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Allocation Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(g)(2). This Section 5.3(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(b) Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V , if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any Allocation Year, each Member who has a share of the Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Allocation Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Allocation Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 5.3(b) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(c) Qualified Income Offset . In the event that any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Regulations Sections 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Company income and gain shall be allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the

 

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extent required by the Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Member as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.3(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.3(c) were not in this Agreement.

(d) Gross Income Allocation . In the event that any Member has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Allocation Year, each such Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such deficit as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.3(d) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if Section 5.3(c) and this Section 5.3(d) were not in this Agreement.

(e) Nonrecourse Deductions . Nonrecourse Deductions for any Allocation Year shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

(f) Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Allocation Year shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1).

(g) Nonrecourse Liabilities . Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Company described in Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3) shall be allocated among the Members in the manner chosen by the Managing Member and consistent with such section of the Regulations.

(h) Section 754 Adjustments . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Property, pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Company Interest, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution was made in the event Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

Section  5.4 Curative Allocations . The allocations set forth in Section 5.3 (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Regulations. It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent possible, the Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with special allocations of other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this Section 5.4 . Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Tax Matters Member shall make such offsetting special allocations of Company income, gain, loss or deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations are made, each Member’s Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would have

 

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had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of this Agreement and all Company items were allocated pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 and Section 5.3 (other than the Regulatory Allocations). In exercising its discretion under this Section 5.4 , the Tax Matters Member shall take into account future Regulatory Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Regulatory Allocations previously made.

Section  5.5 Other Allocation Rules .

(a) Profits, Losses and any other items of income, gain, loss or deduction shall be allocated to the Members pursuant to this Article V as of the last day of each Fiscal Year; provided that Profits, Losses and such other items shall also be allocated at such times as the Gross Asset Values of the Company’s assets are adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” in Section 1.1 .

(b) For purposes of determining the Profits, Losses or any other items allocable to any period, Profits, Losses and any such other items shall be determined on a daily proration basis by the Managing Member under Code Section 706 and the Regulations thereunder.

Section  5.6 Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c) .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.6 , each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company for federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as such items are allocated for book purposes under this Article V . In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any Property contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with the definition of Gross Asset Value). Such allocation shall be made in accordance with the “remedial method” described by Regulations Section 1.704-3(d).

(b) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Property is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such Property shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Property for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder. Such allocation shall be made in accordance with the “remedial method” described by Regulations Section 1.704-3(d).

(c) In accordance with Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1250-1(f), any gain allocated to the Members upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Property shall, to the extent possible, after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 5.6(c) , be characterized as “recapture income” in the same proportions and to the same extent as such Members (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as “recapture income.”

 

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(d) Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Managing Member in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.6 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

Section  5.7 Tax Elections .

(a) The Members intend that the Company be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, neither the Tax Matters Member nor any Member shall file any election or return on its own behalf or on behalf of the Company that is inconsistent with that intent.

(b) The Company shall make the election under Code Section 754 in accordance with the applicable Regulations issued thereunder, subject to the reservation of the right to seek to revoke any such election upon the Managing Member’s determination that such revocation is in the best interests of the Members.

(c) Any elections or other decisions relating to tax matters that are not expressly provided herein, shall be made jointly by the Members in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement.

Section  5.8 Tax Returns .

(a) The Company shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns and reports required to be filed by the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company shall provide copies of all the Company’s federal, state, local and foreign tax returns (and any schedules or other required filings related to such returns) that reflect items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit that flow to separate Member returns, to the Members for their review and comment prior to filing, except as otherwise agreed by the Members. The Members agree in good faith to resolve any difference in the tax treatment of any item affecting such returns and schedules. However, if the Members are unable to resolve the dispute, the position of the Tax Matters Member shall be followed if nationally recognized tax counsel acceptable to the Member provides an opinion that substantial authority exists for such position. Substantial authority shall be given the meaning ascribed to it for purposes of applying Code Section 6662. If the Members are unable to resolve the dispute prior to the due date for filing the return, including approved extensions, the position of the Tax Matters Member shall be followed, and amended returns shall be filed if necessary at such time the dispute is resolved. The costs of the dispute shall be borne by the Company. The Members agree to file their separate federal income tax returns in a manner consistent with the Company’s return, the provisions of this Agreement and in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) The Members shall provide each other with copies of all correspondence or summaries of other communications with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority (other than routine correspondence and communications) regarding the tax treatment of the Company’s operations. No Member shall enter into settlement negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority with respect to any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits if the tax adjustment attributable to such issue (assuming the then current aggregate tax rate) would be $100,000 or greater, without first giving reasonable advance notice of such intended action to the other Members.

