UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

Or

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File Number: 001-34991

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-3701075

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

1000 Louisiana St, Suite 4300, Houston, Texas

 

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(713) 584-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

x

 

Accelerated filer

o

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   o     No   x

As of May 2, 2016, there were 160,597,181 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 

 


 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

4

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

4

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

5

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

6

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Owners' Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

7

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

9

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

10

 

 

 

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

40

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

58

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

63

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

65

 

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

65

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

66

 

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

66

 

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

66

 

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

66

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

67

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

69

 

 

 

1


 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Targa Resources Corp.’s (together with its subsidiaries, including Targa Resources Partners LP (“the Partnership” or “TRP”), “we,” “us,” “Targa,” “TRC,” or the “Company”) reports, filings and other public announcements may from time to time contain statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements.” You can typically identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the use of forward-looking statements, such as “may,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast” and other similar words.

All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks and uncertainties:

 

·

the timing and extent of changes in natural gas, natural gas liquids (“NGL”), crude oil and other commodity prices, interest rates and demand for our services;

 

·

the level and success of crude oil and natural gas drilling around our assets, our success in connecting natural gas supplies to our gathering and processing systems, oil supplies to our gathering systems and NGL supplies to our logistics and marketing facilities and our success in connecting our facilities to transportation and markets;

 

·

our ability to access the capital markets, which will depend on general market conditions and the credit ratings for the Partnership’s and our debt obligations;

 

·

the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions;

 

·

our success in risk management activities, including the use of derivative instruments to hedge commodity price risks;

 

·

the level of creditworthiness of counterparties to various transactions with us;

 

·

changes in laws and regulations, particularly with regard to taxes, safety and protection of the environment;

 

·

weather and other natural phenomena;

 

·

industry changes, including the impact of consolidations and changes in competition;

 

·

our ability to obtain necessary licenses, permits and other approvals;

 

·

our ability to grow through acquisitions or internal growth projects and the successful integration and future performance of such assets, including with respect to the Atlas mergers (as defined below); which were completed on February 27, 2015 between us and Atlas Energy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ATLS”) and between Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“APL”) and the Partnership;

 

·

general economic, market and business conditions; and

 

·

the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (“Annual Report”) and our reports and registration statements filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and, therefore, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (the “Quarterly Report”) will prove to be accurate. Some of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are more fully described in “Part II- Other Information, Item 1A. Risk Factors.” in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report. Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or advise of any change in any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

2


 

As generally used in the energy industry and in this Quarterly Report, the identified terms have the following meanings:

 

Bbl

 

Barrels (equal to 42 U.S. gallons)

Btu

 

British thermal units, a measure of heating value

Bcf

 

Billion cubic feet

BBtu

 

Billion British thermal units

/d

 

Per day

/hr

 

Per hour

gal

 

U.S. gallons

GPM

 

Liquid volume equivalent expressed as gallons per 1000 cu. ft. of natural gas

LPG

 

Liquefied petroleum gas

MBbl

 

Thousand barrels

MMBbl

 

Million barrels

MMBtu

 

Million British thermal units

MMcf

 

Million cubic feet

NGL(s)

 

Natural gas liquid(s)

NYMEX

 

New York Mercantile Exchange

GAAP

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

LIBOR

 

London Interbank Offered Rate

NYSE

 

New York Stock Exchange

Price Index Definitions

 

 

 

IF-NGPL MC

 

Inside FERC Gas Market Report, Natural Gas Pipeline, Mid-Continent

IF-PB

 

Inside FERC Gas Market Report, Permian Basin

IF-WAHA

 

Inside FERC Gas Market Report, West Texas WAHA

NY-WTI

 

NYMEX, West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil

OPIS-MB

 

Oil Price Information Service, Mont Belvieu, Texas

NG-NYMEX

 

NYMEX, Natural Gas

 

 

3


 

PART I – FINANCI AL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

ASSETS

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

114.5

 

 

$

140.2

 

Trade receivables, net of allowances of $0.1 million

 

 

428.4

 

 

 

515.8

 

Inventories

 

 

61.7

 

 

 

141.0

 

Assets from risk management activities

 

 

82.4

 

 

 

92.2

 

Other current assets

 

 

28.9

 

 

 

30.8

 

Total current assets

 

 

715.9

 

 

 

920.0

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

12,114.6

 

 

 

11,935.1

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(2,380.0

)

 

 

(2,232.4

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

9,734.6

 

 

 

9,702.7

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,765.1

 

 

 

1,810.1

 

Goodwill, net of impairment provisions

 

 

393.0

 

 

 

417.0

 

Long-term assets from risk management activities

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

34.9

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

254.9

 

 

 

258.9

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

67.4

 

Total assets

 

$

12,949.2

 

 

$

13,211.0

 

LIABILITIES, PREFERRED SERIES A STOCK AND OWNERS' EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

541.0

 

 

$

657.1

 

Liabilities from risk management activities

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

5.2

 

Accounts receivable securitization facility

 

 

150.0

 

 

 

219.3

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

693.0

 

 

 

881.6

 

Long-term debt

 

 

4,921.2

 

 

 

5,718.8

 

Long-term liabilities from risk management activities

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

 

1,117.0

 

 

 

177.8

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

155.8

 

 

 

180.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingencies (see Note 17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Series A 9.5% Stock, $1,000 per share liquidation preference, (1,200,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 965,100 shares)

 

 

173.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targa Resources Corp. stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized)

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

                                   Issued                      Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2016                  161,016,476                 160,580,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015               56,446,573                  56,020,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, after designation of Preferred Series A Stock (above) 98,800,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

5,321.5

 

 

 

1,457.4

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

26.9

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

43.0

 

 

 

5.7

 

Treasury stock, at cost (435,849 shares as of March 31, 2016 and 426,307 as of

   December 31, 2015)

 

 

(28.9

)

 

 

(28.7

)

Total Targa Resources Corp. stockholders' equity

 

 

5,333.1

 

 

 

1,461.4

 

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

547.6

 

 

 

4,788.8

 

Total owners' equity

 

 

5,880.7

 

 

 

6,250.2

 

Total liabilities, Preferred Series A Stock and owners' equity

 

$

12,949.2

 

 

$

13,211.0

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

4


 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of commodities

 

$

1,171.0

 

 

$

1,402.2

 

Fees from midstream services

 

 

271.4

 

 

 

277.5

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,442.4

 

 

 

1,679.7

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product purchases

 

 

1,011.0

 

 

 

1,258.6

 

Operating expenses

 

 

132.1

 

 

 

121.1

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

 

193.5

 

 

 

118.6

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

45.3

 

 

 

42.6

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

 

Other operating (income) expense

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

1,406.9

 

 

 

1,541.5

 

Income from operations

 

 

35.5

 

 

 

138.2

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(52.9

)

 

 

(54.1

)

Equity earnings (loss)

 

 

(4.8

)

 

 

1.9

 

Gain (loss) from financing activities

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

(9.1

)

Other

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(26.0

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

50.9

 

Total tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

(15.2

)

Net income (loss):

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

35.7

 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

32.5

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

3.2

 

Dividends on Series A preferred stock

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(6.5

)

 

$

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share - basic

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.07

 

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.07

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

 

106.6

 

 

 

45.8

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

 

106.6

 

 

 

45.9

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

5


 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

(2.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

3.2

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value

$

 

(17.1

)

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

(10.5

)

$

 

2.3

 

$

 

(0.9

)

 

 

1.4

 

Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(13.0

)

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

(7.9

)

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(0.9

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

(30.1

)

 

 

11.7

 

 

 

(18.4

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.5

 

Comprehensive income attributable to

   Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.5

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value

 

 

23.8

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23.8

 

 

 

28.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

28.0

 

Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(11.2

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11.2

)

 

 

(11.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11.8

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

12.6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12.6

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

16.2

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35.7

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

 

30.3

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

29.4

 

Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(24.2

)

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

(19.1

)

 

 

(13.2

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(12.7

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

 

(17.5

)

$

 

11.7

 

 

 

(5.8

)

$

 

17.1

 

$

 

(0.4

)

 

 

16.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

(6.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

52.4

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN OWNERS' EQUITY AND PREFERRED SERIES A STOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Other

 

 

Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid in

 

 

(Accumulated

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Shares

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

Total

 

 

Preferred

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit)

 

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Interests

 

 

Owner's Equity

 

 

Series A Stock

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In millions, except shares in thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

 

56,020

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

1,457.4

 

 

$

26.9

 

 

$

5.7

 

 

 

426

 

 

$

(28.7

)

 

$

4,788.8

 

 

$

6,250.2

 

 

$

 

Compensation on equity grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

 

Distribution equivalent rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

 

Shares issued under compensation program

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares and units tendered for tax withholding obligations

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

Issuance of preferred Series A and detachable warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

796.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

796.8

 

 

 

173.6

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

 

Common stock dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23.1

)

 

 

 

Common stock dividends in excess of retained earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28.0

)

 

 

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(143.8

)

 

 

(143.8

)

 

 

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of TRP noncontrolling common interests, net of acquisition costs

 

 

104,526

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

3,093.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

55.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,119.9

)

 

 

(971.1

)

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.6

 

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

Balance,  March 31, 2016

 

 

160,581

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

5,321.5

 

 

$

(2.7

)

 

$

43.0

 

 

 

435

 

 

$

(28.9

)

 

$

547.6

 

 

$

5,880.7

 

 

$

173.6

 

 

7


 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN OWNERS' EQUITY

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

 

42,143

 

 

$

 

 

$

164.9

 

 

$

25.5

 

 

$

4.8

 

 

 

389

 

 

$

(25.4

)

 

$

2,369.7

 

 

$

2,539.5

 

Compensation on equity grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

5.9

 

Distribution equivalent rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

Shares issued under compensation program

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares and units tendered for

   tax withholding obligations

 

 

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(2.2

)

Sale of Partnership limited partner interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53.0

 

 

 

53.0

 

Receivables from Partnership unit offerings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24.8

)

Proceeds from common stock issuances

 

 

3,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

336.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

336.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contribution of APL GP interest to the Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impact of Partnership equity transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(51.2

)

 

 

 

Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25.4

)

Dividends in excess of retained earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7.0

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(88.6

)

 

 

(88.6

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

3.4

 

Noncontrolling interests in acquired subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113.4

 

 

 

113.4

 

Common stock issued in ATLS merger

 

 

10,126

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

1,013.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,013.7

 

Partnership units issued in APL merger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,435.7

 

 

 

2,435.7

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

16.7

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.5

 

 

 

35.7

 

Balance, March 31, 2015

 

 

56,021

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

1,536.0

 

 

$

3.3

 

 

$

5.3

 

 

 

406

 

 

$

(27.0

)

 

$

4,887.3

 

 

$

6,405.0

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

8


 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.7

)

 

$

35.7

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization in interest expense

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

3.2

 

Compensation on equity grants

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

5.9

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

193.5

 

 

 

118.6

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

1.3

 

Change in redemption value of mandatorily redeemable preferred interest

 

 

(18.5

)

 

 

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

6.1

 

Equity (earnings) loss of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

(1.9

)

Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

Risk management activities

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

6.5

 

(Gain) loss on sale or disposition of assets

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.7

 

(Gain) loss from financing activities

 

 

(24.7

)

 

 

9.1

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables and other assets

 

 

94.7

 

 

 

90.7

 

Inventory

 

 

62.3

 

 

 

102.4

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

(115.9

)

 

 

(109.2

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

241.3

 

 

 

271.3

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outlays for property, plant and equipment

 

 

(190.1

)

 

 

(187.6

)

Outlays for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(1,574.4

)

Return of capital from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

0.6

 

Other, net

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(7.8

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(188.0

)

 

 

(1,769.2

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under credit facilities

 

 

532.0

 

 

 

1,456.0

 

Repayments of credit facilities

 

 

(977.0

)

 

 

(258.0

)

Proceeds from accounts receivable securitization facility

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

253.4

 

Repayments of accounts receivable securitization facility

 

 

(75.0

)

 

 

(238.3

)

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes and term loan

 

 

 

 

 

1,530.0

 

Open market purchases of senior notes

 

 

(330.6

)

 

 

 

Repayments on senior term loan

 

 

 

 

 

(188.0

)

Redemption of APL senior notes

 

 

 

 

 

(1,168.8

)

Costs incurred in connection with financing arrangements

 

 

(38.5

)

 

 

(41.7

)

Proceeds from sale of Partnership common and preferred units

 

 

 

 

 

28.2

 

Repurchase of shares and units under compensation plans

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(2.1

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

3.4

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

(2.7

)

Payments of distribution equivalent rights

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

336.2

 

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants

 

 

994.1

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Partnership unitholders

 

 

(141.7

)

 

 

(85.9

)

Dividends to common shareholders

 

 

(51.4

)

 

 

(32.4

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(79.0

)

 

 

1,589.3

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(25.7

)

 

 

91.4

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

140.2

 

 

 

81.0

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

114.5

 

 

$

172.4

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

9


 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. Except as noted within the context of each footnote disclosure, the dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within these footnote disclosures are stated in millions of dollars.

Note 1 — Organization

Targa Resources Corp. (“TRC”) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TRGP.” In this Quarterly Report, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “Targa” are intended to mean our consolidated business and operations.

 

 

Note 2 — Basis of Presentation

We have prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. While we derived the year-end balance sheet data from audited financial statements, this interim report does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and other information included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 include all adjustments that we believe are necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts in prior periods may have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

We are engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and selling natural gas; storing, fractionating, treating, transporting and selling NGLs and NGL products; gathering, storing and terminaling crude oil; and storing, terminaling and selling refined petroleum products. See Note 20 – Segment Information for an analysis of our operations by business segment.

Our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

One of our indirect subsidiaries is the sole general partner of Targa Resources Partners LP (“the Partnership” or “TRP”). Prior to February 17, 2016, our interests in the Partnership consisted of the following:

 

·

a 2% general partner interest, which we hold through our 100% ownership interest in the general partner of the Partnership;

 

·

all Incentive Distribution Rights (“IDRs”);

 

·

16,309,594 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“common units”), representing an 8.8% limited partnership interest; and

 

·

a Special GP Interest representing retained tax benefits related to the contribution to the Partnership from us of the APL general partner interest acquired in the ATLS merger (see Note 4 – Business Acquisitions).

On February 17, 2016, we completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “TRC/TRP Merger Agreement”), dated November 2, 2015, by and among us, the general partner of TRP, TRC and Spartan Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of us (“Merger Sub”) and we acquired indirectly all of the outstanding TRP common units that we and our subsidiaries did not already own. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the TRC/TRP Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into TRP (the “TRC/TRP Merger”), with TRP continuing as the surviving entity and as a subsidiary of TRC.

At the effective time of the TRC/TRP Merger, each outstanding TRP common unit not owned by us or our subsidiaries was converted into the right to receive 0.62 shares of our common stock. We issued 104,525,775 shares of our common stock to third-party unitholders of the common units of the Partnership in exchange for all of the 168,590,009 outstanding common units of the Partnership that we previously did not own. No fractional shares were issued in the TRC/TRP Merger, and TRP common unitholders instead received cash in lieu of fractional shares. There were no changes to our other interests in the Partnership.

10


 

TRP’s 5,000,000 9.0% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Re deemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”) remain outstanding after the TRC/TRP Merger. The Preferred Units are listed on the NYSE under “NGLS PRA” and are publicly traded.

As we continue to control the Partnership, the change in our ownership interest as a result of the TRC/TRP Merger is accounted for as an equity transaction, which is reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as a reduction of noncontrolling interests and a corresponding increase in common stock and additional paid in capital. The TRC/TRP Merger is a taxable exchange resulting in a book/tax difference in the basis of the underlying assets acquired (our investment in TRP). A deferred tax liability of approximately $950 million has been recorded, computed as $9.0 billion book basis in excess of $6.5 billion tax basis at our statutory tax rate of 37.11%.

The equity interests in TRP (which are consolidated in our financial statements) that were owned by the public prior to February 17, 2016 are reflected within “Noncontrolling interests” in our accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2016. The earnings recorded by TRP that were attributed to its common units held by the public prior to February 17, 2016 are reported as “Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests” in our accompanying March 31, 2016 Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Revisions of Previously Reported Activity in our Statement of Changes in Comprehensive Income

 

During the first quarter of 2016 we concluded that activity related to our commodity hedge contracts was not reported properly in our Statement of Changes in Other Comprehensive Income during 2015.  The errors resulted in misstatements of the statement caption “Change in fair value” and equal offsetting misstatements of the caption “Settlements reclassified to revenues.”  Related income tax effects were also misstated.

 

We concluded that these misstatements were not material to any of the periods affected, as reported “Total Other Comprehensive Income” is unchanged.  However, we have revised previous Statements of Changes in Comprehensive Income reported during 2015 to properly reflect changes in fair value and settlements reclassified to revenues. There is no impact on previously reported net income, total comprehensive income, cash flows, financial position or other profitability measures.

 

The following table displays the impact of these revisions to activity reported in our Statement of Changes in Other Comprehensive Income during 2015.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

$

 

1.8

 

$

 

(0.7

)

$

 

1.1

 

$

 

2.3

 

$

 

(0.9

)

$

 

1.4

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(1.4

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(0.9

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

28.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

28.0

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(7.2

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7.2

)

 

 

(11.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11.8

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

24.5

 

 

 

30.3

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

29.4

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(8.1

)

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

(7.8

)

 

 

(13.2

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(12.7

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

 

17.1

 

$

 

(0.4

)

$

 

16.7

 

$

 

17.1

 

$

 

(0.4

)

$

 

16.7

 

 

11


 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

$

 

(1.1

)

$

 

0.4

 

$

 

(0.7

)

$

 

(0.5

)

$

 

0.2

 

$

 

(0.3

)

 

$

 

0.6

 

$

 

(0.2

)

$

 

0.4

 

$

 

2.0

 

$

 

(0.6

)

$

 

1.4

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

(4.1

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

(2.7

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

(2.9

)

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

(2.9

)

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

(7.6

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7.6

)

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

 

15.9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15.9

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25.0

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(14.5

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(14.5

)

 

 

(19.0

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(19.0

)

 

 

 

(21.7

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(21.7

)

 

 

(30.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(30.8

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(22.1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22.1

)

 

 

(22.1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22.1

)

 

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

(8.7

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(8.3

)

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(3.4

)

 

 

 

16.5

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

16.3

 

 

 

27.0

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

26.4

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(16.3

)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(15.6

)

 

 

(21.4

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

(20.5

)

 

 

 

(24.4

)

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(23.4

)

 

 

(34.9

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

(33.5

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

 

(25.0

)

$

 

1.1

 

$

 

(23.9

)

$

 

(25.0

)

$

 

1.1

 

$

 

(23.9

)

 

$

 

(7.9

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(7.1

)

 

 

(7.9

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(7.1

)

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

$

 

4.6

 

$

 

(1.7

)

$

 

2.9

 

$

 

5.5

 

$

 

(2.0

)

$

 

3.5

 

 

$

 

5.2

 

$

 

(2.0

)

$

 

3.2

 

$

 

7.5

 

$

 

(2.9

)

$

 

4.6

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

 

(4.5

)

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(6.8

)

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

(4.2

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

38.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

38.3

 

 

 

45.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

45.2

 

 

 

 

54.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

54.2

 

 

 

70.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

70.1

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(14.9

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(14.9

)

 

 

(21.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(21.8

)

 

 

 

(36.6

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(36.6

)

 

 

(52.5

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(52.5

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

 

17.6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17.6

 

 

 

17.6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

42.9

 

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

41.2

 

 

 

50.7

 

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

48.7

 

 

 

 

59.4

 

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

57.4

 

 

 

77.6

 

 

 

(2.9

)

 

 

74.7

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(16.7

)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(16.0

)

 

 

(24.5

)

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(23.5

)

 

 

 

(41.1

)

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

(39.4

)

 

 

(59.3

)

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

(56.7

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

 

26.2

 

$

 

(1.0

)

$

 

25.2

 

$

 

26.2

 

$

 

(1.0

)

$

 

25.2

 

 

$

 

18.3

 

$

 

(0.3

)

$

 

18.0

 

$

 

18.3

 

$

 

(0.3

)

$

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2015

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

As Corrected

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Related Income Tax

 

 

After Tax

 

Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

$

 

7.4

 

$

 

(2.8

)

$

 

4.6

 

$

 

11.0

 

$

 

(4.2

)

$

 

6.8

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(5.9

)

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

(9.5

)

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

(5.9

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

73.8

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

73.8

 

 

 

101.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

101.7

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(48.9

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(48.9

)

 

 

(76.8

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(76.8

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedging contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in fair value

 

 

81.2

 

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

78.4

 

 

 

112.7

 

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

108.5

 

   Settlements reclassified to revenues

 

 

(54.8

)

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

(52.6

)

 

 

(86.3

)

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

(82.7

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

 

26.4

 

$

 

(0.6

)

 

 

25.8

 

 

 

26.4

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

25.8

 

 

 

Note 3 — Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Policy Updates

The accounting policies that we follow are set forth in Note 3 – Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. There were no significant updates or revisions to our policies during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition , and most industry-specific guidance. The update also creates a new Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs – Contracts with Customers , which provides guidance for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer and those costs incurred in fulfilling a contract with a customer that are not in the scope of another topic. The new revenue standard requires that entities should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entities expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the standard requires a five step process of identifying the contracts with customers, identifying the performance obligations in the contracts, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations, and recognizing revenue when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied. The amendment also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

With the issuance in August 2015 of ASU 2015-14 , Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, the revenue recognition standard is effective for the annual period beginning after December 15, 2017, and for annual and interim periods thereafter. Earlier adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. We must retroactively apply the new revenue recognition standard to transactions in all prior periods presented, but will have a choice between either (1) restating each prior period presented or (2) presenting a cumulative effect adjustment in the period the amendment is adopted. We expect to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018 and are continuing to evaluate the impact on our revenue recognition practices.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02,  Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis . The amendments are intended to simplify the consolidation evaluation for reporting organizations that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities and modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities. The amendments are effective for us in 2016 with no impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs . The amendments in this update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability (other than line-of-credit or other revolving credit facilities) be presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This update dealt solely with financial statement display matters; recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs were unaffected. We adopted the amendments on January 1, 2016 and have reclassified unamortized debt issuance costs of $42.7 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 from Other long-term assets to Long-term debt to conform to current year presentation. Our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2016 has $38.2 million in unamortized debt issuance costs classified in Long-term debt.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The amendments in this update require, among other things, that lessees recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessees and lessors must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.  We expect to adopt the amendments in the first quarter of 2019 and are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments to our financial statements and accounting practices for leases.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations . The amendments in this update improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, including clarifying that an entity should determine whether it is a principal or an agent for each specified good or service promised to a customer. These amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We expect to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018 and are continuing to evaluate the impact on our revenue recognition practices.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . The amendments in this update provide, among other things, that (1) all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies (including tax benefits of dividends on share-based payment awards) should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement with the tax effects of exercised or vested awards treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur and recognition of excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period; (2) excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity; (3) an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur; (4) the threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the

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applicable jurisdictions; and (5) cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows.

Amendments related to the timing of when excess tax benefits are recognized, minimum statutory withholding requirements, forfeitures, and intrinsic value should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period in which the guidance is adopted. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement and the practical expedient for estimating expected term should be applied prospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. We expect to adopt the amendments in the second quarter of 2016 and are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments to our financial statements and accounting practices for stock compensation.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. These amendments clarify the guidance on identification of performance obligations and licensing. The amendments include that entities do not have to decide if goods and services are performance obligations if they are considered immaterial in the context of a contract. Entities are also permitted to account for the shipping and handling that takes place after the customer has gained control of the goods as actions to fulfill the contract rather than separate services. In order to identify a performance obligation in a customer contract, an entity has to determine whether the goods or services are distinct, and ASU No. 2016-10 clarifies how the determination can be made. We expect to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018 and are continuing to evaluate the impact on our revenue recognition practices.

 

 

Note 4 – Business Acquisitions

2015 Acquisition

Atlas Mergers

On February 27, 2015, Targa completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 13, 2014 (the “ATLS Merger Agreement”), by and among (i) Targa, Targa GP Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Targa (“GP Merger Sub”), ATLS and Atlas Energy GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of ATLS (“ATLS GP”), and (ii) Targa and the Partnership completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “APL Merger Agreement” and, together with the ATLS Merger Agreement, the “Atlas Merger Agreements”) by and among Targa, the Partnership, the Partnership’s general partner, Trident MLP Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“MLP Merger Sub”), ATLS, APL and Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of APL (“APL GP”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the ATLS Merger Agreement, GP Merger Sub merged (the “ATLS merger”) with and into ATLS, with ATLS continuing as the surviving entity and as a subsidiary of Targa. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the APL Merger Agreement, MLP Merger Sub merged (the “APL merger” and, together with the ATLS merger, the “Atlas mergers”) with and into APL, with APL continuing as the surviving entity and as a subsidiary of the Partnership. While the Atlas mergers were two separate legal transactions, for GAAP reporting purposes, they are viewed as a single integrated transaction.  

In connection with the Atlas mergers, APL changed its name to “Targa Pipeline Partners LP,” which we refer to as TPL, and ATLS changed its name to “Targa Energy LP.”

In addition, prior to the completion of the Atlas mergers, ATLS, pursuant to a separation and distribution agreement entered into by and among ATLS, ATLS GP and Atlas Energy Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AEG”), on February 27, 2015, (i) transferred its assets and liabilities other than those related to its “Atlas Pipeline Partners” segment, to AEG and (ii) effected a pro rata distribution to the ATLS unitholders of AEG common units representing a 100% interest in AEG (collectively, the “Spin-Off” and, together with the Atlas mergers, the “Atlas Transactions”).

On February 27, 2015, the Partnership’s partnership agreement (the “Partnership Agreement’) was amended to provide for the issuance of a special general partner interest in the Partnership (the “Special GP Interest”) representing the contribution to the Partnership of the APL GP interest acquired in the ATLS merger totaling $1.6 billion. The Special GP Interest is not entitled to current distributions or allocations of net income or loss, and has no voting rights or other rights except for the limited right to receive deductions attributable to the contribution of APL GP and the right to distributions in liquidation.

The Partnership acquired all of the outstanding units of APL for a total purchase price of approximately $5.3 billion (including $1.8 billion of acquired debt and all other assumed liabilities). Of the $1.8 billion of debt acquired and other liabilities assumed, approximately $1.2 billion of the acquired debt was tendered and settled upon the closing of the Atlas mergers via the Partnership’s

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January 2015 cash tender offers. These tender offers were in connection with, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the merger with APL. The merger with APL, however, was not conditioned on the consummation of the tender offers. On that same date, we acquired ATLS for a total purchase price of approximately $1.6 billion (including all assumed liabilities).

Pursuant to the APL Merger Agreement, Targa agreed to cause the general partner of the Partnership to amend the Partnership’s Partnership Agreement, which we refer to as the IDR Giveback Amendment, in order to reduce aggregate distributions to us, as the holder of the Partnership’s IDRs, by (a) $9,375,000 per quarter during the first four quarters following the APL merger, (b) $6,250,000 per quarter for the next four quarters, (c) $2,500,000 per quarter for the next four quarters and (d) $1,250,000 per quarter for the next four quarters, with the amount of such reductions to be distributed pro rata to the holders of the Partnership’s outstanding common units.

TPL is a provider of natural gas gathering, processing and treating services primarily in the Anadarko, Arkoma and Permian Basins located in the southwestern and mid-continent regions of the United States and in the Eagle Ford Shale play in south Texas. The Atlas mergers added TPL’s Woodford/SCOOP, Mississippi Lime, Eagle Ford and additional Permian assets to the Partnership’s existing operations. In total, TPL added 2,053 MMcf/d of processing capacity and 12,220 miles of additional pipeline. The operating results of TPL are reported in our Gathering and Processing segment.

The APL merger was a unit-for-unit transaction with an exchange ratio of 0.5846 of the Partnership’s common units (the “APL Unit Consideration”) and $1.26 in cash for each APL common unit (the “APL Cash Consideration” and, with the APL Unit Consideration, the “APL Merger Consideration”), a $128.0 million total cash payment, of which $0.6 million was expensed at the acquisition date as the cash payment representing accelerated vesting of a portion of retained employees’ APL phantom awards. The Partnership issued 58,614,157 of its common units and awarded 629,231 replacement phantom unit awards with a combined value of approximately $2.6 billion as consideration for the APL merger (based on the $43.82 closing market price of a common unit on the NYSE on February 27, 2015). The cash component of the APL merger also included $701.4 million for the mandatory repayment and extinguishment at closing of the APL Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility that was to mature in May 2017 (the “APL Revolver”), $28.8 million of payments related to change of control and $6.4 million of cash paid in lieu of unit issuances in connection with settlement of APL equity awards for AEG employees. In March 2015, we contributed $52.4 million to the Partnership to maintain our 2% general partner interest.

In addition, pursuant to the APL Merger Agreement, APL exercised its right under the certificate of designations of the APL 8.25% Class E cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred units (“Class E Preferred Units”) to redeem the APL Class E Preferred Units immediately prior to the effective time of the APL merger.

The ATLS merger was a stock-for-unit transaction with an exchange ratio of 0.1809 of Targa common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ATLS Stock Consideration”), and $9.12 in cash for each ATLS common unit (the ATLS Cash Consideration” and, with the ATLS Stock Consideration, the “ATLS Merger Consideration”), (a $514.7 million total cash payment). We issued 10,126,532 of our common shares and awarded 81,740 replacement restricted stock units with a combined value of approximately $1.0 billion for the ATLS merger (based on the $99.58 closing market price of a TRC common share on the NYSE on February 27, 2015). The cash component of the ATLS merger also included approximately $149.2 million of payments related to change of control and cash settlements of equity awards, $88.0 million for repayment of a portion of ATLS outstanding indebtedness and $11.0 million for reimbursement of certain transaction expenses. Approximately $4.5 million of the one-time cash payments and cash settlements of equity awards, which represent accelerated vesting of a portion of retained employees’ ATLS phantom units, were expensed at the acquisition date.

ATLS owned, directly and indirectly, 5,754,253 APL common units immediately prior to closing. Our acquisition of ATLS resulted in us acquiring these common units (converted to 3,363,935 Partnership common units) valued at approximately $147.4 million (based on the $43.82 closing market price of a Partnership common unit on the NYSE on February 27, 2015) and the right to receive the units’ one-time cash payment of approximately $7.3 million, which reduced the consolidated purchase price by approximately $154.7 million.

All outstanding ATLS equity awards, whether vested or unvested, were adjusted in connection with the Spin-Off on the terms and conditions set forth in an Employee Matters Agreement entered into by ATLS, ATLS GP and AEG on February 27, 2015. Following the Spin-Off-related adjustment and at the effective time of the ATLS merger, each outstanding ATLS option and ATLS phantom unit award, whether vested or unvested, held by a person who became an employee of AEG became fully vested (to the extent not vested) and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the ATLS Merger Consideration in respect of each ATLS common unit underlying the ATLS option or phantom unit award (in the case of options, net of the applicable exercise price). Each outstanding vested ATLS option held by an employee of APL who became an employee of the Company in connection with the Atlas Transactions (a “Midstream Employee”) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the ATLS Merger Consideration in respect of each ATLS common unit underlying the vested ATLS option, net of the applicable exercise price. Each outstanding unvested ATLS option and each outstanding ATLS phantom unit award held by a Midstream Employee was cancelled and converted

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into the right to receive (1) the ATLS Cash Consideration in respect of each ATLS common unit underlying such ATLS option or phantom unit award an d (2) a TRC restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of TRC Common Stock equal to the product of the ATLS Stock Consideration multiplied by the number of ATLS common units underlying such ATLS option or phantom unit award (in the case of options, net of the applicable exercise price).

In connection with the APL merger, each outstanding APL phantom unit award held by an employee of AEG became fully vested and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the APL Merger Consideration in respect of each APL common unit underlying the APL phantom unit award. Each outstanding APL phantom unit award held by a Midstream Employee was cancelled and converted into the right to receive (1) the APL Cash Consideration in respect of each APL common unit underlying such APL phantom unit award and (2) a Partnership phantom unit award with respect to a number of the Partnership’s common units equal to the product of the APL Unit Consideration multiplied by the number of APL common units underlying such APL phantom unit award.

The acquired business contributed revenues of $160.6 million and net income of $3.4 million to the Company for the period from February 27, 2015 to March 31, 2015, and is reported in our Gathering and Processing segment. As of March 31, 2015, we had incurred $26.0 million of acquisition-related costs. These expenses are included in other expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, cumulative acquisition-related costs totaled $27.3 million.

Pro Forma Impact of Atlas Mergers on Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following summarized unaudited pro forma Consolidated Statement of Operations information for the three months ended March 31, 2015 assumes that the Partnership’s acquisition of APL and our acquisition of ATLS had occurred as of January 1, 2014. We prepared the following summarized unaudited pro forma financial results for comparative purposes only. The summarized unaudited pro forma financial results may not be indicative of the results that would have occurred if we had completed these acquisitions as of January 1,  2014, or that the results that will be attained in the future. Amounts presented below are in millions.

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

Revenues

 

$

1,994.0

 

Net income

 

 

18.0

 

 

The pro forma consolidated results of operations amounts have been calculated after applying our accounting policies, and making adjustments to:

 

·

Reflect the change in amortization expense resulting from the difference between the historical balances of APL’s intangible assets, net, and the fair value of intangible assets acquired.

 

·

Reflect the change in depreciation expense resulting from the difference between the historical balances of APL’s property, plant and equipment, net, and the fair value of property, plant and equipment acquired.

 

·

Reflect the change in interest expense resulting from our financing activities directly related to the Atlas mergers as compared with APL’s historical interest expense.

 

·

Reflect the changes in stock-based compensation expense related to the fair value of the unvested portion of replacement Partnership Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) awards which were issued in connection with the acquisition to APL phantom unitholders who continue to provide service as Targa employees following the completion of the APL merger.

 

·

Remove the results of operations attributable to the February 2015 transfer to Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. of 100% of APL’s interest in gas gathering assets located in the Appalachian Basin of Tennessee.

 

·

Exclude $26.0 million of acquisition-related costs incurred as of March 31, 2015 from pro forma net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

·

Reflect the change in APL’s revenues and product purchases to report plant sales of Y-grade at contractual net values to conform to our accounting policy.

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The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire ATLS and APL:

 

Fair Value of Consideration Transferred:

 

 

 

 

Cash paid, net of cash acquired (1):

 

 

 

 

TRC

 

$

745.7

 

TRP

 

 

828.7

 

Common shares of TRC

 

 

1,008.5

 

Replacement restricted stock units awarded (2)

 

 

5.2

 

Common units of TRP

 

 

2,421.1

 

Replacement phantom units awarded (2)

 

 

15.0

 

Total

 

$

5,024.2

 

 

(1)

Net of cash acquired of $40.8 million.

(2)

The fair value of consideration transferred in the form of replacement restricted stock unit awards and replacement phantom unit awards represent the allocation of the fair value of the awards to the pre-combination service period. The fair value of the awards associated with the post-combination service period will be recognized over the remaining service period of the award.

Our fair value determination related to the Atlas mergers was as follows.

 

Fair value determination:

 

February 27,

2015

 

Trade and other current receivables, net

 

$

181.1

 

Other current assets

 

 

24.4

 

Assets from risk management activities

 

 

102.1

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

4,616.9

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

214.5

 

Intangible assets

 

 

1,354.9

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

5.5

 

Current liabilities

 

 

(259.3

)

Long-term debt

 

 

(1,573.3

)

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

 

 

(13.6

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(119.1

)

Total identifiable net assets

 

 

4,534.1

 

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

 

 

(216.9

)

Goodwill

 

 

707.0

 

Total fair value of consideration transferred

 

$

5,024.2

 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded measurement-period adjustments to our acquisition date fair values due to the refinement of our valuation models, assumptions and inputs. As a result, the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was retrospectively adjusted for the impact of measurement-period adjustments to property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and investments in unconsolidated affiliates. These adjustments resulted in a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense of $1.0 million, and an increase in equity earnings of $0.3 million from the amounts previously reported in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

We adopted the amendments to ASU-2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments on September 30, 2015. As a result, during the six months ended December 31, 2015, we recorded additional quarterly measurement-period adjustments to our acquisition date fair values due to the refinement of our valuation models, assumptions and inputs, as well as adjustments to previously reported preliminary fair values as a result of our review procedures over the development and application of inputs, assumptions and calculations used in cash-flow based fair value measurements associated with business combinations not operating as designed. We recognized these quarterly adjustments in the third and fourth quarters of 2015, with the effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations resulting from the change to the provisional amounts calculated as if the acquisition had been completed at February 27, 2015.

The valuation of the acquired assets and liabilities was prepared using fair value methods and assumptions including projections of future production volumes and cash flows, benchmark analysis of comparable public companies, expectations regarding customer contracts and relationships, and other management estimates. The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs, as defined in Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates at the time of valuation.

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The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets ac quired was approximately $707.0 million, which was recorded as goodwill. The determination of goodwill is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the expected synergies. The goodwill is expected to be amortizable for tax purposes.

The fair value of assets acquired includes trade receivables of $178.1 million. The gross amount due under contracts is $178.1 million, all of which is expected to be collectible. The fair value of assets acquired includes receivables of $3.0 million reported in current receivables and $4.5 million reported in other long-term assets related to a contractual settlement with a counterparty.

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Interests  

Other long-term liabilities acquired includes $109.3 million related to mandatorily redeemable preferred interests held by our partner in two joint ventures (see Note 10 – Other Long-Term Liabilities).

Contingent Consideration

A liability arising from the contingent consideration for APL’s previous acquisition of a gas gathering system and related assets has been recognized at fair value. APL agreed to pay up to an additional $6.0 million if certain volumes are achieved on the acquired gathering system within a specified time period. The fair value of the remaining contingent payment is recorded within other long term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The range of the undiscounted amount that we could pay related to the remaining contingent payment is between $0.0 and $6.0 million. We finalized our acquisition analysis and modeling of this contingent liability during the three months ended June 30, 2015, which resulted in an acquisition date fair value of $4.2 million. Any future change in the fair value of this liability will be included in earnings.

Replacement Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

In connection with the ATLS merger, we awarded RSUs in accordance with and as required by the Atlas Merger Agreements to those APL employees who became Targa employees after the acquisition. The vesting dates and terms remained unchanged from the existing ATLS awards, and will vest over the remaining terms of the awards, which are either 25% per year over the original four year term or 25% after the third year of the original term and 75% after the fourth year of the original term.

Each RSU will entitle the grantee to one common share on the vesting date and is an equity-settled award. The RSUs include dividend equivalents. When we declare and pay cash dividends, the holders of RSUs will be entitled within 60 days to receive cash payment of dividend equivalents in an amount equal to the cash dividends the holders would have received if they were the holders of record on the record date of the number of our common shares related to the RSUs.

The fair value of the RSUs was based on the closing price of our common shares at the close of trading on February 27, 2015. The fair value was allocated between the pre-acquisition and post-acquisition periods to determine the amount to be treated as purchase consideration and future compensation expense, respectively. Compensation cost will be recognized in general and administrative expense over the remaining service period of each award.

Replacement Phantom Units

In connection with the APL merger, the Partnership awarded replacement phantom units in accordance with and as required by the Atlas Merger Agreements to those APL employees who became Targa employees after the acquisition. The vesting dates and terms remained unchanged from the existing APL awards, and will vest over the remaining terms of the awards, which are either 25% per year over the original four year term or 33% per year over the original three year term.

Each replacement phantom unit will entitle the grantee to one common unit on the vesting date and is an equity-settled award. The replacement phantom units include distribution equivalent rights (“DERs”). When the Partnership declares and pays cash distributions, the holders of replacement phantom units will be entitled within 60 days to receive cash payment of DERs in an amount equal to the cash distributions the holders would have received if they were the holders of record on the record date of the number of the Partnership’s common units related to the replacement phantom units.

The fair value of the replacement phantom units was based on the closing price of the Partnership’s units at the close of trading on February 27, 2015. The fair value was allocated between the pre-acquisition and post-acquisition periods to determine the amount to be treated as purchase consideration and compensation expense, respectively. Compensation cost will be recognized in general and administrative expense over the remaining service period of each award.

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Goodwill

We recognized goodwill at a fair value of approximately $707.0 million associated with the Atlas mergers as of the acquisition date on February 27, 2015. Goodwill has been attributed to the WestTX, SouthTX and SouthOK reporting units in our Gathering and Processing segment. As a result, any level of decrease in the forecasted cash flows from the date of acquisition would likely result in the fair value of the reporting unit to fall below the carrying value of the reporting unit, and could result in an impairment of that reporting unit’s goodwill.

As described in Note 3 – Significant Accounting Policies, we evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually on November 30, or more frequently if we believe necessary based on events or changes in circumstances.  As of December 31, 2015, we had not completed our November 30, 2015 impairment assessment. Based on the results of that preliminary evaluation, we recorded a provisional goodwill impairment of $290.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2015. The provisional goodwill impairment reduced the carrying value of goodwill to $417.0 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015.

During the first quarter of 2016, we finalized our evaluation of goodwill for impairment and have recorded additional impairment expense of $24.0 million in our Consolidated Statement of Operations and reduced the carrying value of goodwill to $393.0 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The impairment of goodwill is primarily due to the effects of lower commodity prices, and a higher cost of capital for companies in our industry compared to conditions in February 2015 when we acquired Atlas. Our evaluation as of November 30, 2015 utilized the income approach (a discounted cash flow analysis (“DCF”)) to estimate the fair values of our reporting units. The future cash flows for our reporting units is based on our estimates, at that time, of future revenues, income from operations and other factors, such as working capital and capital expenditures. We take into account current and expected industry and market conditions, commodity pricing and volumetric forecasts in the basins in which the reporting units operate. The discount rates used in our DCF analysis are based on a weighted average cost of capital determined from relevant market comparisons.

Changes in the gross amounts of our goodwill and impairment loss are as follows:

 

 

 

WestTX

 

 

SouthTX

 

 

SouthOK

 

 

Total

 

Beginning of period January 1, 2015

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Acquisition February 27, 2015

 

 

364.5

 

 

 

160.3

 

 

 

182.2

 

 

 

707.0

 

Provisional Impairment

 

 

(37.6

)

 

 

(70.2

)

 

 

(182.2

)

 

 

(290.0

)

Goodwill December 31, 2015

 

 

326.9

 

 

 

90.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

417.0

 

Additional Impairment

 

 

(14.4

)

 

 

(9.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(24.0

)

Goodwill March 31, 2016

 

$

312.5

 

 

$

80.5

 

 

$

 

 

$

393.0

 

 

The sustained decrease and uncertain outlook in commodity prices and volumes have adversely impacted our customers and their future capital and operating plans. A continued or prolonged period of lower commodity prices could result in further deterioration of reporting unit fair values and potential further impairment charges related to goodwill and property, plant and equipment.

 

 

Note 5 — Inventories

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

Commodities

 

$

49.2

 

 

$

128.3

 

Materials and supplies

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

12.7

 

 

 

$

61.7

 

 

$

141.0

 

 

 

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Note 6 — Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

Estimated Useful Lives

(In Years)

 

Gathering systems

 

$

6,357.8

 

 

$

6,304.5

 

 

5 to 20

 

Processing and fractionation facilities

 

 

3,003.1

 

 

 

2,995.2

 

 

5 to 25

 

Terminaling and storage facilities

 

 

1,173.9

 

 

 

1,115.0

 

 

5 to 25

 

Transportation assets

 

 

454.7

 

 

 

454.0

 

 

10 to 25

 

Other property, plant and equipment

 

 

215.5

 

 

 

221.1

 

 

3 to 25

 

Land

 

 

108.8

 

 

 

108.8

 

 

 

 

Construction in progress

 

 

800.8

 

 

 

736.5

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

12,114.6

 

 

 

11,935.1

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(2,380.0

)

 

 

(2,232.4

)

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

9,734.6

 

 

$

9,702.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

2,036.6

 

 

$

2,036.6

 

 

20

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(271.5

)

 

 

(226.5

)

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

$

1,765.1

 

 

$

1,810.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets consist of customer contracts and customer relationships acquired in the Atlas mergers in 2015 and our Badlands business acquisition in 2012. The fair values of these acquired intangible assets were determined at the date of acquisition based on the present values of estimated future cash flows. Key valuation assumptions include probability of contracts under negotiation, renewals of existing contracts, economic incentives to retain customers, past and future volumes, current and future capacity of the gathering system, pricing volatility and the discount rate.

The fair values of intangible assets acquired in the Atlas mergers have been recorded at a fair value of $1,354.9 million and are being amortized over a 20 year life using the straight-line method. Amortization expense attributable to our intangible assets related to the Badlands acquisition is recorded using a method that closely reflects the cash flow pattern underlying their intangible asset valuation.

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

Beginning of period

 

$

1,810.1

 

 

$

591.9

 

Additions from acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

1,354.9

 

Amortization

 

 

(45.0

)

 

 

(136.7

)

Intangible assets, net

 

$

1,765.1

 

 

$

1,810.1

 

 

 

Note 7 – Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

Our unconsolidated investments consist of a 38.8% non-operated ownership interest in Gulf Coast Fractionators LP (“GCF”) and three non-operated joint ventures in South Texas acquired in the Atlas mergers in 2015: 75% interest in T2 LaSalle; 50% interest in T2 Eagle Ford; and 50% interest in T2 EF Co-Gen (together the “T2 Joint Ventures”). The T2 Joint Ventures were formed to provide services for the benefit of the joint interest owners. The T2 Joint Ventures have capacity lease agreements with the joint interest owners, which cover the costs of operations of the T2 Joint Ventures. The terms of these joint venture agreements do not afford us the degree of control required for consolidating them in our consolidated financial statements, but do afford us the significant influence required to employ the equity method of accounting. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the T2 Joint Ventures includes our equity investment, any additional capital contribution commitments and our share of any operating expenses incurred by the T2 Joint Ventures.

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The following table shows the activity related to our investments in unconsolidated affiliates:

 

 

 

GCF

 

 

T2 LaSalle

 

 

T2 Eagle Ford

 

 

T2 Cogen

 

 

Total

 

December 31, 2015

 

$

49.5

 

 

$

63.6

 

 

$

123.8

 

 

$

22.0

 

 

$

258.9

 

Equity earnings (loss)

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(4.8

)

Cash distributions (1)

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(3.4

)

Cash calls for expansion projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

March 31, 2016

 

$

45.5

 

 

$

62.0

 

 

$

126.7

 

 

$

20.7

 

 

$

254.9

 

 

(1)

Includes $3.4 million in distributions received from GCF and T2 Joint Ventures in excess of our share of cumulative earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Such excess distributions are considered a return of capital and disclosed in cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The recorded value of the T2 Joint Ventures is based on fair values at the date of acquisition which results in an excess fair value of $39.9 million over the book value of the joint venture capital accounts. This basis difference is attributable to depreciable tangible assets and is being amortized over the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets of 20 years on a straight-line basis and is included as a component of equity earnings. See Note 4 - Business Acquisitions for further information regarding the fair value determinations related to the Atlas mergers.

 

 

Note 8 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Commodities

 

$

322.5

 

 

 

$

385.2

 

Other goods and services

 

 

97.7

 

 

 

 

142.9

 

Interest

 

 

65.6

 

 

 

 

81.0

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

16.5

 

 

 

 

16.0

 

Income and other taxes

 

 

19.1

 

 

 

 

13.4

 

Other

 

 

19.6

 

 

 

 

18.6

 

 

 

$

541.0

 

 

 

$

657.1

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes $24.3 million and $34.2 million of liabilities to creditors to whom we have issued checks that remain outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

 

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Note 9 — Debt Obligations

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of the Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable securitization facility, due December 2016 (1)

 

$

150.0

 

 

$

219.3

 

Long-term:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRC obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRC Senior secured revolving credit facility, variable rate, due February 2020 (2)

 

 

275.0

 

 

 

440.0

 

TRC Senior secured term loan, variable rate, due February 2022

 

 

160.0

 

 

 

160.0

 

Unamortized discount

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(2.5

)

Obligations of the Partnership: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior secured revolving credit facility, variable rate, due October 2017 (3)

 

 

-

 

 

 

280.0

 

Senior unsecured notes, 5% fixed rate, due January 2018

 

 

935.1

 

 

 

1,100.0

 

Senior unsecured notes, 4 % fixed rate, due November 2019

 

 

749.4

 

 

 

800.0

 

Senior unsecured notes, 6 % fixed rate, due October 2020 (4)

 

 

309.9

 

 

 

342.1

 

Unamortized premium

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

5.0

 

Senior unsecured notes, 6 % fixed rate, due February 2021

 

 

478.6

 

 

 

483.6

 

Unamortized discount

 

 

(20.9

)

 

 

(22.1

)

Senior unsecured notes, 6 % fixed rate, due August 2022

 

 

278.7

 

 

 

300.0

 

Senior unsecured notes, 5 ¼ % fixed rate, due May 2023

 

 

559.6

 

 

 

583.7

 

Senior unsecured notes, 4¼% fixed rate, due November 2023

 

 

583.9

 

 

 

623.5

 

Senior unsecured notes, 6¾% fixed rate, due March 2024

 

 

580.1

 

 

 

600.0

 

Senior unsecured APL notes, 6 % fixed rate, due October 2020 (4) (5)

 

 

12.9

 

 

 

12.9

 

Unamortized premium

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.2

 

Senior unsecured APL notes, 4¾% fixed rate, due November 2021 (5)

 

 

6.5

 

 

 

6.5

 

Senior unsecured APL notes, 5⅞% fixed rate, due August 2023 (5)

 

 

48.1

 

 

 

48.1

 

Unamortized premium

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

4,959.4

 

 

 

5,761.5

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(38.2

)

 

 

(42.7

)

Total long-term debt

 

 

4,921.2

 

 

 

5,718.8

 

Total debt

 

$

5,071.2

 

 

$

5,938.1

 

Irrevocable standby letters of credit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letters of credit outstanding under the TRC Senior secured credit facility (2)

 

$

 

 

$

 

Letters of credit outstanding under the Partnership senior secured revolving credit facility (3)

 

 

12.2

 

 

 

12.9

 

 

 

$

12.2

 

 

$

12.9

 

 

(1)

While we consolidate the debt of the Partnership in our financial statements, we do not have the obligation to make interest payments or debt payments with respect to the debt of the Partnership.

(2)

As of March 31, 2016, availability under TRC’s $670.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility was $395.0 million.

(3)

As of March 31, 2016, availability under the Partnership’s $1.6 billion senior secured revolving credit facility (“TRP Revolver”) was $1.6 billion.

(4)

In May 2015, the Partnership exchanged TRP 6⅝% Senior Notes with the same economic terms to holders of the 6⅝% APL Notes that validly tendered such notes for exchange to us.

(5)

APL debt is not guaranteed by us or the Partnership.

The following table shows the range of interest rates and weighted average interest rate incurred on variable-rate debt obligations during the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

 

 

Range of Interest Rates Incurred

 

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate Incurred

 

TRC senior secured revolving credit facility

 

2.3% - 4.5%

 

 

 

2.5%

 

TRC senior secured term loan

 

 

5.75%

 

 

 

5.75%

 

Partnership's senior secured revolving credit facility

 

2.6% - 4.8%

 

 

 

2.7%

 

Partnership's accounts receivable securitization facility

 

 

1.2%

 

 

 

1.2%

 

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Compliance with Debt Covenants

As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with the covenants contained in our various debt agreements.

Debt Repurchases

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the Partnership repurchased on the open market a portion of its outstanding Senior Notes as follows:

 

Debt Issue Repurchased

 

Book Value

 

 

Payment

 

 

Gain/Loss

 

 

Write-off of Debt Issue Costs

 

 

Net Gain (loss)

 

5¼% Senior Notes

 

$

24.1

 

 

$

(20.1

)

 

$

4.0

 

 

$

(0.2

)

 

$

3.8

 

4¼% Senior Notes

 

 

39.5

 

 

 

(31.8

)

 

 

7.7

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

7.4

 

6⅞% Senior Notes

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

0.4

 

6⅝% Senior Notes

 

 

32.6

 

 

 

(29.5

)

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.1

 

6⅜% Senior Notes

 

 

21.3

 

 

 

(18.7

)

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

2.4

 

6¾% Senior Notes

 

 

19.9

 

 

 

(17.5

)

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

2.2

 

5% Senior Notes

 

 

164.9

 

 

 

(164.5

)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(0.6

)

4⅛% Senior Notes

 

 

50.6

 

 

 

(44.2

)

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

$

357.7

 

 

$

(330.6

)

 

$

27.1

 

 

$

(2.4

)

 

$

24.7

 

 

We or TRP may retire or purchase various series of TRP’s outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for other debt, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

 

Contractual Obligations

The following summarizes payment obligations for debt instruments after giving effect to 2016 debt repurchases.

 

 

 

Payments Due By Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Than

 

 

 

Total

 

 

1 Year

 

 

1-3 Years

 

 

3-5 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Partnership Senior Unsecured Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt obligations (1)

 

$

 

4,542.8

 

 

$

 

-

 

 

$

 

935.1

 

 

$

 

1,550.8

 

 

$

 

2,056.9

 

Interest on debt obligations (2)

 

 

 

1,378.1

 

 

 

 

191.9

 

 

 

 

476.5

 

 

 

 

376.5

 

 

 

 

333.2

 

 

 

$

 

5,920.9

 

 

$

 

191.9

 

 

$

 

1,411.6

 

 

$

 

1,927.3

 

 

$

 

2,390.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Represents scheduled future maturities of consolidated debt obligations for the periods indicated.

(2)

Represents interest expense on debt obligations based on both fixed debt interest rates and prevailing March 31, 2016 rates for floating debt.

 

Subsequent Events

In April 2016, the Partnership repurchased on the open market a portion of its outstanding 5% Senior Notes paying $96.4 million to repurchase $96.0 million of the outstanding balance of the 5% Senior Notes.

 

 

Note 10 — Other Long-term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities are comprised of the following obligations:

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

$

62.5

 

 

$

70.4

 

Mandatorily redeemable preferred interests

 

 

64.1

 

 

 

82.9

 

Deferred revenue and other

 

 

29.2

 

 

 

26.9

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

$

155.8

 

 

$

180.2

 

 

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Asset Retirement Obligations

Our asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily relate to certain gas gathering pipelines and processing facilities, and are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of other long-term liabilities. The changes in our ARO are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

Beginning of period

 

$

70.4

 

Change in cash flow estimate

 

 

(9.1

)

Accretion expense

 

 

1.2

 

End of period

 

$

62.5

 

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Interests

The following table shows the changes attributable to mandatorily redeemable preferred interests:

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

Beginning of period

 

$

82.9

 

Income (loss) attributable to mandatorily redeemable

   preferred interests

 

 

(0.3

)

Change in estimated redemption value

 

 

(18.5

)

End of period

 

$

64.1

 

 

 

 

Note 11 – Preferred Stock

Preferred Stock and Detachable Warrants

In the first quarter of 2016, TRC sold to investors in a private placement 965,100 shares of Series A preferred stock with detachable Series A Warrants exercisable into a maximum of 13,550,004 shares of our common stock and Series B Warrants exercisable into a maximum of 6,533,727 shares of our common stock for an aggregate net purchase price of $994.1 million in cash.

The Series A preferred stock has a liquidation value of $1,000 per share and bears a cumulative 9.5% fixed dividend payable quarterly 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter. The Company may, at the sole election of the Board of Directors, elect to pay dividends for any quarter with a paid-in-kind election (“PIK”) through December 31, 2017. Under the PIK election, unpaid dividends would be added to the liquidation preference and a commensurate amount of Series A and Series B warrants would be issued. The $177.1 million discount on the preferred stock created by the relative fair value allocation of proceeds, which is not subject to periodic accretion, would be reported as a deemed dividend in the event a redemption occurs.

The preferred stock has no mandatory redemption date, but is redeemable at our election in year six for a 10% premium to the liquidation preference and for a 5% premium to the liquidation preference thereafter. If the preferred stock is not redeemed by year twelve, the holders have the right to convert into TRC common shares at $20.77, which represented a 10%  premium over the ten day VWAP (volume weighted average price) prior to the February 18 signing date ($18.88). If the holders do not elect to convert their preferred shares into TRC common shares, Targa has a right after year twelve to force conversion, but only if the VWAP for the ten preceding trading days is greater than 120% of the conversion price. A change of control provision would lead to forced redemption if the preferred stock could not remain outstanding or be replaced with a “substantially equivalent security.” The change of control premium to the liquidation preference on the redemption is initially 25% in year one, scaling down five percentage points per year to 5% from year five forward.

The preferred stock ranks senior to the common outstanding stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions in liquidation. The holders of preferred stock generally only have voting rights in certain circumstances, subject to certain exceptions, which include:

 

·

the issuance or the increase by the Company of any specific class or series of stock that is senior to the Series A preferred stock,

 

·

the issuance or the increase by any of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries of any specific class or series of securities,

 

·

changes to the Certificates of Incorporation or Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock that would materially and adversely affect the preferred stock holder,

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·

the issuance of stock on parity with the Series A preferred stock, subject to certain exceptions, if the Company has exceeded a stipulated fixed charge coverage ratio or an aggregate amount of net proceeds from all futur e issuances of Parity Stock, or would use the proceeds of such issuance to pay dividends,  

 

·

the incurrence of indebtedness, other than indebtedness that complies with a stipulated fixed charge coverage ratio or under the TRC and TRP Credit Agreements (or replacement commercial bank facilities) in an aggregate amount up to $2.75 billion.

In addition, observation right status as a Board Observer was granted to an investor with the right to attend full meetings of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) for TRC and to receive materials other members of the Board receive. Only in the event (i) we have not paid distributions with respect to two full quarters (whether or not consecutive) on the preferred shares or (ii) an event of default occurs with respect only to the financial covenants under the TRC and TRP Credit Agreements, will the investor have the right to turn the Board Observer into a member of the Board to serve until (x) all accrued and unpaid distributions on the preferred shares are paid or (y) there is no longer such an event of default, as applicable.

The Series A preferred stock is a hybrid security and is viewed as a debt host for the purpose of evaluating embedded derivatives. Bifurcation of embedded derivatives is not required as the redemption provision is clearly and closely related to the preferred debt host and the conversion provisions qualify for a derivatives scope exception under ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) applicable to embedded features that are indexed to an entity’s equity. The Series A preferred stock qualifies as an equity instrument under ASC 480 – Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because it is not mandatorily redeemable and the prospect of a forced redemption due to a change of control event is not presently probable. However, as SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 5-02-27 does not permit a probability assessment for a change of control provision, our preferred stock must be presented as mezzanine equity between liabilities and shareholders’ equity on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. At each balance sheet date we must re-evaluate whether the preferred stock continues to qualify for treatment as an equity instrument. Under the terms of the Preferred Registration Rights Agreement we will cause a registration statement with respect to the common shares underlying the preferred shares to be declared effective within 12 years of the March 16, 2016 issue date (the “Effective Date”), and pay liquidated damages in the event we fail to do so. A maximum of 46,466,057 common shares would be issued upon conversion of the preferred shares.

The detachable warrants have a seven year term and are exercisable beginning on September 16, 2016. They were issued in two series: Series A warrants exercisable into a maximum number of 13,550,004 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $18.88 and 6,533,727 Series B warrants with an exercise price of $25.11. The warrants may be net settled in cash or shares at the Company’s option. The warrants qualify as freestanding financial instruments and meet the derivatives accounting scope exception ASC 815 because they are indexed to our equity. The portion of proceeds allocated to the Series A and Series B Warrants was recorded as additional paid-in capital. Under the terms of the Warrants Registration Rights Agreement we will cause a registration statement with respect to the common shares underlying the warrants to be declared effective by July 16, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) and would pay liquidated damages in the event we fail to do so. A maximum of 20,083,731 common shares could be issued upon conversion of the warrants.

Liquidated damages under the Preferred Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrants Registration Rights Agreement are calculated in the same manner. If either registration statement is not declared effective by the applicable required effective date, each record holder of the securities to be registered would receive liquidated damages. The Liquidated Damages Multiplier (“the multiplier”) is calculated as the product of (1) the purchased preferred stock price and (ii) the number of registrable securities by the applicable record holder of any registrable securities. The liquidated damages, which would accrue daily, are an amount equal to 0.25% of the multiplier for the first 60 day period following the Effective Date plus an additional 0.25% of the multiplier for each subsequent 60 days (i.e. 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days, and 1.0% thereafter), up to a maximum amount equal to 1.0% of the multiplier thereafter. There is no limitation for the maximum potential consideration of liquidated damages. Management believes that remittance of any future payments under these provisions is not probable and therefore has not attributed any allocation of offering proceeds to a contingent liability for registration payment arrangements under ASC 825-20 – Financial Instruments-Registration Payment Arrangements (“ASC 825-20”).

Net cash proceeds of $970.4 million (which reflects payment of $23.7 million transaction fees), were allocated on a relative fair value basis to the preferred stock ($788.0 million), Series A Warrants ($135.9 million) and Series B Warrants ($46.5 million). The $177.1 million discount on the preferred stock created by the relative fair value allocation of proceeds, which is not subject to periodic accretion, would be reported as a deemed dividend in the event a redemption occurs. As described below, $614.4 million of the $788.0 million allocated to the preferred stock is allocated to additional paid-in capital to give effect to the intrinsic value of a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”).

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Beneficial Conversion Feature

ASC 470-20-20 – Debt – Debt with conversion and Other Options (“ASC 470-20”) defines a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) as a nondetachable conversion feature that is in the money at the issuance date. We are required by ASC 470-20 to allocate a portion of the proceeds from the preferred offering equal to the intrinsic value of the BCF to additional paid-in capital. The intrinsic value of the BCF is calculated at the issuance date as the difference between the “accounting conversion price” and the market price of our common shares multiplied by the number of number of shares into which our preferred stock is convertible. The accounting conversion price of $17.02 per share is different from the $20.77 per share contractual conversion price. It is derived by dividing the proceeds allocated to the preferred stock by the number of common shares into which the preferred shares are convertible. We will record the accretion of the $614.4 million preferred stock discount attributable to the BCF as a deemed dividend using the effective yield method over the twelve year period prior to the effective date of the holders’ conversion right.

The following table summarizes the accounting for our Series A preferred stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation of Proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Series A

 

 

Series A Warrants

 

 

Series B Warrants

 

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature (BCF)

 

Gross proceeds

 

$

994.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction fees

 

 

(23.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Proceeds- Initial Relative Fair Value Allocation

 

$

970.4

 

 

$

788.0

 

 

$

135.9

 

 

$

46.5

 

 

$

 

Allocation to BCF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(614.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

614.4

 

Per Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

$

173.6

 

 

$

135.9

 

 

$

46.5

 

 

$

614.4

 

 

As of March 31, 2016, we have accrued preferred dividends of $3.8 million which represents a pro-rated quarterly dividend for the period after the March 16, 2016 issue date.

 

 

Note 12 — Partnership Units and Related Matters

Preferred Units

As of March 31, 2016, the Partnership has 5,000,000 Preferred Units outstanding. The Partnership paid $2.8 million to preferred unitholders during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Subsequent Event

On April 19, 2016, the board of directors declared a monthly cash distribution of $0.1875 per preferred unit for April 2016. This distribution will be paid on May 16, 2016.

Distributions

In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership must distribute all of its available cash, after the preferred distribution, as defined in the Partnership Agreement, and as determined by the general partner, to common unitholders of record within 45 days after the end of each quarter. The following table details the distributions declared and paid by the Partnership, net of the IDR Giveback, for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

 

Date Paid

 

Distributions per limited partner unit

 

 

Common

 

 

Incentive

 

 

 

2%

 

 

Total

 

 

Distributions to Targa Resources Corp.

 

(In millions, except per unit amounts)

 

December 31, 2015

 

February 9, 2016

 

$

0.8250

 

 

$

152.5

 

 

$

43.9

 

 

$

4.0

 

 

$

200.4

 

 

$

61.4

 

 

Total distributions declared as of March 31, 2016 to be paid to TRC on May 12, 2016 are $154.8 million. As a result of the TRC/TRP Merger, we are entitled to receive all available Partnership cash for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and all future quarters.

 

 

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Note 13 — Common Stock and Related Matters

TRC/TRP Merger

On February 17, 2016, we completed the TRC/TRP Merger (see Note 2 – Basis of Presentation).

Dividends

The following table details the dividends declared and/or paid by us to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

Three Months

Ended

 

Date Paid or To Be

Paid

 

Total

Dividends Declared

 

 

Amount of

Dividends Paid or To

Be Paid

 

 

Accrued

Dividends (1)

 

 

Dividend Declared

per Share of

Common Stock

 

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 

March 31, 2016

 

May 16, 2016

 

$

147.8

 

 

$

146.1

 

 

$

1.7

 

 

$

0.91000

 

December 31, 2015

 

February 9, 2016

 

 

51.7

 

 

 

51.0

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.91000

 

 

(1)

Represents accrued dividends on restricted stock units that are payable upon vesting.

Dividends declared are recorded as a reduction of retained earnings to the extent that retained earnings was available at the close of the prior quarter, with any excess recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

 

 

Note 14 — Earnings per Common Share

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income and weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic and diluted net income per common share:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Net income

 

$

(0.7

)

 

$

35.7

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

32.5

 

Less: Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders for basic

   earnings per share

 

$

(6.5

)

 

$

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

 

106.6

 

 

 

45.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available per common share - basic

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

106.6

 

 

 

45.8

 

Dilutive effect of unvested stock awards

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

 

106.6

 

 

 

45.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available per common share - diluted

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.07

 

 

The following potential common stock equivalents are excluded from the determination of diluted earnings per share because the inclusion of such shares would have been anti-dilutive (in millions on a weighted-average basis):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Unvested restricted stock awards

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

Warrants to purchase common stock

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

 

13.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 15 — Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The primary purpose of our commodity risk management activities is to manage our exposure to commodity price risk and reduce volatility in our operating cash flow due to fluctuations in commodity prices. We have hedged the commodity prices associated with a

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portion of our expected (i) natural gas equity volumes in our Gathering and Processing segment and (ii) NGL and condensate equity volumes predominately in our Gathering and Processing segment th at result from percent-of-proceeds processing arrangements. These hedge positions will move favorably in periods of falling commodity prices and unfavorably in periods of rising commodity prices. We have designated these derivative contracts as cash flow h edges for accounting purposes.

The hedges generally match the NGL product composition and the NGL delivery points of our physical equity volumes. Our natural gas hedges are a mixture of specific gas delivery points and Henry Hub. The NGL hedges may be transacted as specific NGL hedges or as baskets of ethane, propane, normal butane, isobutane and natural gasoline based upon our expected equity NGL composition. We believe this approach avoids uncorrelated risks resulting from employing hedges on crude oil or other petroleum products as “proxy” hedges of NGL prices. Our natural gas and NGL hedges are settled using published index prices for delivery at various locations.

We hedge a portion of our condensate equity volumes using crude oil hedges that are based on the NYMEX futures contracts for West Texas Intermediate light, sweet crude, which approximates the prices received for condensate. This necessarily exposes us to a market differential risk if the NYMEX futures do not move in exact parity with the sales price of our underlying condensate equity volumes.

As part of the Atlas mergers, outstanding APL derivative contracts with a fair value of $102.1 million as of the acquisition date were novated to us and included in the acquisition date fair value of assets acquired. Derivative settlements of $67.9 million related to these novated contracts were received during the year ended December 31, 2015 and $8.7 million related to these novated contracts were received during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and were reflected as a reduction of the acquisition date fair value of the APL derivative assets acquired, with no effect on results of operations.

The "off-market" nature of these acquired derivatives can introduce a degree of ineffectiveness for accounting purposes due to an embedded financing element representing the amount that would be paid or received as of the acquisition date to settle the derivative contract. The resulting ineffectiveness can either potentially disqualify the derivative contract in its entirety for hedge accounting or alternatively affect the amount of unrealized gains or losses on qualifying derivatives that can be deferred from inclusion in periodic net income. Additionally, for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recorded less than $0.1 million and $1.0 million of ineffectiveness gains related to otherwise qualifying APL derivatives, primarily natural gas swaps.

At March 31, 2016, the notional volumes of our commodity derivative contracts were:

 

Commodity

Instrument

Unit

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Natural Gas

Swaps

MMBtu/d

 

91,840

 

 

53,982

 

 

30,900

 

Natural Gas

Basis Swaps

MMBtu/d

 

43,309

 

 

18,082

 

 

-

 

Natural Gas

Options

MMBtu/d

 

22,900

 

 

22,900

 

 

9,486

 

NGL

Swaps

Bbl/d

 

4,812

 

 

1,688

 

 

818

 

NGL

Futures

Bbl/d

 

4,331

 

 

274

 

 

-

 

NGL

Options

Bbl/d

 

920

 

 

920

 

 

32

 

Condensate

Swaps

Bbl/d

 

2,375

 

 

1,400

 

 

900

 

Condensate

Options

Bbl/d

 

790

 

 

790

 

 

101

 

 

We also enter into derivative instruments to help manage other short-term commodity-related business risks. We have not designated these derivatives as hedges and record changes in fair value and cash settlements to revenues.

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Our derivative contracts are subject to netting arrangements that permit our contracting subsidiaries to net cash settle offsetting asset and liability positions with the same counterparty within the same Targa entity. We record derivative assets and liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis, without considering the effect of master net ting arrangements. The following schedules reflect the fair values of our derivative instruments and their location in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as well as pro forma reporting assuming that we reported derivatives subject to master netting agreements on a net basis:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value as of

March 31, 2016

 

 

Fair Value as of

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

 

Derivative

 

 

 

Location

 

Assets

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Assets

 

 

Liabilities

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

Current

 

$

82.4

 

 

$

1.7

 

 

$

92.1

 

 

$

2.1

 

 

 

Long-term

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

34.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

$

107.6

 

 

$

9.6

 

 

$

127.0

 

 

$

4.5

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

Current

 

$

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

3.1

 

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

3.1

 

Total current position

 

 

 

$

82.4

 

 

$

2.0

 

 

$

92.2

 

 

$

5.2

 

Total long-term position

 

 

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

34.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

Total derivatives

 

 

 

$

107.6

 

 

$

9.9

 

 

$

127.1

 

 

$

7.6

 

 

The pro forma impact of reporting derivatives in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis is as follows:

 

 

 

Gross Presentation

 

 

Pro forma net presentation

 

March 31, 2016

Asset

 

 

Liability

 

 

Asset

 

 

Liability

 

Current Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties with offsetting positions

$

79.4

 

 

$

2.0

 

 

$

77.4

 

 

$

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - assets

 

3.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

82.4

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

80.4

 

 

 

-

 

Long Term Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties with offsetting positions

 

25.2

 

 

 

7.7

 

 

 

17.5

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - assets

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

17.5

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties with offsetting positions

 

104.6

 

 

 

9.7

 

 

 

94.9

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - assets

 

3.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

$

107.6

 

 

$

9.9

 

 

$

97.9

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

 

 

Gross Presentation

 

 

Pro forma net presentation

 

December 31, 2015

Asset

 

 

Liability

 

 

Asset

 

 

Liability

 

Current Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties with offsetting positions

$

86.9

 

 

$

5.2

 

 

$

81.7

 

 

$

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - assets

 

5.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

92.2

 

 

 

5.2

 

 

 

87.0

 

 

 

-

 

Long Term Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties with offsetting positions

 

34.2

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

31.8

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - assets

 

0.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

34.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

32.5

 

 

 

-

 

Total Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties with offsetting positions

 

121.1

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

113.5

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - assets

 

6.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

Counterparties without offsetting positions - liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

$

127.1

 

 

$

7.6

 

 

$

119.5

 

 

$

-

 

 

Our payment obligations in connection with substantially all of these hedging transactions are secured by a first priority lien in the collateral securing the Partnership’s senior secured indebtedness that ranks equal in right of payment with liens granted in favor of its senior secured lenders. Some of our hedges are futures contracts executed through a counterparty that clears the hedges through an exchange. The payment obligations on these futures are settled daily.

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The fair value of our derivative instruments, depending on the type of instrument, was determined by the use of present value methods or standard option valuation models with assumptions about commodi ty prices based on those observed in underlying markets. The estimated fair value of our derivative instruments was a net asset of $97.7 million as of March 31, 2016. The estimated fair value is net of an adjustment for credit risk based on the default pro babilities by year as indicated by market quotes for the counterparties’ credit default swap rates. The credit risk adjustment was immaterial for all periods presented. Our futures contracts that are cleared through an exchange are settled daily and do not require any credit adjustment.

The following tables reflect amounts recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) and amounts reclassified from OCI to revenue and expense for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on

Derivatives (Effective Portion)

 

Derivatives in Cash Flow

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Hedging Relationships

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Commodity contracts

 

$

6.7

 

 

$

30.3

 

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into

Income (Effective Portion)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Location of Gain (Loss)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

(24.2

)

 

$

(13.2

)

 

 

$

(24.2

)

 

$

(13.2

)

 

Our consolidated earnings are also affected by the use of the mark-to-market method of accounting for derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting or that have not been designated as hedges. The changes in fair value of these instruments are recorded on the balance sheet and through earnings rather than being deferred until the anticipated transaction settles. The use of mark-to-market accounting for financial instruments can cause non-cash earnings volatility due to changes in the underlying commodity price indices.

 

 

 

Location of Gain

 

Gain (Loss) Recognized in

Income on Derivatives

 

 

 

Recognized in Income on

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

 

Derivatives

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Commodity contracts

 

Revenue

 

$

1.8

 

 

$

7.2

 

 

The following table shows the deferred gains (losses) included in accumulated OCI, which will be reclassified into earnings before income taxes through the end of 2018 based on valuations as of the balance sheet date:

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Commodity hedges, before tax (1)

 

$

69.3

 

 

$

86.8

 

 

(1)

Includes deferred net gains of $58.9 million as of March 31, 2016 related to contracts that will be settled and reclassified to revenue over the next 12 months.

See Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements for additional disclosures related to derivative instruments and hedging activities.

 

 

Note 16 — Fair Value Measurements

Under GAAP, our Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect a mixture of measurement methods for financial assets and liabilities (“financial instruments”). Derivative financial instruments and contingent consideration related to business acquisitions are reported at fair value in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other financial instruments are reported at historical cost or amortized cost in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following are additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures regarding fair value measurements of financial instruments.

Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

Our derivative instruments consist of financially settled commodity swaps, futures, option contracts and fixed-price forward commodity contracts with certain counterparties. We determine the fair value of our derivative contracts using present value methods

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or standard option valuation models with assumptions about commodity prices based on those observed in underlying markets. We have con sistently applied these valuation techniques in all periods presented and we believe we have obtained the most accurate information available for the types of derivative contracts we hold.

The fair values of our derivative instruments are sensitive to changes in forward pricing on natural gas, NGLs and crude oil. This financial position of these derivatives at March 31, 2016, a net asset position of $97.7 million, reflects the present value, adjusted for counterparty credit risk, of the amount we expect to receive or pay in the future on our derivative contracts. If forward pricing on natural gas, NGLs and crude oil were to increase by 10%, the result would be a fair value reflecting a net asset of $68.1 million, ignoring an adjustment for counterparty credit risk. If forward pricing on natural gas, NGLs and crude oil were to decrease by 10%, the result would be a fair value reflecting a net asset of $126.0 million, ignoring an adjustment for counterparty credit risk.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

Due to their cash or near-cash nature, the carrying value of other financial instruments included in working capital (i.e., cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable) approximates their fair value. Long-term debt is primarily the other financial instrument for which carrying value could vary significantly from fair value. We determined the supplemental fair value disclosures for our long-term debt as follows:

 

·

Our and the Partnership’s senior secured revolving credit facilities and the Partnership’s Securitization Facility are based on carrying value, which approximates fair value as their interest rates are based on prevailing market rates; and

 

·

Our term loan and the Partnership’s senior unsecured notes are based on quoted market prices derived from trades of the debt.

