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Introductory Note
On November 3, 2023, Energy Transfer LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Energy Transfer”), completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of August 16, 2023, by and among Energy Transfer, Crestwood Equity Partners LP (“Crestwood”), Pachyderm Merger Sub LLC, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Transfer (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, LE GP, LLC, the general partner of Energy Transfer (the “General Partner”), pursuant to which Crestwood merged with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), with Merger Sub surviving the Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Transfer.
At the effective time of the Merger on November 3, 2023 (the “Effective Time”), holders of common units representing limited partner interests in Crestwood (the “Crestwood common units”) received, for each Crestwood common unit that they owned as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, 2.07 common units of Energy Transfer, each representing a limited partner interest in Energy Transfer (the “ET common units”). Each preferred unit representing a limited partner interest in Crestwood (the “Crestwood preferred units”) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, at the election of the holder of such Crestwood preferred unit, (i) converted into Crestwood common units, at a conversion ratio of one Crestwood common unit for 10 Crestwood preferred units, subject to the payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions prior to the Effective Time, which as-converted Crestwood common units were subsequently converted into Energy Transfer common units at the closing of the Merger at an exchange ratio of 2.07 Energy Transfer common units for each Crestwood common unit, (ii) converted into a Series I Fixed Rate Perpetual Preferred Unit of Energy Transfer (a “Series I Preferred Unit”) or (iii) was redeemed in exchange for cash at a price of $9.857484 per Crestwood preferred unit plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of such redemption.
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Supplemental Indentures
At the Effective Time, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Crestwood Midstream Partners”), and Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Crestwood (together, the “Original Issuers”), remained the issuers of approximately (i) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2025, issued under the indenture, dated as of March 14, 2017, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “2017 Indenture”), (ii) $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027, issued under the indenture, dated as of April 15, 2019, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “2019 Indenture”), (iii) $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Senior Notes due 2029, issued under the indenture, dated as of January 21, 2021, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “January 2021 Indenture”), (iv) $450,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.00% Senior Notes due 2029, issued under the indenture, dated as of March 30, 2021, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “March 2021 Indenture”) and (v) $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375% Senior Notes due 2031, issued under the indenture, dated as of January 19, 2023 (the “2023 Indenture” and, together with the 2017 Indenture, the 2019 Indenture, the January 2021 Indenture and the March 2021 Indenture, the “Indentures”).
In connection with and after the consummation of the Merger, on November 3, 2023, Energy Transfer caused Crestwood Midstream Partners to contribute substantially all of its assets to Energy Transfer, and Energy Transfer entered into supplemental indentures (the “Supplemental Indentures”) pursuant to which it assumed all of the obligations of the Original Issuers under the Indentures.
The foregoing description of the Supplemental Indentures does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Supplemental Indentures, each of which is filed hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.03 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Amendment No. 10 to Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
At the Effective Time, Energy Transfer issued 41,464,187 Series I Preferred Units to holders of Crestwood preferred units who elected to convert their Crestwood preferred units into Series I Preferred Units in connection with the closing of the Merger. The Series I Preferred Units represent limited partner interests in Energy Transfer which rank, as to distributions on such securities and distributions upon liquidation, on parity with Energy Transfer’s existing preferred units. The Series I Preferred Units, among other things, entitle the holders to participate in Energy Transfer partnership distributions and to exercise certain rights and privileges. In connection with the issuance of the Series I Preferred Units, the General Partner, as the general partner of Energy Transfer and on behalf of the limited partners of Energy Transfer, executed Amendment No. 10 (the “LPA Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Energy Transfer, dated as of February 8, 2006 (the “Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”).
The Series I Preferred Units are entitled to a cumulative distribution (the “Preferred Distribution”) of $0.2111 per quarter in respect of each Series I Preferred Unit, subject to certain adjustments (as may be adjusted, the “Preferred Distribution Amount”). Each Preferred Distribution will be paid in cash at the Preferred Distribution Amount unless, subject to certain exceptions, (i) there is no distribution being paid on parity securities and junior securities and (ii) Energy Transfer’s Available Cash (as defined in the Fourth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement, as defined below), excluding any deductions to provide funds for distributions of Available Cash to the holders of ET common units (“ET common unitholders”) in respect of any one or more of the next four quarters, is insufficient to pay the Preferred Distribution. If Energy Transfer fails to pay the Preferred Distribution in full in cash, then until such time as all accrued and unpaid Preferred Distributions are paid in full in cash, Energy Transfer will not be permitted to declare or make (a) any distributions in respect of any junior securities (including the common units) and (b) subject to certain exceptions, any distributions in respect of any parity securities. The Series I Preferred Units will be entitled to receive (and share pro rata with ET common unitholders in) any portion of any quarterly cash distribution made in the normal course to ET common unitholders that is in excess of the “Specified Distribution Amount.” The “Specified Distribution Amount” means an amount that is the greater of (i) the amount of the highest previously paid quarterly cash distribution after the date of the merger and (ii) the amount equal to 115% of the quarterly cash distribution for the immediately preceding quarter.
Holders of Series I Preferred Units may elect (i) to convert all or any portion of their Series I Preferred Units, in an aggregate amount equaling or exceeding the Minimum Conversion Amount (as defined in the LPA Amendment), into ET common units, at the then applicable Conversion Ratio (as defined in the LPA Amendment, initially 2.07 ET common units for ten Series I Preferred Units), subject to the payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of such conversion and (ii) in the event of Energy Transfer’s voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, to convert all or any portion of such Series I Preferred Units into ET common units, at the then applicable Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion. At any time, subject to certain liquidity requirements set forth in the LPA Amendment, if the volume-weighted average trading price of the ET common units on the national securities exchange on which the ET common units are then listed (the “VWAP Price”) for 20 trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the day immediately preceding the date notice is given by Energy Transfer of election of its conversion right is greater than the quotient of (i) $13.691 divided by (ii) the then applicable Conversion Ratio (or approximately $66.14 based on the initial Conversion Ratio), the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may convert all or a portion of the outstanding Series I Preferred Units into ET common units, at the then applicable Conversion Ratio, subject to the payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion. Also, subject to certain liquidity requirements set forth in the LPA Amendment, if the VWAP Price of the ET common units for 20 trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the day immediately preceding the date notice is given by Energy Transfer of the exercise of its conversion right is greater than the quotient of (i) $9.1273 divided by (ii) the then applicable Conversion Ratio (or approximately $44.09 based on the initial Conversion
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Ratio), the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may convert all, but not less than all, of the outstanding Series I Preferred Units into a number of ET common units equal to the Adjusted Conversion Amount (as defined in the LPA Amendment).
The Series I Preferred Units are entitled to vote as a separate class under the following circumstances: (i) the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, is required to adopt any amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material and adverse effect on the rights of the Series I Preferred Units, and (ii) the affirmative vote of holders of at least two thirds of the outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting together as a class with other parity securities, is required to (1) create or issue any Parity Securities if cumulative distributions on the Series I Preferred Units are in arrears or (2) create or issue any Senior Securities (as defined in the Fourth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement).
The foregoing description of the LPA Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the LPA Amendment, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
On November 3, 2023, Energy Transfer amended and restated the Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement (as so amended and restated, the “Fourth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”) in its entirety in order to include Amendment Nos. 1 through 10 thereto.
The foregoing description of the Fourth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 3, 2023, Energy Transfer issued a press release announcing the completion of the Merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information, including Exhibit 99.1, be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ENERGY TRANSFER LP | ||||||
By: | LE GP, LLC, its general partner. | |||||
Date: November 6, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dylan A. Bramhall | ||||
Name: | Dylan A. Bramhall | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
ENERGY TRANSFER LP
This Amendment No. 10 (this Amendment No. 10) to the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Energy Transfer LP (the Partnership) dated as of February 8, 2006 (as amended to date, the Partnership Agreement) is hereby adopted effective as of November 3, 2023 (the Effective Date) by LE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the General Partner), as the general partner of the Partnership. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given such terms in the Partnership Agreement.
WHEREAS, the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner, may amend any provision of the Partnership Agreement (i) pursuant to Section 13.1(d)(i) of the Partnership Agreement to reflect a change that, the General Partner determines, does not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect and (ii) pursuant to Section 13.1(g) of the Partnership Agreement to reflect an amendment that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the authorization of issuance of any class or series of Partnership Securities pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Partnership Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 16, 2023, by and among the Partnership, Crestwood Equity Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Pachyderm Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, the General Partner, the Partnership has agreed to issue limited partner interests designated as Series I Fixed Rate Perpetual Preferred Units, having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in this Amendment No. 10;
WHEREAS, Section 5.8 of the Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner, without the approval of any Limited Partner except as otherwise provided in the Partnership Agreement, may, for any Partnership purpose, at any time and from time to time, issue additional Partnership Securities to such Persons for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner shall determine;
WHEREAS, the General Partner has determined, pursuant to Section 13.1(g) of the Partnership Agreement, that the amendments to the Partnership Agreement set forth herein are necessary or appropriate in connection with the authorization of the issuance of the Series I Preferred Units (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, the General Partner has determined, pursuant to Section 13.1(d)(i) of the Partnership Agreement, that, if and to the extent any amendments set forth herein are not necessary or appropriate in connection with the authorization of the issuance of the Series I Preferred Units, such amendments to the Partnership Agreement set forth herein do not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect.
NOW THEREFORE, the General Partner does hereby amend the Partnership Agreement as follows:
Section 1. Amendments.
(a) Section 1.1 of the Partnership Agreement is amended to add or to amend and restate the following definitions in their entirety in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Adjusted Conversion Amount means a number of Common Units to be issued upon conversion of each Series I Preferred Unit pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii) equal to the greater of (i) the Series I Conversion Ratio and (ii) the quotient of (A) 150% multiplied by the Series I Preferred Unit Price divided by (B) the Adjustment Ratio multiplied by the lower of (x) the closing price of a Common Unit on the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units are listed or admitted to trading on the last trading day prior to exercise of the Partnerships conversion right pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii) and (y) the VWAP Price calculated over the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of exercise of the Partnerships conversion right pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii).
Adjustment Ratio means 0.96, provided, however, that the Adjustment Ratio shall be 1.00 at any time that the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of exercise of the Partnerships conversion right pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii) exceeds the quotient of (A) 125% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price, divided by (B) the then-applicable Series I Conversion ratio.
Arrears means, (a) with respect to the Series A Distributions, the full cumulative Series A Distributions through the most recent Series A Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, (b) with respect to the Series B Distributions, the full cumulative Series B Distributions through the most recent Series B Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, (c) with respect to the Series C Distributions, the full cumulative Series C Distributions through the most recent Series C Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series C Preferred Units, (d) with respect to the Series D Distributions, the full cumulative Series D Distributions through the most recent Series D Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series D Preferred Units, (e) with respect to the Series E Distributions, the full cumulative Series E Distributions through the most recent Series E Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series E Preferred Units, (f) with respect to the Series F Distributions, the full cumulative Series F Distributions through the most recent Series F Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series F Preferred Units, (g) with respect to the Series G Distributions, the full cumulative Series G Distributions through the most recent Series G Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series G Preferred Units, (h) with respect to the Series H Distributions, the full cumulative Series H Distributions through the most recent Series H Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series H Preferred Units and (i) with respect to the Series I Distributions, the full cumulative Series I Distributions through the most recent Series I Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series I Preferred Units.
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Available Cash means, with respect to any Quarter ending prior to the Liquidation Date:
(a) the sum of (i) all cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership Group (or the Partnerships proportionate share of cash and cash equivalents in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) on hand at the end of such Quarter, and (ii) all additional cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership Group (or the Partnerships proportionate share of cash and cash equivalents in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) on hand immediately prior to the date of the distribution of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter, less
(b) the amount of any cash reserves (or the Partnerships proportionate share of cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) established by the General Partner to (i) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Partnership (including reserves for future capital expenditures, for anticipated future credit needs of the Partnership Group and for refunds of collected rates reasonably likely to be refunded as a result of a settlement or hearing relating to FERC rate proceedings) subsequent to such Quarter, (ii) comply with applicable law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which any Group Member is a party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject, (iii) provide funds for distributions under Section 6.3 in respect of any one or more of the next four Quarters; (iv) provide funds for Series A Distributions, (v) provide funds for Series B Distributions, (vi) provide funds for Series C Distributions, (vii) provide funds for Series D Distributions, (viii) provide funds for Series E Distributions, (ix) provide funds for Series F Distributions, (x) provide funds for Series G Distributions, (xi) provide funds for Series H Distributions, (xii) provide funds for Series I Distributions or (xiii) provide funds for distributions to the Class B Units; provided, however, that disbursements made by a Group Member or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such Quarter but on or before the date of determination of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall be deemed to have been made, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Available Cash, within such Quarter if the General Partner so determines.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash with respect to the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs and any subsequent Quarter shall equal zero.
Common Unit means a Partnership Security representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners, and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Common Units in this Agreement. The term Common Unit does not include a Class A Unit, a Class B Unit, a Series A Preferred Unit, a Series B Preferred Unit, a Series C Preferred Unit, a Series D Preferred Unit, a Series E Preferred Unit, a Series F Preferred Unit, a Series G Preferred Unit, a Series H Preferred Unit or a Series I Preferred Unit.
Crestwood Indentures means (i) that certain Indenture dated as of March 23, 2015 by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, (ii) that certain Indenture dated as of March 14, 2017 by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee., as trustee, (iii) that certain Indenture dated as of April 15, 2019 by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and (iv) that certain indenture dated as of January 21, 2021, by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
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Energy Transfer Merger means the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 16, 2023, by and among Energy Transfer LP, Pachyderm Merger Sub LLC, solely for the purposes of Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(c) and 5.21 thereof, LE GP, LLC, and the Partnership.
Limited Partner Interest means the ownership interest of a Limited Partner or Assignee in the Partnership, which may be evidenced by Common Units, Class A Units, Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units or other Partnership Securities or a combination thereof or interest therein, and includes any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner or Assignee is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Limited Partner or Assignee to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Minimum Conversion Amount means (i) a number of Series I Preferred Units having an aggregate value of $20.0 million, which value is calculated by multiplying the number of Series I Preferred Units to be converted by the Series I Preferred Unit Price or (ii) if the value of the Series I Preferred Units (calculated in accordance with clause (i) above) to be converted by the Series I Holder requesting conversion does not equal or exceed $20.0 million, then all of the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder.
Outstanding means, with respect to Partnership Securities, all Partnership Securities that are issued by the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnerships books and records as of the date of determination; provided, however, that if at any time any Person or Group (other than the General Partner or its Affiliates) beneficially owns 20% or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding, all Partnership Securities owned by such Person or Group shall not be voted on any matter and shall not be considered to be Outstanding when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement, except that Common Units so owned shall be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 11.1(b)(iv) (such Common Units shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of Partnership Securities for purposes of this Agreement); provided, further, that the limitation in the foregoing proviso shall not apply (i) to any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding directly from the General Partner or its Affiliates, (ii) to any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding directly or indirectly from a Person or Group described in clause (i) if the General Partner shall have notified such Person or Group in writing that such limitation shall not apply to such Person or Group, (iii) to any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Partnership Securities issued by the Partnership with the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the General Partner, (iv) to any Series A Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series A Holders pursuant to Section 5.17(b)(iii), (v) to any Series B
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Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series B Holders pursuant to Section 5.18(b)(iii), (vi) to any Series C Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series C Holders pursuant to Section 5.19(b)(iii), (vii) to any Series D Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series D Holders pursuant to Section 5.20(b)(iii), (viii) to any Series E Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series E Holders pursuant to Section 5.21(b)(iii), (ix) to any Series F Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series F Holders pursuant to Section 5.22(b)(iii), (x) to any Series G Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series G Holders pursuant to Section 5.23(b)(iii), (xi) to any Series H Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series H Holders pursuant to Section 5.25(b)(iii) or (xii) to any Series I Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series I Holders pursuant to Section 5.26(d).
Partnership Security means any class or series of equity interest in the Partnership (but excluding any options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to an equity interest in the Partnership) and General Partner Units and any General Partner Interest represented thereby, including without limitation, Common Units, Class A Units, Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units.
Paying Agent means the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as paying agent for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units and the Series I Preferred Units, and its respective successors and assigns or any other paying agent appointed by the General Partner; provided, however, that if no Paying Agent is specifically designated for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units or the Series I Preferred Units, the General Partner shall act in such capacity.
Percentage Interest means as of any date of determination (a) as to the General Partner, the amount of its aggregate Capital Contributions to the Partnership divided by the aggregate Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by all Partners (other than Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by a Partner with respect to a Class A Unit, a Class B Unit, a Series A Preferred Unit, a Series B Preferred Unit, a Series C Preferred Unit, a Series D Preferred Unit, a Series E Preferred Unit, a Series F Preferred Unit, a Series G Preferred Unit, a Series H Preferred Unit or a Series I Preferred Unit), (b) as to any Unitholder or Assignee holding Common Units, the product obtained by multiplying (i) 100% less the percentage applicable to paragraphs (a) and (c) hereof by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of Common Units held by such Unitholder or Assignee by (B) the total number of all Outstanding Common Units, and (c) as to the holders of other Partnership Securities issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section 5.8, the percentage established as a part of such issuance. The Percentage Interest with respect to a Class A Unit, Class B Unit, Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit and Series I Preferred Unit shall at all times be zero.
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Pro Rata means (a) when modifying Units or any class thereof, apportioned equally among all such designated Units in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (b) when modifying Partners and Assignees, apportioned among all Partners and Assignees in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (c) solely when modifying Series A Holders, apportioned equally among all Series A Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series A Preferred Units held by each such Series A Holder, (d) solely when modifying Series B Holders, apportioned equally among all Series B Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series B Preferred Units held by each such Series B Holder, (e) solely when modifying Series C Holders, apportioned equally among all Series C Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series C Preferred Units held by each such Series C Holder, (f) solely when modifying Series D Holders, apportioned equally among all Series D Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series D Preferred Units held by each such Series D Holder, (g) solely when modifying Series E Holders, apportioned equally among all Series E Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series E Preferred Units held by each such Series E Holder, (h) solely when modifying Series F Holders, apportioned equally among all Series F Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series F Preferred Units held by each such Series F Holder, (i) solely when modifying Series G Holders, apportioned equally among all Series G Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series G Preferred Units held by each such Series G Holder, (j) solely when modifying Series H Holders, apportioned equally among all Series H Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series H Preferred Units held by each such Series H Holder, (k) solely when modifying Series I Holders, apportioned equally among all Series I Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series I Preferred Units held by each such Series I Holder and (l) solely when modifying holders of Class B Units, apportioned equally among all holders of Class B Units in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Class B Units held by each such holder.