 

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Section  5.9 Tax Matters Member .

(a) The Managing Member shall be the “Tax Matters Member” of the Company within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code, and shall act in any similar capacity under the Applicable Law of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, but only with respect to returns for which items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit flow to the separate returns of the Members. If at any time there is more than one Managing Member, the Tax Matters Member shall be the Managing Member with the largest Percentage Interest following such admission.

(b) The Tax Matters Member shall incur no Liability (except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Tax Matters Member) to the Company or the other Members including, but not limited to, Liability for any additional taxes, interest or penalties owed by the other Members due to adjustments of Company items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit at the Company level.

Section 5.10 Designation of Partnership Representative

(a) With respect to tax returns filed for taxable years beginning on or after December 31, 2017, the Managing Member (or its designee) will be designated as the “partnership representative” in accordance with the rules prescribed pursuant to Section 6223 of the Code and shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. If at any time there is more than one Managing Member, the partnership representative shall be the Managing Member with the largest Percentage Interest following such admission (or its designee). Except as subject to Section 5.11 , the Managing Member (or its designee) shall exercise, in its sole discretion, any and all authority of the “partnership representative” under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) binding the Company and its Members with respect to tax matters and (ii) determining whether to make any available election under Section 6226 of the Code. In all events, the cost incurred by the partnership representative in performing its duties hereunder shall be borne by the Company. In accordance with Section 13.6 , the Managing Member shall propose and the Members shall agree to (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld) any amendment of the provisions of this Agreement required to appropriately to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations implementing the partnership audit, assessment and collection rules adopted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, including any amendments to those rules.

(b) The partnership representative shall incur no Liability (except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Tax Matters Member) to the Company or the other Members including, but not limited to, Liability for any additional taxes, interest or penalties owed by the other Members due to adjustments of Company items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit at the Company level.

 

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Section  5.11 Duties of Tax Matters Member and Partnership Representative .

(a) Except as provided in Section 5.11(b) , the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall cooperate with the other Members and shall promptly provide the other Members with copies of notices or other materials from, and inform the other Members of discussions engaged with, the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority and shall provide the other Members with notice of all scheduled proceedings, including meetings with agents of the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority, technical advice conferences, appellate hearings, and similar conferences and hearings, as soon as possible after receiving notice of the scheduling of such proceedings, but in any case prior to the date of such scheduled proceedings.

(b) The duties of the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, under Section 5.11(a) shall not apply with respect to notices, materials, discussions, proceedings, meetings, conferences, or hearings involving any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits if the tax adjustment attributable to such issue (assuming the then current aggregate tax rate) would be less than $100,000 except as otherwise required under Applicable Law.

(c) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall not extend the period of limitations or assessments without the consent of the other Members, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(d) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall not file a petition or complaint in any court, or file any claim, amended return or request for an administrative adjustment with respect to company items, after any return has been filed, with respect to any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits if the tax adjustment attributable to such issue (assuming the then current aggregate tax rate) would be $100,000 or greater, unless agreed by the other Members. If the other Members do not agree, the position of the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall be followed if nationally recognized tax counsel acceptable to all Members issues an opinion that a reasonable basis exists for such position. Reasonable basis shall be given the meaning ascribed to it for purposes of applying Code Section 6662. The costs of the dispute shall be borne by the Company.