We have a contingent consideration liability for APL’s previous acquisition of a gas gathering system and related assets, which is carried at fair value (see Note 4 – Business Acquisitions).

Fair Value Hierarchy

We categorize the inputs to the fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities using a three-tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the significant inputs used in measuring fair value:

 

·

Level 1 – observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

 

·

Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that we can directly or indirectly observe to the extent that the markets are liquid for the relevant settlement periods; and

 

·

Level 3 – unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore we must develop our own assumptions.

The following table shows a breakdown by fair value hierarchy category for (1) financial instruments measurements included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and (2) supplemental fair value disclosures for other financial instruments:

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Financial Instruments Recorded on Our

   Consolidated Balance Sheets at Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets from commodity derivative contracts (1)

 

$

104.4

 

 

$

104.4

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

101.0

 

 

$

3.4

 

Liabilities from commodity derivative contracts (1)

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

0.8

 

TPL contingent consideration (2)

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.0

 

Financial Instruments Recorded on Our

   Consolidated Balance Sheets at Carrying Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

114.5

 

 

 

114.5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

TRC Senior secured revolving credit facility

 

 

275.0

 

 

 

275.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

275.0

 

 

 

-

 

TRC Term Loan

 

 

157.5

 

 

 

158.7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

158.7

 

 

 

-

 

Partnership's Senior secured revolving credit facility

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Partnership's Senior unsecured notes

 

 

4,526.9

 

 

 

4,357.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,357.1

 

 

 

-

 

Partnership's accounts receivable securitization facility

 

 

150.0

 

 

 

150.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

150.0

 

 

 

-

 

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December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Financial Instruments Recorded on Our

   Consolidated Balance Sheets at Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets from commodity derivative contracts (1)

 

$

127.1

 

 

$

127.1

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

123.1

 

 

$

4.0

 

Liabilities from commodity derivative contracts (1)

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

TPL contingent consideration (2)

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.0

 

Financial Instruments Recorded on Our

   Consolidated Balance Sheets at Carrying Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

140.2

 

 

 

140.2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

TRC Senior secured revolving credit facility

 

 

440.0

 

 

 

440.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

440.0

 

 

 

-

 

TRC Term Loan

 

 

157.5

 

 

 

158.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

158.3

 

 

 

-

 

Partnership's Senior secured revolving credit facility

 

 

280.0

 

 

 

280.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

280.0

 

 

 

-

 

Partnership's Senior unsecured notes

 

 

4,884.0

 

 

 

4,192.0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,192.0

 

 

 

-

 

Partnership's accounts receivable securitization facility

 

 

219.3

 

 

 

219.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

219.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

(1)

The fair value of derivative contracts in this table is presented on a different basis than the Consolidated Balance Sheets presentation as disclosed in Note 15 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The above fair values reflect the total value of each derivative contract taken as a whole, whereas the Consolidated Balance Sheets presentation is based on the individual maturity dates of estimated future settlements. As such, an individual contract could have both an asset and liability position when segregated into its current and long-term portions for Consolidated Balance Sheets classification purposes.

(2)

See Note 4 – Business Acquisitions.

Additional Information Regarding Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Included in Our Consolidated Balance Sheets

We reported certain of our swaps and option contracts at fair value using Level 3 inputs due to such derivatives not having observable market prices for substantially the full term of the derivative asset or liability. For valuations that include both observable and unobservable inputs, if the unobservable input is determined to be significant to the overall inputs, the entire valuation is categorized in Level 3. This includes derivatives valued using indicative price quotations whose contract length extends into unobservable periods.

The fair value of these swaps is determined using a discounted cash flow valuation technique based on a forward commodity basis curve. For these derivatives, the primary input to the valuation model is the forward commodity basis curve, which is based on observable or public data sources and extrapolated when observable prices are not available.

As of March 31, 2016, we had 15 commodity swap and option contracts categorized as Level 3. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements of our Level 3 derivatives are the forward natural gas curves, for which a significant portion of the derivative’s term is beyond available forward pricing. The change in the fair value of Level 3 derivatives associated with a 10% change in the forward basis curve where prices are not observable is immaterial.

The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using a probability-based model measuring the likelihood of meeting certain volumetric measures. These probability-based inputs are not observable; the entire valuation of the contingent consideration is categorized in Level 3. Changes in the fair value of this liability are included in Other Income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of our financial instruments classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

 

 

Commodity Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Contingent

 

 

 

 

(Asset)/Liability

 

 

Liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

$

3.7

 

 

$

3.0

 

 

New Level 3 instruments

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

-

 

 

Settlements included in Revenue

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

-

 

 

Unrealized gain/(loss) included in OCI

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

-

 

Balance, March 31, 2016

 

$

2.6

 

 

$

3.0

 

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we had no transfers of derivative liabilities out of Level 3 and into Level 2. Transfers relate to long-term over-the-counter swaps for natural gas and NGL products with deliveries for which observable market prices were available.

 

 

Note 17 – Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

Litigation related to TRC/TRP Merger

On December 16, 2015, two purported unitholders of TRP (the “State Court Plaintiffs”) filed a putative class action and derivative lawsuit challenging the TRC/TRP Merger against TRC, TRP (as a nominal defendant), TRP GP, the members of the board of the general partner (the “TRP GP Board”) and Merger Sub (collectively, the “State Court Defendants”). This lawsuit is styled Leslie Blumberg et al. v. TRC Resources Corp., et al. , Cause No. 2015-75481, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 234th Judicial District (the “State Court Lawsuit”).

The State Court Plaintiffs allege several causes of action challenging the TRC/TRP Merger. Generally, the State Court Plaintiffs allege that (i) the members of the TRP GP Board breached express and/or implied duties under the TRP partnership agreement and (ii) TRC, TRP’s general partner, and Merger Sub aided and abetted in these alleged breaches of duties. The State Court Plaintiffs further allege, in general, that (a) the premium offered to TRP’s unitholders was inadequate, (b) the TRC/TRP Merger did not include a collar to protect TRP unitholders from decreases in TRC’s stock price, (c) the TRP GP Board agreed to contractual terms that allegedly may have dissuaded other potential acquirers from seeking to acquire TRP (including the “no-solicitation,” “matching rights,” and “termination fee” provisions), (d) the process leading up to the TRC/TRP Merger was unfair and (e) the TRP GP Board has conflicts of interest due to TRC’s control of TRP’s general partner.

Based on these allegations, the State Court Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the State Court Defendants from proceeding with or consummating the TRC/TRP Merger unless and until the TRP GP Board adopted and implemented processes to obtain the best possible terms for TRP common unitholders. The State Court Plaintiffs now seek to have the TRC/TRP Merger rescinded and seek attorneys’ fees.  On February 26 and 29, 2016, the State Court Defendants filed general denials and asserted affirmative defenses.

The State Court Defendants cannot predict the outcome of this or any other lawsuits that might be filed subsequent to the date of the filing of this report, nor can the State Court Defendants predict the amount of time and expense that will be required to resolve such litigation. The State Court Defendants believe the State Court Lawsuit is without merit and intend to defend vigorously against this lawsuit and any other actions challenging the TRC/TRP Merger.

On January 6 and 19, 2016, two additional purported unitholders of TRP (the “Federal Court Plaintiffs”) filed two putative class action lawsuits challenging the disclosures made in connection with the TRC/TRP Merger against TRP and the members of the TRP GP Board (the “Federal Court Defendants”). These lawsuits have been consolidated as In re Targa Resources Partners, L.P. Securities Litigation , Consolidated C.A. No. 4:16-cv-00041, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the “Federal Court Lawsuits”).

The Federal Court Plaintiffs alleged that (i) the Federal Court Defendants have violated Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder and (ii) the members of the TRP GP Board have violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The Federal Court Plaintiffs alleged, in general, that the preliminary and definitive joint proxy statements/prospectuses filed in connection with the TRC/TRP Merger failed, among other things, to disclose allegedly material information concerning (i) the TRP GP Conflicts Committee’s financial advisor’s and TRC’s financial advisor’s analyses in connection with the TRC/TRP Merger, (ii) certain TRC and TRP projections, and (iii) the events leading up to the TRC/TRP Merger. The Federal Court Plaintiffs further alleged, in general, that (a) the premium offered to TRP’s unitholders was inadequate, (b) the TRC/TRP Merger did not include a collar to protect TRP unitholders from decreases in TRC’s stock price, (c) the TRP GP Board agreed to contractual terms that allegedly may have dissuaded other potential acquirers from seeking to acquire TRP (including the “no-solicitation,” “matching rights,” and “termination fee” provisions), (d) the process leading up to the TRC/TRP Merger was unfair and (e) the TRP GP Board has conflicts of interest due to TRC’s control of the general partner.

Based on these allegations, the Federal Court Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Federal Court Defendants from proceeding with or consummating the TRC/TRP Merger unless and until the Federal Court Defendants disclosed the allegedly omitted information summarized above.  The Federal Court Plaintiffs also sought damages, attorneys’ fees, and to have the TRC/TRP Merger rescinded.

One of the Federal Court Plaintiffs sought a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) to prevent the Federal Court Defendants from proceeding with the TRC/TRP vote and/or merger. On January 29, 2016, this Plaintiff was denied his request for a TRO.  On April 20, 2016, the court dismissed the Federal Court Lawsuits without prejudice.

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Atlas Unitholder Litigation

Between October and December 2014, five public unitholders of APL (the “APL Plaintiffs”) filed putative class action lawsuits against APL, ATLS, APL GP, its managers, Targa, the Partnership, the general partner and MLP Merger Sub (the “APL Lawsuit Defendants”). These lawsuits were styled (a) Michael Evnin v. Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., et al ., in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; (b) William B. Federman Family Wealth Preservation Trust v. Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., et al., in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma (the “Tulsa Lawsuit”); (c) Greenthal Living Trust U/A 01/26/88 v. Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., et al ., in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; (d) Mike Welborn v. Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., et al., in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; and (e) Irving Feldbaum v. Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., et al., in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, though the Tulsa Lawsuit has been voluntarily dismissed. The Evnin, Greenthal, Welborn and Feldbaum lawsuits have been consolidated as In re Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. Unitholder Litigation , Case No. GD-14-019245, in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (the “Consolidated APL Lawsuit”). In October and November 2014, two public unitholders of ATLS (the “ATLS Plaintiffs” and, together with the APL Plaintiffs, the “Atlas Lawsuit Plaintiffs”) filed putative class action lawsuits against ATLS, ATLS GP, its managers, Targa and GP Merger Sub (the “ATLS Lawsuit Defendants” and, together with the APL Lawsuit Defendants, the “Atlas Lawsuit Defendants”). These lawsuits were styled (a) Rick Kane v. Atlas Energy, L.P., et al. , in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and (b) Jeffrey Ayers v. Atlas Energy, L.P., et al. , in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (the “ATLS Lawsuits”). The ATLS Lawsuits have been consolidated as In re Atlas Energy, L.P. Unitholder Litigation , Case No. GD-14-019658, in the Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (the “Consolidated ATLS Lawsuit” and, together with the Consolidated APL Lawsuit, the “Consolidated Atlas Lawsuits”), though the Kane lawsuit has been voluntarily dismissed.

The Atlas Lawsuit Plaintiffs alleged a variety of causes of action challenging the Atlas mergers. Generally, the APL Plaintiffs alleged that (a) APL GP’s managers have breached the covenant of good faith and/or their fiduciary duties and (b) Targa, the Partnership, the general partner, MLP Merger Sub, APL, ATLS and APL GP have aided and abetted in these alleged breaches of the covenant of good faith and/or fiduciary duties. The APL Plaintiffs further alleged that (a) the premium offered to APL’s unitholders was inadequate, (b) APL agreed to contractual terms that would allegedly dissuade other potential acquirers from seeking to acquire APL, and (c) APL GP’s managers favored their self-interests over the interests of APL’s unitholders. The APL Plaintiffs in the Consolidated APL Lawsuit also alleged that the registration statement filed on November 19, 2014 failed, among other things, to disclose allegedly material details concerning (i) Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated’s analysis of the Atlas mergers; (ii) APL and the Partnership’s financial projections; and (iii) the background of the Atlas mergers. Generally, the ATLS Plaintiffs alleged that (a) ATLS GP’s directors have breached the covenant of good faith and/or their fiduciary duties and (b) Targa, GP Merger Sub, and ATLS have aided and abetted in these alleged breaches of the covenant of good faith and/or fiduciary duties. The ATLS Plaintiffs further alleged that (a) the premium offered to the ATLS unitholders was inadequate, (b) ATLS agreed to contractual terms that would allegedly dissuade other potential acquirers from seeking to acquire ATLS, (c) ATLS GP’s directors favored their self-interests over the interests of the ATLS unitholders and (d) the registration statement failed to disclose allegedly material details concerning, among other things, (i) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.’s analyses of the Atlas mergers; (ii) the Partnership, Targa, APL, and ATLS’ financial projections; and (iii) the background of the Atlas mergers.

Based on these allegations, the Atlas Lawsuit Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Atlas Lawsuit Defendants from proceeding with or consummating the Atlas mergers unless and until APL and ATLS adopted and implemented processes to obtain the best possible terms for their respective unitholders. The Atlas Lawsuit Plaintiffs also sought rescission, damages, and attorneys’ fees.

The parties to the Consolidated Atlas Lawsuits agreed to settle the Consolidated Atlas Lawsuits on February 9, 2015. In general, the settlements provide that in consideration for the dismissal of the Consolidated Atlas Lawsuits, ATLS and APL would provide supplemental disclosures regarding the Atlas mergers in a filing with the SEC on Form 8-K, which ATLS and APL did on February 11, 2015. The Atlas Lawsuit Defendants agreed to make such supplemental disclosures solely to avoid the uncertainty, risk, burden, and expense inherent in litigation and deny that any supplemental disclosure was or is required under any applicable rule, statute, regulation or law. On January 21, 2016, the Court granted final approval of the settlements in the Consolidated Atlas Lawsuits and dismissed the Consolidated Atlas Lawsuits with prejudice.

Environmental Proceedings

On June 18, 2015, the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau issued a Notice of Violation to Targa Midstream Services LLC for alleged violations of air emissions regulations related to emissions events that occurred at the Monument Gas Plant between June 2014 and December 2014.  The Monument Gas Plant is operated by the Partnership and owned by Versado Gas Processors, L.L.C., which is a joint venture in which we own a 63% interest. The Partnership is in discussions with the New Mexico Environment Department to resolve the alleged violations. The Partnership anticipates that this matter could result in a monetary sanction in excess of $100,000 but less than $300,000.

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We and the Partne rship are also parties to various legal, administrative and regulatory proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of our business.

 

 

Note 18 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid, net of capitalized interest (1)

$

 

82.8

 

 

$

 

31.4

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadstock commodity inventory transferred to property, plant and equipment

 

 

16.9

 

 

 

 

 

Impact of capital expenditure accruals on property, plant and equipment

 

 

13.7

 

 

 

 

30.9

 

Transfers from materials and supplies inventory to property, plant and equipment

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

Change in ARO liability and property, plant and equipment due to revised future ARO cash

   flow estimate

 

 

(9.1

)

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction of Owner's Equity related to accrued dividends on unvested equity awards under

   share compensation arrangements

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

Accrued issue costs associated with Series A Preferred Stock

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued dividends of preferred stock

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash balance sheet movements related to the TRC/TRP Merger: (see Note 2 - Basis of

   Presentation):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs classified in the additional paid in capital

$

 

4.5

 

 

$

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

3,115.5

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

55.9

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

(4,119.9

)

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

948.4

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash balance sheet movements related to the Atlas Merger: (see Note 4 - Business

   Acquisitions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash merger consideration - common units and replacement equity awards

$

 

 

 

$

 

2,436.1

 

Non-cash merger consideration - common shares and replacement equity awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,013.7

 

Net non-cash balance sheet movements excluded from consolidated statements of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,449.8

 

Net cash merger consideration included in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,574.4

 

Total fair value of consideration transferred

$

 

 

 

$

 

5,024.2

 

 

(1)

Interest capitalized on major projects was $4.8 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

 

 

Note 19 – Compensation Plans

Long Term Incentive Plan

In connection with the TRC/TRP Merger, as of February 17, 2016, we assumed, adopted, and amended the Targa Resources Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan (“TRP LTIP”), and changed the name of the plan to the Targa Resources Corp. Equity Compensation Plan (as assumed, adopted and amended, the “Plan”), and we assumed all Partnership obligations associated with the Plan existing prior to its assumption and adoption by us. The only outstanding awards under the Plan at the time of the TRC/TRP Merger and immediately prior to the assumption and adoption of the Plan were performance units and certain phantom units of the Partnership. All such outstanding awards were converted at the effective time of the TRC/TRP Merger into comparable time-based restricted stock unit awards based on our common stock, which were assumed and adopted by us and continue to be outstanding and governed by the Plan.

On March 2, 2016, we filed a Registration Statement S-8 to register 800,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Plan.

The TRC/TRP Merger did not trigger the acceleration of any time-based vesting of any of the Partnership’s outstanding long-term equity incentive compensation awards under the TRP LTIP. All outstanding performance unit awards previously granted under the TRP LTIP, were converted and restated into comparable awards based on Targa’s common shares. Specifically, each outstanding performance unit award was converted and restated, effective as of the effective time of the TRC/TRP Merger, into an award to

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acquire, p ursuant to the same time-based vesting schedule and forfeiture and termination provisions, a comparable number of Targa common shares determined by multiplying the number of performance units subject to each award by the exchange ratio in the TRC/TRP Merge r (0.62), rounded down to the nearest whole share , and t he performance factor was eliminated . All amounts previously credited as distribution equivalent rights under any outstanding performance unit award continue to remain so credited and will be payable on the payment date set forth in the applicable award agreement, subject to the same time-based vesting schedule previously included in the performance unit award, but without application of any performance factor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash-Settled Performance Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targa Resources Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

Equity-Settled

Performance

Units

 

 

Replacement

Phantom Units

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Before Conversion

 

675,745

 

 

 

349,451

 

 

 

192,390

 

 

 

119,900

 

 

 

139,700

 

After Conversion

 

418,903

 

 

 

216,561

 

 

 

119,178

 

 

 

74,248

 

 

 

86,538

 

 

The February 17, 2016 conversion of equity-settled performance units and replacement phantom units outstanding to equity-settled performance shares and replacement phantom shares was considered modification of awards under ASC 718, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“ASC 718”). The incremental change of $3.9 million in fair value between the original grant date fair value and the fair value as of February 17, 2016 will be recognized prospectively in general and administrative expense over the remaining service period of each award.

The February 17, 2016 conversion of outstanding cash-settled performance units to cash-settled restricted stock units was considered modification of awards under ASC 718. The incremental change in fair value between the original grant date fair value and the fair value as of February 17, 2016 resulted in recognition of additional compensation costs during the current quarter of $4.8 million. The remaining compensation cost will be recognized in general and administrative expense over the remaining service period of each award.

Additional Grants made under the Plan

On March 2, 2016, the Compensation Committee granted restricted stock units awards of 331,282 shares to executive management and employees under the Plan for the 2016 compensation cycle that will cliff vest three years from the grant date.

 

 

Note 20 — Segment Information

We operate in two primary segments (previously referred to as divisions): (i) Gathering and Processing, and (b) Logistics and Marketing (also referred to as the Downstream Business).

Concurrent with the completion of the TRC/TRP Merger, management reevaluated our reportable segments and determined that our previously disclosed divisions are the appropriate level of disclosure for our reportable segments. The increase in activity within Field Gathering and Processing due to the Atlas mergers coupled with the decline in activity in our Gulf Coast region makes the disaggregation of Field Gathering and Processing and Coastal Gathering and Processing no longer warranted. Management also determined that further disaggregation of our Logistics and Marketing segment is no longer appropriate due to the integrated nature of the operations within our Downstream Business and its leadership by a consolidated executive management team. The Gathering and Processing division was previously disaggregated into two reportable segments — (a) Field Gathering and Processing and (b) Coastal Gathering and Processing. The Logistics and Marketing division (also referred to as the Downstream Business) was previously disaggregated into two reportable segments—(a) Logistics Assets and (b) Marketing and Distribution.

Our Gathering and Processing segment includes assets used in the gathering of natural gas produced from oil and gas wells and processing this raw natural gas into merchantable natural gas by extracting NGLs and removing impurities; and assets used for crude oil gathering and terminaling. The Gathering and Processing segment's assets are located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico; the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas; the Barnett Shale in North Texas; the Anadarko, Ardmore, and Arkoma Basins in Oklahoma and South Central Kansas; the Williston Basin in North Dakota and in the onshore and near offshore regions of the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

Our Logistics and Marketing segment includes all the activities necessary to convert mixed NGLs into NGL products and provides certain value added services such as storing, terminaling, distributing and marketing of NGLs, the storage and terminaling of refined petroleum products and crude oil and certain natural gas supply and marketing activities in support of our other businesses including services to LPG exporters. It also includes certain natural gas supply and marketing activities in support of our other operations, as well as transporting natural gas and NGLs.

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Log istics and Marketing operations are generally connected to and supplied in part by our Gathering and Processing segments and are predominantly located in Mont Belvieu and Galena Park, Texas, Lake Charles, Louisiana and Tacoma, Washington.

Other contains the results (including any hedge ineffectiveness) of commodity derivative activities included in operating margin and mark-to-market gains/losses related to derivative contracts that were not designated as cash flow hedges. Elimination of inter-segment transactions are reflected in the corporate and eliminations column.

Reportable segment information is shown in the following tables.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

Gathering and

Processing

 

 

Logistics and

Marketing

 

 

Other

 

 

Corporate

and

Eliminations

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of commodities

 

$

110.3

 

 

$

1,033.9

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,171.0

 

Fees from midstream services

 

 

115.8

 

 

 

155.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

271.4

 

 

 

 

226.1

 

 

 

1,189.5

 

 

 

26.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,442.4

 

Intersegment revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of commodities

 

 

412.6

 

 

 

47.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(459.9

)

 

 

 

Fees from midstream services

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

414.7

 

 

 

51.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(466.1

)

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

640.8

 

 

$

1,240.9

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

$

(466.1

)

 

$

1,442.4

 

Operating margin

 

$

115.6

 

 

$

157.0

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

299.3

 

Other financial information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (1)

 

$

10,219.0

 

 

$

2,501.0

 

 

$

105.7

 

 

$

123.5

 

 

$

12,949.2

 

Goodwill (2)

 

$

393.0

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

393.0

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

103.0

 

 

$

73.1

 

 

$

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

176.9

 

 

(1)

Corporate assets at the Segment level primarily include tax-related assets, cash and prepaids.

(2)

Total assets include goodwill. Goodwill has been attributed to our Gathering and Processing segment.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

 

Gathering and

Processing

 

 

Logistics and

Marketing

 

 

Other

 

 

Corporate

and

Eliminations

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of commodities

 

$

220.9

 

 

$

1,159.7

 

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

1,402.2

 

Fees from midstream services

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

205.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

277.5

 

 

 

 

292.9

 

 

 

1,365.1

 

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

(0.0

)

 

 

1,679.7

 

Intersegment revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of commodities

 

 

278.1

 

 

 

55.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

(334.0

)

 

 

 

Fees from midstream services

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

280.1

 

 

 

60.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(340.5

)

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

573.0

 

 

$

1,425.5

 

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

(340.5

)

 

$

1,679.7

 

Operating margin

 

$

87.0

 

 

$

191.3

 

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

 

 

$

300.0

 

Other financial information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (1)

 

$

10,671.8

 

 

$

2,302.5

 

 

$

177.3

 

 

$

217.5

 

 

$

13,369.1

 

Goodwill (2)

 

$

557.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

557.9

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

95.5

 

 

$

60.7

 

 

$

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

$

157.3

 

Business acquisition

 

$

5,024.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,024.2

 

 

(1)

Corporate assets at the Segment level primarily include tax-related assets, cash and prepaids.

(2)

Total assets include goodwill. Goodwill has been attributed to our Gathering and Processing segment.

 

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The following table shows our consolidated revenues by product and service for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Sales of commodities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas

 

$

326.9

 

 

$

302.1

 

NGL

 

 

785.5

 

 

 

1,030.7

 

Condensate

 

 

22.2

 

 

 

21.3

 

Petroleum products

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

26.4

 

Derivative activities

 

 

26.8

 

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

1,171.0

 

 

 

1,402.2

 

Fees from midstream services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fractionating and treating

 

 

30.2

 

 

 

49.8

 

Storage, terminaling, transportation and export

 

 

118.4

 

 

 

136.2

 

Gathering and processing

 

 

105.0

 

 

 

68.4

 

Other

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

 

271.4

 

 

 

277.5

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,442.4

 

 

$

1,679.7

 

 

The following table shows a reconciliation of operating margin to net income (loss) for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Reconciliation of operating margin to net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

 

$

 

299.3

 

 

$

 

300.0

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

(193.5

)

 

 

 

(118.6

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

(45.3

)

 

 

 

(42.6

)

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 

(24.0

)

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

(52.9

)

 

 

 

(54.1

)

Other, net

 

 

 

18.8

 

 

 

 

(33.8

)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

 

(15.2

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

 

(0.7

)

 

$

 

35.7

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis o f Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (“Annual Report”), as well as the unaudited consolidated financial statements and Notes hereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. However, note that our filings for prior year include a delineation of Partnership and Non-Partnership activities which is no longer relevant as a result of the February 17, 2016 merger of TRC and TRP.

Overview

Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. On February 17, 2016, TRC completed the previously announced transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “TRC/TRP Merger Agreement” or “Buy-in Transaction”), dated November 2, 2015, by and among TRC, TRP, the general partner of TRP and Spartan Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of TRC (“Merger Sub”) pursuant to which TRC acquired indirectly all of the outstanding TRP common units that TRC and its subsidiaries did not already own. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the TRC/TRP Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into TRP (the “TRC/TRP Merger”), with TRP continuing as the surviving entity and as a subsidiary of TRC. Following the closing of the TRC/TRP Merger, TRC owns all of the outstanding TRP common units.

Pursuant to the TRC/TRP Merger Agreement, we agreed to cause the TRP common units to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result of the completion of the TRC/TRP Merger, the TRP common units are no longer publicly traded. The 9.00% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”) remain outstanding as limited partner interests in TRP and continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “NGLS PRA.”

As we continue to control the Partnership, the change in our ownership interest as a result of the TRC/TRP Merger is accounted for as an equity transaction which is reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as a reduction of noncontrolling interests and a corresponding increase in common stock and additional paid in capital. The TRC/TRP merger is a taxable exchange resulting in a book/tax difference in the basis of the underlying assets acquired (our investment in TRP). A deferred tax liability of approximately $950 million has been recorded, computed as $9.0 billion book basis in excess of $6.5 billion tax basis at our statutory tax rate of 37.11%.

Our Operations

We are engaged in the business of:

 

·

gathering, compressing, treating, processing and selling natural gas;

 

·

storing, fractionating, treating, transporting and selling NGLs and NGL products, including services to LPG exporters;

 

·

gathering, storing and terminaling crude oil; and

 

·

storing, terminaling and selling refined petroleum products.

To provide these services, we operate in two primary segments (previously referred to as divisions): (i) Gathering and Processing, and (ii) Logistics and Marketing (also referred to as the Downstream Business).

Concurrent with the TRC/TRP Merger, management reevaluated our reportable segments and determined that our previously disclosed divisions are the appropriate level of disclosure for our reportable segments. The increase in activity within Field Gathering and Processing due to the Atlas mergers coupled with the decline in activity in our Gulf Coast region makes the disaggregation of Field Gathering and Processing and Coastal Gathering and Processing no longer warranted. Management also determined that further disaggregation of our Logistics and Marketing segment is no longer appropriate due to the integrated nature of the operations within our Downstream Business and its leadership by a consolidated executive management team. The Gathering and Processing division was previously disaggregated into two reportable segments—(a) Field Gathering and Processing and (b) Coastal Gathering and Processing. The Logistics and Marketing division (also referred to as the Downstream Business) was previously disaggregated into two reportable segments—(a) Logistics Assets and (b) Marketing and Distribution .

Our Gathering and Processing segment includes assets used in the gathering of natural gas produced from oil and gas wells and processing this raw natural gas into merchantable natural gas by extracting NGLs and removing impurities; and assets used for crude oil gathering and terminaling. The Gathering and Processing segment's assets are located in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico; the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas; the Barnett Shale in North Texas; the Anadarko, Ardmore, and Arkoma Basins in Oklahoma and South Central Kansas; the Williston Basin in North Dakota and in the onshore and near offshore regions of the Louisiana Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Our Logistics and Marketing segment includes all the activities necessary to convert mixed NGLs into NGL products and provides certain value added services such as storing, terminaling, distributing and marketing of NGLs, the storage and terminaling o f refined petroleum products and crude oil and certain natural gas supply and marketing activities in support of our other businesses including services to LPG exporters. It also includes certain natural gas supply and marketing activities in support of ou r other operations, as well as transporting natural gas and NGLs.

The Logistics and Marketing operations are generally connected to and supplied in part by our Gathering and Processing segments and are predominantly located in Mont Belvieu and Galena Park, Texas, Lake Charles, Louisiana and Tacoma, Washington.

Other contains the results (including any hedge ineffectiveness) of our commodity derivative activities which are included in operating margin.

2016 Developments

Volatility of Commodity Prices

Fluctuations in energy prices can greatly affect production rates and investments by third parties in the development and production of new oil and natural gas reserves. Drilling and production activity generally decreases as crude oil and natural gas prices decrease below commercially acceptable levels. Prices of oil and natural gas have been historically volatile, and we expect this volatility to continue. Our operations are affected by the level of crude, natural gas and NGL prices, the relationship among these prices and related reduced activity levels from our customers. The duration and magnitude of the decline in market prices cannot be predicted.

Logistics and Marketing Segment Expansion

Cedar Bayou Fractionator Train 5

In July 2014, we approved construction of a 100 MBbl/d fractionator at CBF. The 100 MBbl/d expansion will be fully integrated with the Partnership’s existing Gulf Coast NGL storage, terminaling and delivery infrastructure, which includes an extensive network of connections to key petrochemical and industrial customers as well as our LPG export terminal at Galena Park on the Houston Ship Channel. Construction has been underway and is continuing and we expect completion of construction in second quarter of 2016. Construction of the expansion has proceeded without disruption to existing operations, and we estimate that total growth capital expenditures net to our 88% interest for the expansion and the related infrastructure enhancements at Mont Belvieu should approximate $340 million.

Channelview Splitter

On December 27, 2015, we and Noble entered into the Splitter Agreement under which we will build and operate a 35,000 barrel per day crude and condensate splitter at our Channelview Terminal on the Houston Ship Channel (“Channelview Splitter”). The Channelview Splitter will have the capability to split approximately 35,000 barrels per day of condensate into its various components, including naphtha, kerosene, gas oil, jet fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas and will provide segregated storage for the crude, condensate and components. The Channelview Splitter is expected to be completed by early 2018, and has an estimated total cost of approximately $140 million. As contemplated by the December 2014 Agreement, the Splitter Agreement completes and terminates the December 2014 Agreement while retaining the Partnership’s economic benefits from that agreement.

Gathering and Processing Segment Expansion

Permian Basin Buffalo Plant

In April 2014, TPL announced plans to build a new plant and expand the gathering footprint of its WestTX system. This project includes the laying of a new high pressure gathering line into Martin and Andrews counties of Texas, as well as incremental compression and a new 200 MMcf/d cryogenic processing plant, known as the Buffalo plant, which commenced commercial operations in April 2016. Total net growth capital expenditures for the Buffalo plant should approximate $105 million. 

Eagle Ford Shale Natural Gas Processing Joint Venture

In October 2015, we announced that we have entered into joint venture agreements with Sanchez Energy Corporation (“Sanchez”) to construct a new 200MMcf/d cryogenic natural gas processing plant in La Salle County, Texas (the “Raptor Plant”) and approximately 45 miles of associated pipelines. We own a 50% interest in the plant and the approximately 45 miles of high pressure gathering pipelines that will connect Sanchez's Catarina gathering system to the plant. We hold a

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portion of the transportation capacity on the pipeline, and the gathering joint venture receives fees for transportation. We expect to invest approximately $125 million of growth capital expenditures related to the joint ventures.

The Raptor Plant is expected to accommodate the growing production from Sanchez’s premier Eagle Ford Shale acreage position in Dimmit, La Salle and Webb Counties, Texas and from other third party producers. The plant and high pressure gathering lines are supported by long-term, firm, fee-based contracts and acreage dedications with Sanchez. We will manage construction and operations of the plant and high pressure gathering lines, and the plant is expected to begin operations in early 2017. Prior to the plant being placed in-service, we benefit from Sanchez natural gas volumes that are processed at our Silver Oak facilities in Bee County, Texas.

In addition to the major projects in process noted above, we potentially have other growth capital expenditures in 2016 related to the continued build out of our gathering and processing infrastructure and logistics capabilities. In the current depressed market environment, we will evaluate these potential projects based on return profile, capital requirements and strategic need and may choose to defer projects depending on expected activity levels.

Financing Activities

On February 17, 2016, we completed the TRC/TRP Merger, and issued 104,525,775 shares of our common stock to unitholders of the common units of the Partnership in exchange for all of the 168,590,009 outstanding common units of the Partnership that we did not previously own.

In March 2016, through a private placement, we issued 965,100 newly authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock with detachable common warrants for $1,030 per share. The Preferred Shares can be redeemed in whole or in part at our option after five years, and can be converted into our common stock in 2028 by the holders of the Preferred Shares or, under certain circumstances, by us. The Preferred Investors also received 13,550,004 warrants with a strike price of $18.88 per common share and 6,533,727 warrants with a strike price of $25.11 per common share. The warrants have a seven year term from the date of issuance and are exercisable starting in September 2016. For accounting purposes, net proceeds of $970.4 million (net of $23.7 million transaction fees) are allocated based on relative fair values to Preferred Stock ($788.0 million) and Common Warrants ($182.4 million), included in Additional Paid-In-Capital.

A beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) is a nondetachable conversion feature that is in the money at the issuance date. We allocated a portion of the proceeds ($614.4 million) from the preferred offering to the intrinsic value of the BCF as additional paid-in capital to give effect for the beneficial conversion feature. We will record the accretion of the $614.4 million preferred stock discount attributable to the BCF as a deemed dividend using the effective yield method over the twelve year period prior to the effective date of the holders’ conversion right. We used the net proceeds from this preferred private placement to repay indebtedness, for open market senior note repurchases and for general corporate purposes.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased on the open market a portion of various series senior notes of TRP, paying $330.6 million plus accrued interest to repurchase $357.7 million of the notes. The repurchases resulted in a $24.7 million net gain, which included the write-off of $2.4 million in related deferred debt issuance costs. We or TRP may retire or purchase various series of TRP’s outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for other debt, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition , and most industry-specific guidance. The update also creates a new Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs – Contracts with Customers , which provides guidance for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer and those costs incurred in fulfilling a contract with a customer that are not in the scope of another topic. The new revenue standard requires that entities should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entities expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, the standard requires a five step process of identifying the contracts with customers, identifying the performance obligations in the contracts, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations, and recognizing revenue when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied. The amendment also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

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With the issuance in August 20 15 of ASU 2015-14 , Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, the revenue recognition standard is effective for the annual period beginning after December 15, 2017, and for annual and interim periods thereafter. Earlier adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including i nterim reporting periods within that reporting period. We must retroactively apply the new revenue recognition standard to transactions in all prior periods presented, but will have a choice between either (1) restating each prior period presented or (2) p resenting a cumulative effect adjustment in the period the amendment is adopted. We expect to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018 and are continuing to evaluate the impact on our revenue recognition practices.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02,  Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis . The amendments are intended to simplify the consolidation evaluation for reporting organizations that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities and modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities. The amendments are effective for us in 2016 with no impact on our consolidated financial statement or results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs . The amendments in this update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability (other than line-of-credit or other revolving credit facilities) be presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This update dealt solely with financial statement display matters; recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs were unaffected. We adopted the amendments on January 1, 2016 and have reclassified unamortized debt issuance costs of $42.7 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 from Other long-term assets to Long-term debt to conform to current year presentation. Our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2016 has $38.2 million in unamortized debt issuance costs classified in Long-term debt.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The amendments in this update require, among other things, that lessees recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessees and lessors must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.  We expect to adopt the amendments in the first quarter of 2019 and are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments to our financial statements and accounting practices for leases.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations . The amendments in this update improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, including clarifying that an entity should determine whether it is a principal or an agent for each specified good or service promised to a customer. These amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We expect to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018 and are continuing to evaluate the impact on our revenue recognition practices.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . The amendments in this update provides, among other things, that (1) all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies (including tax benefits of dividends on share-based payment awards) should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement with the tax effects of exercised or vested awards treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur and recognition of excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period; (2) excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity; (3) an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur; (4) the threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions; and (5) cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows.

Amendments related to the timing of when excess tax benefits are recognized, minimum statutory withholding requirements, forfeitures, and intrinsic value should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period in which the guidance is adopted. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement and the practical expedient for estimating expected term should be applied prospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. We expect to adopt the amendments in the second quarter of 2016 and are currently evaluating the impacts of the amendments to our financial statements and accounting practices for stock compensation.

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In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Reven ue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. These amendments clarify the guidance on identification of performance obligations and licensing. The amendments include that entities do not have to decide if goods and services are performance obligations if they are considered immaterial in the context of a contract. Entities are also permitted to account for the shipping and handling that takes place after the customer has gained control of the goods as acti ons to fulfill the contract rather than separate services. In order to identify a performance obligation in a customer contract, an entity has to determine whether the goods or services are distinct, and ASU No. 2016-10 clarifies how the determination can be made. We expect to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018 and are continuing to evaluate the impact on our revenue recognition practices.

 

 

How We Evaluate Our Operations

The following discussion of how we evaluate our operations reflects the impact of the February 17, 2016 closing of the TRC/TRP Merger. Our non-GAAP financial measures have been revised accordingly and prior year pro forma non-GAAP measures have been provided for comparative purposes.

The consolidated profitability of our business segments is a function of the difference between: (i) the revenues we receive from operations, including fee-based revenues from services and revenues from the natural gas, NGLs, crude oil and condensate we sell, and (ii) the costs associated with conducting our operations, including the costs of wellhead natural gas, crude oil and mixed NGLs that we purchase as well as operating, general and administrative costs and the impact of commodity hedging activities. Because commodity price movements tend to impact both revenues and costs, increases or decreases in our revenues alone are not necessarily indicative of increases or decreases in our profitability. Our contract portfolio, the prevailing pricing environment for crude oil, natural gas and NGLs, and the volumes of crude oil, natural gas and NGL throughput on our systems are important factors in determining our profitability. Our profitability is also affected by the NGL content in gathered wellhead natural gas, supply and demand for our products and services, utilization of our assets and changes in our customer mix.

Our consolidated profitability is also impacted by fee-based revenues. Our growth strategy, based on expansion of existing facilities as well as third-party acquisitions of businesses and assets, has increased the percentage of our revenues that are fee-based. Fixed fees for services such as fractionation, storage, terminaling and crude oil gathering are not directly tied to changes in market prices for commodities.

Management uses a variety of financial measures and operational measurements to analyze our performance. These include: (1) throughput volumes, facility efficiencies and fuel consumption, (2) operating expenses, (3) capital expenditures and (4) the following non-GAAP measures: gross margin, operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow.

Throughput Volumes, Facility Efficiencies and Fuel Consumption

Our consolidated profitability is impacted by our ability to add new sources of natural gas supply and crude oil supply to offset the natural decline of existing volumes from oil and natural gas wells that are connected to our gathering and processing systems. This is achieved by connecting new wells and adding new volumes in existing areas of production, as well as by capturing crude oil and natural gas supplies currently gathered by third-parties. Similarly, our consolidated profitability is impacted by our ability to add new sources of mixed NGL supply, typically connected by third-party transportation, to our Downstream Business’ fractionation facilities. We fractionate NGLs generated by our gathering and processing plants, as well as by contracting for mixed NGL supply from third-party facilities.

In addition, we seek to increase operating margin by limiting volume losses, reducing fuel consumption and by increasing efficiency. With our gathering systems’ extensive use of remote monitoring capabilities, we monitor the volumes received at the wellhead or central delivery points along our gathering systems, the volume of natural gas received at our processing plant inlets and the volumes of NGLs and residue natural gas recovered by our processing plants. We also monitor the volumes of NGLs received, stored, fractionated and delivered across our logistics assets. This information is tracked through our processing plants and Downstream Business facilities to determine customer settlements for sales and volume related fees for service and helps us increase efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.

As part of monitoring the efficiency of our operations, we measure the difference between the volume of natural gas received at the wellhead or central delivery points on our gathering systems and the volume received at the inlet of our processing plants as an indicator of fuel consumption and line loss. We also track the difference between the volume of natural gas received at the inlet of the processing plant and the NGLs and residue gas produced at the outlet of such plant to monitor the fuel consumption and recoveries of our facilities. Similar tracking is performed for our crude oil gathering and logistics assets. These volume, recovery and fuel consumption measurements are an important part of our operational efficiency analysis and safety programs.

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Operating Expenses

Operating expenses are costs associated with the operation of specific assets. Labor, contract services, repair and maintenance, utilities and ad valorem taxes comprise the most significant portion of our operating expenses. These expenses, other than fuel and power, generally remain relatively stable and independent of the volumes through our systems, but fluctuate depending on the scope of the activities performed during a specific period.

Capital Expenditures

Capital projects associated with growth and maintenance projects are closely monitored. Return on investment is analyzed before a capital project is approved, spending is closely monitored throughout the development of the project, and the subsequent operational performance is compared to the assumptions used in the economic analysis performed for the capital investment approval.

Gross Margin

We define gross margin as revenues less purchases. It is impacted by volumes and commodity prices as well as by our contract mix and commodity hedging program.

Gathering and Processing segment gross margin consists primarily of  revenues from the sale of natural gas, condensate, crude oil and NGLs and fee revenues related to natural gas and crude oil gathering and services, less producer payments and other natural gas and crude oil purchases.

Logistics and Marketing segment gross margin consists primarily of

 

·

service fee revenues (including the pass-through of energy costs included in fee rates),  

 

·

system product gains and losses, and

 

·

NGL and natural gas sales less NGL and natural gas purchases, transportation costs and the net inventory change.

The gross margin impacts of cash flow hedge settlements are reported in Other.

Operating Margin

We define operating margin as gross margin less operating expenses. Operating margin is an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations.

Management reviews business segment gross margin and operating margin monthly as a core internal management process. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that management uses in evaluating our operating results. Gross margin and operating margin provide useful information to investors because they are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, including investors and commercial banks, to assess:

 

·

the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;

 

·

our operating performance and return on capital as compared to other companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing or capital structure; and

 

·

the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities.

Gross margin and operating margin are non-GAAP measures. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to gross margin and operating margin is net income. Gross margin and operating margin are not alternatives to GAAP net income and have important limitations as analytical tools. Investors should not consider gross margin and operating margin in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because gross margin and operating margin exclude some, but not all, items that affect net income and are defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definitions of gross margin and operating margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.

Management compensates for the limitations of gross margin and operating margin as analytical tools by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between the measures and incorporating these insights into our decision-making processes.

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Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) available to TRC before: interest; income taxes; depreciation and amortization; impairment of goodwill; gains or losses on debt repurchases, redemptions, amendments, exchanges and early debt extinguishments and asset disposals; risk management activities related to derivative instruments including the cash impact of hedges acquired in the APL merger; non-cash compensation on equity grants; transaction costs related to business acquisitions; net income attributable to TRP preferred limited partners; earnings/losses from unconsolidated affiliates net of distributions, distributions from preferred interests, change in contingent consideration and the noncontrolling interest portion of depreciation and amortization expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by us and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, commercial banks and others. The economic substance behind our use of Adjusted EBITDA is to measure the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs, support our indebtedness and pay dividends to our investors.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool. Investors should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and is defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.

Management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between the measures and incorporating these insights into our decision-making processes.

Distributable Cash Flow

We define distributable cash flow as Adjusted EBITDA less distributions to TRP preferred limited partners, cash interest expense on debt obligations, current cash tax expenses and maintenance capital expenditures (net of any reimbursements of project costs). This measure includes the impact of noncontrolling interests on the prior adjustment items.

Distributable cash flow is a significant performance metric used by us and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks and research analysts, to compare basic cash flows generated by us (prior to the establishment of any retained cash reserves by our board of directors) to the cash dividends we expect to pay our shareholders. Using this metric, management and external users of our financial statements can quickly compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to cash dividends. Distributable cash flow is also an important financial measure for our shareholders since it serves as an indicator of our success in providing a cash return on investment. Specifically, this financial measure indicates to investors whether or not we are generating cash flow at a level that can sustain or support an increase in our quarterly dividend rates.

Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow is net income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp. Distributable cash flow should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income (loss) available to common and preferred shareholders. It has important limitations as an analytical tool. Investors should not consider distributable cash flow in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because distributable cash flow excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and is defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definition of distributable cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.

Management compensates for the limitations of distributable cash flow as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable GAAP measure, understanding the differences between the measures and incorporating these insights into our decision-making processes.

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Our Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures used by management to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the periods indicated, with 2015 amounts presented for comparative purpose.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Reconciliation of TRC gross margin and operating margin to net income (loss) attributable to TRC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

$

 

431.4

 

 

$

 

421.1

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

(132.1

)

 

 

 

(121.1

)

Operating margin

 

 

 

299.3

 

 

 

 

300.0

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

 

 

(193.5

)

 

 

 

(118.6

)

General and administrative expenses

 

 

 

(45.3

)

 

 

 

(42.6

)

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 

(24.0

)

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

(52.9

)

 

 

 

(54.1

)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

 

(15.2

)

Gain (loss) on sale or disposition of assets

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

 

(0.7

)

Gain (loss) from financing activities

 

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

 

(9.1

)

Other, net

 

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

 

(24.0

)

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

35.7

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

32.5

 

Net income (loss) attributable to TRC

 

$

 

(2.7

)

 

$

 

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to attributable to TRC to Adjusted EBITDA and

   Distributable Cash Flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to TRC

 

$

 

(2.7

)

 

$

 

3.2

 

Impact of TRC/TRP Merger on NCI

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

 

27.5

 

Income attributable to TRP preferred limited partners

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

52.9

 

 

 

 

54.1

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

 

 

193.5

 

 

 

 

118.6

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

 

-

 

(Gain) loss on sale or disposition of assets

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

(Gain) loss from financing activities

 

 

 

(24.7

)

 

 

 

9.1

 

(Earnings) loss from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

 

(1.9

)

Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates and preferred partner interests, net

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

Compensation on equity grants

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

 

5.9

 

Transaction costs related to business acquisitions

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

25.8

 

Risk management activities

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

Noncontrolling interests adjustments (1)

 

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

 

(3.6

)

TRC Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

 

264.7

 

 

$

 

258.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to TRP preferred limited partners

 

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expenses on debt obligations (2)

 

 

 

(69.6

)

 

 

 

(50.9

)

Current cash tax expense (3)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

 

 

(15.0

)

 

 

 

(20.3

)

Noncontrolling interests adjustments of maintenance capex

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

Distributable Cash Flow

 

$

 

179.7

 

 

$

 

188.4

 

 

(1)

Noncontrolling interest portion of depreciation and amortization expenses.

(2)

Excludes amortization of interest expense.

(3)

Includes adjustment to account for differences between cash and book taxes.

 

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Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table and discussion is a summary of our consolidated results of operations:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

 

 

 

($ in millions, except operating statistics and price amounts)

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of commodities

$

 

1,171.0

 

 

$

 

1,402.2

 

 

$

 

(231.2

)

 

 

16

%

 

Fees from midstream services

 

 

271.4

 

 

 

 

277.5

 

 

 

 

(6.1

)

 

 

2

%

 

Total revenues

 

 

1,442.4

 

 

 

 

1,679.7

 

 

 

 

(237.3

)

 

 

14

%

 

Product purchases

 

 

1,011.0

 

 

 

 

1,258.6

 

 

 

 

(247.6

)

 

 

20

%

 

Gross margin (1)

 

 

431.4

 

 

 

 

421.1

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

2

%

 

Operating expenses

 

 

132.1

 

 

 

 

121.1

 

 

 

 

11.0

 

 

 

9

%

 

Operating margin (2)

 

 

299.3

 

 

 

 

300.0

 

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

-

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

 

193.5

 

 

 

 

118.6

 

 

 

 

74.9

 

 

 

63

%

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

45.3

 

 

 

 

42.6

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

6

%

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.0

 

 

0%

 

 

Other operating (income) expenses

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

67

%

 

Income from operations

 

 

35.5

 

 

 

 

138.2

 

 

 

 

(102.7

)

 

 

74

%

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(52.9

)

 

 

 

(54.1

)

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

2

%

 

Equity earnings (loss)

 

 

(4.8

)

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

(6.7

)

 

NM

 

 

Gain (loss) from financing activities

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

 

(9.1

)

 

 

 

33.8

 

 

NM

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(26.0

)

 

 

 

25.9

 

 

 

100

%

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

 

(15.2

)

 

 

 

12.1

 

 

 

80

%

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

 

(36.4

)

 

 

102

%

 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

32.5

 

 

 

 

(30.5

)

 

 

94

%

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Targa Resources Corp.

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

 

(5.9

)

 

 

184

%

 

Dividends on Series A preferred stock

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

NM

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

 

(6.5

)

 

$

 

3.2

 

 

$

 

(9.7

)

 

NM

 

 

Financial and operating data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

264.7

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

3

%

 

Distributable cash flow (4)

 

179.7

 

 

 

188.4

 

 

 

 

(8.7

)

 

 

5

%

 

Capital expenditures

 

176.9

 

 

 

 

157.3

 

 

 

 

19.6

 

 

 

12

%

 

Business Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,024.2

 

 

 

 

(5,024.2

)

 

 

100

%

 

Operating statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil gathered, MBbl/d

 

 

108.1

 

 

 

 

101.2

 

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

7

%

 

Plant natural gas inlet, MMcf/d  (5) (6) (7)

 

 

3,405.9

 

 

 

 

2,499.1

 

 

 

 

906.8

 

 

 

36

%

 

Gross NGL production, MBbl/d (7)

 

 

284.6

 

 

 

 

193.7

 

 

 

 

90.9

 

 

 

47

%

 

Export volumes, MBbl/d (8)

 

 

181.0

 

 

 

 

191.7

 

 

 

 

(10.7

)

 

 

6

%

 

Natural gas sales, BBtu/d  (6) (7) (9)

 

 

1,974.6

 

 

 

 

1,225.2

 

 

 

 

749.3

 

 

 

61

%

 

NGL sales, MBbl/d (7) (9)

 

 

547.8

 

 

 

 

509.6

 

 

 

 

38.2

 

 

 

8

%

 

Condensate sales, MBbl/d (7)

 

 

9.5

 

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

63

%

 

 

(1)

Gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

(2)

Operating margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA is net income(loss) available to TRC before: interest; income taxes; depreciation and amortization; impairment of goodwill; gains or losses on debt repurchases, redemptions, amendments, exchanges and early debt extinguishments and asset disposals; risk management activities related to derivative instruments including the cash impact of hedges acquired in the APL merger; non-cash compensation on equity grants; transaction costs related to business acquisitions; net income attributable to TRP preferred limited partners; earnings/losses from unconsolidated affiliates net of distributions, distributions from preferred interests, change in contingent consideration and the noncontrolling interest portion of depreciation and amortization expenses. This is a non-GAAP financial measure and is discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

(4)

Distributable cash flow is Adjusted EBITDA less distributions to TRP preferred limited partners, cash interest expense on debt obligations, current cash tax expenses and maintenance capital expenditures (net of any reimbursements of project costs). This measure includes the impact of noncontrolling interests on the prior adjustment items. This is a non-GAAP financial measure and is discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

(5)

Plant natural gas inlet represents the volume of natural gas passing through the meter located at the inlet of a natural gas processing plant, other than in Badlands, where it represents total wellhead gathered volume.

(6)

Plant natural gas inlet volumes include producer take-in-kind volumes, while natural gas sales exclude producer take-in-kind volumes.

(7)

These volume statistics are presented with the numerator as the total volume sold during the quarter and the denominator as the number of calendar days during the quarter.

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(8)

Export volumes represent the quantity of NGL products delivered to third-party customers at our Galena Park Marine terminal that are destined for international markets .  

(9)

Includes the impact of intersegment eliminations.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

The decrease in revenues was primarily due to significantly lower commodity prices ($522.2 million) partially offset by the favorable impacts of inclusion of two additional months of operations of TPL during 2016 ($270.1 million). Fee-based and other revenues decreased slightly due to lower fractionation and export fees offset by the additional impact of an additional two months of TPL’s fee revenue in 2016 ($40.9 million).

Lower commodity prices brought a commensurate reduction in product purchases due to significantly lower commodity prices, partially offset by the inclusion of two additional months of operations from TPL in 2016 ($137.5 million).

The higher gross margin in 2016 was attributable to the inclusion of TPL operations, increased throughput related to other system expansions in our Gathering and Processing segment, offset by a decrease in our Logistics and Marketing segment due to lower fractionation margin, fees in 2015 from renegotiated commercial arrangements related to our crude and condensate splitter project, lower LPG export margin, and lower terminaling and storage throughput. Higher operating expenses are due to the inclusion of TPL’s operations for a full quarter in 2016, partially offset by the cost savings generated throughout our operating areas. See “—Results of Operations—By Reportable Segment” for additional information regarding changes in gross margin and operating margin on a segment basis.

The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses primarily reflects the impact of TPL operations and growth investments from other system expansions.

Higher general and administrative expenses in 2016 reflect the impact of the inclusion of TPL for an additional two months in 2016.

During 2016, we recognized an additional impairment of goodwill of $24.0 million to finalize the $290 million provisional impairment recorded during the fourth quarter of 2015.

The decrease in net interest expense primarily reflects $18.5 million of non-cash interest income from the change in estimated redemption value of the mandatorily redeemable preferred interest as of March 31, 2016 which is offset by higher interest expense in 2016 from increased borrowings.

Other expense in 2015 was primarily attributable to non-recurring transaction costs relate to the Atlas mergers.

During 2016, we recognized a gain of $24.7 million on open market debt repurchases and other financing activities compared to a loss of $9.1 million related to the reduction of the TRC term loan in 2015.

The decrease in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was primarily attributable to the TRC/TRP Merger, in which TRC acquired indirectly all of the outstanding TRP common units that TRC and its subsidiaries did not already own. There was also a decrease due to lower earnings in 2016 at our joint ventures.

TRC is forecasting a large tax loss for 2016 and a relatively small book loss for the same period. Further, TRC has pre-tax book income for the current quarter. Consequently, the application of interim reporting rules has resulted in an income tax expense that varies significantly from the customary relationship between income tax expense and pre-tax accounting income for the quarter.

Results of Operations—By Reportable Segment

Our operating margins by reportable segment are:.

 

 

Gathering and

Processing

 

 

Logistics and

Marketing

 

 

Other

 

 

Corporate and

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Operating   Margin

 

 

(In millions)

 

Three Months Ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

$

 

115.6

 

 

$

 

157.0

 

 

$

 

26.8

 

 

$

 

(0.1

)

 

$

 

299.3

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

87.0

 

 

 

 

191.3

 

 

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

300.0

 

 

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Results of Operations– By Reportable Segment

Gathering and Processing Segment

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

Gross margin

$

 

194.1

 

 

$

 

152.6

 

 

$

 

41.5

 

 

 

27

%

Operating expenses

 

 

78.5

 

 

 

 

65.6

 

 

 

 

12.9

 

 

 

20

%

Operating margin

$

 

115.6

 

 

$

 

87.0

 

 

$

 

28.6

 

 

 

33

%

Operating statistics (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant natural gas inlet, MMcf/d (2),(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAOU (4)

 

 

243.5

 

 

 

 

216.5

 

 

 

 

27.0

 

 

 

12

%

WestTX (5)

 

 

461.0

 

 

 

 

136.2

 

 

 

 

324.8

 

 

 

238

%

Sand Hills

 

 

151.1

 

 

 

 

158.5

 

 

 

 

(7.4

)

 

 

5

%

Versado

 

 

180.0

 

 

 

 

173.3

 

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

4

%

Permian

 

 

1,035.6

 

 

 

 

684.5

 

 

 

 

351.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SouthTX (5)

 

 

175.7

 

 

 

 

48.6

 

 

 

 

127.1

 

 

 

262

%

North Texas

 

 

327.5

 

 

 

 

360.0

 

 

 

 

(32.5

)

 

 

9

%

SouthOK (5)

 

 

457.9

 

 

 

 

170.2

 

 

 

 

287.7

 

 

 

169

%

WestOK (5)

 

 

487.0

 

 

 

 

211.2

 

 

 

 

275.8

 

 

 

131

%

Central

 

 

1,448.1

 

 

 

 

790.0

 

 

 

 

658.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badlands (6)

 

 

53.7

 

 

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

28

%

Total Field

 

 

2,537.4

 

 

 

 

1,516.6

 

 

 

 

1,020.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastal

 

 

868.6

 

 

 

 

982.4

 

 

 

 

(113.8

)

 

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

3,406.0

 

 

 

 

2,499.0

 

 

 

 

907.0

 

 

 

36

%

Gross NGL production, MBbl/d (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAOU (4)

 

 

29.2

 

 

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

15

%

WestTX (5)

 

 

52.4

 

 

 

 

15.8

 

 

 

 

36.6

 

 

 

232

%

Sand Hills (4)

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

8

%

Versado

 

 

21.9

 

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

3

%

Permian

 

 

119.2

 

 

 

 

80.6

 

 

 

 

38.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SouthTX (5)

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

279

%

North Texas

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

 

(4.9

)

 

 

12

%

SouthOK (5)

 

 

28.0

 

 

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

 

18.1

 

 

 

183

%

WestOK (5)

 

 

26.9

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

 

 

16.7

 

 

 

164

%

Central

 

 

113.7

 

 

 

 

66.8

 

 

 

 

46.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badlands

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

95

%

Total Field

 

 

240.5

 

 

 

 

151.3

 

 

 

 

89.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastal

 

 

44.2

 

 

 

 

42.4

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

284.7

 

 

 

 

193.7

 

 

 

 

91.0

 

 

 

47

%

Crude oil gathered, MBbl/d

 

 

108.1

 

 

 

 

101.2

 

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

7

%

Natural gas sales, BBtu/d (3)

 

 

1,687.2

 

 

 

 

1,083.3

 

 

 

 

604.0

 

 

 

56

%

NGL sales, MBbl/d

 

 

219.3

 

 

 

 

150.5

 

 

 

 

68.8

 

 

 

46

%

Condensate sales, MBbl/d

 

 

9.5

 

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

67

%

Average realized prices (7):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas, $/MMBtu

 

 

1.75

 

 

 

 

2.65

 

 

 

 

(0.90

)

 

 

34

%

NGL, $/gal

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

29

%

Condensate, $/Bbl

 

 

25.65

 

 

 

 

40.70

 

 

 

 

(15.05

)

 

 

37

%

 

(1)

Segment operating statistics include the effect of intersegment amounts, which have been eliminated from the consolidated presentation. For all volume statistics presented, the numerator is the total volume sold during the quarter and the denominator is the number of calendar days during the quarter, including the volumes related to plants acquired in the APL merger.

(2)

Plant natural gas inlet represents our undivided interest in the volume of natural gas passing through the meter located at the inlet of a natural gas processing plant.

(3)

Plant natural gas inlet volumes and gross NGL production volumes include producer take-in-kind volumes, while natural gas sales exclude producer take-in-kind volumes.

(4)

Includes wellhead gathered volumes moved from Sand Hills via pipeline to SAOU for processing.

(5)

Operations acquired as part of the APL merger effective February 27, 2015.

(6)

Badlands natural gas inlet represents the total wellhead gathered volume.

(7)

Average realized prices exclude the impact of hedging activities presented in Other.

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the inclusion of the TPL volumes for a full quarter of 2016 partially offset by significantly lower commodity prices and slightly lower throughput volumes on our other systems. The plant inlet volume increases in the Permian region attributable to SAOU, Sand Hills (see footnote (4) above) and Versado were offset in the Central region by reduced producer activity and volumes in North Texas. Badlands crude oil and natural gas volumes increased due to plant and system expansions. Coastal plant inlet volumes decreased due to current market conditions and the decline of off-system volumes partially offset by additional higher GPM volumes.

Excluding the impact of adding operating expenses for TPL and system expansions, operating expenses for most areas were significantly lower due to a focused cost reduction effort.

Gross Operating Statistics Compared to Actual Reported

The table below provides a reconciliation between gross operating statistics and the actual reported operating statistics for the Gathering and Processing segment:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

Operating statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant natural gas inlet, MMcf/d (1),(2)

 

Gross Volume (3)

 

 

Ownership %

 

 

Net Volume (3)

 

 

Actual Reported

 

SAOU (4)

 

 

243.5

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

243.5

 

 

 

243.5

 

WestTX (5)(6)

 

 

633.2

 

 

 

73

%

 

 

461.0

 

 

 

461.0

 

Sand Hills (4)

 

 

151.1

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

151.1

 

 

 

151.1

 

Versado (7)

 

 

180.0

 

 

 

63

%

 

 

113.4

 

 

 

180.0

 

Permian

 

 

1,207.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

969.0

 

 

 

1,035.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SouthTX (5)

 

 

175.7

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

175.7

 

 

 

175.7

 

North Texas

 

 

327.5

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

327.5

 

 

 

327.5

 

SouthOK (5)

 

 

457.9

 

 

Varies (8)

 

 

 

380.9

 

 

 

457.9

 

WestOK (5)

 

 

487.0

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

487.0

 

 

 

487.0

 

Central

 

 

1,448.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,371.1

 

 

 

1,448.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badlands (9)

 

 

53.7

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

53.7

 

 

 

53.7

 

Total Field

 

 

2,709.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,393.8

 

 

 

2,537.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross NGL production, MBbl/d (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAOU (4)

 

 

29.2

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

29.2

 

 

 

29.2

 

WestTX (5)(6)

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

73

%

 

 

52.4

 

 

 

52.4

 

Sand Hills (4)

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

15.7

 

Versado (7)

 

 

21.9

 

 

 

63

%

 

 

13.8

 

 

 

21.9

 

Permian

 

 

138.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111.1

 

 

 

119.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SouthTX (5)

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

23.1

 

North Texas

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

35.7

 

 

 

35.7

 

SouthOK (5)

 

 

28.0

 

 

Varies (8)

 

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

28.0

 

WestOK (5)

 

 

26.9

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

26.9

 

 

 

26.9

 

Central

 

 

113.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110.4

 

 

 

113.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badlands

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

7.6

 

Total Field

 

 

260.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229.1

 

 

 

240.5

 

 

(1)

Plant natural gas inlet represents the volume of natural gas passing through the meter located at the inlet of a natural gas processing plant.

(2)

Plant natural gas inlet volumes and gross NGL production volumes include producer take-in-kind volumes.

(3)

For these volume statistics presented, the numerator is the total volume sold during the quarter and the denominator is the number of calendar days during the quarter.

(4)

Includes wellhead gathered volumes moved from Sand Hills to SAOU for processing

(5)

Operations acquired as part of the APL merger effective February 27, 2015.

(6)

Operating results for the WestTX undivided interest assets are presented on a pro-rata net basis in our reported financials.

(7)

Versado is a consolidated subsidiary and its financial results are presented on a gross basis in our reported financials.

(8)

SouthOK includes the Centrahoma joint venture, of which TPL owns 60% and other plants which are owned 100% by TPL. Centrahoma is a consolidated subsidiary and its financial results are presented on a gross basis in our reported financials.

(9)

Badlands natural gas inlet represents the total wellhead gathered volume.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

Operating statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant natural gas inlet, MMcf/d (1),(2)

 

Gross Volume (3)

 

 

Ownership %

 

 

Net Volume (3)

 

 

 

Pro Forma (4)

 

 

 

Timing Adjustment (5)

 

 

Actual Reported

 

SAOU (6)

 

 

216.5

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

216.5

 

 

 

 

216.5

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

216.5

 

WestTX (7)(8)

 

 

543.3

 

 

 

73

%

 

 

395.5

 

 

 

 

395.5

 

 

 

 

(259.3

)

 

 

136.2

 

Sand Hills (6)

 

 

158.5

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

158.5

 

 

 

 

158.5

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

158.5

 

Versado (9)

 

 

173.3

 

 

 

63

%

 

 

109.2

 

 

 

 

173.3

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

173.3

 

Permian

 

 

1,091.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

879.7

 

 

 

 

943.8

 

 

 

 

(259.3

)

 

 

684.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SouthTX (7)

 

 

141.1

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

141.1

 

 

 

 

141.1

 

 

 

 

(92.5

)

 

 

48.6

 

North Texas

 

 

360.0

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

360.0

 

 

 

 

360.0

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

360.0

 

SouthOK (7)

 

 

494.1

 

 

Varies (10)

 

 

 

415.0

 

 

 

 

494.1

 

 

 

 

(323.9

)

 

 

170.2

 

WestOK (7)

 

 

613.2

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

613.2

 

 

 

 

613.2

 

 

 

 

(402.0

)

 

 

211.2

 

Central

 

 

1,608.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,529.3

 

 

 

 

1,608.4

 

 

 

 

(818.4

)

 

 

790.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badlands (11)

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

42.1

 

Total Field

 

 

2,742.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,451.1

 

 

 

 

2,594.3

 

 

 

 

(1,077.7

)

 

 

1,516.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross NGL production, MBbl/d (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAOU (6)

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25.3

 

WestTX (7)(8)

 

 

63.0

 

 

 

73

%

 

 

45.9

 

 

 

 

45.9

 

 

 

 

(30.1

)

 

 

15.8

 

Sand Hills (6)

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17.0

 

Versado (9)

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

63

%

 

 

14.2

 

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22.5

 

Permian

 

 

127.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102.3

 

 

 

 

110.7

 

 

 

 

(30.1

)

 

 

80.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SouthTX (7)

 

 

17.7

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

17.7

 

 

 

 

17.7

 

 

 

 

(11.6

)

 

 

6.1

 

North Texas

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

40.6

 

SouthOK (7)

 

 

28.7

 

 

Varies (10)

 

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

 

28.7

 

 

 

 

(18.8

)

 

 

9.9

 

WestOK (7)

 

 

29.6

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

29.6

 

 

 

 

29.6

 

 

 

 

(19.4

)

 

 

10.2

 

Central

 

 

116.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113.2

 

 

 

 

116.6

 

 

 

 

(49.8

)

 

 

66.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Badlands

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.9

 

Total Field

 

 

248.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219.5

 

 

 

 

231.2

 

 

 

 

(79.9

)

 

 

151.3

 

 

(1)

Plant natural gas inlet represents the volume of natural gas passing through the meter located at the inlet of a natural gas processing plant.

(2)

Plant natural gas inlet volumes and gross NGL production volumes include producer take-in-kind volumes, while natural gas sales exclude producer take-in-kind volumes.

(3)

For these volume statistics presented, the numerator is the total volume sold during the quarter and the denominator is the number of calendar days during the quarter, other than for the volumes related to the APL merger, for which the denominator is 31 days.

(4)

Pro forma statistics represents volumes per day while owned by us.

(5)

Timing adjustment made to the pro forma statistics to adjust for the actual reported statistics based on the full period.

(6)

Includes wellhead gathered volumes moved from Sand Hills to SAOU for processing

(7)

Operations acquired as part of the APL merger effective February 27, 2015.

(8)

Operating results for the WestTX undivided interest assets are presented on a pro-rata net basis in our reported financials.

(9)

Versado is a consolidated subsidiary and its financial results are presented on a gross basis in our reported financials.

(10)

SouthOK includes the Centrahoma joint venture, of which TPL owns 60% and other plants which are owned 100% by TPL. Centrahoma is a consolidated subsidiary and its financial results are presented on a gross basis in our reported financials.

(11)

Badlands natural gas inlet represents the total wellhead gathered volume.

 

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Logistics and Marketing Segment

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

 

($ in millions)

 

Gross margin

 

$

 

210.6

 

 

$

 

246.8

 

 

$

 

(36.2

)

 

 

15

%

Operating expenses

 

 

 

53.6

 

 

 

 

55.5

 

 

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

3

%

Operating margin

 

$

 

157.0

 

 

$

 

191.3

 

 

$

 

(34.3

)

 

 

18

%

Operating statistics MBbl/d (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fractionation volumes (2)(3)

 

 

 

295.5

 

 

 

 

340.6

 

 

 

 

(45.1

)

 

 

13

%

LSNG treating volumes (2)

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

19.4

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

8

%

Benzene treating volumes (2)

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

19.4

 

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

8

%

Export volumes, MBbl/d (4)

 

 

 

181.0

 

 

 

 

191.7

 

 

 

 

(10.7

)

 

 

6

%

NGL sales, MBbl/d

 

 

 

482.0

 

 

 

 

469.6

 

 

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

3

%

Average realized prices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGL realized price, $/gal

 

 

$

0.41

 

 

 

$

0.54

 

 

 

$

(0.13

)

 

 

25

%

 

(1)

Segment operating statistics include intersegment amounts, which have been eliminated from the consolidated presentation. For all volume statistics presented, the numerator is the total volume sold during the quarter and the denominator is the number of calendar days during the year.

(2)

Fractionation and treating contracts include pricing terms composed of base fees and fuel and power components which vary with the cost of energy.  As such, the Logistics and Marketing segment results include effects of variable energy costs that impact both gross margin and operating expenses.

(3)

Fractionation volumes reflect those volumes delivered and settled under fractionation contracts.

(4)

Export volumes represent the quantity of NGL products delivered to third-party customers at our Galena Park Marine terminal that are destined for international markets.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Logistics and marketing gross margin decreased due to lower fractionation margin, the realization of contract renegotiation fees earned in 2015, lower LPG export margin, and lower terminaling and storage throughput, partially offset by marketing gains. Fractionation gross margin decreased due to lower supply volume and a decrease in system product gains, partially offset by the variable effects of fuel and power which are largely reflected in lower operating expenses (see footnote (2) above). 2015 results included the partial recognition of renegotiated commercial arrangements related to our crude and condensate splitter project . LPG export margin decreased due to market conditions resulting in lower fees and reduced demand. 

Operating expenses decreased due to lower fuel and power expense partially offset by higher taxes and maintenance expense.  

Other

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

Gross margin

 

$

26.8

 

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

5.1

 

Operating margin

 

$

26.8

 

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

5.1

 

 

Other contains the results (including any hedge ineffectiveness) of commodity derivative activities included in operating margin and mark-to-market gain/losses related to derivative contracts that were not designated as cash-flow hedges. Eliminations of inter-segment transactions are reflected in the corporate and eliminations column. The primary purpose of our commodity risk management activities is to mitigate a portion of the impact of commodity prices on our operating cash flow. We have hedged the commodity price associated with a portion of our expected (i) natural gas equity volumes and (ii) NGL and condensate equity volumes in our Gathering and Processing Operations that result from percent of proceeds or liquid processing arrangements by entering into derivative instruments. Because we are essentially forward-selling a portion of our plant equity volumes, these hedge positions will move favorably in periods of falling commodity prices and unfavorably in periods of rising commodity prices.

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The fo llowing table provides a breakdown of the change in Other operating margin:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions, except volumetric data and price amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

Settled

 

 

Price

Spread

(1)

 

 

Gain

(Loss)

 

 

Volume

Settled

 

 

Price

Spread

(1)

 

 

Gain

(Loss)

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

Natural Gas (BBtu)

 

 

19.6

 

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

13.2

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

$

0.88

 

 

$

6.7

 

 

$

6.5

 

NGL (Mgal)

 

 

26.2

 

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

0.30

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

0.7

 

Crude Oil (MBbl)

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

23.67

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

26.50

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

1.8

 

Non-Hedge Accounting (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

(2.9

)

Ineffectiveness (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

5.1

 

 

(1)

The price spread is the differential between the contracted derivative instrument pricing and the price of the corresponding settled commodity transaction.

(2)

Mark-to-market income (loss) associated with derivative contracts that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.

(3)

Ineffectiveness primarily relates to certain crude hedging contracts and certain acquired hedges of APL that do not qualify for hedge accounting.

As part of the Atlas mergers, outstanding APL derivative contracts with a fair value of $ 102.1  million as of the acquisition date were novated to us and included in the acquisition date fair value of assets acquired. Derivative settlements of $ 67.9  million related to these novated contracts were received during the year ended December 31, 2015 and $8.7 million related to these novated contracts were received during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and were reflected as a reduction of the acquisition date fair value of the APL derivative assets acquired with no effect on results of operations.

 

 

Our Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our ability to finance our operations, including funding capital expenditures and acquisitions, meeting our indebtedness obligations, refinancing our indebtedness and meeting our collateral requirements, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our ability to generate cash is subject to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. These include weather, commodity prices (particularly for natural gas and NGLs) and ongoing efforts to manage operating costs and maintenance capital expenditures, as well as general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors.

Our main sources of liquidity and capital resources are cash distributions received from the Partnership, borrowings under the TRC Revolver and access to private capital markets. The capital markets continue to experience volatility. Our exposure to current credit conditions includes our credit facility, cash investments and counterparty performance risks. We continually monitor our liquidity and the credit markets, as well as events and circumstances surrounding each of the lenders to the TRC Revolver.  

Our liquidity as of April 19, 2016 was:

 

 

 

April 19, 2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Cash on hand

 

$

6.6

 

Total commitments under the TRC Revolver

 

 

670.0

 

 

 

 

676.6

 

Less: Outstanding borrowings under the TRC Revolver

 

 

(285.0

)

Total liquidity

 

$

391.6

 

 

Other potential capital resources include:

 

·

our right to request an additional $200 million in commitment increases under our Revolver, subject to the terms therein. The TRC Revolver matures on February 27, 2020.

A portion of our capital resources may be allocated to letters of credit to satisfy certain counterparty credit requirements. These letters of credit reflect our non-investment grade status, as assigned by Moody’s and S&P. They also reflect certain counterparties’ views of our financial condition and ability to satisfy our performance obligations, as well as commodity prices and other factors.

The Partnership’s Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Partnership’s ability to finance its operations, including funding capital expenditures and acquisitions, meeting indebtedness obligations, refinancing its indebtedness and meeting collateral requirements, will depend on its ability to generate cash in the future.

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The Partnership’s ability to generate cash is subject to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. These include w eather, commodity prices (particularly for natural gas and NGLs) and ongoing efforts to manage operating costs and maintenance capital expenditures, as well as general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors.

The Partnership’s main sources of liquidity and capital resources are internally generated cash flow from operations, contributions from us, borrowings under the TRP Revolver, borrowings under the Securitization Facility, and access to debt markets. The capital markets continue to experience volatility. The Partnership’s exposure to current credit conditions includes its credit facility, cash investments and counterparty performance risks. We continually monitor the Partnership’s liquidity and the credit markets, as well as events and circumstances surrounding each of the lenders to the TRP Revolver and Securitization Facility.

The Partnership’s liquidity as of April 19, 2016 was:

 

 

 

 

April 19,   2016

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Cash on hand

 

$

134.9

 

Total commitments under the TRP Revolver

 

 

1,600.0

 

Total availability under the Securitization Facility

 

 

206.5

 

 

 

 

1,941.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

Outstanding borrowings under the TRP Revolver

 

 

(50.0

)

 

Outstanding borrowings under the Securitization

   Facility

 

 

(206.5

)

 

Outstanding letters of credit under the TRP Revolver

 

 

(12.2

)

 

Total liquidity

 

$

1,672.7

 

 

Other potential capital resources include:

 

·

our right to request an additional $300 million in commitment increases under the TRP Revolver, subject to the terms therein. The TRP Revolver matures on October 3, 2017.