Quarterly Distribution has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(c).
Series I Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series I Preferred Unit initially equal to $9.1273 per Series I Preferred Unit.
Series I Cash COC Conversion Premium means 101%
Series I Cash COC Event means any transaction pursuant to which (i) the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner exercises its rights to purchase all of the Outstanding Common Units pursuant to Section 5.26(m) of this Agreement or (ii) any Person or group of Persons acquires in one or more series of related transactions all of the Outstanding Common Units, in each case where the consideration received by the holders of Common Units is comprised of at least 90% cash.
Series I Change of Control means, with respect to the Series I Preferred Units only, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the Common Units are no longer listed or admitted for trading on a National Securities Exchange; (ii) a Series I Cash COC Event; (iii) any direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or more series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Partnership to any Person; or (iv) any dissolution or liquidation of the Partnership (other than in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or a statutory winding up).
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Series I COC Election has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(b)(i).
Series I Conversion Date means, with respect to each Series I Preferred Unit, the date on which the Partnership has completed the conversion of such Series I Preferred Unit pursuant to Section 5.26(b).
Series I Conversion Ratio means 2.07 Common Units for 10 Series I Preferred Units, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 5.26(b)(iv) and (xi).
Series I Current Market Price has meaning set forth in Section 5.26(h)(i).
Series I Deficiency Rate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(c)(i)(B).
Series I Distribution Payment Date means the earlier of: (A) the date that distributions are made on the Common Units for such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.3, and (B) the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of such Quarter.
Series I Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.26(c)(i).
Series I Distributions or Series I Distribution means distributions with respect to Series I Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.26(c).
Series I Holder means a Record Holder of Series I Preferred Units.
Series I Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series I Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series I Parity Securities and Series I Senior Securities.
Series I Liquidation Preference means, with respect to each Series I Preferred Unit, the sum of the Series I Preferred Unit Price plus all accrued and unpaid distributions on such Series I Preferred Unit to the Liquidation Date.
Series I Original Issue Date means November 3, 2023.
Series I Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after the Series I Original Issue Date by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series I Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
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Series I PIK Unit means a Series I Preferred Unit issued pursuant to a Series I Distribution in accordance with Section 5.26(c).
Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(c)(i)(A).
Series I Preferred Unit Price means $9.1273 per Series I Preferred Unit.
Series I Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.26(a).
Series I Restrictions has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(d)(ii)(A).
Series I Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after the Series I Original Issue Date by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series I Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series I Specified Distribution Amount has the meaning given such term in Section 5.26(c).
Substantially Equivalent Security has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(e)(ii)(B).
Series I Super-Majority Interest means at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units.
Series I Voting Threshold has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(d)(i).
Transfer Agent means such bank, trust company or other Person (including the General Partner or one of its Affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Partnership to act as registrar and transfer agent for the Common Units; provided that if no Transfer Agent is specifically designated for any other Partnership Securities, the General Partner shall act in such capacity. The Transfer Agent for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units and the Series I Preferred Units shall be American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, and its successors and assigns, or any other transfer agent and registrar appointed by the General Partner for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units or the Series I Preferred Units, as applicable.
Unit means a Partnership Security that is designated as a Unit and shall include Common Units, Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units or Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units, but shall not include the General Partner Units (or the General Partner Interest represented thereby) or Class A Units.
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Unit Majority means at least a majority of the Outstanding Units (excluding the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units in respect of matters in which the holders of the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units are not entitled to a vote), voting together as a single class.
VWAP Price means as of a particular date means the volume-weighted average trading price, as adjusted for splits, combinations and other similar transactions, of a Common Unit on the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units are then listed or admitted to trading.
(b) Section 5.6(a) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Section 5.6 Capital Accounts.
(a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner (or a beneficial owner of Partnership Interests held by a nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the identity of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner) owning a Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership Interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Partnership with respect to such Partnership Interest and (ii) all items of Partnership income and gain (including, without limitation, income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 5.6(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Partnership Interest (provided that the Capital Account of a Series A Holder, a Series B Holder, a Series C Holder, a Series D Holder, a Series E Holder, a Series F Holder, a Series G Holder or a Series H Holder shall not be reduced by any Series A Distributions, Series B Distributions, Series C Distributions, Series D Distributions, Series E Distributions, Series F Distributions, Series G Distributions or Series H Distributions it receives) and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.6(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1. The Capital Account balance with respect to each Common Unit as of the Effective Date was the Closing Price of the Common Units on the Effective Date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series A Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series A Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series B Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series B Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial
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Capital Account balance in respect of each Series C Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series C Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series D Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series D Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series E Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series E Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series F Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series F Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series G Preferred Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Series G Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series H Preferred Unit on the Series H Original Issue Date is the Series H Liquidation Preference on such date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series I Holders Series I Preferred Units on the Series I Original Issue Date will be equal to such Series I Holders Capital Account balance with respect to its preferred units in Crestwood Equity Partners LP immediately prior to the Energy Transfer Merger. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Class B Unit on the ETO Rollup Date was the Class B Unit Price on such date. In connection with the foregoing, the Partnership shall adopt the methodology set forth in the noncompensatory option regulations under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1 and 1.721-2 with respect to the issuance and conversion of Series I Preferred Units, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
(c) Article V of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 5.26 at the end thereof as follows:
Section 5.26 Establishment of Series I Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as Series I Fixed Rate Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series I Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.26. Each Series I Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series I Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series I Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series I Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series I Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series I Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.26, redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Conversion of Series I Preferred Units.
(i) One or more Series I Holders may elect, each in its own discretion, (A) at any time, to convert all or any portion of the Series I Preferred Units held by such electing Series I Holder(s) in an aggregate amount equaling or exceeding the Minimum Conversion Amount into Common Units, at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv), and (B) in the event of any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, to convert all or any portion of the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder(s), at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject
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to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv), in each case, by delivery of: (A) written notice to the Partnership, in the form set forth as Exhibit C hereto, setting forth the number of Series I Preferred Units it holds and the number of Series I Preferred Units it is electing to convert, and (B) if such Series I Preferred Units are in certificated form, a Series I Preferred Unit Certificate to the Transfer Agent representing an amount of Series I Preferred Units at least equal to the amount such Series I Holder is electing to convert (or an instruction letter to the Transfer Agent if the Series I Preferred Units are in book-entry form), together with such additional information as may be requested by the Transfer Agent, provided that with respect to any Series I Change of Control, such delivery shall be made by the later of (x) 5 Business Days from receipt of notice from the Partnership of such Series I Change of Control and (y) 20 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date (which anticipated closing date shall be specified by the Partnership in such notice and shall be based on the Partnerships reasonable best estimate of such anticipated closing date at the time of providing such notice) of such Series I Change of Control (the Series I COC Election). Such Series I COC Election shall be irrevocable unless (a) any material terms related to the Series I Change of Control consideration are changed or (b) the expected closing date of the Series I Change of Control is pushed back by more than 20 Business Days; provided, that, any Series I Holder that made a Series I COC Election shall have until the later of (x) 5 Business Days from receipt of notice from the Partnership of the occurrence of any of the events in clause (a) or (b) or (y) 20 Business Days prior to the new anticipated closing date (which new anticipated closing date shall be specified by the Partnership in such notice and shall be based on the Partnerships reasonable best estimate of such new anticipated closing date at the time of providing such notice) of any Series I Change of Control to provide notice to the Partnership that such Series I Holder is revoking its Series I COC Election and if such notice is not provided within such period, the Series I COC Election shall be irrevocable. Thereafter, the Partnership shall take all such actions as are necessary or appropriate to complete such conversion in accordance with this Section 5.26(b), provided that such conversion shall be consummated prior to the tenth Business Day following the date of receipt of notice by the Partnership (or, in the event of a Series I Change of Control, prior to such Series I Change of Control). In the case of any Certificate representing Series I Preferred Units which are converted in part only, upon such conversion the Transfer Agent shall authenticate and deliver to the Series I Holder thereof, at the expense of the Partnership, a new Certificate representing the number of Series I Preferred Units not so converted.
(ii) At any time, and provided that the average daily trading volume of the Common Units on the National Securities Exchange upon which such Common Units are listed or admitted to trading was at least 1,168,750 Common Units (subject to appropriate adjustments in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(xi)) for 20-trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(ii), if the VWAP Price for 20 trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading
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day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership to any Series I Holder of exercise of its conversion right pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(ii) is greater than (x) 150% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price divided by (y) the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may convert all or a portion of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units into Common Units, at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv); provided that if the General Partner elects to convert less than all of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, such conversion shall be effected on a Pro Rata basis among the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, including any Outstanding Series I PIK Units. The Partnership shall deliver to each Series I Holder a written notice at least 5 Business Days prior to the date of the expected conversion. Immediately as of the close of business on the date of conversion pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(ii), which date shall be prior to the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership, all or such portion of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units shall automatically convert into Common Units, at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv).
(iii) At any time, provided that the average daily trading volume of the Common Units on the National Securities Exchange upon which such Common Units are listed or admitted to trading was at least 1,168,750 Common Units (subject to appropriate adjustment in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(xi)) for 20-trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(iii), if the VWAP Price for 20 trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership to any Series I Holder of exercise of its conversion right pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(iii) is greater than (x) the Series I Preferred Unit Price divided by (y) the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may convert all, but not less than all, of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units into a number of Common Units equal to the Adjusted Conversion Amount. The Partnership shall deliver to each Series I Holder a written notice at least 5 Business Days prior to the date of the expected conversion. Immediately as of the close of business on the date of conversion pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(iii), which date shall be prior to the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership, all Outstanding Series I Preferred Units shall automatically convert into Common Units, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv).
(iv) The Partnership shall make a cash payment to any Series I Holder with respect to any Series I Preferred Units converted pursuant to this Section 5.26(b) to account for any accrued but unpaid distributions on such Series I Preferred Units as of the date of such conversion.
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(v) Upon conversion, the rights of a holder of converted Series I Preferred Units as a Series I Holder shall cease with respect to such converted Series I Preferred Units, including any rights under this Agreement with respect to Series I Holders, and such Person shall continue to be a Limited Partner and have the rights of a holder of Common Units under this Agreement. Each Series I Preferred Unit shall, upon its Series I Conversion Date, be deemed to be transferred to, and cancelled by, the Partnership in exchange for the issuance of the Common Unit(s) into which such Series I Preferred Unit converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as the result of a conversion, a holder shall not lose or relinquish any claims or rights of action such holder may then or thereafter have as a result of such holders ownership of the converted Series I Preferred Units.
(vi) The Partnership shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Common Units upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Units. However, the holder shall pay any tax or duty which may be payable relating to any transfer involving the issuance or delivery of Common Units in a name other than the holders name. The Transfer Agent may refuse to deliver the Certificate representing Common Units (or notation of book-entry) being issued in a name other than the holders name until the Transfer Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax or duties due because the Units are to be issued in a name other than the holders name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulation.
(vii) The Partnership shall keep free from preemptive rights a sufficient number of Common Units to permit the conversion of all outstanding Series I Preferred Units into Common Units to the extent provided in, and in accordance with, this Section 5.26(b).
(viii) All Common Units delivered upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Units in accordance with this Section 5.26(b) shall be (1) newly issued, (2) duly authorized, validly issued fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien, claim, rights or encumbrances, other than those arising under the Delaware Act or the Partnership Agreement and (3) with respect to Common Units delivered upon a conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(ii) or (iii), registered for public resale under the Securities Act, pursuant to an effective registration statement that is then available for the resale of such Common Units.
(ix) The Partnership shall comply with all applicable securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of any Common Units upon conversion of Series I Preferred Units and, if the Common Units are then listed or quoted on any National Securities Exchange or other market shall list or cause to have quoted and keep listed and quoted the Common Units issuable upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Units to the extent permitted or required by the rules of such exchange or market.
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(x) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with any conversion of Series I Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(i) or (ii), (A) each Series I Preferred Unit must be converted together with all Series I PIK Units issued as distributions thereon, and (B) each Series I PIK Unit must be converted together with the Series I Preferred Unit in connection with which such Series I PIK Unit was distributed; provided, however, that in the event that compliance with this Section 5.26(b)(x) would result in the conversion of any fractional Series I Preferred Unit or Series I PIK Unit, the number of Series I Preferred Units or Series I PIK Units to be converted shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Series I Preferred Unit or Series I PIK Unit, as the case may be.
(xi) If, after the Series I Original Issue Date, the Partnership (A) makes a distribution on its Common Units in Common Units, (B) subdivides or splits its outstanding Common Units into a greater number of Common Units, (C) combines or reclassifies its Common Units into a smaller number of Common Units or (D) issues by reclassification of its Common Units any Partnership Interests (including any reclassification in connection with a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity), then the Series I Conversion Ratio in effect at the time of the Series I Distribution Record Date for such distribution or of the effective date of such subdivision, split, combination, or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the conversion of the Series I Preferred Units after such time shall entitle the holder to receive the aggregate number of Common Units (or shares of any Partnership Interests into which such shares of Common Units would have been combined, consolidated, merged or reclassified pursuant to clauses (C) and (D) above) that such holder would have been entitled to receive if the Series I Preferred Units had been converted into Common Units immediately prior to such Record Date or effective date, as the case may be, and in the case of a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity, the Partnership shall provide effective provisions to ensure that the provisions in this Section 5.26 relating to the Series I Preferred Units shall not be abridged or amended and that the Series I Preferred Units shall thereafter retain the same powers, preferences and relative participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon, that the Series I Preferred Units had immediately prior to such transaction or event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(xi) shall become effective immediately after the Record Date in the case of a distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination, reclassification (including any reclassification in connection with a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity) or split. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event described above shall occur.
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(c) Distributions.
(i) Beginning with the first Quarter ending after the Series I Original Issue Date, the Series I Holders as of the applicable Record Date (each, a Series I Distribution Record Date) shall be entitled to receive distributions in accordance with the following provisions:
(A) The Partnership shall pay a cumulative distribution of $0.2111 per Quarter in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit, subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.26(c)(i) and (ii) (the Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate and such distribution, a Series I Distribution). For the avoidance of doubt, the Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate for the first Quarter ending after the Series I Original Issue Date shall be calculated for a full Quarter, notwithstanding the fact that the Series I Preferred Units may have been issued after the beginning of such Quarter as a result of the Series I Original Issue Date occurring during such Quarter.
(B) Each Series I Distribution paid for any Quarter shall be paid in cash at the Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate unless (x) no distribution is made with respect to such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.3 with respect to the Series I Parity Securities and Series I Junior Securities (including the Common Units, the Class A Units, the Class B Units or the General Partner Interest) and (y) the Partnerships Available Cash is insufficient to pay the Series I Distribution; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 5.26(c)(i)(B), Available Cash shall not include any deduction to provide funds for distributions under Section 6.3 in respect of any one or more of the next four Quarters. If the Partnership fails to pay in full in cash any distribution (or portion thereof) which any Series I Holder accrues and is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5.26(c)(i)(B), then (x) the amount of such accrued and unpaid distributions will accumulate until paid in full in cash and (y) the Partnership shall not be permitted to, and shall not, declare or make (i) any distributions in respect of any Series I Junior Securities and (ii) any distributions in respect of any Series I Parity Securities, unless and until all accrued and unpaid distributions on the Series I Preferred Units have been paid in full in cash.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.26(c) to the contrary, with respect to Series I Preferred Units that are converted into Common Units, the holder thereof shall not be entitled to a Series I Distribution and a Common Unit distribution with respect to the same period, but shall be entitled only to the distribution to be paid based upon the class of Units held as of the close of business on the applicable Record Date, together with all accrued but unpaid distributions on the converted Series I Preferred Units.
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(iii) Subject to and without limiting the other provisions of this Section 5.26, each Series I Preferred Unit shall have the right to receive, and will share pro rata with holders of Common Units (as if the Series I Preferred Units had converted into Common Units at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio) in, any portion of any cash distribution made in the normal course pursuant to Section 6.3 (a Quarterly Distribution) that is in excess of the Series I Specified Distribution Amount. For purposes of this paragraph, Series I Specified Distribution Amount means an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount of the highest previously paid Quarterly Distribution, on a per Common Unit basis, after the date of the Energy Transfer Merger (as adjusted for combinations, splits, subdivision and similar transactions) and (B) the amount equal to 115% of the Quarterly Distribution, on a per Common Unit basis, for the immediately preceding Quarter.
(iv) Subject to and without limiting the other provisions of this Section 5.26, at any time there are accrued but unpaid distributions on the Series I Preferred Units, no special distributions shall be permitted.
(v) All distributions payable on the Series I Preferred Units shall be paid Quarterly, in Arrears, on the earlier of: (A) the date that distributions are made on the Common Units for such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.3(a), and (B) the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of such Quarter.
(vi) For the avoidance of doubt, any Available Cash that is distributed pursuant to Section 6.3 shall be distributed in accordance with this Section 5.26(c).
(d) Voting Rights.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series I Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.26(d) or as otherwise required by Delaware law.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the rights, powers, preferences, duties or special rights of the Series I Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.26(d)(iii), the issuance of additional Partnership Interests (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.26(d)(ii) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.26(d)(ii), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series I Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series I Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, powers, privileges or preferences of the Series I Preferred Units.
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(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting as a class, together with the holders of any other Series I Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series I Parity Securities (including any additional Series I Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series I Preferred Units (or any Series I Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series I Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series I Holders pursuant to Section 5.26(c)) through the most recent payment date have not been paid on all Outstanding Series I Preferred Units or (y) create or issue any Series I Senior Securities.
(iv) For any matter described in this Section 5.26(d) in which the Series I Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series I Parity Securities), such Series I Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series I Preferred Unit. Any Series I Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(e) Series I Change of Control.