(e) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall not enter into any settlement agreement with the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority, either before or after any audit of the applicable return is completed, with respect to any issue concerning the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions or credits, unless any of the following apply:

(i) all Members agree to the settlement;

(ii) the tax effect of the issue if resolved adversely would be, and the tax effect of settling the issue is, proportionately the same for all Members (assuming each otherwise has substantial taxable income);

 

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(iii) the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, determines that the settlement of the issue is fair to the Members; or

(iv) tax counsel acceptable to all Members determines that the settlement is fair to all Members and is one it would recommend to the Company if all Members were owned by the same person and each had substantial taxable income.

In all events, the costs incurred by the Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, in performing its duties hereunder shall be borne by the Company.

(f) The Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, may request extensions to file any tax return or statement without the written consent of, but shall so inform, the other Members.

Section  5.12 Survival of Provisions . To the fullest extent permitted by law, the provisions of this Agreement regarding the Company’s tax returns and Tax Matters Member or the partnership representative, as applicable, shall survive the termination of the Company and the transfer of any Member’s interest in the Company and shall remain in effect for the period of time necessary to resolve any and all matters regarding the federal, state, local and foreign taxation of the Company and items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and credit.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section  6.1 Distributions of Distributable Cash . Within 45 days following the end of each Quarter commencing with the Quarter that includes the IPO Date, the Company shall distribute to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests an amount equal to 100% of Distributable Cash. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to any Member on account of its interest in the Company if such distribution would violate the Delaware Act or other Applicable Law.

Section  6.2 Liquidating Distributions . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI (other than the last sentence of Section 6.1 ), distributions with respect to the Quarter in which a dissolution of the Company occurs shall be made in accordance with Article XII .

Section  6.3 Distribution in Kind . The Company shall not distribute to the Members any assets in kind unless approved by the Members in accordance with this Agreement. If cash and property in kind are to be distributed simultaneously, the Company shall distribute such cash and property in kind in the same proportion to each Member, unless otherwise approved by the Members in accordance with this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

BOOKS AND RECORDS

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duly authorized representatives shall have the right, for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Company, at any time to examine, or to appoint independent certified public accountants (the fees of which shall be paid by such Member) to examine, the books, records and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries, their operations and all other matters that such Member may wish to examine, including all documentation relating to actual or proposed transactions between the Company and any Member or any Affiliate of a Member. The Company’s books of account shall be kept using the method of accounting determined by the Managing Member.

Section  7.2 Reports . The Managing Member shall prepare and send to each Member (at the same time) promptly such financial information of the Company as a Member shall from time to time reasonably request, for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Company. The Managing Member shall, for any purpose reasonably related to a Member’s interest in the Company, permit examination and audit of the Company’s books and records by both the internal and independent auditors of its Members.

ARTICLE VIII

MANAGEMENT AND VOTING

Section  8.1 Management . The Managing Member shall conduct, direct and manage the business of the Company. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Managing Member, and no Member shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Company. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a managing member of a limited liability company under the Delaware Act or which are granted to the Managing Member under any other provision of this Agreement, the Managing Member, subject to Section 8.2 , shall have full power and authority to do all things on such terms as it, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Company and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 2.4 . The Company shall reimburse the Managing Member, on a monthly basis or such other basis as the Managing Member may determine, for all direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by the Managing Member or payments made by the Managing Member, in its capacity as the managing member of the Company, for and on behalf of the Company. Except as provided in this Section 8.1 , and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall not be compensated for its services as the managing member of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to any approvals required by Section 8.2 hereof, the Managing Member shall have the authority to vote the Company’s interests in each of the Mardi Gras Joint Ventures in its sole discretion with respect to any matter requiring a vote of the members of any Mardi Gras Joint Venture under the limited liability company agreement of such Mardi Gras Joint Venture.