A portion of the Partnership’s capital resources may be allocated to letters of credit to satisfy certain counterparty credit requirements. These letters of credit reflect our non-investment grade status, as assigned to us by Moody’s and S&P. They also reflect certain counterparties’ views of our financial condition and ability to satisfy our performance obligations, as well as commodity prices and other factors.

Working Capital

Working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. On a consolidated basis at the end of any given month, accounts receivable and payable tied to commodity sales and purchases are relatively balanced with receivables from NGL customers offset by plant settlements payable to producers. The factors that typically cause overall variability in our reported total working capital are: (1) our cash position; (2) liquids inventory levels and valuation, which we closely manage; (3) changes in the fair value of the current portion of derivative contracts; and (4) major structural changes in our asset base or business operations, such as acquisitions or divestitures and certain organic growth projects.

Our working capital, exclusive of current debt obligations, decreased $84.8 million. The major items contributing to this decrease were lower inventory volumes, decreased cash balances, decreased commodity activity and a decrease in our net risk management working capital position due to changes in the forward prices of commodities. Partially offsetting these items were decreased capital accruals on a lower capital expenditure program and a decrease in accrued interest primarily due to debt repurchases. The decrease of $69.3 million in current debt obligations was due to lower receivables available for the TRP AR Securitization facility.

Based on our anticipated levels of operations and absent any disruptive events, we believe that our internally generated cash flow, borrowings available under our Revolver, the TRP Revolver and the TRP Securitization Facility and proceeds from debt offerings and equity should provide sufficient resources to finance our operations, capital expenditures, long-term debt obligations, collateral requirements and quarterly cash dividends for at least the next twelve months.

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Cash Flow

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in the historical consolidated financial statements employs the traditional indirect method of presenting cash flows from operating activities. Under the indirect method, net cash provided by operating activities is derived by adjusting the net income for non-cash items related to operating activities. An alternative GAAP presentation employs the direct method in which the actual cash receipts and outlays comprising cash flow are presented.

The following table displays operating cash flows using the direct method as a supplement to the presentation in the consolidated financial statements:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received from customers

 

$

1,486.2

 

 

$

1,761.1

 

 

$

(274.9

)

Cash received from (paid to) derivative counterparties

 

 

28.1

 

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

12.4

 

Cash outlays for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product purchases

 

 

1,027.2

 

 

 

1,287.1

 

 

 

(259.9

)

Operating expenses

 

 

125.3

 

 

 

103.3

 

 

 

22.0

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

36.7

 

 

 

62.2

 

 

 

(25.5

)

Cash distributions from equity investments (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(2.0

)

 

 

2.0

 

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized (2)

 

 

82.8

 

 

 

28.9

 

 

 

53.9

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.3

 

Other cash (receipts) payments

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

(25.3

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

241.3

 

 

$

271.3

 

 

$

(30.0

)

 

(1)

Excludes $3.4 million and $0.6 million included in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015 related to distributions from GCF and T2 Joint Ventures that exceeded cumulative equity earnings.

(2)

Net of capitalized interest paid of $4.8 million and $2.4 included in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.

Cash Flow from Operating

Activities

Lower commodity prices were the primary contributor to decreased cash collections and payments for product purchases in 2016 compared to 2015. The inclusion of a full quarter of operations for TPL in 2016 compared to one month in 2015 contributed to the increase in cash operating expenses. Cash payment for compensation related costs were lower in 2016.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Month Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(188.0

)

 

$

(1,769.2

)

 

$

1,581.2

 

 

The decrease in net cash used in investing activities for 2016 compared to 2015 was primarily due to the $1,574.4 million outlay for the cash portion of Atlas mergers in 2015.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016 vs. 2015

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(79.0

)

 

$

1,589.3

 

 

$

(1,668.3

)

 

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The cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities in 2016 was driven by the net issuance of preferred stock and warrants ($994.0 million) offset by net debt repayments ($881.8 million). Cash flow from financing activities in 2015 was primarily driven by increased net borrowings in 2015 associated with the ATLS Mergers. Distributions paid to TRP’s common unitholders increased $56.0 million in 2016. Div idends paid to common shareholders increased $18.9 million in 2016.

 

 

Distributions from the Partnership and Dividends of TRC

The following table details the distributions declared and/or paid by the Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 2016 with respect to our 2% general partner interest, the associated IDRs and common units that we held during the periods indicated along with dividends declared by us to our common shareholders for the same periods:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Distributions

 

 

Dividend

 

 

Total

 

For the Three

Months Ended

 

Date Paid

or to be Paid

 

Cash

Distribution

Per Limited

Partner Unit

 

 

Limited

Partner

Units

 

 

General

Partner

Interest

 

 

Distributions

to Targa

Resources

Corp.

 

 

Declared

Per TRC

Common

Share

 

 

Dividend

Declared to

Common

Shareholders

 

 

 

(In millions, except per unit amounts)

 

December 31, 2015

 

February 9, 2016

 

$

0.8250

 

 

$

13.5

 

 

$

47.9

 

 

$

61.4

 

 

$

0.9100

 

 

$

51.7

 

 

Total distributions declared as of March 31, 2016 to be paid to TRC on May 12, 2016 are $ 154.8 million. As a result of the TRC/TRP Merger, we are entitled to receive all available Partnership cash for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and all future quarters.

Distributions are declared and paid monthly on the Partnership’s outstanding preferred Series A units. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 $2.8 million of distributions were paid. The Partnership has accrued distributions to preferred Series A unitholders of $0.9 million for March 2016, which were paid subsequently on April 20, 2016.

Dividends accrued for our Series A Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2016 was $3.8 million.

Subsequent Event

On April 19, 2016, the board of directors of the general partner of TRP declared a monthly cash distribution of $0.1875 per preferred Series A Unit for April 2016. This distribution will be paid on May 16, 2016.

Capital Requirements

Our capital requirements relate to capital expenditures, which are classified as expansion expenditures, which include business acquisitions, or maintenance expenditures. Expansion capital expenditures improve the service capability of the existing assets, extend asset useful lives, increase capacities from existing levels, add capabilities, reduce costs or enhance revenues, and fund acquisitions of businesses or assets. Maintenance capital expenditures are those expenditures that are necessary to maintain the service capability of our existing assets, including the replacement of system components and equipment, which are worn, obsolete or completing their useful life, and expenditures to remain in compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consideration for business acquisitions

 

$

 

 

$

5,024.2

 

Non-cash value of acquisition (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,449.8

)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

1,574.4

 

Expansion

 

 

161.9

 

 

 

137.0

 

Maintenance

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

20.3

 

Gross capital expenditures

 

 

176.9

 

 

 

157.3

 

Transfers from materials and supplies inventory to

   property, plant and equipment

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(0.6

)

Decrease in capital project payables and accruals

 

 

13.7

 

 

 

30.9

 

Cash outlays for capital projects

 

 

190.1

 

 

 

187.6

 

Total

 

$

190.1

 

 

$

1,762.0

 

 

(1)

Includes the non-cash value of consideration and the Special GP Interest (see Note 4 – Business Acquisitions of the “Consolidated Financial Statements”).

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We currently estimate that we will invest $525 million or less in net growth capital expenditures for announced projects in 2016. Given our objective of growth through expansions of existing assets, other internal growth projects, and acquisitions, we anti cipate that over time that we will invest significant amounts of capital to grow and acquire assets. Future expansion capital expenditures may vary significantly based on investment opportunities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are set forth in Part II, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report. There were no significant updates or revisions to these policies during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2016, there were $33.3 million in surety bonds outstanding related to various performance obligations. These are in place to support various performance obligations as required by (i) statutes within the regulatory jurisdictions where we operate, (ii) surety, and (iii) counterparty support. Obligations under these surety bonds are not normally called, as we typically comply with the underlying performance requirement.

Contractual Obligations

As of March 31, 2016, there have been no significant changes in the contractual obligations as presented in our 2015 Form 10-K, except as noted for debt repurchases which are disclosed in Note 9 – Debt Obligations in our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Commodity Price Risk

Our principal market risks are our exposure to changes in commodity prices, particularly to the prices of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil, changes in interest rates, as well as nonperformance by our customers. We do not use risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes.

A significant portion of our revenues are derived from percent-of-proceeds contracts under which we receive a portion of the natural gas and/or NGLs or equity volumes as payment for services. The prices of natural gas and NGLs are subject to fluctuations in response to changes in supply, demand, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. We monitor these risks and enter into hedging transactions designed to mitigate the impact of commodity price fluctuations on our business. Cash flows from a derivative instrument designated as a hedge are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the item being hedged.

The primary purpose of the commodity risk management activities is to hedge some of the exposure to commodity price risk and reduce fluctuations in our operating cash flow due to fluctuations in commodity prices. In an effort to reduce the variability of our cash flows, as of March 31, 2016, we have hedged the commodity price associated with a portion of our expected (i) natural gas equity volumes in our Gathering and Processing operations and (ii) NGL and condensate equity volumes in our Gathering and Processing operations that result from our percent-of-proceeds processing arrangements by entering into derivative instruments. We hedge a higher percentage of our expected equity volumes in the current year compared to future years, for which we hedge incrementally lower percentages of expected equity volumes. With swaps, we typically receive an agreed fixed price for a specified notional quantity of natural gas or NGLs and we pay the hedge counterparty a floating price for that same quantity based upon published index prices. Since we receive from our customers substantially the same floating index price from the sale of the underlying physical commodity, these transactions are designed to effectively lock-in the agreed fixed price in advance for the volumes hedged. In order to avoid having a greater volume hedged than our actual equity volumes, we typically limit our use of swaps to hedge the prices of less than our expected natural gas and NGL equity volumes. We utilize purchased puts (or floors) and calls (or caps) to hedge additional expected equity commodity volumes without creating volumetric risk. We may buy calls in connection with swap positions to create a price floor with upside. We intend to continue to manage our exposure to commodity prices in the future by entering into derivative transactions using swaps, collars, purchased puts (or floors) or other derivative instruments as market conditions permit.

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When entering into new hedges, we intend to generally m atch the NGL product composition and the NGL and natural gas delivery points to those of our physical equity volumes. The NGL hedges cover specific NGL products based upon the expected equity NGL composition. We believe this strategy avoids uncorrelated ri sks resulting from employing hedges on crude oil or other petroleum products as “proxy” hedges of NGL prices. The natural gas and NGL hedges’ fair values are based on published index prices for delivery at various locations and we seek to closely approxima te the actual natural gas and NGL delivery points. A portion of our condensate sales are hedged using crude oil hedges that are based on the NYMEX futures contracts for West Texas Intermediate light, sweet crude.

These commodity price hedging transactions are typically documented pursuant to a standard International Swap Dealers Association form with customized credit and legal terms. The principal counterparties (or, if applicable, their guarantors) have investment grade credit ratings. Our payment obligations in connection with substantially all of these hedging transactions and any additional credit exposure due to a rise in natural gas and NGL prices relative to the fixed prices set forth in the hedges are secured by a first priority lien in the collateral securing the Partnership’s senior secured indebtedness that ranks equal in right of payment with liens granted in favor of the Partnership’s senior secured lenders. Absent federal regulations resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act, and as long as this first priority lien is in effect, we expect to have no obligation to post cash, letters of credit or other additional collateral to secure these hedges at any time, even if a counterparty’s exposure to our credit increases over the term of the hedge as a result of higher commodity prices or because there has been a change in our creditworthiness. A purchased put (or floor) transaction does not expose our counterparties to credit risk, as we have no obligation to make future payments beyond the premium paid to enter into the transaction; however, we are exposed to the risk of default by the counterparty, which is the risk that the counterparty will not honor its obligation under the put transaction.

For all periods presented, we have entered into hedging arrangements for a portion of our forecasted equity volumes. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, our operating revenues increased (decreased) by net hedge adjustments on commodity derivative contracts of $26.8 million and $21.7 million.

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As of Marc h 31, 2016, we had the following derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments that will settle during the years ending below:

Natural GAS

 

Instrument

 

Price

 

 

 

 

MMBtu/d

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Index

$/MMBtu

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

IF-NGPL MC

 

3.93

 

 

 

 

 

3,456

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

IF-Waha

 

3.17

 

 

 

 

 

39,436

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11.8

 

Swap

IF-Waha

 

2.68

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.1

 

Swap

IF-Waha

 

2.43

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,436

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Price

 

Call Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar

IF-Waha

 

2.85

 

 

3.47

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.7

 

Collar

IF-Waha

 

3.00

 

 

3.67

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.2

 

Collar

IF-Waha

 

3.25

 

 

4.20

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,849

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

1,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

IF-PB

 

3.12

 

 

 

 

 

18,508

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5.5

 

Swap

IF-PB

 

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,900

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.5

)

Swap

IF-PB

 

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,900

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,508

 

 

 

10,900

 

 

 

10,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Price

 

Call Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar

IF-PB

 

2.65

 

 

3.31

 

 

15,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2.8

 

Collar

IF-PB

 

2.80

 

 

3.50

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.8

 

Collar

IF-PB

 

3.00

 

 

3.65

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,637

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,400

 

 

 

15,400

 

 

 

7,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

NG-NYMEX

 

4.12

 

 

 

 

 

31,531

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

16.4

 

Swap

NG-NYMEX

 

4.11

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,082

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,531

 

 

 

18,082

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis Swap

EP_PERMIAN

 

(0.1702

)

 

 

 

 

15,818

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.1

 

Basis Swap

EP_PERMIAN

 

(0.1444

)

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,041

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,818

 

 

 

9,041

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis Swap

PEPL

 

(0.3278

)

 

 

 

 

15,818

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.4

)

Basis Swap

PEPL

 

(0.3308

)

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,041

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,818

 

 

 

9,041

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,467

 

 

 

94,964

 

 

 

40,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

47.9

 

 

60


 

NGLs

 

Instrument

 

Price

 

 

 

 

Bbl/d

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Index

$/Bbl

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Swap

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.2209

 

 

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

0.4

 

Swap

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.2294

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.0

 

Swap

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.2371

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.1792

 

 

 

 

 

1,236

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.4

)

Future

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.1856

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,236

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

C3-OPIS-MB

 

0.7890

 

 

 

 

 

3,782

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14.1

 

Swap

C3-OPIS-MB

 

1.0400

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5.7

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,782

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future

C3-OPIS-MB

 

0.4413

 

 

 

 

 

2,822

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future

NC4-OPIS-MB

 

0.5165

 

 

 

 

 

273

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap

C5-OPIS-MB

 

0.8825

 

 

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.0

)

Swap

C5-OPIS-MB

 

0.8825

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Swap

C5-OPIS-MB

 

0.8825

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Price

 

Call Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.200

 

 

0.235

 

 

410

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.1

 

Collar

C2-OPIS-MB

 

0.240

 

 

0.290

 

 

-

 

 

 

410

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

410

 

 

 

410

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Price

 

Call Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar

C3-OPIS-MB

 

0.560

 

 

0.68000

 

 

380

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.5

 

Collar

C3-OPIS-MB

 

0.570

 

 

0.68625

 

 

-

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.7

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Price

 

Call Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar

C5-OPIS-MB

 

1.200

 

 

1.390

 

 

130

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.5

 

Collar

C5-OPIS-MB

 

1.210

 

 

1.415

 

 

-

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.6

 

Collar

C5-OPIS-MB

 

1.230

 

 

1.385

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,063

 

 

 

2,882

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

20.7

 

 

61


 

CONDENSATE

 

Instrument

 

Price

 

 

 

 

Bbl/d

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Index

$/Bbl

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Swap

NY-WTI

 

62.19

 

 

 

 

 

2,375

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

13.4

 

Swap

NY-WTI

 

57.49

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6.3

 

Swap

NY-WTI

 

45.15

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

(0.6

)

Swap

NY-WTI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,375

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Price

 

Call Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar

NY-WTI

 

57.08

 

 

67.97

 

 

790

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.4

 

Collar

NY-WTI

 

58.56

 

 

69.95

 

 

-

 

 

 

790

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4.3

 

Collar

NY-WTI

 

60.00

 

 

71.60

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

0.6

 

Collar

NY-WTI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

790

 

 

 

790

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,165

 

 

 

2,190

 

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27.4

 

 

As of March 31, 2016 we had the following derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges and are marked-to-market:

NATURAL GAS

 

Instrument

 

Price

 

 

MMBtu/d

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Index

$/MMBtu

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basis Swap

Various

 

0.17

 

 

 

11,673

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.3

)

GasDaily

HENRYHUBGD

 

 

 

 

 

(1,091

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,582

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

These contracts may expose us to the risk of financial loss in certain circumstances. Generally, our hedging arrangements provide us protection on the hedged volumes if prices decline below the prices at which these hedges are set. If prices rise above the prices at which they have been hedged, we will receive less revenue on the hedged volumes than we would receive in the absence of hedges (other than with respect to purchased calls). For derivative instruments not designated as cash-flow hedges, these contracts are marked-to-market and recorded in revenues.

We account for the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities using a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the significant inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. We determine the value of our derivative contracts utilizing a discounted cash flow model for swaps and a standard option pricing model for options, based on inputs that are readily available in public markets. For futures contracts executed through a counterparty that clears the hedges through an exchange, the classification of these instruments is Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. For the contracts that have inputs from quoted prices, the classification of these instruments is Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. For those contracts which we are unable to obtain quoted prices for at least 90% of the full term of the commodity swap and options, the valuations are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 14 of the “Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report for more information regarding classifications within the fair value hierarchy.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to the risk of changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of variable rate borrowings under the TRC Credit Agreement. The Partnership is exposed to the risk of changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of variable rate borrowings under the TRP Revolver and the Securitization Facility. As of March 31, 2016, neither we nor the Partnership have any interest rate hedges.

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However, we or the Partnership may in t he future enter into interest rate hedges intended to mitigate the impact of changes in interest rates on cash flows. To the extent that interest rates increase, interest expense for the TRC Credit Agreement, TRP Revolver and the Partnership’s securitizati on facility will also increase. As of March 31, 2016, the Partnership had $150.0 million in outstanding variable rate borrowings under the TRP Revolver and its Securitization Facility, and we had outstanding variable rate borrowings of $275.0 million under our revolving credit facility and $160.0 million under our term loan facility. A hypothetical change of 100 basis points in the interest rate of our variable rate debt would impact the Partnership’s annual interest expense by $1.5 million and the TRC Non- Partnership annual interest expense by $4.4 million.

Counterparty Credit Risk

We are subject to risk of losses resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by our counterparties. The credit exposure related to commodity derivative instruments is represented by the fair value of the asset position (i.e. the fair value of expected future receipts) at the reporting date. Our futures contracts have limited credit risk since they are cleared through an exchange and are settled daily. Should the creditworthiness of one or more of the counterparties decline, our ability to mitigate nonperformance risk is limited to a counterparty agreeing to either a voluntary termination and subsequent cash settlement or a novation of the derivative contract to a third party. In the event of a counterparty default, we may sustain a loss and our cash receipts could be negatively impacted. We have master netting provisions in the International Swap Dealers Association agreements with all of our derivative counterparties. These netting provisions allow us to net settle asset and liability positions with the same counterparties within the same Targa entity, and would reduce our maximum loss due to counterparty credit risk by $9.9 million as of March 31, 2016. The range of losses attributable to our individual counterparties would be between less than $0.1 million and $29.5 million, depending on the counterparty in default.

Customer Credit Risk

We extend credit to customers and other parties in the normal course of business. We have an established policy and various procedures to manage our credit exposure risk, including initial and subsequent credit risk analyses, credit limits and terms and credit enhancements when necessary. We use credit enhancements including (but not limited to) letters of credit, prepayments, parental guarantees and rights of offset to limit credit risk to ensure that our established credit criteria are followed and financial loss is mitigated or minimized.

We have an active credit management process, which is focused on controlling loss exposure to bankruptcies or other liquidity issues of counterparties. If an assessment of uncollectible accounts resulted in a 1% reduction of our third-party accounts receivable, annual operating income would decrease by $4.3 million in the year of the assessment.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered in this Quarterly Report. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Management has concluded that the material weakness that was present as of December 31, 2015 was also present as of March 31, 2016.

Previously Identified Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As previously disclosed in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we did not maintain adequate controls over the valuation of certain assets in the Atlas mergers. Specifically, our review procedures over the development and application of inputs, assumptions, and calculations used in cash flow-based fair value measurements associated with business combinations did not operate as designed and at an appropriate level of detail commensurate with our financial reporting requirements.

Remediation Status

We have enhanced our internal control framework applicable to business acquisitions to include formal processes covering the development, application and review of inputs, assumptions, and calculations used in cash flow-based value measurements. Cash flow-based fair value measurements are also typically used for asset and goodwill impairment testing. We have not had any events or conditions since December 31, 2015 that have required the use of cash flow-based fair value measurements. As such, neither we nor our external auditors have had the opportunity to test the operating effectiveness of our remediated internal control framework. We

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will be able to fully test our remediated controls over cash flow-based fair value measurements when we perform our annual goodwill impairment testi ng for the 2016 reporting cycle, or earlier if another need arises for such value measurements.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting During the Quarter Ended March 31, 2016

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, there have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The information required for this item is provided in Note 16 – Contingencies, under the heading “Legal Proceedings” included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, which is incorporated by reference into this item.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

For an in-depth discussion of our risk factors, see “Part I—Item 1A Risk Factors” of our 2015 Annual Report, except for the additional risk factors discussed below. All of these risks and uncertainties could adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

The Preferred Shares give the holders thereof liquidation and distribution preferences, certain rights relating to our business and management, and the ability to convert such shares into our common stock, potentially causing dilution to our common stockholders.

In March 2016, we issued 965,100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which rank senior to the common stock with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation. Subject to certain exceptions, so long as any Preferred Shares remains outstanding, we may not declare any dividend or distribution on our common stock unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends have been declared and paid on the Preferred Shares. In the event of our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, the holders of the Preferred Shares would have the right to receive proceeds from any such transaction before the holders of the common stock. The payment of the liquidation preference could result in common stockholders not receiving any consideration if we were to liquidate, dissolve or wind up, either voluntarily or involuntarily. Additionally, the existence of the liquidation preference may reduce the value of the common stock, make it harder for us to sell shares of common stock in offerings in the future, or prevent or delay a change of control.

In connection with the issuance of the Preferred Shares, we entered into an agreement with Stonepeak pursuant to which we granted them the right to appoint an observer to our Board of Directors, such observer having the right to become a member of our Board of Directors under certain circumstances. In addition, the Certificate of Designations governing the Preferred Shares provides the holders of the Preferred Shares with the right to vote, under certain conditions, on an as-converted basis with our common stockholders on matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Also, so long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, subject to certain exceptions, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, voting together as a separate class, will be necessary for effecting or validating, among other things: (i) any issuance of stock senior to the Preferred Shares, (ii) any issuance or increase by any of the our consolidated subsidiaries of any issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of securities, (iii) any issuance by us of parity stock, subject to certain exceptions and (iv) any incurrence of indebtedness by us and our consolidated subsidiaries for borrowed monies, other than under our existing credit agreement and the Partnership’s existing credit agreement (or replacement commercial bank credit facilities) in an aggregate amount up to $2.75 billion, or indebtedness that complies with a specified fixed charge coverage ratio. These restrictions may adversely affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.

Furthermore, the conversion of the Preferred Shares into common stock twelve years after the issuance of the Preferred Shares, pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, may cause substantial dilution to holders of the common stock. Because our Board of Directors is entitled to designate the powers and preferences of preferred stock without a vote of our shareholders, subject to NYSE rules and regulations, our shareholders will have no control over what designations and preferences our future preferred stock, if any, will have.

The issuance of common stock upon exercise of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants may cause dilution to existing common stockholders and may place downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.

In connection with our issuance of Preferred Shares in March 2016, we issued (i) Series A Warrants exercisable into a maximum of 13,550,004 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $18.88 per share and (ii) Series B Warrants exercisable into a maximum of 6,533,727 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $25.11 per share. Both the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants are exercisable beginning September 16, 2016 and expire March 16, 2023. The future exercise of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants by the holders of those securities may cause a reduction in the relative voting power and percentage ownership interests of our other common stockholders, and may place downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.

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Changes in future business conditions could cause recorded goodwill and property, plant and equipment assets to become further impaired, and our financial condition and results of operations could suffer if there is an additional impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets with indefinite lives, intangible assets with definite lives, or property, plant and equipment assets.

During 2015, global oil and natural gas commodity prices, particularly crude oil, significantly decreased as compared to 2014, and global oil and natural gas commodity prices remained depressed in the first quarter of 2016. This decrease in commodity prices has had, and is expected to continue to have, a negative impact on the demand for our services and our market capitalization. Should energy industry conditions further deteriorate, there is a possibility that goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment may be impaired in a future period. Any additional impairment charges that we may take in the future could be material to our financial results. We cannot accurately predict the amount and timing of any impairment of goodwill, intangible assets or property, plant and equipment. For a further discussion of our impairments, see Note 4 – Business Acquisitions of the “Consolidated Financial Statements” included in this Quarterly Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

In the first quarter of 2016, TRC sold to investors in a private placement 965,100 shares of Series A preferred stock with detachable Series A Warrants exercisable into a maximum of 13,550,004 shares of common stock and Series B Warrants exercisable into a maximum of 6,533,727 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $994.1 million in cash. The closing of the Private Placement occurred on March 16, 2016. The Private Placement was previously reported on Form 8-K/A by the Company on March 17, 2016.

Repurchase of Equity by Targa Resources Corp. or Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Period

 

Total number of

shares withheld

(1)

 

 

Average

price per

share

 

Total number of shares

purchased as part of

publicly announced

plans

 

 

Maximum number of

shares that may yet to

be purchased under the

plan

 

January 1, 2016 - January 31, 2016

 

 

6,941

 

$

17.14

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

February 1, 2016 - February 29, 2016

 

 

2,651

 

 

23.03

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(1)

Represents shares that were withheld by us to satisfy tax withholding obligations of certain of our officers, directors and key employees that arose upon the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock.

All outstanding treasury units held by the Partnership were cancelled as a result of the TRC/TRP Merger. The cancellation resulted in a decrease of $10.3 million to TRP’s common units simultaneously with the TRC/TRP Merger (see Note 2 – Basis of Presentation).

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable.

 

 

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Item 6. E xhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Targa Resources Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 2010 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Targa Resources Corp., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 16, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 17, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Targa Resources Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 2010 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

3.4

 

First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Targa Resources Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 15, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

3.5

 

Certificate of Limited Partnership of Targa Resources Partners LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Targa Resources Partners LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed November 16, 2006 (File No. 333-138747)).

 

 

 

3.6

 

Certificate of Formation of Targa Resources GP LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Targa Resources Partners LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed January 19, 2007 (File No. 333-138747)).

 

 

 

3.7

 

Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Targa Resources Partners LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Targa Resources Partners LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 15, 2015 (File No. 001-33303)).

 

 

 

3.8

 

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Targa Resources GP LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Targa Resources Partners LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed January 19, 2007 (File No. 333-138747)).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed November 12, 2010 (File No. 333-169277)).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and the purchasers named on Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 17, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and the purchasers named on Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 17, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

4.4

 

Board Representation and Observation Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2016, by and between Targa Resources Corp. and Stonepeak Target Holdings LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 17, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

4.5

 

Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed March 17, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

 

 

 

10.1+*

 

Targa Resources Corp. Equity Compensation Plan (f/k/a Targa Resources Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan), as amended and restated effective February 17, 2016.

 

 

 

10.2+*

 

Targa Resources Corp. Long-Term Incentive Plan (f/k/a Targa Resources Investments Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan), as amended and restated effective February 17, 2016.

 

 

 

10.3+*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under Targa Resources Corp. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

10.4+*

 

Form of Performance Share Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective February 17, 2016, under Targa Resources Corp. Equity Compensation Plan.

 

 

 

10.5+*

 

Form of Performance Share Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective February 17, 2016, under Targa Resources Corp. Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

10.6+

 

Indemnification Agreement by and between Targa Resources Corp. and Robert B. Evans, dated March 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Targa Resources Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 7, 2016 (File No. 001-34991)).

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Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.7*

 

Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and Stonepeak Target Holdings LP.

 

 

 

10.8*

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 18, 2016, dated March 3, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and Stonepeak Target Holdings LP.

 

 

 

10.9*

 

Amendment No. 2 to the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 18, 2016, dated March 15, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and Stonepeak Target Holdings LP.

 

 

 

10.10*

 

Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 11, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and the purchasers party thereto.

 

 

 

10.11*

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 11, 2016, dated March 15, 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp. and Stonepeak Target Upper Holdings LLC.

 

 

 

31.1*

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1**

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2**

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

*

Filed herewith

**

Furnished herewith

+

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

 

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SIGNAT URES

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

 

 

Targa Resources Corp.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2016

By:

 

/s/ Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

 

Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Exhibit 10.1

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective February 17, 2016)

Section 1. Purpose of the Plan .

The Targa Resources Corp. Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted by Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the parent company entity of Targa Resources Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”).  The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Partnership, the Company and their Affiliates by providing to employees, consultants and directors of the Partnership, the Company and their Affiliates incentive compensation awards for superior performance that are based on Stock.  The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the Partnership, the Company and their Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Company, the Partnership and their Affiliates, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Company, the Partnership and their Affiliates.

Section 2. Definitions .

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“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.

“Award” means an Option, Restricted Stock, Performance Share, Other Stock-Based Award, or Replacement Award, and shall also include any tandem DERs granted with respect to a Performance Share.

“Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

(i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than an Affiliate of the Company, shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the equity interests in the Company;


 

(ii) the stockholders of the Company approve, in one or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the Company ; or

(iii) the sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more transactions to any Person other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code and with respect to which a Change of Control will accelerate payment, “Change of Control” shall mean a “change of control event” as defined in the regulations and guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or, if none, the Board or such committee of the Board, if any, as may be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

“Consultant” means an independent contractor, other than a Director, who performs services for the benefit of the Company, the Partnership or an Affiliate of either.

“DER” or “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a contingent right, granted in tandem with a specific Performance Share, to receive an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends declared by the Company with respect to a share of Stock during the period such DER is outstanding.

“Director” means a member of the Board or a board of directors of an Affiliate who is not an Employee.

“Employee” means any employee of the Company, the Partnership or an Affiliate of either who performs services for the benefit of the Company, the Partnership or an Affiliate of either.

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

“Fair Market Value” means the closing sales price of a share of Stock on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which trading in Stock occurs on the applicable date (or if there is no trading in Stock on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee).  In the event Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by the Committee.

“Option” means an option to purchase Stock granted under the Plan.

“Other Stock-Based Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(d) of the Plan.

“Participant” means any Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award under the Plan.

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“Performance Share ” means a phantom (notional) share of Stock granted under the Plan which entitles the Participant to receive an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock upon vesting of the Performance Share ; however, the Committee, in its discretion, may elect to pay such vested Performance S hare with a share of Stock in lieu of cash.

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

“Replacement Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Plan.

“Restricted Period” means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be.

“Restricted Stock” means a share of Stock granted under the Plan that is subject to a Restricted Period.

“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

“Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Section 3. Administration .

(a) Governance .  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

(b) Delegation .  Subject to the following and applicable law, the Committee, in it sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any.  Upon any such delegation, all references in the Plan to the “Committee,” other than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer; provided, however, that such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to, a person who is an officer subject to Rule 16b‑3 or a member of the Board.

(c) Authority and Powers .  Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive

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such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of any Participant.

Section 4. Stock Subject to the Plan .

(a) Limits on Stock Deliverable .  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the number of shares of Stock that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan may not exceed 745,785 shares; provided, however, if any Award (including Restricted Stock) is terminated, forfeited or expires for any reason without the delivery of Stock covered by such Award or shares of Stock are withheld from an Award to satisfy the exercise price or the employer’s tax withholding obligation with respect to such Award, such shares of Stock shall again be available for delivery pursuant to other Awards granted under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) there shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be granted under the Plan and paid in cash, and (ii) any shares of Stock allocated to an Award shall, to the extent such Award is paid in cash, be again available for delivery under the Plan with respect to other Awards.

(b) Sources of Stock Deliverable Under Awards .  Any shares of Stock delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Stock acquired in the open market or from any Affiliate, the Company, the Partnership or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(c) Adjustments .  In the event that the Committee determines that any dividend (whether in the form of cash, Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, Change of Control, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar transaction or event affects the Stock such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, (ii) the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award, or (iv) if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, that the number of shares of Stock subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.  With respect to any other similar event that would not result in a FASB ASC Topic 718 accounting charge if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event.

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Section 5. Eligibility .

Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan.

Section 6. Awards .

(a) Options .  The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Options shall be granted, the number of shares of Stock to be covered by each Option, and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

(i) Exercise Price .  The exercise price per share of Stock under an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted and, except with respect to a Replacement Award, may not be less than its Fair Market Value as of the date of grant.

(ii) Time and Method of Exercise .  The Committee shall determine (a) the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, which may include, without limitation, accelerated exercisability upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and, (b) in its discretion, the method or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the Company, a “cashless-broker” exercise through a program approved by the Company, with the consent of the Company, the withholding of Stock that would otherwise be delivered to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option, other securities or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price.

(iii) Forfeitures .  Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment or consulting with the Company, the Partnership and their Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all Options shall be forfeited by the Participant.  The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Options.

(b) Performance Shares .  The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants, and Directors to whom Performance Shares shall be granted, the number of Performance Shares to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the time or conditions under which the Performance Shares may become vested or forfeited, which may include, without limitation, the accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards, including whether DERs are granted with respect to such Performance Shares.

(i) DERs .  Unless and to the extent provided otherwise by the Committee in its discretion, a grant of Performance Shares shall include a tandem DER grant, which provides that such DERs shall be credited to a bookkeeping account (without interest)

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and shall be paid to the Participant in cash upon the vesting of the tandem Performance Share .  However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide such other terms, including different vesting and payment forms and mediums and the “investment” of such DERs in additional Performance Shares , as it may choose with respect to DERs and may also provide that a grant of Performance Shares does not include tandem DERs.

(ii) Forfeitures .  Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment or consulting arrangement with the Company, the Partnership and their Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Performance Shares awarded the Participant, and any outstanding tandem DERs credited to such Participant, shall be automatically forfeited on such termination.  The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Performance Shares and DERs.

(iii) Lapse of Restrictions .  Upon or as soon as reasonably practical following the vesting of each Performance Share, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the vesting date; however, the Committee, in its discretion, may elect to pay such vested Performance Share in the form of one share of Stock in lieu of cash.

(c) Restricted Stock .  The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Restricted Stock shall be granted, the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Restricted Stock may become vested or forfeited, which may include, without limitation, the accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards.

(i) Dividends .  To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a grant of Restricted Stock may provide that dividends declared by the Company with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be subject to such forfeiture and other restrictions as the Committee may choose and, if so restricted, such dividends shall be held, without interest, until the dividend vests or is forfeited.  In addition, the Committee may provide that such dividends be used to acquire additional shares of Restricted Stock for the Participant.  Such additional shares of Restricted Stock may be subject to such vesting and other terms as the Committee may proscribe.  Absent such a restriction on the dividends subject to the Award Agreement, dividends with respect to a share of Restricted Stock shall be paid to the holder of the Restricted Stock without restriction.

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(ii) Forfeitures .  Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment or consulting with the Company, the Partnership and their Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Restricted Stock awarded the Participant, and any unpaid dividends credited to the Participant, shall be automatically forfeited on such termination.  The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeitures with respect to a Participant’s Restricted Stock and dividends .

(iii) Lapse of Restrictions .  Upon or as soon as reasonably practical following the vesting of each share of Restricted Stock, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to have the restrictions removed from his or her Stock certificate so that the Participant then holds an unrestricted share of Stock.

(d) Other Stock-Based Awards .  Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan to such Employees, Consultants and Directors as the Committee, in its discretion, may select.  An Other Stock-Based Award shall be an award denominated or payable in, valued in or otherwise based on or related to Stock, in whole or in part and shall include unrestricted Stock paid in lieu of any bonus or incentive compensation otherwise payable in cash.  The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions, if any, of any such Other Stock-Based Award.  An Other Stock-Based Award may be paid in cash, Common Stock (including Restricted Stock) or any combination thereof as determined by the Committee, in its discretion.

(e) Replacement Awards .  Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution or replacement for similar equity awards cancelled or forfeited by Employees, Consultants and Directors as a result of a merger or acquisition by the Company, the Partnership, or an Affiliate of an entity or the assets of an entity.  Such Replacement Awards may have such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, and the exercise price of an Option may be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of such substitution or replacement.

(f) General .

(i) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together .  Except as provided below, Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company, the Partnership or any Affiliate.  Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company, the Partnership or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

(ii) Limits on Transfer of Awards .

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) below, each Award shall be exercisable or payable only by or to the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

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(B) Except as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C), no Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant , and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, the Partnership or any Affiliate.

(C) To the extent specifically provided or approved by the Committee with respect to an Award, an Award may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish.

(iii) Term of Awards .  The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.

(iv) Stock Certificates .  All certificates for Stock or other securities of the Company delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Stock or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(v) Consideration for Grants .  Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee determines.

(vi) Delivery of Stock or other Securities and Payment by Participant of Consideration .  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, if the Company is not reasonably able to obtain Stock to deliver pursuant to such Award without violating the rules or regulations of any applicable law or securities exchange, no delivery shall occur until such time as the Committee, in good faith, determines that the delivery of Stock may be made without violating the rules or regulations of any applicable law or securities exchange.  No Stock or other securities shall be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the Company.

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(vii) Change in Control, Similar Events .  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, any change in applicable law or regulation affecting the Plan or Awards thereunder, or any change in accounting principles affecting the financial statements of the Company , the Committee, in its sole discretion, without the consent of any Participant or holder of the Award, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may take any one or more of the following actions in order to either prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or an outstanding Award or mitigate any unfavorable accounting consequences :

(A) provide for either (i) the termination of any Award in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of such transaction or event the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (ii) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion;

(B) provide that such award be assumed by the successor or survivor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or be exchanged for similar options, rights or awards covering the equity of the successor or survivor, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of equity interests and prices;

(C) make adjustments in the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and in the number and kind of outstanding Awards or in the terms and conditions of (including the exercise price), and the vesting and performance criteria included in, outstanding Awards, or both;

(D) provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement; and

(E) provide that the Award cannot be exercised or become payable after such event, i.e. , shall terminate upon such event.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to an above event that is an “equity restructuring” event that would be subject to a compensation expense pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718 if a discretionary change is made, the provisions in Section 4(c) shall control to the extent they are in conflict with the discretionary provisions of this Section 6 and (ii) upon a Change of Control all Awards shall become vested and exercisable or payable, as the case may be, unless, and to the extent, the Committee specifically provides to the contrary in the Award Agreement with respect to a Change of Control.

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Section 7. Amendment and Termination . Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law:

(a) Amendments to the Plan .  Except as required by the rules of the principal securities exchange on which Stock is traded and subject to Section 7(b) below, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, without the consent of any member, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or other Person.

(b) Amendments to Awards .  Subject to Section 7(a), the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted, provided no change, other than pursuant to Section 6(f)(vii) or, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, as being necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code, in any Award shall materially reduce the benefit of a Participant without the consent of such Participant.

Section 8. General Provisions .

(a) No Rights to Award .  No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants.  The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(b) Tax Withholding .  The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Stock, other securities or property, or Stock that would otherwise be issued or delivered pursuant to such Award) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes.

(c) No Right to Employment .  The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company, the Partnership or any Affiliate or to remain on the Board or a Consultant, as applicable.  Further, the Company, the Partnership or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

(d) Governing Law .  The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware law without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(e) Section 409A . This Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and may be administered in a manner that is intended to meet those requirements and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.  All Awards granted and payments hereunder will either be exempt from Section 409A of the Code or will be subject to Section 409A of the Code and will be structured in a manner that will meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including regulations or other guidance issued with respect thereto. Any provision of this Plan that would cause an Award or payment to fail to satisfy Section 409A of

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the Code will be amended (in a manner that as closely as practicable achieves the original intent of the Award ) to comply with Section 409A of the Code on a timely basis, which may be made on a retroactive basis, in accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

(f) Severability .  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(g) Other Laws .  The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any shares of Stock or other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Stock or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the shares of Stock are then traded, or result in recoverable short-swing profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.

(h) No Trust or Fund Created .  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any participating Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person.  To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any participating Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Company or any participating Affiliate.

(i) No Fractional Shares of Stock .  No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional shares of Stock or whether such fractional shares of Stock or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

(j) Headings .  Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.  Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

(k) Facility Payment .  Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to properly manage his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner which the Committee may select, and the Company shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.

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(l) Gender and Number .  Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

Section 9. Term of the Plan .

The Plan became effective on the later of the date of its initial approval by the Board of Directors of Targa Resources GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”) or the initial public offering of the common units of the Partnership and, except as provided below with respect to Performance Shares, shall terminate on, and no Awards may be granted after, the earliest of the date established by the Board or the Committee, the 10 th anniversary of the date the Plan was adopted by the General Partner (or such earlier anniversary, if any, required by the rules of the exchange on which Stock is traded) or the date Stock is no longer available for delivery pursuant to Awards under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may provide that the Plan shall continue without regard to such termination with respect to the grant of Performance Shares, provided such Performance Shares shall be payable only in cash.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted prior to any Plan termination, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination date.

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Exhibit 10.2

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective February 17, 2016)

SECTION 1. Purpose of the Plan .

The Targa Resources Corp. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted by Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the indirect parent entity of Targa Resources Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”) and of Targa Resources GP LLC (“Targa GP”), the general partner of the Partnership. The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its Affiliates by providing to employees, consultants and directors of the Company and its Affiliates incentive cash compensation awards for superior performance that are based on Stock.  The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the Company and its Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Company and its Affiliates, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Company and its Affiliates.

SECTION 2. Definitions .

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“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.

“Award” means a Performance Share and shall also include any tandem DERs granted with respect to a Performance Share.

“Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

(i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than an Affiliate of the Company, shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the equity interests in the Company;

 


 

(ii) the stockholders of the Company approve, in one or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the Company ; or

(iii) the sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more transactions to any Person other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code and with respect to which a Change of Control will accelerate payment, “Change of Control” shall mean a “change of control event” as defined in the regulations and guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or, if none, the Board or such committee of the Board, if any, as may be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

“Consultant” means an independent contractor, other than a Director, who performs services for the benefit of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

“DER” or “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a contingent right, granted in tandem with a specific Performance Share, to receive an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends declared by the Company with respect to a share of Stock during the period such DER is outstanding.

“Director” means a member of the Board or a board of directors of an Affiliate who is not an Employee.

“Employee” means any employee of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company who performs services for the benefit of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

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

“Fair Market Value” means the average closing sales price of a share of Stock on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which trading in Stock occurs for the last ten trading days ending on the applicable date. For purposes of the foregoing, the closing sales price of a share of Stock shall be the closing sales price of a share of Stock, as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). In the event Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by the Committee.

“Participant” means any Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award under the Plan.

“Performance Share” means a phantom (notional) share of Stock granted under the Plan which entitles the Participant to receive an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock upon vesting of the Performance Share.

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

“Restricted Period” means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is not payable to the Participant.

“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

“Stock” means the common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

SECTION 3. Administration .

(a)   Governance .  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  

(b)   Delegation .  Subject to the following and applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any.  Upon any such delegation, all references in the Plan to the “Committee”, other than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer; provided, however, that such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to, a person who is an officer subject to Rule 16b‑3 or a member of the Board.  

(c)   Authority and Powers .  Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, Targa GP, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of any Participant.

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SECTION 4. Award Limits .   

(a) There shall not be any limitation on the number of Performance Shares that may be granted under the Plan.

(b) Adjustments .  In the event that the Committee determines that any dividend (whether in the form of cash, Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, Stock, Change of Control, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar transaction or event affects the Stock such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, (ii) the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, or (iii) if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, that the number of shares of Stock subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.  With respect to any other similar event that would not result in a FASB ASC Topic 718 accounting charge if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event.

SECTION 5. Eligibility .

Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan.

SECTION 6. Awards .

(a) Performance Shares .  The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants, and Directors to whom Performance Shares shall be granted, the number of Performance Shares to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the time or conditions under which the Performance Shares may become vested or forfeited, which may include, without limitation, the accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards, including whether DERs are granted with respect to such Performance Shares.

(i) DERs .  Unless and to the extent provided otherwise by the Committee in its discretion, a grant of Performance Shares shall include a tandem DER grant, which provides that such DERs shall be credited to a bookkeeping account (without interest) and shall be paid to the Participant in cash upon the vesting of the tandem Performance Share.  However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide such other terms, including different vesting and payment forms and mediums and the “investment” of such DERs in additional Performance Shares, as it may choose with respect to DERs and may also provide that a grant of Performance Shares does not include tandem DERs.

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(ii) Forfeitures .  Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant s employment or consulting arrangement with the Company , the Partnership and their Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Performance Shares awarded the Participant , and any outstanding tandem DERs credited to such Participant , shall be automatically forfeited on such termination.  The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant s Performance Shares and DERs .

(iii) Lapse of Restrictions .  Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable following the vesting of each Performance Share (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the date of such vesting, or such earlier date as may be specified in the Award Agreement), subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock (or the applicable percentage thereof, based on the relative achievement against the specified performance goals described in Section 6(a) and established in the Performance Share Award Agreement) as of the vesting date.

(b) General .

(i) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together .  Except as provided below, Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate.  Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

(ii) Limits on Transfer of Awards .

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) below, each Award shall be exercisable or payable only by or to the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(B) Except as provided in paragraphs (A) and (C), no Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

(C) To the extent specifically provided or approved by the Committee with respect to an Award, an Award may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish.

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(iii) Term of Awards .  The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.

(iv) Consideration for Grants .  Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee determines.

(v) Change in Control, Similar Events .  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, any change in applicable law or regulation affecting the Plan or Awards thereunder, or any change in accounting principles affecting the financial statements of the Company, the Committee, in its sole discretion, without the consent of any Participant or holder of the Award, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may take any one or more of the following actions in order to either prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or an outstanding Award or mitigate any unfavorable accounting consequences:

(A) provide for either (i) the termination of any Award in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the realization of the Participant’s rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of such transaction or event the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (ii) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion;

(B) provide that such award be assumed by the successor or survivor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or be exchanged for similar awards covering the equity of the successor or survivor, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of equity interests and prices;

(C) make adjustments in the number and type of shares of Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and in the number and kind of outstanding Awards or in the terms and conditions of, and the vesting and performance criteria included in, outstanding Awards, or both;

(D) provide that such Award shall be payable, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement; and

(E) provide that the Award cannot become payable after such event, i.e. , shall terminate upon such event.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to an above event that is an “equity restructuring” event that would be subject to a compensation expense pursuant FASB ASC Topic 718 if a discretionary change is made, the provisions in Section 4(b) shall control to the extent they are in conflict with the discretionary provisions of this Section 6 and (ii) upon a Change of Control all Awards shall become vested and exercisable or payable, as the case may be, unless, and to the extent, the Committee specifically provides to the contrary in the Award Agreement with respect to a Change of Control.

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SECTION 7. Amendment and Termination . Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law:

(a) Amendments to the Plan .  Except as required by the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is traded and subject to Section 7(b) below, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, without the consent of any member, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or other Person.

(b) Amendments to Awards .  Subject to Section 7(a), the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted, provided no change, other than pursuant to Section 6(b)(v) or, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, as being necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code, in any Award shall materially reduce the benefit of a Participant without the consent of such Participant.

SECTION 8. General Provisions .

(a) No Rights to Award .  No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants.  The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(b) Tax Withholding .  The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount in cash of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant of an Award, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes.

(c) No Right to Employment .  The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate or to remain on the Board or a Consultant, as applicable.  Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

(d) Governing Law .  The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware law without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(e) Section 409A . This Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and may be administered in a manner that is intended to meet those requirements and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.  All Awards granted and payments hereunder will either be exempt from Section 409A of the Code or will be subject to Section 409A of the Code and will be structured in a manner that will meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including regulations or other guidance issued with respect thereto. Any provision of this Plan that would cause an Award or payment to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code will be amended (in a manner that as closely as practicable achieves the original intent of the Award) to comply with Section 409A of the Code on a timely basis, which may be made

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on a retroactive basis, in accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A of the Code.

(f) Severability .  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(g) Other Laws .  The Committee may refuse to pay an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that such payment might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is then traded, or result in recoverable short-swing profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

(h) No Trust or Fund Created .  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any participating Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person.  To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any participating Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Company or any participating Affiliate.

(i) Headings .  Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.  Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

(j) Facility Payment .  Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to properly manage his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner which the Committee may select, and the Company shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.

(k) Gender and Number .  Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

SECTION 9. Term of the Plan .

The Plan shall become effective on the date of its approval by the Committee and shall terminate on the date established by the Board or the Committee.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted prior to any Plan termination, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination date.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) evidences an award made as of the ______________ (the “ Date of Grant ”) by TARGA RESOURCES CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), to ____________________ (the “ Employee ”).

1. Award .  Pursuant to the TARGA RESOURCES CORP. 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN , as amended (the “ Plan ”), as of the Date of Grant, ____________ shares (the “ Restricted Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, shall be issued as hereinafter provided in the Employee’s name, subject to certain restrictions thereon.  This award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan, including future amendments thereto, if any, pursuant to the terms thereof.

2. Definitions .  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined below or in the body of this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.  In addition to the terms defined in the body of this Agreement, the following capitalized words and terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

(a) “ Cause ” shall mean, if the Employee is a party to an agreement with the Company in which the term “cause” is defined, the meaning given such term in the agreement. Otherwise, “Cause” shall mean the Employee’s (i) failure to perform assigned duties and responsibilities (ii) engaging in conduct which is injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) breach of any corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or breach of any agreement between the Company and the Employee, or (iv) conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony.

(b) “ Disability ” shall mean a disability that entitles the Employee to disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan .

(c) “ Earned Shares ” means the Restricted Shares after the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture.

(d) “ Forfeiture Restrictions ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(a) hereof.

(e) Unvested Dividends ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d) hereof.

(f) Vested Dividends ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(d) hereof.

3. Restricted Shares .  The Restricted Shares shall be subject to the following provisions:

(a) Forfeiture Restrictions .  The Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of, and in the event of termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company (as defined in Section 7 hereof), the Employee shall, for no consideration, forfeit to the Company all Restricted Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.  The prohibition against transfer and the

 


 

obligation to forfeit and surrender Restricted Shares to the Company upon termination of employment as provided in the preceding sentence are herein referred to as the “ Forfeiture Restrictions .”  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of Restricted Shares.

(b) Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions (Vesting) .  Provided that the Employee has been continuously employed by the Company from the Date of Grant through the lapse date set forth in the following schedule, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse, and the Restricted Shares will vest, with respect to a percentage of the Restricted Shares determined in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Lapse Date

 

Percentage of Total Number

of Restricted Shares as to Which

Forfeiture Restrictions Lapse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the schedule set forth above, (i) if the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of death or Disability or if the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, then the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse with respect to 100% of the Restricted Shares effective as of the date of such termination, and (ii) if a Change in Control occurs and the Employee has remained continuously employed by the Company from the Date of Grant to the date upon which such Change in Control occurs, then the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse with respect to 100% of the Restricted Shares on the date upon which such Change in Control occurs.  Any shares with respect to which the Forfeiture Restrictions do not lapse in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 3(b) (and any associated Unvested Dividends) shall be forfeited to the Company for no consideration as of the date of the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company.

(c) Escrow of Restricted Shares .  The Company shall issue in the Employee’s name the Restricted Shares, and such Restricted Shares shall be held for the Employee in electronic, book entry form by the Company’s transfer agent with a notation that the shares are subject to restrictions.  The Restricted Shares shall be held subject to restrictions as provided in the Agreement until such time as the Restricted Shares become Earned Shares.  The Employee may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any of the Restricted Shares that are subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions.  A breach of the terms of this Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Shares.  If part or all of the Restricted Shares are forfeited pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall have the right to direct the Company’s transfer agent to cancel such forfeited Restricted Shares or, at the Company’s election, transfer such Restricted Shares to the Company or to any designee of the Company.  Effective as of the Date of Grant, the Employee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Shares, including, without limitation, voting rights and the right, subject to Section 3(d), to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Restricted Shares; provided, however, that such Restricted Shares shall be subject to the restrictions described herein, including, without limitation, those described in Section 3 hereof.  Upon the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture, the Company shall issue appropriate instructions to the transfer agent.    

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(d) Dividends .   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not have the right to receive any dividends or other distributions, including any special or extraordinary dividends or distributions (with all references to “dividends” in this Agreement being deemed to also include reference to any such special distributions), with respect to the Restricted Shares granted hereby unless and until the Restricted Shares become Earned Shares.   Any such dividends declared and paid with respect to already Earned Shares shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividend for such class of stock is paid to stockholders of such class or, if later, the 15 th day of the third month following the date the dividend is paid to stockholders of such class of stock.  In the event the Company declares and pays a dividend in respect of its Common Stock and, on the record date for such dividend, the Employee holds Restricted Shares granted pursuant to this Agreement that have not yet become Earned Shares, the dividends with respect to such Restricted Shares shall be credited to an account maintained by the Company or the transfer agent for the Employee’s benefit (such dividends, “ Unvested Dividends ”).  Such account is intended to constitute an “unfunded” account, and neither this Section 3(d) nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Section 3(d) shall be construed to create a trust of any kind.  Amounts credited to such account with respect to Restricted Shares that become Earned Shares will become “ Vested Dividends ” on the date that such Restricted Shares vest in accordance with Section 3(b) and will be paid to the Employee as soon as administratively practicable following that date; provided that, in all cases, any Vested Dividends that become payable pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year during which such dividends become Vested Dividends pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Section 3.  The Employee shall not be entitled to receive any interest with respect to the timing of payment of dividends.  In the event all or any portion of the Restricted Shares granted hereby fail to become Earned Shares, Unvested Dividends accumulated in the Employee’s account with respect to such Restricted Shares shall be forfeited to the Company.    

(e) Corporate Acts .  The existence of the Restricted Shares shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding.  The prohibitions of Section 3(a) hereof shall not apply to the transfer of Restricted Shares pursuant to a plan of reorganization of the Company, but the stock, securities, or other property received in exchange therefor shall also become subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions and provisions governing the lapsing of such Forfeiture Restrictions applicable to the original Restricted Shares for all purposes of this Agreement, and the book entry representing such stock, securities, or other property shall be legended or notated to show such restrictions.

4. Withholding of Tax .  To the extent that the receipt of the Restricted Shares (or any dividends thereon) or the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions results in compensation income or wages to the Employee for federal, state or local tax purposes, the Employee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt or lapse, as the case may be, such amount of money as the Company may require to meet its minimum obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and if the Employee fails to do so (or if the Employee instructs the Company to withhold cash or stock to meet such obligation), the Company shall withhold from any cash or stock remuneration

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(including withholding any Restricted Shares or Earned Shares distributable to the Employee under this Agreement) then or thereafter payable to the Employee any tax required to be withheld by reason of such resulting compensation income or wages.  The Company is making no representation or warranty as to the tax consequences to the Employee as a result of the receipt of the Restricted Shares, the treatment of dividends, the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions, or the forfeiture of any Restricted Shares pursuant to the Forfeiture Restrictions.

5. Status of Stock .  The Restricted Shares and Earned Shares issued under this Agreement may not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws.  In addition, (a) the book entry representing the Restricted Shares and Earned Shares may bear such legend or notation as the Company deems appropriate in order to reflect the Forfeiture Restrictions and to assure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and applicable securities laws, (b) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the Restricted Shares or Earned Shares on the stock transfer records of the Company if such proposed transfer would constitute a violation of the Forfeiture Restrictions or, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, of any applicable securities law, and (c) the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Shares.

6. Clawback .  Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, any compensation, payments, or benefits provided hereunder (or profits realized from the sale of Earned Shares awarded hereunder), whether in the form of cash or otherwise, shall be subject to a clawback to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, including but not limited to, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

7. Employment Relationship .  For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as (a) the Employee remains an employee and/or director of either the Company or an Affiliate (b) (i) the Employee remains a Consultant providing substantial services to either the Company or an Affiliate and/or (ii) following any voluntary termination of employment by the Employee, and to the extent the Award remains subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” (as determined under section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and in the good faith discretion of the Committee or its delegate) through the lapse date set forth in Section 3(b) hereof, the Employee refrains from accepting other employment with, or providing services to, (A) any competitor of the Company or (B) any other organization if the employment or services to be provided thereto are in a substantially similar capacity, role, or function as has been provided to the Company or its Affiliates (but excluding the ability to provide services as a director of such other organizations).  Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is specifically provided that the Employee shall be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Company at the time of the termination of the “Affiliate” status of the entity or other organization that employs or engages the Employee.  Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the Restricted Shares thereunder pursuant to this Agreement, shall confer upon the Employee the right to continued employment by or service with the Company or affect in any way the right of the Company to terminate such employment or service at any time.  Unless otherwise provided in a written employment or consulting agreement or by applicable law, the Employee’s

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employment by or service with the Company shall be on an at-will basis, and the employment or service relationship may be terminated at any time by either the Employee or the Company for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause or notice.  Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment or service , and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate, and its determination shall be final.

8. Notices .  Any notices or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing.  In the case of the Employee, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if hand delivered to the Employee at the Employee’s principal place of employment or if sent by registered or certified mail to the Employee at the last address the Employee has filed with the Company.  In the case of the Company, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if sent by registered or certified mail to the Company at its principal executive offices.

9. Entire Agreement; Amendment .  This Agreement replaces and merges all previous agreements and discussions relating to the same or similar subject matters between the Employee and the Company and constitutes the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.  This Agreement may not be modified in any respect by any verbal statement, representation or agreement made by any employee, officer, or representative of the Company or by any written agreement unless signed by an officer of the Company who is expressly authorized by the Company to execute such document.

10. Binding Effect; Survival .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under the Employee.  The provisions of Section 6 shall survive the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture.

11. Controlling Law .   This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof, or, if applicable, the laws of the United States.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

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US 4089659v.6

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Exhibit 10.4

Targa Resources Corp.

Equity Compensation Plan

(f/k/a Targa Resources Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan)

Performance Share Grant Agreement

(As Amended and Restated Effective February 17, 2016)

 

Grantee:

 

 

 

 

 

Original Date of Grant:

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Amendment:

 

February 17, 2016

 

 

 

Number of Performance Units Originally Granted:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Performance Shares Granted Upon Conversion:

 

 

1. Performance Share Grant .  Effective as of the Date of Amendment specified above, the number of Performance Units originally granted to you under the Targa Resources Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan (n/k/a the Targa Resources Corp. Equity Compensation Plan, and as amended, the “ Plan ”) on the grant date specified above were converted into the above number of Performance Shares with respect to the Common Stock (“ Common Stock ” or “ Stock ”) of Targa Resources Corp. (the “ Corp. ”).  A Performance Share is a notional share of Common Stock of the Corp.  Each Performance Share also includes a tandem Dividend Equivalent Right (“ DER ”).  A DER is a right to receive an amount equal to the cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock during the vesting period described in Section 3.  The terms of the grant are subject to the terms of the Plan and this Performance Share Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective February 17, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”).    

2. Payment .  Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, as soon as reasonably practical following the end of the Vesting Period ( but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year during which the Vesting Period ends) , you will receive a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of vested Performance Shares granted hereunder. In addition, you will receive cash relating to the amount of the DERs that you are entitled to as described in Section 4.    

3. Vesting .

(a) If you cease to be employed by Targa Resources Corp. and its Affiliates (collectively, the “ Company ”) during the period beginning on June 30, _____ and ending on June 30, __________ (the “ Vesting Period ”) for any reason other than as provided below, all Performance Shares and tandem DERs awarded to you shall be automatically forfeited without payment upon your termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, you shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as (i) you remain an employee or a Director of, or a Consultant to, the Company, or (ii) following any voluntary termination of your employment as an employee of the Company (or following any voluntary termination of your service as a Director of or Consultant to the Company),

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you refrain from accepting other employment with, or providing other services to, (A) any competitor of the Company or (B) any other organization if the employment or services to be provided thereto are in a substantially similar capacity, role, or function as has been provided to the Company (but excluding the ability to provide services as a director of such other organizations) .  

(b) If you cease to be employed by the Company during the Vesting Period as a result of your death or a disability that entitles you to disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan, or your employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, you will become vested in full for any Performance Shares subject to this Agreement. If you are a party to an agreement with the Company in which the term “cause” is defined, that definition of cause shall apply for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement.  Otherwise, “ Cause ” means (i) failure to perform assigned duties and responsibilities (ii) engaging in conduct which is injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) breach of any corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or breach of any agreement between the Company and you, or (iv) conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony.

4. DERs .  Beginning on the later of the Date of Grant and the first day of the Vesting Period and ending on February 16, 2016, on each date during such period that Targa Resources Partners LP made a cash distribution with respect to its common units (the “ Common Units ”), you were credited with an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the cash distributions paid with respect to a Common Unit times (ii) your number of Performance Units originally granted under this Agreement.  Beginning on February 17, 2016 and ending on the last day of the Vesting Period, on each date during such period that the Corp. declares a cash dividend with respect to its Stock, you will be credited with an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock times (ii) your number of Performance Shares.  Your DERs shall be credited to a bookkeeping account by the Company.  As soon as reasonably practical following the end of the Vesting Period ( but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year during which the Vesting Period ends) , your DER account will be paid (without interest) to you in cash or forfeited, as the case may be.  The amount of your DER account to be paid to you will be equal to the amount credited to your DER account.  DERs shall not be payable with respect to any Performance Share that is forfeited.

5. Change of Control .  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control during the Vesting Period, your Performance Shares and all DER amounts, if any, then credited to you shall be cancelled on such date and you will be paid (i) one share of Stock for each Performance Share granted to you under this Agreement, plus (ii) an amount of cash equal to the amount of DERs then credited to you, if any.  Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Section 5 to the contrary, the Committee may elect, at its sole discretion by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of the Change of Control, to have the Company satisfy your rights in respect of the Performance Shares (as determined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5), in whole or in part, by having the Company make a cash payment to you within five business days of the occurrence of the Change of Control in respect of all such Performance Shares or such portion of such Performance Shares as the Committee shall determine.  Any cash payment made pursuant to the foregoing sentence for any Performance Shares shall be equal to the Fair Market

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Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of the Change of Control, times the number of Performance Shares grant ed to you under this Agreement.

6. Nontransferability of Award .  The Performance Shares and DERs may not be transferred, assigned, encumbered or pledged by you in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution.  The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon your executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns.

7. Entire Agreement; Governing Law .  The Plan is incorporated herein by reference.  The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements between you and Targa Resources Corp. and its Affiliates with respect to the same.  This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Texas.

8. Withholding of Taxes .  To the extent that the vesting or payment of Performance Shares or DERs results in the receipt of compensation by you with respect to which the Company or an Affiliate has a tax withholding obligation pursuant to applicable law, the Company or Affiliate shall withhold from the cash and from the Stock otherwise to be delivered to you, that amount of cash and that number of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the Company’s or Affiliate’s tax withholding obligations with respect to such cash and Stock payments, respectively, unless you deliver to the Company or Affiliate (as applicable) at the time such cash or Stock is delivered to you such amount of money as the Company or Affiliate may require to meet such tax withholding obligations.  No payment of a vested Performance Share or a cash distribution with respect to DERs shall be made pursuant to this Agreement until the applicable tax withholding requirements with respect to such event have been satisfied in full.

9. Amendments .  This Agreement may be modified only by a written agreement signed by you and an authorized person on behalf of Targa Resources Corp. who is expressly authorized to execute such document; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, Targa Resources Corp. may make any change to this Agreement without your consent if such change is not materially adverse to your rights under this Agreement.

10. Plan Controls .  By accepting this grant, you agree that the Performance Shares and DERs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Agreement.  

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Joe Bob Perkins

 

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5

Targa Resources Corp.

Long Term Incentive Plan

Performance Share Grant Agreement

(As Amended and Restated Effective February 17, 2016)

 

Grantee:

 

 

 

Original Date of Grant:

 

 

,

 

 

Date of Amendment:

 

February 17, 2016

 

 

 

Number of Performance Units Originally Granted:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Performance Shares Granted Upon Conversion:

 

 

 

1. Performance Share Grant .  Effective as of the Date of Amendment specified above, the number of Performance Units originally granted to you under the Targa Resources Corp. Long Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) on the grant date specified above were converted into the above number of Performance Shares with respect to Common Stock (“ Common Stock ” or “ Stock ”) of Targa Resources Corp. (the “ Corp. ”).  A Performance Share is a notional share of Common Stock of the Corp.  Each Performance Share also includes a tandem Dividend Equivalent Right (“ DER ”).  A DER is a right to receive an amount equal to the cash dividends declared with respect to a share of Common Stock during the Vesting Period described in Section 3.  The terms of the grant are subject to the terms of the Plan and this Performance Share Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective February 17, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”).

2. Payment .  Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, as soon as reasonably practical following the end of the Vesting Period ( but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year during which the Vesting Period ends) , you will receive, in cancellation of your Performance Shares, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) your number of Performance Shares times (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the last day of the Vesting Period.  In addition, you will receive cash relating to the amount of the DER that you are entitled to as described in Section 4.    

3. Vesting .

(a) If you cease to be employed by Targa Resources Corp. and its Affiliates (collectively, the “ Company ”) during the period beginning on June 30, ___________ and ending on June 30, ________ (the “ Vesting Period ”) for any reason other than as provided below, all Performance Shares and tandem DERs awarded to you shall be automatically forfeited without payment upon your termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, you shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as (i) you remain an employee or a Director of, or a Consultant to, the Company, or (ii) following any voluntary termination of your employment as an employee of the Company (or following any voluntary termination of your service as a Director of or Consultant to the Company), you refrain from accepting other employment with, or

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providing other services to, (A) any competitor of the Company or (B) any other organization if the employment or services to be provided thereto are in a substantially similar capacity, role, or function as has been provided to the Company (but excluding the ability to provide services as a director of such other organizations).  

(b) If you cease to be employed by the Company during the Vesting Period as a result of your death or a disability that entitles you to disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan, or your employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, you will become vested in full in any Performance Shares subject to this Agreement. If you are a party to an agreement with the Company in which the term cause is defined, that definition of cause shall apply for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement.  Otherwise, “ Cause ” means (i) failure to perform assigned duties and responsibilities (ii) engaging in conduct which is injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) breach of any corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or breach of any agreement between the Company and you, or (iv) conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony.

4. DERs .  Beginning on the later of the Date of Grant and the first day of the Vesting Period and ending on February 16, 2016, on each vesting date during such period that Targa Resources Partners LP made a cash distribution with respect to its common units (the “ Common Units ”), you were credited with an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the cash distributions paid with respect to a Common Unit times (ii) your number of Performance Units originally granted under this Agreement.  Beginning on February 17, 2016 and ending on the last day of the Vesting Period, on each date during such period that the Corp. declares a cash dividend with respect to its Stock you will be credited with an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the cash dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock times (ii) your number of Performance Shares.  Your DERs shall be credited to a bookkeeping account by the Company.  As soon as reasonably practical following the end of the Vesting Period ( but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year during which the Vesting Period ends) , your DER account will be paid (without interest) to you in cash or forfeited, as the case may be.  The amount of your DER account to be paid to you will be equal to the amount credited to your DER account.  DERs shall not be payable with respect to any Performance Share that is forfeited.

5. Change of Control .  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control during the Vesting Period, your Performance Units and all DER amounts, if any, then credited to you shall be cancelled on such date and you will be paid an amount of cash equal to the sum of (i) the product of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock times (b) the number of Performance Shares granted to you plus (ii) the amount of DERs then credited to you, if any.

6. Nontransferability of Award .  The Performance Shares and DERs may not be transferred, assigned, encumbered or pledged by you in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution.  The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon your executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns.

7. Entire Agreement; Governing Law .  The Plan is incorporated herein by reference.  The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, supersede in their entirety all

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prior undertakings and agreements between you and Targa Resources Corp . and its Affiliates with respect to the same.  This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Texas.

8. Withholding of Taxes .  To the extent that the vesting or payment of Performance Shares or DERs results in the receipt of compensation by you with respect to which the Company has a tax withholding obligation pursuant to applicable law, the Company shall withhold such tax from any payment due you hereunder.

9. Amendments .  This Agreement may be modified only by a written agreement signed by you and an authorized person on behalf of Targa Resources Corp. who is expressly authorized to execute such document; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, Targa Resources Corp. may make any change to this Agreement without your consent if such change is not materially adverse to your rights under this Agreement.

10. Plan Controls .  By accepting this grant, you agree that the Performance Shares and DERs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Agreement.  

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Joe Bob Perkins

 

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.7

Execution Copy

US 4013411 SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article I
DEFINITIONS
1

 

Section 1.01

Definitions .1

 

 

Section 1.02

Accounting Procedures and Interpretation .7

 

Article II
AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE
7

 

Section 2.01

Closing .7

 

 

Section 2.02

Purchase Price; Warrant Valuation .8

 

 

Section 2.03

Deliveries at the Closing .8

 

 

Section 2.04

Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights .10

 

 

Section 2.05

Further Assurances .10

 

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS RELATED TO THE COMPANY
10

 

Section 3.01

Existence .10

 

 

Section 3.02

Capitalization and Valid Issuance of Shares .11

 

 

Section 3.03

Ownership of the Partnership .12

 

 

Section 3.04

Ownership of the Partnership Material Subsidiaries .13

 

 

Section 3.05

Company SEC Documents .13

 

 

Section 3.06

No Material Adverse Change .14

 

 

Section 3.07

No Registration Required .14

 

 

Section 3.08

Registration Rights Priority . 14

 

 

Section 3.09

Litigation .14

 

 

Section 3.10

No Default . 14

 

 

Section 3.11

No Conflicts .15

 

 

Section 3.12

Authority; Enforceability .15

 

 

Section 3.13

Approvals .15

 

 

Section 3.14

Distribution Restrictions .16

 

 

Section 3.15

Partnership Status .16

 

 

Section 3.16

Investment Company Status . 16

 

 

Section 3.17

No Labor Disputes .16

 

 

Section 3.18

Certain Fees .16

 

 

Section 3.19

Insurance .16

 

 

Section 3.20

Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .17

 

 

Section 3.21

Listing and Maintenance Requirements .17

 

 

Section 3.22

Taxes .17

 

 

Section 3.23

Compliance with Laws; Environmental Laws; Pipeline Safety Laws; Permits; and Environmental Permits .18

 

 

Section 3.24

Required Disclosures and Descriptions . 19

 

 

Section 3.25

Title to Property .19

 

 

Section 3.26

Rights-of-Way .19

 

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Section 3.27

Form S-3 Eligibility . 19  

 

Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASERS
19

 

Section 4.01

Existence .19

 

 

Section 4.02

Authorization, Enforceability .19

 

 

Section 4.03

No Breach .20

 

 

Section 4.04

Certain Fees .20

 

 

Section 4.05

Unregistered Securities .20

 

 

Section 4.06

Sufficient Funds .21

 

 

Section 4.07

Conversion and Exercise .21

 

Article V
COVENANTS
22

 

Section 5.01

Conduct of Business .22

 

 

Section 5.02

Cooperation; Further Assurances .22

 

 

Section 5.03

Lock-up Agreement .22

 

 

Section 5.04

Use of Proceeds .23

 

 

Section 5.05

Tax Reporting .23

 

 

Section 5.06

Listing of Units .23

 

 

Section 5.07

Additional Issuance .23

 

Article VI
INDEMNIFICATION, COSTS AND EXPENSES
24

 

Section 6.01

Indemnification by the Company .24

 

 

Section 6.02

Indemnification by the Purchasers .25

 

 

Section 6.03

Indemnification for Certain Fees .25

 

 

Section 6.04

Indemnification Procedure .26

 

Article VII
TERMINATION
27

 

Section 7.01

Termination .27

 

 

Section 7.02

Certain Effects of Termination .27

 

Article VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
27

 

Section 8.01

Arrangement Fee .27

 

 

Section 8.02

Interpretation .27

 

 

Section 8.03

Survival of Provisions .28

 

 

Section 8.04

No Waiver; Modifications in Writing .28

 

 

Section 8.05

Binding Effect .29

 

 

Section 8.06

Non-Disclosure .29

 

 

Section 8.07

Communications .29

 

 

Section 8.08

Entire Agreement .30

 

 

Section 8.09

Assignment .31

 

 

Section 8.10

Preemptive Right .31

 

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Section 8.11

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . 31  

 

 

Section 8.12

No Recourse Against Others .32

 

 

Section 8.13

No Third Party Beneficiaries .32

 

 

Section 8.14

Waiver of Jury Trial .32

 

 

Section 8.15

Execution in Counterparts .33

 


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Schedule A — Purchase Price Allocation

Schedule B — Company Group Subsidiaries

Schedule C — Partnership Material Subsidiaries

Exhibit A — Form of Certificate of Designations

Exhibit B — Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock)

Exhibit C — Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Warrant Shares)

Exhibit D — Form of Warrant Agreement

Exhibit E — Form of Vinson and Elkins L.L.P. Opinion

Exhibit F — Form of Board Director/Observer Agreement

Exhibit G — Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

 

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SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of February 18, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers set forth in Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Preferred Stock and Warrants (each as defined below), in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

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

Article I
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

120 Day Grace Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03(a) .

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

Appraiser ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a) .

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

Board Director/Observer Agreement ” means the Board Director/Observer Agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and Stonepeak, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit F .

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

CBF ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A .

Closing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

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Closing Date ” means March 16 , 2016 or such other date as the Company and the Purchasers mutually agree.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Common Units ” means common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership.

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

Company Credit Agreement ” the Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2015, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and the L/C issuer and each lender from time to time party thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Company Group Subsidiaries ” means all of the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Partnership and its Subsidiaries), each of which are listed on Schedule B attached hereto.

Company Related Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Company SEC Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05 .

Confidentiality Agreements ” means (i) the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2015, between the Company and Stonepeak Advisors LLC and (ii) any confidentiality agreements signed between the Company and any Purchaser in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the date of this Agreement or prior to the Closing Date.

Contract ” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, instrument, lease, license, commitment or other arrangement, understanding, undertaking, commitment or obligation, whether written or oral.

Delaware LLC Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

Delaware LP Act ” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

Environmental Law ” means any Law relating to the prevention of pollution or protection of the environment or imposing legally enforceable liability or standards of conduct concerning any Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Permits ” means all approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, variances, waivers, exemptions, registrations of a Governmental Authority required under any Environmental Laws for the operation of the business of the Targa Entities.

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

Funding Obligation ” means an amount equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Purchased Shares to be purchased by a Purchaser on the Closing Date, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date hereof; provided that for the financial statements of the Company prepared as of a certain date, GAAP referenced therein shall be GAAP as of the date of such financial statements.

General Partner ” means Targa Resources GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership.

Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to a particular Person, any country, state, county, city and political subdivision in which such Person or such Person’s Property is located or which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property, and any court, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of any of them and any monetary authority which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property. Unless otherwise specified, all references to Governmental Authority herein with respect to the Company mean a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Targa Entities or any of their respective Properties.

GP LLC Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a) .

Hazardous Material ” means (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (b) any “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (c) any petroleum or petroleum product, (d) any polychlorinated biphenyl and (e) any pollutant, contaminant, hazardous or toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under any applicable Environmental Law.

Incentive Distribution Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04 .

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04 .

Industry Competitor ” means any Person that is (or one or more of whose Affiliates are) actively engaged as one of its principal businesses in gathering, storing, fractionating, transporting, compressing, treating, processing, terminaling or selling crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas or refined petroleum products; provided, however, that a private equity or similar fund shall not be deemed to be an “Industry Competitor” solely due to the activities of its portfolio companies.

Issue Date ” means the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that the Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

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Joinders ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.07 .

Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign order, writ, injunction, judgment, settlement, award, decree, statute, law (including common law), rule or regulation.

Lien ” means any mortgage, claim, encumbrance, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment, preference or priority, assessment, deed of trust, charge, easement, servitude or other encumbrance upon or with respect to any property of any kind.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, event or effect that, individually or together with any other changes, events or effects, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, properties, assets or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Subsidiaries of the Partnership), taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any adverse effect on the foregoing to the extent such adverse effect results from, arises out of, or relates to (i) a general deterioration in the economy or changes in the general state of the markets or industries in which any of the Company and its Subsidiaries operates, except to the extent that such entities, taken as a whole, are adversely affected in a disproportionate manner as compared to other industry participants, (ii) any deterioration in the condition of the capital markets or any inability on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries to access the capital markets, (iii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, including acts of terrorism, (iv) any change in accounting requirements or principles imposed upon any of the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or any change in applicable Law, or the interpretation thereof, (v) any change in the credit rating and/or outlook of any of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Subsidiaries of the Partnership) or any of their securities (except that the underlying causes of any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (vi) changes in the market price or trading volume of the shares of Common Stock (except that the underlying causes of any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or (vii) any failure of the Company to meet any internal or external projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings for any period (except that the underlying causes of any such failures may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred).

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Organizational Documents ” means, as applicable, an entity’s agreement or certificate of limited partnership, limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents.

Partnership ” means Targa Resources Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

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Partnership Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of October 15, 2015, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Partnership Credit Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 3, 2012, by and among the Partnership and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and L/C issuer, and other lenders named therein, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Partnership Material Subsidiaries ” means the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule C attached hereto.

Permits ” means any approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, variances, waivers, grants, franchises, concessions, exemptions, orders, registrations or certificates of a Governmental Authority.

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

Pipeline Safety Law ” means any Law applicable to the Targa Entities or the operation of their business in any way relating to the safety of owning, operating or managing pipelines or other facilities used for processing, storing or transporting natural gas, liquids, oil or their by-products, including, but not limited to, the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601), the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601), the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601) and the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601).

Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Property ” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible (including intellectual property rights).

Purchase Price ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

Purchased Shares ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

Purchaser Related Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01 .

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

Registration Rights Agreements ” mean the two Registration Rights Agreements, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and the Purchasers, substantially in the forms attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C .

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Representatives ” means, with respect to a specified Person, the investors, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, advisors, counsel, accountants, investment bankers and other representatives of such Person.

Rights-of-Way ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.26 .

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

Series A Warrant ” means the Series A Warrant, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and each Purchaser, substantially in a form attached as Exhibit A to the Warrant Agreement.

Series B Warrant ” means the Series B Warrant, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and each Purchaser, substantially in a form attached as Exhibit B to the Warrant Agreement.

Stonepeak ” means Stonepeak Target Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which: (a) such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or manager thereof; (b) at least a majority of the outstanding equity interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time any equity interest of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any corporation or other entity as to which such Person consolidates for accounting purposes.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, each of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries shall be considered a Subsidiary of the Company.

Targa Entities ” means, collectively the Company, the Partnership, the Company Group Subsidiaries and the Partnership Material Subsidiaries.

Taxes ” means any and all domestic or foreign, federal, state, local or other taxes of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including taxes on or with respect to income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, unemployment, social security, workers’ compensation or net worth, and taxes in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem or value added, and including any liability in respect of any items described above as a transferee or successor, pursuant to Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), or as an indemnitor, guarantor, surety or in a similar capacity under any Contract.

Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar filing (including the attached schedules) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes (and any amendments thereto), including any information return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated Taxes.

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TGPI ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a) .

Third-Party Claim ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04 .

Total Funding Obligation ” means the sum of all of the Purchasers’ Funding Obligations.

Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights Agreements, the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants and any and all other agreements or instruments executed and delivered to the Purchasers by the Company hereunder or thereunder, as applicable.

Underlying Shares ” means (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designations and (ii) the Warrant Shares.

Warrant Agreement ” means the Agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and ComputerShare Trust Company, N.A., substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D .

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the applicable Warrant.

Warrants ” means the Series A Warrants, the Series B Warrants or any other series of warrants to be entered into at the Closing as contemplated by Section 5.07 .

WestOk ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

WestTex ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Section 1.02 Accounting Procedures and Interpretation .

Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements of the Company and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Purchasers hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the Commission) and in compliance as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto.

Article II
AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE

Section 2.01 Closing .

On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (a) each Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, the shares of Preferred Stock (the “ Purchased Shares ”), the Series A Warrant with respect to Warrant Shares and the Series B Warrant with respect to Warrant Shares, in each case as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule

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A , for the amounts set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A ; provided, however, that the Company may, as mutually agreed upon between the Company and Stonepeak on or before 5:00 pm, Houston, Texas time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date, decrease (x) the number of Purchased Shares to be purchased by Stonepeak on the Closing Date and (y) the number of Warrant Shares applicable to the Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant of Stonepeak, and Schedule A shall be deemed to have been amended to reflect the reduced number of Purchased Shares, the reduced number of Warrant Shares and associated Funding Obligation for Stonepeak. The consummation of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares hereunder (the “ Closing ”) shall take place on the Closing Date at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 Fannin, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002 .

Section 2.02 Purchase Price; Warrant Valuation .

(a) Purchase Price Allocation . In exchange for a cash payment of $1,030 (the “ Purchase Price ”), each Purchaser shall be entitled to receive one share of Preferred Stock, a Series A Warrant with respect to 14.04 Warrant Shares and a Series B Warrant with respect to 6.77 Warrant Shares (in the aggregate amounts set forth on Schedule A ). Prior to the Closing, the Company and Stonepeak shall use reasonable efforts to mutually agree upon the allocation of the Purchase Price among the Purchased Shares, the Series A Warrant (with respect to 14.04 Warrant Shares) and the Series B Warrant (with respect to 6.77 Warrant Shares) based upon their relative fair market values; provided, however, that if the Company and Stonepeak are unable to mutually agree upon such allocation, the allocation of the Purchase Price shall be submitted to Ernst & Young LLP or such other firm mutually agreed by the Company and Stonepeak (the “ Appraiser ”) for determination. The Appraiser shall make such determination as promptly as practicable after its appointment hereunder and may take into account all factors as such Appraiser deems appropriate in making such determination based upon the relative fair market values of the Purchased Shares, the Series A Warrant (with respect to 14.04 Warrant Shares) and the Series B Warrant (with respect to 6.77 Warrant Shares). The Appraiser shall have such access to the books, records and properties of the Company as it may reasonably request for the purpose of making such a determination.

(b) Warrant Valuation . In the event any Warrants are issued subsequent to the Closing, the Company and Stonepeak shall cooperate in good faith to determine an appropriate valuation for such Warrants on the date of issuance, with any disputes to be resolved by the Appraiser.

Section 2.03 Deliveries at the Closing .

(a) Deliveries of the Company at the Closing . At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers:

(i) A copy of the Certificate of Designations that has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

(ii) Evidence of issuance of the Purchased Shares to each Purchaser credited to book-entry accounts maintained by the Company;

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(iii) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying as to and attaching (A) the certificate of incorporation of the Company, (B) the by-laws of the Company, (C) board resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of the Purchased Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrants and (D) the incumbency of the officers authorized to execute the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company, setting forth the name and title and bearing the signatures of such officers;  

(iv) A cross-receipt executed by the Company and delivered to the Purchasers certifying that it has received from the Purchasers an amount in cash from each Purchaser equal to such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation;

(v) The Registration Rights Agreements in substantially the forms attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C , which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(vi) To each Purchaser, a Series A Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares under the Warrant Shares column set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to the Warrant Agreement, which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(vii) To each Purchaser, a Series B Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares under the Warrant Shares column set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to the Warrant Agreement, which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(viii) The Board Director/Observer Agreement, in substantially the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit F , which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(ix) An opinion from Vinson and Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Targa Entities, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E , which shall be addressed to the Purchasers and dated the Closing Date; and

(x) Such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Purchasers or their counsel may reasonably request.

(b) Deliveries of Each Purchaser at the Closing . At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company:

(i) The Registration Rights Agreements in substantially the forms attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C , which shall have been duly executed by such Purchaser;

(ii) A cross-receipt executed by such Purchaser and delivered to the Company certifying that it has received from the Company (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A and (B) the Warrants with respect to the number of Warrant Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A ;

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(iii) The Board Director/Observer Agreement, in substantially the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit F , which shall have been duly executed by Stonepeak;  

(iv) Payment of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in advance of the Closing Date by the Company; and

(v) Such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 2.04 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights .

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

Section 2.05 Further Assurances .

From time to time after the date hereof, without further consideration, the Company and each Purchaser shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS RELATED TO THE COMPANY

As of the date hereof, the Company represents and warrants to and covenants with the Purchasers as follows:

Section 3.01 Existence .

(a) Each of the Targa Entities has been duly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation, as the case may be, in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as the case may be, and has the full limited liability company, limited partnership or corporate, as the case may be, power and authority to own or lease its Properties and assets and to conduct the businesses in all material respects in which it is engaged, and is duly registered or qualified as a foreign limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation, as the case may be, for the transaction of business under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the character of the business conducted by it or the nature or location of the properties owned or leased by it makes such registration or qualification necessary, except where

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the failure to so register or qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

(b) None of the Targa Entities is in violation of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.

(c) Each of the Organizational Documents of each of the Targa Entities has been, and in the case of the Certificate of Designations, at the Closing will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by any Targa Entity party thereto and is, and in the case of the Certificate of Designations, at the Closing will be, a valid and legally binding agreement of such party thereto, enforceable against such party thereto in accordance with its respective terms; provided, that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 3.02 Capitalization and Valid Issuance of Shares .

(a) The authorized equity interests of the Company consist of 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Prior to the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares, there were (i) 160,563,494 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) no shares of preferred stock of Company, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding. All outstanding equity securities of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(b) The Purchased Shares being purchased by the Purchasers hereunder will be duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(c) There are no persons entitled to statutory, preemptive or other similar contractual rights to subscribe for the Purchased Shares; and, except (i) for the Purchased Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) for awards issued pursuant to the Company’s benefit plans or (iii) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, ownership interests in the Company are outstanding.

(d) Upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations or the Warrants, as applicable, the Underlying Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be free and clear of any and all Liens and restrictions on transfer, other than (i) restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Documents and under applicable state and federal securities laws, and (ii) such Liens as are created by the Purchasers.

(e) The Certificate of Designations has been duly authorized by the Company. The Certificate of Designations sets forth the rights, preferences and priorities of the Preferred

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Stock, and the holders of the Preferred Stock will have the rights set forth in the Certificate of Designations upon filing with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware.  

(f) The Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company. The Warrants set forth the rights, preferences and priorities of the holders thereof, and the holders thereof will have the rights set forth therein upon the Closing.

Section 3.03 Ownership of the Partnership .

(a) The Company indirectly owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Targa GP Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ TGPI ”). Such shares have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Organizational Documents of TGPI and are fully paid and nonassessable and the Company owns such shares free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the TGPI Organizational Documents.

(b) TGPI owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General Partner; such membership interests have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner (as the same has been amended or restated, the “ GP LLC Agreement ”), and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act) and TGPI owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the GP LLC Agreement).

(c) All outstanding equity securities of the Partnership are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company owns all of the issued and outstanding Common Units free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the Partnership Agreement). The General Partner owns 100% of the Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the Partnership Agreement). All of the Common Units and Incentive Distribution Rights and the limited partner interests represented thereby have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act).

(d) The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership with an approximate 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, taking into account the general partner interests which will be issued on or before a record date, end of a month or end of a quarter pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Partnership Agreement; such general partner interest has been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; and the General Partner owns such general partner interest free and clear of all Liens other than those (i) created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or the Partnership Agreement, (ii) arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement or (iii) arising under the TRC Credit Agreement.

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Section 3.04 Ownership of the Partnership Material Subsidiaries .  

All of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each Partnership Material Subsidiary (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued (in accordance with the Organizational Documents of such Partnership Material Subsidiary), are fully paid (except in the case of an interest in a limited partnership or limited liability company, to the extent required under the Organizational Documents of such Partnership Material Subsidiary) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act or Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act, as applicable), other than equity interests that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership, and (ii) other than Cedar Bayou Fractionators, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CBF ”), Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestOk LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ WestOk ”) and Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ WestTex ”), are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership, free and clear of all Liens, other than those arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement and the applicable Organizational Documents. The Partnership owns, directly or indirectly, (A) an 88.24% interest in CBF, (B) all of the outstanding Class B Units in WestOk and (C) all of the outstanding Class B Units in WestTex, in each case free and clear of all Liens except those arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement and the applicable Organizational Documents. The Subsidiaries of the Partnership other than the Partnership Material Subsidiaries did not, individually or in the aggregate, account for (x) more than 10% of the total assets of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of December 31, 2015 or (y) more than 10% of the net income of the Partnership and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Section 3.05 Company SEC Documents .

Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, since January 1, 2015, the Company’s forms, registration statements, reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (all such documents filed prior to the date hereof, collectively the “ Company SEC Documents ”) have been filed with the Commission on a timely basis. The Company SEC Documents, at the time filed (or in the case of registration statements, solely on the dates of effectiveness) (except to the extent corrected by a subsequent Company SEC Document) (a) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made in the case of any such documents other than a registration statement, not misleading, (b) complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and (c) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto. The financial statements of the Company and other financial information included in the Company SEC Documents were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission), and fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal and recurring and year-end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods then ended. The independent auditor of the Company as of the date of the most recent audited balance sheet of the Company is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and has not resigned or been dismissed as

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independent registered public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures. Since the date of the most recent balance sheet of the Company audited by such auditor, (i)  the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto and (ii)  based on an annual evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, the Company is not aware of (x) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are likely to adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company.

Section 3.06 No Material Adverse Change .

Except as expressly set forth in or contemplated by the Company SEC Documents, since December 31, 2015 through the date hereof no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Section 3.07 No Registration Required .

Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained in Article IV , the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any authorized Representative acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.

Section 3.08 Registration Rights Priority .

Except as set forth on Schedule 3.08, the Company has not granted registration rights that (a) are equal or superior in priority to, or otherwise equal to or greater than, in any respect, those contained in the Registration Rights Agreements, (b) reduce the aggregate amount of securities that may be registered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements or (c) conflict in any material respect with the rights granted to the Purchasers pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements.

Section 3.09 Litigation .

Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which any of the Targa Entities is a party or to which any Property or asset of any such entity is subject, that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or which challenges the validity of any of the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designations or the right of the Company to enter into any of the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designations or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 3.10 No Default .

None of the Targa Entities is in breach, default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such an event) or violation in the performance of any obligation, covenant or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or in any agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, which breach, default or violation would, if continued, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or

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materially impair the ability of any of the Targa Entities to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

Section 3.11 No Conflicts .

None of (a) the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of the Purchased Shares and the application of the proceeds therefrom, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designations, or (c) the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (i) constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of any Targa Entity, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which any Targa Entity is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties may be bound, (iii) violates or will violate any statute, Law, Permit or regulation or any order, judgment, decree or injunction of any court or Governmental Authority or body having jurisdiction over any Targa Entity or any of its properties in a proceeding to which any of them or their property is or was a party, or (iv) results or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company, which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or liens, in the case of clauses (ii) , (iii) or (iv) , would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 3.12 Authority; Enforceability .

The Company has all requisite power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Purchased Shares, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations. All corporate action required to be taken by the Company for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares, the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Designations and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been validly taken. No approval from the holders of outstanding Common Shares is required under the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the rules of the NYSE in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares to the Purchasers, other than any such approval by the NYSE with respect to the issuance of the Underlying Shares. Each of the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Designations has been duly and validly authorized and has been or, with respect to the Transaction Documents to be delivered at the Closing and the Certificate of Designations, will be, validly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes, or will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Purchasers, as applicable), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity.

Section 3.13 Approvals .

No authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption from, nor any filing, declaration, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of any of the Transaction Documents or the Company’s issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares, except (a) as required by the Commission in connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreements, (b) as may be required under the state securities or “Blue Sky” Laws, (c) as may be required by the

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rules and regulation of the NYSE, (d)  the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (e)  where the failure to receive such authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption or to make such filing, declaration, qualification or registration would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.14 Distribution Restrictions .

No Targa Entity (other than the Company) is currently prohibited or, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any distributions to the Company, from making any other distribution on such entity’s equity interests, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such entity from the Company or from transferring any of such entity’s property or assets to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, except (i) arising under the Partnership Agreement, (ii) arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement, the Company Credit Agreement or the indentures governing the outstanding senior notes of the Partnership, (iii) such prohibitions mandated by the laws of each such Subsidiary’s state of formation and the terms of any such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents and (iv) where such prohibition would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.15 Partnership Status .

The Partnership has, for each taxable year during which the Partnership has been in existence, been properly treated as a Partnership or disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 3.16 Investment Company Stat us .

None of the Targa Entities is, nor after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the net proceeds from such sale, will any of the Targa Entities be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled by” an “investment company,” each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.17 No Labor Disputes .

No labor dispute with the employees of any of the Targa Entities exists or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, is imminent, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.18 Certain Fees .

Except for an advisory fee paid to Barclays Capital Inc. and as set forth in Section 8.01, no fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to brokers, finders or investment bankers with respect to the purchase of any of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 3.19 Insurance .

The Company maintains or is entitled to the benefits of insurance from reputable insurers covering its properties, operations, personnel and businesses against such losses and risks as are reasonably adequate to protect it and its businesses in a commercially reasonable manner.  All such insurance is outstanding and duly in force on the date hereof, except for such insurance for which the failure to be outstanding and duly in force would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 3.20 Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .  

(a) Except as it may relate to the items described in Exhibit G, the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(b) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (to the extent required by and as defined in Rules 13a- 15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Commission, and, except as it may relate to the items described in Exhibit G, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.

(c) The Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

Section 3.21 Listing and Maintenance Requirements .

The Common Stock is listed on the NYSE, and the Company has not received any notice of delisting. Subject to the requirements of NYSE Rule 312.03(c), the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares do not contravene NYSE rules and regulations.

Section 3.22 Taxes .

Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Targa Entities has prepared and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate, (ii) each of the Targa Entities has timely paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by it, (iii) there are no audits, examinations, investigations, actions, suits, claims or other proceedings in respect of Taxes pending or threatened in writing, nor has any deficiency for any Tax been assessed by any Governmental Authority in writing against any Targa Entity, and (iv) all Taxes required to be withheld by any Targa Entity have been withheld and paid over to the appropriate Tax authority (except, in the case of this clause (iv) or clause (i) or (ii) above, with respect to matters contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established on the financial statements of the Company or the Partnership in accordance with GAAP). None of the Targa Entities has

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entered into any transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, has been identified by the Internal Revenue Service in published guidance as a “listed transaction” as defined under Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.

Section 3.23 Compliance with Laws; Environmental Laws; Pipeline Safety Laws; Permits; and Environmental Permits .

(a) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, none of the Targa Entities is in violation of any Law applicable to such entity, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Targa Entities possesses all Permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to own its properties and to conduct its business, except where the failure to possess such Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the Targa Entities has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permit, except where such potential revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Targa Entities have timely applied for or obtained and are in compliance with all such obtained material Environmental Permits required for their operations as currently conducted, except as (i) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. The Company has not received written notice of any pending action or proceeding and, to the knowledge of the Company, no action or proceeding is threatened, to suspend, revoke, modify or terminate any Environmental Permit held by the Targa Entities that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Targa Entities. The operations of the Targa Entities are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, no occurrences or conditions currently exist that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Targa Entities’ continued compliance with such Environmental Laws and any Environmental Permits issued thereunder, except as (A) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (B) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. There are no present claims asserted against any of the Targa Entities under applicable Environmental Laws, including claims relating to the release, spill or disposal of any Hazardous Substances resulting from the operations of the Targa Entities, except as such claims (1) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (2) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.23(b) are the only representations and warranties relating to Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.

(c) The operations of the Targa Entities are in compliance with all applicable Pipeline Safety Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, no occurrences or conditions currently exist that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Targa Entities’ continued compliance with such Pipeline Safety Laws, except as (i) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.23(c) are the only representations and warranties relating to Pipeline Safety Laws.

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Section 3.24 Required Disclosures and Descriptions .  

There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened, against any of the Targa Entities, or to which any of the Targa Entities is a party, or to which any of their respective properties is subject, that are required to be described in the Company SEC Documents but are not described as required, and there are no agreements, contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments that are required to be described in the Company SEC Documents or to be filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents that are not described or filed as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act

Section 3.25 Title to Property .

Each of the Targa Entities has good and indefeasible title to all real property (save and except for Rights-of-Way) and good title to all personal property described in the Company SEC Documents as owned by such Targa Entity, free and clear of all Liens except such (a) as are described in the Company SEC Documents, (b) as are created, arise under or secure the Company Credit Agreement and the Partnership Credit Agreement, or (c) as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.26 Rights-of-Way .

Each of the Targa Entities, directly or indirectly, has such consents, easements, rights-of-way or licenses (“ Rights-of-Way ”) from such persons as are necessary to conduct its business in the manner described in the Company SEC Documents, subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Company SEC Documents and except for such Rights-of-Way the failure of which to have obtained would not reasonably have been expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.27 Form S-3 Eligibility .

The Company is eligible to register the Conversion Shares for resale by the Purchasers under Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASERS

Each of the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants and covenants to the Company as follows:

Section 4.01 Existence .

Such Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation, with all necessary power and authority to own properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted.

Section 4.02 Authorization, Enforceability .

Such Purchaser has all necessary legal power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary legal action, and no further consent or authorization of such Purchaser is required. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser, where applicable, and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of such Purchaser; provided, that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,

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reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 4.03 No Breach .

The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement to which such Purchaser is a party or by which such Purchaser is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Purchaser is subject, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, or (c) violate any statute, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or the property or assets of such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (a) and (c) , for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults would not prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 4.04 Certain Fees .

No fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Purchasers to brokers, finders or investment bankers with respect to the purchase of any of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 4.05 Unregistered Securities .

(a) Accredited Investor Status; Sophisticated Purchaser . Such Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and is able to bear the risk of its investment in the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares. Such Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.

(b) Information . Such Purchaser and its Representatives have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company that have been requested and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and Underlying Shares that have been requested by such Purchaser. Such Purchaser and its Representatives have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted at any time by such Purchasers and its Representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchasers’ right (i) to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Article III above or (ii) to indemnification or any other remedy based on, or with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in any Transaction Document. Such Purchaser understands that its purchase of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants involves a high degree of risk. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants.

(c) Residency . Such Purchaser shall cooperate reasonably with the Company to provide any information necessary for any applicable securities filings.

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(d) Legends . Such Purchaser understands that, until such time as the Purchased Shares and the Warrants have been registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act, or the Purchased Shares and the Warrants are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Purchased Shares and the Warrants shall bear a restrictive legend as provided in the Certificate of Designations. Each Purchaser understands that, until such time as the Underlying Shares have been registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act, or the Underlying Shares are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Underlying Shares shall bear a restrictive legend.  

(e) Purchase Representation . Such Purchaser is purchasing the Purchased Shares and the Warrants for its own account and not with a view to distribution in violation of any securities laws. Such Purchaser has been advised and understands that neither the Purchased Shares, the Warrants nor the Underlying Shares have been registered under the Securities Act or under the “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (or if eligible, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act). Such Purchaser has been advised and understands that the Company, in issuing the Purchased Shares and the Warrants, is relying upon, among other things, the representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained in this Article IV in concluding that such issuance is a “private offering” and is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act.

(f) Rule 144 . Such Purchaser understands that there is no public trading market for the Purchased Shares and the Warrants, that none is expected to develop and that the Purchased Shares and the Warrants must be held indefinitely unless and until the Underlying Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available. Each Purchaser has been advised of and is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(g) Reliance by the Company . Such Purchaser understands that the Purchased Shares and the Warrants are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to acquire the Purchased Shares and the Warrants and the Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion thereof.

Section 4.06 Sufficient Funds .

Such Purchaser has available to it as of the date of this Agreement and will have at the Closing, sufficient funds to enable such Purchaser to pay in full at the Closing the entire amount of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation in immediately available cash funds.

Section 4.07 Conversion and Exercise .

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Purchased Shares into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Designations or exercise the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrant, the sum of (w) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock can be converted, (x) the number of shares of Common Stock into which any Preferred Stock have already been converted, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock that have already been issued upon exercise of the Warrants and (z) the number of shares of Common Stock that can be issued upon exercise of the Warrants, shall not exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue under the Certificate of Incorporation or the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without stockholder approval under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed). Furthermore, the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which Stonepeak and its Affiliates (for the avoidance of doubt, not including transferees of Warrants held by Stonepeak and its Affiliates) can exercise Warrants shall be limited to 8 ,000,000 Warrant Shares in the aggregate in any fiscal quarter.

Article V
COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Conduct of Business .

During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Closing Date, each of the Targa Entities will use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business, preserve intact its existence and business organization, Permits, goodwill and present business relationships with all material customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors and others having significant business relationships with the Targa Entities (or any of them), to the extent the Company believes in its sole discretion that such relationships are and continue to be beneficial to the Targa Entities and their businesses.

Section 5.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances .

Each of the Company and the Purchasers shall use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals and consents required by or necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Designations. Each of the Company and the Purchasers agrees to execute and deliver all such documents or instruments, to take all appropriate action and to do all other things it determines to be necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations or as otherwise reasonably requested by the other to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 5.03 Lock-up Agreement .

Without the prior written consent of the Company, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, each Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not, (a) during the period commencing on the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date (the “ 120 Day Grace Period ”) and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Purchased Shares (including any Underlying Shares into which the Purchased Shares may convert), (b) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date, directly or indirectly engage in any short sales or other derivative or hedging transactions with respect to the Purchased Shares, the

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Warrants and the Underlying Shares, (c)  transfer any Purchased Shares and the Warrants to any non-U.S. resident individual, non-U.S. corporation or partnership, or any other non-U.S. entity, including any foreign governmental entity, including by means of any swap or other transaction or arrangement that transfers or that is designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, result in the transfer to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Purchased Shares and the Warrants, regardless of whether any transaction described in clauses (a) through (c) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Preferred Stock, shares of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise (provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply if, prior to any such transfer or arrangement, such individual, corporation, partnership or other entity establishes to the satisfaction of the Company, its entitlement to a complete exemption from Tax withholding, including under Code Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1471 through 1474, and the Treasury regulations thereunder), or (d)  effect any transfer of Purchased Shares, the Warrants or Underlying Shares in a manner that violates the terms of the Organizational Documents of the Company (including the Certificate of Designations); provided, however, such Purchaser may transfer any Purchased Shares (including any Underlying Shares into which the Purchased Shares may convert) to an Affiliate of such Purchaser and to any direct or indirect investor in such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transferee receiving any Purchased Shares or Warrants pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall (i)  agree to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03 (provided, however, that with respect to any such transferee, the 120 Day Grace Period shall not apply to such transferee and therefore the restrictions in Section 5.03(a) shall apply during the period commencing on the date of such transfer and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date) and (ii)  to the extent still applicable, take all actions necessary to become a party to the Confidentiality Agreement between the transferee of such Purchased Shares or Warrants, as applicable, and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, in no way does this Section 5.03 prohibit changes in the composition of the Purchaser or its partners or its members.

Section 5.04 Use of Proceeds .

The Company shall not use any proceeds of the Total Funding Obligation, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose other than the repayment of indebtedness or general corporate purposes (which shall include contributions of cash to operating Subsidiaries).

Section 5.05 Tax Reporting .

The Company and each Purchaser shall prepare and file all Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the allocation and valuations described in Section 2.02 , except as otherwise required by Law following a final determination to the contrary. In the event the Company determines it is required by Law to adopt a Tax position or file a Tax Return in a manner inconsistent with the allocation or valuations described in Section 2.02 , it shall notify and consult with Stonepeak prior to doing so.

Section 5.06 Listing of Units .

Prior to the Closing and subject to the stockholder approval rules of the NYSE, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval for listing, subject to notice of issuance, of the Underlying Shares on the NYSE.

Section 5.07 Additional Issuance .

  Prior to the Closing Date, each of the Company and Stonepeak shall be permitted to designate additional Persons (each, an “ Additional Investor ”) to acquire additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants pursuant to and on the terms set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) any such designation by Stonepeak must be

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reasonably acceptable to the Company, (ii) the exercise price (which shall not be less than the exercise price of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants, respectively) for the Warrants of such Additional Investor may be adjusted to take into consideration changes in market conditions and in the trading price per share of the Common Stock after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, in which case such Warrants shall be issued as a new series of warrants, (iii) such additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants shall be in an aggregate number for all Additional Investors of up to 700,000 shares of Preferred Stock (as a result of which the aggregate shares of Preferred Stock being issued under this Agreement, including under the Joinder Agreement, is up to 1,200,000 shares of Preferred Stock) and, per share of Preferred Stock, a corresponding Warrant with respect to a number of Warrant Shares, and (iv) such additional shares of Preferred Stocks and Warrants per Additional Investor shall be at the ratio set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.02(a) .  Upon the first such designation by Stonepeak in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.07 , Stonepeak will form a single purpose entity (the “ Additional Investor Vehicle ”) (or, if Stonepeak deems necessary, two or more single purpose entities) through which each such Additional Investor will acquire and hold its Preferred Stock and Warrants, which Additional Investor Vehicle will (a) enter into a joinder agreement with the Company (the “ Joinder Agreement ”) pursuant to which the Company will issue to such Additional Investor Vehicle the Preferred Stock and Warrants specified above and (b) have tracking features in respect of each such Additional Investor and such Additional Investor’s Preferred Stock and Warrants. The Joinder Agreement shall be amended as necessary to include additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants as Additional Investors are designated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.07 .  Upon execution of the Joinder Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.07 , the Additional Investor Vehicle shall be deemed to be a “Purchaser” under this Agreement and shall be entitled to all of the privileges and rights and subject to all of the limitations, covenants and other agreements set forth herein, and, upon execution and amendment of the Joinder Agreement, Schedule A shall be deemed to have been amended to reflect the number of Purchased Shares, Warrant Shares (some or all of which may be in new series to the extent the exercise price is adjusted) and associated Funding Obligation for the Additional Investors.

Article VI
INDEMNIFICATION, COSTS AND EXPENSES

Section 6.01 Indemnification by the Company .

The Company agrees to indemnify each Purchaser and its Representatives (collectively, “ Purchaser Related Parties ”) from costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to (a) the failure of any of the representations or warranties made by the Company contained herein to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date made (except to the extent any representation or warranty includes the word “material,” Material Adverse Effect or words of similar import, with respect to which such representation or warranty, or applicable

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portions thereof, must have been true and correct) or (b) the breach of any covenants of the Company contained herein, provided that, in the case of the immediately preceding clause (a) , such claim for indemnification is made prior to the expiration of the survival period of such representation or warranty; provided, however, that for purposes of determining when an indemnification claim has been made, the date upon which a Purchaser Related Party shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to the Company shall constitute the date upon which such claim has been made. No Purchaser Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, indirect, exemplary, incidental, lost profits, speculative or punitive damages under this Section 6.01 ; provided, however, that such limitation shall not prevent any Purchaser Related Party from recovering under this Section 6.01 for any such damages to the extent that such damages are direct damages in the form of diminution in value or are payable to a third party in connection with any Third-Party Claims.

Section 6.02 Indemnification by the Purchasers .

Each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify the Company, and its Representatives (collectively, “ Company Related Parties ”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to (a) the failure of any of the representations or warranties made by such Purchaser contained herein to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date made or (b) the breach of any of the covenants of such Purchaser contained herein, provided that, in the case of the immediately preceding clause (a), such claim for indemnification relating to a breach of any representation or warranty is made prior to the expiration of the survival period of such representation or warranty; provided, however, that for purposes of determining when an indemnification claim has been made, the date upon which a Company Related Party shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to such Purchaser shall constitute the date upon which such claim has been made; provided, further, that the liability of such Purchasers shall not be greater in amount than the sum of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation plus any distributions paid to such Purchaser with respect to the Purchased Shares. No Company Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, indirect, exemplary, incidental, lost profits, speculative or punitive damages under this Section 6.02 ; provided, however, that such limitation shall not prevent any Company Related Party from recovering under this Section 6.02 for any such damages to the extent that such damages are direct damages in the form of diminution in value or payable to a third party in connection with any Third-Party Claims.

Section 6.03 Indemnification for Certain Fees .

(a) Company Fees . The Company agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers from and against any and all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by the Company or alleged to have been incurred by the Company in connection with the sale of the Purchased Shares or the

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consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  

(b) Purchaser Fees . Each Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by such Purchaser or alleged to have been incurred by such Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 6.04 Indemnification Procedure .

Promptly after any Company Related Party or Purchaser Related Party (hereinafter, the “ Indemnified Party ”) has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third person, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement (each a “ Third-Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall give the indemnitor hereunder (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) written notice of such Third-Party Claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such Third-Party Claim to the extent then known. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Indemnifying Party pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Indemnifying Party undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Indemnifying Party with any books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. After the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Indemnifying Party diligently pursues such defense, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if (A) the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (B) if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party or if the interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any indemnified Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnified

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Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed), unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete release from liability of, and does not include any admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party. The remedies provided for in this Article VI are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.

Article VII
TERMINATION

Section 7.01 Termination .

This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares; or

(b) by written notice from either the Company or the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares if any Governmental Authority with lawful jurisdiction shall have issued a final order, decree or ruling or taken any other final action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and such order, decree, ruling or other action is or shall have become final and nonappealable.

Section 7.02 Certain Effects of Termination .

In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 :

(a) except as set forth in Section 7.02(b) , this Agreement shall become null and void and have no further force or effect, but the parties shall not be released from any liability arising from or in connection with any breach hereof occurring prior to such termination;

(b) regardless of any purported termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Article VI and all indemnification rights and obligations of the Company and the Purchasers thereunder, this Section 7.02 and the provisions of Article VIII shall remain operative and in full force and effect as between the Company and the Purchasers, unless the Company and the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares execute a writing that expressly (with specific references to the applicable Articles, Sections or subsections of this Agreement) terminates such rights and obligations as between the Company and the Purchasers; and

(c) each of the Confidentiality Agreements shall remain in effect until such Confidentiality Agreement expires in accordance with its terms.

Article VIII
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Arrangement Fee .

At the Closing, the Company shall pay to Stonepeak Advisors II LLC a transaction fee equal to $30.00 multiplied by the aggregate number of Purchased Shares purchased by the Purchasers under this Agreement.

Section 8.02 Interpretation .

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

Section 8.03 Survival of Provisions .

The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(a) , Section 3.02 , Section 3.12 , Section 4.01 , Section 4.02 and Section 4.05(a) and (b) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement indefinitely and the other representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive for a period of 12 months following the Closing Date, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Purchasers. The covenants made in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall survive the Closing and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of acceptance of any of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants and payment therefor and repayment, conversion or repurchase thereof. Regardless of any purported general termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Article VI and all indemnification rights and obligations of the Company and the Purchasers thereunder, and this Article VIII shall remain operative and in full force and effect as between the Company and each Purchaser, unless the Company and the applicable Purchaser execute a writing that expressly (with specific references to the applicable Section or subsection of this Agreement) terminates such rights and obligations as between the Company and such Purchaser.

Section 8.04 No Waiver; Modifications in Writing .

(a) Delay . No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial

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exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.  

(b) Specific Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination of any provision of any Transaction Document shall be effective unless signed by each of the parties thereto affected by such amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of any Transaction Document, any waiver of any provision of any Transaction Document and any consent to any departure by the Company from the terms of any provision of any Transaction Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any investigation by or on behalf of any party shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.

Section 8.05 Binding Effect .

This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 8.06 Non-Disclosure .

(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not impact the terms and provisions of any of the Confidentiality Agreements. The Confidentiality Agreements shall continue to be in full force and effect, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof.

(b) Other than filings made by the Company with the Commission, the Company and any of its Representatives shall disclose the identity of, or any other information concerning, the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates only after providing the Purchasers a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure (with such comments being incorporated or reflected, to the extent reasonable, in any such disclosure); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.06 shall delay any required filing or other disclosure with the Commission, NYSE or any Governmental Authority or otherwise hinder the Targa Entities’ or their Representatives’ ability to timely comply with all laws or rules and regulations of the Commission, NYSE or other Governmental Authority .

Section 8.07 Communications .

All notices and demands provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or personal delivery to the following addresses:

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(a) If to the Purchasers , to the addresses set forth on Schedule A , with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):  

Stonepeak Target Holdings LP
717 Fifth Avenue, 25 th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Adrienne Saunders
and
Attention: Jack Howell

and

Sidley Austin LLP (counsel to Stonepeak)
1000 Louisiana Street
Suite 6000
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Cliff Vrielink

(b) If to the Company:

Targa Resources Corp.
1000 Louisiana Street
Suite 4300
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (713) 554-1110

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

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston TX 77002-6760
Attention: Christopher S. Collins
Facsimile: (713) 615-5883

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

Section 8.08 Entire Agreement .

This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Confidentiality Agreements and the other agreements and documents referred to herein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or

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undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, the other Transaction Documents or the Confidentiality Agreements with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designations, the Confidentiality Agreements and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 8.09 Assignment .

Prior to the Closing, each of the Purchasers may freely assign its rights to purchase the Purchased Shares under this Agreement, in whole or in part; provided that any assignee must agree in writing to assume all of the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement; provided , that such assignments shall not be made to any non-U.S. resident individual, non-U.S. corporation or partnership, or any other non-U.S. entity, including any foreign governmental entity, including by means of any swap or other transaction or arrangement that transfers or that is designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, result in the transfer to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Purchased Shares; provided, further , that no such assignment shall be made to an Industry Competitor. If such assignee consummates the purchase at Closing, then, at Closing, such assigning Purchaser shall be released in full from its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the assigned portion of the Purchased Shares. In the event of such assignment, Schedule A shall be amended to reflect the assignee as an additional or alternate Purchaser and the corresponding number of Purchased Shares to be purchased by such assignee.

Section 8.10 Preemptive Right .

  For so long as Stonepeak and its Affiliates collectively own 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock acquired by Stonepeak and its Affiliates on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement (reduced by the number of shares of Preferred Stock sold or transferred by Stonepeak and its Affiliates within 90 days of the Closing Date), the Company, prior to any issuance of Parity Stock (including debt or hybrid securities which include an equity component), shall provide Stonepeak with a reasonable opportunity to purchase up to 50% of such shares of Parity Stock (or such debt or hybrid securities which include an equity component) to be issued by the Company on substantially the same terms offered to the other purchasers of such securities.

Section 8.11 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction .

This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws which would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any

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such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

Section 8.12 No Recourse Against Others .

(a) A ll claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with or relate in any manner to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), may be made only against (and are expressly limited to) the Partnership and the Purchasers. No Person other than the Company or the Purchasers, including no member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative thereof, nor any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing, shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to this Agreement or based on, in respect of or by reason of this Agreement or its negotiation, execution, performance or breach; and, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, each of the Company and the Purchasers hereby waives and releases all such liabilities, claims, causes of action and obligations against any such third Person.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, (i) each of the Company and the Purchasers hereby waives and releases any and all rights, claims, demands or causes of action that may otherwise be available at law or in equity, or granted by statute, to avoid or disregard the entity form of the other or otherwise impose liability of the other on any third Person, whether granted by statute or based on theories of equity, agency, control, instrumentality, alter ego, domination, sham, single business enterprise, piercing the veil, unfairness, undercapitalization or otherwise; and (ii) each of the Company and the Purchasers disclaims any reliance upon any third Person with respect to the performance of this Agreement or any representation or warranty made in, in connection with or as an inducement to this Agreement.

Section 8.13 No Third Party Beneficiaries .

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the Company, the Purchasers and, for purposes of Section 8.12 only, any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of the Company or the Purchasers, or any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 8.14 Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN

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CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 8.15 Execution in Counterparts .

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

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

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By: /s/ Matthew J. Meloy

Matthew J. Meloy

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


[Signature page to Purchase Agreement]

 


 

 

STONEPEAK TARGET HOLDINGS LP

 

 

By:

STONEPEAK ASSOCIATES II LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

STONEPEAK GP HOLDINGS II LP, its sole member

 

 

By:

STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS II LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS MANAGER LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Dorrell

Michael Dorrell

Managing Member

 

[Signature page to Purchase Agreement]

 


 

Schedule A

Purchase Price Allocation

 

Purchaser and Address

Purchased Shares

Funding Obligation

Series A Warrant Shares

Series B Warrant Shares

Stonepeak Target Holdings LP

717 5 th Avenue, 25 th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Adrienne Saunders
and
Attention: Jack Howell

500,000

$515,000,000

7,020,000

3,385,000

 

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

 

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

500,000

$515,000,000

7,020,000

3,385,000

 

 

Schedule 1

 


 

Schedule B

Company Group Subsidiaries

 

Targa Resources GP LLC

Targa Energy LP

Targa Energy GP LLC

Targa America Mid-Continent Inc.

TRI Resources Inc.

Targa GP Inc.

Targa LP Inc.

Targa Resources Employee Relief Organization

Targa Resources Investments Sub Inc.

Targa Resources LLC

Targa Resources Finance Corporation

Targa Versado Holdings LP

 

Schedule 1

 


 

Schedule C

Partnership Material Subsidiaries

Cedar Bayou Fractionators, L.P.

Targa Gas Marketing LLC

Targa Liquids Marketing and Trade LLC

Targa Midstream Services LLC

Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestOk LLC

Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC

Targa Terminals LLC

TPL Arkoma Midstream LLC

 

Schedule 1

 


 

Exhibit A

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

[See attached.]

 

Exhibit 1

 


Form

 

US 4011749 CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:

TARGA RESOURCES CORP., a Delaware corporation, certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in Article Fourth of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors duly approved and adopted on February 18, 2016 the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:

RESOLVED , that a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company be, and hereby is, created, and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting and other powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights of the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:

 

Section 1.

Designation and Amount; Ranking.

(a) There shall be created from the 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company authorized to be issued pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, a series of preferred stock, designated as the “Series A Preferred Stock,” par value $0.001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), and the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be 1,200,000 shares.  Shares of the Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company (or any other Redeeming Party), or converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be cancelled, shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and shall not be reissued except as permitted under Section 4(b)(ii).

(b) The Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, ranks: (i) senior in all respects to all Junior Stock; (ii) on a parity in all respects with all Parity Stock; and (iii) junior in all respects to all Senior Stock, in each case as provided more fully herein.

 

Section 2.

Definitions.

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Accrued Dividends ” shall mean, with respect to any share of Preferred Stock, as of any date, the accrued and unpaid dividends on such share from, and including, the most recently preceding fiscal quarter (or the Issue Date, if such date is prior to the first full fiscal quarter Dividend Payment Date) to, but not including, such date.

Accumulated Dividends ” shall mean, with respect to any share of Preferred Stock, as of any date, the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid dividends added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Sections 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(g).

 


Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall not be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

Average VWAP ” per share over a certain period shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in such period.

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

Business Day ” shall mean 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 Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under 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 capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Dividends ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as modified by this Certificate of Designations, as further amended or restated in accordance with applicable law and this Certificate of Designations.

Certificated Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b)(i).

Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of a merger or consolidation, which is covered by subsection (ii) below), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person;

(ii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, pursuant to a merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company or the Partnership; provided, however, solely for purposes of this subsection (ii), a “Person” shall include, in connection with a direct merger of a publicly traded entity with the Company or the Partnership, the shareholders of such publicly traded entity with whom the Company or the Partnership merges; or

(iii) any event which constitutes a “Change of Control” under any indenture governing the outstanding (as of the Issue Date) or future senior notes of the Company or

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the Partnership and such “Change of Control” is not waived by the holders of such notes pursuant to the applicable indenture.

Change of Control Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Change of Control Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(e).

Change of Control Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).

Change of Control Redemption Premium ” shall mean (a) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Issue Date, 125%, (b) after the first anniversary of the Issue Date but on or prior to the second anniversary of the Issue Date, 120%, (c) after the second anniversary of the Issue Date but on or prior to the third anniversary of the Issue Date, 115%, (d) after the third anniversary of the Issue Date but on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date, 110% and (e) thereafter, 105%.

close of business ” shall mean 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

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

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or any other capital stock of the Company into which such Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed.

Company ” shall mean Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation.

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any period, the sum of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period, plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) all Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) all Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including any franchise taxes to the extent based upon net income) for such period and (iii) all depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill, debt issue costs and amortization under FAS Rule 123) and other non-cash charges, any provision for the reduction in the carrying value of assets recorded in accordance with GAAP, any unusual or nonrecurring charges and any non-cash gains (or losses) resulting from mark to market activity (as a result of the implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and not treating write-downs or write-offs of receivables as non-cash charge) for such period and minus (b) the following to the extent

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included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, (i) all Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits for such period, (ii) all non-cash items of income (other than account receivables and similar items arising from the normal course of business and reflected as income under accrual methods of accounting consistent with past practices) for such period and (iii) any cash expenditures in respect of non-cash charges added back to any previous period pursuant to clause (a)(iii) above.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any period, without duplication, the sum of the interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations), net of interest income and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to interest rate hedges, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication (a) extraordinary items for such period, (b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (c) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness and (d) gains and losses on any sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale of Equity Interests but not including the issuance by the Company of any of its Equity Interests to another Person) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith outside the ordinary course of business. There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the purchase accounting effects of adjustments to property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements, as a result of any purchase or other acquisition of property and assets or a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of any Person, or Equity Interests in a Person (including as a result of a merger or consolidation) or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof. There also shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period any net income (loss) of any Person that is not a consolidated Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends, distributions or other payments from such Person that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent promptly converted into cash) to the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period.

Conversion Date ” shall mean the Optional Conversion Date, and the Forced Conversion Date, as applicable.

Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Default Trigger ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(g).

Dividend Payment Date ” shall mean the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, unless the Board of Directors designates an earlier date.

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Dividend Rate ” shall mean, as of the date of the determination, the rate per annum of 9.5%.

Dividend Record Date ” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal quarter and applicable Dividend Payment Date, the record date (which shall be a Business Day) set by the Board of Directors for holders eligible to receive any dividend declared for such fiscal quarter.

Dividend Trigger ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(g).

Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest, any limited liability company membership interest and any unlimited liability company membership interests.

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

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

Fixed Charges ” for any period shall mean the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” as of any date of determination shall mean the ratio of (a)  Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended to (b) Fixed Charges for such Test Period; provided that to the extent any Material Disposition or any Material Acquisition or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) has occurred during the relevant Test Period, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be determined for the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis for such occurrences.

Fixed Conversion Price ” shall mean the Forced Conversion Price, and the Optional Conversion Price, as applicable.

Forced Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Price ” shall mean $20.77.

GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.

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Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or otherwise) or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness, (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (v) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided, however , that the term “ Guarantee ” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.

Holder ” and, unless the context requires otherwise, “ holder ” shall each mean a holder of record of a share of Preferred Stock.

HSR Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(i).

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade liabilities and intercompany liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and maturing within 365 days after the incurrence thereof), (e) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person.

Issue Date ” shall mean the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that this Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Junior Stock ” shall mean all classes of the Company’s common stock and each other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, by the Board of Directors, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Liquidation Preference ” shall mean, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, $1,000.00, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(g), in each case to the date of payment of the Liquidation Preference, the Conversion Date, the Optional Redemption Date or the Change of Control Redemption Date, as applicable.

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Market Value ” shall mean the Average VWAP during a 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.

Material Acquisition ” shall mean any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of, or all of the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in a Person or division or line of business of a Person in respect of which the aggregate consideration exceeds $30,000,000.

Material Disposition ” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any consolidated Subsidiary of the Company to any Person other than the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary of the Company of any asset or group of related assets (other than inventory or other assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business, including receivables sold or contributed under an accounts receivable securitization facility) in one or a series of related transactions in respect of which the aggregate consideration exceeds $30,000,000.

Maximum Holding Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

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

Non-Cash Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Non-Cash Dividend Election ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the President–Finance Administration, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

opening of business ” shall mean 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

Optional Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Optional Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Optional Conversion Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Optional Conversion Price ” shall mean $20.77.

Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

Optional Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

Optional Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

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Ownership Notice ” shall mean the notice of ownership of capital stock of the Company containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and, in the case of an issuance of capital stock by the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Parity Stock ” shall mean any class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Partnership ” shall mean Targa Resources Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Paying Agent ” shall mean the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as paying agent for the Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other Person appointed to serve as paying agent by the Company.

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

Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).

Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, as to any Person, for any events as described in clauses (i) and (ii) below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period ”):

(i) in making any determination of Consolidated EBITDA or Fixed Charges on a Pro Forma Basis, pro forma effect shall be given to any Material Disposition and to any Material Acquisition, in each case that occurred during the Reference Period; and

(ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred or assumed and for which the financial effect is being calculated, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) incurred or permanently repaid during the Reference Period shall be deemed to have been incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period and (y) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been actually in effect during such periods.

Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by an Officer of the Company.

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

Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2016, by and among the Company and the purchasers set forth therein.

Redeeming Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Reference Period ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis.”

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Senior Stock ” shall mean each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall mean a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC covering resales of Transfer Restricted Securities by holders thereof.

Stonepeak ” shall mean Stonepeak Target Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which: (a) such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or manager thereof; (b) at least a majority of the outstanding equity interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time any equity interest of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any corporation or other entity as to which such Person consolidates for accounting purposes.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, each of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries shall be considered a Subsidiary of the Company.

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Substantially Equivalent Security ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

Test Period ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four full consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending on or prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available.

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

Transfer Agent ” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A., acting as the Company’s duly appointed transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other person appointed to serve as transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent by the Company.

Transfer Restricted Securities ” shall mean each share of Common Stock received upon conversion of a share of Preferred Stock until (a) such shares of Common Stock shall be freely tradable pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act under Rule 144 thereunder, or (b) the resale of such shares of Common Stock under an effective Shelf Registration Statement, in each case unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Holder thereof.

Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(vii).

TRC Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2015, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and the L/C issuer and each lender from time to time party thereto, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

TRP Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 3, 2012, by and among the Partnership, Bank of America, N.A. and the other parties signatory thereto, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

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

Warrant Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

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Warrant Agreement ” means that certain Warrant Agreement between the Company and ComputerShare Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent, dated as of the Issue Date.

Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement

 

Section 3.

Dividends.

(a) Holders shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock prior to any distributions made in respect of any Junior Stock in respect of the same fiscal quarter, out of funds legally available for payment, cash dividends (“ Cash Dividends ”) on the Liquidation Preference in effect immediately after the last day of the immediately prior fiscal quarter (or if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter, the Issue Date), computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Dividend Rate, compounded quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date.  To the extent the Board of Directors so declares, Cash Dividends shall be payable in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date for the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to such Dividend Payment Date (or with respect to the first Dividend Payment Date, for the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter following the Issue Date), to the Holders as they appear on the Company’s stock register at the close of business on the relevant Dividend Record Date.  Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall accumulate and become Accrued Dividends on a day-to-day basis from the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter, or if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter, from the Issue Date, until Cash Dividends are paid pursuant to this Section 3(a) in respect of such accumulated amounts or the Liquidation Preference is increased in respect of such accumulated amounts pursuant to Section 3(b).  

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(a), the Company may, at the sole election of the Board of Directors, with respect to any dividend declared in respect of any fiscal quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2017, elect (a “ Non-Cash Dividend Election ”) to have the amount that would have been payable if such dividend had been a cash dividend payable in cash (the “ Non-Cash Dividend Amount ”) to be added to the Liquidation Preference in lieu of paying such dividend in cash.  If the Company makes a Non-Cash Dividend Election pursuant to this Section 3(b), then contemporaneous with increasing the Liquidation Preference by the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount, the Company will grant and deliver to the Holders additional Warrants having the same terms (including exercise price) as the Warrants issued under the Warrant Agreement on the Issue Date as follows:  (i) Series A Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holder thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied by (y) 14.04 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject) and (ii) Series B Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holders thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied (y) 6.77 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject), in each case rounded up to the nearest whole share of Common Stock.  If the Company fails to pay a Cash Dividend in respect of any fiscal quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2017 and does not make a Non-Cash Dividend Election in respect thereof,

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the Company shall be deemed to have made a Non-Cash Dividend Election for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations.  

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any shares of Preferred Stock are converted into Common Stock in accordance with this Certificate of Designations on a date during the period between the close of business on any Dividend Record Date and the close of business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the Accrued Dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock, at the Company’s option, shall either (x) be paid in cash on or prior to the date of such conversion or (y) not be paid in cash, be deemed to be Accumulated Dividends and be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such conversion.  For the avoidance of doubt, such Accrued Dividends shall include dividends accruing from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter to, but not including, the applicable Conversion Date.  The Holders at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive any dividend paid as a Cash Dividend on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any shares of Preferred Stock are redeemed by the Company in accordance with this Certificate of Designations on a date during the period between the close of business on any Dividend Record Date and the close of business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the Accrued Dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be Accumulated Dividends and shall be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such redemption.  For the avoidance of doubt, such Accrued Dividends shall include dividends accruing from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter to, but not including, the Optional Redemption Date or the Change of Control Redemption Date, as applicable.  The Holders at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive any dividend paid as a Cash Dividend on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date.

(e) So long as any share of the Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on, and no redemption or repurchase shall be agreed to or consummated of, Parity Stock, Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock, unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding full fiscal quarters (including the fiscal quarter in which such accumulated and unpaid dividends first arose) of the Company have been declared and paid; provided , however , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) a dividend payable on Common Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, (ii) the acquisition of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange for shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iv) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards granted to officers, directors and employees and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (v) any dividends or distributions of rights in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights

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pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan; and (vi) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of other Junior Stock; provided further , however , that the foregoing limitation in the first clause of this Section 3(e) shall not apply to the extent all such accumulated and unpaid dividends have been deemed to be Accumulated Dividends and have been added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Sections 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d). Notwithstanding the preceding, if full dividends have not been paid on the Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock so long as the dividends are declared and paid pro rata so that amounts of dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Preferred Stock and such other Parity Stock bear to each other.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the only requirement of the Company to deliver additional Warrants to the Holders under this Certificate of Designations shall be as expressly provided in Section 3(b). Any other addition of Accumulated Dividends to the Liquidation Preference (including pursuant to Sections 3(c) and 3(d)) shall not result in the issuance of additional Warrants.

(g) Except as provided in Section 3(b), if the Company fails to pay in full in cash to the Holders a Cash Dividend in an amount equal to the product of the Liquidation Preference multiplied by the Dividend Rate for a fiscal quarter, then (i) the amount of such shortfall will continue to be owed by the Company to the Holders and will accumulate until paid in full in cash, (ii) the Liquidation Preference will be deemed increased by such amount until paid in full in cash and (iii) contemporaneous with increasing the Liquidation Preference by such shortfall, the Company will grant and deliver to the Holders additional Warrants having the same terms (including exercise price) as the Warrants issued under the Warrant Agreement on the Issue Date as follows:  (i) Series A Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holder thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the shortfall amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied by (y) 14.04 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject) and (ii) Series B Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holders thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the shortfall amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied (y) 6.77 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject), in each case rounded up to the nearest whole share of Common Stock.

 

Section 4.

Special Rights.

(a) Holders shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 4 or as otherwise from time to time specifically required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation.

(b) So long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, given in person

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or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:

(i) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by the Company in the issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of Senior Stock;

(ii) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by any of the Company’s consolidated Subsidiaries of any issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of securities;

(iii) any issuance by the Company of Parity Stock; provided, however, the Company may issue Parity Stock if (A) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (after adjustments for dividends paid on the shares of Preferred Stock) for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the date on such issuance would have been at least 2.25, determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom); (B) the aggregate amount of net proceeds from all issuances of Parity Stock from and after the date hereof is less than or equal to $[700,000,000] 1 ; and (C) the proceeds therefrom are not used specifically to directly or indirectly pay dividends on the Common Stock;

(iv) any incurrence of indebtedness by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for borrowed monies; provided, however , that the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries may incur such indebtedness if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters of the Company immediately preceding the date on which such additional indebtedness for borrowed monies is incurred would have been at least 2.0, determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom); provided further , however , that the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries may incur indebtedness under the TRC Credit Agreement and the TRP Credit Agreement (as such credit agreements may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time; provided that the credit facility provided under such credit agreements shall be, at all times, a bank facility provided by commercial banks or affiliates of commercial banks that are primarily engaged in providing such facilities) in an aggregate amount up to $2,750,000,000; or

(v) any amendment, modification or alteration of, or supplement to, the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations that would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following actions shall be restricted or limited by or require any approval of the Holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4(b): (i) the Company and any of its controlled Affiliates entering into joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements and funding the same as described in Clause (D) of this paragraph, so long as each

 

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To be reduced by $1,000 per share to the extent the Company issues additional shares of Preferred Stock in excess of 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock on the Issue Date, and to be increased by $1,000 per share to the extent the Company issues less than 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock on the Issue Date.

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such joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement is (A) in respect of a single asset or a group of related assets (for the avoidance of doubt, a group of assets shall not be deemed to be related assets solely because they perform the same function), (B) with third Persons, (C) on an arms’-length basis, (D) funded through the issuance of equity in such joint venture, capital contributions in such joint venture and/or the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness or indebtedness solely secured by the assets of such joint venture and/or the equity in such joint venture, and (E) for the purpose of (1) developing or expanding assets of the Company and such controlled Affiliates or (2) acquiring and developing new assets and growth opportunities , (ii) the issuance of securities, capital contributions or incurrence of intercompany indebtedness among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) the issuance of securities, capital contributions or incurrence of intercompany indebtedness among the Company and any joint ventures, partnerships or other minority owned entities in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity or other interest, in each case which exist as of the Issue Date.  

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without the consent of the Holders, the Company, acting in good faith, may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or any stock certificate representing shares of the Preferred Stock:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in any such instrument in a manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder;

(ii) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder; or

(iii) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

(d) Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding and Holders shall have no voting rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock solely by virtue of holding the Preferred Stock.

(e) In exercising the voting rights set forth in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote.

(f) The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall

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conform to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and applicable law.

(g) If at any time (x) Cash Dividends have not been declared and paid in full on the Preferred Stock with respect to two full quarters (without regard as to whether such quarters are consecutive) (the “ Dividend Trigger ”) or (y) there exists (I) an Event of Default (as defined in the TRC Credit Agreement or any similar term used in any successor credit agreement of the Company) pursuant to Section 8.01(b) of the TRC Credit Agreement (or any other similar provision of any successor credit agreement of the Company) as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.11 thereof (or any other similar financial covenant in any successor credit agreement of the Company) or (II) an Event of Default (as defined in the TRP Credit Agreement or any similar term used in any successor credit agreement of the Company) pursuant to Section 8.01(b) of the TRP Credit Agreement (or any other similar provision of any successor credit agreement of the Partnership) as a result of the Partnership’s failure to comply with Section 7.14 or Section 7.15 thereof (or any other similar interest coverage ratio or leverage ratios covenants in any successor credit agreement of the Partnership), in each case of clauses (I) and (II) that has not been cured, then in addition to the other voting rights in this Certificate of Designations (each of clause (I) and (II), the “ Default Trigger ”), following compliance with Section 4(h), if applicable, each Holder will be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock such Holder would be entitled to receive if all of such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock were converted into Common Stock (at the Optional Conversion Price then in effect or, if the shares of Preferred Stock are not then convertible, assuming that such shares of Preferred Stock are convertible at the Optional Conversion Rate then in effect) on the record date set by the Board of Directors for such vote on all matters submitted to the holders of Common Stock for approval; provided , however , that the foregoing voting rights shall automatically and immediately cease to exist (for the avoidance of doubt, such voting rights shall again exist in respect of any further occurrence of a Default Trigger or Dividend Trigger) (i) at such time as no dividends payable on the Preferred Stock remain unpaid (in the case of clause (x)) and (ii) upon the relevant Event(s) of Default described above being cured pursuant to the terms of the TRC Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement) or the TRP Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement of the Partnership), as applicable (in the case of clause (y)); provided further , however , that the foregoing voting rights shall be limited and apply only to the extent that such voting grants may be granted to the Holders under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed).

(h) Upon the occurrence of a Dividend Trigger, then, until the date on which Stonepeak and its Affiliates no longer own at least 50% of the Preferred Stock issued to Stonepeak or any of its Affiliates on the Issue Date, Stonepeak shall have the option and right, exercisable by Stonepeak by delivering a written notice of such designation to the Company, to cause its board observer to become a member of the Board of Directors and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to effect the foregoing; provided , however , that the foregoing director designation right shall automatically and immediately cease to exist at such time as no dividends payable on the Preferred Stock remain unpaid (for the avoidance of doubt, such director designation right shall again exist in respect of any further occurrence of a Dividend Trigger). In the event of any occurrence of a Default Trigger, then Stonepeak shall have the option and right, exercisable by Stonepeak by delivering a written notice of such

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designation to the Company, to cause its board observer to become a member of the Board of Directors and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to effect the foregoing ; provided , however , that the foregoing director designation right shall automatically and immediately cease to exist upon the relevant Event(s) of Default described in Section 4(g) with respect to such Default Trigger being cured pursuant to the terms of the TRC Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement) or the TRP Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement of the Partnership) (for the avoidance of doubt, such director designation right shall again exist in respect of any further occurrence of a Default Trigger). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(h), Stonepeak shall only have the option and right to designate one person to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

(i) If prior to the exercise of the Holders’ rights pursuant to Sections 4(g) or Section 4(h) a filing is required pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”), then the Company, on the one hand, and any Holder, on the other hand, shall (i) as promptly as practicable, make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions required under the HSR Act, and (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, consent in respect of such filings and submissions (or the termination or expiration of the applicable waiting period, as applicable); provided , however , any filing or submission fees required of any Person in connection with any such filings or submissions required under the HSR Act shall be paid by the Company.  Until such time as consent has been received in respect of such filings and submissions (or the applicable waiting period has terminated or expired, as applicable), Stonepeak and the Holders shall not be permitted to exercise such rights.

 

Section 5.

Liquidation Rights.

(a) In the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of such shares of Preferred Stock, and to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference thereon, in preference to the holders of, and before any payment or distribution is made on, any Junior Stock.

(b) Neither the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the assets or business of the Company (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding up or dissolution of its business), nor the merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person shall be deemed to be a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for the purposes of this Section 5.

(c) After the payment in full to the Holders of the amounts provided for in this Section 5, the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company in respect of their ownership of such Preferred Stock.

(d) In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Holders upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled

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pursuant to Section 5(a), no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Preferred Stock, equally and ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which Holders of all Preferred Stock and of any Parity Stock are entitled upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

 

Section 6.

Conversion.

(a) On or after the first Business Day that is 12 years after the Issue Date, the Holders shall have the right to convert their shares of Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than 50,000 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock any such Holder owns is less than 50,000 shares, then all of such shares), into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal, subject to Section 6(j), to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference divided by (ii) the Optional Conversion Price then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 9 (such quotient, the “ Conversion Rate ”).  To convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(a), such Holder shall give written notice (the “ Optional Conversion Notice ” and the date of such notice, the “ Optional Conversion Notice Date ”) to the Company stating that such Holder elects to so convert shares of Preferred Stock and shall state therein: (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, (B) the name or names in which such Holder wishes the shares of Common Stock to be issued, (C) the Holder’s computation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by such Holder and (D) the Optional Conversion Price on the Optional Conversion Notice Date.  If a Holder validly delivers an Optional Conversion Notice in accordance with this Section 6(a), the Company shall issue the shares of Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than ten (10) business days thereafter (the date of issuance of such shares, the “ Optional Conversion Date ”).

(b) On or after the first Business Day that is 12 years after the Issue Date, if the Holders have not elected to convert all of their shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a), the Company shall have the right to cause the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, in whole and not in part  into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal, subject to Section 6(j), to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference divided by (ii) the Forced Conversion Price then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 9; provided, however that in order for the Company to exercise such right, the Average VWAP per share of the Common Stock during a 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Forced Conversion Notice Date shall be greater than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Forced Conversion Price then in effect; and provided, further, that if the conversion by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(b) would result in the Holders holding Common Stock (counting only such Common Stock as has been converted from Preferred Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designations) representing in excess of 20% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company immediately after such conversion (the “ Maximum Holding Amount ”), then such conversion shall be limited to the number of shares of Common Stock representing the Maximum Holding Amount, and the Company will have the continuing right to cause the remaining shares of Preferred Stock (which are not converted due to the Maximum Holding Amount limitation) to be converted in whole or in part at any time

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following the initial conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b) to the extent such conversion would not result in the Holders holding Common Stock at such time representing in excess of the Maximum Holding Amount.  To convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b), the Company shall give written notice (the “ Forced Conversion Notice ” and the date of such notice, the “ Forced Conversion Notice Date ”) to each Holder stating that the Company elects to force conversion of such shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b) and shall state therein (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, (B) the Forced Conversion Price on the Forced Conversion Notice Date and (C) the Company’s computation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Holder.  If the Company validly delivers a Forced Conversion Notice in accordance with this Section 6(b), the Company shall issue the shares of Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than ten (10) business days thereafter (the date of issuance of such shares, the “ Forced Conversion Date ”).  

(c) Upon conversion, each Holder shall surrender to the Company the certificates representing any shares held in certificated form to be converted during usual business hours at its principal place of business or the offices of its duly appointed Transfer Agent maintained by it, accompanied by (i) (if so required by the Company or its duly appointed Transfer Agent) a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company or its duly appointed Transfer Agent duly executed by the Holder or its duly authorized legal representative and (ii) transfer tax stamps or funds therefor, if required pursuant to Section 6(j).

(d) Immediately prior to the close of business on the Optional Conversion Date or the Forced Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to a conversion, a Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock notwithstanding that the share register of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such Common Stock shall not then be actually delivered to such Holder.  Except to the extent that a Holder is not able to convert its shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock as a result of Section 6(j), on the Optional Conversion Date or the Forced Conversion Date, as applicable, dividends shall cease to accrue on the shares Preferred Stock so converted and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Preferred Stock have been converted (with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 9).  As promptly as practical after the conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to the applicable Holder an Ownership Notice identifying the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled, and a cash payment in respect of fractional shares in accordance with Section 9.

(e) Each Fixed Conversion Price shall be subject to the following adjustments (except as provided in Section 6(f)):

(i) If the Company pays a dividend (or other distribution) in shares of Common Stock to holders of the Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be divided by the following fraction:

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          OS 1           

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution; and

 

OS 1

=the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution and (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend.

(ii) If the Company issues to holders of shares of the Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the Market Value determined on the Ex-Date for such issuance, then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the Ex-Date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

          OS 0 + X          

OS 0 + Y

where

 

OS 0

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date for such issuance;

 

X

=the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

 

Y

=the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Market Value determined as of the Ex-Date for such issuance.

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

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(iii) If the Company subdivides, combines or reclassifies the shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be divided by the following fraction:

          OS 1           

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification; and

 

OS 1

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the opening of business on the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification.

(iv) If the Company distributes to all holders of shares of Common Stock evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock (other than Common Stock) or other assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in clauses (i); any rights or warrants referred to in clause (ii) above; any consideration payable in connection with a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any dividend of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of certain spin-off transactions as described below), then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the record date for such distribution shall be divided by the following fraction:

          SP 0           

SP 0 – FMV

where

 

SP 0

=the Closing Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date; and

 

FMV

=the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.

In a spin-off, where the Company makes a distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock consisting of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a subsidiary or other business unit each Fixed Conversion Price shall be adjusted on the fourteenth Trading Day after the effective date of the distribution by dividing such Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such fourteenth Trading Day by the following fraction:

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          MP 0 + MP S           

MP 0

where

 

MP 0

=the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day following the effective date of such distribution; and

 

MP S

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

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

(v) In the case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be adjusted to the price determined by multiplying the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (2) the Market Value per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.

(vi) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 6(e) need be made to the Fixed Conversion Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect.  Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which, together with any

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adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of the Fixed Conversion Price.

(vii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 6(e), rights or warrants distributed by the Company to holders of Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”): (A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 6(e) (and no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Price under this Section 6(e) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made under Section 6(e)(ii).  In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to a Fixed Conversion Price under this Section 6(e) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, such Fixed Conversion Price shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise thereof, such Fixed Conversion Price shall be readjusted as if such expired or terminated rights and warrants had not been issued.  To the extent that the Company has a rights plan or agreement in effect upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, which rights plan provides for rights or warrants of the type described in this clause, then upon conversion of Preferred Stock the Holder will receive, in addition to the Common Stock to which he is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan, unless a Trigger Event has occurred and the adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Price with respect thereto have been made in accordance with the foregoing.  In lieu of any such adjustment, the Company may amend such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement to provide that upon conversion of the Preferred Stock the Holders will receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the rights that would have attached to such Common Stock if the Trigger Event had not occurred under such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement.

(viii) The Company reserves the right to make such reductions in each Fixed Conversion Price in addition to those required in the foregoing provisions as it considers advisable in order that any event treated for federal income tax purposes as a dividend of stock or stock rights will not be taxable to the recipients.  In the event the Company elects to make such a reduction in the Fixed Conversion Price, the Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws

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and regulations thereunder if and to the extent that such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the reduction of each Fixed Conversion Price.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(e), no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made with respect to any distribution or other transaction if the Holders are entitled to participate in such distribution or transaction as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock immediately prior to such event, without having to convert their shares of Preferred Stock.

(g) If the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter (and before the dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to stockholders) abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment in any Fixed Conversion Price then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

(h) Upon any increase or decrease in the Fixed Conversion Price, then, and in each such case, the Company promptly shall deliver to each Holder a certificate signed by an Officer, setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated and specifying the increased or decreased Fixed Conversion Price then in effect following such adjustment.

(i) The issuance or delivery of certificates for Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock and the issuance or delivery of any Ownership Notice, whether at the request of a Holder or upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, shall each be made without charge to the Holder or recipient of shares of Preferred Stock for such certificates or Ownership Notice or for any tax in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented thereby or such Ownership Notice or the securities identified therein, and such certificates or Ownership Notice shall be issued or delivered in the respective names of, or in such names as may be directed by, the applicable Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a name other than that of the Holder of the shares of the relevant Preferred Stock and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such certificate or Ownership Notice unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance or delivery thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

(j) In the event that any Holder elects to convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(a), the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock can then be converted upon such exercise pursuant this Certificate of Designations, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock have already been converted in accordance with this Certificate of Designations and (z) the number of shares of Common Stock that have been issued upon exercise of the Warrants, shall not exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue under the Certificate of Incorporation or the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without stockholder approval under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any

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National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to seek stockholder approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants above the amount that the Company may issue without such stockholder approval pursuant to New York Stock Exchange Rule 312.03(c).

(k) Any shares of Common Stock delivered pursuant to this Section 6 shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by matters of any state or federal law), free and clear or any liens, claims, rights or encumbrances other than those arising under the Delaware Act or this Certificate of Designations or created by the holders thereof.

(l) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all action required to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock or the payment or partial payment of dividends (if any) declared on Preferred Stock that are payable in Common Stock.  If the Company does not at any time have reserved and available the number of shares of Common Stock described in the preceding sentence, the Company shall pay to the Holders (on a pro rata basis across all Holders based on their respective ownership of Preferred Stock) an amount equal to $50,000 per month (pro rated for partial months), payable no later than 5 business days after the end of each month until the Company again has reserved and available such number of shares of Common Stock.

 

Section 7.

Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time, and from time to time, on or after the first Business Day that is five years after the Issue Date, the Company shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock any such Holder owns is less than 100,000 shares, then all of such shares), from any source of funds legally available for such purpose.  Any redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to compliance with the provisions of the TRC Credit Agreement and any other agreements governing the Company’s future or existing outstanding indebtedness.  Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the Company in its sole discretion (the “ Optional Redemption Date ”).

(b) Subject to applicable law, the Company shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 7 by paying cash for each share of Preferred Stock to be redeemed in an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Accrued Dividends added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Section 3(d)), multiplied by, if on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date, 110%, and, if thereafter, 105% for such share of Preferred Stock on such Optional Redemption Date (the “ Optional Redemption Price ”).

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(c) The Company shall give notice of its election to redeem the Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7 not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Optional Redemption Date, to the Holders of Preferred Stock as such Holders’ names appear (as of the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) on the books of the Transfer Agent at the address of such Holders shown therein.  Such notice (the “ Optional Redemption Notice ”) shall state: (i) the Optional Redemption Date, (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such Holder, (iii) the Optional Redemption Price and (iv) the place where any shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Price therefor.

(d) If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7, the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be determined by the Company, provided the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant an election pursuant to this Section 7 shall not be less than 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding is less than 100,000 shares, then all of such shares, and provided that the Preferred Stock is redeemed on a pro rata basis across all Holders based on their respective ownership of Preferred Stock.  The shares of Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding.

(e) If the Company gives an Optional Redemption Notice, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the shares of Preferred Stock as to which such Optional Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than the open of business on the Optional Redemption Date, and the Company shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holders to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice.  If the Optional Redemption Notice shall have been given, then from and after the Optional Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Optional Redemption Notice, all dividends on such shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the Optional Redemption Price.  The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Optional Redemption Price of the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares of Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income.  Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason, including redemption of shares of Preferred Stock, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Optional Redemption Date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable law, repaid to the Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Company.  Notwithstanding any Optional Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Optional Redemption Price of such shares shall have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.

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Section 8.

Change of Control

(a) In the event of a Change of Control in which the Company does not survive or as a result thereof the Company has no or substantially no assets, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or to cause to be delivered to the Holders, in exchange for their outstanding shares of Preferred Stock upon such Change of Control, a security in the surviving or successor entity that has substantially similar rights, preferences and privileges as the Preferred Stock (a “ Substantially Equivalent Security ”); provided , however , that the Company shall promptly notify the Holders if (A) the surviving or successor entity (after giving pro forma effect to such Change of Control) is expected, immediately following such Change of Control, to have a worse leverage profile than that of the Company as of the Issue Date or a worse rating than that of the Company as of the Issue Date with respect to its outstanding indebtedness by either Moody’s or S&P, or (B) the stock into which the Substantially Equivalent Security will be convertible is not traded on a major U.S. stock exchange. If the Company is required to provide the notice specified in the preceding sentence of this Section 8(a), the Company shall not deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holders any such Substantially Equivalent Security unless such delivery is approved by the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

(b) In the event of any Change of Control other than one in which the Company does not survive or as a result thereof the Company has no or substantially no assets, the Company shall promptly notify the Holders if (A) the Company (after giving pro forma effect to such Change of Control) is expected, immediately following such Change of Control, to have a worse leverage profile than that of the Company as of the Issue Date or a worse rating than that of the Company as of the Issue Date with respect to its outstanding indebtedness by either Moody’s or S&P, or (B) the stock into which the Preferred Stock will be convertible is not traded on a major U.S. stock exchange.  If the Company is not required to provide the notice specified in the preceding sentence of this Section 8(b), the Company shall cause the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to remain outstanding. If the Company is required to provide the notice specified in the first sentence of this Section 8(b), the Company shall redeem the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 8(c) unless the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock notify the Company in writing of their decision that the shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding.