(i) In the event of a Series I Cash COC Event, the Series I Holders shall convert the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units into Common Units immediately prior to the closing of the Series I Cash COC Event at a conversion ratio equal to the greater of (A) the Series I Conversion Ratio and (B) the quotient of (1) the product of (a) the Series I Preferred Unit Price, multiplied by (b) the Series I Cash COC Conversion Premium, divided by (2) the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of closing of the Series I Cash COC Event, subject to a $1.00 per unit floor on Common Units received, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv);
(ii) If a Series I Change of Control (other than a Series I Cash COC Event) occurs, then each Series I Holder shall, at its sole election:
(A) convert all, but not less than all, Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder into Common Units, at the then-applicable Conversion Rate, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv);
(B) if (1) either (x) the Partnership is not the Surviving Business Entity or (y) the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity of a Series I Change of Control but the Common Units are no longer listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange and (2) the consideration per Common Unit received by the holders of Common Units in such Series I Change of Control exceeds $1.00, then, at the election of
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such Series I Holder, the Partnership shall use its best efforts to deliver or to cause to be delivered to the Series I Holders, in exchange for their Series I Preferred Units upon such Series I Change of Control, a security in the Surviving Business Entity that has substantially similar terms, including with respect to economics and structural protections, as the Series I Preferred Units (a Substantially Equivalent Security); provided, however, that, if the Partnership is unable to deliver or cause to be delivered a Substantially Equivalent Security to any such electing Series I Holder in connection with such Series I Change of Control, each such Series I Holder shall be entitled to (x) take any action otherwise permitted by clause (A), (C) or (D) of this Section 5.26(e)(ii), or (y) convert the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder immediately prior to such Series I Change of Control (other than (in the case of clauses (1) and (2) below) any Series I PIK Units, which, solely with respect to a Series I Change of Control contemplated by this Section 5.26(e)(ii)(B), shall be extinguished for no consideration upon the closing of such Series I Change of Control) into a number of Common Units equal to: the quotient of (a) (i) 160% multiplied by the Series I Preferred Unit Price plus (ii) accrued and unpaid distributions as of the effective date of the conversion with respect to the Series I Preferred Units held by such electing Series I Holder (including any distributions paid at the Series I Deficiency Rate), divided by (b) 0.97 multiplied by the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of the closing of such Series I Change of Control.
(C) if the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity of such Series I Change of Control and the consideration per Common Unit received by the holders of Common Units in such Series I Change of Control exceeds $1.00, continue to hold Series I Preferred Units; or
(D) require the Partnership to redeem the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder at a price per Series I Preferred Unit equal to 101% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of such redemption with respect to each of the Series I Preferred Units held by such electing Series I Holder. Any redemption pursuant to this sub-clause D shall, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, be paid in either cash or a number of Common Units equal to quotient of (1) the product of (a) 101% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price, multiplied by (b) the number of Series I Preferred Units owned by such Series I Holder that the Partnership has elected to redeem in kind, divided by (2) the greater of (i) $1.00 and (ii) the product of (x) 0.92 multiplied by (y) the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to such redemption date. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Partnership shall have no obligation to redeem any such Series I Preferred Units in cash unless such redemption complies with the restricted payments covenant in the Crestwood Indentures.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.26(e), any Series I Change of Control in which the consideration to be received by the holders of Common Units has a value of less than $1.00 per Common Unit shall require the affirmative vote of the then-applicable Series I Voting Threshold of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting separately as a class with one vote per Series I Preferred Unit.
All Common Units delivered upon any conversion or redemption of the Series I Preferred Units in accordance with this Section 5.26(e) shall be (1) newly issued and (2) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien, claim, rights or encumbrances, other than those arising under the Delaware Act or the Agreement.
(f) Certificates.
(i) If requested by a Series I Holder, the Series I Preferred Units shall be evidenced by certificates in such form as the Board of Directors may approve and, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable legal, regulatory and contractual requirements, may be assigned or transferred in a manner identical to the assignment and transfer of other Units; unless and until the Board of Directors determines to assign the responsibility to another Person, the General Partner will act as the Transfer Agent for the Series I Preferred Units. The certificates evidencing Series I Preferred Units shall be separately identified and shall not bear the same CUSIP number as the certificates evidencing Common Units.
(ii) The certificate(s) representing the Series I Preferred Units may be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER AND, IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT OR THE ISSUER HAS RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT. THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE PARTNERSHIP, AS AMENDED, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PARTNERSHIP AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
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In connection with a sale of Series I Preferred Units pursuant to an effective registration statement or in reliance on Rule 144 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, upon receipt by the Partnership of such information as the Partnership reasonably deems necessary to determine that the sale of the Series I Preferred Units is made in compliance with Rule 144, the Partnership shall remove or cause to be removed the restrictive legend from the certificate(s) representing such Series I Preferred Units (or the book-entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent), and the Partnership shall bear all costs associated therewith.
(g) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series I Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series I Senior Securities or Series I Parity Securities), the positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series I Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series I Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series I Base Liquidation Preference of such Series I Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series I Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit is equal to the Series I Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series I Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v), 5.23(b)(v) and 5.25(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units and such Series I Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit and such Series I Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series I Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series I Base Liquidation Preference of such Series I Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this
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and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series I Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series I Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v), 5.23(b)(v) and 5.25(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units and such Series I Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit and such Series I Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units and any Series I Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series I Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series I Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series I Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series I Senior Securities or Series I Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series I Preferred Units.
(h) Rank. The Series I Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(i) senior to any Series I Junior Securities;
(ii) on a parity with any Series I Parity Securities;
(iii) junior to any Series I Senior Securities; and
(iv) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(i) No Sinking Fund. The Series I Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(j) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series I Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series I Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series I Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
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(k) Notices. All notices or other communications in respect of Series I Holders shall be sufficiently given (i) if given in writing and either delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or (ii) if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Section 5.26, this Agreement or by applicable law.
(l) Other Rights. The Series I Preferred Units and the Series I Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law.
(m) Right to Acquire Series I Preferred Units.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Outstanding Series I Preferred Units is held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Series I Preferred Units then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Series I Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 5.26(m)(ii) is mailed and (y) the highest price paid by a General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Limited Partner Interest of such class purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 5.26(m)(ii) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, Series I Current Market Price as of any date of the Series I Preferred Units means the average of the daily Closing Price per Series I Preferred Unit for the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date.
(ii) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase the Series I Preferred Units granted pursuant to Section 5.26(m)(i), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent the Notice of Election to Purchase and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Series I Preferred Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 5.26(m)(i)) at which Series I Preferred Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Series I Preferred Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Series I Preferred Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify, or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which such Series I Preferred Units are listed or admitted to trading. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to a Record Holder of Series I
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Preferred Units at his address as reflected in the records of the Transfer Agent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given regardless of whether the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit with the Transfer Agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate purchase price of all of such Series I Preferred Units to be purchased in accordance with this Section 5.26(m). If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Series I Preferred Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Series I Preferred Units shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 5.26(m)(i)) for Series I Preferred Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Series I Preferred Units, and such Series I Preferred Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Series I Preferred Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Series I Preferred Units.
(iii) At any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit subject to purchase as provided in this Section 5.26(m) may surrender his Certificate evidencing such Series I Preferred Unit to the Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section 5.26(m), therefor, without interest thereon.
(d) Section 6.1(a) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) Net Income. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d) and as otherwise provided in Article V, Net Income for each taxable year and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Income for such taxable year shall be allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner until the aggregate Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(i) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iv) for all previous taxable years;
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(ii) Second, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, in proportion to, and to the extent of the Net Loss allocated to such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii) for all previous taxable years, until the aggregate amount of Net Income allocated to such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(ii) for the current and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate amount of Net Loss allocated to such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii) for all previous taxable years; provided that in no event shall Net Income be allocated to any such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders to cause its Capital Account in respect of a Series A Preferred Unit, a Series B Preferred Unit, a Series C Preferred Unit, a Series D Preferred Unit, a Series E Preferred Unit, a Series F Preferred Unit, a Series G Preferred Unit, a Series H Preferred Unit or a Series I Preferred Unit to exceed the Series A Base Liquidation Preference, the Series B Base Liquidation Preference, the Series C Base Liquidation Preference, the Series D Base Liquidation Preference, the Series E Base Liquidation Preference, the Series F Base Liquidation Preference, the Series G Base Liquidation Preference, the Series H Base Liquidation Preference or the Series I Base Liquidation Preference in respect of such Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units or Series I Preferred Units;
(iii) Third, 100% to the Unitholders (other than Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders), in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Unitholders pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(iii) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to such Unitholders pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable years; and
(iv) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the Unitholders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
(e) Section 6.1(b) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(b) Net Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d) and as otherwise provided in Article V, Net Losses for each taxable year and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Losses for such taxable year shall be allocated as follows:
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(i) First, 100% to the Unitholders, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the aggregate Net Losses allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(i) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Unitholders pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(iv) for all previous taxable years, provided that the Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(i) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);
(ii) Second, 100% to the Unitholders (other than Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders) in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests; provided, that Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(ii) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);
(iii) Third, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, in proportion to their respective positive Adjusted Capital Account balances, until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit and Series I Preferred Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero; and
(iv) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.
(f) Section 6.1(c) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d) and as otherwise provided in Article V, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss for such taxable year shall be allocated in the same manner as such Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss is allocated hereunder. All allocations under this Section 6.1(c) shall be made after Capital Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided under this Section 6.1 and after all distributions pursuant to Section 6.3; provided, however, that solely for purposes of this Section 6.1(c), Capital Accounts shall not be adjusted for distributions made pursuant to Section 12.4.
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(i) If a Net Termination Gain is recognized (or deemed recognized pursuant to Section 5.6(d)) such Net Termination Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in the following manner (and the Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be increased by the amount so allocated in each of the following subclauses, in the order listed, before an allocation is made pursuant to the next succeeding subclause):
(A) First, to each Unitholder having a deficit balance in its Capital Account, in the proportion that such deficit balance bears to the total deficit balances in the Capital Accounts of all Partners, until each such Partner has been allocated Net Termination Gain equal to any such deficit balance in its Capital Account;
(B) Second, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit and Series I Preferred Unit equals the Series A Base Liquidation Preference, the Series B Base Liquidation Preference, the Series C Base Liquidation Preference, the Series D Base Liquidation Preference, the Series E Base Liquidation Preference, the Series F Base Liquidation Preference, the Series G Base Liquidation Preference, the Series H Base Liquidation Preference or the Series I Base Liquidation Preference; and
(C) Third, to all Unitholders in accordance with their Percentage Interests.
(ii) If a Net Termination Loss is recognized (or deemed recognized pursuant to Section 5.6(d)), such Net Termination Loss shall be allocated among the Partners in the following manner:
(A) First, to all Unitholders in accordance with their Percentage Interests until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero;
(B) Second, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, in proportion to their Adjusted Capital Account balances, until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit or Series I Preferred Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero; and
(C) Third, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.
(g) Section 6.1(d) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (xx) at the end thereof as follows:
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(xx) Gross Income Allocation with Respect to Series I Preferred Units.
Items of Partnership gross income shall be allocated to the Series I Holders in amounts equal to the amount of cash actually distributed in respect of each such Series I Holders Series I Preferred Units, until the aggregate amount of such items allocated pursuant to this sentence for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all cash distributions made to the Series I Holders pursuant to Section 5.26(c)(i). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Partnership agrees that it will not treat a distribution with respect to the Series I Preferred Units as a guaranteed payment.
(h) Section 6.3(a) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) Within 50 calendar days following the end of each Quarter, an amount equal to 100% of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall, subject to Section 17-607 of the Delaware Act, be distributed in accordance with this Article VI by the Partnership to the Partners as of the Record Date selected by the General Partner. All Available Cash shall be distributed to all Partners in accordance with their Percentage Interests, except as otherwise required by Section 5.17(b)(ii), Section 5.18(b)(ii), Section 5.19(b)(ii), Section 5.20(b)(ii), Section 5.21(b)(ii), Section 5.22(b)(ii), Section 5.23(b)(ii), Section 5.24(b)(iii), Section 5.25(b)(ii) and Section 5.26(c)(i) or Section 5.8(b) in respect of additional Partnership Securities issued pursuant thereto. All distributions required to be made under this Agreement shall be made subject to Section 17-607 of the Delaware Act.
(i) Section 6.10 of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
6.10 Special Provisions Relating to Preferred Unitholders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units and Series I Preferred Units (a) shall (i) possess the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to Article III and Article VII and (ii) have a Capital Account as a Partner pursuant to Section 5.6 and all other provisions related thereto and (b) shall not (i) be entitled to vote on any matters requiring the approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, except as provided in Sections 5.17(b)(iii), 5.18(b)(iii), 5.19(b)(iii), 5.20(b)(iii), 5.21(b)(iii), 5.22(b)(iii), 5.23(b)(iii), 5.25(b)(iii) and 5.26(d) or as required by applicable law, or (ii) be entitled to any distributions other than as provided in Sections 5.17(b)(ii), 5.18(b)(ii), 5.19(b)(ii), 5.20(b)(ii), 5.21(b)(ii), 5.22(b)(ii), 5.23(b)(ii), 5.25(b)(ii), 5.26(b)(iv), 5.26(c) and 5.26(g).
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(j) Section 12.4(c) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(c) All property and all cash in excess of that required to discharge liabilities as provided in Section 12.4(b) and that required to satisfy the Series A Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.17(b)(v), the Series B Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.18(b)(v), the Series C Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.19(b)(v), the Series D Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.20(b)(v), the Series E Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.21(b)(v), the Series F Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.22(b)(v), the Series G Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.23(b)(v), the Series H Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.25(b)(v) and the Series I Liquidation Preference provided for under Section 5.26(g) shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with, and to the extent of, the positive balances in their respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments (other than those made by reason of distributions pursuant to this Section 12.4(c)) for the taxable year of the Partnership during which the liquidation of the Partnership occurs (with such date of occurrence being determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)), and such distribution shall be made by the end of such taxable year (or, if later, within 90 calendar days after said date of such occurrence).
(k) Section 13.1(e) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(e) a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership and any other changes that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Partnership including, if the General Partner shall so determine, a change in the definition of Quarter and the dates on which distributions (other than Series A Distributions, Series B Distributions, Series C Distributions, Series D Distributions, Series E Distributions, Series F Distributions, Series G Distributions, Series H Distributions and Series I Distributions) are to be made by the Partnership;
Section 2. Ratification of Partnership Agreement. Except as hereby amended, the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 10 shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, all rights and remedies being governed by such laws without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
Section 4. Severability of Provision. Each provision of this Amendment No. 10 shall be considered severable, and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Amendment No. 10 that are valid, enforceable and legal.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment No. 10 has been executed effective as of the Effective Date.
GENERAL PARTNER: | ||
LE GP, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Dylan A. Bramhall | |
Name: | Dylan A. Bramhall | |
Title: | Group Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Third Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Energy Transfer LP]
Exhibit 3.2
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
ENERGY TRANSFER LP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Construction | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION |
38 | |||||
Section 2.1 |
Formation | 38 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Name | 38 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices | 38 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Purpose and Business | 39 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Powers | 39 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
Power of Attorney | 39 | ||||
Section 2.7 |
Term | 40 | ||||
Section 2.8 |
Title to Partnership Assets | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE III RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS |
41 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Limitation of Liability | 41 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Management of Business | 41 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Outside Activities of the Limited Partners | 41 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Rights of Limited Partners | 42 | ||||
ARTICLE IV CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS |
42 | |||||
Section 4.1 |
Certificates | 42 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates | 43 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
Record Holders | 44 | ||||
Section 4.4 |
Transfer Generally | 44 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests | 44 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
Transfer of the General Partner Interest | 46 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
Restrictions on Transfers | 46 | ||||
Section 4.8 |
Taxation Certifications; Ineligible Assignees | 47 | ||||
Section 4.9 |
Redemption of Partnership Interests of Ineligible Assignees | 48 | ||||
ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS |
49 | |||||
Section 5.1 |
Prior Contributions | 49 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Continuation of General Partner and Limited Partner Interests; Initial Offering; Contributions by the General Partner | 49 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
[Reserved.] | 50 | ||||
Section 5.4 |
Contributions by the Underwriters | 50 | ||||
Section 5.5 |
Interest and Withdrawal | 50 | ||||
Section 5.6 |
Capital Accounts | 51 |
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Section 5.7 |
[Reserved.] | 54 | ||||
Section 5.8 |
Issuances of Additional Partnership Securities | 54 | ||||
Section 5.9 |
Limited Preemptive Right | 55 | ||||
Section 5.10 |
Splits and Combinations | 55 | ||||
Section 5.11 |
Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests | 55 | ||||
Section 5.12 |
[Reserved.] | 55 | ||||
Section 5.13 |
[Reserved.] | 55 | ||||
Section 5.14 |
[Reserved.] | 55 | ||||
Section 5.15 |
[Reserved.] | 55 | ||||
Section 5.16 |
Establishment of Class A Units | 56 | ||||
Section 5.17 |
Establishment of Series A Preferred Units | 58 | ||||
Section 5.18 |
Establishment of Series B Preferred Units | 67 | ||||
Section 5.19 |
Establishment of Series C Preferred Units | 77 | ||||
Section 5.20 |
Establishment of Series D Preferred Units | 86 | ||||
Section 5.21 |
Establishment of Series E Preferred Units | 96 | ||||
Section 5.22 |
Establishment of Series F Preferred Units | 106 | ||||
Section 5.23 |
Establishment of Series G Preferred Units | 115 | ||||
Section 5.24 |
Establishment of Class B Units | 124 | ||||
Section 5.25 |
Establishment of Series H Preferred Units | 127 | ||||
Section 5.26 |
Establishment of Series I Preferred Units | 137 | ||||
ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS |
149 | |||||
Section 6.1 |
Allocations for Capital Account Purposes | 149 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Allocations for Tax Purposes | 157 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Requirement and Characterization of Distributions; Distributions to Record Holders | 159 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
[Reserved.] | 160 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
[Reserved.] | 160 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
[Reserved.] | 160 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
[Reserved.] | 160 | ||||
Section 6.8 |
[Reserved.] | 160 | ||||
Section 6.9 |
[Reserved.] | 160 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Special Provisions Relating to Preferred Unitholders | 160 | ||||
ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS |
161 | |||||
Section 7.1 |
Management | 161 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Certificate of Limited Partnership | 163 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Restrictions on General Partners Authority | 163 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Reimbursement of the General Partner | 163 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Outside Activities | 164 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
Loans from the General Partner; Loans or Contributions from the Partnership; Contracts with Affiliates; Certain Restrictions on the General Partner | 166 | ||||
Section 7.7 |
Indemnification | 167 | ||||
Section 7.8 |
Liability of Indemnitees | 169 | ||||
Section 7.9 |
Resolution of Conflicts of Interest; Standards of Conduct and Modification of Duties | 170 |
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Section 7.10 |
Other Matters Concerning the General Partner | 171 | ||||
Section 7.11 |
Purchase or Sale of Partnership Securities | 172 | ||||
Section 7.12 |
Registration Rights of the General Partner and its Affiliates | 172 | ||||
Section 7.13 |
Reliance by Third Parties | 176 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS |
176 | |||||
Section 8.1 |
Records and Accounting | 176 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Fiscal Year | 176 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Reports | 176 | ||||
ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS |
177 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
Tax Returns and Information | 177 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Tax Elections | 177 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Tax Controversies | 177 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Withholding | 178 | ||||
ARTICLE X ADMISSION OF PARTNERS |
178 | |||||
Section 10.1 |
Admission of Substituted Limited Partners | 178 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Admission of Successor General Partner | 180 | ||||
Section 10.3 |
Admission of Additional Limited Partners | 180 | ||||
Section 10.4 |
Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership | 180 | ||||
ARTICLE XI WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS |
180 | |||||
Section 11.1 |
Withdrawal of the General Partner | 180 | ||||
Section 11.2 |
Removal of the General Partner | 182 | ||||
Section 11.3 |
Interest of Departing General Partner and Successor General Partner | 182 | ||||
Section 11.4 |
Withdrawal of Limited Partners | 183 | ||||
ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION |
184 | |||||
Section 12.1 |
Dissolution | 184 | ||||
Section 12.2 |
Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution | 184 | ||||
Section 12.3 |
Liquidator | 185 | ||||
Section 12.4 |
Liquidation | 185 | ||||
Section 12.5 |
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership | 186 | ||||
Section 12.6 |
Return of Contributions | 186 | ||||
Section 12.7 |
Waiver of Partition | 186 | ||||
Section 12.8 |
Capital Account Restoration | 186 | ||||
Section 12.9 |
Certain Prohibited Acts | 187 | ||||
ARTICLE XIII AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MEETINGS; RECORD DATE |
187 | |||||
Section 13.1 |
Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the General Partner | 187 | ||||
Section 13.2 |
Amendment Procedures | 188 | ||||
Section 13.3 |
Amendment Requirements | 189 | ||||
Section 13.4 |
Special Meetings | 190 | ||||
Section 13.5 |
Notice of a Meeting | 190 |
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Section 13.6 |
Record Date | 190 | ||||
Section 13.7 |
Adjournment | 190 | ||||
Section 13.8 |
Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting; Approval of Minutes | 191 | ||||
Section 13.9 |
Quorum | 191 | ||||
Section 13.10 |
Conduct of a Meeting | 191 | ||||
Section 13.11 |
Action Without a Meeting | 192 | ||||
Section 13.12 |
Voting and Other Rights | 192 | ||||
ARTICLE XIV MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION |
193 | |||||
Section 14.1 |
Authority | 193 | ||||
Section 14.2 |
Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion | 193 | ||||
Section 14.3 |
Approval by Limited Partners | 194 | ||||
Section 14.4 |
Certificate of Merger | 195 | ||||
Section 14.5 |
Amendment of Partnership Agreement | 197 | ||||
ARTICLE XV RIGHT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS |
197 | |||||
Section 15.1 |
Right to Acquire Limited Partner Interests | 197 | ||||
ARTICLE XVI [RESERVED.] |
199 | |||||
ARTICLE XVII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
199 | |||||
Section 17.1 |
Addresses and Notices | 199 | ||||
Section 17.2 |
Further Action | 199 | ||||
Section 17.3 |
Binding Effect | 199 | ||||
Section 17.4 |
Integration | 199 | ||||
Section 17.5 |
Creditors | 199 | ||||
Section 17.6 |
Waiver | 200 | ||||
Section 17.7 |
Counterparts | 200 | ||||
Section 17.8 |
Applicable Law | 200 | ||||
Section 17.9 |
Invalidity of Provisions | 200 | ||||
Section 17.10 |
Consent of Partners | 200 | ||||
Section 17.11 |
Facsimile Signatures | 200 | ||||
Section 17.12 |
Third Party Beneficiaries | 200 |
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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
ENERGY TRANSFER LP
THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF ENERGY TRANSFER LP dated as of November 3, 2023 (the Effective Date), is entered into by and among LE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the General Partner, together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership or parties hereto as provided herein.