Section  8.2 Matters Constituting Unanimous Approval Matters . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Delaware Act to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of Section 8.3(c) , each of the following matters, and only the following matters, shall constitute a “Unanimous Approval Matter” which requires the prior approval of all of the Members pursuant to Section 8.3(c) :

 

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(a) sale, lease, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any of the Company’s ownership interests in any of its Subsidiaries;

(b) other than equity securities issued upon exercise of convertible or exchangeable securities approved pursuant to this Section 8.2 , the authorization, sale and/or issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective limited liability company interests or other equity securities, including the issuance of any additional Company Interests, whether in a private or public offering, including an initial public offering, or the grant, sale or issuance of other securities (including rights, warrants and options) convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for any of their respective limited liability company interests or other equity securities, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable;

(c) incurring any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(d) any repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any debt or equity securities;

(e) approval of the merger, consolidation, or participation in a share exchange or other statutory reorganization with, or voluntary or involuntary sale, exchange, assignment, transfer, conveyance, bequest, devise, merger, consolidation, gift or any other alienation, with or without consideration, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, any Person;

(f) dissolution of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 12.1 or the filing of any bankruptcy or reorganization petition on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and acquiescence in such a petition filed by others;

(g) approval of any capital contributions to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any of their respective limited liability company agreements or other organizational documents;

(h) approval of the Company’s annual budget, including the amount of cash reserves to be set aside before the payment of any distribution to the Members;

(i) amendment or repeal of the Certificate of Formation or this Agreement;

(j) entering into any agreement or otherwise committing to do any of the foregoing; and

(k) any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the approval, consent or other form of authorization of all of the Members.

Section  8.3 Meetings and Voting .

(a) Representatives . For purposes of this Article VIII and subject to the Managing Member’s authority under Section 8.1 , each Member shall be represented by a designated representative (each, a “ Representative ”), who shall be appointed by, and may be removed with or without cause by, the Member that designated such Person. Each

 

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Representative shall have the full authority to act on behalf of the Member who designated such Representative. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Representative shall be deemed the agent of the Member that appointed him, and each Representative shall not be an agent of the Company or the other Members. The action of a Representative at a meeting of the Members (or through a written consent) shall bind the Member that designated that Representative, and the other Members shall be entitled to rely upon such action without further inquiry or investigation as to the actual authority (or lack thereof) of such Representative.

(b) Meetings and Voting . Meetings of Members shall be at such times and locations as the Managing Member shall determine in its sole discretion. Any meeting of the Members may be held in person or by telephone conference or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. The Managing Member shall provide notice to the Members of any meetings of Members in any manner that it deems reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances. The presence, in person or by proxy, of each Member or its respective Representative shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Members. At any meeting of the Members duly called and held in accordance with this Agreement at which a quorum is present, the act of Members holding Company Interests that, in the aggregate, represent a majority of the Percentage Interests of those present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all Members, unless a greater or different percentage is required with respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the act of the Members holding Company Interests that in the aggregate represent at least such greater or different percentage shall be required. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of Members may be adjourned from time to time by the affirmative vote of Members with at least a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Members entitled to vote at such meeting (including the Managing Member) represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted.

(c) Unanimous Approval Matters . All Unanimous Approval Matters shall be approved by the unanimous affirmative vote of all of the Members. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that all references in this Agreement to any approval, consent or other form of authorization by “all Members,” “each of the Members” or similar phrases shall be deemed to mean that such approval, consent or other form of authorization shall constitute a Unanimous Approval Matter that requires the unanimous approval of all of the Members in accordance with this Section 8.3(c) .

Section  8.4 Reliance by Third Parties . Persons dealing with the Company are entitled to rely conclusively upon the power and authority of the Managing Member set forth in this Agreement. Neither a Member nor its Representative shall have the authority to bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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ARTICLE IX

TRANSFER OF COMPANY INTERESTS

Section   9.1 Restrictions on Transfers .

(a) General . Except as expressly provided by this Article IX , the Managing Member shall not transfer all or any part of its Company Interests to any Person without first obtaining the written approval of each of the other Members, which approval may be granted or withheld in their sole discretion. Each of the Members other than the Managing Member may in its sole discretion transfer all or any part of its Company Interests without approval from any other Member.