(c) In the event of (i) a Change in Control described in Section 8(a) in connection with which the Company is unable to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holders a Substantially Equivalent Security or the Holders of a majority of the shares of Preferred Stock do not elect to accept the Substantially Equivalent Security as permitted by Section 8(a) or (ii) a Change of Control in connection with which the Company is required to provide the notice specified in the first sentence of Section 8(b) and the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock do not provide written notice to the Company of their decision that the shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding as permitted by Section 8(b), the Company or a third party with the prior written consent of the Company (such party, as applicable, the “ Redeeming Party ”) shall, in compliance with applicable law and, in the case of Stonepeak and its Affiliates, subject to any agreement between Stonepeak and its Affiliates and the Company, redeem all of the outstanding Preferred Stock.  Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the Redeeming Party in its sole discretion, but no later than 5 business days after

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consummation of the Change of Control (the “ Change of Control Redemption Date ”).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Change of Control Redemption Date may be on the date of the Change of Control, and any redemption pursuant to this Section 8 may be made simultaneously with the Change of Control.   Holders acknowledge and agree that under the terms of the TRC Credit Agreement (as such credit agreement may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time) and any other debt instruments of the Company that restrict, limit or condition the ability of the Company to issue “disqualified equity interests” (or similar concept), and for so long as such restrictive terms continue or have not been waived by the applicable lenders thereunder, upon any redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 8, the loans and other loan obligations that are accrued and payable under any such credit agreements or debt instruments will, in each case, be repaid (and any commitments and any outstanding letters of credit thereunder will be terminated) prior to such redemption of the Preferred Stock.  For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall not be deemed to be a waiver by any Holder of its right to receive from the Company and/or its successor the cash associated with such redemption.

(d) Subject to applicable law, the Redeeming Party shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 8 by paying cash for each share of Preferred Stock to be redeemed in an amount equal to (x) the Liquidation Preference multiplied by (y) the Change of Control Redemption Premium for such share of Preferred Stock on such Change of Control Redemption Date (such product, the “ Change of Control Redemption Price ”).

(e) The Redeeming Party shall give notice of such redemption not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Change of Control Redemption Date, to the Holders as such Holders’ names appear (as of the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) on the books of the Transfer Agent at the address of such Holders shown therein.  Such notice (the “ Change of Control Redemption Notice ”) shall state: (i) the Change of Control Redemption Date, (ii) the Change of Control Redemption Price and (iii) the place where any shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Price therefor.  The Redeeming Party shall give the Change of Control Redemption Notice in advance of a Change of Control if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of giving the Change of Control Redemption Notice.

(f) If the Redeeming Party gives a Change of Control Redemption Notice, the Redeeming Party shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the shares of Preferred Stock as to which such Change of Control Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than the open of business on the Change of Control Redemption Date, and the Redeeming Party shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holders to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Change of Control Redemption Notice.

 

Section 9.

No Fractional Shares.

No fractional shares of Common Stock or securities representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion, whether voluntary or mandatory, or in respect

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of dividend payments made in Common Stock on the Preferred Stock.  Instead, the Company may elect to either make a cash payment to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share (based on the Closing Sale Price of such fractional share determined as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the payment thereof) or, in lieu of such cash payment, round up to the next whole share the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to any particular Holder upon conversion.

 

Section 10.

Uncertificated Shares; Certificated Shares.

(a) Uncertificated Shares .

(i) Form .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless requested in writing by a Holder to the Company, the shares of Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the bylaws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Company shall, or shall cause the Transfer Agent to, send to the registered owner thereof an Ownership Notice.

(ii) Transfer .  Transfers of Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof held in uncertificated, book-entry form shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Company kept at an office of the Transfer Agent upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such uncertificated shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or from an individual presenting proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer the stock.  The Company may refuse any requested transfer until furnished evidence satisfactory to it that such transfer is proper.

(iii) Legends .  Each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FOREGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW OWNERSHIP NOTICE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED

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THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”).  THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

In addition, Each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.”

(b) Certificated Shares .

(i) Form and Dating .  When Preferred Stock is in certificated form (“ Certificated Preferred Stock ”), the Preferred Stock certificate and the Transfer Agent’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designations.  The Preferred Stock certificate may have notations, legends or endorsements required by applicable law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage; provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company.  Each Preferred Stock certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.

(ii) Execution and Authentication .  Two Officers shall sign each Preferred Stock certificate for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Preferred Stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent authenticates the Preferred Stock certificate, the Preferred Stock certificate shall be valid nevertheless.

A Preferred Stock certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Preferred Stock certificate.  

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The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Preferred Stock certificate has been authenticated under this Certificate of Designations.

The Transfer Agent shall authenticate and deliver certificates for shares of Preferred Stock for original issue upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an Assistant Treasurer of the Company.  Such order shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of the Preferred Stock is to be authenticated.

The Transfer Agent may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the certificates for the Preferred Stock.  Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate certificates for the Preferred Stock whenever the Transfer Agent may do so.  Each reference in this Certificate of Designations to authentication by the Transfer Agent includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Transfer Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

(iii) Transfer and Exchange .  When Certificated Preferred Stock is presented to the Transfer Agent with a request to register the transfer of such Certificated Preferred Stock or to exchange such Certificated Preferred Stock for an equal number of shares of Certificated Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Preferred Stock surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(A) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(B) is being transferred or exchanged pursuant to subclause (1) or (2) below, and is accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(1) if such Certificated Preferred Stock is being delivered to the Transfer Agent by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto; or

(2) if such Certificated Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company or to a “qualified institutional buyer” in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, (i) a certification to that effect (in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 10(b)(iv).

(iv) Legends .

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(A) Each certificate evidencing Certificated Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FORGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW CERTIFICATE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”), THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS CERTIFICATE BY REFERENCE.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

(B) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security held in certificated form pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act or an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, the Transfer Agent shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for Certificated Preferred Stock or certificated Common Stock that does not bear a restrictive legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security.

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(v) Replacement Certificates .  If any of the Preferred Stock certificates shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent amount of shares of Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent.

(vi) Cancellation .  In the event the Company shall purchase or otherwise acquire Certificated Preferred Stock, the same shall thereupon be delivered to the Transfer Agent for cancellation.  The Transfer Agent and no one else shall cancel and destroy all Preferred Stock certificates surrendered for transfer, exchange, replacement or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company unless the Company directs the Transfer Agent to deliver canceled Preferred Stock certificates to the Company.  The Company may not issue new Preferred Stock certificates to replace Preferred Stock certificates to the extent they evidence Preferred Stock which the Company has purchased or otherwise acquired.

(c) Certain Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Preferred Stock .

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Transfer Agent shall authenticate Certificated Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.

(ii) All shares of Preferred Stock, whether or not Certificated Preferred Stock, issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of such shares of Preferred Stock shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Certificate of Designations as the shares of Preferred Stock surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(iii) Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any shares of Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name such shares of Preferred Stock are registered as the absolute owner of such Preferred Stock and neither the Transfer Agent nor the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(iv) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of any Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof on the transfer books of the Company or the Transfer Agent or upon surrender of any Preferred Stock certificate or Common Stock certificate at the office of the Transfer Agent maintained for that purpose.  However, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Preferred Stock or Common Stock if the Person receiving shares in connection with such transfer or exchange is not the holder thereof.

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(d) No Obligation of the Transfer Agent .  The Transfer Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Certificate of Designations or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Preferred Stock other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

Section 11.

Other Provisions.

(a) With respect to any notice to a Holder required to be provided hereunder, neither failure to mail such notice, nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice or the validity of the proceedings referred to in such notice with respect to the other Holders or affect the legality or validity of any vote upon any such action (assuming due and proper notice to such other Holders).  Any notice which was mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives the notice.

(b) Shares of Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired by the Company in any manner, including shares of Preferred Stock purchased or redeemed or exchanged or converted, shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of Delaware) upon such reacquisition be automatically cancelled by the Company and shall not be reissued.

(c) The shares of Preferred Stock shall be issuable only in whole shares.

(d) All notice periods referred to herein shall commence: (i) when made, if made by hand delivery, and upon confirmation of receipt, if made by facsimile; (ii) one Business Day after being deposited with a nationally recognized next-day courier, postage prepaid; or (iii) three Business Days after being by first-class mail, postage prepaid.  Notice to any Holder shall be given to the registered address set forth in the Company’s records for such Holder.

(e) Any payments required to be made hereunder on any day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without interest or additional payment for such delay.  All payments required hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in United States Dollars to the Holders in accordance with the payment instructions as such Holders may deliver by written notice to the Company from time to time.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

(g) Except as set forth in Section 4(b)(ii), the Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe to any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Company of any class.

(h) The Company shall distribute to the Holders copies of all notices, materials, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, information statements and any other documents

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distributed generally to the holders of the Common Stock, at such times and by such method as documents are distributed to such holders of such Common Stock.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be signed and attested this [__]th day of March, 2016.

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

[___________________]

[___________________]

 

Attest:

[___________________]

[___________________]

 

 

 

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Exhibit A

FORM OF PREFERRED STOCK

FACE OF SECURITY

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FORGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW CERTIFICATE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”), THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS CERTIFICATE BY REFERENCE.

BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.


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Certificate Number [_________________________] Shares of  

[_________________________] Series A Preferred Stock

 

Series A Preferred Stock
of
TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

TARGA RESOURCES CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that [_______________] (the “ Holder ”) is the registered owner of [__________________] fully paid and non-assessable shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as the Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”).  The shares of Preferred Stock are transferable on the books and records of the Transfer Agent, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer.  The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations dated March [__], 2016, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designations ”).  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations.  The Company will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Company at its principal place of business.

Reference is hereby made to select provisions of the Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof, and to the Certificate of Designations, which select provisions and the Certificate of Designations shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

Unless the Transfer Agent’s Certificate of Authentication hereon has been properly executed, these shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this certificate this __________day of __________, 2016.

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

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TRANSFER AGENT’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

These are shares of the Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.

Dated: _________________________

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Transfer Agent,

 

By:

Authorized Signatory


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REVERSE OF SECURITY

Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall be payable, when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors out of legally available funds as provided in the Certificate of Designations.

The shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into the Company’s Common Stock upon the satisfaction of the conditions and in the manner and according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

The shares of Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company upon the satisfaction of the conditions and in the manner and according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

The Company will furnish without charge to each holder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.


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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to: _______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)

______________________________________________________________________________

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

______________________________________________________________________________

and irrevocably appoints:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

agent to transfer the shares of Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent.  The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

Date: _________________________

Signature: _________________________

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Stock Certificate)

Signature Guarantee: _________________________ 2

 

 

2  

Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Exhibit B

OWNERSHIP NOTICE

THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FOREGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW OWNERSHIP NOTICE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”).  THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

IF THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN ARE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF THE COMPANY, THEN BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

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This letter confirms and acknowledges that you are the registered owner of the number and the class or series of shares of capital stock of the Company listed on Schedule A to this letter.

In addition, please be advised that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder of the Company who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock, or series thereof, of the Company and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, which are fixed by the Charter.  Any such request should be directed to the Secretary of the Company.

The shares of capital stock of the Company have been not been registered under the Securities Act and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.

Dated: ______________

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Transfer Agent,

 

 

By:

Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit C

CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF PREFERRED STOCK

Re:

Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”) of Targa Resources Corp. (the “ Company ”)

This Certificate relates to shares of Preferred Stock held by (the “ Transferor ”) in*/:

¨

book entry form; or

¨

definitive form.

The Transferor has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of Preferred Stock.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Preferred Stock, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Certificate of Designations relating to the above-captioned Preferred Stock and that the transfer of this Preferred Stock does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) because */:

¨

such Preferred Stock is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account without transfer;

¨

such Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company; or

¨

such Preferred Stock is being transferred to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), in reliance on Rule 144A.

Such Preferred Stock is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based on an Opinion of Counsel if the Company so requests).

[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]

 

 

By:

 

Date:

______________________________________________________________________________
*/ Please check applicable box.

 

 

 

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Exhibit B

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE PREFERRED STOCK

[See attached.]

 

Exhibit B-1

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Form

US 4042070v.2 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article I DEFINITIONS 2

 

Section 1.01

Definitions2

 

 

Section 1.02

Registrable Securities4

 

Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS 4

 

Section 2.01

Shelf Registration.4

 

 

Section 2.02

Piggyback Registration.6

 

 

Section 2.03

Underwritten Offering.8

 

 

Section 2.04

Further Obligations9

 

 

Section 2.05

Cooperation by Holders12

 

 

Section 2.06

Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities13

 

 

Section 2.07

Expenses.13

 

 

Section 2.08

Indemnification.13

 

 

Section 2.09

Rule 144 Reporting16

 

 

Section 2.10

Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights16

 

 

Section 2.11

Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights16

 

Article III STOCKHOLDER VOTE 17

Article IV MISCELLANEOUS 17

 

Section 4.01

Communications17

 

 

Section 4.02

Binding Effect18

 

 

Section 4.03

Assignment of Rights18

 

 

Section 4.04

Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc18

 

 

Section 4.05

Aggregation of Registrable Securities18

 

 

Section 4.06

Specific Performance18

 

 

Section 4.07

Counterparts18

 

 

Section 4.08

Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction19

 

 

Section 4.09

Waiver of Jury Trial19

 

 

Section 4.10

Entire Agreement19

 

 

Section 4.11

Amendment19

 

 

Section 4.12

No Presumption20

 

 

Section 4.13

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement20

 

 

Section 4.14

Interpretation20

 

 

Schedule A — Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

 

 


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of March [_], 2016 (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (including such Person’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, the “ Company ”), and each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2016, by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and

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

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

Article I
DEFINITIONS

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

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall not be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

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

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

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

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

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

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

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Holder ” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.

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

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

Issue Date ” means the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that the Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(b).

Liquidated Damages Multiplier ” means the product of (i) the Purchased Preferred Stock Price and (ii) the number of Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Holder and included on the applicable Registration Statement.

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

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

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Other Holder ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)

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

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

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

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

Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Preamble of this Agreement.

Purchased Preferred Stock Price ” means $1,000.

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

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

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Registrable Securities ” means the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, all of which are subject to the rights provided herein until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02 .

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

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

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

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

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

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

Stonepeak ” means Stonepeak Target Holdings, LP.

Target Effective Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) .

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Common Stock are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks.

WKSI ” means a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission).

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities .  Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following:  (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, (b) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of (excluding transfers or assignments by a Holder to an Affiliate or to another Holder or any of its Affiliates or to any assignee or transferee to whom the rights under this Agreement have been transferred pursuant to Section 2.10 ) pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.10 .  In addition, a Holder will cease to have rights to require registration of any Registrable Securities held by that Holder under this Agreement on the later of (i) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the earlier of (x) the date on which Stonepeak is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company and (y) the twenty-fourth anniversary of the date hereof.

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Article II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration .

(a) Shelf Registration .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file an initial registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) of the Securities Act (a “ Registration Statement ”) and (ii) cause such initial Registration Statement to become effective no later than 60 days prior to the twelfth anniversary from the date hereof (the “ Target Effective Date ”). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Holder, until the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been distributed in the manner set forth and as contemplated in such Registration Statement, (B) the date on which there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding and (C) the later of (1) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock and (2) if and only if the Holder is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company, the earlier of (x) the date on which such Holder is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company and (y) the twenty-fourth anniversary of the date hereof (in each case of clause (A), (B) and (C), the “ Effectiveness Period ”). A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Company; provided that, if the Company is then eligible, it shall file such Registration Statement on Form S-3. A Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that a Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement.

(b) Failure to Become Effective .   If a Registration Statement required by Section 2.01(a) does not become or is not declared effective by the Target Effective Date, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each of the Holder’s Registrable Securities which are included in such Registration Statement), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, (i) for each non-overlapping 30-day period for the first 60 days following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier, which shall accrue daily, and (ii) for each non-overlapping 30-day period beginning on the 61st day following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to the amount set forth in clause (i) plus an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier for each subsequent 60 days (i.e., 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days, and 1.0% thereafter), which shall accrue daily, up to a maximum amount equal to 1.0% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per non-overlapping 30 day period

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(the “ Liquidated Damages ”), until such time as such Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective or there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding. The Liquidated Damages shall be payable within 10 Business Days after the end of each such 30 day period in immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by the applicable Holders. Any amount of Liquidated Damages shal l be prorated for any period of less than 30 days accruing during any period for which a Holder is entitled to Liquidated Damages hereunder.  

(c) Waiver of Liquidated Damages .   If the Company is unable to cause a Registration Statement to become effective on or before the Target Effective Date, then the Company may request a waiver of the Liquidated Damages, which may be granted by the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities that have been included on such Registration Statement, in their sole discretion, and which such waiver shall apply to all the Holders of Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement.

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

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration .

(a) Participation .  If at any time the Company proposes to file (i) a Registration Statement (other than a Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01(a) ) on its own behalf relating to the sale of Common Stock or on behalf of any other Persons who have or have been granted registration rights (the “ Other Holders ”) or (ii) a prospectus supplement relating to the sale of Common Stock by the Company or any Other Holders to an effective “automatic” registration statement, so long as the Company is a WKSI at such time or, whether or not the Company is a WKSI, so long as the Registrable Securities were previously included in the underlying shelf Registration Statement or are included on an effective Registration Statement, or in any case in which Holders may participate in such offering without the filing of a post-effective amendment, in each case, for the sale of Common Stock by the Company or Other Holders in an Underwritten Offering (including an Underwritten Offering undertaken pursuant to

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Section 2.03 ), then the Company shall give not less than four Business Days’ notice (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) (including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder (together with its Affiliates) owning more than $75 million of Common Stock (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price) or, in the case of any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates, owning any Registrable Securities, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holder the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) as such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”); provided , however, that the Company shall not be required to offer such opportunity (A) to any such Holders other than any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates if the Holders, together with their Affiliates, do not offer a minimum of $50 million of Registrable Securities in the aggregate (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price ), or (B) to such Holders if and to the extent that the Company has been advised by the Managing Underwriter, acting in good faith, that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of such Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock in such Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.02(b) . Each Piggyback Notice shall be provided to Holders on a Business Day pursuant to Section 4.01 .  If practical in the context of the contemplated offering, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice to provide more time for the applicable Holders to make an election to participate; provided, however, that any decision to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice for longer than two Business Days shall be in the sole discretion of the Company.  Each such Holder will have four Business Days (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering), or such longer period as may be specified by the Company, in its sole discretion, in the Piggyback Notice, after such Piggyback Notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering.  If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake such an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (1) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (2) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Company of such withdrawal at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.  Any Holder may deliver written notice (a “ Piggyback Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice in writing.  Following receipt of a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not be required to deliver any

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notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) , unless such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice is revoked by such Holder.  

(b) Priority of Piggyback Registration .  If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering, acting in good faith, advise the Company that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any Other Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock offered or the market for the Common Stock, then the Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advise the Company can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Selling Holders and the Other Holders who have requested such Underwritten Offering or participation in the Piggyback Registration (based, for each such Selling Holder or Other Holder, on the percentage derived by dividing (A) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Selling Holder or such Other Holder in such offering by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by all Selling Holders and all Other Holders in the Piggyback Registration).

Section 2.03 Underwritten Offering .

(a) S-3 Registration .  In the event that a ny Holder elects to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and reasonably expects gross proceeds of at least $100 million from such Underwritten Offering (together with any Registrable Securities to be disposed of by a Selling Holder who has elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02 ), the Company shall, at the request of such Selling Holder(s), enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company, which shall include, among other provisions, indemnities to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 2.08 , and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , however, that the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in, including entering into any underwriting agreement, more than two Underwritten Offerings requested by Stonepeak and its Affiliates and more than one Underwritten Offering requested by each of [_________] 3 ; provided, further, that if the Company is conducting or actively pursuing a securities offering with anticipated offering proceeds of at least $100 million (other than in connection with any at-the-market offering or similar continuous offering program), then the Company may suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering on such Selling Holder’s behalf pursuant to this Section 2.03 ; provided, however, that the Company may only suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.03 once in any six month period.

(b) General Procedures .  In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 2.03(a) , the underwriting agreement into which each Selling Holder and

 

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To include any purchaser of $250 million or more of the Preferred Stock on the issue date.

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the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities (subject to Section 2.08 ) and other rights and obligations as are customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.03 , such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Company and the Managing Underwriter; provided , however, that such withdrawal must be made at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective.  No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Company’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.  

Section 2.04 Further Obligations .  In connection with its obligations under this Article II , the Company will:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

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

(m) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement;

(n) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities (including making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in customary marketing activities); provided, however, that the officers of the Company shall not be required to dedicate an unreasonably burdensome amount of time in connection with any roadshow and related marketing activities for any Underwritten Offering;

(o) if reasonably requested by a Selling Holder, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold,

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the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;  

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

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

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

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Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 , shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Company, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

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

Section 2.06 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities .  Each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwriting Offering included in a Registration Statement agrees to enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing that such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the forty-five (45) calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Company or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Company on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.06 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.

Section 2.07 Expenses .

(a) Certain Definitions .  “ Registration Expenses ” shall not include Selling Expenses but otherwise means all expenses of the Company incident to the Company’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 , a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 , or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03 , and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, including the expenses of any “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance.  “ Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions and transfer taxes allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.

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(b) Expenses .  The Company will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses, as determined in good faith, in connection with a shelf Registration, a Piggyback Registration or an Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to such shelf Registration, Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Offering.  Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.  In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 , the Company shall not be responsible for professional fees (including legal fees) incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.  

Section 2.08 Indemnification .

(a) By the Company .  In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees or agents (collectively, the “ Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes documents incorporated by reference in) the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided , however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

(b) By Each Selling Holder .  Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Company’s directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, who, directly or indirectly, controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in a

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Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free writing prospectus relating thereto; provided , however, that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.  

(c) Notice .  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.08(c) except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure.  In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.08 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided , however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, includes a complete and unconditional release from liability of, and does not contain any admission of wrongdoing by, the indemnified party.

(d) Contribution .  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.08 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided , however, that in no event shall any Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling

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Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein.  The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2.10 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights .  The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by each Holder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities except that no rights provided for in Section 2.03(a) may be transferred or assigned by any Holder to any Person acquiring less than $50 million in

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Registrable Securities (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price); provided , however, that (a) the Company is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned and (b) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such transferring Holder under this Agreement.  

Section 2.11 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights .  From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities and securities convertible or exercisable into Registrable Securities, voting as a single class on an as-converted basis, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such current or future holder to require the Company to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Company on a basis, other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to the piggyback rights of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder.

Article III
STOCKHOLDER VOTE

If the Company is unable to obtain stockholder approval pursuant to Section [6(j)] of the Certificate of Designations by the seventh anniversary of the Issue Date, the Company shall pay to the holders of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock of the Company (on a pro rata basis across all such holders based on their respective ownership of the outstanding Preferred Stock of the Company) an amount equal to $50,000 per day, payable no later than 5 Business Days after the end of each month after such seventh anniversary until such approval is obtained.

Article IV
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.01 Communications .  All notices and demands provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery, personal delivery or (in the case of any notice given by the Company to the Purchasers) email to the following addresses:

(a) If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on Schedule A , with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Sidley Austin LLP
1000 Louisiana Street
Suite 6000
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Cliff Vrielink and Timothy Langenkamp

(b) If to the Company:

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Targa Resources Corp.
1000 Louisiana Street,

Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: General Counsel

Email: PaulChung@targaresources.com

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

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston TX 77002-6760
Attention: Christopher S.  Collins
Facsimile: (713) 615-5883
Email: ccollins@velaw.com

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

Section 4.02 Binding Effect .  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 4.03 Assignment of Rights .  Except as provided in Section 2.10 , neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, benefits or obligations hereunder may be assigned or transferred, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

Section 4.04 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting Units .  The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all units of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of units and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

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Section 4.05 Aggregation of Registrable Securities .  All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.  

Section 4.06 Specific Performance .  Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to seek an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief.  The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have.

Section 4.07 Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

Section 4.08 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 4.09 Waiver of Jury Trial .  THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE TO CAUSE THEIR AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL

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COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.  

Section 4.10 Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and documents referred to herein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Purchase Agreement with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 4.11 Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities, as applicable; provided , however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder.  Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given.

Section 4.12 No Presumption .  This Agreement has been reviewed and negotiated by sophisticated parties with access to legal counsel and shall not be construed against the drafter.

Section 4.13 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Purchasers, the Selling Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, Company or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or any of their respective assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for

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any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Purchaser or a Selling Holder hereunder.  

Section 4.14 Interpretation .  Article, Section and Schedule references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section or Schedule to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein and are an integral part of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it. Whenever the Company has an obligation under this Agreement, the expense of complying with that obligation shall be an expense of the Company unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars. Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by a Purchaser, such action shall be in such Purchaser’s sole discretion, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. If any provision in this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable, (a) such provision shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day. Any words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

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

           TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

Name:


 


________________________________________]

 

 

By: 

Name:

Title:


 


Schedule A

Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

Purchaser

Contact Information

[_______________]

717 Fifth Avenue, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10022

[Attn: Adrienne Saunders

Email: saunders@stonepeakpartners.com]

and

[Attn: Jack Howell

Email: howell@stonepeakpartners.com]

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule A-1


Exhibit C

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR THE WARRANT SHARES

[See attached.]

 

Exhibit C-1


Form

US 4016248v.11 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article I DEFINITIONS 2

 

Section 1.01

Definitions2

 

 

Section 1.02

Registrable Securities4

 

Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS 5

 

Section 2.01

Shelf Registration.5

 

 

Section 2.02

Piggyback Registration.6

 

 

Section 2.03

Underwritten Offering.8

 

 

Section 2.04

Further Obligations9

 

 

Section 2.05

Cooperation by Holders13

 

 

Section 2.06

Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities13

 

 

Section 2.07

Expenses.13

 

 

Section 2.08

Indemnification.14

 

 

Section 2.09

Rule 144 Reporting16

 

 

Section 2.10

Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights16

 

 

Section 2.11

Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights17

 

Article III MISCELLANEOUS 17

 

Section 3.01

Communications17

 

 

Section 3.02

Binding Effect18

 

 

Section 3.03

Assignment of Rights18

 

 

Section 3.04

Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc18

 

 

Section 3.05

Aggregation of Registrable Securities18

 

 

Section 3.06

Specific Performance18

 

 

Section 3.07

Counterparts19

 

 

Section 3.08

Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction19

 

 

Section 3.09

Waiver of Jury Trial19

 

 

Section 3.10

Entire Agreement19

 

 

Section 3.11

Amendment20

 

 

Section 3.12

No Presumption20

 

 

Section 3.13

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement20

 

 

Section 3.14

Interpretation20

 

 

Schedule A — Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

 

 


 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of March [_], 2016 (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (including such Person’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, the “ Company ”), and each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the issuance of the Warrant pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March [_], 2016, by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “ Warrant Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Purchasers pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.

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

Article I
DEFINITIONS

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

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle (as defined in the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2016, by and among the Company and the purchasers thereunder) shall not be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

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

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

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

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

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

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

Holder ” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.

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

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

Issue Date ” means the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that the Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(b).

Liquidated Damages Multiplier ” means the product of (i) the Purchased Preferred Stock Price and (ii) the number of Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Holder and included on the applicable Registration Statement.

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

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

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Other Holder ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)

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

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

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

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

Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Purchased Preferred Stock Price ” means $1,000.

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

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

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Registrable Securities ” means the Warrant Shares, all of which are subject to the rights provided herein until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02 .

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

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

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

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

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

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

Stonepeak ” means Stonepeak Target Holdings, LP.

Target Effective Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) .

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Common Stock are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks.

Warrant ” means each Warrant, granted pursuant to the Warrant Agreement including Warrants entered into at the initial closing under the Warrant Agreement and additional Warrants granted after the initial closing in connection with the addition of accumulated dividends to the liquidation preference of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 3(b) of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations.

Warrant Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Preamble of this Agreement.

Warrant Shares ” means the Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants.

WKSI ” means a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission).

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities .  Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following:  (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, (b) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of (excluding transfers or assignments by a Holder to an Affiliate or to another Holder or any of its Affiliates or to any assignee or transferee to whom the rights under this Agreement have been transferred pursuant to Section 2.10 ) pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar

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provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.10 .   In addition, a Holder will cease to have rights to require registration of any Registrable Securities held by that Holder under this Agreement on the later of (i) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Warrants have been converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the earlier of (x) the date on which Stonepeak is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company and (y) the twelfth anniversary of the date hereof.  

Article II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration .

(a) Shelf Registration .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file an initial registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) of the Securities Act (a “ Registration Statement ”) and (ii) cause such initial Registration Statement to become effective no later than 120 days from the date of this Agreement (the “ Target Effective Date ”). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Holder, until the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been distributed in the manner set forth and as contemplated in such Registration Statement, (B) the date on which there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding and (C) the later of (1) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Warrants have been converted into shares of Common Stock and (2) if and only if the Holder is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Se curities Act) of the Company , the earlier of (x) the date on which such Holder is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of t he Company and (y) the twelfth anniversary of the date hereof (in each case of clause (A), (B) and (C), the “ Effectiveness Period ”). A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Company; provided that, if the Company is then eligible, it shall file such Registration Statement on Form S-3. A Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made) . As soon as practicable following the date that a Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement.

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(b) Failure to Become Effective .   If a Registration Statement required by Section 2.01(a) does not become or is not declared effective by the Target Effective Date, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each of the Holder’s Registrable Securities which are included in such Registration Statement), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, (i) for each non-overlapping 30-day period for the first 60 days following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier, which shall accrue daily, and (ii) for each non-overlapping 30-day period beginning on the 61st day following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to the amount set forth in clause (i) plus an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier for each subsequent 60 days (i.e., 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days, and 1.0% thereafter), which shall accrue daily, up to a maximum amount equal to 1.0% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per non-overlapping 30 day period (the “ Liquidated Damages ”), until such time as such Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective or there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding. The Liquidated Damages shall be payable within 10 Business Days after the end of each such 30 day period in immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by the applicable Holders. Any amount of Liquidated Damages shal l be prorated for any period of less than 30 days accruing during any period for which a Holder is entitled to Liquidated Damages hereunder.  

(c) Waiver of Liquidated Damages .   If the Company is unable to cause a Registration Statement to become effective on or before the Target Effective Date, then the Company may request a waiver of the Liquidated Damages, which may be granted by the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities that have been included on such Registration Statement, in their sole discretion, and which such waiver shall apply to all the Holders of Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement.

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

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Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration .  

(a) Participation .  If at any time the Company proposes to file (i) a Registration Statement (other than a Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01(a) ) on its own behalf relating to the sale of Common Stock or on behalf of any other Persons who have or have been granted registration rights (the “ Other Holders ”) or (ii) a prospectus supplement relating to the sale of Common Stock by the Company or any Other Holders to an effective “automatic” registration statement, so long as the Company is a WKSI at such time or, whether or not the Company is a WKSI, so long as the Registrable Securities were previously included in the underlying shelf Registration Statement or are included on an effective Registration Statement, or in any case in which Holders may participate in such offering without the filing of a post-effective amendment, in each case, for the sale of Common Stock by the Company or Other Holders in an Underwritten Offering (including an Underwritten Offering undertaken pursuant to Section 2.03 ), then the Company shall give not less than four Business Days’ notice (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) (including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder (together with its Affiliates) owning more than $75 million of Common Stock (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price) or, in the case of any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates, owning any Registrable Securities, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holder the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) as such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”); provided , however, that the Company shall not be required to offer such opportunity (A) to any such Holders other than any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates if the Holders, together with their Affiliates, do not offer a minimum of $50 million of Registrable Securities in the aggregate (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price ), or (B) to such Holders if and to the extent that the Company has been advised by the Managing Underwriter, acting in good faith, that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of such Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock in such Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.02(b) . Each Piggyback Notice shall be provided to Holders on a Business Day pursuant to Section 3.01 .  If practical in the context of the contemplated offering, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice to provide more time for the applicable Holders to make an election to participate; provided, however, that any decision to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice for longer than two Business Days shall be in the sole discretion of the Company.  Each such Holder will have four Business Days (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering), or such longer period as may be specified by the Company, in its sole discretion, in the Piggyback Notice, after such Piggyback Notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering.  If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake such an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (1) in the case of a determination not to undertake such

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Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (2) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Company of such withdrawal at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.  Any Holder may deliver written notice (a “ Piggyback Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice in writing.  Following receipt of a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) , unless such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice is revoked by such Holder.  

(b) Priority of Piggyback Registration .  If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering, acting in good faith, advise the Company that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any Other Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock offered or the market for the Common Stock, then the Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advise the Company can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Selling Holders and the Other Holders who have requested such Underwritten Offering or participation in the Piggyback Registration (based, for each such Selling Holder or Other Holder, on the percentage derived by dividing (A) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Selling Holder or such Other Holder in such offering by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by all Selling Holders and all Other Holders in the Piggyback Registration).

Section 2.03 Underwritten Offering .

(a) S-3 Registration .  In the event that a ny Holder elects to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and reasonably expects gross proceeds of at least $100 million from such Underwritten Offering (together with any Registrable Securities to be disposed of by a Selling Holder who has elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02 ), the Company shall, at the request of such Selling Holder(s), enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company, which shall include, among other provisions, indemnities to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 2.08 , and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , however, that the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in, including entering into any underwriting agreement, more than two Underwritten Offerings requested by Stonepeak and its Affiliates and more than

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one Underwritten Offering requested by each of [_________] 4 ; provided, further, that if the Company is conducting or actively pursuing a securities offering with anticipated offering proceeds of at least $100 million (other than in connection with any at-the-market offering or similar continuous offering program), then the Company may suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering on such Selling Holder’s behalf pursuant to this Section 2.03 ; provided, however, that the Company may only suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.03 once in any six month period.  

(b) General Procedures .  In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 2.03(a) , the underwriting agreement into which each Selling Holder and the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities (subject to Section 2.08 ) and other rights and obligations as are customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.03 , such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Company and the Managing Underwriter; provided , however, that such withdrawal must be made at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective.  No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Company’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.

Section 2.04 Further Obligations .  In connection with its obligations under this Article II , the Company will:

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

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

(c) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each

 

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document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and, to the extent timely received, make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein or any supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or other registration statement;  

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

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

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

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statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other action as is reasonably necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;  

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

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

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

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

(k) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

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

(m) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement;

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(n) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities (including making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in customary marketing activities); provided, however, that the officers of the Company shall not be required to dedicate an unreasonably burdensome amount of time in connection with any roadshow and related marketing activities for any Underwritten Offering;  

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

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

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

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

Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 , shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Company, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

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

Section 2.06 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities .  Each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwriting Offering included in a Registration Statement agrees to enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing that such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the forty-five (45) calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Company or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Company on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.06 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.

Section 2.07 Expenses .

(a) Certain Definitions .  “ Registration Expenses ” shall not include Selling Expenses but otherwise means all expenses of the Company incident to the Company’s

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performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 , a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 , or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03 , and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, including the expenses of any “ cold comfort ” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance.  “ Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions and transfer taxes allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.  

(b) Expenses .  The Company will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses, as determined in good faith, in connection with a shelf Registration, a Piggyback Registration or an Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to such shelf Registration, Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Offering.  Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.  In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 , the Company shall not be responsible for professional fees (including legal fees) incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.

Section 2.08 Indemnification .

(a) By the Company .  In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees or agents (collectively, the “ Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes documents incorporated by reference in) the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided , however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity

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with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.  

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

(c) Notice .  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.08(c) except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure.  In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.08 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided , however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or

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obligation on, includes a complete and unconditional release from liability of, and does not contain any admission of wrongdoing by, the indemnified party.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2.10 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights .  The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by each Holder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities except that no rights provided for in Section 2.03(a) may be transferred or assigned by any Holder to any Person acquiring less than $50 million in Registrable Securities (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price); provided , however, that (a) the Company is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned and (b) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such transferring Holder under this Agreement.

Section 2.11 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights .  From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities and securities convertible or exercisable into Registrable Securities, voting as a single class on an as-converted basis, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such current or future holder to require the Company to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Company on a basis, other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to the piggyback rights of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder.

Article III
MISCELLANEOUS

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

(c) If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on Schedule A , with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Sidley Austin LLP
1000 Louisiana Street
Suite 6000
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Cliff Vrielink and Timothy Langenkamp

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(d) If to the Company:  

Targa Resources Corp.
1000 Louisiana Street,
Suite 4300
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: General Counsel
Email: PaulChung@targaresources.com

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

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 2500
Houston TX 77002-6760
Attention: Christopher S.  Collins
Facsimile: (713) 615-5883
Email: ccollins@velaw.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 3.08 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 3.09 Waiver of Jury Trial .  THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE TO CAUSE THEIR AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL

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COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.  

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

Section 3.11 Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities, as applicable; provided , however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder.  Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given.

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

Section 3.13 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Purchasers, the Selling Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, Company or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or any of their respective assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for

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any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Purchaser or a Selling Holder hereunder.  

Section 3.14 Interpretation .  Article, Section and Schedule references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section or Schedule to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein and are an integral part of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it. Whenever the Company has an obligation under this Agreement, the expense of complying with that obligation shall be an expense of the Company unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars. Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by a Purchaser, such action shall be in such Purchaser’s sole discretion, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. If any provision in this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable, (a) such provision shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day. Any words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

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

           TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

Name:


 


 

________________________________________]

 

 

By: 

Name:

Title:


 


 

Schedule A

Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

Purchaser

Contact Information

[_______________]

717 Fifth Avenue, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10022

[Attn: Adrienne Saunders

Email: saunders@stonepeakpartners.com]

and

[Attn: Jack Howell

Email: howell@stonepeakpartners.com]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule A-1


 

Exhibit D

FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT

[See attached.]

Exhibit 1

 


Form

US 4016411 TARGA RESOURCES CORP.
(as Issuer)

and

Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
(as Warrant Agent)

 

Warrant Agreement

Dated as of March [__], 2016

Warrants Exercisable for
Shares of Common Stock or Cash

 

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article 1.
Definitions

 

Section 1.01

Definitions1

 

 

Section 1.02

Rules of Construction5

 

Article 2.
Appointment Of Warrant Agent

 

Section 2.01

Appointment Of Warrant Agent5

 

Article 3.
The Warrants

 

Section 3.01

Form And Dating; Legends6

 

 

Section 3.02

Execution and Countersignature6

 

 

Section 3.03

Warrant Registrar and Countersignature Agent6

 

 

Section 3.04

Replacement Warrants7

 

 

Section 3.05

Outstanding Warrants7

 

 

Section 3.06

Cancellation7

 

 

Section 3.07

CUSIP Numbers7

 

 

Section 3.08

Registration, Transfer And Exchange7

 

 

Section 3.09

Restrictions On Transfer And Exchange8

 

Article 4.
Separation Of Warrants; Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants

 

Section 4.01

Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants9

 

 

Section 4.02

Conditional Exercise11

 

 

Section 4.03

Opinion of Counsel12

 

 

Section 4.04

Change of Control12

 

Article 5.
Covenants Of The Company

 

Section 5.01

Maintenance Of Office Or Agency12

 

 

Section 5.02

Payment Of Taxes12

 

 

Section 5.03

Rule 144A(d)(4) Information12

 

 

Section 5.04

Reservation Of Warrant Shares12

 

 

Section 5.05

Tax Treatment of Net Share Settlement13

 

Article 6.
Adjustment Of Exercise Price And Number Of Warrant Shares Issuable

 

Section 6.01

Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares13

 

 

Section 6.02

Fractional Interests19

 

 

Section 6.03

Notices to Warrant Holders19

 

 

Section 6.04

No Rights As Stockholders20

 

Article 7.
Warrant Agent

 

Section 7.01

Warrant Agent20

 

 

Section 7.02

Compensation; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability22

 

 

Section 7.03

Individual Rights Of Warrant Agent23

 

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Section 7.04

Replacement of Warrant Agent 23  

 

 

Section 7.05

Successor Warrant Agent By Merger24

 

 

Section 7.06

Eligibility24

 

 

Section 7.07

Holder Lists25

 

Article 8.
Miscellaneous

 

Section 8.01

Warrantholder Actions25

 

 

Section 8.02

Notices25

 

 

Section 8.03

Supplements And Amendments26

 

 

Section 8.04

Governing Law28

 

 

Section 8.05

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements28

 

 

Section 8.06

Successors and Assigns28

 

 

Section 8.07

Duplicate Originals28

 

 

Section 8.08

Separability28

 

 

Section 8.09

Table of Contents and Headings28

 

 

Section 8.10

Benefits Of This Agreement28

 

 

Section 8.11

Good Faith Determinations28

 

 

Section 8.12

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement28

 

 

Section 8.13

Bank Accounts29

 

 

Section 8.14

Further Assurances29

 

 

Section 8.15

Confidentiality29

 

 

Section 8.16

Force Majeure29

 

 

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A Form of Series A Warrant

Exhibit B Form of Series B Warrant

Exhibit C Restricted Legend

Exhibit D Rule 144A Certificate

Exhibit E Accredited Investor Certificate

 

 

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WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of March [__], 2016, between TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (as further defined below, the “ Company ”), and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Computershare ”) and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively, the “ Warrant Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to issue warrants (the “ Warrants ”), that upon exercise may be net share settled for shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company (the Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants being referred to herein as the “ Warrant Shares ”) or may be net cash settled for cash, to certain third party purchasers; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act in connection with the issuance of the Warrants and other matters as provided herein;

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

Article 1.
Definitions

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

act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Accredited Investor Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

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

Agent ” means any Registrar or Countersignature Agent as the context so requires.

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

Average VWAP ” per share over a certain period shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in such period.

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

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

Business Day ” shall mean 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 States of Texas or New York shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Capital Stock ” means:

 

(1)

in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

 

 


 

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

Certificate of Designations ” shall mean the Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Targa Resources Corp, dated as of March [__], 2016.

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended or modified.

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

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or any other Capital Stock of the Company into which such common stock shall be reclassified or changed.

Company ” shall mean Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation or any successor to the Company.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Warrant Agent designated for the purposes contemplated hereunder, which at the Issue Date is located at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 250 Royall Street, Canton MA 02021.

Countersignature Agent ” refers to a Person engaged to countersign the Warrants in the stead of the Warrant Agent.

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

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

Exercise Notice ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

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Exercise Price ” means the applicable exercise prices for the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants as set forth on Exhibit A and Exhibit B, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 6.01.

Exercise Shares ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(c).

Expiration Time ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a).

Funds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.13.

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

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

Industry Competitor ” means any Person that is (or one or more of whose Affiliates are) actively engaged as one of its principal businesses in gathering, storing, fractionating, transporting, compressing, treating, processing, terminaling or selling crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas or refined petroleum products; provided, however, that a private equity or similar fund shall not be deemed to be an “Industry Competitor” solely due to the activities of its portfolio companies.

Issue Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

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

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

Net Cash Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Net Cash Settlement Election ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Net Share Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Net Share Settlement Election ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the President–Finance Administration, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, and delivered to the Warrant Agent, that meets the requirements set forth herein.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent that meets the requirements set forth herein.

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

Preferred Shares ” shall mean the preferred shares of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and designated as Series A Preferred Stock and as described in the Certificate of Designations as Preferred Stock.

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

Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2016, entered into by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto.

Register ” means the register established by the Warrant Agent pursuant to Section 3.08.

Registrar ” means a Person engaged to maintain the Register.

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

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

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

Rule 144A Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

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

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

Transfer Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(b).

Trigger Event ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(ix).

VWAP ” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “ TRGP <Equity> AQR ” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day; or, if such price is not available, “VWAP” means the market value per share of

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Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Company for this purpose.

Warrant Agent ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Agreement or any successor warrant agent under this Agreement pursuant to Article 7.

Warrant Exercise ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

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

Warrants ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals and includes Warrants issued on the Issue Date and additional Warrants, if any, which are issued to the holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Certificate of Designations.

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

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

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

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

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

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

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

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

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

Article 2.
Appointment Of Warrant Agent

Section 2.01 Appointment Of Warrant Agent .  The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company with respect to the Warrants in accordance with the instructions set forth hereinafter in this Agreement and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and shall perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Article 3.
The Warrants

Section 3.01 Form And Dating; Legends .  (a) The Warrants will be categorized as Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants, respectively, and will be substantially in the respective forms attached as

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Exhibit A and Exhibit B.  The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Warrants attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Agreement.  The Warrants may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules of or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company is subject, or usage.  Each Warrant will be dated the date of its countersignature.  

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.01(c) or Section 3.09, each Warrant will bear the Restricted Legend.

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

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

Section 3.02 Execution and Countersignature .  (a) An Officer shall execute the Warrants for the Company by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company.  If an Officer whose signature is on a Warrant no longer holds that office at the time the Warrant is countersigned, the Warrant will still be valid.

(a) A Warrant will not be valid until the Warrant Agent countersigns the Warrant, by manual or facsimile signature, and the signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Warrant has been countersigned under this Agreement.  At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company may deliver Warrants executed by the Company to the Warrant Agent for countersignature.  The Warrant Agent will countersign and deliver Warrants for original issue after receipt by the Warrant Agent of an Officers’ Certificate specifying (i) the number of Warrants to be countersigned and the date on which the Warrants are to be countersigned and (ii) other information the Company may determine to include or the Warrant Agent may reasonably request.

Section 3.03 Warrant Registrar and Countersignature Agent .  The Company may appoint one or more Registrars, and the Warrant Agent may appoint a Countersignature Agent, in which case each reference in this Agreement to the Warrant Agent in respect of the obligations of the Warrant Agent to be performed by that Agent will be deemed to be references to the Agent.  The Company may act as Registrar.  In each case the Company and the Warrant Agent will enter into an appropriate agreement with the Agent implementing the provisions of this Agreement relating to the obligations of the Warrant Agent to be performed by the Agent and the related rights.  The Company initially appoints the Warrant Agent as Registrar.

Section 3.04 Replacement Warrants .  The Warrant Agent shall issue replacement Warrants in a form mutually agreed to by Warrant Agent and the Company for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon receipt by Warrant Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it

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and holding it and Company harmless, absent notice to Warrant Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser.  Warrant Agent may, at its option, issue replacement Warrants for mutilated certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity.  The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Warrant Agent in replacing a Warrant.  

Section 3.05 Outstanding Warrants .  (a) Warrants outstanding at any time are all Warrants that have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent except for:

(i) Warrants canceled by the Warrant Agent or Company or delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation;

(ii) Warrants exercised by the Holder thereof; and

(iii) any Warrant which has been replaced pursuant to Section 3.04 unless and until the Warrant Agent and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Warrant is held by a bona fide purchaser, in which case the replacement Warrant issued pursuant to Section 3.04 shall be automatically canceled.

Section 3.06 Cancellation .  Notwithstanding any Warrants cancelled in accordance with Section 4.01, the Company must promptly deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation any Warrants previously countersigned and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation any Warrants previously countersigned hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold.  Any Registrar will forward to the Warrant Agent any Warrants surrendered to it for transfer or exchange.  The Warrant Agent will cancel all Warrants surrendered for transfer, exchange or cancellation and dispose of them in accordance with its normal procedures.  Certification of the cancellation of all canceled Warrants shall be delivered to the Company upon written request.  The Company may not issue new Warrants to replace Warrants that have been exercised or delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation.

Section 3.07 CUSIP Numbers .  The Company in issuing the Warrants may use “CUSIP” numbers, and if the Company uses CUSIP numbers, the Warrant Agent will use such CUSIP numbers in notices as a convenience to Holders, with any such notice stating that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Warrants or as contained in any notice to any Holder.  To the extent the Company uses CUSIP numbers, the Company will promptly notify the Warrant Agent in writing of any change in such CUSIP numbers.

Section 3.08 Registration, Transfer And Exchange .  (a) The Company shall cause the Registrar to maintain a register (the “ Register ”) for registering the record ownership of the Warrants by the Holders and transfers and exchanges of the Warrants. Each Warrant will be registered in the name of the Holder thereof or its nominee.

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

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

No service charge will be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Warrant, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

A party requesting transfer of Warrants or other securities must provide any evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.

(b) Subject to compliance with Section 3.09(b), if a Warrant is transferred or exchanged for another Warrant, the Warrant Agent will (i) cancel the Warrant being transferred or exchanged, (ii) deliver one or more new Warrants which (in the aggregate) reflect the amount equal to the amount of Warrants being transferred or exchanged to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Warrant (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable, and (iii) if such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire amount of the canceled Warrant, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more Warrants which (in the aggregate) reflect the amount of the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Warrant, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

Section 3.09 Restrictions On Transfer And Exchange .  (a) The transfer or exchange of any Warrant may only be made in accordance with this Section 3.09 and Section 3.08; provided, that no such transfer or exchange shall be made to an Industry Competitor. The Registrar shall refuse to register any requested transfer or exchange that does not comply with the preceding sentence.  The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Warrant Agent a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate or Accredited Investor Certificate and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.

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

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

(ii) sold pursuant to an effective registration statement.

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

(b) The Registrar will retain copies of all certificates and other documents received in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Warrant, and the Company will have the right to inspect and make copies thereof at any reasonable time upon written notice to the Registrar.

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(c) In the event that the Holders elect to exercise the Warrants and the Company chooses to make a Net Share Settlement, the sum of (i) the number of shares of Warrant Shares into which each Warrant is net settled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are converted in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, shall not exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue under the Certificate of Incorporation or the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without stockholder approval under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed).  

Article 4.
Separation Of Warrants; Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants

Section 4.01 Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants .

(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, a Warrant shall be exercisable, at the election of the Holder thereof, either in full or from time to time in part during the period commencing at the opening of business on [___________] 5 and until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [_________] 6 (the “ Expiration Time ”), and shall entitle the Holder thereof to receive from the Company either:  (i) Warrant Shares pursuant to the Company’s option to effect a Net Share Settlement pursuant to Section 4.01(c) or (ii) cash pursuant to the Company’s option to effect a Net Cash Settlement pursuant to Section 4.01(d); provided that Holders shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from, or in compliance with, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of the Warrants or other persons to whom it is proposed that any Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Warrants reside. No adjustments as to dividends will be made upon exercise of the Warrants.  Each Warrant not exercised prior to the Expiration Time shall become void and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this agreement shall cease as of such time.

(b) In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Company (i) such Warrants and (ii) the form of election to exercise on the reverse thereof duly filled in and signed (the “ Exercise Notice ”).  Following its receipt of any Exercise Notice, the Company will promptly provide written notice to the Warrant Agent whether (A) the Company elects (a “ Net Share Settlement Election ”) to have the exercise of Warrants set forth in the Exercise Notice (the “ Warrant Exercise ”) net share settled pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 4.01(c) (a “ Net Share Settlement ”) or (B) the Company elects (a “ Net Cash Settlement Election ”) to have the Warrant Exercise net cash settled pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 4.01(d) (a “ Net Cash Settlement ”); provided, however, that if the Company is unable to successfully accomplish full Net Share Settlement for any reason (including the Company not having authorized or reserved sufficient shares of Common Stock therefor or pursuant to Section 3.09(d)), then the Company shall be required to elect Net Cash Settlement to the extent of such deficit.

(c) If the Company makes a Net Share Settlement Election pursuant to Section 4.01(b) with respect to a Warrant Exercise, then the Warrant Exercise shall be “net share settled” whereupon the Warrant will be converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to a cashless exercise, after which the Company will issue to the Holder the Warrant Shares equal to the result obtained by (i) subtracting B from A, (ii) dividing the result by A, and (iii) multiplying the difference by C as set forth in the following equation:

 

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To be the six month anniversary of the Issue Date.

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X = ((A - B)/A) × C

where:

X = the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (c).

A = the Market Value on the day immediately preceding the date on which the Holder delivers the applicable Exercise Notice.

B = the Exercise Price.

C = the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Warrants are then being exercised (the “ Exercise Shares ”).

If the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then no shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (c).

(d) If the Company makes a Net Cash Settlement Election pursuant to Section 4.01(b) with respect to a Warrant Exercise, then the Warrant Exercise will be “net cash settled” whereupon an amount of cash will be paid to the exercising Holder (in lieu of delivery of Warrant Shares) calculated as follows:

X = (A - B) × C

where:

X = amount of cash payable pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement.

A = the Market Value on the day immediately preceding the date on which the Holder delivers the applicable Election Notice.

B = the Exercise Price paid by the Holder in cash.

C = the Exercise Shares

If the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then no cash shall be issued upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (d).

(e) Upon compliance with the provisions set forth above, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered with all reasonable dispatch:  (i) in the case of a Net Share Settlement, to or upon the written order of the Holder and in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants or other securities or property to which such Holder is entitled, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 6.02 hereof, or (ii) in the case of a Net Cash Settlement, the applicable payment by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01(d), which payment shall be in immediately available funds to the accounts designated in writing by the exercising Holder.  Such certificate or certificates or other securities or property shall be deemed to have been issued, and any person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares or other securities or property, as of the date of the surrender of such Warrants, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or the certificates or other securities or property have not been delivered. If applicable, the Company shall provide to Computershare an initial funding of one thousand dollars ($1000) for the purpose of issuing cash in lieu of fractional shares. From time to time thereafter,

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Computershare may request additional funding to cover fractional payments. Computershare shall have no obligation to make fractional payments unless the Company shall have provided the necessary funds to pay in full all amounts due and payable with respect thereto.  

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

(g) All Warrant certificates surrendered upon exercise of Warrants shall be canceled by the Company.  Such canceled Warrant certificates shall then be canceled and disposed of by the Company in accordance with its standard procedures.  The Company shall promptly notify the Warrant Agent in writing of any exercise of Warrants, and to the extent that less than all the Warrants represented by a Warrant certificate are exercised, the Company shall notify the Warrant Agent in writing of such exercise of Warrants concurrently with the delivery of the executed Warrant certificate as provided in Section 4.01(f).

(h) The Warrant Agent shall keep copies of this Agreement and any notices given or received hereunder available for inspection by the Holders during normal business hours at its office.  The Company shall supply the Warrant Agent from time to time with such numbers of copies of this Agreement as the Warrant Agent may request.

(i) Certificates, if any, representing Warrant Shares shall bear a Restricted Legend (with all references to Warrants therein replaced by references to Common Stock, and with such changes thereto as the Company may deem appropriate) if (i) the Warrants for which they were issued carried a Restricted Legend or (ii) the Warrant Shares are issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (other than the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act), in each case until and unless the circumstances set forth in Section 3.01(c) apply to such Shares, and any transfers thereof shall comply with the Restricted Legend.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Warrant Shares shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the bylaws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(k) If a Holder elects to partially exercise a Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares deliverable upon such partial exercise pursuant to a Net Share Settlement must be not less than 20,000 Warrant Shares.

Section 4.02 Conditional Exercise .  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of a Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

Section 4.03 Opinion of Counsel .  The Company shall provide an Opinion of Counsel prior to the issuance of Warrants in connection with establishing a reserve of Warrants and related Common Stock.  The opinion shall state that all Warrants have been validly issued and that the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the exercise price provided in the Warrants will, upon such issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

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Section 4.04 Change of Control .   In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, if requested in writing by any Holder, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or to cause to be delivered to such Holder, in exchange for its outstanding Warrants, one or more warrants in the surviving entity that has substantially similar rights, preferences and privileges as the Warrants.  

Article 5.
Covenants Of The Company

Section 5.01 Maintenance Of Office Or Agency .  The Company will maintain in the United States an office or agency where Warrants may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for exercise.  The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Warrant Agent as such office of the Company.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Warrant Agent of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Warrant Agent with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made or served to the Warrant Agent.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Warrants may be surrendered or presented for any of such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Warrant Agent of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Section 5.02 Payment Of Taxes .  The Company will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes in respect of the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; provided that the exercising Holder shall be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue of any Warrants or any Warrant Shares in a name other than that of the registered holder of a Warrant surrendered upon exercise.

Section 5.03 Rule 144A(d)(4) Information .  For so long as any of the Warrants or Warrant Shares remain outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144, the Company will make available upon request to any prospective purchaser of the Warrants or Warrant Shares or beneficial owner of Warrants or Warrants Shares in connection with any sale thereof the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act; provided that such information shall be deemed conclusively to be made available pursuant to this Section 5.03 if the Company has filed such information with the Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System and such information is publicly available on such system.

Section 5.04 Reservation Of Warrant Shares .  (a) The Company will at all times reserve and keep available for issuance and delivery, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions on sale and free and clear of all preemptive rights, such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants pursuant to Net Share Settlements, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock or other securities if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued shares of Common Stock or other securities to permit such reservation.

(a) The Company or, if appointed, the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and every subsequent transfer agent for any securities of the Company issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants will be irrevocably authorized and directed at all times to reserve such number of authorized securities as shall be required for such purpose.  The Company will keep a copy of this Agreement on file with the Transfer Agent and with every subsequent transfer agent for any of the

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Company’s securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.  The Company will supply such Transfer Agent with duly executed certificates for such purposes and will provide or otherwise make available any cash which may be payable as provided in Sections 4.01 and 6.02 hereof.  The Company will furnish such Transfer Agent a copy of all notices of adjustments, and certificates related thereto, transmitted to each Holder pursuant to Section 6.01(d) hereof.  

Section 5.05 Tax Treatment of Net Share Settlement .  The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Net Share Settlement to qualify for nonrecognition of the applicable Holder’s gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes, including (as may be necessary or appropriate) adopting a “plan of reorganization” in order for such Net Share Settlement to be treated as occurring pursuant to a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Article 6.
Adjustment Of Exercise Price And Number Of Warrant Shares Issuable

Section 6.01 Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares .  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant pursuant to a Net Share Settlement are subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of the events enumerated in this Section 6.01.

In the event that, at any time as a result of the provisions of this Section 6.01, the Holders of the Warrants shall become entitled upon subsequent exercise to receive any shares of Capital Stock of the Company other than Common Stock, the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to a Net Share Settlement shall thereafter be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained herein.

(a) Adjustments for Change in Capital Stock .

(i) If the Company pays a dividend (or other distribution) in shares of Common Stock to all holders of the Common Stock, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be divided by the following fraction:

OS 1

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution; and

 

OS 1

=the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution and (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend.

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

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Common Stock subject to the Warrant after such date had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date. 

(ii) If the Company issues to all holders of shares of the Common Stock rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 60 days from the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the Market Value determined on the Ex-Date for such issuance, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the Ex-Date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

OS 0 + X

OS 0 + Y

where

 

OS 0

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date for such issuance;

 

X

=the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

 

Y

=the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Market Value determined as of the Ex-Date for such issuance.

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

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

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(iii) If the Company subdivides, combines or reclassifies the shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be divided by the following fraction:  

OS 1

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification; and

 

OS 1

=the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the opening of business on the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification.

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

(iv) If the Company distributes to all holders of shares of Common Stock evidences of indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock (other than Common Stock) or other assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in clause (i) above; any rights or warrants referred to in clause (ii) above; and any dividend of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of certain spin-off transactions as described below), then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the record date for such distribution shall be divided by the following fraction:

SP 0

SP 0 – FMV

where

 

SP 0

=the Closing Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date; and

 

FMV

=the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.

In any such event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

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In a spin-off, where the Company makes a distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock consisting of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a subsidiary or other business unit the Exercise Price shall be adjusted on the fourteenth Trading Day after the effective date of the distribution by dividing the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such fourteenth Trading Day by the following fraction:

MP 0 + MP S

MP 0

where

 

MP 0

=the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day following the effective date of such distribution; and

 

MP S

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

In any such event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

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

(v) In case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (2) the Market Value per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.  In such event, the number of Warrant Shares be adjusted to the number obtained by

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dividing (A) the product of (I) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant before such adjustment, and (II) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this adjustment by (B) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.  

(vi) In case of any Business Combination or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock referred to in Section 6.01(a)(iii)), the Holder’s right to receive Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants shall be converted into the right to exercise the Warrants to acquire the number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) that the Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Business Combination or reclassification) upon exercise of each Warrant immediately prior to such Business Combination or reclassification would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Business Combination or reclassification; and in any such case, if necessary, the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to the Holder’s right to exercise each Warrant in exchange for any shares of stock or other securities or property pursuant to this Section 6.01(a)(vi).  In determining the kind and amount of stock, securities or the property receivable upon exercise of each Warrant following the consummation of such Business Combination, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then the Holder shall have the right to make a similar election (including being subject to similar proration constraints) upon exercise of each Warrant with respect to the number of shares of stock or other securities or property that the Holder will receive upon exercise of a Warrant.

(vii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 6.01 need be made to the Exercise Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of the Exercise Price then in effect.  Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of such Exercise Price.

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

(ix) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 6.01(a), rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”):  (A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 6.01(a) (and no adjustment to the Exercise Price under this Section 6.01(a) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Exercise Price shall be made under Section 6.01(a)(ii).  In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event with respect thereto that was counted for

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purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Exercise Price under this Section 6.01(a) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise thereof, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted as if such expired or terminated rights and warrants had not been issued.  To the extent that the Company has a rights plan or agreement in effect upon exercise of the Warrants, which rights plan provides for rights or warrants of the type described in this clause, then upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, the Holder will receive, in addition to the Common Stock to which he is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan, unless a Trigger Event has occurred and the adjustments to the Exercise Price with respect thereto have been made in accordance with the foregoing.  In lieu of any such adjustment, the Company may amend such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement to provide that upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, the Holders will receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, the rights that would have attached to such Common Stock if the Trigger Event had not occurred under such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement.  

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.01, no adjustment to the Exercise Price shall be made with respect to any distribution or other transaction if Holders are entitled to participate in such distribution or transaction as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Share Settlement immediately prior to such event, without having to exercise their Warrants.

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

(d) Notice of Adjustment.   Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted, the Company shall provide the notices required by Section 6.03 hereof.

(e) Company Determination Final .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

(f) When Issuance or Payment May be Deferred .  In any case in which this Section 6.01 shall require that an adjustment in the Exercise Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Holder of any Warrant exercised after such record date the Warrant Shares and other Capital Stock of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise and pursuant to a Net Share Settlement over and above the Warrant Shares and other Capital Stock of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Exercise Price and (ii) paying to such Holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional share pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof or pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement; provided that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Holder’s right to receive such

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additional Warrant Shares, other Capital Stock and cash upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.  

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

(h) No Adjustments Below Par Value.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment will be made to the Exercise Price if, as a result of such adjustment, the Exercise Price per Warrant Share would be less than the par value of the Company’s Common Stock (or other Capital Stock for which any Warrant is exercisable); provided that, before taking any action which would but for the foregoing limitation in this sentence have caused an adjustment to reduce the Exercise Price below the then par value (if any) of its Common Stock (or other Capital Stock for which any Warrant is exercisable), the Company will take any corporate action which would, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly issue Warrant Shares at the Exercise Price as so adjusted.

Section 6.02 Fractional Interests .  The Company shall not be required to issue fractional Warrant Shares or scrip representing fractional shares on the exercise of Warrants.  If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Holder and the Company makes a Net Share Settlement Election, the number of full Warrant Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of the Warrants so presented.  If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 6.02, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrants (or specified portion thereof), the Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to the current Closing Sale Price per Warrant Share, as determined on the date the Warrant is presented for exercise, multiplied by such fraction, computed to the nearest whole U.S. cent.

Section 6.03 Notices to Warrant Holders .  (a) Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, the Company shall promptly thereafter (i) cause to be filed with the Warrant Agent a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculations are based and setting forth the number of Warrant Shares (or portion thereof) or other securities or property issuable after such adjustment in the Exercise Price, upon exercise of a Warrant, which certificate shall be a rebuttable presumption of the correctness of the matters set forth therein, and (ii) cause to be given to each of the Holders written notice of such adjustments by first-class mail, postage prepaid. Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of this Section 6.03.

(a) In case:

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

(ii) the Company shall authorize the distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock of evidences of its indebtedness or assets (other than dividends or distributions referred to in Section 6.01(a) hereof);

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(iii) of any reclassification or change of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination), or a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock by the Company;  

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

(v) the Company proposes to take any action which would require an adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof;

then the Company shall cause to be filed with the Warrant Agent and shall cause to be given to each of the Holders, at least 10 days prior to any applicable record date, or promptly in the case of events for which there is no record date, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice stating (x) the date as of which the holders of record of shares of Common Stock to be entitled to receive any such rights, options, warrants or distribution are to be determined, (y) the initial expiration date set forth in any tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, or (z) the date on which any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or consummated, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange such shares for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. The failure to give the notice required by this Section 6.03 or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution, right, option, warrant, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or the vote upon any action.

Section 6.04 No Rights As Stockholders .  Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Warrants shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of Warrants the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter, or any rights whatsoever, including the right to receive dividends, as stockholders of the Company, or the right to share in the assets of the Company in the event of its liquidation, dissolution or winding up, except in respect of Common Stock received following exercise of Warrants.  In addition, nothing contained in this Agreement or the Warrants shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

Article 7.
Warrant Agent

Section 7.01 Warrant Agent .  The Warrant Agent undertakes the express duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions (and no duties or obligations shall be inferred), by all of which the Company and the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:

(a) The statements and recitals contained herein and in the Warrants shall be taken as statements of the Company and the Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for the correctness of any of the same except such as describe the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility with respect to the distribution of the Warrants except as herein otherwise expressly provided.

(b) The Warrant Agent has no duty to determine when an adjustment under Article 6 should be made, how it should be made or what it should be.  Nor shall the Warrant Agent have any obligation

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hereunder to determine whether an adjustment event has occurred.  The Warrant Agent makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon exercise of Warrants.  The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under this Agreement to calculate, confirm, investigate or verify the accuracy of the correctness of, the number of Warrant Shares issuable in connection with any exercise hereunder.  

(c) The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to (i) the validity, value, kind or amount of any Warrant Shares, securities or property which may be issued or delivered at any time upon the exercise of any Warrant or (ii) whether any such Warrant Shares or other securities will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and in each case, makes no representation with respect thereto.

(d) The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in the Warrants.

(e) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Warrant Agent may rely on, and will be held harmless and protected and shall incur no liability in acting or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document from the Company with respect to any matter relating to its acting as Warrant Agent hereunder believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Warrant Agent need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.  The Warrant Agent, in its discretion, may make further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it sees fit.

(f) The Warrant Agent may consult with legal counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent will incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in the absence of bad faith in reliance thereon.

(g) The Warrant Agent may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent absent gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) in the appointment of such agent.

(h) No provision of this Agreement will require the Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of its rights or powers, unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

(i) The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company, and its duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof.  No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Warrant Agent from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

(j) The Warrant Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any Holder of Warrants with respect to any action or default by the Company, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon the Company.

(k) The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to expend or risk its own funds or to take any action that it believes would expose or subject it to expense or liability or to a risk of incurring expense or liability, unless it has been furnished with assurances of repayment or indemnity satisfactory to it.

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(l) The Warrant Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of its obligations relating to any registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or this Agreement, including without limitation obligations under applicable regulation or law.  

(m) The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any Warrants authenticated by the Warrant Agent and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the issue and sale, or exercise, of the Warrants.

(n) The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company, and its duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof (and no duties or obligations shall be inferred or implied).  The Warrant Agent shall not assume any obligations or relationship of agency or trust with any of the owners or holders of the Warrants.

(o) The Warrant Agent may rely on and be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon (i) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or other comparable “signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing; or (ii) any law, act, regulation or any interpretation of the same even though such law, act, or regulation may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed.

(p) In the event the Warrant Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Warrant Agent hereunder, the Warrant Agent, may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to Company, the holder of any Warrant certificate or any other person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless the Warrant Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the reasonable satisfaction of Warrant Agent.

(q) The provisions of this Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section 7.03 will survive the termination of this Agreement, the exercise or expiration of the Warrants and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

Section 7.02 Compensation; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability .  (a) The Company will pay the Warrant Agent compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as agreed upon in writing for its services.  The Company will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Warrant Agent in the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder, except any such expense, disbursement or advance attributable to its gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).  Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Warrant Agent’s agents and counsel.

(a) The Company will indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, suit, action, proceeding, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, settlement or expense incurred (including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) without gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part (each as determined by a final, nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on the part of the Warrant Agent, for anything done or omitted to be done by the Warrant Agent in connection with the acceptance, administration of, exercise and performance of its duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability arising therefrom, directly or indirectly.  The reasonable costs and expenses incurred in

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enforcing this right of indemnification will be paid by the Company.  The Warrant Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Warrant Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Warrant Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all Services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Company to Warrant Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from Warrant Agent is being sought.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event will the Warrant Agent be liable for special, punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.  The Warrant Agent will not be deemed to have knowledge of any event of which it was supposed to receive notice thereof hereunder, and the Warrant Agent will be fully protected and will incur no liability for failing to take any action in connection therewith unless and until it has received such notice.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights Of Warrant Agent .  The Warrant Agent, and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of it, may buy, sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under this Agreement.  Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.  An Agent may do the same with like rights.

Section 7.04 Replacement of Warrant Agent .  (a) The Warrant Agent

(i) may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement at any time by not less than 30 days’ written notice to the Company (pursuant to Section 8.02),

(ii) may be removed at any time by the Company by 30 days’ written notice to the Warrant Agent,

(iii) may be removed at any time by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants by 30 days written notice to the Warrant Agent,

(iv) shall, if no longer eligible under Section 7.06, be subject to removal upon the request of any Holder to the Company; and

(v) may be removed by the Company if:  (A) the Warrant Agent is no longer eligible under Section 7.06; (B) the Warrant Agent is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (C) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Warrant Agent or its property; or (D) the Warrant Agent becomes incapable of acting.

In the event the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Warrant Agent terminates, the Warrant Agent will be deemed to have resigned automatically and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement as of the effective date of such termination.

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(b) If the Warrant Agent has been removed by the Holders, Holders of a majority of the Warrants may appoint a successor Warrant Agent with the consent of the Company.  Otherwise, if the Warrant Agent resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Warrant Agent for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Warrant Agent.  If the successor Warrant Agent does not deliver its written acceptance within 30 days after the retiring Warrant Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Warrant Agent, the Company or the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent.  

(c) Upon delivery by the successor Warrant Agent of a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Warrant Agent and to the Company, (i) the retiring Warrant Agent will transfer all property held by it as Warrant Agent to the successor Warrant Agent, (ii) the resignation or removal of the retiring Warrant Agent will become effective, and (iii) the successor Warrant Agent will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Warrant Agent under this Agreement.  Upon request of any successor Warrant Agent, the Company will execute any and all instruments for fully and vesting in and confirming to the successor Warrant Agent all such rights and powers.  The Company will give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Warrant Agent, and the transfer agent, as the case may be, and each appointment of a successor Warrant Agent to all Holders, and include in the notice the name of the successor Warrant Agent and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(d) Notwithstanding replacement of the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Section, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.02 will continue for the benefit of the retiring Warrant Agent.

Section 7.05 Successor Warrant Agent By Merger .  (a) Subject to compliance with Section 7.06, if the Warrant Agent consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person or national banking association without any further act will be the successor Warrant Agent with the same effect as if the successor Warrant Agent had been named as the Warrant Agent in this Agreement.

(a) If, at the time such successor to the Warrant Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, any of the Warrants have been countersigned but not delivered, the successor Warrant Agent may adopt the countersignature of the original Warrant Agent; and if any of the Warrants shall not have been countersigned, the successor Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrants, and in all such cases such Warrants shall have the full force and effect provided in the Warrants and in this Agreement.

Section 7.06 Eligibility .  This Agreement must always have a Warrant Agent that has a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (individually or combined with Affiliates) as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

Section 7.07 Holder Lists .  The Warrant Agent shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders.  If the Warrant Agent is not the Registrar, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Warrant Agent at such times as the Warrant Agent may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Warrant Agent may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders.

Article 8.
Miscellaneous

Section 8.01 Warrantholder Actions .  (a) Any notice, consent to amendment, supplement or waiver provided by this Agreement to be given by a Holder (an “ act ”) may be evidenced by an instrument signed by the Holder delivered to the Warrant Agent.

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

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

Section 8.02 Notices .  (a) Any notice or communication by the Company, on the one hand, or the Warrant Agent, on the other hand, to the other is duly given if in writing (i) when delivered in person, (ii) five days after mailing when mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, (iii) by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized courier service, or (iv) when sent by facsimile transmission, with transmission confirmed.  In each case the notice or communication should be addressed as follows:

if to the Company :

Targa Resources Corp.

1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: (713) 584-1000

if to the Warrant Agent :

Computershare Inc,

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Michael Battista
Relationship Manager

The Company or the Warrant Agent by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided with respect to published notices, any notice or communication to a Holder will be deemed given when mailed to the Holder at its address as it appears on the Register by first class mail; provided , that if the Company has been made aware of a different address pursuant to the Certificate of Designation or an applicable Warrant, the Company shall provide such notice to such address instead.  Copies of any notice or communication to a Holder, if given by the Company, will be mailed to the Warrant Agent at the same time.  Defect in mailing a notice or communication to any particular Holder will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. The notice or communication should be addressed as follows:

if to Stonepeak:

Stonepeak Target Holdings, LP

717 5th Avenue, 25th Floor

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New York, NY 10022

Attention: Adrienne Saunders

and

Attention: Jack Howell

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

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink and Timothy Langenkamp

if to [______] :

[______________]

[______________]

[______________]

(b) Where this Agreement provides for notice, the notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and the waiver will be the equivalent of the notice.  Waivers of notice by Holders must be filed with the Warrant Agent, but such filing is not a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waivers.

Section 8.03 Supplements And Amendments .  (a) The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement this Agreement or the Warrants without notice to or the consent of any Holder

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

(ii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment hereunder by a successor Warrant Agent; or

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

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a) or (c), this Agreement and the Warrants may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants.  Any amendment or modification of or supplement to this Agreement or the Warrants, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given.  In addition, any term of a specific Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder of such Warrant.

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

(i) increase the Exercise Price;

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(ii) reduce the term of the Warrants;  

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

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

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

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

(e) Subject to Section 8.03(h), an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section will become effective on receipt by the Warrant Agent of written consents from the Holders of the requisite percentage of the outstanding Warrants.  After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders affected thereby a notice describing the amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail.  Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

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

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

(h) The Warrant Agent is entitled to receive, and will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this section is authorized or permitted by this Agreement.  If the Warrant Agent has received such an Opinion of Counsel, it shall sign the amendment, supplement or waiver so long as the same does not adversely affect the rights of the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent may, but is not obligated to, execute any amendment, supplement or waiver that affects the Warrant Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.

Section 8.04 Governing Law .  This Agreement and the Warrants shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action.  The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.  

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Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  

Section 8.05 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .  This Agreement may not be used to interpret another agreement of the Company, and no such agreement may be used to interpret this Agreement.

Section 8.06 Successors and Assigns .  All agreements of the Company in this Agreement and the Warrants will bind its successors.  All agreements of the Warrant Agent in this Agreement will bind its successors.  Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in any legend in effect as set forth herein, each Holder may freely assign its Warrants and its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Person; provided , that no such assignment shall be made to an Industry Competitor.

Section 8.07 Duplicate Originals .  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement.  Each signed copy shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. A signature to this agreement executed/transmitted electronically will have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.

Section 8.08 Separability .  In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Warrants is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 8.09 Table of Contents and Headings .  The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Agreement and in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Benefits Of This Agreement .  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of Warrants any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of Warrants.

Section 8.11 Good Faith Determinations .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

Section 8.12 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Warrant Agent, the Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or any of their respective assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of

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the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Holder hereunder.  

Section 8.13 Bank Accounts.   All funds received by Computershare under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by Computershare in the performance of Services (the “ Funds ”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Company.  Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Computershare will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.).  Computershare shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by Computershare in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party.  Computershare may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits.  Computershare shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company, any holder or any other party.