WHEREAS, the General Partner and the other parties thereto entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. dated as of February 8, 2006, as amended prior to the date hereof, including by that certain Amendment No. 10 thereto, dated as of November 2, 2023 (as so amended, the Existing Partnership Agreement);
WHEREAS, the General Partner desires to amend and restate the Existing Partnership Agreement in its entirety to incorporate the changes included in each of the amendments to the Existing Partnership Agreement and to reflect that certain Partnership Securities provided for in the Existing Partnership Agreement are no longer outstanding; and
WHEREAS, the General Partner, without the approval of any Partner, may amend any provision of the Existing Partnership Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(d)(i) of the Existing Partnership Agreement to reflect a change that the General Partner determines does not adversely affect the Limited Partners (including any particular class of Partnership Interests as compared to other classes of Partnership Interests) in any material respect.
In consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Existing Partnership Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
Additional Book Basis means, with respect to any Adjusted Property, the portion of the Carrying Value of such Adjusted Property that is attributable to positive adjustments made to such Carrying Value, as determined in accordance with the provisions set forth below in this definition of Additional Book Basis. For purposes of determining the extent to which Carrying Value constitutes Additional Book Basis:
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(i) Any negative adjustment made to the Carrying Value of an Adjusted Property as a result of either a Book-Down Event or a Book-Up Event shall first be deemed to offset or decrease that portion of the Carrying Value of such Adjusted Property that is attributable to any prior positive adjustments made thereto pursuant to a Book-Up Event or Book-Down Event.
(ii) If Carrying Value that constitutes Additional Book Basis is reduced as a result of a Book-Down Event (an Additional Book Basis Reduction) and the Carrying Value of other property is increased as a result of such Book-Down Event (a Carrying Value Increase), then any such Carrying Value Increase shall be treated as Additional Book Basis in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of such Carrying Value Increase and (b) the amount determined by proportionately allocating to the Carrying Value Increases resulting from such Book-Down Event the lesser of (I) the aggregate Additional Book Basis Reductions resulting from such Book-Down Event and (II) the amount by which the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments after such Book-Down Event exceeds the remaining Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnerships Adjusted Property after such Book-Down Event (determined without regard to the application of this clause (ii) to such Book-Down Event).
Additional Book Basis Derivative Items means any Book Basis Derivative Items that are computed with reference to Additional Book Basis. To the extent that the Additional Book Basis attributable to all of the Partnerships Adjusted Property as of the beginning of any taxable period exceeds the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the beginning of such period (the Excess Additional Book Basis), the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for such period shall be reduced by the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items determined without regard to this sentence as the Excess Additional Book Basis bears to the Additional Book Basis as of the beginning of such period. With respect to a Disposed of Adjusted Property, the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items shall be the amount of Additional Book Basis taken into account in computing gain or loss from the disposition of such Disposed of Adjusted Property; provided that the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the determination of the Additional Book Basis Derivative Items attributable to Disposed of Adjusted Property.
Additional Limited Partner means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.5 and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership.
Adjusted Capital Account means, with respect to any Partner, the balance in such Partners Capital Account at the end of each taxable period of the Partnership after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Partner is (x) obligated to restore under the standards set by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or (y) deemed obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
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(ii) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.701-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. The Adjusted Capital Account of a Partner in respect of any Partnership Interest (other than a Class A Unit) shall be the amount that such Adjusted Capital Account would be if such Partnership Interest were the only interest in the Partnership held by such Partner from and after the date on which such Partnership Interest were first issued.
Adjusted Conversion Amount means number of Common Units to be issued upon conversion of each Series I Preferred Unit pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii) equal to the greater of (i) the Series I Conversion Ratio and (ii) the quotient of (A) 150% multiplied by the Series I Preferred Unit Price divided by (B) the Adjustment Ratio multiplied by the lower of (x) the closing price of a Common Unit on the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units are listed or admitted to trading on the last trading day prior to exercise of the Partnerships conversion right pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii) and (y) the VWAP Price calculated over the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of exercise of the Partnerships conversion right pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii).
Adjusted Property means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 5.6(d)(i)or Section 5.6(d)(ii).
Adjustment Ratio means 0.96, provided, however, that the Adjustment Ratio shall be 1.00 at any time that the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of exercise of the Partnerships conversion right pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(iii) exceeds the quotient of (A) 125% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price, divided by (B) the then-applicable Series I Conversion ratio.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term control means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments means, as of the end of any taxable period, the sum of the Remaining Net Positive Adjustments of all the Partners.
Agreed Allocation means any allocation, other than a Required Allocation, of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1, including, without limitation, a Curative Allocation (if appropriate to the context in which the term Agreed Allocation is used).
Agreed Value of (a) a Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property at the time of contribution and (b) an Adjusted Property means the fair market value of such Adjusted Property on the date of the Revaluation Event, in each case as determined by the General Partner.
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Agreement means this Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Energy Transfer LP, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Arrears means, (a) with respect to the Series A Distributions, the full cumulative Series A Distributions through the most recent Series A Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, (b) with respect to the Series B Distributions, the full cumulative Series B Distributions through the most recent Series B Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, (c) with respect to the Series C Distributions, the full cumulative Series C Distributions through the most recent Series C Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series C Preferred Units, (d) with respect to the Series D Distributions, the full cumulative Series D Distributions through the most recent Series D Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series D Preferred Units, (e) with respect to the Series E Distributions, the full cumulative Series E Distributions through the most recent Series E Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series E Preferred Units, (f) with respect to the Series F Distributions, the full cumulative Series F Distributions through the most recent Series F Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series F Preferred Units, (g) with respect to the Series G Distributions, the full cumulative Series G Distributions through the most recent Series G Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series G Preferred Units, (h) with respect to the Series H Distributions, the full cumulative Series H Distributions through the most recent Series H Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series H Preferred Units and (i) with respect to the Series I Distributions, the full cumulative Series I Distributions through the most recent Series I Distribution Payment Date that have not been paid on all Outstanding Series I Preferred Units.
Assignee means a Person to whom one or more Limited Partner Interests have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement and who has executed and delivered a Transfer Application, including a Taxation Certification, as required by this Agreement but who has not been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner.
Associate means, when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, (a) any corporation or organization of which such Person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting stock or other voting interest; (b) any trust or other estate in which such Person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (c) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same principal residence as such Person.
Available Cash means, with respect to any Quarter ending prior to the Liquidation Date:
(a) the sum of (i) all cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership Group (or the Partnerships proportionate share of cash and cash equivalents in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) on hand at the end of such Quarter, and (ii) all additional cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership Group (or the Partnerships proportionate share of cash and cash equivalents in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) on hand immediately prior to the date of the distribution of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter, less
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(b) the amount of any cash reserves (or the Partnerships proportionate share of cash reserves in the case of Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned) established by the General Partner to (i) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Partnership (including reserves for future capital expenditures, for anticipated future credit needs of the Partnership Group and for refunds of collected rates reasonably likely to be refunded as a result of a settlement or hearing relating to FERC rate proceedings) subsequent to such Quarter, (ii) comply with applicable law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which any Group Member is a party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject, (iii) provide funds for distributions under Section 6.3 in respect of any one or more of the next four Quarters; (iv) provide funds for Series A Distributions, (v) provide funds for Series B Distributions, (vi) provide funds for Series C Distributions, (vii) provide funds for Series D Distributions, (viii) provide funds for Series E Distributions, (ix) provide funds for Series F Distributions, (x) provide funds for Series G Distributions, (xi) provide funds for Series H Distributions, (xii) provide funds for Series I Distributions or (xiii) provide funds for distributions to the Class B Units; provided, however, that disbursements made by a Group Member or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such Quarter but on or before the date of determination of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall be deemed to have been made, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Available Cash, within such Quarter if the General Partner so determines.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash with respect to the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs and any subsequent Quarter shall equal zero.
Board of Directors means, with respect to the Board of Directors of the general partner of the General Partner, its board of directors or managers, as applicable, if a corporation or limited liability company, or if a limited partnership, the board of directors or board of managers of the general partner of the General Partner.
Book Basis Derivative Items means any item of income, deduction, gain or loss included in the determination of Net Income or Net Loss that is computed with reference to the Carrying Value of an Adjusted Property (e.g., depreciation, depletion, or gain or loss with respect to an Adjusted Property).
Book-Down Event means a Revaluation Event that gives rise to a Net Termination Loss.
Book-Tax Disparity means with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Partners share of the Partnerships Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Partners Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Section 5.6 and the hypothetical balance of such Partners Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.
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Book-Up Event means a Revaluation Event that gives rise to a Net Termination Gain.
Business Day means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the states of New York or Texas shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
Calculation Agent means the financial institution that will be appointed by the General Partner prior to the Series A Floating Rate Period, Series B Floating Rate Period, Series C Floating Rate Period, Series D Floating Rate Period, Series E Floating Rate Period, Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date preceding the Series F First Call Date, Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date preceding the Series G First Call Date or Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date preceding the Series H First Reset Date, as applicable, to act in its capacity as calculation agent for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units and the Series H Preferred Units, as applicable, and its successors and assigns or any other calculation agent appointed by the General Partner. For the avoidance of doubt, the Partnership and its Affiliates shall not be appointed by the General Partner to act as calculation agent for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units or the Series H Preferred Units.
Capital Account means the capital account maintained for a Partner (other than with respect to a Class A Unit) pursuant to Section 5.6. The Capital Account of a Partner in respect of a General Partner Interest, a Common Unit or any other Partnership Interest (other than a Class A Unit) shall be the amount that such Capital Account would be if such General Partner Interest, Common Unit or other Partnership Interest were the only interest in the Partnership held by a Partner from and after the date on which such General Partner Interest, Common Unit or other Partnership Interest was first issued.
Capital Contribution means any cash, cash equivalents or the Net Agreed Value of Contributed Property that a Partner contributes to the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.
Carrying Value means (a) with respect to a Contributed Property or an Adjusted Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions charged to the Partners Capital Accounts in respect of such property, and (b) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such property for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 5.6(d) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties, as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.
Cause means a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment finding the General Partner liable for actual fraud or willful misconduct in its capacity as a general partner of the Partnership.
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Certificate means a certificate (i) substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement with respect to the Common Units, (ii) issued in global form in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Depositary or (iii) in such other form as may be adopted by the General Partner, issued by the Partnership evidencing ownership of one or more Units, or a certificate, in such form as may be adopted by the General Partner, issued by the Partnership evidencing ownership of one or more other Partnership Securities.
Certificate of Conversion means the Certificate of Conversion of the Partnership filed with Secretary of State of Delaware as referenced in Section 2.1 as such Certificate of Conversion may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Certificate of Limited Partnership means the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as referenced in Section 2.1, as such Certificate of Limited Partnership may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Class A Unit means a Partnership Security representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests, and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Class A Units in this Agreement.
Class A Unitholders means the holder or holders of the Class A Units.
Class B Unit Issue Price means the Issue Price of a Class B Unit on the Class B Unit Original Issuance Date.
Class B Unit Distribution Rate means an amount per Class B Unit equal to 7.5% per annum (1.875% per Quarter), of the Class B Unit Issue Price.
Class B Unit Original Issuance Date means April 1, 2021.
Class B Unit Quarterly Distribution has the meaning set forth in Section 5.24(b)(iii)(B).
Class B Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.24(a).
Closing Date means the first date on which Common Units were sold by the Partnership to the Underwriters pursuant to the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement.
Closing Price has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.1(a).
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of successor law.
Combined Interest has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.3(a).
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Unit means a Partnership Security representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners, and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Common Units in this Agreement. The term Common Unit does not include a Class A Unit, a Class B Unit, a Series A Preferred Unit, a Series B Preferred Unit, a Series C Preferred Unit, a Series D Preferred Unit, a Series E Preferred Unit, a Series F Preferred Unit, a Series G Preferred Unit, a Series H Preferred Unit or a Series I Preferred Unit.
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Common Voting Security means any Partnership Security with voting rights that are pari passu with the Common Units, including without limitation the Class A Units.
Conflicts Committee means a committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner composed entirely of one or more directors who are not (a) security holders, officers or employees of the General Partner, (b) officers, directors or employees of any Affiliate of the General Partner or (c) holders of any ownership interest in the Partnership other than Common Units, and who also meet the independence standards required to serve on an audit committee of a board of directors established by the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder by the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units are listed or admitted for trading.
Contributed Property means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Delaware Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Partnership. Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.6(d), such property shall no longer constitute a Contributed Property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.
Crestwood Indentures means (i) that certain Indenture dated as of March 23, 2015 by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, (ii) that certain Indenture dated as of March 14, 2017 by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee., as trustee, (iii) that certain Indenture dated as of April 15, 2019 by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and (iv) that certain indenture dated as of January 21, 2021, by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., the other guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Crestwood Partners means Crestwood Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Curative Allocation means any allocation of an item of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1(d)(vi).
Current Market Price has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.1(a).
Delaware Act means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. § 17-101, et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
Departing General Partner means a former General Partner from and after the effective date of any withdrawal or removal of such former General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2.
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Depositary means, with respect to any Units issued in global form, The Depository Trust Company and its successors and permitted assigns.
Designated Individual has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3.
Disposed of Adjusted Property means any Adjusted Property, including, for this purpose, inventory, that has been sold or otherwise disposed of in a taxable disposition.
Distribution Determination Date means the applicable date for the relevant distribution period.
Economic Risk of Loss has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2(a).
Effective Time means the time at which the Certificate of Conversion has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Eligible Holder means a Person either (a) subject to United States federal income taxation on the income generated by the Partnership or (b) in the case of entities that are passthrough entities for United States federal income taxation, all of whose beneficial owners are subject to United States federal income taxation on the income generated by the Partnership. Schedule I to the Transfer Application provides examples of Persons that are and Persons that are not Eligible Holders.
Energy Transfer Merger means the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 16, 2023, by and among Energy Transfer LP, Pachyderm Merger Sub LLC, solely for the purposes of Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(c) and 5.21 thereof, LE GP, LLC, and the Partnership.
Equity Credit means the dollar amount or percentage in relation to the stated liquidation preference amount of (a) $1,000.00 per Series A Preferred Unit, (b) $1,000.00 per Series B Preferred Unit, (c) $25.00 per Series C Preferred Unit, (d) $25.00 per Series D Preferred Unit, (e) $25.00 per Series E Preferred Unit, (f) $1,000.00 per Series F Preferred Unit, (g) $1,000.00 per Series G Preferred Unit or (h) $1,000.00 per Series H Preferred Unit, assigned to the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units or Series H Preferred Units, as applicable, as equity, rather than debt, by a Rating Agency in evaluating the capital structure of the Partnership.
ETO Rollup Date means April 1, 2021.
ETP Holdco means ETP Holdco Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
ETP Holdco Distributions means any portion of the Partnership cash distributions attributable to (i) any distribution or dividend received by the Partnership from ETP Holdco, IPCH or Crestwood Partners or the proceeds of sale of the capital stock of ETP Holdco, IPCH or Crestwood Partners, as applicable, or (ii) any interest payments received by the Partnership with respect to indebtedness of ETP Holdco, IPCH or Crestwood Partners or their respective subsidiaries.