(b) Transfer by Operation of Law . In the event the Managing Member shall be party to a merger, consolidation or similar business combination transaction with another Person or sell all or substantially all its assets to another Person, such Member may transfer all or part of its Company Interests to such other Person without the approval of any other Member.

(c) Consequences of an Unpermitted Transfer . To the fullest extent permitted by law, any transfer of a Member’s Company Interest in violation of the applicable provisions of this Agreement shall be void ab initio.

Section  9.2 Conditions for Admission . No transferee of all or a portion of the Company Interests of any Member shall be admitted as a Member hereunder unless such Company Interests are transferred in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. Each such transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Company such instruments as the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to effectuate the admission of such transferee as a Member and to confirm the agreement of such transferee to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The admission of a transferee shall be effective immediately prior to such transfer and, immediately following such admission, the transferor shall cease to be a Member (to the extent it transferred its entire Company Interest). If the Managing Member transfers its entire Member Interest in the Company, the transferee Managing Member, to the extent admitted as a substitute Managing Member, is hereby authorized to, and shall, continue the Company without dissolution.

Section  9.3 Allocations and Distributions . Subject to applicable Regulations, upon the transfer of all the Company Interests of a Member as herein provided, the Profit or Loss of the Company attributable to the Company Interests so transferred for the Fiscal Year in which such transfer occurs shall be allocated between the transferor and transferee as of the effective date of the assignment, and such allocation shall be based upon any permissible method agreed to by the Members that is provided for in Code Section 706 and the Regulations issued thereunder.

Section  9.4 Restriction on Resignation or Withdrawal . Except in connection with a transfer permitted pursuant to Section 9.1 or as contemplated by Section 12.1 , no Member shall withdraw from the Company without the consent of each of the other Members. To the extent permitted by law, any purported withdrawal from the Company in violation of this Section 9.4 shall be null and void.

 

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ARTICLE X

LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section  10.1 Liability for Company Obligations . Except as otherwise required by the Delaware Act, the Liabilities of the Company shall be solely the Liabilities of the Company, and no Indemnitee (other than the Managing Member) shall be obligated personally for any such Liability of the Company solely by reason of being an Indemnitee.

Section  10.2 Disclaimer of Duties and Exculpation .

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Indemnitee shall have any duty (fiduciary or otherwise) or obligation to the Company, the Members or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, and in taking, or refraining from taking, any action required or permitted under this Agreement or under Applicable Law, each Indemnitee shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as such Indemnitee deems advisable, including its own interests, and need not consider any interest of or factors affecting, any other Indemnitee or the Company notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity. To the extent that an Indemnitee is required or permitted under this Agreement to act in “good faith” or under another express standard, such Indemnitee shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard under this Agreement or otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity.

(b) The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties (including fiduciary duties) and Liabilities of an Indemnitee otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace these duties and Liabilities of such Indemnitee in their entirety, and no Indemnitee shall be liable to the Company, the Members or any other Person bound by this Agreement for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by law, no Indemnitee shall be liable to the Company, the Members or any other Person bound by this Agreement for any cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or Liability incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnitee in such capacity, whether or not such Person continues to be an Indemnitee at the time of such cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or Liability is incurred or imposed, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.

(d) An Indemnitee shall be fully protected from liability to the Company, the Members and any other Person bound by this Agreement in acting or refraining from acting in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company and such other information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to any matters the Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, Liabilities, Profits and Losses of the Company.

 

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Section  10.3 Indemnification .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all Liabilities arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or refraining to act) in such capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company; provided , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless pursuant to this Agreement if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in intentional fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company (including insurance proceeds payable to the Company for such purposes), it being agreed that the Managing Member shall not be personally liable for such indemnification or advancement of expenses and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification or advancement of expenses.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, upon receipt by the Company of any undertaking by or on behalf of an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 10.3(a) to repay expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by such Indemnitee in appearing at, participating in or defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding if it shall be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Section 10.3 , such expenses shall, from time to time, be advanced to the Indemnitee by the Company prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.3 , that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified.