Section 8.14 Further Assurances.   The Company shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Warrant Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.15 Confidentiality.   The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia, personal, non-public warrant holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services agreed upon by the parties hereto shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

Section 8.16 Force Majeure .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Warrant Agent will not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

 

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

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

Name:
Title:

 


Signature Page to Warrant Agreement

 


 

Computershare Inc.,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

By:

Name:
Title:

 

 

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

By:

Name:
Title:

 

 

 

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Exhibit A

[Face of Series A Warrant]

[ Insert appropriate legend ]

No. ______________ ___Warrants
[CUSIP No.                      ] 7
[CUSIP No.                      ] 8

Series A Warrant Certificate

This Series A Warrant Certificate certifies that , or its registered assigns, is the registered holder of Series A Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), exercisable for, at the option of Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), either shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company, or cash.  This Series A Warrant Certificate is exercisable for [____] shares of Common Stock (the “ Exercise Shares ”).  Each Warrant entitles the registered holder upon exercise at any time from 9:00 a.m. on September [__], 2016 until 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on March [__], 2023 (the “ Expiration Time ”), to receive from the Company either (i) an amount of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at an initial exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”) of eighteen dollars and eighty eight cents ($18.88) (as such price may be adjusted as provided in the Warrant Agreement) pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof or (ii) cash, pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable and the cash payable upon a Net Cash Settlement upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

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

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

Dated:   [ ]


 

7  

144A CUSIP

8  

Accredited Investor CUSIP

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

Name:
Title:

 

 

 


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Countersigned on [ ]:  

Computershare Inc.
as Warrant Agent

 

 

By:

Authorized Signatory

 

Computershare Trust Company , N.A. ,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

By:

Authorized Signatory


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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

[Reverse of Series A Warrant]

1. Warrant Agreement

The Warrants evidenced by this Series A Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of March [__], 2016 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, collectively, as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “ holders ” or “ holder ” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants.  To the extent permitted by law, in the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement, the terms of the Warrant Agreement will prevail.

2. Exercise

Warrants may be exercised at any time on or after September [__], 2016 and on or before the Expiration Time; provided that holders shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from, or in compliance with, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of the Warrants or other persons to whom it is proposed that any Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Warrants reside (any exercise that would not, in the opinion of the Company upon advice of counsel, qualify for exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act will be effected as an exchange of the Warrants for Warrant Shares as provided in the Warrant Agreement).

In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by this Series A Warrant Certificate, the holder must deliver to the Company this Series A Warrant Certificate and the form of election to exercise on the reverse hereof duly completed, which signature shall be medallion guaranteed by an institution which is a member of a Securities Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee program.

The exercise of Warrants is subject to certain restrictions on exercise (including a minimum number of Warrants being exercised in a partial exercise of Warrants) as described in the Warrant Agreement.

The Company pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement will elect to have the Warrants which are exercised net settled in cash or net settled in shares of Common Stock as provided in the Warrant Agreement.  No Warrant may be exercised after the Expiration Time, and to the extent not exercised by such time the Warrants shall become void.

3. Adjustments

The Warrant Agreement provides that, upon the occurrence of certain events, the Exercise Price and, if applicable, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted.

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4. No Fractional Shares  

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

5. Registered Form; Transfer and Exchange

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

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

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder(s) thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  This Warrant Certificate does not entitle any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

6. Countersignature

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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[Form of Exercise Notice]

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise Of Series A Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate for _______________ shares of Common Stock to be net share settled pursuant to the Net Share Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement or net cash settled pursuant to the Net Cash Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement, wherein in the latter case, cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock in accordance with terms of the Warrant Agreement.

In the case of a Net Share Settlement, the undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be registered in the name of ________________, whose address is ____________________ and that such shares be delivered to ____________, whose address is ______________________________.  If said number of shares is less than all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant representing the remaining balance of such shares be registered in the name of _____________________, whose address is ___________________, and that such Warrant be delivered to ___________________, whose address is _____________________.

If the undersigned receives Warrant Shares pursuant to a Net Share Settlement and such Warrant Shares have not been registered pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, the undersigned represents and warrants that (x) it is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) and is receiving the Warrant Shares for its own account or for the account of another qualified institutional buyer, and it is aware that the Company is issuing the Warrant Shares to it in reliance on Rule 144A; (y) it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act; or (z) it is receiving the Warrant Shares pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (x) above, the Company and the Warrant Agent may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D  to the Warrant Agreement.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (y) above, the Company may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E and/or an opinion of counsel.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (z) above the Warrant Agent may request appropriate certificates and/or an opinion of counsel.


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Signature

 

 

Date:

[

Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]

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

(Please type or print block letters)

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

Check One

¨ (1) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and certification in the form of Exhibit E to the Warrant Agreement is being furnished herewith.

or

¨ (2) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred other than in accordance with (1) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Warrant Agent is not obligated to register this Warrant in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement have been satisfied.

Date:

 

 

Seller

 

By

 

 

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

 

[Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exhibit B

[Face of Series B Warrant]

[ Insert appropriate legend ]

No. ______________ ___Warrants
[CUSIP No.                      ] 9
[CUSIP No.                      ] 10

Series B Warrant Certificate

This Series B Warrant Certificate certifies that , or its registered assigns, is the registered holder of Series B Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), exercisable for, at the option of Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), either shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company, or cash.  This Series B Warrant Certificate is exercisable for [____] shares of Common Stock (the “ Exercise Shares ”).  Each Warrant entitles the registered holder upon exercise at any time from 9:00 a.m. on September [__], 2016 until 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on March [__], 2023 (the “ Expiration Time ”), to receive from the Company either (i) an amount of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at an initial exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”) of twenty five dollars and eleven cents ($25.11) (as such price may be adjusted as provided in the Warrant Agreement) pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof or (ii) cash, pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable and the cash payable upon a Net Cash Settlement upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

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

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

Dated:   [ ]


 

9  

144A CUSIP

10  

Accredited Investor CUSIP

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

By:

Name:
Title:

 

 

 


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Countersigned on [ ]:  

Computershare Inc.
as Warrant Agent

 

 

By:

Authorized Signatory

 

Computershare Trust Company , N.A. ,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

By:

Authorized Signatory


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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

[Reverse of Series B Warrant]

1. Warrant Agreement

The Warrants evidenced by this Series B Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of March [__], 2016 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, collectively, as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “ holders ” or “ holder ” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants.  To the extent permitted by law, in the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement, the terms of the Warrant Agreement will prevail.

2. Exercise

Warrants may be exercised at any time on or after September [__], 2016 and on or before the Expiration Time; provided that holders shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from, or in compliance with, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of the Warrants or other persons to whom it is proposed that any Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Warrants reside (any exercise that would not, in the opinion of the Company upon advice of counsel, qualify for exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act will be effected as an exchange of the Warrants for Warrant Shares as provided in the Warrant Agreement); and

In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by this Series B Warrant Certificate, the holder must deliver to the Company this Series B Warrant Certificate and the form of election to exercise on the reverse hereof duly completed, which signature shall be medallion guaranteed by an institution which is a member of a Securities Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee program.

The exercise of Warrants is subject to certain restrictions or exercise (including a minimum number of Warrants being exercised in a partial exercise of Warrants) as described in the Warrant Agreement).

The Company pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement will elect to have the Warrants which are exercised net settled in cash or net settled in shares of Common Stock as provided in the Warrant Agreement.

No Warrant may be exercised after the Expiration Time, and to the extent not exercised by such time the Warrants shall become void.

3. Adjustments

The Warrant Agreement provides that, upon the occurrence of certain events, including Net Cash Settlement, the Exercise Price and, if applicable, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted.

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4. No Fractional Shares  

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

5. Registered Form; Transfer and Exchange

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

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

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder(s) thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  This Warrant Certificate does not entitle any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

6. Countersignature

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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[Form of Exercise Notice]

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise Of Series B Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate for _______________ shares of Common Stock to be net share settled pursuant to the Net Share Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement or net cash settled pursuant to the Net Cash Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement, wherein in the latter case, cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock in accordance with terms of the Warrant Agreement.

In the case of Net Share Settlement, the undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be registered in the name of ________________, whose address is ____________________ and that such shares be delivered to ____________, whose address is ______________________________.  If said number of shares is less than all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant representing the remaining balance of such shares be registered in the name of _____________________, whose address is ___________________, and that such Warrant be delivered to ___________________, whose address is _____________________.

If the undersigned receives Warrant Shares pursuant to a Net Share Settlement and such Warrant Shares have not been registered pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, the undersigned represents and warrants that (x) it is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) and is receiving the Warrant Shares for its own account or for the account of another qualified institutional buyer, and it is aware that the Company is issuing the Warrant Shares to it in reliance on Rule 144A; (y) it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act; or (z) it is receiving the Warrant Shares pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (x) above, the Company and the Warrant Agent may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Warrant Agreement.  Prior to the purchase of Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (y) above, the Company may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E and/or an opinion of counsel.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (z) above the Warrant Agent may request appropriate certificates and/or an opinion of counsel.

The undersigned understands that, upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company may elect to have the Warrants which are exercised settled either net cash settled pursuant to the Net Share Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement or net cash settled pursuant to the Net Cash Settlement Procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement, wherein in the latter case, cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock in accordance with terms of the Warrant Agreement.

 

By

 

 

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

 

[Signature Guaranteed]

 

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Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]

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

(Please type or print block letters)

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

Check One

¨ (1) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and certification in the form of Exhibit E to the Warrant Agreement is being furnished herewith.

or

¨ (2) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred other than in accordance with (1) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Warrant Agent is not obligated to register this Warrant in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement have been satisfied.

Date:

 

 

Seller

 

By

 

 

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

 

 

[Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exhibit C

RESTRICTED LEGEND

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

THIS WARRANT EVIDENCES AND ENTITLES THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF TO CERTAIN RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TARGA RESOURCES CORP., COMPUTERSHARE, INC. AND COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RIGHTS AGENT) DATED AS OF [____________], 2016, AS IT MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE SUPPLEMENTED OR AMENDED, THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING COMMON STOCK THAT MAY BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE, PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE WARRANT AGENT’S (INCLUDING ANY SUCCESSOR WARRANT AGENT) RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE  (C) OR (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE WARRANT AGENT, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE WARRANT AGENT.  THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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Exhibit D

Rule 144A Certificate

__________, ____

[ ]
[ ]
Attention:  [●]

Re:

Warrants to acquire either Common Stock of Targa Resources Corp. or cash (the “ Warrants ”) Issued under the Warrant Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of March [__], 2016 relating to the Warrants

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Certificate relates to:

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

¨ A.Our proposed purchase of Warrants issued under the Agreement.

¨ B.Our proposed exchange of Warrants issued under the Agreement for an equal number of Warrants to be held by us.

We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting, in the aggregate owned and invested more than $100,000,000 in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with us (or such accounts, if applicable), as of , 20 , which is a date on or since close of our most recent fiscal year.  We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting, are a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A (“ Rule 144A ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).  If we are acting on behalf of an account, we exercise sole investment discretion with respect to such account.  We are aware that the transfer of Warrants to us, or such exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A.  Prior to the date of this Certificate we have received such information regarding the Company as we have requested pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) or have determined not to request such information.


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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF PURCHASER (FOR
TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR
EXCHANGES)]

 

 

By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Date:

 

 

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Exhibit E

Accredited Investor Certificate

__________, ____

[ ]
[ ]
Attention:  [●]

Re:

Warrants to acquire either Common Stock of Targa Resources Corp. or cash (the “ Warrants ”) Issued under the Warrant Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of March [__], 2016 relating to the Warrants

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Certificate relates to:

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

¨ A.Our proposed purchase of ____ Warrants issued under the Agreement.

¨ B.Our proposed exchange of ____ Warrants issued under the Agreement for an equal number of Warrants to be held by us.

We hereby confirm that:

1. We are an “accredited investor” (an “ Accredited Investor ”) within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

2. Any acquisition of Warrants by us will be for our own account or for the account of one or more other Accredited Investors as to which we exercise sole investment discretion.

3. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Warrants and we and any accounts for which we are acting are able to bear the economic risks of and an entire loss of our or their investment in the Warrants.

4. We are not acquiring the Warrants with a view to any distribution thereof in a transaction that would violate the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction; provided that the disposition of our property and the property of any accounts for which we are acting as fiduciary will remain at all times within our and their control.

5. We acknowledge that the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Warrants may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the benefit of U.S. persons except as set forth below.

We agree for the benefit of the Company, on our own behalf and on behalf of each account for which we are acting, that such Warrants may be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred only in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any State of the United States and only (a) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (b) pursuant to a registration statement that has

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been declared effective under the Securities Act, (c) to a person it reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (d) to an Accredited Investor that, prior to such transfer, delivers to the Warrant Agent a duly completed and signed certificate (the form of which may be obtained from the Warrant Agent) relating to the restrictions on transfer of the Warrants, or (e) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Prior to the registration of any transfer in accordance with (c) above, we acknowledge that a duly completed and signed certificate (the form of which may be obtained from the Warrant Agent) must be delivered to the Warrant Agent.  Prior to the registration of any transfer in accordance with (d) or (e) above, we acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to require the delivery of such legal opinions, certifications or other evidence as may reasonably be required in order to determine that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.  We acknowledge that no representation is made as to the availability of any exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that the Warrant Agent will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any Warrants acquired by us, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent that the foregoing restrictions on transfer have been complied with.  We further understand that the Warrants acquired by us will bear a legend reflecting the substance of the preceding paragraph.  We further agree to provide to any person acquiring any of the Warrants from us a notice advising such person that resales of the Warrants are restricted as stated herein and that the Warrants will bear a legend to that effect.

We agree to notify you promptly in writing if any of our acknowledgments, representations or agreements herein ceases to be accurate and complete.

We represent to you that we have full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements on our own behalf and on behalf of any account for which we are acting.

You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF PURCHASER (FOR
TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR
EXCHANGES)]

 

By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Date:

 

Upon transfer, the Warrants would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

 

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Taxpayer ID number:  

 

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Exhibit E

FORM OF VINSON AND ELKINS L.L.P. OPINION

C a pit a li z e d t er ms used b ut not d ef in e d h ere in h a ve the m ea nin g s a ss i g n e d to su c h t er ms in the S er i e s A Pr e f e r re d Stock Pu rc h a s e A g r ee m e nt ( the P u rc h ase Ag re e me n t ) . The Company sh a ll f u r nish to the Pu rc h a s er s a t the Closing a n opinion of V i nson & Elkins L . L .P., c ouns e l f or the Company, a dd re ss e d to the P u r c h a s e r s a nd d a t e d the Closing D a te in f o r m s a tisf ac to r y to the Pu rc h ase r s, st a ting th a t:

 

(i) E a ch o f the Targa Entities is valid l y e x i sting and i n g ood s t anding under the laws of its jur i sd i ct i on of incorporation or for m at i on, as applicable. Each of the Targa Entities has a l l requis i te corporate, lim i ted liabil i t y co m pa n y or p artnersh i p po w er a n d authori t y , as app l icable, under the laws of its jur i sdic t ion of incorporation or formation, as applicable, neces s a r y to own or lease its properties and t o co n duct i t s bus i nes s , in e ach case in all ma t erial r es p ects as d escr i b ed in t he Company S EC Docu m ents.

 

(ii) E x cept as ha v e b e en waived or sat i sf i ed, the r e are no pr e emptive r i g h t s or other ri g hts to sub s cribe for or to pu r chase, nor a n y res t ric t ion upon the voting or t ran s fer of, a n y inte r es t s in the Company p u rsuant to the Company’s O r gani z ational D ocu m ents or a n y a g r e ement filed as an e x hibit to t he Company ’s Ann u al R eport on Form 10 - K for the y e ar en d ed Decem b er 31, 2015 or a n y C ur r ent R eport or Quarter l y R eport filed there a fter to which the Company is a par t y or b y which t h e Company ma y b e bound.

 

(iii) The P u r c h a sed Shares to be is s u e d a nd so l d to t he P u r c h a s e r s b y t he Company pu r su a nt to the P u rc h a se Ag r e e m e nt h a ve b ee n du l y a uthori z e d in a c c o r d a n c e with t he Company’s Organizational Documents a nd, wh e n is s u e d a nd d e liv ere d to the P ur c h a se r s a g a inst p a y m e nt t h eref o r in acc o r d a n c e w i t h the t er ms of the P u rc h a se A g r ee m e nt, w i l l be v a lid l y issu e d, f u l l y p a id a nd non a s s e s s a b l e; and the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

 

(iv) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares have been du l y aut h ori z ed b y the Company pursuant to the Company’s Organizational Documents and, when issued u pon convers i on of t he P urchased Shares in a cc o rdance with the ter m s o f the Certificate of Designations , will be v alid l y is s ued, ful l y paid and nonas s es s ab l e; and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations will not be subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

 

(v) The Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Warrant Agreement and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company when certificates representing the Warrants shall have been duly executed and issued and duly delivered in accordance with the Purchase Agreement

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and the Warrant Agreement against payment of the agreed consideration therefor; and the issuance and sale of the Warrants are not subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

 

(vi) Any additional Warrants issued as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations have been duly authorized and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company when certificates representing the Warrants shall have been duly executed and issued and duly delivered in accordance with the Certificate of Designations and the Warrant Agreement; and the issuance of any additional Warrants issued as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations will not be subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Company’s Organizational Documents.

 

(vii) The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrants and, when issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the issuance and sale of the Warrant Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

 

(viii) No c ons e nt, a p p r ov a l, a utho r i z a tion, fi l ing with or o r d e r of a n y f e d er a l or D e l aw a r e c ou r t , Go v er nm e nt a l A u tho r i t y or bo d y h a vi n g j u r isd i c t i on ov e r t h e Company is required for the e x ec ution, d e liv e r y a n d p erf o r ma n c e b y the Company of the T ra nsa c t i on Do c um e nts, or t he c onsu m m a tion of the t ra ns ac tions c on t e mp l a t e d b y the T ra n s ac t ion D o c um e nts including without limitation the issuance and sale by the Company of the Purchased Shares or Warrants, the issuance of any additional Warrants as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of Warrant Shares, the issuance of the shares of Co mmon Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares, e x ce pt ( i) a s m a y be r e qui re d in c onn ec tion wi t h the Company ’s obli g a t i ons und e r the R e g is t r a tion R i g hts A g r ee m e nts to register the Warrant Shares and the shares of Co mmon Stock issued upon conversion of the Purchased Shares und e r t he S ec u r it i e s A c t, ( ii) those th a t h a ve b e e n obt a in e d, ( i ii) a s m a y be r e qui re d u nd e r s t a te s e c u r iti e s o r B lue S k y l a ws, a s to whi c h we do not e x pr e ss a n y opinion, or ( iv) su c h t h a t the fa i l u r e to obt a in would not r ea son a b l y be e x p ec t e d to h a ve a Mat er i a l Adv e r se E f fec t .

 

(ix) Assu m ing the accu r a c y o f the repre s entations and warranties of the P urchas e rs and the Company contained in the P urc h ase A gree m ent, the of f er, i s s u ance and sa l e of t he P urchased Shares and Warrants b y the Company t o the P urc h asers sole l y in the man n er contemplated b y t h e P urchase A g r eement, the Certificate of Designations and the Warrant Agreement, the issuance of any additional Warrants as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise solely in the manner contemplated by the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrants, and the

Exhibit 2

 


 

issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designations, a r e e x e mpt fr om t he re gis t ra tion re qui re m e n t s of the S ec u r iti e s A c t; provided, however, that we express no opinion as to any subsequent sale or resale.

 

(x) The Company is not an “inves t ment c o mpa n y as such term is defined in t he

In v e st m e nt C omp a n y A c t of 1940, a s a m e nd e d.

 

(xi) None of the of f eri n g , i s s ua n ce o r sa l e by the Company of the Purchased Shares or Warrants, the issuance of any additional Warrants as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise solely in the manner contemplated by the Warrants, the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares, or the e x ecu t ion, de l ive r y a nd performan c e of the Transac t ion Documents b y the Company or the consu m ma t ion of the transactions conte m pla t ed there b y will resu l t i n a breach or violation of (A) the Company’s Operative Documen t s ( B) a n y a g r eement fi led as an e x hibit to t he Company ’s Annual R eport on Form 10 - K for the y e ar ended D e c emb e r 31, 2015 or a n y C ur r e n t R eport or Quart e r l y R eport filed t h e r e after, or (C) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or U. S . fede r al law, which i n t h e c ase o f clauses ( B ) o r ( C ) would be r e asonab l y e x p e cted to have a Mater i al Adver s e Eff e c t; prov i ded, however, that we e x press no op i nion pursuant to t h i s par a g r aph (xi) with resp e ct to a n y s ecurities or ot h er anti- f raud law.

 

( xii ) Each of the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights Agreements , the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants has been du l y authori z ed and va l id l y e x ecuted and delivered b y the Company and cons t itutes a va l id and b i nding obligation of t he Company enfor c eable a g ainst it in acc o rdan c e wi t h its t erm s , e x cept insofar as the e n for c eabil i t y thereof m a y be limi t ed b y (A) applicab l e bankrupt c y , inso l ven c y , fraudulent trans f er, reo r g ani z ation, morator i um or s i milar l aws from ti m e to ti m e in e f fect af f ecting c r editors’ ri g h t s and remedies g e n eral l y a nd b y g en e ral princip l es of equi t y ( r e g ard l ess of whether such pr i ncip l es are cons i de r ed in a pr o c e eding i n equ i t y or at l a w ) and (B) public poli c y , a pp l icable law re l ating to fiducia r y du t ies and i n demnificat i on and an i m plied covenant of g ood f a ith and fair d e al i n g .


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Exhibit F

FORM OF Board/DIRECTOR AGREEMENT

[See attached.]


Exhibit F-1

 


Form

US 4038012v.5 BOARD REPRESENTATION AND OBSERVATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS BOARD REPRESENTATION AND OBSERVATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of March [__], 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Stonepeak Target Holdings LP (“ Stonepeak ” or the “ Purchaser ”).  The Company and the Purchaser are herein referred to as the “ Parties .”  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2016, by and among the Company and the Purchaser (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).

Recitals

WHEREAS , pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue and sell Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”) and Warrants that will be exercisable for shares of Common Stock of the Company to the Purchaser and certain other third party purchasers;

WHEREAS , to induce the Parties to enter into the transactions evidenced by the Purchase Agreement, each of the Parties is required to deliver this Agreement, duly executed by each of the Parties, contemporaneously with the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS , the Purchaser’s investment in the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement is expected to benefit the Company;

WHEREAS , the Purchaser will receive valuable consideration as a result of the investment in the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS , to induce the parties to enter into the transactions contemplated, the Company desires to provide the Purchaser with certain observation and designation rights in respect of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”);

WHEREAS , the Board has determined it to be in the best interests of the Company to provide the Purchaser with such observation and designation rights in respect of the Board, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

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

Agreement

Section 1. Board Observation Rights .

(a) Beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date that the Purchaser and its Affiliates (collectively, the “ Purchaser Group Members ”) no longer own at least 50% of the Preferred Stock issued to the Purchaser Group Members on the Closing Date (the “ Board Rights Termination Date ” and such period from the date of this Agreement to the Board Rights

 


Termination Date, the “ Observation Period ”), the Company hereby grants the Purchaser the option and right, exercisable at any time during the Observation Period by delivering a written notice of such appointment to the Company (the “ Observer Notice ”), to appoint a single representative (the “ Board Observer ”), to attend all meetings (including, without limitation, telephonic meetings) of the full Board during the Observation Period in an observer capacity.   The Board Observer shall not constitute a member of the Board and shall not be entitled to vote on, or consent to, any matters presented to the Board. For the avoidance of doubt, the Board Observer shall have no right to attend any meeting of any committee of the full Board (each, a “ Committee ”). T he Board Observer shall be provided access to all Board materials and information as provided on the same terms and in the same manner as provided to the other members of the Board. The Board Observer shall have the right to request to attend the executive sessions of the Board, subject to approval by the Board.  

(b) The Company shall (i) give the Board Observer notice of the applicable meeting or action taken by written consent at the same time and in the same manner as notice is given to the members of the Board, (ii) provide the Board Observer with access to all materials and other information (including, without limitation, access to minutes of meetings or written consents of the full Board) given to the members of the Board in connection with such meetings or actions taken by written consent at the same time and in the same manner such materials and information are furnished to such members of the Board, and (iii) provide the Board Observer with all rights to attend (whether in person or by telephone or other means of electronic communication as solely determined by the Board Observer) such meetings as a member of the Board. The Board Observer shall agree to maintain the confidentiality of all non-public information and proceedings of the Board and to enter into, comply with, and be bound by, in all respects, the terms and conditions of a confidentiality agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”); provided, however , upon request from any Purchaser Group Member, the Board Observer shall provide, on a confidential basis, such non-public material and information to such Purchaser Group Member; provided that such Purchaser Group Member has agreed to comply with and be bound by, in all respects, the Confidentiality Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of such confidential information from the Board Observer may further provide such information to any legal counsel, accountant and financial advisor that has been engaged by such recipient to discuss such matters or information; provided , that any such recipient agrees and acknowledges in writing that they are bound by the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding any rights to be granted or provided to the Board Observer hereunder, the Company reserves the right to exclude the Board Observer from access to any material or meeting or portion thereof if the Board reasonably determines, in good faith, that such access would prevent the members of the Board from engaging in attorney-client privileged communication; provided , however , that such exclusion shall be limited to the portion of the material and/or meeting that is the basis for such exclusion and shall not extend to any portion of the material and/or meeting that does not involve or pertain to such exclusion.  Notwithstanding any rights to be granted or provided to the Board Observer hereunder, the Board Observer must notify the Board of any conflicts of interest between the Board Observer or its affiliates and the Company, and if such conflict of interest is to be discussed at a meeting of the Board, the Board reserves the right to exclude the Board Observer from access to any material or meeting or

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portion thereof and the Board Observer shall recuse himself or herself from any discussions regarding the conflict of interest.

(d) From and after the Board Rights Termination Date, the rights of the Purchaser in Sections 1(a) and Section 1(b) shall cease.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the Board Observer in its capacity as a Board Observer shall have (i) no fiduciary duty to the Company and (ii) no obligations to the Company under this Agreement, except as described in Section 1 of this Agreement, or to any stockholder.

Section 2. Board Designation Rights.

(a) In the event that the Board Observer  becomes a member of the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4(h) of the Certificate of Designations (any such member, a “ Purchaser Designated Director ”), the Board Observer shall cease to be a Board Observer under this Agreement, and any rights of the Purchaser with respect to the Board Observer under this Agreement shall cease to exist; provided, however , in the event that the director designation right in Section 4(h) of the Certificate of Designations shall cease to exist in accordance with the terms thereof, any such former director shall immediately and automatically be the Board Observer pursuant to Section 1(a), and the Purchaser shall have the rights with respect to the Board Observer as set forth in this Agreement; provided further, however , that the Purchaser shall cause any Purchaser Designated Director designated pursuant to Section 4(h) of the Certificate of Designations then serving as a member of the Board to resign as a member of the Board on the Board Rights Termination Date.

(b) Any such Purchaser Designated Director shall, as determined in the reasonable judgment of the Board, (i) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a public company, (ii) not be prohibited from serving as a director pursuant to any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) or any national securities exchange on which the Company’s shares of common stock are then listed or admitted to trading, and (iii) not be an employee or director of any Industry Competitor. In the event that the Board determines in its reasonable judgment that a Purchaser Designated Director does not meet any of the qualifications set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Board shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser a statement describing the circumstances pursuant to which such Purchaser Designated Director does not meet such qualifications.

(c) A Purchaser Designated Director may be removed or replaced by the Purchaser at any time or by a majority of the remaining Directors for “cause” (as defined below), but not by any other Party; and any vacancy occurring by reason of the death, disability, resignation, removal or other cessation of a person serving as a Purchaser Designated Director, and with respect to any removal or replacement for “cause” or for any other vacancy for any reason the Purchaser shall have the right for the ensuing 30 days, subject to the other provisions of Section 2 , to designate in writing furnished to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board the person to be appointed by the Board as the Purchaser Designated Director to fill the resulting vacancy (subject to such designee meeting the standards set forth in Section 2(b) ). As used herein, “ cause ” means that a Purchaser Designated Director (i) is prohibited from serving as a director of the Company under any rule or regulation of the Commission or any national

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securities exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then-listed; (ii) while serving as a Purchaser Designated Director, is convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony; (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment finding the Purchaser Designated Director liable for gross negligence, recklessness, fraud or willful misconduct against the Company  (including, but not limited to, intentionally or willfully failing to observe the obligation of confidentiality contained in Section 4(a) ); (iv) is determined to have acted intentionally or in bad faith in a manner that results in a material detriment to the assets, business or prospects of the Company (provided, however, voting as a Purchaser Designated Director solely in the interest of the Purchaser, or any effect on the Company as a result of the foregoing, shall be deemed not to result in a material detriment to the assets, business or prospects of the Company); (v) a court of competent jurisdiction has entered, a final, non-appealable judgment finding a Purchaser Designated Director to be mentally incompetent, which mental incompetency directly affects his or her ability to serve as a director of the Company; or (vi) is terminated, removed or resigns for any reason from his or her position, if any, with any such Purchaser Group Member at which a Purchaser Designated Director is then employed.

(d) The Purchaser agrees, upon the Company’s request, to timely provide the Company with accurate and complete information relating to a Purchaser Designated Director as may be required to be disclosed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(e) At all times while either of the Purchaser Designated Directors are serving as members of the Board or the Board Observer is serving in such capacity in accordance with Section 1 of this Agreement, such Board Observer and the Purchaser Group Members may engage in, possess an interest in, or trade in the securities of, other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the Company, and the Company, the Board and their Affiliates shall have no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper; provided, however, that this Section 2(e) is subject to the conflicts of interest provisions of Section 1(c). None of the Board Observer, the Purchaser or their respective Affiliates shall be obligated to present any investment opportunity to the Company even if such opportunity is of a character that the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each of the Board Observer, the Purchaser and their respective Affiliates shall have the right to take for such person’s own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such investment opportunity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board Observer shall be subject to, and comply with, the requirement to maintain confidential information pursuant to this Agreement.

(f) The Company shall provide and maintain (or reimburse a Purchaser Designated Director for the cost of) insurance (“ D&O Insurance ”), on behalf of a Purchaser Designated Director, against any liability that may be asserted against, or expense that may be incurred by, such Purchaser Designated Director in connection with the Company’s activities or such Purchaser Designated Director’s activities on behalf of the Company, on the same terms and in the same manner that such D&O Insurance is provided and maintained for the other members of the Board.

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(g) Promptly upon the designation of a Purchaser Designated Director, the Company shall enter into and maintain an indemnification agreement with such Purchaser Designated Director so as to indemnify such person and provide for the advancement of expenses therefor on the same terms and in the same manner as provided in the most recent such agreement that was entered into and maintained by the Company with a member of the Board.

Section 3. Additional Covenant

In connection with any redemption pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Certificate of Designations (as defined below) that constitutes a Going-Private Transaction (as defined below), Stonepeak shall have the option to acquire, at a per-share price and on such other reasonable and customary terms as may be agreed by Stonepeak and the surviving entity, common equity in the surviving entity with an aggregate value (based on such mutually agreed per-share price) up to the amount of Applicable Redemption Proceeds (as defined below). Such option may be exercised by written notice delivered to the Company or surviving entity, as applicable, by Stonepeak within 10 calendar days following any Change of Control Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Certificate of Designations relating to a transaction which constitutes a Going-Private Transaction. “ Applicable Redemption Proceeds ” means the aggregate proceeds to be received by Stonepeak pursuant to any required redemption pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Certificate of Designations that constitutes a Going-Private Transaction.  “ Certificate of Designations ” means that certain Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Targa Resources Corp.  “ Going-Private Transaction ” means a transaction or series of transactions which constitutes a Change of Control under the Certificate of Designations and as a result of which the Company terminates its public company status and related reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, if the Company is not the surviving entity, the surviving entity is not a public company which is subject to the reporting obligations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Section 4. Miscellaneous.

(a) Confidentiality .  Each Board Observer and Purchaser Designated Director shall agree to maintain the confidentiality of all non-public information and proceedings of the Board and to enter into, comply with, and be bound by, in all respects, the terms and conditions of a Confidentiality Agreement; provided , however , upon request from a Purchaser Group Member, a Board Observer or Purchaser Designated Director shall provide, on a confidential basis, such non-public information to such Purchaser Group Member; provided that such Purchaser Group Member has agreed to comply with and be bound by, in all respects, the Confidentiality

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Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of such confidential information from a Board Observer or Purchaser Designated Director may further provide such information to (i) any other Purchaser Group Member and (ii) any legal counsel that has been engaged by such recipient to discuss such matters or information; provided , that any such recipient in clause (i) or (ii) agrees and acknowledges in writing that they are bound by the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement.   The Purchaser agrees to indemnify the Company from any and all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever arising from the breach by a Board Observer or Purchaser Designated Director of the confidentiality obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement or this Section 4(a) .

(b) Entire Agreement .  This Agreement is intended by the Parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein.  There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Purchaser Group Members set forth herein.  This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(c) Notices .  All notices and demands provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given as provided in the Purchase Agreement.

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

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(e) Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of Laws.  Any action against any Party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action.  Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.  Each of the Parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

(f) Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (i) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (ii) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE.  EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

(g) No Waiver; Modifications in Writing .

(i) Delay .  No failure or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a Party at law or in equity or otherwise.

(ii) Specific Waiver .  Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed by each of the Parties hereto affected by such amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination.  Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement and any consent to any departure by a Party from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective

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only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given.  Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on a Party in any case shall entitle such Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.  Any investigation by or on behalf of any Party shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.

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

(i) Binding Effect; Assignment .  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but will not be assignable or delegable by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of each of the other Parties.

(j) Independent Counsel .  Each of the Parties acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel of its choice throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution of this Agreement and that it has executed the same with consent and upon the advice of said independent counsel.  Each Party and its counsel cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement and the documents referred to herein, and any and all drafts relating thereto will be deemed the work product of the Parties and may not be construed against any Party by reason of its preparation.  Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against the Party that drafted it is of no application and is hereby expressly waived.

(k) Specific Enforcement .  Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not adequately compensate an injured Party for the breach of this Agreement by any Party, that this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement shall be the proper subject of a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order without a requirement of posting bond.  Further, each Party hereto waives any claim or defense that there is an adequate remedy at law for such breach or threatened breach.

(l) Further Assurances .  Each of the Parties hereto shall, from time to time and without further consideration, execute such further instruments and take such other actions as any other Party hereto shall reasonably request in order to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

 

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

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.



 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

PURCHASER:

By:

Name:

Title:

 

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Annex A

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

______________, 20__

Targa Resources Corp.

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn:

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 4(a) of that certain Board Representation and Observation Rights Agreement (the “ Board Rights Agreement ”), dated as of March [●], 2016, by and among Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and Purchaser (the “ Purchaser ”), the Purchaser has exercised its right to appoint the undersigned as [an observer (the “ Board Observer ”)/its representative (the “ Purchaser Designated Director ”)] to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), although the individual serving as the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] may be changed from time to pursuant to the terms of the Board Rights Agreement and upon such other individual signing a confidentiality agreement in substantially the form hereof.  The [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] acknowledges that at the meetings of the Board and at other times the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] may be provided with and otherwise have access to non-public information concerning the Company and their Affiliates.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the respective meanings ascribed therefor in the Board Rights Agreement.  In consideration for and as a condition to the Company furnishing access to such information, the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] hereby agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”):

1. As used in this Agreement, subject to Paragraph  3 below, “Confidential Information” means any and all non-public financial or other non-public information concerning the Company and its Affiliates that may hereafter be disclosed to the Board Observer by the Company, its Affiliates or by any of their directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors or other representatives (including financial advisors, accountants or legal counsel) of the Company (the “ Representatives ”), including all notices, minutes, consents, materials, ideas or other information (to the extent constituting information concerning the Company and its Affiliates that is non-public financial or other non-public information) provided to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director].

2. Except to the extent permitted by this Paragraph 2 or by Paragraph 3 or 4, the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] shall keep such Confidential Information strictly confidential, and the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] shall not use any Confidential Information made

 


available to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] in his or her capacity as a member of the Board for any purpose other than management of the business and operations of the Company, or gathering information on behalf of his or her Affiliates in his or her observer capacity; provided, that the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] may, upon request from a Purchaser Group Member, share Confidential Information with such Purchaser Group Member so long as such individuals or entities agree to comply with, and be bound by, in all respects, the terms of this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of such Confidential Information from the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] may further provide such Confidential Information to (i) any other Purchaser Group Member and (ii) any legal counsel that has been engaged by such recipient to discuss such matters or Confidential Information; provided, that any such recipient in clause (i) or (ii) above agrees and acknowledges in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.  The [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] may not record the proceedings of any meeting of the Board by means of an electronic recording device.     

3. The term “ Confidential Information ” does not include information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than (a) as a result of a disclosure by the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] in violation of this Agreement or (b) in violation of a confidentiality obligation to the Company known to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director], (ii) is or becomes available to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] on a non-confidential basis from a source not known to have an obligation of confidentiality to the Company, (iii) was already known to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] at the time of disclosure, or (iv) is independently developed by the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] without reference to any Confidential Information disclosed to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director].

4. In the event that the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] is legally required or compelled to disclose the Confidential Information, the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] shall use reasonable best efforts, to the extent permitted and practicable, to provide the Company with prompt prior written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek, at such entities sole expense and cost, an appropriate protective order.  If in the absence of a protective order, the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] is

 

 


nonetheless legally required or compelled to disclose Confidential Information, the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] may disclose only the portion of the Confidential Information or other information that it is so legally required or compelled to disclose.  

5. All Confidential Information disclosed by the Company or its Representatives to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] is and will remain the property of the Company, so long as such information remains Confidential Information.

6. It is understood and acknowledged that neither the Company nor any Representative makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the Confidential Information or any component thereof.

7. It is further understood and agreed that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] and that the Company shall be entitled to seek specific performance or any other appropriate form of equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach in addition to the remedies available to the Company at law.

8. This Agreement is personal to the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director], is not assignable by the [Board Observer/Purchaser Designated Director] and may be modified or waived only in writing.  This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

9. If any provision of this Agreement is not enforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not be affected thereby.  No failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder operates as a waiver thereof, nor does any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.

10. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

 

 


11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement, and all of which, when taken together, will constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic transmission constitutes effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement.  Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or electronic transmission will be deemed to be their original signatures for any purpose whatsoever.  

[ SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS ]


 

 


Very truly yours,



[
                     ]  

Agreed to and Accepted, effective as of the
        day of            , 20    :



[ NAME OF BOARD OBSERVER/PURCHASER DESIGNATED DIRECTOR ]

Exhibit A

 

 


Exhibit G

Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

In its Form 8-K dated February 9, 2016, the Company announced it had identified a material weakness in the controls related to its review of the purchase accounting calculations used to estimate the preliminary fair value as of the acquisition date of the assets and liabilities acquired in the mergers of the Company with Atlas Energy, L.P. and the Partnership with Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.  As a result of this material weakness, the Company expects that it will disclose in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 that it did not maintain effective controls over accounting for business combinations related to the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and that its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

Exhibit 10.8
Execution Copy

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “ Amendment ”) to that certain Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2016 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers set forth therein (the “ Purchasers ”), is made as of March 15, 2016, by and between the Company and Stonepeak Target Upper Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Additional Purchaser ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers are parties to the Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Purchasers agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Preferred Stock and Warrants, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.14 of the Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Purchaser, amend Schedule A of the Agreement to add one or more additional Purchasers.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.14 of the Agreement, the Company desires to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

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

1. The last line of Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby amended as set forth below:

Stonepeak Target Upper Holdings LLC

717 5 th Avenue, 25 th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Adrienne Saunders

And

Attention: Jack Howell

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

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink

And

Attention: Tim Langenkamp

163,200

$168,096,000.00

2,291,328

1,104,864

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TOTAL:

489,200

$503,876,000.00

6,868,368

3,311,884

2. The Additional Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that it is subject to the rights, obligations and benefits as a “Purchaser” in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement.

3. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains unmodified and in full force and effect as originally executed without waiver of any provision thereof. Whenever the Agreement is referred to in any agreement, document or other instrument, such reference will be to the Agreement as amended hereby. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail.

4. This Amendment shall be binding upon the Company, the Additional Purchaser, the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, this Amendment shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Amendment, the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

5. This Amendment, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Amendment or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Amendment (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Amendment), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws which would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

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

[Remainder of Page Left Intentionally Blank]

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

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

By: /s/ Matthew J. Meloy

Matthew J. Meloy

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer


[Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Purchase Agreement]


 

STONEPEAK TARGET UPPER HOLDINGS LLC

MANAGING MEMBER:

STONEPEAK INFRASTRUCTURE FUND II (AIV II) LP

By: STONEPEAK ASSOCIATES II LLC, its general partner

By: STONEPEAK GP HOLDINGS II LP, its sole member

By: STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS II LLC, its general partner

By: STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS MANAGER LLC, its managing member

By: /s/ Michael Dorrell

Michael Dorrell

Managing Member

 

ý

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently
in effect

 

 

¨

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

[Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Purchase Agreement]

 

Exhibit 10.9

Execution Copy

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

 

 

US 4064915


 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “ Amendment ”) to that certain Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2016 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers set forth therein (the “ Purchasers ”), is made as of March 3, 2016, by and among the Company and the Purchasers. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement.  

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers are parties to the Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Purchasers agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Preferred Stock and Warrants, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

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

1. Section 8.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“At the Closing, the Company shall pay to Stonepeak Advisors II LLC a transaction fee equal to $20,250,000; provided, that, for greater certainty, it is acknowledged and agreed that the payment of such aggregate transaction fee is in no way contingent or conditioned upon the amount (if any) of additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants actually purchased by Additional Investors (if any).

2. Section 8.10 is hereby amended by replacing the word “90” with “120.”

3. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains unmodified and in full force and effect as originally executed without waiver of any provision thereof. Whenever the Agreement is referred to in any agreement, document or other instrument, such reference will be to the Agreement as amended hereby. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail.

4. This Amendment shall be binding upon the Company, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, this Amendment shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Amendment and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

5. This Amendment, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Amendment or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Amendment (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out

1


 

of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Amendment), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws which would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

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

[Remainder of Page Left Intentionally Blank]

 

 

 

2


 

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

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

 

Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief

 

 

 

Financial Officer

 

[Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Purchase Agreement]


 

 

STONEPEAK TARGET HOLDINGS LP

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK ASSOCIATES II LLC, its general

partner

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK GP HOLDINGS II LP, its sole

member

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS II LLC, its general

partner

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS MANAGER LLC,

its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael Dorrell

 

 

Michael Dorrell

 

 

Managing Member

 

[Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Purchase Agreement]

 

Exhibit 10.10

Execution Copy

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 (this “ Amendment ”) to that certain Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2016 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2016, the “ Agreement ”), by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Stonepeak Target Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Purchaser ”), is made as of March 15, 2016, by and between the Company and the Purchaser. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are parties to the Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Purchaser agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Preferred Stock and Warrants, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

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

1. The table included on Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended to read as set forth below:

 

Purchaser and Address

 

Purchased Shares

 

Funding Obligation

 

Series A Warrant

Shares

 

Series B Warrant

Shares

 

Stonepeak Target Holdings LP

 

475,900

 

$490,177,000.00

 

6,681,636

 

3,221,843

 

717 5 th Avenue, 25 th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Adrienne Saunders

And

Attention: Jack Howell

 

With a copy (which shall not

constitute notice) to:

 

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink

And

Attention: Tim Langenkamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

475,900

 

$490,177,000.00

 

6,681,636

 

3,221,843

 

 

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2. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains unmodified and in full force and effect as originally executed without waiver of any provision thereof. Whenever the Agreement is referred to in any agreement, document or other instrument, such reference will be to the Agreement as amended hereby. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail.

3. This Amendment shall be binding upon the Company, the Purchaser, and each of the Company’s and the Purchaser’s respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, this Amendment shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Amendment, the Purchaser and each of the Company’s and the Purchaser’s respective successors and permitted assigns.

4. This Amendment, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Amendment or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Amendment (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Amendment), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws which would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

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

[Remainder of Page Left Intentionally Blank]

 

 

 

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

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/ s/ Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

 

Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief

 

 

 

Financial Officer

 

[Signature page to Amendment No. 2 to Purchase Agreement]


 

 

STONEPEAK TARGET HOLDINGS LP

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK ASSOCIATES II LLC, its general

partner

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK GP HOLDINGS II LP, its sole

member

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS II LLC, its general

partner

 

 

 

By:

 

STONEPEAK GP INVESTORS MANAGER LLC,

its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael Dorrell

 

 

Michael Dorrell

 

 

Managing Member

 

[Signature page to Amendment No. 2 to Purchase Agreement]

 

Exhibit 10.11

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

Article I

 

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

1

Section 1.02

 

Accounting Procedures and Interpretation

7

 

 

 

 

Article II

 

AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE

7

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01

 

Closing

7

Section 2.02

 

Purchase Price

7

Section 2.03

 

Deliveries at the Closing

8

Section 2.04

 

Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights

9

Section 2.05

 

Further Assurances

9

 

 

 

 

Article III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND

 

 

 

COVENANTS RELATED TO THE COMPANY

9

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

 

Existence

9

Section 3.02

 

Capitalization and Valid Issuance of Shares

10

Section 3.03

 

Ownership of the Partnership

11

Section 3.04

 

Ownership of the Partnership Material Subsidiaries

12

Section 3.05

 

Company SEC Documents

12

Section 3.06

 

No Material Adverse Change

13

Section 3.07

 

No Registration Required

13

Section 3.08

 

Registration Rights Priority

13

Section 3.09

 

Litigation

13

Section 3.10

 

No Default

14

Section 3.11

 

No Conflicts

14

Section 3.12

 

Authority; Enforceability

14

Section 3.13

 

Approvals

15

Section 3.14

 

Distribution Restrictions

15

Section 3.15

 

Partnership Status

15

Section 3.16

 

Investment Company Status

15

Section 3.17

 

No Labor Disputes

15

Section 3.18

 

Certain Fees

15

Section 3.19

 

Insurance

16

Section 3.20

 

Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

16

Section 3.21

 

Listing and Maintenance Requirements

16

Section 3.22

 

Taxes

16

Section 3.23

 

Compliance with Laws; Environmental Laws; Pipeline Safety Laws; Permits; and Environmental Permits

17

Section 3.24

 

Required Disclosures and Descriptions

18

Section 3.25

 

Title to Property

18

Section 3.26

 

Rights-of-Way

18

Section 3.27

 

Form S-3 Eligibility

18

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Article IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND

 

 

 

COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASERS

18

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01

 

Existence

18

Section 4.02

 

Authorization, Enforceability

18

Section 4.03

 

No Breach

19

Section 4.04

 

Certain Fees

19

Section 4.05

 

Unregistered Securities

19

Section 4.06

 

Sufficient Funds

22

Section 4.07

 

Conversion and Exercise

22

 

 

 

 

Article V

 

COVENANTS

22

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01

 

Conduct of Business

22

Section 5.02

 

Cooperation; Further Assurances

22

Section 5.03

 

Lock-up Agreement

23

Section 5.04

 

Use of Proceeds

23

Section 5.05

 

Tax Reporting

23

Section 5.06

 

Listing of Units

24

Section 5.07

 

Additional Issuance

24

Section 5.08

 

Stonepeak Expenses

24

 

 

 

 

Article VI

 

INDEMNIFICATION, COSTS AND EXPENSES

24

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01

 

Indemnification by the Company

24

Section 6.02

 

Indemnification by the Purchasers

25

Section 6.03

 

Indemnification for Certain Fees

25

Section 6.04

 

Indemnification Procedure

25

 

 

 

 

Article VII

 

TERMINATION

26

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01

 

Termination

26

Section 7.02

 

Certain Effects of Termination

27

 

 

 

 

Article VIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

27

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01

 

Transaction Fee

27

Section 8.02

 

Interpretation

27

Section 8.03

 

Survival of Provisions

28

Section 8.04

 

No Waiver; Modifications in Writing

28

Section 8.05

 

Binding Effect

29

Section 8.06

 

Non-Disclosure

29

Section 8.07

 

Communications

29

Section 8.08

 

Entire Agreement

30

Section 8.09

 

Assignment

30

Section 8.10

 

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

30

Section 8.11

 

No Recourse Against Others

31

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Section 8.12

 

Third Party Beneficiary

31

Section 8.13

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

31

Section 8.14

 

Amendment

32

Section 8.15

 

Execution in Counterparts

32

 

 

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Schedule A — Purchase Price Allocation

Schedule B — Company Group Subsidiaries

Schedule C — Partnership Material Subsidiaries

Exhibit A — Form of Certificate of Designations

Exhibit B — Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock)

Exhibit C — Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Warrant Shares)

Exhibit D — Form of Warrant Agreement

Exhibit E — Form of Vinson and Elkins L.L.P. Opinion

 

 

 

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SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of March 11, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers set forth in Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Preferred Stock and Warrants (each as defined below), in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

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

Article I

DEFINITIONS

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

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

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

Barclays ” means Barclays Capital, Inc.

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

CBF ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A .

Closing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

Closing Date ” means March 16, 2016.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

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Common Units ” means common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership.

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

Company Credit Agreement ” the Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2015, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and the L/C issuer and each lender from time to time party thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Company Group Subsidiaries ” means all of the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Partnership and its Subsidiaries), each of which are listed on Schedule B attached hereto.

Company Related Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Company SEC Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05 .

Confidentiality Agreements ” means the confidentiality agreements signed between the Company and each Purchaser in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the date of this Agreement or prior to the Closing Date.

Contract ” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, instrument, lease, license, commitment or other arrangement, understanding, undertaking, commitment or obligation, whether written or oral.

Delaware LLC Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

Delaware LP Act ” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

Environmental Law ” means any Law relating to the prevention of pollution or protection of the environment or imposing legally enforceable liability or standards of conduct concerning any Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Permits ” means all approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, variances, waivers, exemptions, registrations of a Governmental Authority required under any Environmental Laws for the operation of the business of the Targa Entities.

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

Funding Obligation ” means an amount equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Purchased Shares to be purchased by a Purchaser on the Closing Date, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date hereof; provided that for the financial statements of the Company prepared as of a certain date, GAAP referenced therein shall be GAAP as of the date of such financial statements.

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General Partner ” means Targa Resources GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership.

Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to a particular Person, any country, state, county, city and political subdivision in which such Person or such Person’s Property is located or which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property, and any court, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of any of them and any monetary authority which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property. Unless otherwise specified, all references to Governmental Authority herein with respect to the Company mean a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Targa Entities or any of their respective Properties.

GP LLC Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a) .

Hazardous Material ” means (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (b) any “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (c) any petroleum or petroleum product, (d) any polychlorinated biphenyl and (e) any pollutant, contaminant, hazardous or toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under any applicable Environmental Law.

Incentive Distribution Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement.

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04 .

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04 .

Issue Date ” means the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that the Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign order, writ, injunction, judgment, settlement, award, decree, statute, law (including common law), rule or regulation.

Lien ” means any mortgage, claim, encumbrance, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment, preference or priority, assessment, deed of trust, charge, easement, servitude or other encumbrance upon or with respect to any property of any kind.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, event or effect that, individually or together with any other changes, events or effects, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, properties, assets or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Subsidiaries of the Partnership), taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any adverse effect on the foregoing to the extent such adverse effect results from, arises out of, or relates to (i) a general deterioration in the economy or changes in the general state of the markets or industries in which any of the Company and its Subsidiaries operates, except to the

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extent that such entities, taken as a whole, are adversely affected in a disproportionate manner as compared to other industry participants, (ii) any deterioration in the condition of the capital markets or any inability on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries to access the capital markets, (iii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, including acts of terrorism, (iv) any change in accounting requirements or principles imposed upon any of the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or any change in applicable Law, or the interpretation thereof, (v) any change in the credit rating and/or outlook of any of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Subsidiaries of the Partnership) or any of their securities (except that the underlying causes of any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (vi) changes in the market price or trading volume of the shares of Common Stock (except that the underlying causes of any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or (vii) any failure of the Company to meet any internal or external projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings for any period (except that the underlying causes of any such failures may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred).

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Organizational Documents ” means, as applicable, an entity’s agreement or certificate of limited partnership, limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents.

Partnership ” means Targa Resources Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Partnership Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of October 15, 2015, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Partnership Credit Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 3, 2012, by and among the Partnership and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and L/C issuer, and other lenders named therein, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Partnership Material Subsidiaries ” means the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule C attached hereto.

Permits ” means any approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, variances, waivers, grants, franchises, concessions, exemptions, orders, registrations or certificates of a Governmental Authority.

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

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Pipeline Safety Law ” means any Law applicable to the Targa Entities or the operation of their business in any way relating to the safety of owning, operating or managing pipelines or other facilities used for processing, storing or transporting natural gas, liquids, oil or their by-products, including, but not limited to, the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601), the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601), the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601) and the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601).

Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Property ” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible (including intellectual property rights).

Purchase Price ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02 .

Purchased Shares ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

Purchaser Related Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01 .

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

Registration Rights Agreements ” mean the two Registration Rights Agreements, to be entered into at the Closing, among the Company, Stonepeak and the Purchasers, substantially in the forms attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C .

Representatives ” means, with respect to a specified Person, the investors, officers, directors, managers, members, partners, controlling persons, employees, agents, advisors, counsel, accountants, investment bankers and other representatives of such Person.

Rights-of-Way ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.26 .

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

Series A Warrant ” means the Series A Warrant, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and each Purchaser, substantially in a form attached as Exhibit A to the Warrant Agreement.

Series B Warrant ” means the Series B Warrant, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and each Purchaser, substantially in a form attached as Exhibit B to the Warrant Agreement.

Stonepeak ” means Stonepeak Target Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Stonepeak Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 18, 2016 between the Company and Stonepeak.

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Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which: (a) such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or manager thereof; (b) at least a majority of the outstanding equity interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time any equity interest of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any corporation or other entity as to which such Person consolidates for accounting purposes.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, each of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries shall be considered a Subsidiary of the Company.

Targa Entities ” means, collectively the Company, the Partnership, the Company Group Subsidiaries and the Partnership Material Subsidiaries.

Taxes ” means any and all domestic or foreign, federal, state, local or other taxes of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including taxes on or with respect to income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, unemployment, social security, workers’ compensation or net worth, and taxes in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem or value added, and including any liability in respect of any items described above as a transferee or successor, pursuant to Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), or as an indemnitor, guarantor, surety or in a similar capacity under any Contract.

Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar filing (including the attached schedules) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes (and any amendments thereto), including any information return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated Taxes.

TGPI ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a) .

Third-Party Claim ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04 .

Total Funding Obligation ” means the sum of all of the Purchasers’ Funding Obligations.

Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights Agreements, the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants and any and all other agreements or instruments executed and delivered to the Purchasers by the Company hereunder or thereunder, as applicable.

Underlying Shares ” means (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designations and (ii) the Warrant Shares.

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Warrant Agreement ” means the Agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, between the Company and ComputerShare Trust Company, N.A., substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D .

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the applicable Warrant.

Warrants ” means the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants.

WestOk ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

WestTex ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Section 1.02 Accounting Procedures and Interpretation . Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements of the Company and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Purchasers hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the Commission) and in compliance as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto.

Article II

AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE

Section 2.01 Closing . On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, the shares of Preferred Stock (the “ Purchased Shares ”), the Series A Warrant with respect to Warrant Shares and the Series B Warrant with respect to Warrant Shares, in each case as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A , for the amounts set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A . The consummation of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares hereunder (the “ Closing ”) shall take place on the Closing Date at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 Fannin, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002.

Section 2.02 Purchase Price . In exchange for a cash payment of $1,030 (the “ Purchase Price ”), each Purchaser shall be entitled to receive one share of Preferred Stock, a Series A Warrant with respect to 14.04 Warrant Shares and a Series B Warrant with respect to 6.77 Warrant Shares (in the aggregate amounts set forth on Schedule A ). Prior to the Closing, the Company shall determine the allocation of the Purchase Price among the Purchased Shares, the Series A Warrant (with respect to 14.04 Warrant Shares) and the Series B Warrant (with respect to 6.77 Warrant Shares) based upon their relative fair market values.

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Section 2.03 Deliveries at the Closing .

(a) Deliveries of the Company at the Closing . At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers:

(i) A copy of the Certificate of Designations that has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

(ii) Evidence of issuance of the Purchased Shares to each Purchaser credited to book-entry accounts maintained by the Company;

(iii) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying as to and attaching (A) the certificate of incorporation of the Company, (B) the by-laws of the Company, (C) board resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of the Purchased Shares, the Underlying Shares and the Warrants and (D) the incumbency of the officers authorized to execute the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company, setting forth the name and title and bearing the signatures of such officers;

(iv) A cross-receipt executed by the Company and delivered to the Purchasers certifying that it has received from the Purchasers an amount in cash from each Purchaser equal to such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation;

(v) The Registration Rights Agreements, which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(vi) To each Purchaser, a Series A Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares under the Warrant Shares column set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to the Warrant Agreement, which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(vii) To each Purchaser, a Series B Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares under the Warrant Shares column set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to the Warrant Agreement, which shall have been duly executed by the Company;

(viii) An opinion from Vinson and Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Targa Entities, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E , which shall be addressed to the Purchasers and dated the Closing Date; and

(ix) Such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Purchasers or their counsel may reasonably request.

(b) Deliveries of Each Purchaser at the Closing . At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company:

(i) The Registration Rights Agreements, which shall have been duly executed by such Purchaser;

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(ii) A cross-receipt executed by such Purchaser and delivered to the Company certifying that it has received from the Company (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A and (B) the Warrants with respect to the number of Warrant Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A ;

(iii) Payment of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in advance of the Closing Date by the Company; and

(iv) Such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 2.04 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The failure or waiver of performance by any Purchaser does not excuse performance by any other Purchaser.

Section 2.05 Further Assurances . From time to time after the date hereof, without further consideration, the Company and each Purchaser shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND

COVENANTS RELATED TO THE COMPANY

As of the date hereof, the Company represents and warrants to and covenants with the Purchasers as follows:

Section 3.01 Existence .

(a) Each of the Targa Entities has been duly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation, as the case may be, in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as the case may be, and has the full limited liability company, limited partnership or corporate, as the case may be, power and authority to own or lease its Properties and assets and to conduct the businesses in all material respects in which it is engaged, and is duly registered or qualified as a foreign limited liability company, limited partnership or corporation, as the case may be, for the transaction of business under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the character

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of the business conducted by it or the nature or location of the properties owned or leased by it makes such registration or qualification necessary, except where the failure to so register or qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) None of the Targa Entities is in violation of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.

(c) Each of the Organizational Documents of each of the Targa Entities has been, and in the case of the Certificate of Designations, at the Closing will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by any Targa Entity party thereto and is, and in the case of the Certificate of Designations, at the Closing will be, a valid and legally binding agreement of such party thereto, enforceable against such party thereto in accordance with its respective terms; provided, that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 3.02 Capitalization and Valid Issuance of Shares .

(a) The authorized equity interests of the Company consist of 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Prior to the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares, there were (i) 160,568,340 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) no shares of preferred stock of Company, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding. All outstanding equity securities of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(b) The Purchased Shares being purchased by the Purchasers hereunder will be duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(c) There are no persons entitled to statutory, preemptive or other similar contractual rights to subscribe for the Purchased Shares; and, except (i) for the Purchased Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) for awards issued pursuant to the Company’s benefit plans or (iii) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, ownership interests in the Company are outstanding.

(d) Upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations or the Warrants, as applicable, the Underlying Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be free and clear of any and all Liens and restrictions on transfer, other than (i) restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Documents and under applicable state and federal securities laws, and (ii) such Liens as are created by the Purchasers.

(e) The Certificate of Designations has been duly authorized by the Company. The Certificate of Designations sets forth the rights, preferences and priorities of the Preferred

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Stock, and the holders of the Preferred Stock will have the rights set forth in the Certificate of Designations upon filing with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware.

(f) The Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company. The Warrants set forth the rights, preferences and priorities of the holders thereof, and the holders thereof will have the rights set forth therein upon the Closing.

Section 3.03 Ownership of the Partnership .

(a) The Company indirectly owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Targa GP Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ TGPI ”). Such shares have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Organizational Documents of TGPI and are fully paid and nonassessable and the Company owns such shares free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the TGPI Organizational Documents.

(b) TGPI owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General Partner; such membership interests have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner (as the same has been amended or restated, the “ GP LLC Agreement ”), and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act) and TGPI owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the GP LLC Agreement).

(c) All outstanding equity securities of the Partnership are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company owns all of the issued and outstanding Common Units free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the Partnership Agreement). The General Partner owns 100% of the Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens (y) arising under the Company Credit Agreement or (z) arising under the Partnership Agreement). All of the Common Units and Incentive Distribution Rights and the limited partner interests represented thereby have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act).

(d) The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership with an approximate 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership, taking into account the general partner interests which will be issued on or before a record date, end of a month or end of a quarter pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Partnership Agreement; such general partner interest has been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; and the General Partner owns such general partner interest free and clear of all Liens other than those (i) created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or the Partnership Agreement, (ii) arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement or (iii) arising under the TRC Credit Agreement.

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Section 3.04 Ownership of the Partnership Material Subsidiaries . All of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each Partnership Material Subsidiary (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued (in accordance with the Organizational Documents of such Partnership Material Subsidiary), are fully paid (except in the case of an interest in a limited partnership or limited liability company, to the extent required under the Organizational Documents of such Partnership Material Subsidiary) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act or Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act, as applicable), other than equity interests that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership, and (ii) other than Cedar Bayou Fractionators, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CBF ”), Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestOk LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ WestOk ”) and Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ WestTex ”), are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership, free and clear of all Liens, other than those arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement and the applicable Organizational Documents. The Partnership owns, directly or indirectly, (A) an 88.24% interest in CBF, (B) all of the outstanding Class B Units in WestOk and (C) all of the outstanding Class B Units in WestTex, in each case free and clear of all Liens except those arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement and the applicable Organizational Documents. The Subsidiaries of the Partnership other than the Partnership Material Subsidiaries did not, individually or in the aggregate, account for (x) more than 10% of the total assets of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of December 31, 2015 or (y) more than 10% of the net income of the Partnership and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Section 3.05 Company SEC Documents . Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, since January 1, 2016, the Company’s forms, registration statements, reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (all such documents filed prior to the date hereof, collectively the “ Company SEC Documents ”) have been filed with the Commission on a timely basis. The Company SEC Documents, at the time filed (or in the case of registration statements, solely on the dates of effectiveness) (except to the extent corrected by a subsequent Company SEC Document) (a) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made in the case of any such documents other than a registration statement, not misleading, (b) complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and (c) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto. The financial statements of the Company and other financial information included in the Company SEC Documents were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission), and fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal and recurring and year-end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods then ended. The independent auditor of the Company as of the date of the most recent audited balance sheet of the Company is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and has not resigned or been dismissed as

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independent registered public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures. Since the date of the most recent balance sheet of the Company audited by such auditor, (i) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto and (ii) based on an annual evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, the Company is not aware of (x) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are likely to adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company.

Section 3.06 No Material Adverse Change . Except as expressly set forth in or contemplated by the Company SEC Documents, since December 31, 2015 through the date hereof no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Section 3.07 No Registration Required . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained in Article IV , the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any authorized Representative acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.

Section 3.08 Registration Rights Priority . Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, the Company has not granted registration rights that (a) are equal or superior in priority to, or otherwise equal to or greater than, in any respect, those contained in the Registration Rights Agreements, (b) reduce the aggregate amount of securities that may be registered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements or (c) conflict in any material respect with the rights granted to the Purchasers pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements.

Section 3.09 Litigation . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which any of the Targa Entities is a party or to which any Property or asset of any such entity is subject, that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or which challenges the validity of any of the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designations or the right of the Company to enter into any of the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designations or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

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Section 3.10 No Default . None of the Targa Entities is in breach, default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such an event) or violation in the performance of any obligation, covenant or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or in any agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, which breach, default or violation would, if continued, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the ability of any of the Targa Entities to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

Section 3.11 No Conflicts . None of (a) the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of the Purchased Shares and the application of the proceeds therefrom, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designations, or (c) the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (i) constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of any Targa Entity, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which any Targa Entity is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties may be bound, (iii) violates or will violate any statute, Law, Permit or regulation or any order, judgment, decree or injunction of any court or Governmental Authority or body having jurisdiction over any Targa Entity or any of its properties in a proceeding to which any of them or their property is or was a party, or (iv) results or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Company, which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or liens, in the case of clauses (ii) , (iii) or (iv) , would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 3.12 Authority; Enforceability . The Company has all requisite power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Purchased Shares, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations. All corporate action required to be taken by the Company for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares, the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Designations and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been validly taken. No approval from the holders of outstanding Common Shares is required under the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the rules of the NYSE in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares to the Purchasers, other than any such approval by the NYSE with respect to the issuance of the Underlying Shares. Each of the Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Designations has been duly and validly authorized and has been or, with respect to the Transaction Documents to be delivered at the Closing and the Certificate of Designations, will be, validly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes, or will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Purchasers, as applicable), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity.

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Section 3.13 Approvals . No authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption from, nor any filing, declaration, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of any of the Transaction Documents or the Company’s issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares, except (a) as required by the Commission in connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreements, (b) as may be required under the state securities or “Blue Sky” Laws, (c) as may be required by the rules and regulation of the NYSE, (d) the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (e) where the failure to receive such authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption or to make such filing, declaration, qualification or registration would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.14 Distribution Restrictions . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, no Targa Entity (other than the Company) is currently prohibited or, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any distributions to the Company, from making any other distribution on such entity’s equity interests, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such entity from the Company or from transferring any of such entity’s property or assets to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, except (i) arising under the Partnership Agreement, (ii) arising under the Partnership Credit Agreement, the Company Credit Agreement or the indentures governing the outstanding senior notes of the Partnership, (iii) such prohibitions mandated by the laws of each such Subsidiary’s state of formation and the terms of any such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents and (iv) where such prohibition would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.15 Partnership Status . The Partnership has, for each taxable year during which the Partnership has been in existence, been properly treated as a Partnership or disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 3.16 Investment Company Stat us . None of the Targa Entities is, nor after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the net proceeds from such sale, will any of the Targa Entities be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled by” an “investment company,” each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.17 No Labor Disputes . No labor dispute with the employees of any of the Targa Entities exists or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, is imminent, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.18 Certain Fees . Except for a placement agent fee paid to Barclays Capital Inc. and the transaction fee paid to the Stonepeak Advisors II LLC as described in Section 8.01, no fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to brokers, finders or investment bankers with respect to the purchase of any of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

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Section 3.19 Insurance . The Company maintains or is entitled to the benefits of insurance from reputable insurers covering its properties, operations, personnel and businesses against such losses and risks as are reasonably adequate to protect it and its businesses in a commercially reasonable manner.   All such insurance is outstanding and duly in force on the date hereof, except for such insurance for which the failure to be outstanding and duly in force would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.20 Books and Records; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .

(a) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(b) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (to the extent required by and as defined in Rules 13a- 15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Commission, and, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.

(c) The Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

Section 3.21 Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Stock is listed on the NYSE, and the Company has not received any notice of delisting. Subject to the requirements of NYSE Rule 312.03(c), the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares do not contravene NYSE rules and regulations.

Section 3.22 Taxes . Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Targa Entities has prepared and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate, (ii) each of the Targa Entities has timely paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by it, (iii) there are no

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audits, examinations, investigations, actions, suits, claims or other proceedings in respect of Taxes pending or threatened in writing, nor has any deficiency for any Tax been assessed by any Governmental Authority in writing against any Targa Entity, and (iv) all Taxes required to be withheld by any Targa Entity have been withheld and paid over to the appropriate Tax authority (except, in the case of this clause (iv) or clause (i) or (ii) above, with respect to matters contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established on the financial statements of the Company or the Partnership in accordance with GAAP). None of the Targa Entities has entered into any transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, has been identified by the Internal Revenue Service in published guidance as a “listed transaction” as defined under Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.

Section 3.23 Compliance with Laws; Environmental Laws; Pipeline Safety Laws; Permits; and Environmental Permits .

(a) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, none of the Targa Entities is in violation of any Law applicable to such entity, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Targa Entities possesses all Permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to own its properties and to conduct its business, except where the failure to possess such Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the Targa Entities has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permit, except where such potential revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Targa Entities have timely applied for or obtained and are in compliance with all such obtained material Environmental Permits required for their operations as currently conducted, except as (i) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. The Company has not received written notice of any pending action or proceeding and, to the knowledge of the Company, no action or proceeding is threatened, to suspend, revoke, modify or terminate any Environmental Permit held by the Targa Entities that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Targa Entities. The operations of the Targa Entities are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, no occurrences or conditions currently exist that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Targa Entities’ continued compliance with such Environmental Laws and any Environmental Permits issued thereunder, except as (A) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (B) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. There are no present claims asserted against any of the Targa Entities under applicable Environmental Laws, including claims relating to the release, spill or disposal of any Hazardous Substances resulting from the operations of the Targa Entities, except as such claims (1) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (2) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.23(b) are the only representations and warranties relating to Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.

(c) The operations of the Targa Entities are in compliance with all applicable Pipeline Safety Laws and, to the knowledge of the Company, no occurrences or conditions

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currently exist that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Targa Entities’ continued compliance with such Pipeline Safety Laws, except as (i) would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) have been disclosed in Company SEC Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3 . 23(c) are the only representations and warranties relating to Pipeline Safety Laws.

Section 3.24 Required Disclosures and Descriptions . There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened, against any of the Targa Entities, or to which any of the Targa Entities is a party, or to which any of their respective properties is subject, that are required to be described in the Company SEC Documents but are not described as required, and there are no agreements, contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments that are required to be described in the Company SEC Documents or to be filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents that are not described or filed as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act

Section 3.25 Title to Property . Each of the Targa Entities has good and indefeasible title to all real property (save and except for Rights-of-Way) and good title to all personal property described in the Company SEC Documents as owned by such Targa Entity, free and clear of all Liens except such (a) as are described in the Company SEC Documents, (b) as are created, arise under or secure the Company Credit Agreement and the Partnership Credit Agreement, or (c) as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.26 Rights-of-Way . Each of the Targa Entities, directly or indirectly, has such consents, easements, rights-of-way or licenses (“ Rights-of-Way ”) from such persons as are necessary to conduct its business in the manner described in the Company SEC Documents, subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Company SEC Documents and except for such Rights-of-Way the failure of which to have obtained would not reasonably have been expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.27 Form S-3 Eligibility . The Company is eligible to register the Underlying Shares for resale by the Purchasers under Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Article IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND

COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASERS

Each of the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants and covenants to the Company as follows:

Section 4.01 Existence . Such Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation, with all necessary power and authority to own properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted.

Section 4.02 Authorization, Enforceability . Such Purchaser has all necessary legal power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly

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and validly authorized by all necessary legal action, and no further consent or authorization of such Purchaser is required. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser, where applicable, and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of such Purchaser; provided, that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 4.03 No Breach . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement to which such Purchaser is a party or by which such Purchaser is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Purchaser is subject, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, or (c) violate any statute, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or the property or assets of such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (a) and (c) , for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults would not prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 4.04 Certain Fees . No fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Purchasers to brokers, finders or investment bankers with respect to the purchase of any of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 4.05 Unregistered Securities .

(a) Investor Status; Sophisticated Purchaser . Such Purchaser (i) is, as set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the applicable signature page to this Agreement, either: an institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect, or a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A, and, except as otherwise disclosed to the Company to the contrary, in either case, is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), and (ii) is able to bear the risk of its investment in the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares. Such Purchaser is undertaking its own assessment of, and evaluation on its own, the merits of an investment in the Purchased Shares and Warrants and is not relying on a recommendation from Barclays. Purchaser also represents it has not been organized for the purpose of acquiring the Purchased Shares and Warrants unless all of the security holders in such Purchaser are Persons who otherwise meet the criteria set forth in this clause (a).

(b) Information . Such Purchaser and its Representatives have received all the information they have requested and consider necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and Underlying Shares. Such Purchaser and its

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Representatives have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and received answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares, as well as the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted at any time by such Purchasers and its Representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchasers’ right (i) to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Article III above or (ii) to indemnification or any other remedy based on, or with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in any Transaction Document. Such Purchaser further represents and acknowledges that it has not relied upon Barclays in connection with its due diligence process related to its purchase of the Purchased Shares and Warrants, or with respect to the negotiation of the terms of its investment in the Purchased Shares and Warrants. Such Purchaser understands that its purchase of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants involves a high degree of risk. Such Purchaser acknowledges that neither the Company nor Barclays is providing any accounting, legal or tax advice to the Purchaser, but such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has received the information set forth on Schedule 4.05 in accordance with Rule 506(e) of Regulation D.

(c) Residency . Such Purchaser shall cooperate reasonably with the Company to provide any information necessary for any applicable securities filings.

(d) Further Representations by Foreign Purchasers . If a Purchaser is not a United States person, such Purchaser hereby represents that such Purchaser has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction that are applicable to it in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Purchased Shares and Warrants or any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Purchased Shares and Warrants that are applicable to it, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to it with respect to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained by such Purchaser, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to such Purchaser for the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Securities.  Such Purchaser’s subscription and payment for, and its continued beneficial ownership of the Purchased Shares and Warrants, will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of its jurisdiction that are applicable to it.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Purchaser is making any representations or warranties as to the actions taken or required to be taken by the Company in connection herewith.

(e) Legends . Such Purchaser understands that, until such time as the Purchased Shares and the Warrants have been registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act, or the Purchased Shares and the Warrants are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Purchased Shares and the Warrants shall bear a restrictive legend as provided in the Certificate of Designations. Each Purchaser understands that, until such time as the Underlying Shares have been registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act, or the Underlying Shares are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the

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Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Underlying Shares shall bear the following restrictive legend :

These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  They may not be sold, offered for sale, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of a registration statement in effect with respect to the securities under such Act or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required or unless sold pursuant to Rule 144 of such Act .”

And any legend required by applicable state “blue sky” securities laws, rules and regulations.

(f) Purchase Representation . Such Purchaser is purchasing the Purchased Shares and the Warrants entirely for its own account and not with a view to distribution of any part thereof. Such Purchaser has been advised and understands that neither the Purchased Shares, the Warrants nor the Underlying Shares have been registered under the Securities Act or under the “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (or if eligible, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act). By executing this Agreement, such Purchaser further represents that such Purchaser does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Purchased Shares, Warrants or Underlying Shares. Such Purchaser has been advised and understands that the Company, in issuing the Purchased Shares and the Warrants, is relying upon, among other things, the representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained in this Article IV in concluding that such issuance is a “private offering” and is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act.

(g) Rule 144 . Such Purchaser understands that there is no public trading market for the Purchased Shares and the Warrants, that none is expected to develop and that the Purchased Shares and the Warrants must be held indefinitely unless and until the Underlying Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available. Each Purchaser has been advised of and is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. In this connection, such Purchaser represents that it is familiar with Rule 144, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

(h) Exculpation Among Purchasers . Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is not relying upon any Person, other than the Company, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company.  Each Purchaser agrees that neither any Purchaser nor the Representatives of any Purchaser shall be liable to any other Purchaser for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares and Warrants.

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(i) Reliance by the Company . Such Purchaser understands that the Purchased Shares and the Warrants are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to acquire the Purchased Shares and the Warrants and the Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion thereof.

Section 4.06 Sufficient Funds . Such Purchaser has available to it as of the date of this Agreement and will have at the Closing, sufficient funds to enable such Purchaser to pay in full at the Closing the entire amount of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation in immediately available cash funds.

Section 4.07 Conversion and Exercise . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, such Purchaser agrees that, in the event that such Purchaser elects to convert the Purchased Shares into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Designations or exercise the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrant, the sum of (w) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock can be converted, (x) the number of shares of Common Stock into which any Preferred Stock have already been converted, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock that have already been issued upon exercise of the Warrants and (z) the number of shares of Common Stock that can be issued upon exercise of the Warrants, shall not exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue under the Certificate of Incorporation or the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without stockholder approval under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed).