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ETP Holdco Items means any item of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction or credit attributable to the Partnerships ownership of ETP Holdco, IPCH or Crestwood Partners or the Partnerships ownership of any indebtedness of ETP Holdco, IPCH or Crestwood Partners or any of their respective subsidiaries.
Event Issue Value means, with respect to any Common Unit as of any date of determination, (i) in the case of a Revaluation Event that includes the issuance of Common Units pursuant to a public offering and solely for cash, the price paid for such Common Units, or (ii) in the case of any other Revaluation Event, the Closing Price of the Common Units on the date of such Revaluation Event or, if the General Partner determines that a value for the Common Unit other than such Closing Price more accurately reflects the Event Issue Value, the value determined by the General Partner.
Event of Withdrawal has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.1(a).
FERC means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
FERC Notice means the giving of notice by the Partnership to the Limited Partners in the manner specified in Section 17.1 hereof at any time after the Partnership becomes the owner, either directly or through any Subsidiary, of any pipeline subject to rate regulation by FERC.
General Partner means LE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and its successors and permitted assigns that are admitted to the Partnership as general partner of the Partnership (except as the context otherwise requires).
General Partner Interest means the ownership interest, if any, of the General Partner in the Partnership (in its capacity as a general partner without reference to any Limited Partner Interest held by it), which is evidenced by General Partner Units, and includes any and all benefits to which a General Partner is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of a General Partner to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
General Partner Unit means a fractional part of the General Partner Interest having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the General Partner Interest. A General Partner Unit is not a Unit.
Gross Liability Value means, with respect to any Liability of the Partnership described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-7(b)(3)(i), the amount of cash that a willing assignor would pay to a willing assignee to assume such Liability in an arms-length transaction. The Gross Liability Value of each Liability of the Partnership described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-7(b)(3)(i) shall be adjusted at such times as provided in this Agreement for an adjustment to Carrying Values.
Group means a Person that, with or through any of its Affiliates or Associates, has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more Persons), exercising investment power or disposing of any Partnership Securities with any other Person that beneficially owns, or whose Affiliates or Associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, Partnership Interests.
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Group Member means a member of the Partnership Group.
H.15 means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.
H.15(519) means the statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.
Indemnitee means (a) the General Partner, (b) any Departing General Partner, (c) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner, (d) any Person who is or was a member, partner, officer, director, fiduciary or trustee of any Group Member, the General Partner or any Departing General Partner or any Affiliate of any Group Member, the General Partner or any Departing General Partner, (e) the Partnership Representative and the Designated Individual, (f) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing General Partner as an officer, director, employee, member, partner, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided, that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services and (g) any Person the General Partner designates as an Indemnitee for purposes of this Agreement.
Ineligible Assignee means a Person whom the General Partner has determined is not an Eligible Holder following a FERC Notice.
Initial Common Units means the Common Units sold in the Initial Offering.
Initial Limited Partners means the Persons listed on Exhibit B hereto.
Initial Offering means the initial public offering and sale of Common Units to the public in February 2006.
IPCH means IPCH Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.
Issue Price means the price at which a Unit is purchased from the Partnership, after taking into account any sales commission or underwriting discount charged to the Partnership and after taking into account any other form of discount with respect to the price at which a Unit is purchased from the Partnership.
Liability means any liability or obligation of any nature, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise.
Limited Partner means, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) each Initial Limited Partner, each Limited Partner, each Substituted Limited Partner, each Additional Limited Partner and any Departing General Partner upon the change of its status from General Partner to Limited Partner pursuant to Section 11.3, in each case, in such Persons capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership or (b) solely for purposes of Articles V, VI, VII, IX and XII, each Assignee.
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Limited Partner Interest means the ownership interest of a Limited Partner or Assignee in the Partnership, which may be evidenced by Common Units, Class A Units, Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units or other Partnership Securities or a combination thereof or interest therein, and includes any and all benefits to which such Limited Partner or Assignee is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Limited Partner or Assignee to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Liquidation Date means (a) in the case of an event giving rise to the dissolution of the Partnership of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) of the first sentence of Section 12.2, the date on which the applicable time period during which the holders of Outstanding Units have the right to elect to continue the business of the Partnership has expired without such an election being made, and (b) in the case of any other event giving rise to the dissolution of the Partnership, the date on which such event occurs.
Liquidator means one or more Persons selected by the General Partner to perform the functions described in Section 12.3 as liquidating trustee of the Partnership within the meaning of the Delaware Act.
Merger Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.1.
Minimum Conversion Amount means (i) a number of Series I Preferred Units having an aggregate value of $20.0 million, which value is calculated by multiplying the number of Series I Preferred Units to be converted by the Series I Preferred Unit Price or (ii) if the value of the Series I Preferred Units (calculated in accordance with clause (i) above) to be converted by the Series I Holder requesting conversion does not equal or exceed $20.0 million, then all of the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder
most recent H.15 means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date.
most recent H.15(519) means the H.15(519) published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the Series F Reset Date or the Series G Reset Date, as applicable.
National Securities Exchange means an exchange registered with the Commission under Section 6(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, and any successor to such statute, or the Nasdaq National Market or any successor thereto.
Net Agreed Value means, (a) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed, and (b) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner or Assignee by the Partnership, the Partnerships Carrying Value of such property (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5.6(d)(ii)) at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of distribution, in either case, as determined under Section 752 of the Code.
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Net Income means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Partnerships items of income and gain (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable year over the Partnerships items of loss and deduction (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.6(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); provided that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.1(d) shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.1(d)(xi).
Net Loss means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Partnerships items of loss and deduction (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable year over the Partnerships items of income and gain (other than those items taken into account in the computation of Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss) for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.6(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.1(d); provided that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.1(d) shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.1(d)(xi).
Net Positive Adjustments means, with respect to any Partner, the excess, if any, of the total positive adjustments over the total negative adjustments made to the Capital Account of such Partner pursuant to Book-Up Events and Book-Down Events.
Net Termination Gain means, for any taxable period, (a) the sum, if positive, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section 5.6(b)) that are recognized (i) after the Liquidation Date or (ii) upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group), or (b) the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount of Unrealized Gain over the aggregate amount of Unrealized Loss deemed recognized by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.6(d) on the date of a Revaluation Event; provided, however, the items included in the determination of Net Termination Gain shall not include any items of income, gain, loss or deduction specially allocated under Section 6.1(d)(i) through Section 6.1(d)(x).
Net Termination Loss means, for any taxable period, (a) the sum, if negative, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction (determined in accordance with Section 5.6(b)) that are recognized by the Partnership (i) after the Liquidation Date or (ii) upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (excluding any disposition to a member of the Partnership Group) or (b) the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount of Unrealized Loss over the aggregate amount of Unrealized Gain deemed recognized by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.6(d) on the date of a Revaluation Event; provided, however, the items included in the determination of Net Termination Loss shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated under Section 6.1(d)(i) through Section 6.1(d)(x).
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Nonrecourse Built-in Gain means with respect to any Contributed Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Sections 6.2(b)(i)(A), 6.2(b)(ii)(A) and 6.2(b)(iii) if such properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no other consideration.
Nonrecourse Deductions means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b), are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.
Nonrecourse Liability has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
Notice of Election to Purchase has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.1(b).
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel (who may be regular counsel to the Partnership or the General Partner or any of its Affiliates) in a form acceptable to the General Partner.
Option Closing Date means the date or dates on which any Common Units are sold by the Partnership to the Underwriters upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.
Outstanding means, with respect to Partnership Securities, all Partnership Securities that are issued by the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnerships books and records as of the date of determination; provided, however, that if at any time any Person or Group (other than the General Partner or its Affiliates) beneficially owns 20% or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding, all Partnership Securities owned by such Person or Group shall not be voted on any matter and shall not be considered to be Outstanding when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners to vote on any matter (unless otherwise required by law), calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar purposes under this Agreement, except that Common Units so owned shall be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 11.1(b)(iv) (such Common Units shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of Partnership Securities for purposes of this Agreement); provided, further, that the limitation in the foregoing proviso shall not apply (i) to any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding directly from the General Partner or its Affiliates, (ii) to any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding directly or indirectly from a Person or Group described in clause (i) if the General Partner shall have notified such Person or Group in writing that such limitation shall not apply to such Person or Group, (iii) to any Person or Group who acquired 20% or more of any Partnership Securities issued by the Partnership with the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the General Partner, (iv) to any Series A Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series A Holders pursuant to Section 5.17(b)(iii), (v) to any Series B Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval
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of the Series B Holders pursuant to Section 5.18(b)(iii), (vi) to any Series C Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series C Holders pursuant to Section 5.19(b)(iii), (vii) to any Series D Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series D Holders pursuant to Section 5.20(b)(iii), (viii) to any Series E Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series E Holders pursuant to Section 5.21(b)(iii), (ix) to any Series F Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series F Holders pursuant to Section 5.22(b)(iii), (x) to any Series G Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series G Holders pursuant to Section 5.23(b)(iii), (xi) to any Series H Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series H Holders pursuant to Section 5.25(b)(iii) or (xii) to any Series I Holder in connection with any vote, consent or approval of the Series I Holders pursuant to Section 5.26(d).
Over-Allotment Option means the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.
Partner Nonrecourse Debt has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
Partner Nonrecourse Deductions means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i), are attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt.
Partners means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.
Partnership means Energy Transfer LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
Partnership Group means the Partnership and its Subsidiaries treated as a single consolidated entity.
Partnership Interest means an interest in the Partnership, which shall include the General Partner Interests and Limited Partner Interests.
Partnership Minimum Gain means that amount determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).
Partnership Representative has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3.
Partnership Security means any class or series of equity interest in the Partnership (but excluding any options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to an equity interest in the Partnership) and General Partner Units and any General Partner Interest represented thereby, including without limitation, Common Units, Class A Units, Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units.
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Paying Agent means the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as paying agent for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units and the Series I Preferred Units, and its respective successors and assigns or any other paying agent appointed by the General Partner; provided, however, that if no Paying Agent is specifically designated for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units or the Series I Preferred Units, the General Partner shall act in such capacity.
Percentage Interest means as of any date of determination (a) as to the General Partner, the amount of its aggregate Capital Contributions to the Partnership divided by the aggregate Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by all Partners (other than Capital Contributions made to the Partnership by a Partner with respect to a Class A Unit, a Class B Unit, a Series A Preferred Unit, a Series B Preferred Unit, a Series C Preferred Unit, a Series D Preferred Unit, a Series E Preferred Unit, a Series F Preferred Unit, a Series G Preferred Unit, a Series H Preferred Unit or a Series I Preferred Unit), (b) as to any Unitholder or Assignee holding Common Units, the product obtained by multiplying (i) 100% less the percentage applicable to paragraphs (a) and (c) hereof by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of Common Units held by such Unitholder or Assignee by (B) the total number of all Outstanding Common Units, and (c) as to the holders of other Partnership Securities issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section 5.8, the percentage established as a part of such issuance. The Percentage Interest with respect to a Class A Unit, Class B Unit, Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit and Series I Preferred Unit shall at all times be zero.
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.
Pro Rata means (a) when modifying Units or any class thereof, apportioned equally among all such designated Units in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (b) when modifying Partners and Assignees, apportioned among all Partners and Assignees in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, (c) solely when modifying Series A Holders, apportioned equally among all Series A Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series A Preferred Units held by each such Series A Holder, (d) solely when modifying Series B Holders, apportioned equally among all Series B Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series B Preferred Units held by each such Series B Holder, (e) solely when modifying Series C Holders, apportioned equally among all Series C Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series C Preferred Units held by each such Series C Holder, (f) solely when modifying Series D Holders, apportioned equally among all Series D Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series D Preferred Units held by each such Series D Holder, (g) solely when modifying Series E Holders, apportioned equally among all Series E Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series E Preferred Units held by each such Series E Holder, (h) solely when modifying Series F Holders, apportioned equally among all Series F Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series F Preferred Units held by each such Series F Holder, (i) solely when modifying Series G Holders,
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apportioned equally among all Series G Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series G Preferred Units held by each such Series G Holder, (j) solely when modifying Series H Holders, apportioned equally among all Series H Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series H Preferred Units held by each such Series H Holder, (k) solely when modifying Series I Holders, apportioned equally among all Series I Holders in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Series I Preferred Units held by each such Series I Holder and (l) solely when modifying holders of Class B Units, apportioned equally among all holders of Class B Units in accordance with the relative number or percentage of Class B Units held by each such holder.
Purchase Date means the date determined by the General Partner as the date for purchase of all Outstanding Units of a certain class (other than Units owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates) pursuant to Article XV.
Quarter means, unless the context otherwise requires, a fiscal quarter of the Partnership; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the period from September 1, 2007 through and including December 31, 2007 shall be deemed to be a Quarter and no partial period during the period from September 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 shall be considered to be a Quarter.
Quarterly Distribution has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(c).
Rating Agency means any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Securities Exchange Act) that publishes a rating for the Partnership.
Recapture Income means any gain recognized by the Partnership (computed without regard to any adjustment required by Section 734 or Section 743 of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the Partnership, which gain is characterized as ordinary income because it represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such property or asset.
Record Date means the date established by the General Partner for determining (a) the identity of the Record Holders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of Limited Partners or entitled to vote by ballot or give approval of Partnership action in writing without a meeting or entitled to exercise rights in respect of any lawful action of Limited Partners or (b) the identity of Record Holders entitled to receive any report or distribution or to participate in any offer.
Record Holder means the Person in whose name a Common Unit is registered on the books of the Transfer Agent as of the opening of business on a particular Business Day, or with respect to other Partnership Interests, the Person in whose name any such other Partnership Interest is registered on the books of the Transfer Agent or the books that the General Partner has caused to be kept, as the case may be, as of the opening of business on such Business Day.
Redeemable Interests means any Partnership Interests for which a redemption notice has been given, and has not been withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.9.
Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-128097) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by the Partnership with the Commission under the Securities Act to register the offering and sale of the Common Units in the Initial Offering.
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Remaining Net Positive Adjustments means, as of the end of any taxable period, (i) with respect to the Unitholders holding Common Units, the excess of (a) the Net Positive Adjustments of the Unitholders holding Common Units as of the end of such period over (b) the sum of those Partners Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for each prior taxable period and (ii) with respect to the General Partner (as holder of the General Partner Interest), the excess of (a) the Net Positive Adjustments of the General Partner as of the end of such period over (b) the sum of the General Partners Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items with respect to the General Partner Interest for each prior taxable period.
Required Allocations means (a) any limitation imposed on any allocation of Net Losses or Net Termination Losses under Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(c)(ii) and (b) any allocation of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i), Section 6.1(d)(ii), Section 6.1(d)(iv) or Section 6.1(d)(vii).
Residual Gain or Residual Loss means any item of gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 6.2(b)(i)(A) or Section 6.2(b)(ii)(A), respectively, to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.
Revaluation Event means an event that results in an adjustment of the Carrying Value of each Partnership property pursuant to Section 5.6(d).
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute.
Securities Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute.
Series A Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series A Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000 per unit.
Series A Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series A Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series A Original Issue Date.
Series A Distribution Payment Date means (a) during the Series A Fixed Rate Period, the 15th day of each February and August of each year and (b) during the Series A Floating Rate Period, the 15th day of each February, May, August and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series A Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series A Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
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Series A Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series A Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series A Distribution Payment Date for such Series A Distribution Period.
Series A Distribution Rate means an annual rate equal to (a) during the Series A Fixed Rate Period, 6.250% of the Series A Liquidation Preference and (b) during the Series A Floating Rate Period, a percentage of the Series A Liquidation Preference equal to the sum of (i) the Three-Month LIBOR, as calculated on each applicable Series A LIBOR Determination Date, and (ii) 4.028%.
Series A Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.17(b)(ii)(B).
Series A Distributions means distributions with respect to Series A Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.17(b)(ii).
Series A Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including April 21, 2021 to, but excluding, February 15, 2023.
Series A Floating Rate Period means the period from and including February 15, 2023 and thereafter until such time as all of the Outstanding Series A Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.17(b)(iv).
Series A Holder means a Record Holder of Series A Preferred Units.
Series A Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series A Parity Securities and Series A Senior Securities.
Series A LIBOR Determination Date means the London Business Day immediately preceding the first day in each relevant Series A Distribution Period.
Series A Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series A Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000 per unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series A Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series A Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series A Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series A Original Issue Date means November 16, 2017.
Series A Parity Securities means the Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after the date hereof by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series A Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
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Series A Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.17(a).
Series A Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series A Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series A Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series A Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series A Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series A Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series A Current Criteria.
Series A Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.17(b)(iv)(A).
Series A Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.17(b)(iv)(B).
Series A Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.17(b)(iv)(A).
Series A Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after the date hereof by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series B Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series B Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000 per unit.
Series B Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series B Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series B Original Issue Date.
Series B Distribution Payment Date means (a) during the Series B Fixed Rate Period, the 15th day of each February and August of each year and (b) during the Series B Floating Rate Period, the 15th day of each February, May, August and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series B Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series B Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Series B Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series B Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series B Distribution Payment Date for such Series B Distribution Period.
Series B Distribution Rate means an annual rate equal to (a) during the Series B Fixed Rate Period, 6.625% of the Series B Liquidation Preference and (b) during the Series B Floating Rate Period, a percentage of the Series B Liquidation Preference equal to the sum of (i) the Three-Month LIBOR, as calculated on each applicable Series B LIBOR Determination Date, and (ii) 4.155%.
Series B Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.18(b)(ii)(B).
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Series B Distributions means distributions with respect to Series B Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.18(b)(ii).
Series B Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including April 1, 2021 to, but excluding, February 15, 2028.
Series B Floating Rate Period means the period from and including February 15, 2028 and thereafter until such time as all of the Outstanding Series B Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.18(b)(iv).
Series B Holder means a Record Holder of Series B Preferred Units.
Series B Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series B Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series B Parity Securities and Series B Senior Securities.
Series B LIBOR Determination Date means the London Business Day immediately preceding the first day in each relevant Series B Distribution Period.
Series B Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series B Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000 per unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series B Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series B Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series B Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series B Original Issue Date means November 16, 2017.
Series B Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series B Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series B Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.18(a).
Series B Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series B Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series B Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series B Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series B Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series B Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series B Current Criteria.
Series B Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.18(b)(iv)(A).
Series B Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.18(b)(iv)(B).
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Series B Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.18(b)(iv)(A).
Series B Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series B Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series C Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series C Preferred Unit initially equal to $25.00 per unit.
Series C Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series C Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series C Original Issue Date.
Series C Distribution Payment Date means the 15th day of each February, May, August and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series C Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series C Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Series C Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series C Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series C Distribution Payment Date for such Series C Distribution Period.