(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 10.3 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement to which the Company may be a Party, as a matter of law, in equity or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification provided for in this Section 10.3 shall be without prejudice to any indemnification or similar undertaking by the Company to any other Person under a separate written legally binding agreement of the Company.

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

 

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

(f) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 10.3 solely because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies.

(g) The provisions of this Section 10.3 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees and their heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(h) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 10.3 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.3 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

ARTICLE XI

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Section  11.1 Outside Activities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, (a) the engaging in activities by any Indemnitee that are competitive with the business of the Company is hereby approved by all Members, (b) it shall not be a breach of any fiduciary duty or any other duty or obligation of a Member under this Agreement or otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity for such Indemnitee to engage in such activities in preference to or to the exclusion of the Company, (c) an Indemnitee shall have no obligation under this Agreement or as a result of any duty (including any fiduciary duty) otherwise existing under Applicable Law or in equity, to present business opportunities to the Company and (d) the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Indemnitee.

ARTICLE XII

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

Section  12.1 Dissolution . The Company shall be dissolved and its business and affairs wound up upon the earliest to occur of any one of the following events:

(a) at any time there are no Members of the Company, unless the business of the Company is continued in accordance with the Delaware Act;

(b) the written consent of all the Members;

 

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(c) an “event of withdrawal” (as defined in the Delaware Act) of the Managing Member; or

(d) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

The bankruptcy, involuntary liquidation or dissolution of a Member shall cause that Member to cease to be a member of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be dissolved and its business and affairs shall not be wound up upon the occurrence of any event specified in clause (c) above if, at the time of occurrence of such event, there is at least one remaining Member (who is hereby authorized to, and shall, carry on the business of the Company), or if within ninety (90) days after the date on which such event occurs, the remaining Members elect in writing to continue the business of the Company and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such event, if required, of one or more additional Managing Members of the Company. Except as provided in this paragraph, and to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Act, the occurrence of an event that causes a Member to cease to be a Member of the Company shall not, in and of itself, cause the Company to be dissolved or its business or affairs to be wound up, and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of the Company shall, to the extent permitted by the Delaware Act, continue without dissolution.

Section  12.2 Winding Up of Company . Upon dissolution, the Company’s business shall be wound up in an orderly manner. The Managing Member shall (unless the Managing Member (or, if no Managing Member, the remaining Members) elects to appoint a liquidating trustee) wind up the affairs of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. In performing its duties, the Managing Member or liquidating trustee is authorized to sell, distribute, exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Company in accordance with the Delaware Act and in any reasonable manner that the Managing Member or liquidating trustee shall determine to be not adverse to the interests of the Members or their successors-in-interest. The Managing Member or liquidating trustee shall take full account of the Company’s Liabilities and Property and shall cause the Property or the proceeds from the sale thereof, to the extent sufficient therefor, to be applied and distributed, to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, in the following order:

(a) First, to creditors, including Members who are creditors, to the extent permitted by law, in satisfaction of all of the Company’s Liabilities (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof to the extent required by Section 18-804 of the Delaware Act), other than Liabilities for distribution to Members under Section 18-601 or 18-604 of the Delaware Act;

(b) Second, to the Members and former Members of the Company in satisfaction of Liabilities for distributions under Sections 18-601 or 18-604 of the Delaware Act; and

(c) The balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with the positive balance in their respective Capital Accounts, after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods.

 

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Section  12.3 Compliance with Certain Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts . In the event the Company is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article XII to the Members who have positive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). If any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for all Allocation Years, including the Allocation Year during which such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.

Section  12.4 Deemed Distribution and Recontribution . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XII , in the event the Company is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no actual dissolution and winding up under the Delaware Act has occurred, the Property shall not be liquidated, the Company’s debts and other Liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, solely for federal income tax purposes, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all its Property and Liabilities to a new limited liability company in exchange for an interest in such new limited liability company and, immediately thereafter, the Company will be deemed to liquidate by distributing interests in the new limited liability company to the Members.