Article V

COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Conduct of Business . During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Closing Date, each of the Targa Entities will use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business, preserve intact its existence and business organization, Permits, goodwill and present business relationships with all material customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors and others having significant business relationships with the Targa Entities (or any of them), to the extent the Company believes in its sole discretion that such relationships are and continue to be beneficial to the Targa Entities and their businesses.

Section 5.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances . Each of the Company and the Purchasers shall use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals and consents required by or necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and the Certificate of Designations. Each of the Company and the Purchasers agrees to execute and deliver all such documents or instruments, to take all appropriate action and to do all other things it determines to be necessary, proper or

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advisable under applicable Laws and regulations or as otherwise reasonably requested by the other to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 5.03 Lock-up Agreement . Without the prior written consent of the Company, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, each Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not, (a) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Purchased Shares (including any Underlying Shares into which the Purchased Shares may convert), (b) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date, directly or indirectly engage in any short sales or other derivative or hedging transactions with respect to the Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares, (c) transfer any Purchased Shares and the Warrants to any non-U.S. resident individual, non-U.S. corporation or partnership, or any other non-U.S. entity, including any foreign governmental entity, including by means of any swap or other transaction or arrangement that transfers or that is designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, result in the transfer to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Purchased Shares and the Warrants, regardless of whether any transaction described in clauses (a) through (c) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of Preferred Stock, shares of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise (provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply if, prior to any such transfer or arrangement, such individual, corporation, partnership or other entity establishes to the satisfaction of the Company, its entitlement to a complete exemption from Tax withholding, including under Code Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1471 through 1474, and the Treasury regulations thereunder), or (d) effect any transfer of Purchased Shares, the Warrants or Underlying Shares in a manner that violates the terms of the Organizational Documents of the Company (including the Certificate of Designations); provided, however, such Purchaser may transfer any Purchased Shares (including any Underlying Shares into which the Purchased Shares may convert) to an Affiliate of such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transferee receiving any Purchased Shares or Warrants pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall (i) agree to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03 and (ii) to the extent still applicable, take all actions necessary to become a party to the Confidentiality Agreement between the transferee of such Purchased Shares or Warrants, as applicable, and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, in no way does this Section 5.03 prohibit changes in the composition of any Purchaser or its partners or its members.

Section 5.04 Use of Proceeds . The Company shall not use any proceeds of the Total Funding Obligation, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose other than the repayment of indebtedness or general corporate purposes (which shall include contributions of cash to operating Subsidiaries).

Section 5.05 Tax Reporting . The Company and each Purchaser shall prepare and file all Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the allocation and valuations described in Section 2.02 , except as otherwise required by Law following a final determination to the contrary.

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Section 5.06 Listing of Units . Prior to the Closing and subject to the stockholder approval rules of the NYSE, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval for listing, subject to notice of issuance, of the Underlying Shares on the NYSE.

Section 5.07 Additional Issuance . Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall be permitted to issue additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants and such additional purchasers may enter into counterparts to this Agreement.

Section 5.08 Stonepeak Expenses .  Promptly following receipt of an invoice therefor containing reasonable supporting detail (which invoice Stonepeak will provide within 30 days following the Closing Date), each Purchaser shall make payment to Stonepeak for its pro rata share of the reasonable fees and expenses of Stonepeak’s counsel Sidley Austin LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stonepeak Purchase Agreement.  Each Purchaser’s “pro rata” share shall be equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock issued to such Purchaser divided by the total number of shares of Preferred Stock issued by the Company under this Agreement and the Stonepeak Purchase Agreement.

Article VI

INDEMNIFICATION, COSTS AND EXPENSES

Section 6.01 Indemnification by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify each Purchaser, Barclays and their respective Representatives (collectively, “ Purchaser Related Parties ”) from costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to (a) the failure of any of the representations or warranties made by the Company contained herein to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date made (except to the extent any representation or warranty includes the word “material,” Material Adverse Effect or words of similar import, with respect to which such representation or warranty, or applicable portions thereof, must have been true and correct) or (b) the breach of any covenants of the Company contained herein, provided that, in the case of the immediately preceding clause (a) , such claim for indemnification is made prior to the expiration of the survival period of such representation or warranty; provided, however, that for purposes of determining when an indemnification claim has been made, the date upon which a Purchaser Related Party shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to the Company shall constitute the date upon which such claim has been made. No Purchaser Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, indirect, exemplary, incidental, lost profits, speculative or punitive damages under this Section 6.01 ; provided, however, that such limitation shall not prevent any Purchaser Related Party from recovering under this Section 6.01 for any such damages to the extent that such damages are direct damages in the form of diminution in value or are payable to a third party in connection with any Third-Party Claims.

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Section 6.02 Indemnification by the Purchasers . Each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify the Company, Barclays and their respective Representatives (collectively, “ Company Related Parties ”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to (a) the failure of any of the representations or warranties made by such Purchaser contained herein to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date made or (b) the breach of any of the covenants of such Purchaser contained herein, provided that, in the case of the immediately preceding clause (a), such claim for indemnification relating to a breach of any representation or warranty is made prior to the expiration of the survival period of such representation or warranty; provided, however, that for purposes of determining when an indemnification claim has been made, the date upon which a Company Related Party shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to such Purchaser shall constitute the date upon which such claim has been made; provided, further, that the liability of such Purchasers shall not be greater in amount than the sum of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation plus any distributions paid to such Purchaser with respect to the Purchased Shares. No Company Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, indirect, exemplary, incidental, lost profits, speculative or punitive damages under this Section 6 .0 2 ; provided, however, that such limitation shall not prevent any Company Related Party from recovering under this Section 6 .0 2 for any such damages to the extent that such damages are direct damages in the form of diminution in value or payable to a third party in connection with any Third-Party Claims.

Section 6.03 Indemnification for Certain Fees .

(a) Company Fees . The Company agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers from and against any and all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by the Company or alleged to have been incurred by the Company in connection with the sale of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(b) Purchaser Fees . Each Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by such Purchaser or alleged to have been incurred by such Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 6.04 Indemnification Procedure . Promptly after any Company Related Party or Purchaser Related Party (hereinafter, the “ Indemnified Party ”) has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third person, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this

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Agreement (each a “ Third-Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall give the indemnitor hereunder (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) written notice of such Third-Party Claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such Third-Party Claim to the extent then known. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Indemnifying Party pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Indemnifying Party undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Indemnifying Party with any books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. After the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Indemnifying Party diligently pursues such defense, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if (A) the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (B) if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party or if the interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any indemnified Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed), unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete release from liability of, and does not include any admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party. The remedies provided for in this Article V I are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.

Article VII

TERMINATION

Section 7.01 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares; or

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(b) by written notice from either the Company or the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares if any Governmental Authority with lawful jurisdiction shall have issued a final order, decree or ruling or taken any other final action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and such order, decree, ruling or other action is or shall have become final and nonappealable.

Section 7.02 Certain Effects of Termination . In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01 :

(a) except as set forth in Section 7.02(b) , this Agreement shall become null and void and have no further force or effect, but the parties shall not be released from any liability arising from or in connection with any breach hereof occurring prior to such termination;

(b) regardless of any purported termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Article VI and all indemnification rights and obligations of the Company and the Purchasers thereunder, this Section 7.02 and the provisions of Article VIII shall remain operative and in full force and effect as between the Company and the Purchasers, unless the Company and the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares execute a writing that expressly (with specific references to the applicable Articles, Sections or subsections of this Agreement) terminates such rights and obligations as between the Company and the Purchasers; and

(c) each of the Confidentiality Agreements shall remain in effect until such Confidentiality Agreement expires in accordance with its terms.

Article VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Transaction Fee . Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Company, at the Closing, shall pay to Stonepeak Advisors II LLC a transaction fee equal to $20,250,000; provided, that, for greater certainty, it is acknowledged and agreed that the payment of such aggregate transaction fee is in no way contingent or conditioned upon the amount (if any) of additional shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants actually purchased by Additional Investors (if any).

Section 8.02 Interpretation . Article, Section and Schedule references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section and Schedule to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein and are an integral part of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, Contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, Contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it. Whenever the Company has an obligation under the Transaction Documents, the expense of complying with that obligation shall be an expense of the Company unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars. Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by a Purchaser, such action shall be in such Purchaser’s sole discretion,

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unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. If any provision in the Transaction Documents is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable, (a) such provision shall be fully severable and the Transaction Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of the Transaction Documents, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify the Transaction Documents so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. Any words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 8.03 Survival of Provisions . The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(a) , Section 3.02 , Section 3.12 , Section 4.01 , Section 4.02 and Section 4.05(a) and (b) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement indefinitely and the other representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive for a period of 12 months following the Closing Date, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Purchasers. The covenants made in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall survive the Closing and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of acceptance of any of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants and payment therefor and repayment, conversion or repurchase thereof. Regardless of any purported general termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Article VI and all indemnification rights and obligations of the Company, Barclays and the Purchasers thereunder, and this Article VIII shall remain operative and in full force and effect as between the Company, Barclays and each Purchaser, unless the Company, Barclays and the applicable Purchaser execute a writing that expressly (with specific references to the applicable Section or subsection of this Agreement) terminates such rights and obligations as between the Company, Barclays and such Purchaser.

Section 8.04 No Waiver; Modifications in Writing .

(a) Delay . No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.

(b) Specific Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination of any provision of any Transaction Document shall be effective unless signed by each of the parties thereto affected by such amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of any Transaction Document, any waiver of any provision of any Transaction Document and any consent to any departure by the Company from the terms of any provision of any Transaction Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific

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purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any investigation by or on behalf of any party shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.

Section 8.05 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 8.06 Non-Disclosure .

(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not impact the terms and provisions of any of the Confidentiality Agreements. The Confidentiality Agreements shall continue to be in full force and effect, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof.

(b) Other than filings made by the Company with the Commission, the Company and any of its Representatives shall disclose the identity of, or any other information concerning, the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates only after providing the Purchasers a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such disclosure (with such comments being incorporated or reflected, to the extent reasonable, in any such disclosure); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.06 shall delay any required filing or other disclosure with the Commission, NYSE or any Governmental Authority or otherwise hinder the Targa Entities’ or their Representatives’ ability to timely comply with all laws or rules and regulations of the Commission, NYSE or other Governmental Authority.

Section 8.07 Communications . All notices and demands provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or personal delivery to the following addresses:

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

(b) If to the Company:

Targa Resources Corp.

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (713) 554-1110

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

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin Street

Suite 2500

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Houston TX 77002-6760

Attention: Christopher S. Collins

Facsimile: (713) 615-5883

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

Section 8.08 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Confidentiality Agreements and the other agreements and documents referred to herein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, the other Transaction Documents or the Confidentiality Agreements with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Certificate of Designations, the Confidentiality Agreements and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 8.09 Assignment .  Prior to the Closing, Purchasers may, without the prior written consent of the Company, assign its rights to purchase the Purchased Shares under this Agreement, in whole or in part.

Section 8.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws which would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

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Section 8.11 No Recourse Against Others .

(a) A ll claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with or relate in any manner to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), may be made only against (and are expressly limited to) the Company and the Purchasers. No Person other than the Company or the Purchasers, including no member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative thereof, nor any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing, shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to this Agreement or based on, in respect of or by reason of this Agreement or its negotiation, execution, performance or breach; and, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, each of the Company and the Purchasers hereby waives and releases all such liabilities, claims, causes of action and obligations against any such third Person.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, (i) each of the Company and the Purchasers hereby waives and releases any and all rights, claims, demands or causes of action that may otherwise be available at law or in equity, or granted by statute, to avoid or disregard the entity form of the other or otherwise impose liability of the other on any third Person, whether granted by statute or based on theories of equity, agency, control, instrumentality, alter ego, domination, sham, single business enterprise, piercing the veil, unfairness, undercapitalization or otherwise; and (ii) each of the Company and the Purchasers disclaims any reliance upon any third Person with respect to the performance of this Agreement or any representation or warranty made in, in connection with or as an inducement to this Agreement.

Section 8.12 Third Party Beneficiary . The Company and the Purchasers hereby acknowledge and agree that Barclays is an intended third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties and indemnification made by the Company and the Purchasers in this Agreement. Other than as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the Company, the Purchasers and, for purposes of Section 8.11 only, any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of the Company or the Purchasers, or any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 8.13 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN

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CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 8.14 Amendment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time prior to the Closing, the Company may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Purchaser, amend Schedule A to add one or more additional Purchasers, or, with the consent of the applicable Purchaser, increase a Purchaser's Purchased Shares (and corresponding Funding Obligation, Series A Warrant Shares and Series B Warrant Shares). As such, following the execution of any such amendment, any such additional Purchaser shall be subject the rights, obligations and benefits as “Purchaser” in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.15 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

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

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Matthew J. Meloy  

 

 

Matthew J. Meloy

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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BTO Targa Holdings L.P.

 

 

 

By:

 

BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher J. James

Name:

 

Christopher J. James

Title

 

Authorized Person

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund – U L.P.

 

 

 

By:

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher J. James

Name:

 

Christopher J. James

Title

 

Authorized Person

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II.F – Q L.P.

 

 

 

By:

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates II L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher J. James

Name:

 

Christopher J. James

Title

 

Authorized Person

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – Q L.P.

 

 

 

By:

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates II L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher J. James

Name:

 

Christopher J. James

Title

 

Authorized Person

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – AD

(P-USRPHC) – Q L.P.

 

 

 

By:

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher J. James

Name:

 

Christopher J. James

Title

 

Authorized Person

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund – T – Q L.P.

 

 

 

By:

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher J. James

Name:

 

Christopher J. James

Title

 

Authorized Person

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Purchaser:

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS MEZZANINE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine GP, LP, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine, LLC,

 

 

 

 

its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Labbat

 

 

Name:

 

Peter Labbat

 

 

Title

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Purchaser:

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS MEZZANINE OPPORTUNITIES FUND A, LP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine GP, LP, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine, LLC,

 

 

 

 

its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Labbat

 

 

Name:

 

Peter Labbat

 

 

Title

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Purchaser:

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS MEZZANINE OPPORTUNITIES FUND B, LP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine GP, LP, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine, LLC,

 

 

 

 

its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Labbat

 

 

Name:

 

Peter Labbat

 

 

Title

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Purchaser:

 

 

 

MMF Moore ET Investments, LP

By:

 

Moore Capital Management, LP

It’s:

 

Investment Manager

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ James Kaye

Name:

 

James Kaye

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

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Purchaser:

 

 

 

VOLKEL HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ David B. Duncan

Name:

 

David B. Duncan

Title

 

Managing Director

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

 

 

 

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

[Signature page to Purchase Agreement]


 

 

Purchaser:

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Matt Salles

Name:

 

Matt Salles

Title

 

Managing Director

 

 

 

x

 

institutional “accredited investor” as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(7), as presently in effect

¨

 

“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A

 

 

 

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp

 

 

 

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

[Signature page to Purchase Agreement]


 

Schedule A

Purchase Price Allocation

 

Purchaser and Address

Purchased Shares

Funding Obligation

Series A Warrant

Series B Warrant

 

 

 

 

 

BTO Targa Holdings L.P

 

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

Attn:     Viral Patel

             Daniel Lee

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis St., Suite 3300

Houston, TX 77002

Attn:     Andrew Calder

             Rhett Van Syoc

68,760

$70,822,800.00

965,381

465,500

 

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund – U L.P.

 

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

Attn:     Viral Patel

             Daniel Lee

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis St., Suite 3300

Houston, TX 77002

Attn:     Andrew Calder

             Rhett Van Syoc

11,291

$11,629,730.00

158,521

76,438

 

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II.F – Q L.P.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

Attn:     Viral Patel

             Daniel Lee

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis St., Suite 3300

Houston, TX 77002

Attn:     Andrew Calder

             Rhett Van Syoc

5,251

$5,408,530.00

73,722

35,548

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule A-1


 

Purchaser and Address

Purchased Shares

Funding Obligation

Series A Warrant

Series B Warrant

 

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – Q L.P.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

Attn:     Viral Patel

             Daniel Lee

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis St., Suite 3300

Houston, TX 77002

Attn:     Andrew Calder

             Rhett Van Syoc

91,866

$94,621,980.00

1,289,815

621,942

 

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – AD (P-USRPHC) – Q L.P.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

Attn:     Viral Patel

               Daniel Lee

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis St., Suite 3300

Houston, TX 77002

Attn:     Andrew Calder

             Rhett Van Syoc

8,065

$8,306,950.00

113,229

54,598

 

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – T – Q L.P.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

Attn:     Viral Patel

             Daniel Lee

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis St., Suite 3300

Houston, TX 77002

Attn:     Andrew Calder

             Rhett Van Syoc

8,867

$9,133,010.00

124,496

60,031

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS

MEZZANINE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

2,301

$2,370,030.00

32,305

15,577

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS

MEZZANINE OPPORTUNITIES FUND A, LP

45,714

$47,085,420.00

641,819

309,481

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS

MEZZANINE OPPORTUNITIES FUND B, LP

10,185

$10,490,550.00

143,004

68,956

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule A-2


 

Purchaser and Address

Purchased Shares

Funding Obligation

Series A Warrant

Series B Warrant

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:  Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine Opportunities Fund, LP

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine Opportunities Fund A, LP

Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine Opportunities Fund B, LP

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5200

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: Scott Rogan, Principal

 

                and

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

600 Travis Street, Suite 3300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn: William J. Benitez, Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMF Moore ET Investments, LP

Attention: Salvatore Bonello

11 Times Square, 38 th Floor

New York, NY 10036

29,100

$29,973,000.00

408,564

197,007

 

 

 

 

 

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation

21,758

$22,410,740.00

305,483

147,302

 

 

 

 

 

Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc.

12,252

$12,619,560.00

172,018

82,946

 

 

 

 

 

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.

2,108

$2,171,240.00

29,596

14,271

 

 

 

 

 

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

1,997

$2,056,910.00

28,038

13,520

 

 

 

 

 

Tortoise Power & Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Attention: Tortoise Capital Advisors

11550 Ash Street, Suite 300

Leawood, KS 66211

1,685

$1,735,550.00

23,657

11,407

 

 

 

 

 

Volkel Holdings, LLC

Attention: David Duncan

Managing Director

950 Echo Lane, Suite 115

Houston, TX 77024

4,800

$4,944,000.00

67,392

32,496

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

326,000

$335,780,000.00

4,577,040

2,207,020

 

 

 

Schedule A-3


 

Schedule B

Company Group Subsidiaries

Targa Resources GP LLC

Targa Energy LP

Targa Energy GP LLC

Targa America Mid-Continent Inc.

TRI Resources Inc.

Targa GP Inc.

Targa LP Inc.

Targa Resources Employee Relief Organization

Targa Resources Investments Sub Inc.

Targa Resources LLC

Targa Resources Finance Corporation

Targa Versado Holdings LP

 

 

 

Schedule B-1


 

Schedule C

Partnership Material Subsidiaries

Cedar Bayou Fractionators, L.P.

Targa Gas Marketing LLC

Targa Liquids Marketing and Trade LLC

Targa Midstream Services LLC

Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestOk LLC

Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC

Targa Terminals LLC

TPL Arkoma Midstream LLC

 

 

 

Schedule C-1


 

Schedule 4.05

On June 27, 2012, Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC (“ BBPLC ”), and Barclays announced that they had reached a settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“ CFTC ”) regarding conduct in connection with submissions made by Barclays to the bodies that set or compile various financial benchmarks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR).   The settlement was made by entry into a Settlement Order Agreement with the CFTC (the “ CFTC Order ”).   In addition to a $200 million civil monetary penalty paid by BBPLC, the CFTC Order requires Barclays to cease and desist from further violations of specified provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and take specified steps to ensure the integrity and reliability of its benchmark interest rate submissions, including LIBOR and EURIBOR, and improve related internal controls.

 

 

 

Schedule 4.05


 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

[See attached.]

 

 

 

Exhibit A-1


Form

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:

TARGA RESOURCES CORP., a Delaware corporation, certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in Article Fourth of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors duly approved and adopted on February 18, 2016 the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:

RESOLVED , that a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company be, and hereby is, created, and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting and other powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights of the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:

Section 1. Designation and Amount; Ranking.

(a) There shall be created from the 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company authorized to be issued pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, a series of preferred stock, designated as the “Series A Preferred Stock,” par value $0.001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), and the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be 1,200,000 shares.  Shares of the Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company (or any other Redeeming Party), or converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be cancelled, shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and shall not be reissued except as permitted under Section 4(b)(ii).

(b) The Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, ranks: (i) senior in all respects to all Junior Stock; (ii) on a parity in all respects with all Parity Stock; and (iii) junior in all respects to all Senior Stock, in each case as provided more fully herein.

Section 2. Definitions.

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Accrued Dividends ” shall mean, with respect to any share of Preferred Stock, as of any date, the accrued and unpaid dividends on such share from, and including, the most recently preceding fiscal quarter (or the Issue Date, if such date is prior to the first full fiscal quarter Dividend Payment Date) to, but not including, such date.

Accumulated Dividends ” shall mean, with respect to any share of Preferred Stock, as of any date, the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid dividends added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Sections 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(g).

 


Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall not be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

Average VWAP ” per share over a certain period shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in such period.

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

Business Day ” shall mean 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 Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under 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 capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Dividends ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as modified by this Certificate of Designations, as further amended or restated in accordance with applicable law and this Certificate of Designations.

Certificated Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b)(i).

Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of a merger or consolidation, which is covered by subsection (ii) below), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person;

(ii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, pursuant to a merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company or the Partnership; provided, however, solely for purposes of this subsection (ii), a “Person” shall include, in connection with a direct merger of a publicly traded entity with the Company or the Partnership, the shareholders of such publicly traded entity with whom the Company or the Partnership merges; or

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(iii) any event which constitutes a “Change of Control” under any indenture governing the outstanding (as of the Issue Date) or future senior notes of the Company or the Partnership and such “Change of Control” is not waived by the holders of such notes pursuant to the applicable indenture.

Change of Control Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Change of Control Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(e).

Change of Control Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).

Change of Control Redemption Premium ” shall mean (a) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Issue Date, 125%, (b) after the first anniversary of the Issue Date but on or prior to the second anniversary of the Issue Date, 120%, (c) after the second anniversary of the Issue Date but on or prior to the third anniversary of the Issue Date, 115%, (d) after the third anniversary of the Issue Date but on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date, 110% and (e) thereafter, 105%.

close of business ” shall mean 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

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

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or any other capital stock of the Company into which such Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed.

Company ” shall mean Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation.

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any period, the sum of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period, plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) all Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) all Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including any franchise taxes to the extent based upon net income) for such period and (iii) all depreciation, amortization (including amortization of goodwill, debt issue costs and amortization under FAS Rule 123) and other non-cash charges, any provision for the reduction in the carrying value of assets recorded in accordance with GAAP, any unusual or nonrecurring charges and any non-cash gains (or losses) resulting from mark to market activity (as a result of the implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133, “Accounting for

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and not treating write-downs or write-offs of receivables as non-cash charge) for such period and minus (b) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, (i) all Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits for such period, (ii) all non-cash items of income (other than account receivables and similar items arising from the normal course of business and reflected as income under accrual methods of accounting consistent with past practices) for such period and (iii) any cash expenditures in respect of non-cash charges added back to any previous period pursuant to clause (a)(iii) above.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any period, without duplication, the sum of the interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations), net of interest income and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to interest rate hedges, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication (a) extraordinary items for such period, (b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (c) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness and (d) gains and losses on any sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale of Equity Interests but not including the issuance by the Company of any of its Equity Interests to another Person) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith outside the ordinary course of business. There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the purchase accounting effects of adjustments to property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements, as a result of any purchase or other acquisition of property and assets or a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of any Person, or Equity Interests in a Person (including as a result of a merger or consolidation) or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof. There also shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period any net income (loss) of any Person that is not a consolidated Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends, distributions or other payments from such Person that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent promptly converted into cash) to the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period.

Conversion Date ” shall mean the Optional Conversion Date, and the Forced Conversion Date, as applicable.

Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Default Trigger ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(g).

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Dividend Payment Date ” shall mean the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, unless the Board of Directors designates an earlier date.

Dividend Rate ” shall mean, as of the date of the determination, the rate per annum of 9.5%.

Dividend Record Date ” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal quarter and applicable Dividend Payment Date, the record date (which shall be a Business Day) set by the Board of Directors for holders eligible to receive any dividend declared for such fiscal quarter.

Dividend Trigger ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(g).

Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest, any limited liability company membership interest and any unlimited liability company membership interests.

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

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

Fixed Charges ” for any period shall mean the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” as of any date of determination shall mean the ratio of (a)  Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended to (b) Fixed Charges for such Test Period; provided that to the extent any Material Disposition or any Material Acquisition or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) has occurred during the relevant Test Period, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be determined for the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis for such occurrences.

Fixed Conversion Price ” shall mean the Forced Conversion Price, and the Optional Conversion Price, as applicable.

Forced Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Forced Conversion Price ” shall mean $20.77.

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GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or otherwise) or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness, (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (v) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided, however , that the term “ Guarantee ” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.

Holder ” and, unless the context requires otherwise, “ holder ” shall each mean a holder of record of a share of Preferred Stock.

HSR Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(i).

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade liabilities and intercompany liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and maturing within 365 days after the incurrence thereof), (e) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person.

Issue Date ” shall mean the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that this Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Junior Stock ” shall mean all classes of the Company’s common stock and each other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, by the Board of Directors, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Liquidation Preference ” shall mean, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, $1,000.00, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(g), in each case to the date of

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payment of the Liquidation Preference, the Conversion Date, the Optional Redemption Date or the Change of Control Redemption Date, as applicable.

Market Value ” shall mean the Average VWAP during a 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.

Material Acquisition ” shall mean any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of, or all of the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) in a Person or division or line of business of a Person in respect of which the aggregate consideration exceeds $30,000,000.

Material Disposition ” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any consolidated Subsidiary of the Company to any Person other than the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary of the Company of any asset or group of related assets (other than inventory or other assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business, including receivables sold or contributed under an accounts receivable securitization facility) in one or a series of related transactions in respect of which the aggregate consideration exceeds $30,000,000.

Maximum Holding Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

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

Non-Cash Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Non-Cash Dividend Election ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the President–Finance Administration, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

opening of business ” shall mean 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

Optional Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Optional Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Optional Conversion Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Optional Conversion Price ” shall mean $20.77.

Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

Optional Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

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Optional Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

Ownership Notice ” shall mean the notice of ownership of capital stock of the Company containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and, in the case of an issuance of capital stock by the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Parity Stock ” shall mean any class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Partnership ” shall mean Targa Resources Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Paying Agent ” shall mean the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as paying agent for the Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other Person appointed to serve as paying agent by the Company.

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

Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).

Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, as to any Person, for any events as described in clauses (i) and (ii) below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period ”):

(i) in making any determination of Consolidated EBITDA or Fixed Charges on a Pro Forma Basis, pro forma effect shall be given to any Material Disposition and to any Material Acquisition, in each case that occurred during the Reference Period; and

(ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred or assumed and for which the financial effect is being calculated, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) incurred or permanently repaid during the Reference Period shall be deemed to have been incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period and (y) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been actually in effect during such periods.

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Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by an Officer of the Company.

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

Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2016, by and among the Company and the purchasers set forth therein.

Redeeming Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Reference Period ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis.”

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Senior Stock ” shall mean each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall mean a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC covering resales of Transfer Restricted Securities by holders thereof.

Stonepeak ” shall mean Stonepeak Target Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which: (a) such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or manager thereof; (b) at least a majority of the outstanding equity interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time any equity interest of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any corporation or other entity as to which such Person

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consolidates for accounting purposes.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, each of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries shall be considered a Subsidiary of the Company.

Substantially Equivalent Security ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

Test Period ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four full consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending on or prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available.

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

Transfer Agent ” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A., acting as the Company’s duly appointed transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other person appointed to serve as transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent by the Company.

Transfer Restricted Securities ” shall mean each share of Common Stock received upon conversion of a share of Preferred Stock until (a) such shares of Common Stock shall be freely tradable pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act under Rule 144 thereunder, or (b) the resale of such shares of Common Stock under an effective Shelf Registration Statement, in each case unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Holder thereof.

Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(vii).

TRC Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 2015, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and the L/C issuer and each lender from time to time party thereto, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

TRP Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 3, 2012, by and among the Partnership, Bank of America, N.A. and the other parties signatory thereto, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

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

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Warrant Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Warrant Agreement ” means that certain Warrant Agreement between the Company and ComputerShare Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent, dated as of the Issue Date.

Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement

Section 3. Dividends.

(a) Holders shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock prior to any distributions made in respect of any Junior Stock in respect of the same fiscal quarter, out of funds legally available for payment, cash dividends (“ Cash Dividends ”) on the Liquidation Preference in effect immediately after the last day of the immediately prior fiscal quarter (or if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter, the Issue Date), computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Dividend Rate, compounded quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date.  To the extent the Board of Directors so declares, Cash Dividends shall be payable in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date for the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to such Dividend Payment Date (or with respect to the first Dividend Payment Date, for the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter following the Issue Date), to the Holders as they appear on the Company’s stock register at the close of business on the relevant Dividend Record Date.  Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall accumulate and become Accrued Dividends on a day-to-day basis from the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter, or if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter, from the Issue Date, until Cash Dividends are paid pursuant to this Section 3(a) in respect of such accumulated amounts or the Liquidation Preference is increased in respect of such accumulated amounts pursuant to Section 3(b), Section 3(c) or Section 3(d).  

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(a), the Company may, at the sole election of the Board of Directors, with respect to any dividend declared in respect of any fiscal quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2017, elect (a “ Non-Cash Dividend Election ”) to have the amount that would have been payable if such dividend had been a cash dividend payable in cash (the “ Non-Cash Dividend Amount ”) to be added to the Liquidation Preference in lieu of paying such dividend in cash.  If the Company makes a Non-Cash Dividend Election pursuant to this Section 3(b), then contemporaneous with increasing the Liquidation Preference by the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount, the Company will grant and deliver to the Holders additional Warrants having the same terms (including exercise price) as the Warrants issued under the Warrant Agreement on the Issue Date as follows:  (i) Series A Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holder thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied by (y) 14.04 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject) and (ii) Series B Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holders thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied (y) 6.77 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject), in each case rounded up to the nearest whole share of Common Stock.  If the Company fails to pay a Cash Dividend in respect of any fiscal quarter ending on or

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prior to December 31, 2017 and does not make a Non-Cash Dividend Election in respect thereof, the Company shall be deemed to have made a Non-Cash Dividend Election for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations.  

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any shares of Preferred Stock are converted into Common Stock in accordance with this Certificate of Designations on a date during the period between the close of business on any Dividend Record Date and the close of business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the Accrued Dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock, at the Company’s option, shall either (x) be paid in cash on or prior to the date of such conversion or (y) not be paid in cash, be deemed to be Accumulated Dividends and be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such conversion.  For the avoidance of doubt, such Accrued Dividends shall include dividends accruing from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter to, but not including, the applicable Conversion Date.  The Holders at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive any dividend paid as a Cash Dividend on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any shares of Preferred Stock are redeemed by the Company in accordance with this Certificate of Designations on a date during the period between the close of business on any Dividend Record Date and the close of business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the Accrued Dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be Accumulated Dividends and shall be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such redemption.  For the avoidance of doubt, such Accrued Dividends shall include dividends accruing from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter to, but not including, the Optional Redemption Date or the Change of Control Redemption Date, as applicable.  The Holders at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive any dividend paid as a Cash Dividend on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date.

(e) So long as any share of the Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on, and no redemption or repurchase shall be agreed to or consummated of, Parity Stock, Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock, unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding full fiscal quarters (including the fiscal quarter in which such accumulated and unpaid dividends first arose) of the Company have been declared and paid; provided , however , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) a dividend payable on Common Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, (ii) the acquisition of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange for shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iv) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards granted to officers, directors and employees and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (v) any dividends or distributions of

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rights in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan; and (vi) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of other Junior Stock; provided further , however , that the foregoing limitation in the first clause of this Section 3(e) shall not apply to the extent all such accumulated and unpaid dividends have been deemed to be Accumulated Dividends and have been added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Sections 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d). Notwithstanding the preceding, if full dividends have not been paid on the Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock so long as the dividends are declared and paid pro rata so that amounts of dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Preferred Stock and such other Parity Stock bear to each other.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the only requirement of the Company to deliver additional Warrants to the Holders under this Certificate of Designations shall be as expressly provided in Section 3(b) and Section 3(g). Any other addition of Accumulated Dividends to the Liquidation Preference (including pursuant to Sections 3(c) and 3(d)) shall not result in the issuance of additional Warrants.

(g) Except as provided in Section 3(b), if the Company fails to pay in full in cash to the Holders a Cash Dividend in an amount equal to the product of the Liquidation Preference multiplied by the Dividend Rate for a fiscal quarter, then (i) the amount of such shortfall will continue to be owed by the Company to the Holders and will accumulate until paid in full in cash, (ii) the Liquidation Preference will be deemed increased by such amount until paid in full in cash and (iii) contemporaneous with increasing the Liquidation Preference by such shortfall, the Company will grant and deliver to the Holders additional Warrants having the same terms (including exercise price) as the Warrants issued under the Warrant Agreement on the Issue Date as follows:  (i) Series A Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holder thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the shortfall amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied by (y) 14.04 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject) and (ii) Series B Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) entitling the holders thereof to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the quotient of (I) the shortfall amount divided by (II) 1,000, multiplied (y) 6.77 (subject to the same adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement that the Warrants issued on the Issue Date have been subject), in each case rounded up to the nearest whole share of Common Stock.

Section 4. Special Rights.

(a) Holders shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 4 or as otherwise from time to time specifically required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation.

(b) So long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority (or, in the case of any amendment, modification, alteration or supplement to, the Certificate of

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Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations pursuant to subsection (b)(v) below that materially and adversely affects the economic terms of the Preferred Stock of any Holder, 80%) of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:

(i) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by the Company in the issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of Senior Stock;

(ii) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by any of the Company’s consolidated Subsidiaries of any issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of securities;

(iii) any issuance by the Company of Parity Stock; provided, however, the Company may issue Parity Stock if (A) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (after adjustments for dividends paid on the shares of Preferred Stock) for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the date on such issuance would have been at least 2.25, determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom); (B) the aggregate amount of net proceeds from all issuances of Parity Stock from and after the date hereof is less than or equal to $[700,000,000] 1 ; and (C) the proceeds therefrom are not used specifically to directly or indirectly pay dividends on the Common Stock;

(iv) any incurrence of indebtedness by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for borrowed monies; provided, however , that the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries may incur such indebtedness if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters of the Company immediately preceding the date on which such additional indebtedness for borrowed monies is incurred would have been at least 2.0, determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom); provided further , however , that the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries may incur indebtedness under the TRC Credit Agreement and the TRP Credit Agreement (as such credit agreements may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time; provided that the credit facility provided under such credit agreements shall be, at all times, a bank facility provided by commercial banks or affiliates of commercial banks that are primarily engaged in providing such facilities) in an aggregate amount up to $2,750,000,000; or

(v) any amendment, modification or alteration of, or supplement to, the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations that would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder.

 

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To be reduced by $1,000 per share to the extent the Company issues additional shares of Preferred Stock in excess of 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock on the Issue Date, and to be increased by $1,000 per share to the extent the Company issues less than 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock on the Issue Date.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following actions shall be restricted or limited by or require any approval of the Holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4(b): (i) the Company and any of its controlled Affiliates entering into joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements and funding the same as described in Clause (D) of this paragraph, so long as each such joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement is (A) in respect of a single asset or a group of related assets (for the avoidance of doubt, a group of assets shall not be deemed to be related assets solely because they perform the same function), (B) with third Persons, (C) on an arms’-length basis, (D) funded through the issuance of equity in such joint venture, capital contributions in such joint venture and/or the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness or indebtedness solely secured by the assets of such joint venture and/or the equity in such joint venture, and (E) for the purpose of (1) developing or expanding assets of the Company and such controlled Affiliates or (2) acquiring and developing new assets and growth opportunities , (ii) the issuance of securities, capital contributions or incurrence of intercompany indebtedness among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) the issuance of securities, capital contributions or incurrence of intercompany indebtedness among the Company and any joint ventures, partnerships or other minority owned entities in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity or other interest, in each case which exist as of the Issue Date.  

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without the consent of the Holders, the Company, acting in good faith, may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or any stock certificate representing shares of the Preferred Stock:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in any such instrument in a manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder;

(ii) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder; or

(iii) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

(d) Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding and Holders shall have no voting rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock solely by virtue of holding the Preferred Stock.

(e) In exercising the voting rights set forth in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote.

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(f) The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and applicable law.

(g) If at any time (x) Cash Dividends have not been declared and paid in full on the Preferred Stock with respect to two full quarters (without regard as to whether such quarters are consecutive) (the “ Dividend Trigger ”) or (y) there exists (I) an Event of Default (as defined in the TRC Credit Agreement or any similar term used in a provision of any successor credit agreement of the Company) pursuant to Section 8.01(b) of the TRC Credit Agreement (or any other similar provision of any successor credit agreement of the Company) as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with Section 7.11 thereof (or any other similar financial covenant in any successor credit agreement of the Company) or (II) an Event of Default (as defined in the TRP Credit Agreement or any similar term used in a provision of any successor credit agreement of the Company) pursuant to Section 8.01(b) of the TRP Credit Agreement (or any other similar provision of any successor credit agreement of the Partnership) as a result of the Partnership’s failure to comply with Section 7.14 or Section 7.15 thereof (or any other similar interest coverage ratio or leverage ratios covenants in any successor credit agreement of the Partnership), in each case of clauses (I) and (II) that has not been cured, then in addition to the other voting rights in this Certificate of Designations (each of clause (I) and (II), the “ Default Trigger ”), following compliance with Section 4(h), if applicable, each Holder will be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock such Holder would be entitled to receive if all of such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock were converted into Common Stock (at the Optional Conversion Price then in effect or, if the shares of Preferred Stock are not then convertible, assuming that such shares of Preferred Stock are convertible at the Optional Conversion Rate then in effect) on the record date set by the Board of Directors for such vote on all matters submitted to the holders of Common Stock for approval; provided , however , that the foregoing voting rights shall automatically and immediately cease to exist (for the avoidance of doubt, such voting rights shall again exist in respect of any further occurrence of a Default Trigger or Dividend Trigger) (i) at such time as no dividends payable on the Preferred Stock remain unpaid (in the case of clause (x)) and (ii) upon the relevant Event(s) of Default described above being cured pursuant to the terms of the TRC Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement) or the TRP Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement of the Partnership), as applicable (in the case of clause (y)); provided further , however , that the foregoing voting rights shall be limited and apply only to the extent that such voting grants may be granted to the Holders under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed).

(h) Upon the occurrence of a Dividend Trigger, then, until the date on which Stonepeak and its Affiliates no longer own at least 50% of the Preferred Stock issued to Stonepeak or any of its Affiliates on the Issue Date, Stonepeak shall have the option and right, exercisable by Stonepeak by delivering a written notice of such designation to the Company, to cause its board observer to become a member of the Board of Directors and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to effect the foregoing; provided , however , that the foregoing director

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designation right shall automatically and immediately cease to exist at such time as no dividends payable on the Preferred Stock remain unpaid (for the avoidance of doubt, such director designation right shall again exist in respect of any further occurrence of a Dividend Trigger). In the event of any occurrence of a Default Trigger, then Stonepeak shall have the option and right, exercisable by Stonepeak by delivering a written notice of such designation to the Company, to cause its board observer to become a member of the Board of Directors and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to effect the foregoing ; provided , however , that the foregoing director designation right shall automatically and immediately cease to exist upon the relevant Event(s) of Default described in Section 4(g) with respect to such Default Trigger being cured pursuant to the terms of the TRC Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement) or the TRP Credit Agreement (or any other successor credit agreement of the Partnership) (for the avoidance of doubt, such director designation right shall again exist in respect of any further occurrence of a Default Trigger). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(h), Stonepeak shall only have the option and right to designate one person to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

(i) If prior to the exercise of the Holders’ rights pursuant to Section 4(g) or Section 4(h) a filing is required pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”), then the Company, on the one hand, and any Holder, on the other hand, shall (i) as promptly as practicable, make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions required under the HSR Act, and (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, consent in respect of such filings and submissions (or the termination or expiration of the applicable waiting period, as applicable); provided , however , any filing or submission fees required of any Person in connection with any such filings or submissions required under the HSR Act shall be paid by the Company.  Until such time as consent has been received in respect of such filings and submissions (or the applicable waiting period has terminated or expired, as applicable), Stonepeak and the Holders shall not be permitted to exercise such rights.

Section 5. Liquidation Rights.

(a) In the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of such shares of Preferred Stock, and to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference thereon, in preference to the holders of, and before any payment or distribution is made on, any Junior Stock.

(b) Neither the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the assets or business of the Company (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding up or dissolution of its business), nor the merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person shall be deemed to be a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for the purposes of this Section 5.

(c) After the payment in full to the Holders of the amounts provided for in this Section 5, the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company in respect of their ownership of such Preferred Stock.

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(d) In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Holders upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled pursuant to Section 5(a), no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Preferred Stock, equally and ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which Holders of all Preferred Stock and of any Parity Stock are entitled upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Section 6. Conversion.

(a) On or after the first Business Day that is 12 years after the Issue Date, the Holders shall have the right to convert their shares of Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than 50,000 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock any such Holder owns is less than 50,000 shares, then all of such shares), into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal, subject to Section 6(j), to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference divided by (ii) the Optional Conversion Price then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 9 (such quotient, the “ Conversion Rate ”).  To convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(a), such Holder shall give written notice (the “ Optional Conversion Notice ” and the date of such notice, the “ Optional Conversion Notice Date ”) to the Company stating that such Holder elects to so convert shares of Preferred Stock and shall state therein: (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, (B) the name or names in which such Holder wishes the shares of Common Stock to be issued, (C) the Holder’s computation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by such Holder and (D) the Optional Conversion Price on the Optional Conversion Notice Date.  If a Holder validly delivers an Optional Conversion Notice in accordance with this Section 6(a), the Company shall issue the shares of Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than ten (10) business days thereafter (the date of issuance of such shares, the “ Optional Conversion Date ”).

(b) On or after the first Business Day that is 12 years after the Issue Date, if the Holders have not elected to convert all of their shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a), the Company shall have the right to cause the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, in whole and not in part  into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal, subject to Section 6(j), to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference divided by (ii) the Forced Conversion Price then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 9; provided, however that in order for the Company to exercise such right, the Average VWAP per share of the Common Stock during a 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Forced Conversion Notice Date shall be greater than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Forced Conversion Price then in effect; and provided, further, that if the conversion by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(b) would result in the Holders holding Common Stock (counting only such Common Stock as has been converted from Preferred Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designations) representing in excess of 20% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company immediately after such conversion (the “ Maximum Holding Amount ”), then such conversion shall be limited to the number of shares

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of Common Stock representing the Maximum Holding Amount, and the Company will have the continuing right to cause the remaining shares of Preferred Stock (which are not converted due to the Maximum Holding Amount limitation) to be converted in whole or in part at any time following the initial conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b) to the extent such conversion would not result in the Holders holding Common Stock at such time representing in excess of the Maximum Holding Amount.  To convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b), the Company shall give written notice (the “ Forced Conversion Notice ” and the date of such notice, the “ Forced Conversion Notice Date ”) to each Holder stating that the Company elects to force conversion of such shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b) and shall state therein (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, (B) the Forced Conversion Price on the Forced Conversion Notice Date and (C) the Company’s computation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Holder.  If the Company validly delivers a Forced Conversion Notice in accordance with this Section 6(b), the Company shall issue the shares of Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than ten (10) business days thereafter (the date of issuance of such shares, the “ Forced Conversion Date ”).  

(c) Upon conversion, each Holder shall surrender to the Company the certificates representing any shares held in certificated form to be converted during usual business hours at its principal place of business or the offices of its duly appointed Transfer Agent maintained by it, accompanied by (i) (if so required by the Company or its duly appointed Transfer Agent) a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company or its duly appointed Transfer Agent duly executed by the Holder or its duly authorized legal representative and (ii) transfer tax stamps or funds therefor, if required pursuant to Section 6(i).

(d) Immediately prior to the close of business on the Optional Conversion Date or the Forced Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to a conversion, a Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock notwithstanding that the share register of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such Common Stock shall not then be actually delivered to such Holder.  Except to the extent that a Holder is not able to convert its shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock as a result of Section 6(j), on the Optional Conversion Date or the Forced Conversion Date, as applicable, dividends shall cease to accrue on the shares Preferred Stock so converted and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Preferred Stock have been converted (with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 9).  As promptly as practical after the conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to the applicable Holder an Ownership Notice identifying the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled, and a cash payment in respect of fractional shares in accordance with Section 9.

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(e) Each Fixed Conversion Price shall be subject to the following adjustments (except as provided in Section 6(f)):

(i) If the Company pays a dividend (or other distribution) in shares of Common Stock to holders of the Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be divided by the following fraction:

          OS 1           

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

 

=

 

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution; and

 

 

 

 

 

OS 1

 

=

 

the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution and (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend.

(ii) If the Company issues to holders of shares of the Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the Market Value determined on the Ex-Date for such issuance, then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the Ex-Date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

          OS 0 + X          

OS 0 + Y

where

 

OS 0

 

=

 

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date for such issuance;

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

=

 

the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

=

 

the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Market Value determined as of the Ex-Date for such issuance.

To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the exercise of such rights or warrants, each Fixed Conversion Price shall be

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readjusted to such Fixed Conversion Price that would have then been in effect had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered.  If such rights, options or warrants are only exercisable upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, then each Fixed Conversion Price shall not be adjusted until such triggering events occur.  In determining the aggregate offering price payable for such shares of Common Stock, the conversion agent shall take into account any consideration received for such rights, options or warrants and the value of such consideration (if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors).

(iii) If the Company subdivides, combines or reclassifies the shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be divided by the following fraction:

          OS 1           

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

 

=

 

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification; and

 

 

 

 

 

OS 1

 

=

 

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the opening of business on the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification.

(iv) If the Company distributes to all holders of shares of Common Stock evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock (other than Common Stock) or other assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in clauses (i); any rights or warrants referred to in clause (ii) above; any consideration payable in connection with a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any dividend of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of certain spin-off transactions as described below), then each Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the record date for such distribution shall be divided by the following fraction:

          SP 0           

SP 0 – FMV

where

 

SP 0

 

=

 

the Closing Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date; and

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FMV

 

=

 

the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable

to one share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.

In a spin-off, where the Company makes a distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock consisting of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a subsidiary or other business unit each Fixed Conversion Price shall be adjusted on the fourteenth Trading Day after the effective date of the distribution by dividing such Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such fourteenth Trading Day by the following fraction:

          MP 0 + MP S           

MP 0

where

 

MP 0

 

=

 

the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day following the effective date of such distribution; and

 

 

 

 

 

MP S

 

=

 

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

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

(v) In the case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be adjusted to the price determined by multiplying the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to

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such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (2) the Market Value per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.

(vi) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 6(e) need be made to the Fixed Conversion Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect.  Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of the Fixed Conversion Price.

(vii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 6(e), rights or warrants distributed by the Company to holders of Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”): (A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 6(e) (and no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Price under this Section 6(e) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made under Section 6(e)(ii).  In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to a Fixed Conversion Price under this Section 6(e) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, such Fixed Conversion Price shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise thereof, such Fixed Conversion Price shall be readjusted as if such expired or terminated rights and warrants had not been issued.  To the extent that the Company has a rights plan or agreement in effect upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, which rights plan provides for rights or warrants of the type described in this clause, then upon conversion of Preferred Stock the Holder will receive, in addition to the Common Stock to which he is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan, unless a Trigger Event has occurred and the adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Price with respect thereto have been made in accordance with the foregoing.  In lieu of any such adjustment, the Company may amend such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement to provide that upon conversion of the Preferred Stock the Holders will receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion,

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the rights that would have attached to such Common Stock if the Trigger Event had not occurred under such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement.

(viii) The Company reserves the right to make such reductions in each Fixed Conversion Price in addition to those required in the foregoing provisions as it considers advisable in order that any event treated for federal income tax purposes as a dividend of stock or stock rights will not be taxable to the recipients.  In the event the Company elects to make such a reduction in the Fixed Conversion Price, the Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder if and to the extent that such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the reduction of each Fixed Conversion Price.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(e), no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made with respect to any distribution or other transaction if the Holders are entitled to participate in such distribution or transaction as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock immediately prior to such event, without having to convert their shares of Preferred Stock.

(g) If the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter (and before the dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to stockholders) abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment in any Fixed Conversion Price then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

(h) Upon any increase or decrease in the Fixed Conversion Price, then, and in each such case, the Company promptly shall deliver to each Holder a certificate signed by an Officer, setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated and specifying the increased or decreased Fixed Conversion Price then in effect following such adjustment.

(i) The issuance or delivery of certificates for Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock and the issuance or delivery of any Ownership Notice, whether at the request of a Holder or upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, shall each be made without charge to the Holder or recipient of shares of Preferred Stock for such certificates or Ownership Notice or for any tax in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented thereby or such Ownership Notice or the securities identified therein, and such certificates or Ownership Notice shall be issued or delivered in the respective names of, or in such names as may be directed by, the applicable Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a name other than that of the Holder of the shares of the relevant Preferred Stock and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such certificate or Ownership Notice unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance or delivery thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

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(j) In the event that any Holder elects to convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(a), the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock can then be converted upon such exercise pursuant this Certificate of Designations, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock have already been converted in accordance with this Certificate of Designations and (z) the number of shares of Common Stock that have been issued upon exercise of the Warrants, shall not exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue under the Certificate of Incorporation or the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without stockholder approval under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to seek stockholder approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants above the amount that the Company may issue without such stockholder approval pursuant to New York Stock Exchange Rule 312.03(c).

(k) Any shares of Common Stock delivered pursuant to this Section 6 shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by matters of any state or federal law), free and clear or any liens, claims, rights or encumbrances other than those arising under the Delaware Act or this Certificate of Designations or created by the holders thereof.

(l) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all action required to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock or the payment or partial payment of dividends (if any) declared on Preferred Stock that are payable in Common Stock.  If the Company does not at any time have reserved and available the number of shares of Common Stock described in the preceding sentence, the Company shall pay to the Holders (on a pro rata basis across all Holders based on their respective ownership of Preferred Stock) an amount equal to $50,000 per month (pro rated for partial months), payable no later than 5 business days after the end of each month until the Company again has reserved and available such number of shares of Common Stock.

Section 7. Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time, and from time to time, on or after the first Business Day that is five years after the Issue Date, the Company shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock any such Holder owns is less than 100,000 shares, then all of such shares), from any source of funds legally available for such purpose.  Any redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to compliance with the provisions of the TRC Credit Agreement and any other agreements governing the Company’s

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future or existing outstanding indebtedness.  Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the Company in its sole discretion (the “ Optional Redemption Date ”).

(b) Subject to applicable law, the Company shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 7 by paying cash for each share of Preferred Stock to be redeemed in an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Accrued Dividends added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Section 3(d)), multiplied by, if on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date, 110%, and, if thereafter, 105% for such share of Preferred Stock on such Optional Redemption Date (the “ Optional Redemption Price ”).

(c) The Company shall give notice of its election to redeem the Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7 not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Optional Redemption Date, to the Holders of Preferred Stock as such Holders’ names appear (as of the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) on the books of the Transfer Agent at the address of such Holders shown therein.  Such notice (the “ Optional Redemption Notice ”) shall state: (i) the Optional Redemption Date, (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such Holder, (iii) the Optional Redemption Price and (iv) the place where any shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Price therefor.

(d) If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7, the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be determined by the Company, provided the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant an election pursuant to this Section 7 shall not be less than 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding is less than 100,000 shares, then all of such shares, and provided that the Preferred Stock is redeemed on a pro rata basis across all Holders based on their respective ownership of Preferred Stock.  The shares of Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding.

(e) If the Company gives an Optional Redemption Notice, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the shares of Preferred Stock as to which such Optional Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than the open of business on the Optional Redemption Date, and the Company shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holders to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice.  If the Optional Redemption Notice shall have been given, then from and after the Optional Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Optional Redemption Notice, all dividends on such shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the Optional Redemption Price.  The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Optional Redemption Price of the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares

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of Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income.  Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason, including redemption of shares of Preferred Stock, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Optional Redemption Date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable law, repaid to the Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Company.  Notwithstanding any Optional Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Optional Redemption Price of such shares shall have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.

Section 8. Change of Control

(a) In the event of a Change of Control in which the Company does not survive or as a result thereof the Company has no or substantially no assets, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or to cause to be delivered to the Holders, in exchange for their outstanding shares of Preferred Stock upon such Change of Control, a security in the surviving or successor entity that has substantially similar rights, preferences and privileges as the Preferred Stock (a “ Substantially Equivalent Security ”); provided , however , that the Company shall promptly notify the Holders if (A) the surviving or successor entity (after giving pro forma effect to such Change of Control) is expected, immediately following such Change of Control, to have a worse leverage profile than that of the Company as of the Issue Date or a worse rating than that of the Company as of the Issue Date with respect to its outstanding indebtedness by either Moody’s or S&P, or (B) the stock into which the Substantially Equivalent Security will be convertible is not traded on a major U.S. stock exchange. If the Company is required to provide the notice specified in the preceding sentence of this Section 8(a), the Company shall not deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holders any such Substantially Equivalent Security unless such delivery is approved by the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

(b) In the event of any Change of Control other than one in which the Company does not survive or as a result thereof the Company has no or substantially no assets, the Company shall promptly notify the Holders if (A) the Company (after giving pro forma effect to such Change of Control) is expected, immediately following such Change of Control, to have a worse leverage profile than that of the Company as of the Issue Date or a worse rating than that of the Company as of the Issue Date with respect to its outstanding indebtedness by either Moody’s or S&P, or (B) the stock into which the Preferred Stock will be convertible is not traded on a major U.S. stock exchange.  If the Company is not required to provide the notice specified in the preceding sentence of this Section 8(b), the Company shall cause the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to remain outstanding. If the Company is required to provide the notice specified in the first sentence of this Section 8(b), the Company shall redeem the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 8(c) unless the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock notify the Company in writing of their decision that the shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding.

(c) In the event of (i) a Change in Control described in Section 8(a) in connection with which the Company is unable to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holders a Substantially Equivalent Security or the Holders of a majority of the shares of Preferred Stock do not elect to

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accept the Substantially Equivalent Security as permitted by Section 8(a) or (ii) a Change of Control in connection with which the Company is required to provide the notice specified in the first sentence of Section 8(b) and the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock do not provide written notice to the Company of their decision that the shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding as permitted by Section 8(b), the Company or a third party with the prior written consent of the Company (such party, as applicable, the “ Redeeming Party ”) shall, in compliance with applicable law and, in the case of Stonepeak and its Affiliates, subject to any agreement between Stonepeak and its Affiliates and the Company, redeem all of the outstanding Preferred Stock.  Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the Redeeming Party in its sole discretion, but no later than 5 business days after consummation of the Change of Control (the “ Change of Control Redemption Date ”).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Change of Control Redemption Date may be on the date of the Change of Control, and any redemption pursuant to this Section 8 may be made simultaneously with the Change of Control.   Holders acknowledge and agree that under the terms of the TRC Credit Agreement (as such credit agreement may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time) and any other debt instruments of the Company that restrict, limit or condition the ability of the Company to issue “disqualified equity interests” (or similar concept), and for so long as such restrictive terms continue or have not been waived by the applicable lenders thereunder, upon any redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 8, the loans and other loan obligations that are accrued and payable under any such credit agreements or debt instruments will, in each case, be repaid (and any commitments and any outstanding letters of credit thereunder will be terminated) prior to such redemption of the Preferred Stock.  For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall not be deemed to be a waiver by any Holder of its right to receive from the Company and/or its successor the cash associated with such redemption.

(d) Subject to applicable law, the Redeeming Party shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 8 by paying cash for each share of Preferred Stock to be redeemed in an amount equal to (x) the Liquidation Preference multiplied by (y) the Change of Control Redemption Premium for such share of Preferred Stock on such Change of Control Redemption Date (such product, the “ Change of Control Redemption Price ”).

(e) The Redeeming Party shall give notice of such redemption not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Change of Control Redemption Date, to the Holders as such Holders’ names appear (as of the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) on the books of the Transfer Agent at the address of such Holders shown therein.  Such notice (the “ Change of Control Redemption Notice ”) shall state: (i) the Change of Control Redemption Date, (ii) the Change of Control Redemption Price and (iii) the place where any shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Price therefor.  The Redeeming Party shall give the Change of Control Redemption Notice in advance of a Change of Control if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of giving the Change of Control Redemption Notice.

(f) If the Redeeming Party gives a Change of Control Redemption Notice, the Redeeming Party shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the shares of Preferred Stock as to which such Change of Control Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later

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than the open of business on the Change of Control Redemption Date, and the Redeeming Party shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holders to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Change of Control Redemption Notice.

Section 9. No Fractional Shares.

No fractional shares of Common Stock or securities representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion, whether voluntary or mandatory, or in respect of dividend payments made in Common Stock on the Preferred Stock.  Instead, the Company may elect to either make a cash payment to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share (based on the Closing Sale Price of such fractional share determined as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the payment thereof) or, in lieu of such cash payment, round up to the next whole share the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to any particular Holder upon conversion.

Section 10. Uncertificated Shares; Certificated Shares.

(a) Uncertificated Shares .

(i) Form .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless requested in writing by a Holder to the Company, the shares of Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the bylaws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Company shall, or shall cause the Transfer Agent to, send to the registered owner thereof an Ownership Notice.

(ii) Transfer .  Transfers of Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof held in uncertificated, book-entry form shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Company kept at an office of the Transfer Agent upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such uncertificated shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or from an individual presenting proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer the stock.  The Company may refuse any requested transfer until furnished evidence satisfactory to it that such transfer is proper.

(iii) Legends .  Each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

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THE FOREGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW OWNERSHIP NOTICE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”).  THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

In addition, Each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.”

(b) Certificated Shares .

(i) Form and Dating .  When Preferred Stock is in certificated form (“ Certificated Preferred Stock ”), the Preferred Stock certificate and the Transfer Agent’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designations.  The Preferred Stock certificate may have notations, legends or endorsements required by applicable law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage; provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company.  Each Preferred Stock certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.

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(ii) Execution and Authentication .  Two Officers shall sign each Preferred Stock certificate for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Preferred Stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent authenticates the Preferred Stock certificate, the Preferred Stock certificate shall be valid nevertheless.

A Preferred Stock certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Preferred Stock certificate.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Preferred Stock certificate has been authenticated under this Certificate of Designations.

The Transfer Agent shall authenticate and deliver certificates for shares of Preferred Stock for original issue upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an Assistant Treasurer of the Company.  Such order shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of the Preferred Stock is to be authenticated.

The Transfer Agent may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the certificates for the Preferred Stock.  Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate certificates for the Preferred Stock whenever the Transfer Agent may do so.  Each reference in this Certificate of Designations to authentication by the Transfer Agent includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Transfer Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

(iii) Transfer and Exchange .  When Certificated Preferred Stock is presented to the Transfer Agent with a request to register the transfer of such Certificated Preferred Stock or to exchange such Certificated Preferred Stock for an equal number of shares of Certificated Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Preferred Stock surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(A) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(B) is being transferred or exchanged pursuant to subclause (1) or (2) below, and is accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(1) if such Certificated Preferred Stock is being delivered to the Transfer Agent by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto; or

(2) if such Certificated Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company or to a “qualified institutional buyer” in accordance with Rule

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144A under the Securities Act or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, (i) a certification to that effect (in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 10(b)(iv).

(iv) Legends .

(A) Each certificate evidencing Certificated Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FORGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW CERTIFICATE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”), THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS CERTIFICATE BY REFERENCE.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

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(B) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security held in certificated form pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act or an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, the Transfer Agent shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for Certificated Preferred Stock or certificated Common Stock that does not bear a restrictive legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security.

(v) Replacement Certificates .  If any of the Preferred Stock certificates shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent amount of shares of Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent.

(vi) Cancellation .  In the event the Company shall purchase or otherwise acquire Certificated Preferred Stock, the same shall thereupon be delivered to the Transfer Agent for cancellation.  The Transfer Agent and no one else shall cancel and destroy all Preferred Stock certificates surrendered for transfer, exchange, replacement or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company unless the Company directs the Transfer Agent to deliver canceled Preferred Stock certificates to the Company.  The Company may not issue new Preferred Stock certificates to replace Preferred Stock certificates to the extent they evidence Preferred Stock which the Company has purchased or otherwise acquired.

(c) Certain Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Preferred Stock .

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Transfer Agent shall authenticate Certificated Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.

(ii) All shares of Preferred Stock, whether or not Certificated Preferred Stock, issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of such shares of Preferred Stock shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Certificate of Designations as the shares of Preferred Stock surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(iii) Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any shares of Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name such shares of Preferred Stock are registered as the absolute owner of such Preferred Stock and neither the Transfer Agent nor the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(iv) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of any Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof

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on the transfer books of the Company or the Transfer Agent or upon surrender of any Preferred Stock certificate or Common Stock certificate at the office of the Transfer Agent maintained for that purpose.  However, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Preferred Stock or Common Stock if the Person receiving shares in connection with such transfer or exchange is not the holder thereof.

(d) No Obligation of the Transfer Agent .  The Transfer Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Certificate of Designations or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Preferred Stock other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 11. Other Provisions.

(a) With respect to any notice to a Holder required to be provided hereunder, neither failure to mail such notice, nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice or the validity of the proceedings referred to in such notice with respect to the other Holders or affect the legality or validity of any vote upon any such action (assuming due and proper notice to such other Holders).  Any notice which was mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives the notice.

(b) Shares of Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired by the Company in any manner, including shares of Preferred Stock purchased or redeemed or exchanged or converted, shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of Delaware) upon such reacquisition be automatically cancelled by the Company and shall not be reissued.

(c) The shares of Preferred Stock shall be issuable only in whole shares.

(d) All notice periods referred to herein shall commence: (i) when made, if made by hand delivery, and upon confirmation of receipt, if made by facsimile; (ii) one Business Day after being deposited with a nationally recognized next-day courier, postage prepaid; or (iii) three Business Days after being by first-class mail, postage prepaid.  Notice to any Holder shall be given to the registered address set forth in the Company’s records for such Holder.

(e) Any payments required to be made hereunder on any day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without interest or additional payment for such delay.  All payments required hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in United States Dollars to the Holders in accordance with the payment instructions as such Holders may deliver by written notice to the Company from time to time.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

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(g) Except as set forth in Section 4(b)(ii), the Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe to any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Company of any class.

(h) The Company shall distribute to the Holders copies of all notices, materials, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, information statements and any other documents distributed generally to the holders of the Common Stock, at such times and by such method as documents are distributed to such holders of such Common Stock.

[Signature page follows.]

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be signed and attested this [     ]th day of March, 2016.

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

By:

 

 

 

 

[                                  ]

 

 

[                                  ]

 

Attest:

 

 

[                                  ]

 

[                                  ]

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS


 

Exhibit A

FORM OF PREFERRED STOCK

FACE OF SECURITY

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FORGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW CERTIFICATE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”), THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS CERTIFICATE BY REFERENCE.

BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

A-1


 

 

Certificate Number

 

[                                     ] Shares of

[                                  ]

 

Series A Preferred Stock

Series A Preferred Stock

of

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

TARGA RESOURCES CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that [                               ] (the “ Holder ”) is the registered owner of [                              ] fully paid and non-assessable shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as the Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”).  The shares of Preferred Stock are transferable on the books and records of the Transfer Agent, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer.  The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations dated March [__], 2016, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designations ”).  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations.  The Company will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Company at its principal place of business.

Reference is hereby made to select provisions of the Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof, and to the Certificate of Designations, which select provisions and the Certificate of Designations shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

Unless the Transfer Agent’s Certificate of Authentication hereon has been properly executed, these shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this certificate this                  day of                  , 2016.

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

A-2


 

TRANSFER AGENT’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

These are shares of the Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.

Dated:                        

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Transfer Agent,

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

A-3


 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall be payable, when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors out of legally available funds as provided in the Certificate of Designations.

The shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into the Company’s Common Stock upon the satisfaction of the conditions and in the manner and according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

The shares of Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company upon the satisfaction of the conditions and in the manner and according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

The Company will furnish without charge to each holder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

 

A-4


 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Preferred

Stock evidenced hereby to:

 

                                                                                                              

 

 

 

 

 

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)

 

 

 

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

 

 

 

and irrevocably appoints:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agent to transfer the shares of Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent.  The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

 

Date:                                      

 

Signature: ________________________

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Stock Certificate)

 

Signature Guarantee: _________________________ 2

 

 

2  

Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A-5


 

Exhibit B

OWNERSHIP NOTICE

THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

THE FOREGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW OWNERSHIP NOTICE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TARGA RESOURCES CORP. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”).  THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

IF THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN ARE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF THE COMPANY, THEN BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

B-1


 

This letter confirms and acknowledges that you are the registered owner of the number and the class or series of shares of capital stock of the Company listed on Schedule A to this letter.

In addition, please be advised that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder of the Company who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock, or series thereof, of the Company and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, which are fixed by the Charter.  Any such request should be directed to the Secretary of the Company.

The shares of capital stock of the Company have been not been registered under the Securities Act and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as

 

 

 

 

Transfer Agent,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

B-2


 

Exhibit C

CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR

REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF PREFERRED STOCK

Re:

Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”) of Targa Resources Corp. (the “ Company ”)

This Certificate relates to shares of Preferred Stock held by (the “ Transferor ”) in*/:

¨

book entry form; or

¨

definitive form.

The Transferor has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of Preferred Stock.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Preferred Stock, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Certificate of Designations relating to the above-captioned Preferred Stock and that the transfer of this Preferred Stock does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) because */:

¨

such Preferred Stock is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account without transfer;

¨

such Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company;

¨

such Preferred Stock is being transferred to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), in reliance on Rule 144A; or

¨

such Preferred Stock is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based on an Opinion of Counsel if the Company so requests).

 

[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Date:

 

*/

Please check applicable box.

 

 

 

C-1


 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMON STOCK

ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE PREFERRED STOCK

[See attached.]

 

 

 

Exhibit B-1


Form

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

Article I DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

1

Section 1.02

 

Registrable Securities

3

 

 

Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

4

 

 

Section 2.01

 

Shelf Registration.

4

Section 2.02

 

Piggyback Registration.

5

Section 2.03

 

Underwritten Offering.

7

Section 2.04

 

Further Obligations

8

Section 2.05

 

Cooperation by Holders

12

Section 2.06

 

Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities

12

Section 2.07

 

Expenses.

12

Section 2.08

 

Indemnification.

13

Section 2.09

 

Rule 144 Reporting

15

Section 2.10

 

Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights

15

Section 2.11

 

Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights

16

 

 

Article III STOCKHOLDER VOTE

16

 

 

Article IV MISCELLANEOUS

16

 

 

Section 4.01

 

Communications

16

Section 4.02

 

Binding Effect

17

Section 4.03

 

Assignment of Rights

17

Section 4.04

 

Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc

17

Section 4.05

 

Aggregation of Registrable Securities

17

Section 4.06

 

Specific Performance

17

Section 4.07

 

Counterparts

18

Section 4.08

 

Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction

18

Section 4.09

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

18

Section 4.10

 

Entire Agreement

18

Section 4.11

 

Amendment

19

Section 4.12

 

No Presumption

19

Section 4.13

 

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement

19

Section 4.14

 

Interpretation

19

 

Schedule A — Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

 

 

 


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of March [_], 2016 (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (including such Person’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, the “ Company ”), and each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the issuance of the Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2016, by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and

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

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

Article I

DEFINITIONS

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

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall not be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

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

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

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

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

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

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

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Holder ” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.

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

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

Issue Date ” means the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that the Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(b).

Liquidated Damages Multiplier ” means the product of (i) the Purchased Preferred Stock Price and (ii) the number of Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Holder and included on the applicable Registration Statement.

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

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

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Other Holder ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)

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

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

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

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

Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Preamble of this Agreement.

Purchased Preferred Stock Price ” means $1,000.

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

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

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Registrable Securities ” means the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, all of which are subject to the rights provided herein until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02 .

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

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

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

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

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

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

Stonepeak ” means Stonepeak Target Holdings, LP.

Target Effective Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) .

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Common Stock are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks.

WKSI ” means a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission).

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities .  Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following:  (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, (b) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of (excluding transfers or assignments by a Holder to an Affiliate or to another Holder or any of its Affiliates or to any assignee or transferee to whom the rights under this Agreement have been transferred pursuant to Section 2.10 ) pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.10 .  In addition, a Holder will cease to have rights to require registration of any Registrable Securities held by that Holder under this Agreement on the later of (i) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the earlier of (x) the date on which Stonepeak is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company and (y) the twenty-fourth anniversary of the date hereof.

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Article II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration .

(a) Shelf Registration .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file an initial registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) of the Securities Act (a “ Registration Statement ”) and (ii) cause such initial Registration Statement to become effective no later than 60 days prior to the twelfth anniversary from the date hereof (the “ Target Effective Date ”). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Holder, until the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been distributed in the manner set forth and as contemplated in such Registration Statement, (B) the date on which there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding and (C) the later of (1) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of Common Stock and (2) if and only if the Holder is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Se curities Act) of the Company , the earlier of (x) the date on which such Holder is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of t he Company and (y) the twenty-fourth anniversary of the date hereof (in each case of clause (A), (B) and (C), the “ Effectiveness Period ”). A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Company; provided that, if the Company is then eligible, it shall file such Registration Statement on Form S-3. A Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made) . As soon as practicable following the date that a Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement.

(b) Failure to Become Effective .   If a Registration Statement required by Section 2.01(a) does not become or is not declared effective by the Target Effective Date, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each of the Holder’s Registrable Securities which are included in such Registration Statement), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, (i) for each non-overlapping 30-day period for the first 60 days following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier, which shall accrue daily, and (ii) for each non-overlapping 30-day period beginning on the 61st day following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to the amount set forth in clause (i) plus an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier for each subsequent 60 days (i.e., 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days, and 1.0% thereafter), which shall accrue daily, up to a maximum amount equal to 1.0% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per non-overlapping 30 day period (the

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Liquidated Damages ”), until such time as such Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective or there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding. The Liquidated Damages shall be payable within 10 Business Days after the end of each such 30 day period in immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by the applicable Holders. Any amount of Liquidated Damages shal l be prorated for any period of less than 30 days accruing during any period for which a Holder is entitled to Liquidated Damages hereunder.

(c) Waiver of Liquidated Damages .   If the Company is unable to cause a Registration Statement to become effective on or before the Target Effective Date, then the Company may request a waiver of the Liquidated Damages, which may be granted by the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities that have been included on such Registration Statement, in their sole discretion, and which such waiver shall apply to all the Holders of Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement.

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

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration .

(a) Participation .  If at any time the Company proposes to file (i) a Registration Statement (other than a Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01(a) ) on its own behalf relating to the sale of Common Stock or on behalf of any other Persons who have or have been granted registration rights (the “ Other Holders ”) or (ii) a prospectus supplement relating to the sale of Common Stock by the Company or any Other Holders to an effective “automatic” registration statement, so long as the Company is a WKSI at such time or, whether or not the Company is a WKSI, so long as the Registrable Securities were previously included in the underlying shelf Registration Statement or are included on an effective Registration Statement, or in any case in which Holders may participate in such offering without the filing of a post-effective amendment, in each case, for the sale of Common Stock by the Company or Other Holders in an Underwritten Offering (including an Underwritten Offering undertaken pursuant to

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Section 2.03 ), then the Company shall give not less than four Business Days’ notice (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) (including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder (together with its Affiliates) owning more than $75 million of Common Stock (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price) or, in the case of any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates, owning any Registrable Securities, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holder the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) as such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”); provided , however, that the Company shall not be required to offer such opportunity (A) to any such Holders other than any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates if the Holders, together with their Affiliates, do not offer a minimum of $50 million of Registrable Securities in the aggregate (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price ), or (B) to such Holders if and to the extent that the Company has been advised by the Managing Underwriter, acting in good faith, that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of such Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock in such Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.02(b) . Each Piggyback Notice shall be provided to Holders on a Business Day pursuant to Section 4.01 .  If practical in the context of the contemplated offering, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice to provide more time for the applicable Holders to make an election to participate; provided, however, that any decision to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice for longer than two Business Days shall be in the sole discretion of the Company.  Each such Holder will have four Business Days (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering), or such longer period as may be specified by the Company, in its sole discretion, in the Piggyback Notice, after such Piggyback Notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering.  If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake such an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (1) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (2) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Company of such withdrawal at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.  Any Holder may deliver written notice (a “ Piggyback Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice in writing.  Following receipt of a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not be required to deliver any

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notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) , unless such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice is revoked by such Holder.

(b) Priority of Piggyback Registration .  If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering, acting in good faith, advise the Company that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any Other Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock offered or the market for the Common Stock, then the Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advise the Company can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Selling Holders and the Other Holders who have requested such Underwritten Offering or participation in the Piggyback Registration (based, for each such Selling Holder or Other Holder, on the percentage derived by dividing (A) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Selling Holder or such Other Holder in such offering by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by all Selling Holders and all Other Holders in the Piggyback Registration).

Section 2.03 Underwritten Offering .

(a) S-3 Registration .  In the event that a ny Holder elects to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and reasonably expects gross proceeds of at least $100 million from such Underwritten Offering (together with any Registrable Securities to be disposed of by a Selling Holder who has elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02 ), the Company shall, at the request of such Selling Holder(s), enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company, which shall include, among other provisions, indemnities to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 2.08 , and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , however, that the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in, including entering into any underwriting agreement, more than two Underwritten Offerings requested by Stonepeak and its Affiliates and more than one Underwritten Offering requested by each of [_________] 3 ; provided, further, that if the Company is conducting or actively pursuing a securities offering with anticipated offering proceeds of at least $100 million (other than in connection with any at-the-market offering or similar continuous offering program), then the Company may suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering on such Selling Holder’s behalf pursuant to this Section 2.03 ; provided, however, that the Company may only suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.03 once in any six month period.

(b) General Procedures .  In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 2.03(a) , the underwriting agreement into which each Selling Holder and the Company

 

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To include any purchaser of $250 million or more of the Preferred Stock on the issue date.

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shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities (subject to Section 2.08 ) and other rights and obligations as are customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.03 , such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Company and the Managing Underwriter; provided , however, that such withdrawal must be made at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective.  No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Company’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.

Section 2.04 Further Obligations .  In connection with its obligations under this Article II , the Company will:

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

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

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

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statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request; provided , however, that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

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

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

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

(h) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, furnish, or use its reasonable efforts to cause to be furnished, upon request, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Company addressed to the underwriters, dated the date of the closing under the applicable underwriting agreement and (ii) a

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

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

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

(k) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

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

(m) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement;

(n) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities (including making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in customary marketing activities); provided, however, that the officers of the Company shall not be required to dedicate an unreasonably burdensome amount of time in connection with any roadshow and related marketing activities for any Underwritten Offering;

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

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supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

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

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

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

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

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contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Company, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

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

Section 2.06 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities .  Each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwriting Offering included in a Registration Statement agrees to enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing that such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the forty-five (45) calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Company or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Company on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.06 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.

Section 2.07 Expenses .

(a) Certain Definitions .  “ Registration Expenses ” shall not include Selling Expenses but otherwise means all expenses of the Company incident to the Company’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 , a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 , or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03 , and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, including the expenses of any “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance.  “ Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions and transfer taxes allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.