Series C Distribution Rate means an annual rate equal to (a) during the Series C Fixed Rate Period, 7.375% of the Series C Liquidation Preference and (b) during the Series C Floating Rate Period, a percentage of the Series C Liquidation Preference equal to the sum of (i) the Three-Month LIBOR, as calculated on each applicable Series C LIBOR Determination Date, and (ii) 4.530%.
Series C Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.19(b)(ii)(B).
Series C Distributions means distributions with respect to Series C Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.19(b)(ii).
Series C Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including April 1, 2021 to, but excluding, May 15, 2023.
Series C Floating Rate Period means the period from and including May 15, 2023 and thereafter until such time as all of the Outstanding Series C Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.19(b)(iv).
Series C Holder means a Record Holder of Series C Preferred Units.
Series C Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series C Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series C Parity Securities and Series C Senior Securities.
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Series C LIBOR Determination Date means the London Business Day immediately preceding the first day in each relevant Series C Distribution Period.
Series C Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series C Preferred Unit initially equal to $25.00 per unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series C Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series C Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series C Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series C Original Issue Date means April 25, 2018.
Series C Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and other any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series C Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series C Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.19(a).
Series C Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series C Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series C Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series C Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series C Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series C Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series C Current Criteria.
Series C Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.19(b)(iv)(A).
Series C Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.19(b)(iv)(B).
Series C Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.19(b)(iv)(A).
Series C Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series C Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series D Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series D Preferred Unit initially equal to $25.00 per unit.
Series D Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series D Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series D Original Issue Date.
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Series D Distribution Payment Date means the 15th day of each February, May, August and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series D Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series D Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Series D Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series D Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series D Distribution Payment Date for such Series D Distribution Period.
Series D Distribution Rate means an annual rate equal to (a) during the Series D Fixed Rate Period, 7.625% of the Series D Liquidation Preference and (b) during the Series D Floating Rate Period, a percentage of the Series D Liquidation Preference equal to the sum of (i) the Three-Month LIBOR, as calculated on each applicable Series D LIBOR Determination Date, and (ii) 4.738%.
Series D Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.20(b)(ii)(B).
Series D Distributions means distributions with respect to Series D Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.20(b)(ii).
Series D Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including April 21, 2021 to, but excluding, August 15, 2023.
Series D Floating Rate Period means the period from and including August 15, 2023 and thereafter until such time as all of the Outstanding Series D Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.20(b)(iv).
Series D Holder means a Record Holder of Series D Preferred Units.
Series D Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series D Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series D Parity Securities and Series D Senior Securities.
Series D LIBOR Determination Date means the Business Day immediately preceding the first day in each relevant Series D Distribution Period.
Series D Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series D Preferred Unit initially equal to $25.00 per unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series D Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series D Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series D Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series D Original Issue Date means July 23, 2018.
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Series D Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series D Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series D Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.20(a).
Series D Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series D Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series D Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series D Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series D Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series D Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series D Current Criteria.
Series D Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.20(b)(iv)(A).
Series D Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.20(b)(iv)(B).
Series D Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.20(b)(iv)(A).
Series D Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series D Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series E Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series E Preferred Unit initially equal to $25.00 per unit.
Series E Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series E Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series E Original Issue Date.
Series E Distribution Payment Date means the 15th day of each February, May, August and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series E Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series E Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Series E Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series E Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series E Distribution Payment Date for such Series E Distribution Period.
Series E Distribution Rate means an annual rate equal to (a) during the Series E Fixed Rate Period, 7.600% of the Series E Liquidation Preference and (b) during the Series E Floating Rate Period, a percentage of the Series E Liquidation Preference equal to the sum of (i) the Three-Month LIBOR, as calculated on each applicable Series E LIBOR Determination Date, and (ii) 5.161%.
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Series E Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.21(b)(ii)(B).
Series E Distributions means distributions with respect to Series E Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.21(b)(ii).
Series E Fixed Rate Period means the period from and including April 1, 2021 to, but excluding, May 15, 2024.
Series E Floating Rate Period means the period from and including May 15, 2024 and thereafter until such time as all of the Outstanding Series E Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.21(b)(iv).
Series E Holder means a Record Holder of Series E Preferred Units.
Series E Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series E Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series E Parity Securities and Series E Senior Securities.
Series E LIBOR Determination Date means the Business Day immediately preceding the first day in each relevant Series E Distribution Period.
Series E Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series E Preferred Unit initially equal to $25.00 per unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series E Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series E Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series E Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series E Original Issue Date means April 25, 2019.
Series E Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series E Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series E Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.21(a).
Series E Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series E Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series E Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series E Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series E Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series E Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series E Current Criteria.
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Series E Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.21(b)(iv)(A).
Series E Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.21(b)(iv)(B).
Series E Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.21(b)(iv)(A).
Series E Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series E Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series F Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series F Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000.00 per Series F Preferred Unit.
Series F Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series F Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series F Original Issue Date.
Series F Distribution Payment Date means the 15th day of each May and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series F Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series F Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Series F Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series F Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series F Distribution Payment Date for such Series F Distribution Period.
Series F Distribution Rate means an initial distribution rate for the Series F Preferred Units from and including the Series F Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the Series F First Call Date equal to 6.750% per annum of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference per Series F Preferred Unit (equal to $67.50 per Series F Preferred Unit per annum). On and after the Series F First Call Date, the distribution rate on the Series F Preferred Units for each Series F Reset Period will equal for each Series F Preferred Unit a percentage of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference for such Series F Preferred Unit equal to the Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most recent Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date plus a spread of 5.134% per annum.
Series F Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.22(b)(ii)(B).
Series F Distributions means distributions with respect to Series F Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.22(b)(ii).
Series F First Call Date means May 15, 2025.
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Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate means, as of any Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date, as applicable, (i) an interest rate (expressed as a decimal) determined to be the per annum rate equal to the arithmetic mean, for the immediately preceding week, of the daily yields to maturity for U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of five years from the next Series F Reset Date and trading in the public securities markets or (ii) if the H.15(519) is not published during the week preceding the Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date, or does not contain such yields, then the rate will be determined by interpolation between the arithmetic mean, for the immediately preceding week, of the daily yields to maturity for each of the two series of U.S. Treasury securities trading in the public securities markets, (A) one maturing as close as possible to, but earlier than, the Series F Reset Date following the next succeeding Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date, and (B) the other maturity as close as possible to, but later than, the Series F Reset Date following the next succeeding Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date, in each case as published in the most recent H.15(519) under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities as the yield on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity. If the Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the methods described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, then the Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate will be the same interest rate determined for the immediately preceding Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date, or if this sentence is applicable with respect to the first Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date, 6.750%.
Series F Holder means a Record Holder of Series F Preferred Units.
Series F Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series F Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series F Parity Securities and Series F Senior Securities.
Series F Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series F Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000.00 per Series F Preferred Unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series F Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series F Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series F Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series F Original Issue Date means January 22, 2020.
Series F Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series F Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series F Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.22(a).
Series F Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series F Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series F Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series F Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series F Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series F Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series F Current Criteria.
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Series F Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.22(b)(iv)(A).
Series F Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.22(b)(iv)(B).
Series F Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.22(b)(iv)(A).
Series F Reset Date means the Series F First Call Date and each date falling on the fifth anniversary of the preceding Series F Reset Date.
Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date means, in respect of any Series F Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Series F Reset Period.
Series F Reset Period means the period from and including the Series F First Call Date to, but excluding, the next following Series F Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series F Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Series F Reset Date, until such time as all of the Outstanding Series F Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.22(b)(iv).
Series F Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series F Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series G Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series G Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000.00 per Series G Preferred Unit.
Series G Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series G Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series G Original Issue Date.
Series G Distribution Payment Date means the 15th day of each May and November of each year; provided, however, that if any Series G Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series G Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Series G Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series G Distribution Payment Date, to, but excluding, the next Series G Distribution Payment Date for such Series G Distribution Period.
Series G Distribution Rate means an initial distribution rate for the Series G Preferred Units from and including the Series G Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the Series G First Call Date equal to 7.125% per annum of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference per Series G Preferred Unit (equal to $71.25 per Series G Preferred Unit per annum). On and after the Series G First Call Date, the distribution rate on the Series G Preferred Units for each Series G Reset Period will equal for each Series G Preferred Unit a percentage of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference for such Series G Preferred Unit equal to the Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most recent Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date plus a spread of 5.306% per annum.
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Series G Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.23(b)(ii)(B).
Series G Distributions means distributions with respect to Series G Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.23(b)(ii).
Series G First Call Date means May 15, 2030.
Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate means, as of any Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date, as applicable, (i) an interest rate (expressed as a decimal) determined to be the per annum rate equal to the arithmetic mean, for the immediately preceding week, of the daily yields to maturity for U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of five years from the next Series G Reset Date and trading in the public securities markets or (ii) if the H.15(519) is not published during the week preceding the Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date, or does not contain such yields, then the rate will be determined by interpolation between the arithmetic mean, for the immediately preceding week, of the daily yields to maturity for each of the two series of U.S. Treasury securities trading in the public securities markets, (A) one maturing as close as possible to, but earlier than, the Series G Reset Date following the next succeeding Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date, and (B) the other maturity as close as possible to, but later than, the Series G Reset Date following the next succeeding Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date, in each case as published in the most recent H.15(519) under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities as the yield on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity. If the Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the methods described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, then the Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate will be the same interest rate determined for the immediately preceding Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date, or if this sentence is applicable with respect to the first Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date, 7.125%.
Series G Holder means a Record Holder of Series G Preferred Units.
Series G Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series G Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Unit and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series G Parity Securities and Series G Senior Securities.
Series G Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series G Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000.00 per Series G Preferred Unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series G Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series G Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series G Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series G Original Issue Date means January 22, 2020.
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Series G Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series G Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series G Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.23(a).
Series G Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series G Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series G Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series G Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series G Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series G Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series G Current Criteria.
Series G Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.23(b)(iv)(A).
Series G Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.23(b)(iv)(B).
Series G Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.23(b)(iv)(A).
Series G Reset Date means the Series G First Call Date and each date falling on the fifth anniversary of the preceding Series G Reset Date.
Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date means, in respect of any Series G Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Series G Reset Period.
Series G Reset Period means the period from and including the Series G First Call Date to, but excluding, the next following Series G Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series G Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Series G Reset Date, until such time as all of the Outstanding Series G Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.23(b)(iv).
Series G Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after April 1, 2021 by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series G Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series H Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series H Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000.00 per Series H Preferred Unit.
Series H Current Criteria means the Equity Credit criteria of a Rating Agency for securities such as the Series H Preferred Units, as such criteria were in effect as of the Series H Original Issue Date.
Series H Distribution Payment Date means the 15th day of each May and November of each year (except that the Series H Distribution Payment Date for the initial Series H Distribution Period shall be November 15, 2021); provided, however, that if any Series H Distribution Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Series H Distribution Payment Date shall instead be on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
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Series H Distribution Period means a period of time from and including the preceding Series H Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series H Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include the Series H Original Issue Date), to, but excluding, the next Series H Distribution Payment Date for such Series H Distribution Period.
Series H Distribution Rate means an initial distribution rate for the Series H Preferred Units from and including the Series H Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the Series H First Reset Date equal to 6.500% per annum of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference per Series H Preferred Unit (equal to $65.00 per Series H Preferred Unit per annum). On and after the Series H First Reset Date, the distribution rate on the Series H Preferred Units for each Series H Reset Period will equal for each Series H Preferred Unit a percentage of the $1,000.00 liquidation preference for such Series H Preferred Unit equal to the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most recent Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date plus a spread of 5.694% per annum.
Series H Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.25(b)(ii)(B).
Series H Distributions means distributions with respect to Series H Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.25(b)(ii).
Series H First Reset Date means November 15, 2026.
Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate means, as of any Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date, the average of the yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, for five-year maturities, for the most recent five business days appearing under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities in the most recent H.15. If the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the method described above, the Calculation Agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing calculations, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, will determine the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate in its sole discretion, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted successor Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, then the Calculation Agent will use such successor rate. If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine the business day convention and the Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.
Series H Holder means a Record Holder of Series H Preferred Units.
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Series H Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series H Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series H Parity Securities and Series H Senior Securities.
Series H Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series H Preferred Unit initially equal to $1,000.00 per Series H Preferred Unit (subject to adjustment for any splits, combinations or similar adjustments to the Series H Preferred Units), which liquidation preference shall be subject to increase by the per Series H Preferred Unit amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series H Distributions (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared).
Series H Original Issue Date means June 15, 2021.
Series H Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after the Series H Original Issue Date by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series H Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series H Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.25(a).
Series H Rating Event means a change by any Rating Agency to the Series H Current Criteria, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the Series H Current Criteria are scheduled to be in effect with respect to the Series H Preferred Units or (b) a lower Equity Credit being given to the Series H Preferred Units than the Equity Credit that would have been assigned to the Series H Preferred Units by such Rating Agency pursuant to its Series H Current Criteria.
Series H Redemption Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.25(b)(iv)(A).
Series H Redemption Notice has the meaning given such term in Section 5.25(b)(iv)(B).
Series H Redemption Period means any period from and including the August 15 immediately preceding a Series H Reset Date through and including such Series H Reset Date.
Series H Redemption Price has the meaning given such term in Section 5.25(b)(iv)(A).
Series H Reset Date means the Series H First Reset Date and each date falling on the fifth anniversary of the preceding Series H Reset Date.
Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date means, in respect of any Series H Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Series H Reset Period.
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Series H Reset Period means the period from and including the Series H First Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Series H Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series H Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Series H Reset Date, until such time as all of the Outstanding Series H Preferred Units are redeemed in accordance with Section 5.25(b)(iv).
Series H Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after the Series H Original Issue Date by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series H Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series I Base Liquidation Preference means a liquidation preference for each Series I Preferred Unit initially equal to $9.1273 per Series I Preferred Unit.
Series I Cash COC Conversion Premium means 101%
Series I Cash COC Event means any transaction pursuant to which (i) the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner exercises its rights to purchase all of the Outstanding Common Units pursuant to Section 5.26(m) of this Agreement or (ii) any Person or group of Persons acquires in one or more series of related transactions all of the Outstanding Common Units, in each case where the consideration received by the holders of Common Units is comprised of at least 90% cash.
Series I Change of Control means, with respect to the Series I Preferred Units only, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the Common Units are no longer listed or admitted for trading on a National Securities Exchange; (ii) a Series I Cash COC Event; (iii) any direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or more series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Partnership to any Person; or (iv) any dissolution or liquidation of the Partnership (other than in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or a statutory winding up).
Series I COC Election has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(b)(i).
Series I Conversion Date means, with respect to each Series I Preferred Unit, the date on which the Partnership has completed the conversion of such Series I Preferred Unit pursuant to Section 5.26(b).
Series I Conversion Ratio means 2.07 Common Units for 10 Series I Preferred Units, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 5.26(b)(iv) and (xi).
Series I Current Market Price has meaning set forth in Section 5.26(h)(i).
Series I Deficiency Rate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(c)(i)(B).
Series I Distribution Payment Date means the earlier of: (A) the date that distributions are made on the Common Units for such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.3, and (B) the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of such Quarter.
Series I Distribution Record Date has the meaning given such term in Section 5.26(c)(i).
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Series I Distributions or Series I Distribution means distributions with respect to Series I Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.26(c).
Series I Holder means a Record Holder of Series I Preferred Units.
Series I Junior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Securities that, with respect to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership, ranks junior to the Series I Preferred Units, including but not limited to Common Units, Class A Units, Class B Units and the General Partner Interest, but excluding any Series I Parity Securities and Series I Senior Securities.
Series I Liquidation Preference means, with respect to each Series I Preferred Unit, the sum of the Series I Preferred Unit Price plus all accrued and unpaid distributions on such Series I Preferred Unit to the Liquidation Date.
Series I Original Issue Date means November 3, 2023.
Series I Parity Securities means the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units and any other class or series of Partnership Interests established after the Series I Original Issue Date by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks on parity with the Series I Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series I PIK Unit means a Series I Preferred Unit issued pursuant to a Series I Distribution in accordance with Section 5.26(c).
Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(c)(i)(A).
Series I Preferred Unit Price means $9.1273 per Series I Preferred Unit.
Series I Preferred Units has the meaning given such term in Section 5.26(a).
Series I Restrictions has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(d)(ii)(A).
Series I Senior Securities means any class or series of Partnership Interests established after the Series I Original Issue Date by the General Partner, the terms of which class or series expressly provide that it ranks senior to the Series I Preferred Units as to distributions and amounts payable upon a dissolution or liquidation pursuant to Article XII.
Series I Specified Distribution Amount has the meaning given such term in Section 5.26(c).
Series I Super-Majority Interest means at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units.
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Series I Voting Threshold has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(d)(i).
Share of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items means, in connection with any allocation of Additional Book Basis Derivative Items for any taxable period, (i) with respect to the Unitholders holding Common Units, the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the Unitholders Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the end of such period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of that time and (ii) with respect to the General Partner (as the holder of the General Partner Interest), the amount that bears the same ratio to such Additional Book Basis Derivative Items as the General Partners Remaining Net Positive Adjustments as of the end of such period bears to the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustment as of that time.
Special Approval means approval by the sole member or by a majority of the members of the Conflicts Committee, as applicable.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.
Substantially Equivalent Security has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(e)(ii)(B).
Substituted Limited Partner means a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 10.1 in place of and with all the rights of a Limited Partner and who is shown as a Limited Partner on the books and records of the Partnership.
Surviving Business Entity has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.2(b).
Taxation Certification means a properly completed certificate in such form or forms as may be specified by the General Partner by which a Limited Partner certifies that he (and if he is a nominee holding for the account of another Person, that to the best of his knowledge such other Person) is an Eligible Holder. A certification in the form specified in Annex A to the Transfer Application shall be considered a Taxation Certification unless the General Partner amends the form thereof pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof.
Trading Day has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.1(a).
transfer has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.4(a).
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Transfer Agent means such bank, trust company or other Person (including the General Partner or one of its Affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Partnership to act as registrar and transfer agent for the Common Units; provided that if no Transfer Agent is specifically designated for any other Partnership Securities, the General Partner shall act in such capacity. The Transfer Agent for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units and the Series I Preferred Units shall be American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, and its successors and assigns, or any other transfer agent and registrar appointed by the General Partner for the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series D Preferred Units, the Series E Preferred Units, the Series F Preferred Units, the Series G Preferred Units, the Series H Preferred Units or the Series I Preferred Units, as applicable.
Transfer Application means the Transfer Application in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Underwriter means each Person named as an underwriter in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement who purchases Common Units pursuant thereto.
Underwriting Agreement means the Underwriting Agreement dated February 2, 2006 among the Underwriters, the Partnership and certain other parties, providing for the purchase of Common Units by such Underwriters.
Unit means a Partnership Security that is designated as a Unit and shall include Common Units, Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units or Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units, but shall not include the General Partner Units (or the General Partner Interest represented thereby) or Class A Units.
Unit Majority means at least a majority of the Outstanding Units (excluding the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units in respect of matters in which the holders of the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units, Series I Preferred Units and Class B Units are not entitled to a vote), voting together as a single class.