Section  12.5 Distribution of Property . In the event the Managing Member determines that it is necessary in connection with the winding up of the Company to make a distribution of property in kind, such property shall be transferred and conveyed to the Members so as to vest in each of them as a tenant in common an undivided interest in the whole of such property, but otherwise in accordance with Section 12.3 .

Section  12.6 Termination of Company . The Company shall terminate when all assets of the Company, after payment of or due provision for all Liabilities of the Company, shall have been distributed to the Members in the manner provided for in this Agreement, and the Certificate of Formation shall have been canceled in the manner provided by the Delaware Act.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section  13.1 Notices . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all notices, demands, requests, or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given either (a) in person, (b) by United States mail, (c) by expedited delivery service (charges prepaid) with proof of delivery or (d) by electronic message or facsimile. The Company’s address for notice shall be the principal place of business of the Company, as set forth in Section 2.3 . The address for notices and other communications to the Managing Member or any Member shall be the address set forth in Exhibit A . Addresses for notices and communications hereunder may be changed by the Company, the Managing Member or any Member, as applicable, giving notice in writing, stating its new address for notices, to the other. For purposes of the foregoing, any notice required or permitted to be given shall be deemed to be delivered and given on the date actually delivered to the address specified in this Section 13.1 .

 

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Section  13.2 Integration . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

Section  13.3 Assignment . A Member shall not assign all or any of its rights, obligations or benefits under this Agreement to any other Person otherwise than (i) in connection with a transfer of its Company Interests pursuant to Article IX or (ii) with the prior written consent of each of the other Members, which consent may be withheld in such Member’s sole discretion, and any attempted assignment not in compliance with Article IX or this Section 13.3 shall be void.

Section  13.4 Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section  13.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.

Section  13.6 Amendment; Waiver . Subject to the definition of Capital Account, Section 2.2 and Section 3.2 , this Agreement may not be amended except in a written instrument signed by each of the Members and expressly stating it is an amendment to this Agreement. Any failure or delay on the part of any Member in exercising any power or right hereunder shall not operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or otherwise available under Applicable Law or in equity.

Section  13.7 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction in this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, at any time or to any extent, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement (or the application of such provision in other jurisdictions or to Persons or circumstances other than those to which it was held invalid or unenforceable) shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, any such term, provision, covenant or restriction shall be restricted in applicability or reformed to the minimum extent required for such to be enforceable. This provision shall be interpreted and enforced to give effect to the original written intent of the Members prior to the determination of such invalidity or unenforceability.

Section  13.8 Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR PROCEEDING RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY TRANSACTION OR CONDUCT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, IS HEREBY WAIVED BY EACH OF THE MEMBERS.

 

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Section  13.9 No Bill for Accounting . To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall any Member have any right to file a bill for an accounting or any similar proceeding.

Section  13.10 Waiver of Partition . Each Member hereby waives any right to partition of the Property.

Section  13.11 Third Parties . Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person (other than Indemnitees) other than the Members and their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns any rights, remedies or basis for reliance upon, under or by reason of this Agreement.

[ Signature pages follow ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

MANAGING MEMBER:
BP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
By:   BP Midstream Partners GP LLC,
  its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert P. Zinsmeister

Name: Robert P. Zinsmeister
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC


MEMBER:  
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Susan Baur

Name:   Susan Baur
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC


MEMBER:  
BP PIPELINES (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
By:  

/s/ Gerald Maret

Name:   Gerald Maret
Title:   President

 

Signature Page to

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Mardi Gras Transportation System Company LLC


Exhibit A

 

Member

  

Percentage Interest

BP Midstream Partners LP

501 WestLake Park Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Hans F. Boas

E-mail: Hans.Boas@bp.com

   20.0% managing member interest

BP Pipelines (North America) Inc.

501 WestLake Park Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Susan R. Baur

E-mail: Susan.Baur@bp.com

   79.0%

The Standard Oil Company

501 WestLake Park Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Susan R. Baur

E-mail: Susan.Baur@bp.com

   1.0%

 

Exhibit A – Page 1