(b) Expenses .  The Company will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses, as determined in good faith, in connection with a shelf Registration, a Piggyback Registration or an Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to such shelf Registration,

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Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Offering.  Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.  In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 , the Company shall not be responsible for professional fees (including legal fees) incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.

Section 2.08 Indemnification .

(a) By the Company .  In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees or agents (collectively, the “ Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes documents incorporated by reference in) the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided , however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

(b) By Each Selling Holder .  Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Company’s directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, who, directly or indirectly, controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free writing prospectus relating thereto; provided ,

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however, that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.

(c) Notice .  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.08(c) except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure.  In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.08 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided , however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, includes a complete and unconditional release from liability of, and does not contain any admission of wrongdoing by, the indemnified party.

(d) Contribution .  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.08 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided , however, that in no event shall any Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material

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fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein.  The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2.10 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights .  The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by each Holder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities except that no rights provided for in Section 2.03(a) may be transferred or assigned by any Holder to any Person acquiring less than $50 million in Registrable Securities (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price); provided , however, that (a) the Company is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and

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address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned and (b) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such transferring Holder under this Agreement.

Section 2.11 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights .  From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities and securities convertible or exercisable into Registrable Securities, voting as a single class on an as-converted basis, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such current or future holder to require the Company to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Company on a basis, other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to the piggyback rights of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder.

Article III

STOCKHOLDER VOTE

If the Company is unable to obtain stockholder approval pursuant to Section [6(j)] of the Certificate of Designations by the seventh anniversary of the Issue Date, the Company shall pay to the holders of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock of the Company (on a pro rata basis across all such holders based on their respective ownership of the outstanding Preferred Stock of the Company) an amount equal to $50,000 per day, payable no later than 5 Business Days after the end of each month after such seventh anniversary until such approval is obtained.

Article IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.01 Communications .  All notices and demands provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery, personal delivery or (in the case of any notice given by the Company to the Purchasers) email to the following addresses:

(a) If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on Schedule A , with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink and Timothy Langenkamp

(b) If to the Company:

Targa Resources Corp.

1000 Louisiana Street,

Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: General Counsel

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Email: PaulChung@targaresources.com

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

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin Street

Suite 2500

Houston TX 77002-6760

Attention: Christopher S.  Collins

Facsimile: (713) 615-5883

Email: ccollins@velaw.com

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

Section 4.02 Binding Effect .  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 4.03 Assignment of Rights .  Except as provided in Section 2.10 , neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, benefits or obligations hereunder may be assigned or transferred, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

Section 4.04 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting Units .  The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all units of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of units and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

Section 4.05 Aggregation of Registrable Securities .  All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

Section 4.06 Specific Performance .  Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will

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have the right to seek an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief.  The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have.

Section 4.07 Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

Section 4.08 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 4.09 Waiver of Jury Trial .  THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE TO CAUSE THEIR AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 4.10 Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and documents referred to herein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and

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understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein or in the Purchase Agreement with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 4.11 Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities, as applicable; provided , however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder.  Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given.

Section 4.12 No Presumption .  This Agreement has been reviewed and negotiated by sophisticated parties with access to legal counsel and shall not be construed against the drafter.

Section 4.13 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Purchasers, the Selling Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, Company or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or any of their respective assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Purchaser or a Selling Holder hereunder.

Section 4.14 Interpretation .  Article, Section and Schedule references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section or Schedule to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein and are an integral part of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments,

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

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

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 


 

]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 


Schedule A

Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

Purchaser

 

Contact Information

[                                 ]

 

717 Fifth Avenue, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10022

[Attn: Adrienne Saunders

Email: saunders@stonepeakpartners.com]

and

[Attn: Jack Howell

Email: howell@stonepeakpartners.com]

 

 

 

Schedule A-1


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR THE WARRANT SHARES

[See attached.]

 

 

 

Schedule A-1


Form

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

among

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

and

THE PURCHASERS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

Article I DEFINITIONS

2

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

2

Section 1.02

 

Registrable Securities

4

 

 

Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

5

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01

 

Shelf Registration.

5

Section 2.02

 

Piggyback Registration.

7

Section 2.03

 

Underwritten Offering.

8

Section 2.04

 

Further Obligations

9

Section 2.05

 

Cooperation by Holders

13

Section 2.06

 

Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities

13

Section 2.07

 

Expenses.

13

Section 2.08

 

Indemnification.

14

Section 2.09

 

Rule 144 Reporting

16

Section 2.10

 

Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights

17

Section 2.11

 

Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights

17

 

 

Article III MISCELLANEOUS

17

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

 

Communications

17

Section 3.02

 

Binding Effect

18

Section 3.03

 

Assignment of Rights

18

Section 3.04

 

Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc

18

Section 3.05

 

Aggregation of Registrable Securities

18

Section 3.06

 

Specific Performance

19

Section 3.07

 

Counterparts

19

Section 3.08

 

Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction

19

Section 3.09

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

19

Section 3.10

 

Entire Agreement

20

Section 3.11

 

Amendment

20

Section 3.12

 

No Presumption

20

Section 3.13

 

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement

20

Section 3.14

 

Interpretation

20

Schedule A — Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

 

 

 


 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of March [_], 2016 (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into by and among TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (including such Person’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, the “ Company ”), and each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the issuance of the Warrant pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March [     ], 2016, by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “ Warrant Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Purchasers pursuant to the Warrant Agreement.

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

Article I

DEFINITIONS

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

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that an Additional Investor Vehicle (as defined in the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2016, by and among the Company and the purchasers thereunder) shall not be an Affiliate of Stonepeak.

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

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

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

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

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

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

Holder ” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.

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

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

Issue Date ” means the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that the Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(b).

Liquidated Damages Multiplier ” means the product of (i) the Purchased Preferred Stock Price and (ii) the number of Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Holder and included on the applicable Registration Statement.

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

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

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Other Holder ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)

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

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

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

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

Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company.

Purchased Preferred Stock Price ” means $1,000.

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

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

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Registrable Securities ” means the Warrant Shares, all of which are subject to the rights provided herein until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02 .

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

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

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

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

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

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

Stonepeak ” means Stonepeak Target Holdings, LP.

Target Effective Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) .

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Common Stock are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks.

Warrant ” means each Warrant, granted pursuant to the Warrant Agreement including Warrants entered into at the initial closing under the Warrant Agreement and additional Warrants granted after the initial closing in connection with the addition of accumulated dividends to the liquidation preference of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 3(b) of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations.

Warrant Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Preamble of this Agreement.

Warrant Shares ” means the Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants.

WKSI ” means a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission).

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities .  Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest to occur of the following:  (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement, (b) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of (excluding transfers or assignments by a Holder to an Affiliate or to another Holder or any of its Affiliates or to any assignee or transferee to whom the rights under this Agreement have been transferred pursuant to Section 2.10 ) pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar

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provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.10 .  In addition, a Holder will cease to have rights to require registration of any Registrable Securities held by that Holder under this Agreement on the later of (i) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Warrants have been converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the earlier of (x) the date on which Stonepeak is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of the Company and (y) the twelfth anniversary of the date hereof.

Article II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration .

(a) Shelf Registration .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file an initial registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) of the Securities Act (a “ Registration Statement ”) and (ii) cause such initial Registration Statement to become effective no later than 120 days from the date of this Agreement (the “ Target Effective Date ”). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act, with respect to any Holder, until the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been distributed in the manner set forth and as contemplated in such Registration Statement, (B) the date on which there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding and (C) the later of (1) the fourth anniversary of the date on which all Warrants have been converted into shares of Common Stock and (2) if and only if the Holder is an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Se curities Act) of the Company , the earlier of (x) the date on which such Holder is no longer an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) of t he Company and (y) the twelfth anniversary of the date hereof (in each case of clause (A), (B) and (C), the “ Effectiveness Period ”). A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Company; provided that, if the Company is then eligible, it shall file such Registration Statement on Form S-3. A Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made) . As soon as practicable following the date that a Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement.

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(b) Failure to Become Effective .   If a Registration Statement required by Section 2.01(a) does not become or is not declared effective by the Target Effective Date, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each of the Holder’s Registrable Securities which are included in such Registration Statement), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, (i) for each non-overlapping 30-day period for the first 60 days following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier, which shall accrue daily, and (ii) for each non-overlapping 30-day period beginning on the 61st day following the Target Effective Date, an amount equal to the amount set forth in clause (i) plus an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier for each subsequent 60 days (i.e., 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days, and 1.0% thereafter), which shall accrue daily, up to a maximum amount equal to 1.0% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per non-overlapping 30 day period (the “ Liquidated Damages ”), until such time as such Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective or there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding. The Liquidated Damages shall be payable within 10 Business Days after the end of each such 30 day period in immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by the applicable Holders. Any amount of Liquidated Damages shal l be prorated for any period of less than 30 days accruing during any period for which a Holder is entitled to Liquidated Damages hereunder.

(c) Waiver of Liquidated Damages .   If the Company is unable to cause a Registration Statement to become effective on or before the Target Effective Date, then the Company may request a waiver of the Liquidated Damages, which may be granted by the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities that have been included on such Registration Statement, in their sole discretion, and which such waiver shall apply to all the Holders of Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement.

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

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Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration .

(a) Participation .  If at any time the Company proposes to file (i) a Registration Statement (other than a Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01(a) ) on its own behalf relating to the sale of Common Stock or on behalf of any other Persons who have or have been granted registration rights (the “ Other Holders ”) or (ii) a prospectus supplement relating to the sale of Common Stock by the Company or any Other Holders to an effective “automatic” registration statement, so long as the Company is a WKSI at such time or, whether or not the Company is a WKSI, so long as the Registrable Securities were previously included in the underlying shelf Registration Statement or are included on an effective Registration Statement, or in any case in which Holders may participate in such offering without the filing of a post-effective amendment, in each case, for the sale of Common Stock by the Company or Other Holders in an Underwritten Offering (including an Underwritten Offering undertaken pursuant to Section 2.03 ), then the Company shall give not less than four Business Days’ notice (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) (including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder (together with its Affiliates) owning more than $75 million of Common Stock (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price) or, in the case of any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates, owning any Registrable Securities, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holder the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) as such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”); provided , however, that the Company shall not be required to offer such opportunity (A) to any such Holders other than any of Stonepeak and its Affiliates if the Holders, together with their Affiliates, do not offer a minimum of $50 million of Registrable Securities in the aggregate (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities owned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price ), or (B) to such Holders if and to the extent that the Company has been advised by the Managing Underwriter, acting in good faith, that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of such Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock in such Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.02(b) . Each Piggyback Notice shall be provided to Holders on a Business Day pursuant to Section 3.01 .  If practical in the context of the contemplated offering, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice to provide more time for the applicable Holders to make an election to participate; provided, however, that any decision to increase the length of the Piggyback Notice for longer than two Business Days shall be in the sole discretion of the Company.  Each such Holder will have four Business Days (or two Business Days in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering), or such longer period as may be specified by the Company, in its sole discretion, in the Piggyback Notice, after such Piggyback Notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering.  If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake such an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (1) in the case of a determination not to undertake such

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Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (2) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Company of such withdrawal at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering.  Any Holder may deliver written notice (a “ Piggyback Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice in writing.  Following receipt of a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) , unless such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice is revoked by such Holder.

(b) Priority of Piggyback Registration .  If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering, acting in good faith, advise the Company that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any Other Holders intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Stock offered or the market for the Common Stock, then the Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advise the Company can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Selling Holders and the Other Holders who have requested such Underwritten Offering or participation in the Piggyback Registration (based, for each such Selling Holder or Other Holder, on the percentage derived by dividing (A) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Selling Holder or such Other Holder in such offering by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by all Selling Holders and all Other Holders in the Piggyback Registration).

Section 2.03 Underwritten Offering .

(a) S-3 Registration .  In the event that a ny Holder elects to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and reasonably expects gross proceeds of at least $100 million from such Underwritten Offering (together with any Registrable Securities to be disposed of by a Selling Holder who has elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02 ), the Company shall, at the request of such Selling Holder(s), enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company, which shall include, among other provisions, indemnities to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 2.08 , and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , however, that the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in, including entering into any underwriting agreement, more than two Underwritten Offerings requested by Stonepeak and its Affiliates and more than

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one Underwritten Offering requested by each of [                             ] 4 ; provided, further, that if the Company is conducting or actively pursuing a securities offering with anticipated offering proceeds of at least $100 million (other than in connection with any at-the-market offering or similar continuous offering program), then the Company may suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering on such Selling Holder’s behalf pursuant to this Section 2.03 ; provided, however, that the Company may only suspend such Selling Holder’s right to require the Company to conduct an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.03 once in any six month period.

(b) General Procedures .  In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 2.03(a) , the underwriting agreement into which each Selling Holder and the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities (subject to Section 2.08 ) and other rights and obligations as are customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.03 , such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Company and the Managing Underwriter; provided , however, that such withdrawal must be made at least one Business Day prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective.  No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Company’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.

Section 2.04 Further Obligations .  In connection with its obligations under this Article II , the Company will:

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

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

(c) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and

 

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To include any purchaser of $250 million or more of the Preferred Stock on the issue date.

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regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and, to the extent timely received, make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein or any supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or other registration statement;

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

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

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

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statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other action as is reasonably necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;

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

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

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

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

(k) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

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

(m) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement not later than the Effective Date of such Registration Statement;

(n) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the

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disposition of Registrable Securities (including making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in customary marketing activities); provided, however, that the officers of the Company shall not be required to dedicate an unreasonably burdensome amount of time in connection with any roadshow and related marketing activities for any Underwritten Offering;

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

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

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

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.04 , the Company will not name a Holder as an underwriter (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) in any Registration Statement or Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, as applicable, without such Holder’s consent. If the staff of the Commission requires the Company to name any Holder

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as an underwriter (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), and such Holder does not consent thereto, then such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall not be included on the applicable Registration Statement and the Company shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Holder, unless such Holder has not had an opportunity to conduct customary underwriter’s due diligence as set forth in subsection (q) of this Section 2.04 with respect to the Company at the time such Holder’s consent is sought.

Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 , shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.04 or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Company, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

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

Section 2.06 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities .  Each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwriting Offering included in a Registration Statement agrees to enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing that such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the forty-five (45) calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering; provided , however, that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Company or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Company on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.06 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.

Section 2.07 Expenses .

(a) Certain Definitions .  “ Registration Expenses ” shall not include Selling Expenses but otherwise means all expenses of the Company incident to the Company’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01 , a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 , or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03 , and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE

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fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, including the expenses of any “ cold comfort ” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance.  “ Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions and transfer taxes allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.

(b) Expenses .  The Company will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses, as determined in good faith, in connection with a shelf Registration, a Piggyback Registration or an Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to such shelf Registration, Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Offering.  Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.  In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 , the Company shall not be responsible for professional fees (including legal fees) incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder.

Section 2.08 Indemnification .

(a) By the Company .  In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, managers, partners, employees or agents (collectively, the “ Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes documents incorporated by reference in) the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any free writing prospectus relating thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or resolving any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided , however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the applicable Registration Statement or other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any

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investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

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

(c) Notice .  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.08(c) except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure.  In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.08 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided , however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, includes a complete and unconditional release from liability of, and does not contain any admission of wrongdoing by, the indemnified party.

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

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

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

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

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

(c) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish (i) to the extent accurate, forthwith upon request, a written statement of the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in effect) and (ii) unless otherwise available via the Commission’s EDGAR filing system, to such

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Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration.

Section 2.10 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights .  The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by each Holder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities except that no rights provided for in Section 2.03(a) may be transferred or assigned by any Holder to any Person acquiring less than $50 million in Registrable Securities (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned by the Purchased Preferred Stock Price); provided , however, that (a) the Company is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned and (b) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such transferring Holder under this Agreement.

Section 2.11 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights .  From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities and securities convertible or exercisable into Registrable Securities, voting as a single class on an as-converted basis, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such current or future holder to require the Company to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Company on a basis, other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to the piggyback rights of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder.

Article III

MISCELLANEOUS

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

(c) If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on Schedule A , with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink and Timothy Langenkamp

(d) If to the Company:

Targa Resources Corp.

1000 Louisiana Street,

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Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: General Counsel

Email: PaulChung@targaresources.com

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

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin Street

Suite 2500

Houston TX 77002-6760

Attention: Christopher S.  Collins

Facsimile: (713) 615-5883

Email: ccollins@velaw.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 3.08 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

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

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

Section 3.11 Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities or securities convertible into Registrable Securities, as applicable; provided , however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder.  Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given.

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

Section 3.13 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Purchasers, the Selling Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, Company or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or any of their respective assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Purchaser or a Selling Holder hereunder.

Section 3.14 Interpretation .  Article, Section and Schedule references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section or Schedule to this Agreement, unless

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

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

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Schedule A

Purchaser Name; Notice and Contact Information

 

Purchaser

 

Contact Information

[_______________]

 

717 Fifth Avenue, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10022

[Attn: Adrienne Saunders

Email: saunders@stonepeakpartners.com]

and

[Attn: Jack Howell

Email: howell@stonepeakpartners.com]

 

 

 

Schedule A-1


 

EXHIBIT D

FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT

[See attached.]

 

 

 

Exhibit D-1


Form

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

(as Issuer)

and

Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

(as Warrant Agent)

 

 

Warrant Agreement

 

Dated as of March [__], 2016

Warrants Exercisable for

Shares of Common Stock or Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

Article 1.

 

Definitions

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

Definitions

1

Section 1.02

Rules of Construction

5

 

 

Article 2.

 

Appointment Of Warrant Agent

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01

Appointment Of Warrant Agent

6

 

 

 

Article 3.

 

The Warrants

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Form And Dating; Legends

6

Section 3.02

Execution and Countersignature

7

Section 3.03

Warrant Registrar and Countersignature Agent

7

Section 3.04

Replacement Warrants

7

Section 3.05

Outstanding Warrants

8

Section 3.06

Cancellation

8

Section 3.07

CUSIP Numbers

8

Section 3.08

Registration, Transfer And Exchange

9

Section 3.09

Restrictions On Transfer And Exchange

9

 

 

 

Article 4.

 

Separation Of Warrants; Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01

Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants

10

Section 4.02

Conditional Exercise

13

Section 4.03

Opinion of Counsel

13

Section 4.04

Change of Control

13

 

 

 

Article 5.

 

Covenants Of The Company

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Maintenance Of Office Or Agency

14

Section 5.02

Payment Of Taxes

14

Section 5.03

Rule 144A(d)(4) Information

14

Section 5.04

Reservation Of Warrant Shares

15

Section 5.05

Tax Treatment of Net Share Settlement

15

 

 

 

Article 6.

 

Adjustment Of Exercise Price And Number Of Warrant Shares Issuable

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01

Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares

15

Section 6.02

Fractional Interests

22

Section 6.03

Notices to Warrant Holders

22

Section 6.04

No Rights As Stockholders

23

 

 

 

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Article 7.

 

Warrant Agent

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01

Warrant Agent

24

Section 7.02

Compensation; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability

26

Section 7.03

Individual Rights Of Warrant Agent

27

Section 7.04

Replacement of Warrant Agent

27

Section 7.05

Successor Warrant Agent By Merger

28

Section 7.06

Eligibility

28

Section 7.07

Holder Lists

28

 

 

 

Article 8.

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01

Warrantholder Actions

29

Section 8.02

Notices

29

Section 8.03

Supplements And Amendments

30

Section 8.04

Governing Law

32

Section 8.05

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

32

Section 8.06

Successors and Assigns

32

Section 8.07

Duplicate Originals

32

Section 8.08

Separability

32

Section 8.09

Table of Contents and Headings

33

Section 8.10

Benefits Of This Agreement

33

Section 8.11

Good Faith Determinations

33

Section 8.12

Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement

33

Section 8.13

Bank Accounts

33

Section 8.14

Further Assurances

34

Section 8.15

Confidentiality

34

Section 8.16

Force Majeure

34

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

Form of Series A Warrant

Exhibit B

Form of Series B Warrant

Exhibit C

Restricted Legend

Exhibit D

Rule 144A Certificate

Exhibit E

Accredited Investor Certificate

 

 

 

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WARRANT AGREEMENT, dated as of March [__], 2016, between TARGA RESOURCES CORP. , a Delaware corporation (as further defined below, the “ Company ”), and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Computershare ”) and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively, the “ Warrant Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to issue warrants (the “ Warrants ”), that upon exercise may be net share settled for shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company (the Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants being referred to herein as the “ Warrant Shares ”) or may be net cash settled for cash, to certain third party purchasers; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act in connection with the issuance of the Warrants and other matters as provided herein;

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

Article 1 .

Definitions

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

act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Accredited Investor Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

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

Agent ” means any Registrar or Countersignature Agent as the context so requires.

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

Average VWAP ” per share over a certain period shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in such period.

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

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

 


 

Business Day ” shall mean 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 States of Texas or New York shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Capital Stock ” means:

 

(1)

in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

 

(2)

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

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

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

Certificate of Designations ” shall mean the Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Targa Resources Corp, dated as of March [__], 2016.

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended or modified.

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

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or any other Capital Stock of the Company into which such common stock shall be reclassified or changed.

Company ” shall mean Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation or any successor to the Company.

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Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Warrant Agent designated for the purposes contemplated hereunder, which at the Issue Date is located at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 250 Royall Street, Canton MA 02021 .

Countersignature Agent ” refers to a Person engaged to countersign the Warrants in the stead of the Warrant Agent.

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

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

Exercise Notice ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Exercise Price ” means the applicable exercise prices for the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants as set forth on Exhibit A and Exhibit B, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 6.01.

Exercise Shares ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(c).

Expiration Time ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a).

Funds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.13.

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

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

Industry Competitor ” means any Person that is (or one or more of whose Affiliates are) actively engaged as one of its principal businesses in gathering, storing, fractionating, transporting, compressing, treating, processing, terminaling or selling crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas or refined petroleum products; provided, however, that a private equity or similar fund shall not be deemed to be an “Industry Competitor” solely due to the activities of its portfolio companies.

Issue Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

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

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

Net Cash Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Net Cash Settlement Election ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Net Share Settlement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Net Share Settlement Election ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the President–Finance Administration, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, and delivered to the Warrant Agent, that meets the requirements set forth herein.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent that meets the requirements set forth herein.

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

Preferred Shares ” shall mean the preferred shares of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and designated as Series A Preferred Stock and as described in the Certificate of Designations as Preferred Stock.

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

Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2016, entered into by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto.

Register ” means the register established by the Warrant Agent pursuant to Section 3.08.

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Registrar ” means a Person engaged to maintain the Register.

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

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

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

Rule 144A Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

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

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

Transfer Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04(b).

Trigger Event ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(ix).

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

Warrant Agent ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Agreement or any successor warrant agent under this Agreement pursuant to Article 7.

Warrant Exercise ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).

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

Warrants ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals and includes Warrants issued on the Issue Date and additional Warrants, if any, which are issued to the holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Certificate of Designations.

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

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

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

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

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

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

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

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

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

Article 2.

Appointment Of Warrant Agent

Section 2.01 Appointment Of Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company with respect to the Warrants in accordance with the instructions set forth hereinafter in this Agreement and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and shall perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Article 3.

The Warrants

Section 3.01 Form And Dating; Legends . (a) The Warrants will be categorized as Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants, respectively, and will be substantially in the respective forms attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B.  The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Warrants attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Agreement.  The Warrants may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules of or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company is subject, or usage.  Each Warrant will be dated the date of its countersignature.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.01(c) or Section 3.09, each Warrant will bear the Restricted Legend.

(b) (i) If the Company determines (upon the advice of counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require) that a Warrant is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor provision) without the need to satisfy current information or other requirements therein and that the Restricted Legend is no longer necessary or appropriate in order to ensure that subsequent transfers of the Warrant are

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effected in compliance with the Securities Act, or (ii) after a Warrant is sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, then, in each case, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent in writing to cancel the Warrant and issue to the Holder thereof (or to its transferee) a new Warrant of like tenor, registered in the name of the Holder thereof (or its transferee), that does not bear the Restricted Legend, and the Warrant Agent will comply with such instruction.

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

Section 3.02 Execution and Countersignature . (a) An Officer shall execute the Warrants for the Company by facsimile or manual signature in the name and on behalf of the Company.  If an Officer whose signature is on a Warrant no longer holds that office at the time the Warrant is countersigned, the Warrant will still be valid.

(a) A Warrant will not be valid until the Warrant Agent countersigns the Warrant, by manual or facsimile signature, and the signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Warrant has been countersigned under this Agreement.  At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company may deliver Warrants executed by the Company to the Warrant Agent for countersignature.  The Warrant Agent will countersign and deliver Warrants for original issue after receipt by the Warrant Agent of an Officers’ Certificate specifying (i) the number of Warrants to be countersigned and the date on which the Warrants are to be countersigned and (ii) other information the Company may determine to include or the Warrant Agent may reasonably request.

Section 3.03 Warrant Registrar and Countersignature Agent .  The Company may appoint one or more Registrars, and the Warrant Agent may appoint a Countersignature Agent, in which case each reference in this Agreement to the Warrant Agent in respect of the obligations of the Warrant Agent to be performed by that Agent will be deemed to be references to the Agent.  The Company may act as Registrar.  In each case the Company and the Warrant Agent will enter into an appropriate agreement with the Agent implementing the provisions of this Agreement relating to the obligations of the Warrant Agent to be performed by the Agent and the related rights.  The Company initially appoints the Warrant Agent as Registrar.

Section 3.04 Replacement Warrants .  The Warrant Agent shall issue replacement Warrants in a form mutually agreed to by Warrant Agent and the Company for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon receipt by Warrant Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it and holding it and Company harmless, absent notice to Warrant Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser.  Warrant Agent may, at its option, issue replacement Warrants for mutilated certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity.  The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Warrant Agent in replacing a Warrant.

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Section 3.05 Outstanding Warrants .  (a) Warrants outstanding at any time are all Warrants that have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent except for:

(i) Warrants canceled by the Warrant Agent or Company or delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation;

(ii) Warrants exercised by the Holder thereof; and

(iii) any Warrant which has been replaced pursuant to Section 3.04 unless and until the Warrant Agent and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Warrant is held by a bona fide purchaser, in which case the replacement Warrant issued pursuant to Section 3.04 shall be automatically canceled.

Section 3.06 Cancellation .  Notwithstanding any Warrants cancelled in accordance with Section 4.01, the Company must promptly deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation any Warrants previously countersigned and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation any Warrants previously countersigned hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold.  Any Registrar will forward to the Warrant Agent any Warrants surrendered to it for transfer or exchange.  The Warrant Agent will cancel all Warrants surrendered for transfer, exchange or cancellation and dispose of them in accordance with its normal procedures.  Certification of the cancellation of all canceled Warrants shall be delivered to the Company upon written request.  The Company may not issue new Warrants to replace Warrants that have been exercised or delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation.

Section 3.07 CUSIP Numbers .  The Company in issuing the Warrants may use “CUSIP” numbers, and if the Company uses CUSIP numbers, the Warrant Agent will use such CUSIP numbers in notices as a convenience to Holders, with any such notice stating that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Warrants or as contained in any notice to any Holder.  To the extent the Company uses CUSIP numbers, the Company will promptly notify the Warrant Agent in writing of any change in such CUSIP numbers.

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Section 3.08 Registration, Transfer And Exchange .  (a) The Company shall cause the Registrar to maintain a register (the “ Register ”) for registering the record ownership of the Warrants by the Holders and transfers and exchanges of the Warrants. Each Warrant will be registered in the name of the Holder thereof or its nominee.

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

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

No service charge will be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Warrant, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

A party requesting transfer of Warrants or other securities must provide any evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.

(b) Subject to compliance with Section 3.09(b), if a Warrant is transferred or exchanged for another Warrant, the Warrant Agent will (i) cancel the Warrant being transferred or exchanged, (ii) deliver one or more new Warrants which (in the aggregate) reflect the amount equal to the amount of Warrants being transferred or exchanged to the transferee (in the case of a transfer) or the Holder of the canceled Warrant (in the case of an exchange), registered in the name of such transferee or Holder, as applicable, and (iii) if such transfer or exchange involves less than the entire amount of the canceled Warrant, deliver to the Holder thereof one or more Warrants which (in the aggregate) reflect the amount of the untransferred or unexchanged portion of the canceled Warrant, registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

Section 3.09 Restrictions On Transfer And Exchange .  (a) The transfer or exchange of any Warrant may only be made in accordance with this Section 3.09 and Section 3.08; provided, that no such transfer or exchange shall be made to an Industry Competitor. The Registrar shall refuse to register any requested transfer or exchange that does not comply with the preceding sentence.  The Person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Warrant Agent a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate or Accredited Investor Certificate

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and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.

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

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

(ii) sold pursuant to an effective registration statement.

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

(b) The Registrar will retain copies of all certificates and other documents received in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Warrant, and the Company will have the right to inspect and make copies thereof at any reasonable time upon written notice to the Registrar.

(c) In the event that the Holders elect to exercise the Warrants and the Company chooses to make a Net Share Settlement, the sum of (i) the number of shares of Warrant Shares into which each Warrant is net settled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are converted in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, shall not exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue under the Certificate of Incorporation or the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without stockholder approval under applicable law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the stockholder approval rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed).

Article 4.

Separation Of Warrants; Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants

Section 4.01 Terms Of Warrants; Exercise Of Warrants .

(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, a Warrant shall be exercisable, at the election of the Holder thereof, either in full or from time to time in part during the period commencing at the opening of business on [___________] 5 and until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [_________] 6 (the “ Expiration Time ”), and shall entitle the Holder thereof to receive from the Company either:  (i) Warrant Shares pursuant to the Company’s option to effect a Net Share Settlement pursuant to Section 4.01(c) or (ii) cash pursuant to the Company’s option to effect a Net Cash Settlement pursuant to Section 4.01(d); provided that Holders shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from, or in compliance with, the

 

5  

To be the six month anniversary of the Issue Date.

6  

To be the seven year anniversary of the Issue Date.

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registration requirements of the Securities Act and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of the Warrants or other persons to whom it is proposed that any Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Warrants reside. No adjustments as to dividends will be made upon exercise of the Warrants.  Each Warrant not exercised prior to the Expiration Time shall become void and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this agreement shall cease as of such time.

(b) In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Company (i) such Warrants and (ii) the form of election to exercise on the reverse thereof duly filled in and signed (the “ Exercise Notice ”).  Following its receipt of any Exercise Notice, the Company will promptly provide written notice to the Warrant Agent whether (A) the Company elects (a “ Net Share Settlement Election ”) to have the exercise of Warrants set forth in the Exercise Notice (the “ Warrant Exercise ”) net share settled pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 4.01(c) (a “ Net Share Settlement ”) or (B) the Company elects (a “ Net Cash Settlement Election ”) to have the Warrant Exercise net cash settled pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 4.01(d) (a “ Net Cash Settlement ”); provided, however, that if the Company is unable to successfully accomplish full Net Share Settlement for any reason (including the Company not having authorized or reserved sufficient shares of Common Stock therefor or pursuant to Section 3.09(d)), then the Company shall be required to elect Net Cash Settlement to the extent of such deficit.

(c) If the Company makes a Net Share Settlement Election pursuant to Section 4.01(b) with respect to a Warrant Exercise, then the Warrant Exercise shall be “net share settled” whereupon the Warrant will be converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to a cashless exercise, after which the Company will issue to the Holder the Warrant Shares equal to the result obtained by (i) subtracting B from A, (ii) dividing the result by A, and (iii) multiplying the difference by C as set forth in the following equation:

X = ((A - B)/A) × C

where:

X = the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (c).

A = the Market Value on the day immediately preceding the date on which the Holder delivers the applicable Exercise Notice.

B = the Exercise Price.

C = the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Warrants are then being exercised (the “ Exercise Shares ”).

If the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then no shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (c).

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(d) If the Company makes a Net Cash Settlement Election pursuant to Section 4.01(b) with respect to a Warrant Exercise, then the Warrant Exercise will be “net cash settled” whereupon an amount of cash will be paid to the exercising Holder (in lieu of delivery of Warrant Shares) calculated as follows:

X = (A - B) × C

where:

X = amount of cash payable pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement.

A = the Market Value on the day immediately preceding the date on which the Holder delivers the applicable Election Notice.

B = the Exercise Price paid by the Holder in cash.

C = the Exercise Shares

If the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then no cash shall be issued upon exercise pursuant to this paragraph (d).

(e) Upon compliance with the provisions set forth above, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered with all reasonable dispatch:  (i) in the case of a Net Share Settlement, to or upon the written order of the Holder and in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of whole Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants or other securities or property to which such Holder is entitled, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 6.02 hereof, or (ii) in the case of a Net Cash Settlement, the applicable payment by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01(d), which payment shall be in immediately available funds to the accounts designated in writing by the exercising Holder.  Such certificate or certificates or other securities or property shall be deemed to have been issued, and any person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares or other securities or property, as of the date of the surrender of such Warrants, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or the certificates or other securities or property have not been delivered. If applicable, the Company shall provide to Computershare an initial funding of one thousand dollars ($1000) for the purpose of issuing cash in lieu of fractional shares. From time to time thereafter, Computershare may request additional funding to cover fractional payments. Computershare shall have no obligation to make fractional payments unless the Company shall have provided the necessary funds to pay in full all amounts due and payable with respect thereto.

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

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(g) All Warrant certificates surrendered upon exercise of Warrants shall be canceled by the Company.  Such canceled Warrant certificates shall then be canceled and disposed of by the Company in accordance with its standard procedures.  The Company shall promptly notify the Warrant Agent in writing of any exercise of Warrants, and to the extent that less than all the Warrants represented by a Warrant certificate are exercised, the Company shall notify the Warrant Agent in writing of such exercise of Warrants concurrently with the delivery of the executed Warrant certificate as provided in Section 4.01(f).

(h) The Warrant Agent shall keep copies of this Agreement and any notices given or received hereunder available for inspection by the Holders during normal business hours at its office.  The Company shall supply the Warrant Agent from time to time with such numbers of copies of this Agreement as the Warrant Agent may request.

(i) Certificates, if any, representing Warrant Shares shall bear a Restricted Legend (with all references to Warrants therein replaced by references to Common Stock, and with such changes thereto as the Company may deem appropriate) if (i) the Warrants for which they were issued carried a Restricted Legend or (ii) the Warrant Shares are issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (other than the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act), in each case until and unless the circumstances set forth in Section 3.01(c) apply to such Shares, and any transfers thereof shall comply with the Restricted Legend.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Warrant Shares shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the bylaws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(k) If a Holder elects to partially exercise a Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares deliverable upon such partial exercise pursuant to a Net Share Settlement must be not less than 20,000 Warrant Shares.

Section 4.02 Conditional Exercise .  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of a Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

Section 4.03 Opinion of Counsel .  The Company shall provide an Opinion of Counsel prior to the issuance of Warrants in connection with establishing a reserve of Warrants and related Common Stock.  The opinion shall state that all Warrants have been validly issued and that the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the exercise price provided in the Warrants will, upon such issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Section 4.04 Change of Control .  In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, if requested in writing by any Holder, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or to cause to be

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delivered to such Holder, in exchange for its outstanding Warrants, one or more warrants in the surviving entity that has substantially similar rights, preferences and privileges as the Warrants.

Article 5 .

Covenants Of The Company

Section 5.01 Maintenance Of Office Or Agency .  The Company will maintain in the United States an office or agency where Warrants may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for exercise.  The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Warrant Agent as such office of the Company.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Warrant Agent of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Warrant Agent with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made or served to the Warrant Agent.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Warrants may be surrendered or presented for any of such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Warrant Agent of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Section 5.02 Payment Of Taxes .  The Company will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes in respect of the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; provided that the exercising Holder shall be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue of any Warrants or any Warrant Shares in a name other than that of the registered holder of a Warrant surrendered upon exercise.

Section 5.03 Rule 144A(d)(4) Information .  For so long as any of the Warrants or Warrant Shares remain outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144, the Company will make available upon request to any prospective purchaser of the Warrants or Warrant Shares or beneficial owner of Warrants or Warrants Shares in connection with any sale thereof the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act; provided that such information shall be deemed conclusively to be made available pursuant to this Section 5.03 if the Company has filed such information with the Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System and such information is publicly available on such system.

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Section 5.04 Reservation Of Warrant Shares .  (a) The Company will at all times reserve and keep available for issuance and delivery, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions on sale and free and clear of all preemptive rights, such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants pursuant to Net Share Settlements, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock or other securities if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued shares of Common Stock or other securities to permit such reservation.

(a) The Company or, if appointed, the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and every subsequent transfer agent for any securities of the Company issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants will be irrevocably authorized and directed at all times to reserve such number of authorized securities as shall be required for such purpose.  The Company will keep a copy of this Agreement on file with the Transfer Agent and with every subsequent transfer agent for any of the Company’s securities issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.  The Company will supply such Transfer Agent with duly executed certificates for such purposes and will provide or otherwise make available any cash which may be payable as provided in Sections 4.01 and 6.02 hereof.  The Company will furnish such Transfer Agent a copy of all notices of adjustments, and certificates related thereto, transmitted to each Holder pursuant to Section 6.01(d) hereof.

Section 5.05 Tax Treatment of Net Share Settlement .  The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Net Share Settlement to qualify for nonrecognition of the applicable Holder’s gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes, including (as may be necessary or appropriate) adopting a “plan of reorganization” in order for such Net Share Settlement to be treated as occurring pursuant to a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Article 6 .

Adjustment Of Exercise Price And Number Of Warrant Shares Issuable

Section 6.01 Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares .  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant pursuant to a Net Share Settlement are subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of the events enumerated in this Section 6.01.

In the event that, at any time as a result of the provisions of this Section 6.01, the Holders of the Warrants shall become entitled upon subsequent exercise to receive any shares of Capital Stock of the Company other than Common Stock, the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to a Net Share Settlement shall thereafter be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained herein.

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(a) Adjustments for Change in Capital Stock .

(i) If the Company pays a dividend (or other distribution) in shares of Common Stock to all holders of the Common Stock, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be divided by the following fraction:

OS 1

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution; and

OS 1

=

the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution and (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend.

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

(ii) If the Company issues to all holders of shares of the Common Stock rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 60 days from the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the Market Value determined on the Ex-Date for such issuance, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the Ex-Date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

OS 0 + X

OS 0 + Y

where

 

OS 0

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date for such issuance;

X

=

the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y

=

the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Market Value determined as of the Ex-Date for such issuance.

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

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

(iii) If the Company subdivides, combines or reclassifies the shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be divided by the following fraction:

OS 1

OS 0

where

 

OS 0

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification; and

OS 1

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the opening of business on the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification.

In any such event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of each Warrant at the time of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or

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reclassification. shall be proportionately adjusted so that the Holder, after such date, shall be entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Warrant after such date had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date.

(iv) If the Company distributes to all holders of shares of Common Stock evidences of indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock (other than Common Stock) or other assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in clause (i) above; any rights or warrants referred to in clause (ii) above; and any dividend of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of certain spin-off transactions as described below), then the Exercise Price in effect immediately following the close of business on the record date for such distribution shall be divided by the following fraction:

SP 0

SP 0 – FMV

where

 

SP 0

=

the Closing Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date; and

FMV

=

the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.

In any such event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

In a spin-off, where the Company makes a distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock consisting of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests of, or relating to, a subsidiary or other business unit the Exercise Price shall be adjusted on the fourteenth Trading Day after the effective date of the distribution by dividing the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such fourteenth Trading Day by the following fraction:

MP 0 + MP S

MP 0

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where

 

MP 0

=

the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day following the effective date of such distribution; and

MP S

=

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

In any such event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

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

(v) In case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (2) the Market Value per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.  In such event, the number of Warrant Shares be adjusted to the number obtained by dividing (A) the product of (I) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant before such adjustment, and (II) the Exercise Price in effect

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immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this adjustment by (B) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(vi) In case of any Business Combination or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock referred to in Section 6.01(a)(iii)), the Holder’s right to receive Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants shall be converted into the right to exercise the Warrants to acquire the number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) that the Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Business Combination or reclassification) upon exercise of each Warrant immediately prior to such Business Combination or reclassification would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Business Combination or reclassification; and in any such case, if necessary, the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to the Holder’s right to exercise each Warrant in exchange for any shares of stock or other securities or property pursuant to this Section 6.01(a)(vi).  In determining the kind and amount of stock, securities or the property receivable upon exercise of each Warrant following the consummation of such Business Combination, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then the Holder shall have the right to make a similar election (including being subject to similar proration constraints) upon exercise of each Warrant with respect to the number of shares of stock or other securities or property that the Holder will receive upon exercise of a Warrant.

(vii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 6.01 need be made to the Exercise Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of the Exercise Price then in effect.  Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 2.0% of such Exercise Price.

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

(ix) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 6.01(a), rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”):  (A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also

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issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 6.01(a) (and no adjustment to the Exercise Price under this Section 6.01(a) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Exercise Price shall be made under Section 6.01(a)(ii).  In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Exercise Price under this Section 6.01(a) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise thereof, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted as if such expired or terminated rights and warrants had not been issued.  To the extent that the Company has a rights plan or agreement in effect upon exercise of the Warrants, which rights plan provides for rights or warrants of the type described in this clause, then upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, the Holder will receive, in addition to the Common Stock to which he is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan, unless a Trigger Event has occurred and the adjustments to the Exercise Price with respect thereto have been made in accordance with the foregoing.  In lieu of any such adjustment, the Company may amend such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement to provide that upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, the Holders will receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, the rights that would have attached to such Common Stock if the Trigger Event had not occurred under such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.01, no adjustment to the Exercise Price shall be made with respect to any distribution or other transaction if Holders are entitled to participate in such distribution or transaction as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a Net Share Settlement immediately prior to such event, without having to exercise their Warrants.

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

(d) Notice of Adjustment.   Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted, the Company shall provide the notices required by Section 6.03 hereof.

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(e) Company Determination Final .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

(f) When Issuance or Payment May be Deferred .  In any case in which this Section 6.01 shall require that an adjustment in the Exercise Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Holder of any Warrant exercised after such record date the Warrant Shares and other Capital Stock of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise and pursuant to a Net Share Settlement over and above the Warrant Shares and other Capital Stock of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Exercise Price and (ii) paying to such Holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional share pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof or pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement; provided that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Holder’s right to receive such additional Warrant Shares, other Capital Stock and cash upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

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

(h) No Adjustments Below Par Value.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment will be made to the Exercise Price if, as a result of such adjustment, the Exercise Price per Warrant Share would be less than the par value of the Company’s Common Stock (or other Capital Stock for which any Warrant is exercisable); provided that, before taking any action which would but for the foregoing limitation in this sentence have caused an adjustment to reduce the Exercise Price below the then par value (if any) of its Common Stock (or other Capital Stock for which any Warrant is exercisable), the Company will take any corporate action which would, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly issue Warrant Shares at the Exercise Price as so adjusted.

Section 6.02 Fractional Interests .  The Company shall not be required to issue fractional Warrant Shares or scrip representing fractional shares on the exercise of Warrants.  If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Holder and the Company makes a Net Share Settlement Election, the number of full Warrant Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of the Warrants so presented.  If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 6.02, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrants (or specified portion thereof), the Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to the current Closing Sale Price per Warrant Share, as determined on the date the Warrant is presented for exercise, multiplied by such fraction, computed to the nearest whole U.S. cent.

Section 6.03 Notices to Warrant Holders .  (a) Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, the Company shall promptly thereafter (i) cause to be filed with the Warrant Agent a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculations are based and setting forth the number of

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Warrant Shares (or portion thereof) or other securities or property issuable after such adjustment in the Exercise Price, upon exercise of a Warrant, which certificate shall be a rebuttable presumption of the correctness of the matters set forth therein, and (ii) cause to be given to each of the Holders written notice of such adjustments by first-class mail, postage prepaid. Where appropriate, such notice may be given in advance and included as a part of the notice required to be mailed under the other provisions of this Section 6.03.

(a) In case:

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

(ii) the Company shall authorize the distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock of evidences of its indebtedness or assets (other than dividends or distributions referred to in Section 6.01(a) hereof);

(iii) of any reclassification or change of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination), or a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock by the Company;

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

(v) the Company proposes to take any action which would require an adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof;

then the Company shall cause to be filed with the Warrant Agent and shall cause to be given to each of the Holders, at least 10 days prior to any applicable record date, or promptly in the case of events for which there is no record date, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice stating (x) the date as of which the holders of record of shares of Common Stock to be entitled to receive any such rights, options, warrants or distribution are to be determined, (y) the initial expiration date set forth in any tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, or (z) the date on which any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or consummated, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange such shares for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. The failure to give the notice required by this Section 6.03 or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution, right, option, warrant, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or the vote upon any action.

Section 6.04 No Rights As Stockholders .  Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Warrants shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of Warrants the right to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter, or any rights whatsoever, including the right to receive dividends, as stockholders of the Company, or the right to share in the assets of

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the Company in the event of its liquidation, dissolution or winding up, except in respect of Common Stock received following exercise of Warrants.  In addition, nothing contained in this Agreement or the Warrants shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

Article 7.

Warrant Agent

Section 7.01 Warrant Agent .  The Warrant Agent undertakes the express duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions (and no duties or obligations shall be inferred), by all of which the Company and the holders of Warrants, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:

(a) The statements and recitals contained herein and in the Warrants shall be taken as statements of the Company and the Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for the correctness of any of the same except such as describe the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent assumes no responsibility with respect to the distribution of the Warrants except as herein otherwise expressly provided.

(b) The Warrant Agent has no duty to determine when an adjustment under Article 6 should be made, how it should be made or what it should be.  Nor shall the Warrant Agent have any obligation hereunder to determine whether an adjustment event has occurred.  The Warrant Agent makes no representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon exercise of Warrants.  The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under this Agreement to calculate, confirm, investigate or verify the accuracy of the correctness of, the number of Warrant Shares issuable in connection with any exercise hereunder.

(c) The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to (i) the validity, value, kind or amount of any Warrant Shares, securities or property which may be issued or delivered at any time upon the exercise of any Warrant or (ii) whether any such Warrant Shares or other securities will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and in each case, makes no representation with respect thereto.

(d) The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in the Warrants.

(e) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Warrant Agent may rely on, and will be held harmless and protected and shall incur no liability in acting or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document from the Company with respect to any matter relating to its acting as Warrant Agent hereunder believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Warrant Agent need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.  The Warrant Agent, in its discretion, may make further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it sees fit.

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(f) The Warrant Agent may consult with legal counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent will incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in the absence of bad faith in reliance thereon.

(g) The Warrant Agent may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent absent gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) in the appointment of such agent.

(h) No provision of this Agreement will require the Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of its rights or powers, unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

(i) The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company, and its duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof.  No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Warrant Agent from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

(j) The Warrant Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any Holder of Warrants with respect to any action or default by the Company, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon the Company.

(k) The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to expend or risk its own funds or to take any action that it believes would expose or subject it to expense or liability or to a risk of incurring expense or liability, unless it has been furnished with assurances of repayment or indemnity satisfactory to it.

(l) The Warrant Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of its obligations relating to any registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or this Agreement, including without limitation obligations under applicable regulation or law.

(m) The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any Warrants authenticated by the Warrant Agent and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the issue and sale, or exercise, of the Warrants.

(n) The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for the Company, and its duties shall be determined solely by the express provisions hereof (and no duties or obligations shall be inferred or implied).  The Warrant Agent shall not assume any obligations or relationship of agency or trust with any of the owners or holders of the Warrants.

(o) The Warrant Agent may rely on and be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon (i) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a

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member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or other comparable “signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing; or (ii) any law, act, regulation or any interpretation of the same even though such law, act, or regulation may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed.

(p) In the event the Warrant Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Warrant Agent hereunder, the Warrant Agent, may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to Company, the holder of any Warrant certificate or any other person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless the Warrant Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the reasonable satisfaction of Warrant Agent.

(q) The provisions of this Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section 7.03 will survive the termination of this Agreement, the exercise or expiration of the Warrants and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

Section 7.02 Compensation; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability .  (a) The Company will pay the Warrant Agent compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as agreed upon in writing for its services.  The Company will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Warrant Agent in the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder, except any such expense, disbursement or advance attributable to its gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).  Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Warrant Agent’s agents and counsel.

(a) The Company will indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, suit, action, proceeding, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, settlement or expense incurred (including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) without gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part (each as determined by a final, nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on the part of the Warrant Agent, for anything done or omitted to be done by the Warrant Agent in connection with the acceptance, administration of, exercise and performance of its duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability arising therefrom, directly or indirectly.  The reasonable costs and expenses incurred in enforcing this right of indemnification will be paid by the Company.  The Warrant Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Warrant Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Warrant Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all Services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed,

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the amounts paid hereunder by the Company to Warrant Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from Warrant Agent is being sought.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event will the Warrant Agent be liable for special, punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.  The Warrant Agent will not be deemed to have knowledge of any event of which it was supposed to receive notice thereof hereunder, and the Warrant Agent will be fully protected and will incur no liability for failing to take any action in connection therewith unless and until it has received such notice.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights Of Warrant Agent .  The Warrant Agent, and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of it, may buy, sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under this Agreement.  Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.  An Agent may do the same with like rights.

Section 7.04 Replacement of Warrant Agent .  (a) The Warrant Agent

(i) may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement at any time by not less than 30 days’ written notice to the Company (pursuant to Section 8.02),

(ii) may be removed at any time by the Company by 30 days’ written notice to the Warrant Agent,

(iii) may be removed at any time by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants by 30 days written notice to the Warrant Agent,

(iv) shall, if no longer eligible under Section 7.06, be subject to removal upon the request of any Holder to the Company; and

(v) may be removed by the Company if:  (A) the Warrant Agent is no longer eligible under Section 7.06; (B) the Warrant Agent is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (C) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Warrant Agent or its property; or (D) the Warrant Agent becomes incapable of acting.

In the event the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Warrant Agent terminates, the Warrant Agent will be deemed to have resigned automatically and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement as of the effective date of such termination.

(b) If the Warrant Agent has been removed by the Holders, Holders of a majority of the Warrants may appoint a successor Warrant Agent with the consent of the Company.  Otherwise, if the Warrant Agent resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Warrant Agent for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Warrant Agent.  If the successor

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Warrant Agent does not deliver its written acceptance within 30 days after the retiring Warrant Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Warrant Agent, the Company or the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent.

(c) Upon delivery by the successor Warrant Agent of a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Warrant Agent and to the Company, (i) the retiring Warrant Agent will transfer all property held by it as Warrant Agent to the successor Warrant Agent, (ii) the resignation or removal of the retiring Warrant Agent will become effective, and (iii) the successor Warrant Agent will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Warrant Agent under this Agreement.  Upon request of any successor Warrant Agent, the Company will execute any and all instruments for fully and vesting in and confirming to the successor Warrant Agent all such rights and powers.  The Company will give notice of any resignation and any removal of the Warrant Agent, and the transfer agent, as the case may be, and each appointment of a successor Warrant Agent to all Holders, and include in the notice the name of the successor Warrant Agent and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(d) Notwithstanding replacement of the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Section, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.02 will continue for the benefit of the retiring Warrant Agent.

Section 7.05 Successor Warrant Agent By Merger .  (a) Subject to compliance with Section 7.06, if the Warrant Agent consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person or national banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person or national banking association without any further act will be the successor Warrant Agent with the same effect as if the successor Warrant Agent had been named as the Warrant Agent in this Agreement.

(a) If, at the time such successor to the Warrant Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, any of the Warrants have been countersigned but not delivered, the successor Warrant Agent may adopt the countersignature of the original Warrant Agent; and if any of the Warrants shall not have been countersigned, the successor Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrants, and in all such cases such Warrants shall have the full force and effect provided in the Warrants and in this Agreement.

Section 7.06 Eligibility .  This Agreement must always have a Warrant Agent that has a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (individually or combined with Affiliates) as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

Section 7.07 Holder Lists .  The Warrant Agent shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders.  If the Warrant Agent is not the Registrar, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Warrant Agent at such times as the Warrant Agent may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Warrant Agent may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders.

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Article 8.

Miscellaneous

Section 8.01 Warrantholder Actions .  (a) Any notice, consent to amendment, supplement or waiver provided by this Agreement to be given by a Holder (an “ act ”) may be evidenced by an instrument signed by the Holder delivered to the Warrant Agent.

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

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

Section 8.02 Notices .  (a) Any notice or communication by the Company, on the one hand, or the Warrant Agent, on the other hand, to the other is duly given if in writing (i) when delivered in person, (ii) five days after mailing when mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, (iii) by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized courier service, or (iv) when sent by facsimile transmission, with transmission confirmed.  In each case the notice or communication should be addressed as follows:

if to the Company :

Targa Resources Corp.

1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4300

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: (713) 584-1000

if to the Warrant Agent :

Computershare Inc,

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Michael Battista

Relationship Manager

The Company or the Warrant Agent by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

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(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided with respect to published notices, any notice or communication to a Holder will be deemed given when mailed to the Holder at its address as it appears on the Register by first class mail; provided , that if the Company has been made aware of a different address pursuant to the Certificate of Designation or an applicable Warrant, the Company shall provide such notice to such address instead.  Copies of any notice or communication to a Holder, if given by the Company, will be mailed to the Warrant Agent at the same time.  Defect in mailing a notice or communication to any particular Holder will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. The notice or communication should be addressed as follows:

if to Stonepeak:

Stonepeak Target Holdings, LP

717 5th Avenue, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Adrienne Saunders

and

Attention: Jack Howell

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

Sidley Austin LLP

1000 Louisiana Street

Suite 6000

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Cliff Vrielink and Timothy Langenkamp

if to [______] :

[______________]

[______________]

[______________]

(b) Where this Agreement provides for notice, the notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and the waiver will be the equivalent of the notice.  Waivers of notice by Holders must be filed with the Warrant Agent, but such filing is not a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waivers.

Section 8.03 Supplements And Amendments .  (a) The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement this Agreement or the Warrants without notice to or the consent of any Holder

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

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(ii) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment hereunder by a successor Warrant Agent; or

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

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a) or (c), this Agreement and the Warrants may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants.  Any amendment or modification of or supplement to this Agreement or the Warrants, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company or any Purchaser from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which such amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent has been made or given.  In addition, any term of a specific Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder of such Warrant.

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

(i) increase the Exercise Price;

(ii) reduce the term of the Warrants;

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

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

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

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

(e) Subject to Section 8.03(h), an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section will become effective on receipt by the Warrant Agent of written consents from the Holders of the requisite percentage of the outstanding Warrants.  After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders affected thereby a notice describing the amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail.  Any failure of the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

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

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

(h) The Warrant Agent is entitled to receive, and will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this section is authorized or permitted by this Agreement.  If the Warrant Agent has received such an Opinion of Counsel, it shall sign the amendment, supplement or waiver so long as the same does not adversely affect the rights of the Warrant Agent.  The Warrant Agent may, but is not obligated to, execute any amendment, supplement or waiver that affects the Warrant Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.

Section 8.04 Governing Law .  This Agreement and the Warrants shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of Delaware, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Delaware over any such action.  The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Section 8.05 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .  This Agreement may not be used to interpret another agreement of the Company, and no such agreement may be used to interpret this Agreement.

Section 8.06 Successors and Assigns .  All agreements of the Company in this Agreement and the Warrants will bind its successors.  All agreements of the Warrant Agent in this Agreement will bind its successors.  Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in any legend in effect as set forth herein, each Holder may freely assign its Warrants and its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Person; provided , that no such assignment shall be made to an Industry Competitor.

Section 8.07 Duplicate Originals .  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement.  Each signed copy shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. A signature to this agreement executed/transmitted electronically will have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.

Section 8.08 Separability .  In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Warrants is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

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Section 8.09 Table of Contents and Headings .  The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Agreement and in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.10 Benefits Of This Agreement .  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of Warrants any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the registered holders of Warrants.

Section 8.11 Good Faith Determinations .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

Section 8.12 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that, other than as set forth herein, no Person other than the Warrant Agent, the Holders, their respective permitted assignees and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of such Persons may be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of such Persons or any of their respective assignees, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of such Persons or their respective permitted assignees under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except, in each case, for any assignee of any Holder hereunder.

Section 8.13 Bank Accounts.   All funds received by Computershare under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by Computershare in the performance of Services (the “ Funds ”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Company.  Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Computershare will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.).  Computershare shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by Computershare in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank,

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financial institution or other third party.  Computershare may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits.  Computershare shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company, any holder or any other party.

Section 8.14 Further Assurances.   The Company shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Warrant Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.15 Confidentiality.   The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia, personal, non-public warrant holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services agreed upon by the parties hereto shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

Section 8.16 Force Majeure .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Warrant Agent will not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

 

 

 

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

 

TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Warrant Agreement


 

 

Computershare Inc.,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,

as Warrant Agent

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Warrant Agreement


 

Exhibit A

[Face of Series A Warrant]

[ Insert appropriate legend ]

 

No.                     

      Warrants

[CUSIP No.                      ] 7

[CUSIP No.                      ] 8

Series A Warrant Certificate

This Series A Warrant Certificate certifies that                                           , or its registered assigns, is the registered holder of Series A Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), exercisable for, at the option of Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), either shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company, or cash.  This Series A Warrant Certificate is exercisable for [____] shares of Common Stock (the “ Exercise Shares ”).  Each Warrant entitles the registered holder upon exercise at any time from 9:00 a.m. on September [__], 2016 until 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on March [__], 2023 (the “ Expiration Time ”), to receive from the Company either (i) an amount of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at an initial exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”) of eighteen dollars and eighty eight cents ($18.88) (as such price may be adjusted as provided in the Warrant Agreement) pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof or (ii) cash, pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable and the cash payable upon a Net Cash Settlement upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

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

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

Dated:   [               ]

 

7  

144A CUSIP

8  

Accredited Investor CUSIP

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

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Countersigned on [           ]:

Computershare Inc.

as Warrant Agent

 

By:

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

Computershare Trust Company , N.A. ,

as Warrant Agent

 

By:

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

[Reverse of Series A Warrant]

1. Warrant Agreement

The Warrants evidenced by this Series A Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of March [__], 2016 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, collectively, as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “ holders ” or “ holder ” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants.  To the extent permitted by law, in the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement, the terms of the Warrant Agreement will prevail.

2. Exercise

Warrants may be exercised at any time on or after September [__], 2016 and on or before the Expiration Time; provided that holders shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from, or in compliance with, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of the Warrants or other persons to whom it is proposed that any Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Warrants reside (any exercise that would not, in the opinion of the Company upon advice of counsel, qualify for exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act will be effected as an exchange of the Warrants for Warrant Shares as provided in the Warrant Agreement).

In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by this Series A Warrant Certificate, the holder must deliver to the Company this Series A Warrant Certificate and the form of election to exercise on the reverse hereof duly completed, which signature shall be medallion guaranteed by an institution which is a member of a Securities Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee program.

The exercise of Warrants is subject to certain restrictions on exercise (including a minimum number of Warrants being exercised in a partial exercise of Warrants) as described in the Warrant Agreement.

The Company pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement will elect to have the Warrants which are exercised net settled in cash or net settled in shares of Common Stock as provided in the Warrant Agreement.  No Warrant may be exercised after the Expiration Time, and to the extent not exercised by such time the Warrants shall become void.

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3. Adjustments

The Warrant Agreement provides that, upon the occurrence of certain events, the Exercise Price and, if applicable, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted.

4. No Fractional Shares

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

5. Registered Form; Transfer and Exchange

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

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

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder(s) thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  This Warrant Certificate does not entitle any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

6. Countersignature

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[Form of Exercise Notice]

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise Of Series A Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate for _______________ shares of Common Stock to be net share settled pursuant to the Net Share Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement or net cash settled pursuant to the Net Cash Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement, wherein in the latter case, cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock in accordance with terms of the Warrant Agreement.

In the case of a Net Share Settlement, the undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be registered in the name of ________________, whose address is ____________________ and that such shares be delivered to ____________, whose address is ______________________________.  If said number of shares is less than all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant representing the remaining balance of such shares be registered in the name of _____________________, whose address is ___________________, and that such Warrant be delivered to ___________________, whose address is _____________________.

If the undersigned receives Warrant Shares pursuant to a Net Share Settlement and such Warrant Shares have not been registered pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, the undersigned represents and warrants that (x) it is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) and is receiving the Warrant Shares for its own account or for the account of another qualified institutional buyer, and it is aware that the Company is issuing the Warrant Shares to it in reliance on Rule 144A; (y) it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act; or (z) it is receiving the Warrant Shares pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (x) above, the Company and the Warrant Agent may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Warrant Agreement.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (y) above, the Company may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E and/or an opinion of counsel.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (z) above the Warrant Agent may request appropriate certificates and/or an opinion of counsel.

 

 

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Signature

 

Date:

 

[

 

 

Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]

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

(Please type or print block letters)

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

Check One

¨ (1) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and certification in the form of Exhibit E to the Warrant Agreement is being furnished herewith.

or

¨ (2) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred other than in accordance with (1) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Warrant Agent is not obligated to register this Warrant in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement have been satisfied.

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seller

 

 

 

By

 

 

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

 

 

[Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

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Exhibit B

[Face of Series B Warrant]

[ Insert appropriate legend ]

 

No.                     

      Warrants

[CUSIP No.                      ] 9

[CUSIP No.                      ] 10

Series B Warrant Certificate

This Series B Warrant Certificate certifies that                                           , or its registered assigns, is the registered holder of Series B Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), exercisable for, at the option of Targa Resources Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), either shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company, or cash.  This Series B Warrant Certificate is exercisable for [____] shares of Common Stock (the “ Exercise Shares ”).  Each Warrant entitles the registered holder upon exercise at any time from 9:00 a.m. on September [__], 2016 until 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on March [__], 2023 (the “ Expiration Time ”), to receive from the Company either (i) an amount of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at an initial exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”) of twenty five dollars and eleven cents ($25.11) (as such price may be adjusted as provided in the Warrant Agreement) pursuant to a Net Share Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof or (ii) cash, pursuant to a Net Cash Settlement, subject to the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.  The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable and the cash payable upon a Net Cash Settlement upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

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

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

Dated:   [               ]

 

9  

144A CUSIP

10  

Accredited Investor CUSIP

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

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Countersigned on [           ]:

Computershare Inc.

as Warrant Agent

 

By:

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

Computershare Trust Company , N.A. ,

as Warrant Agent

 

By:

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

[Reverse of Series B Warrant]

1. Warrant Agreement

The Warrants evidenced by this Series B Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of March [__], 2016 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, collectively, as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “ holders ” or “ holder ” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants.  To the extent permitted by law, in the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement, the terms of the Warrant Agreement will prevail.

2. Exercise

Warrants may be exercised at any time on or after September [__], 2016 and on or before the Expiration Time; provided that holders shall be able to exercise their Warrants only if the exercise of such Warrants is exempt from, or in compliance with, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of the Warrants or other persons to whom it is proposed that any Warrant Shares be issued on exercise of the Warrants reside (any exercise that would not, in the opinion of the Company upon advice of counsel, qualify for exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act will be effected as an exchange of the Warrants for Warrant Shares as provided in the Warrant Agreement); and

In order to exercise all or any of the Warrants represented by this Series B Warrant Certificate, the holder must deliver to the Company this Series B Warrant Certificate and the form of election to exercise on the reverse hereof duly completed, which signature shall be medallion guaranteed by an institution which is a member of a Securities Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee program.

The exercise of Warrants is subject to certain restrictions or exercise (including a minimum number of Warrants being exercised in a partial exercise of Warrants) as described in the Warrant Agreement).

The Company pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement will elect to have the Warrants which are exercised net settled in cash or net settled in shares of Common Stock as provided in the Warrant Agreement.

No Warrant may be exercised after the Expiration Time, and to the extent not exercised by such time the Warrants shall become void.

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3. Adjustments

The Warrant Agreement provides that, upon the occurrence of certain events, including Net Cash Settlement, the Exercise Price and, if applicable, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted.

4. No Fractional Shares

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

5. Registered Form; Transfer and Exchange

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

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

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder(s) thereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.  This Warrant Certificate does not entitle any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

6. Countersignature

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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[Form of Exercise Notice]

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise Of Series B Warrant)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate for _______________ shares of Common Stock to be net share settled pursuant to the Net Share Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement or net cash settled pursuant to the Net Cash Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement, wherein in the latter case, cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock in accordance with terms of the Warrant Agreement.

In the case of Net Share Settlement, the undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be registered in the name of ________________, whose address is ____________________ and that such shares be delivered to ____________, whose address is ______________________________.  If said number of shares is less than all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant representing the remaining balance of such shares be registered in the name of _____________________, whose address is ___________________, and that such Warrant be delivered to ___________________, whose address is _____________________.

If the undersigned receives Warrant Shares pursuant to a Net Share Settlement and such Warrant Shares have not been registered pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, the undersigned represents and warrants that (x) it is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) and is receiving the Warrant Shares for its own account or for the account of another qualified institutional buyer, and it is aware that the Company is issuing the Warrant Shares to it in reliance on Rule 144A; (y) it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act; or (z) it is receiving the Warrant Shares pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (x) above, the Company and the Warrant Agent may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Warrant Agreement.  Prior to the purchase of Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (y) above, the Company may request a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E and/or an opinion of counsel.  Prior to receiving Warrant Shares pursuant to clause (z) above the Warrant Agent may request appropriate certificates and/or an opinion of counsel.

The undersigned understands that, upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company may elect to have the Warrants which are exercised settled either net cash settled pursuant to the Net Share Settlement procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement or net cash settled pursuant to the Net Cash Settlement Procedures set forth in the Warrant Agreement, wherein in the latter case, cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock would be delivered to the Holder in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock in accordance with terms of the Warrant Agreement.

 

By

 

 

 

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

 

 

[Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

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[FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]

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

(Please type or print block letters)

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

Check One

¨ (1) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and certification in the form of Exhibit E to the Warrant Agreement is being furnished herewith.

or

¨ (2) This Warrant Certificate is being transferred other than in accordance with (1) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Warrant and the Warrant Agreement.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Warrant Agent is not obligated to register this Warrant in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement have been satisfied.

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seller

 

 

 

By

 

 

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

 

 

[Signature Guaranteed]

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Warrant Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Warrant Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

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Exhibit C

RESTRICTED LEGEND

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

THIS WARRANT EVIDENCES AND ENTITLES THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF TO CERTAIN RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TARGA RESOURCES CORP., COMPUTERSHARE, INC. AND COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RIGHTS AGENT) DATED AS OF [____________], 2016, AS IT MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE SUPPLEMENTED OR AMENDED, THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING COMMON STOCK THAT MAY BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE, PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE WARRANT AGENT’S (INCLUDING ANY SUCCESSOR WARRANT AGENT) RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE  (C) OR (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION

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SATISFACTORY TO THE WARRANT AGENT, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE WARRANT AGENT.  THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

 

 

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Exhibit D

Rule 144A Certificate

__________, ____

[              ]

[              ]

Attention:  [●]

Re:

Warrants to acquire either Common Stock of Targa Resources Corp. or cash (the “ Warrants ”) Issued under the Warrant Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of March [__], 2016 relating to the Warrants

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Certificate relates to:

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

¨   A. Our proposed purchase of      Warrants issued under the Agreement.

¨   B. Our proposed exchange of      Warrants issued under the Agreement for an equal number of Warrants to be held by us.

We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting, in the aggregate owned and invested more than $100,000,000 in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with us (or such accounts, if applicable), as of                           , 20      , which is a date on or since close of our most recent fiscal year.  We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting, are a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A (“ Rule 144A ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).  If we are acting on behalf of an account, we exercise sole investment discretion with respect to such account.  We are aware that the transfer of Warrants to us, or such exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A.  Prior to the date of this Certificate we have received such information regarding the Company as we have requested pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) or have determined not to request such information.

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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF PURCHASER (FOR

TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR

EXCHANGES)]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Address:

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit E

Accredited Investor Certificate

__________, ____

[              ]

[              ]

Attention:  [●]

Re:

Warrants to acquire either Common Stock of Targa Resources Corp. or cash (the “ Warrants ”) Issued under the Warrant Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of March [__], 2016 relating to the Warrants

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Certificate relates to:

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

¨   A.  Our proposed purchase of ____ Warrants issued under the Agreement.

¨   B.  Our proposed exchange of ____ Warrants issued under the Agreement for an equal number of Warrants to be held by us.

We hereby confirm that:

1. We are an “accredited investor” (an “ Accredited Investor ”) within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

2. Any acquisition of Warrants by us will be for our own account or for the account of one or more other Accredited Investors as to which we exercise sole investment discretion.

3. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Warrants and we and any accounts for which we are acting are able to bear the economic risks of and an entire loss of our or their investment in the Warrants.

4. We are not acquiring the Warrants with a view to any distribution thereof in a transaction that would violate the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction; provided that the disposition of our property and the property of any accounts for which we are acting as fiduciary will remain at all times within our and their control.

5. We acknowledge that the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Warrants may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the benefit of U.S. persons except as set forth below.

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We agree for the benefit of the Company, on our own behalf and on behalf of each account for which we are acting, that such Warrants may be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred only in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any State of the United States and only (a) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (b) pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, (c) to a person it reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (d) to an Accredited Investor that, prior to such transfer, delivers to the Warrant Agent a duly completed and signed certificate (the form of which may be obtained from the Warrant Agent) relating to the restrictions on transfer of the Warrants, or (e) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Prior to the registration of any transfer in accordance with (c) above, we acknowledge that a duly completed and signed certificate (the form of which may be obtained from the Warrant Agent) must be delivered to the Warrant Agent.  Prior to the registration of any transfer in accordance with (d) or (e) above, we acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to require the delivery of such legal opinions, certifications or other evidence as may reasonably be required in order to determine that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.  We acknowledge that no representation is made as to the availability of any exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that the Warrant Agent will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any Warrants acquired by us, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent that the foregoing restrictions on transfer have been complied with.  We further understand that the Warrants acquired by us will bear a legend reflecting the substance of the preceding paragraph.  We further agree to provide to any person acquiring any of the Warrants from us a notice advising such person that resales of the Warrants are restricted as stated herein and that the Warrants will bear a legend to that effect.

We agree to notify you promptly in writing if any of our acknowledgments, representations or agreements herein ceases to be accurate and complete.

We represent to you that we have full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements on our own behalf and on behalf of any account for which we are acting.

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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF PURCHASER (FOR

TRANSFERS) OR OWNER (FOR

EXCHANGES)]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Address:

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

Upon transfer, the Warrants would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

                                                     

Taxpayer ID number:                   

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF VINSON AND ELKINS L.L.P. OPINION

C a pit a li z e d t er ms used b ut not d ef in e d h ere in h a ve the m ea nin g s a ss i g n e d to su c h t er ms in the S er i e s A Pr e f e r re d Stock Pu rc h a s e A g r ee m e nt ( the P u rc h ase Ag re e me n t ) . The Company sh a ll f u r nish to the Pu rc h a s er s a t the Closing a n opinion of V i nson & Elkins L . L .P., c ouns e l f or the Company, a dd re ss e d to the P u r c h a s e r s a nd d a t e d the Closing D a te in f o r m s a tisf ac to r y to the Pu rc h ase r s, st a ting th a t:

(i) E a c h o f the Targa Entities is v a lid l y e x i sting a nd i n g ood s t a nding und e r the l aw s of its ju r i sd i c t i on of incorporation or f o r m a t i on, as applicable. E ac h of the Targa Entities h a s a l l re quis i te corporate , lim i t e d li a bil i t y c o m p a n y or p ar tn er sh i p po w e r a n d a utho r i t y , a s a pp l i ca bl e , und e r the l a ws of its ju r i sdi c t ion of incorporation or f o r m a tion, as applicable, n ece s s a r y to own or l ea se its p r op er ti e s a nd t o c o n du c t i t s bus i n e s s , in e ac h ca se in a ll m a t er i a l r e s p ec ts a s d e s cr i b e d in t he Company S EC Do c u m e nts.

(ii) Except as have been waived or satisfied, there are no preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any interests in the Company pursuant to the Company’s Organizational Documents or any agreement filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 or any Current Report or Quarterly Report filed thereafter to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound.

(iii) The Purchased Shares to be issued and sold to the Purchasers by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized in accordance with the Company’s Organizational Documents and, when issued and delivered to the Purchasers against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

(iv) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares have been duly authorized by the Company pursuant to the Company’s Organizational Documents and, when issued upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations will not be subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

(v) The Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Warrant Agreement and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company when certificates representing the Warrants shall have been duly executed and issued and duly delivered in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the

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Warrant Agreement against payment of the agreed consideration therefor; and the issuance and sale of the Warrants are not subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

(vi) Any additional Warrants issued as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations have been duly authorized and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company when certificates representing the Warrants shall have been duly executed and issued and duly delivered in accordance with the Certificate of Designations and the Warrant Agreement; and the issuance of any additional Warrants issued as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations will not be subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Company’s Organizational Documents.

(vii) The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrants and, when issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the issuance and sale of the Warrant Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights of any securityholder of the Company arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect or the Company’s Organizational Documents as currently in effect.

(viii) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any federal or Delaware court, Governmental Authority or body having jurisdiction over the Company is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents including without limitation the issuance and sale by the Company of the Purchased Shares or Warrants, the issuance of any additional Warrants as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of Warrant Shares, the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares, except (i) as may be required in connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreements to register the Warrant Shares and the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Purchased Shares under the Securities Act, (ii) those that have been obtained, (iii) as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, as to which we do not express any opinion, or (iv) such that the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ix) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers and the Company contained in the Purchase Agreement, the offer, issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and Warrants by the Company to the Purchasers solely in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designations and the Warrant Agreement, the issuance of any additional Warrants as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise solely in the manner contemplated by the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrants, and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designations, are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; provided , however , that we express no opinion as to any subsequent sale or resale.

Exhibit E-2


 

(x) The Company is not an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(xi) None of the offering, issuance or sale by the Company of the Purchased Shares or Warrants, the issuance of any additional Warrants as Non-Cash Dividend Amounts pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise solely in the manner contemplated by the Warrants, the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Purchased Shares, or the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will result in a breach or violation of (A) the Company’s Operative Documents (B) any agreement filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 or any Current Report or Quarterly Report filed thereafter, or (C) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or U.S. federal law, which in the case of clauses (B) or (C) would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that we express no opinion pursuant to this paragraph (xi) with respect to any securities or other anti-fraud law.

(xii) Each of the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights Agreements, the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except insofar as the enforceability thereof may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (B) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

Exhibit E-3

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Joe Bob Perkins, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Targa Resources Corp. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2016

By: /s/ Joe Bob Perkins

Name: Joe Bob Perkins

Title: Chief Executive Officer of Targa Resources Corp.

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Matthew J. Meloy, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Targa Resources Corp. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2016

By: /s/ Matthew J. Meloy

Name: Matthew J. Meloy

Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Targa Resources Corp.

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Targa Resources Corp., for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Joe Bob Perkins, as Chief Executive Officer of Targa Resources Corp., hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Targa Resources Corp.

By: /s/ Joe Bob Perkins

Name: Joe Bob Perkins

Title: Chief Executive Officer of Targa Resources Corp.

Date: May 10, 2016

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Targa and will be retained by Targa and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Targa Resources Corp. for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Matthew J. Meloy, as Chief Financial Officer of Targa Resources Corp., hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Targa Resources Corp.

By: /s/ Matthew J. Meloy

Name: Matthew J. Meloy

Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of

Targa Resources Corp.

Date: May 10, 2016

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Targa and will be retained by Targa and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.