Unitholders means the holders of Units and shall not include the Class A Unitholders.
Unrealized Gain attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.6(d)) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.6(d) as of such date).
Unrealized Loss attributable to any item of Partnership property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.6(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.6(d)).
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U.S. GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
VWAP Price means as of a particular date means the volume-weighted average trading price, as adjusted for splits, combinations and other similar transactions, of a Common Unit on the National Securities Exchange on which the Common Units are then listed or admitted to trading.
Section 1.2 Construction. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; and (c) the term include or includes means includes including or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation; and the terms hereof, herein or hereunder refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
Section 2.1 Formation. The Partnership was formed as of the Effective Time pursuant to the Certificate of Conversion and the Certificate of Limited Partnership converting Energy Transfer Company, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, into the Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights, duties (including fiduciary duties), liabilities and obligations of the Partners and the administration, dissolution and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act. All Partnership Interests shall constitute personal property of the owner thereof for all purposes.
Section 2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be Energy Transfer LP. The Partnerships business may be conducted under any other name or names as determined by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner. The words Limited Partnership, LP, Ltd. or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnerships name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.
Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices. Unless and until changed by the General Partner, the registered office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Partnership shall be located at 811 Westchester Drive, Dallas, Texas 75225 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate. The address of the General Partner shall be 811 Westchester Drive, Dallas, Texas 75225 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners.
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Section 2.4 Purpose and Business. The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership shall be to (a) engage directly in, or enter into or form any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that is approved by the General Partner and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware Act and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Partnership pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity; and (b) do anything necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including the making of capital contributions or loans to a Group Member, provided, however, that the General Partner shall not cause the Partnership to engage, directly or indirectly, in any business activity that the General Partner determines would cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the General Partner shall have no duty or obligation to propose or approve, and may decline to propose or approve, the conduct by the Partnership of any business, free of any fiduciary duty or obligation whatsoever to the Partnership or any Limited Partner and, in declining to so propose or approve, shall not be required to act in good faith or pursuant to any other standard imposed by this Agreement, any other agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule or regulation or at equity.
Section 2.5 Powers. The Partnership shall be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described in Section 2.4 and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership.
Section 2.6 Power of Attorney.
(a) Each Limited Partner hereby constitutes and appoints the General Partner and, if a Liquidator (other than the General Partner) shall have been selected pursuant to Section 12.3, the Liquidator, severally (and any successor to either thereof by merger, transfer, assignment, election or otherwise) and each of their authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact, as the case may be, with full power of substitution, as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his name, place and stead, to: (i) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (A) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments or restatements hereof or thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator determines to be necessary or appropriate to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own property; (B) all certificates, documents and other instruments that the General Partner or the Liquidator determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect, in accordance with its terms, any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement; (C) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including conveyances and a certificate of
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cancellation) that the General Partner or the Liquidator determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (D) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described in, Articles IV, X, XI or XII; (E) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of any class or series of Partnership Securities issued pursuant to Section 5.8; and (F) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including agreements and a certificate of merger) relating to a merger, consolidation or conversion of the Partnership pursuant to Article XIV; and (ii) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates, documents and other instruments that the General Partner or the Liquidator determines to be necessary or appropriate to (A) make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action that is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or (B) effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement; provided, that when required by Section 13.3 or any other provision of this Agreement that establishes a percentage of the Limited Partners or of the Limited Partners of any class or series required to take any action, the General Partner and the Liquidator may exercise the power of attorney made in this Section 2.6(a)(ii) only after the necessary vote, consent or approval of the Limited Partners or of the Limited Partners of such class or series, as applicable.
Nothing contained in this Section 2.6(a) shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Article XIII or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
(b) The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, and it shall survive and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, not be affected by the subsequent death, incompetency, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy or termination of any Limited Partner and the transfer of all or any portion of such Limited Partners Partnership Interest and shall extend to such Limited Partners heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or the Liquidator acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner, to the maximum extent permitted by law, hereby waives any and all defenses that may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or the Liquidator taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Limited Partner shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within 15 days after receipt of the request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator may request in order to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership.
Section 2.7 Term. The term of the Partnership commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of Conversion and the Certificate of Limited Partnership in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in existence until the dissolution of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of Article XII. The existence of the Partnership as a separate legal entity shall continue until the cancellation of the Certificate of Conversion and the Certificate of Limited Partnership as provided in the Delaware Act.
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Section 2.8 Title to Partnership Assets. Title to Partnership assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which record title is held in the name of the General Partner or one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees shall be held by the General Partner or such Affiliate or nominee for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to cause record title to such assets (other than those assets in respect of which the General Partner determines that the expense and difficulty of conveyancing makes transfer of record title to the Partnership impracticable) to be vested in the Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further, that, prior to the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or as soon thereafter as practicable, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to effect the transfer to the Partnership of record title to all Partnership assets held by the General Partner or its Affiliates and, prior to any such transfer, will provide for the use of such assets in a manner satisfactory to the General Partner. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which record title to such Partnership assets is held.
ARTICLE III
RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 3.1 Limitation of Liability. The Limited Partners shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.
Section 3.2 Management of Business. No Limited Partner or Assignee, in its capacity as such, shall participate in the operation, management or control (within the meaning of the Delaware Act) of the Partnerships business, transact any business in the Partnerships name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. Any action taken by any Affiliate of the General Partner or any officer, director, employee, manager, member, general partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, or any officer, director, employee, manager, member, general partner, agent or trustee of a Group Member, in its capacity as such, shall not be deemed to be participation in the control of the business of the Partnership by a limited partner of the Partnership (within the meaning of Section 17-303(a) of the Delaware Act) and shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
Section 3.3 Outside Activities of the Limited Partners. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.5, which shall continue to be applicable to the Persons referred to therein, regardless of whether such Persons shall also be Limited Partners, any Limited Partner or Assignee shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any of the other Partners or Assignees shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee.
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Section 3.4 Rights of Limited Partners.
(a) In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by applicable law, and except as limited by Section 3.4(b), each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partners interest as a Limited Partner in the Partnership, upon reasonable written demand stating the purpose of such demand and at such Limited Partners own expense:
(i) to obtain true and full information regarding the status of the business and financial condition of the Partnership;
(ii) promptly after its becoming available, to obtain a copy of the Partnerships federal, state and local income tax returns for each year;
(iii) to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Partner;
(iv) to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto, together with a copy of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto have been executed;
(v) to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of the Net Agreed Value of any other Capital Contribution by each Partner and that each Partner has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Partner; and
(vi) to obtain such other information regarding the affairs of the Partnership as is just and reasonable.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner determines, (i) any information that the General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or (ii) other information the disclosure of which the General Partner believes (A) is not in the best interests of the Partnership, (B) could damage the Partnership or its business or (C) that any Group Member is required by law or by agreement with any third party to keep confidential (other than agreements with Affiliates of the Partnership the primary purpose of which is to circumvent the obligations set forth in this Section 3.4).
ARTICLE IV
CERTIFICATES; RECORD HOLDERS; TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; REDEMPTION OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.1 Certificates. Upon the Partnerships issuance of Common Units to any Person, the Partnership shall issue, upon the request of such Person, one or more Certificates in the name of such Person evidencing the number of such Units being so issued. In addition, (a) upon the General Partners request, the Partnership shall issue to it one or more Certificates in the name of the General Partner evidencing its interests in the Partnership and (b) upon the request of
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any Person owning other Partnership Securities, the Partnership shall issue to such Person one or more Certificates evidencing such other Partnership Securities. Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Partnership by the Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the General Partner. No Common Unit Certificate shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer Agent; provided, however, that if the General Partner elects to issue Common Units in global form, the Common Unit Certificates shall be valid upon receipt of a certificate from the Transfer Agent certifying that the Common Units have been duly registered in accordance with the directions of the Partnership.
Section 4.2 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
(a) If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Transfer Agent (for Common Units) or the General Partner (for Partnership Securities other than Common Units), the appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute, and the Transfer Agent (for Common Units) or the Partnership (for Partnership Securities other than Common Units) shall countersign and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Certificate evidencing the same number and type of Partnership Securities as the Certificate so surrendered.
(b) The appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute and deliver, and the Transfer Agent (for Common Units) or the Partnership (for Partnership Securities other than Common Units) shall countersign, a new Certificate in place of any Certificate previously issued if the Record Holder of the Certificate:
(i) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, that a previously issued Certificate has been lost, destroyed or stolen;
(ii) requests the issuance of a new Certificate before the General Partner has notice that the Certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim;
(iii) if requested by the General Partner, delivers to the General Partner a bond, in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner, with surety or sureties and with fixed or open penalty as the General Partner may direct to indemnify the Partnership, the Partners, the General Partner and the Transfer Agent against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of the Certificate; and (iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the General Partner.
(c) If a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to notify the General Partner within a reasonable period of time after he has notice of the loss, destruction or theft of a Certificate, and a transfer of the Limited Partner Interests represented by the Certificate is registered before the Partnership, the General Partner or the Transfer Agent receives such notification, the Limited Partner or Assignee shall be precluded from making any claim against the Partnership, the General Partner or the Transfer Agent for such transfer or for a new Certificate.
(d) As a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 4.2, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) reasonably connected therewith.
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Section 4.3 Record Holders. The Partnership shall be entitled to recognize the Record Holder as the Partner or Assignee with respect to any Partnership Interest and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Partnership Interest on the part of any other Person, regardless of whether the Partnership shall have actual or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which such Partnership Interests are listed or admitted for trading. Without limiting the foregoing, when a Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing) is acting as nominee, agent or in some other representative capacity for another Person in acquiring and/or holding Partnership Interests, as between the Partnership on the one hand, and such other Persons on the other, such representative Person (a) shall be the Partner or Assignee (as the case may be) of record and beneficially, and (b) shall be bound by this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Partner or Assignee (as the case may be) hereunder and as, and to the extent provided for herein.
Section 4.4 Transfer Generally.
(a) The term transfer, when used in this Agreement with respect to a Partnership Interest, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction (i) by which the General Partner assigns its General Partner Interest to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange, or any other disposition by law or otherwise or (ii) by which the holder of a Limited Partner Interest assigns such Limited Partner Interest to another Person who is or becomes a Limited Partner or an Assignee, and includes a sale, assignment, gift, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise, including any transfer upon foreclosure of any pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage.
(b) No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article IV. Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article IV shall be null and void.
(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent a disposition by any stockholder, member, partner or other owner of the General Partner of any or all of the issued and outstanding member interests, partner interests or other ownership interests in the General Partner, including through a merger or consolidation of the General Partner.
Section 4.5 Registration and Transfer of Limited Partner Interests.
(a) The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept on behalf of the Partnership a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5(b), the Partnership will provide for the registration and transfer of Limited Partner Interests. The Transfer Agent is hereby appointed registrar and transfer agent for the purpose of registering Common Units and transfers of such Common Units as herein provided. The Partnership shall not recognize transfers of Certificates evidencing Limited Partner Interests unless such transfers are effected in the manner described in this Section 4.5. Upon
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surrender of a Certificate for registration of transfer of any Limited Partner Interests evidenced by a Certificate, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5(b), the appropriate officers of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute and deliver, and in the case of Common Units, the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to the holders instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate number and type of Limited Partner Interests as was evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.8, the Partnership shall not recognize any transfer of Limited Partner Interests until (i) the Certificates evidencing such Limited Partner Interests are surrendered for registration of transfer and (ii) following a FERC Notice, such Certificates are accompanied by a Transfer Application and accompanying Taxation Certification, properly completed and duly executed by the transferee (or the transferees attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing). No charge shall be imposed by the General Partner for such transfer; provided, that as a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 4.5, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed with respect thereto. Following a FERC Notice, no distributions or allocations will be made in respect of the Limited Partner Interests until a properly completed Transfer Application has been delivered.
(c) Limited Partner Interests may be transferred only in the manner described in this Section 4.5. The transfer of any Limited Partner Interests and the admission of any new Limited Partner shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement.
(d) Until admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner pursuant to Section 10.1, the Record Holder of a Limited Partner Interest shall be an Assignee in respect of such Limited Partner Interest. Limited Partners may include custodians, nominees or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity.
(e) Following a FERC Notice, a transferee of a Limited Partner Interest who has completed and delivered a Transfer Application shall be deemed to have (i) requested admission as a Substituted Limited Partner, (ii) agreed to comply with and be bound by and to have executed this Agreement, (iii) represented and warranted that such transferee has the right, power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity to enter into this Agreement, (iv) granted the powers of attorney set forth in this Agreement, and (v) given the consents and approvals and made the waivers contained in this Agreement.
(f) [Reserved.]
(g) Subject to (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.5, (ii) Section 4.3, (iii) Section 4.7, (iv) with respect to any series of Limited Partner Interests, the provisions of any statement of designations or amendment to this Agreement establishing such series, (v) any contractual provisions binding on any Limited Partner and (vi) provisions of applicable law including the Securities Act, Limited Partner Interests shall be freely transferable.
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Section 4.6 Transfer of the General Partner Interest.
(a) Subject to Section 4.6(b) below, the General Partner may transfer all or any of its General Partner Interest (represented by General Partner Units) without Unitholder approval.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no transfer by the General Partner of all or any part of its General Partner Interest (represented by General Partner Units) to another Person shall be permitted unless (i) the transferee agrees to assume the rights and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement and to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) the Partnership receives an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer would not result in the loss of limited liability under Delaware law of any Limited Partner or cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed), (iii) such transferee also agrees to purchase all (or the appropriate portion thereof, if applicable) of the partnership or membership interest of the General Partner as the general partner or managing member, if any, of each other Group Member. In the case of a transfer pursuant to and in compliance with this Section 4.6, the transferee or successor (as the case may be) shall, subject to compliance with the terms of Section 10.2, be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner immediately prior to the transfer of the General Partner Interest, and the business of the Partnership shall continue without dissolution.
Section 4.7 Restrictions on Transfers.
(a) Except as provided in Section 4.7(d) below, but notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article IV, no transfer of any Partnership Interests shall be made if such transfer would (i) violate the then applicable federal or state securities laws or rules and regulations of the Commission, any state securities commission or any other governmental authority with jurisdiction over such transfer, (ii) terminate the existence or qualification of the Partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, or (iii) cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes (to the extent not already so treated or taxed).
(b) The General Partner may impose restrictions on the transfer of Partnership Interests if it receives an Opinion of Counsel that such restrictions are necessary to avoid a significant risk of the Partnership becoming taxable as a corporation or otherwise becoming taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes. The General Partner may impose such restrictions by amending this Agreement; provided, however, that any amendment that would result in the delisting or suspension of trading of any class of Limited Partner Interests on the principal National Securities Exchange on which such class of Limited Partner Interests is then listed or admitted for trading must be approved, prior to such amendment being effected, by the holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Limited Partner Interests of such class.
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) Nothing contained in this Article IV, or elsewhere in this Agreement, shall preclude the settlement of any transactions involving Partnership Interests entered into through the facilities of any National Securities Exchange on which such Partnership Interests are listed or admitted for trading.
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(e) Each certificate evidencing Partnership Interests shall bear a conspicuous legend in substantially the following form:
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ENERGY TRANSFER LP THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD (A) VIOLATE THE THEN APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SUCH TRANSFER, (B) TERMINATE THE EXISTENCE OR QUALIFICATION OF ENERGY TRANSFER LP UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR (C) CAUSE ENERGY TRANSFER LP TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSOCIATION TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE TO BE TAXED AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (TO THE EXTENT NOT ALREADY SO TREATED OR TAXED). LE GP, LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNER OF ENERGY TRANSFER LP, MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IF IT RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF ENERGY TRANSFER LP BECOMING TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE BECOMING TAXABLE AS AN ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE SETTLEMENT OF ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THIS SECURITY ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY IS LISTED OR ADMITTED TO TRADING.
Section 4.8 Taxation Certifications; Ineligible Assignees.
(a) Following a FERC Notice, if a transferee of a Limited Partner Interest fails to furnish a properly completed Taxation Certification in the manner specified in Section 4.5(b) or if, upon receipt of such Taxation Certification or otherwise, the General Partner determines that such transferee is not an Eligible Holder, the Limited Partner Interests owned by such transferee shall be subject to redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.9.
(b) Following a FERC Notice, the General Partner may request any Limited Partner or Assignee to furnish to the General Partner, within 30 days after receipt of such request, an executed Taxation Certification or such other information concerning his federal income tax status with respect to the income and loss generated by the Partnership (or, if the Limited Partner or Assignee is a nominee holding for the account of another Person, the federal income tax status of such Person) as the General Partner may reasonably request. If a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to furnish to the General Partner within the aforementioned 30-day period such Taxation Certification or other requested information or if upon receipt of such Taxation Certification or other requested information the General Partner determines that a Limited Partner or Assignee is not an Eligible Holder, the Limited Partner Interests owned by such Limited Partner or Assignee shall be subject to redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.9. In addition, the General Partner may require that the status of any such Limited Partner or Assignee be changed to that of an Ineligible Assignee and, thereupon, the General Partner shall be substituted for such Ineligible Assignee as the Limited Partner in respect of the Ineligible Assignees Limited Partner Interests.
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(c) Following a FERC Notice, the General Partner shall, in exercising voting rights in respect of Limited Partner Interests held by it on behalf of Ineligible Assignees, distribute the votes in the same ratios as the votes of Partners (including without limitation the General Partner) in respect of Limited Partner Interests other than those of Ineligible Assignees are cast, either for, against or abstaining as to the matter.
(d) Upon dissolution of the Partnership, an Ineligible Assignee shall have no right to receive a distribution in kind pursuant to Section 12.4 but shall be entitled to the cash equivalent thereof, and the Partnership shall provide cash in exchange for an assignment of the Ineligible Assignees share of any distribution in kind. Such payment and assignment shall be treated for Partnership purposes as a purchase by the Partnership from the Ineligible Assignee of his Limited Partner Interest (representing his right to receive his share of such distribution in kind).
(e) At any time after an Ineligible Assignee can and does certify that it has become an Eligible Holder, such Ineligible Assignee may, upon application to the General Partner, request admission as a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to any Limited Partner Interests of such Ineligible Assignee not redeemed pursuant to Section 4.9, such Ineligible Assignee be admitted as a Limited Partner, and upon admission of such Ineligible Assignee pursuant to Section 10.2 the General Partner shall cease to be deemed to be the Limited Partner in respect of such Ineligible Assignees Limited Partner Interests.
Section 4.9 Redemption of Partnership Interests of Ineligible Assignees.
(a) If at any time following a FERC Notice, the General Partner determines that Limited Partners, Assignees and transferees of Limited Partner Interests that are not Eligible Holders own, in the aggregate, 15% or more of the Outstanding Units, the Partnership may redeem the Limited Partner Interest of any Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee of any Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee that has failed to furnish to the General Partner a Transfer Application and accompanying Taxation Certification pursuant to Section 4.5(b) or that has failed to furnish to the General Partner a Taxation Certification or other information requested within the 30-day period specified in Section 4.8(a), or if upon receipt of such Taxation Certification or other information the General Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee is not an Eligible Holder, in accordance with the following procedures:
(i) The General Partner shall, not later than the 30th day before the date fixed for redemption, give notice of redemption to the Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee, at his last address designated on the records of the Partnership or the Transfer Agent, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed. The notice shall specify the Redeemable Interests, the date fixed for redemption, the place of payment, and that payment of the redemption price will be made upon surrender of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Interests.
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(ii) The aggregate redemption price for Redeemable Interests of a Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee shall be an amount equal to the Current Market Price (the date of determination of which shall be the date fixed for redemption) of Limited Partner Interests of the class to be so redeemed multiplied by the number of Limited Partner Interests of each such class included among the Redeemable Interests owned by such Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee. The redemption price shall be paid as determined by the General Partner, in cash or by delivery of a promissory note of the Partnership in the principal amount of the redemption price, bearing interest at the rate of 5% annually and payable in three equal annual installments of principal together with accrued interest, commencing one year after the redemption date.
(iii) Upon surrender by or on behalf of the Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee, at the place specified in the notice of redemption, of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Interests, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by an assignment duly executed in blank, the Limited Partner, Assignee or transferee, or his duly authorized representative shall be entitled to receive the payment therefor.
(iv) After the redemption date, Redeemable Interests shall no longer constitute issued and Outstanding Limited Partner Interests.
(b) The provisions of this Section 4.9 shall also be applicable to Limited Partner Interests held by a Limited Partner or Assignee as nominee of a Person determined to be other than an Eligible Holder.
(c) Nothing in this Section 4.9 shall prevent the recipient of a notice of redemption from transferring his Limited Partner Interest before the redemption date if such transfer is otherwise permitted under this Agreement. Upon receipt of notice of such a transfer, the General Partner shall withdraw the notice of redemption, provided the transferee of such Limited Partner Interest certifies to the satisfaction of the General Partner in a Taxation Certification that he is an Eligible Holder. If the transferee fails to make such certification, such redemption shall be effected from the transferee on the original redemption date.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 5.1 Prior Contributions. Prior to the date hereof, the General Partner made certain Capital Contributions to the Partnership in exchange for an interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as the General Partner of the Partnership, and the Initial Limited Partners made certain Capital Contributions to the Partnership in exchange for an interest in the Partnership and have been admitted as Limited Partners of the Partnership.
Section 5.2 Continuation of General Partner and Limited Partner Interests; Initial Offering; Contributions by the General Partner.
(a) Upon the Effective Time, the General Partner Interest (represented by General Partner Units) of the General Partner shall be continued, subject to all of the rights, privileges and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement.
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(b) Upon the Effective Time, the Limited Partner Interests of the Initial Limited Partners shall be converted into the number of Common Units specified for each Initial Limited Partner in Exhibit B hereto, and such Limited Partner Interests shall be continued.
(c) Upon the issuance of any additional Limited Partner Interests by the Partnership, the General Partner may make, but is not obligated to make, additional Capital Contributions equal to its percentage interest (the quotient determined by dividing such General Partners Percentage Interest by the sum of 100 less such General Partners Percentage Interest) of any amount contributed to the Partnership by the Limited Partners in exchange for such additional Limited Partner Interests. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence and except as set forth in Article XII, the General Partner shall not be obligated to make any additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership.
Section 5.3 [Reserved.]
Section 5.4 Contributions by the Underwriters.
(a) On the Closing Date and pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, each Underwriter contributed to the Partnership cash in an amount equal to the Issue Price per Initial Common Unit multiplied by the number of Common Units specified in the Underwriting Agreement purchased by such Underwriter at the Closing Date. In exchange for such Capital Contributions by the Underwriters, the Partnership shall issue Common Units to each Underwriter on whose behalf such Capital Contribution is made in an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the cash contribution to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Underwriter by (ii) the Issue Price per Initial Common Unit.
(b) Upon the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, each Underwriter shall contribute to the Partnership cash in an amount equal to the Issue Price per Initial Common Unit, multiplied by the number of Common Units to be purchased by such Underwriter at the Option Closing Date. In exchange for such Capital Contributions by the Underwriters, the Partnership shall issue Common Units to each Underwriter on whose behalf such Capital Contribution is made in an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the cash contributions to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Underwriter by (ii) the Issue Price per Initial Common Unit.
(c) Except as provided in Section 5.1, no Limited Partner Interests were issued or issuable as of or at the Closing Date other than (i) the Common Units issuable pursuant to subparagraph (a) hereof in aggregate number equal to 21,000,000 Units and (ii) the Option Units as such term is used in the Underwriting Agreement issuable upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option pursuant to subparagraph (b) hereof in an aggregate number of up to 3,150,000 additional Units, and (iii) the Common Units issued to the Initial Limited Partners in an aggregate number of up to 112,983,557.
Section 5.5 Interest and Withdrawal. No interest on Capital Contributions shall be paid by the Partnership. No Partner or Assignee shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of its Capital Contribution, except to the extent, if any, that distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership may be considered as such by law and then only to the extent provided for in this Agreement. Except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement, no Partner or Assignee shall have priority over any other Partner or Assignee either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions. Any such return shall be a compromise to which all Partners or Assignees agree within the meaning of Section 17-502(b) of the Delaware Act.
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Section 5.6 Capital Accounts.
(a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner (or a beneficial owner of Partnership Interests held by a nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the identity of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner) owning a Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership Interest (other than a Class A Unit) in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Partnership with respect to such Partnership Interest and (ii) all items of Partnership income and gain (including, without limitation, income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 5.6(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1, and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Partnership Interest (provided that the Capital Account of a Series A Holder, a Series B Holder, a Series C Holder, a Series D Holder, a Series E Holder, a Series F Holder, a Series G Holder or a Series H Holder shall not be reduced by any Series A Distributions, Series B Distributions, Series C Distributions, Series D Distributions, Series E Distributions, Series F Distributions, Series G Distributions or Series H Distributions it receives) and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.6(b) and allocated with respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 6.1. On the Effective Date, the Capital Account balance with respect to each Unit outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be equal to the Capital Account balance with respect to such Unit immediately prior to the Effective Date. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of each Series I Holders Series I Preferred Units on the Series I Original Issue Date is equal to such Series I Holders Capital Account balance with respect to its preferred units in Crestwood Equity Partners LP immediately prior to the Energy Transfer Merger. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of the Class B Units held by each of IPCH and Crestwood Partners immediately following the closing of the Energy Transfer Merger is equal to IPCHs and Crestwood Partners respective capital account balance with respect to its Class A Units (as defined in the limited partnership agreement of Crestwood Equity Partners LP) immediately prior to the Energy Transfer Merger. In connection with the foregoing, the Partnership shall adopt the methodology set forth in the noncompensatory option regulations under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1 and 1.721-2 with respect to the issuance and conversion of Series I Preferred Units, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain, loss or deduction which is to be allocated pursuant to Article VI and is to be reflected in the Partners Capital Accounts, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes (including, without limitation, any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for that purpose), provided, that:
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(i) [Reserved.]
(ii) All fees and other expenses incurred by the Partnership to promote the sale of (or to sell) a Partnership Interest that can neither be deducted nor amortized under Section 709 of the Code, if any, shall, for purposes of Capital Account maintenance, be treated as an item of deduction at the time such fees and other expenses are incurred and shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Section 754 of the Code which may be made by the Partnership and, as to those items described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income tax purposes. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment in the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain or loss.
(iv) Any income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the taxable disposition of any Partnership property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the Partnerships Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date.
(v) In accordance with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code, any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to any Contributed Property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property on the date it was acquired by the Partnership were equal to the Agreed Value of such property. Upon an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.6(d) to the Carrying Value of any Partnership property subject to depreciation, cost recovery or amortization, any further deductions for such depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to such property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following such adjustment.
(vi) If the Partnerships adjusted basis in a depreciable or cost recovery property is reduced for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 48(q)(1) or 48(q)(3) of the Code, the amount of such reduction shall, solely for purposes hereof, be deemed to be an additional depreciation or cost recovery deduction in the year such property is placed in service and shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1. Any restoration of such basis pursuant to Section 48(q)(2) of the Code shall, to the extent possible, be allocated in the same manner to the Partners to whom such deemed deduction was allocated.
(c) A transferee of a Partnership Interest shall succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Partnership Interest so transferred.
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(d)
(i) Consistent with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(h)(2), on an issuance of additional Partnership Interests for cash or Contributed Property, the issuance of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services or the conversion of the Combined Interest to Common Units pursuant to Section 11.3(b), the Carrying Value of each Partnership property immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property; provided, however, that in the event of an issuance of Partnership Interests for a de minimis amount of cash or Contributed Property, or in the event of an issuance of a de minimis amount of Partnership Interests as consideration for the provision of services, the General Partner may determine that such adjustments are unnecessary for the proper administration of the Partnership. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Partnership Interests shall be determined by the General Partner using such method of valuation as it may adopt. In making its determination of the fair market values of individual properties, the General Partner may first determine an aggregate value for the assets of the Partnership that takes into account the current trading price of the Common Units, the fair market value of all other Partnership Interests at such time, and the amount of Partnership Liabilities. The General Partner may allocate such aggregate value among the individual properties of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines appropriate). Absent a contrary determination by the General Partner, the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership assets (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a Revaluation Event shall be the value that would result in the Capital Account for each Common Unit that is Outstanding prior to such Revaluation Event being equal to the Event Issue Value.
(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(h)(2), immediately prior to any distribution to a Partner of any Partnership property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Partnership Interest), the Carrying Value of all Partnership property shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Partnership property. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss the aggregate fair market value of all Partnership property (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A) in the case of a distribution other than one made pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined in the same manner as that provided in Section 5.6(d)(i) or (B) in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 12.4, be determined by the Liquidator using such method of valuation as it may adopt.
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Section 5.7 [Reserved.]
Section 5.8 Issuances of Additional Partnership Securities.
(a) The Partnership may issue additional Partnership Securities and options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to the Partnership Securities for any Partnership purpose at any time and from time to time to such Persons for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the General Partner shall determine, all without the approval of any Limited Partners.
(b) Each additional Partnership Security authorized to be issued by the Partnership pursuant to Section 5.8(a) may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any such classes, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties (which may be senior to existing classes and series of Partnership Securities), as shall be fixed by the General Partner, including (i) the right to share in Partnership profits and losses or items thereof; (ii) the right to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which the Partnership may or shall be required to redeem the Partnership Security (including sinking fund provisions); (v) whether such Partnership Security is issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which each Partnership Security will be issued, evidenced by certificates and assigned or transferred; (vii) the method for determining the Percentage Interest as to such Partnership Security; and (viii) the right, if any, of each such Partnership Security to vote on Partnership matters, including matters relating to the relative designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such Partnership Security.
(c) The General Partner is hereby authorized and directed to take all actions that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with (i) each issuance of Partnership Securities and options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to Partnership Securities pursuant to this Section 5.8, (ii) the conversion of the General Partner Interest (represented by General Partner Units) into Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the admission of additional Limited Partners and (iv) all additional issuances of Partnership Securities. The General Partner shall determine the relative rights, powers and duties of the holders of the Units or other Partnership Securities being so issued. The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the Delaware Act and is authorized and directed to do all things that it determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with any future issuance of Partnership Securities or in connection with the conversion of the General Partner Interest into Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including compliance with any statute, rule, regulation or guideline of any federal, state or other governmental agency or any National Securities Exchange on which the Units or other Partnership Securities are listed or admitted for trading.
(d) No fractional Partnership Securities shall be issued by the Partnership. If a distribution, subdivision or combination of Units pursuant to Section 5.8 would result in the issuance of fractional Units, each fractional Unit shall be rounded to the nearest whole Unit (and a 0.5 Unit shall be rounded to the next higher Unit).
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Section 5.9 Limited Preemptive Right. Except as provided in Section 5.6 and in this Section 5.9, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to the issuance of any Partnership Security, whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter created. The General Partner shall have the right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates, to purchase Partnership Securities from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms that, the Partnership issues Partnership Securities to Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, to the extent necessary to maintain the Percentage Interests of the General Partner and its Affiliates equal to that which existed immediately prior to the issuance of such Partnership Securities. The General Partner shall be deemed to have waived this right with respect to any issuance of a particular Partnership Security in the event that the General Partner has not exercised this right prior to the issuance of such Partnership Security.
Section 5.10 Splits and Combinations.
(a) Subject to Section 5.8(d), the Partnership may make a Pro Rata distribution of Partnership Securities to all Record Holders or may effect a subdivision or combination of Partnership Securities so long as, after any such event, each Partner shall have the same Percentage Interest in the Partnership as before such event, and any amounts calculated on a per Unit basis or stated as a number of Units are proportionately adjusted.
(b) Whenever such a distribution, subdivision or combination of Partnership Securities is declared, the General Partner shall select a Record Date as of which the distribution, subdivision or combination shall be effective and shall send notice thereof at least 20 days prior to such Record Date to each Record Holder as of a date not less than 10 days prior to the date of such notice. The General Partner also may cause a firm of independent public accountants selected by it to calculate the number of Partnership Securities to be held by each Record Holder after giving effect to such distribution, subdivision or combination. The General Partner shall be entitled to rely on any certificate provided by such firm as conclusive evidence of the accuracy of such calculation.
(c) Promptly following any such distribution, subdivision or combination, the Partnership may issue Certificates to the Record Holders of Partnership Securities as of the applicable Record Date representing the new number of Partnership Securities held by such Record Holders, or the General Partner may adopt such other procedures that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect such changes. If any such combination results in a smaller total number of Partnership Securities Outstanding, the Partnership shall require, as a condition to the delivery to a Record Holder of such new Certificate, the surrender of any Certificate held by such Record Holder immediately prior to such Record Date.
Section 5.11 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Limited Partner Interests. All Limited Partner Interests issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the requirements of, this Article V shall be fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 of the Delaware Act.
Section 5.12 [Reserved.]
Section 5.13 [Reserved.]
Section 5.14 [Reserved.]
Section 5.15 [Reserved.]
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Section 5.16 Establishment of Class A Units.
(a) General. The General Partner hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as Class A Units, and fixes the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers, duties and obligations of holders of the Class A Units as set forth in this Section 5.16. Upon their issuance, the Class A Units will be fully paid.
(b) Rights of Class A Units. The Class A Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Voting Rights. Except as may be required by law, the Class A Units will be entitled to vote together as a single class with the Common Units on any matter for which the holders of Common Units are entitled to vote. Each reference in this Agreement to a vote of holders of Common Units shall be deemed to include the Class A Units. Each Class A Unit shall be entitled to one vote.
(ii) Economic Interests. The Class A Units shall represent Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, and shall not be entitled to any distributions from the Partnership, except that, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, the Class A Units in the aggregate shall be entitled to an aggregate distribution of $100 prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the holders of any other class or series of Partnership Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, each Class A Unitholder shall receive its pro rata share of such $100 based on the number of Class A Units outstanding at the time of any such liquidation, winding up or dissolution.
(iii) Certificates; Book-Entry. Unless the General Partner shall determine otherwise, the Class A Units shall not be evidenced by certificates. Any certificates relating to the Class A Units that may be issued shall be in such form as the General Partner may approve. Any certificates evidencing Class A Units shall be separately identified and shall not bear the same CUSIP number as the certificates evidencing Common Units.
(iv) Limitations on Transfer. No Class A Unit may, directly or indirectly, be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise alienated by the General Partner (or indirectly by any member of LE GP, LLC) or any subsequent transferee, without the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee, other than to Kelcy Warren, Ray Davis or to any trust, family partnership or family limited liability company, the sole beneficiaries, partners or members of which are Kelcy Warren, Ray Davis or their respective relatives. Any transfer or purported transfer of Class A Units not made in accordance with this Section 5.16(b)(iv) shall be null and void.
(v) Registrar and Transfer Agent. The General Partner will act as the registrar and transfer agent for the Class A Units.
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(vi) Splits and Combinations. For so long as any Class A Units are Outstanding, to the extent that the Partnership (A) makes a distribution on its Common Units or other Common Voting Security in Common Units or other Common Voting Security, (B) subdivides or splits its Common Units or other Common Voting Securities into a greater number of Common Units or other Common Voting Securities, or (C) combines or reclassifies its Common Units or other Common Voting Securities into a smaller number of Common Units or other Common Voting Securities, then the number of Class A Units shall be proportionally adjusted, and if necessary, additional Class A Units shall be issued to the Class A Unitholders, such that the number of Class A Units issued immediately after such distribution, subdivision, split, combination or reclassification shall represent the same voting interest as such Class A Units represented immediately prior to such distribution, subdivision, split, combination or reclassification.
(vii) Class A Unit Issuances.
(A) Initial Issuance. The Partnership initially issued 647,745,099 Class A Units to LE GP, LLC.
(B) Future Issuances. For so long as Kelcy Warren is an officer or director of the General Partner, if the Partnership issues any additional Common Units or any other Common Voting Security, the Partnership shall automatically issue, for no additional consideration, an additional number of Class A Units to the Class A Unitholders (and if more than one Class A Unitholder exists at such time, pro rata in accordance with their respective Class A Unit ownership at such time), necessary for each Class A Unitholder to maintain a voting interest with respect to such Class A Units that the Class A Units represent in relation to the aggregate voting interest of the Common Units and other Common Voting Securities immediately prior to such Common Unit or other Common Voting Security issuance. The provisions of this Section 5.16(b)(vii)(B) shall terminate at such time as Kelcy L. Warren ceases to be an officer or director of the General Partner; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, all Class A Units Outstanding at such time shall be unchanged and remain outstanding.
(C) Except as set forth in this Section 5.16(b)(vii), there shall be no other issuances by the Partnership of Class A Units.
(viii) Allocations. The Class A Units shall not be entitled to receive any (1) allocations of Net Income pursuant to Section 6.1(a), (2) allocations of Net Losses pursuant to Section 6.1(b), (3) allocations of Net Termination Gains or Net Termination Losses pursuant to Section 6.1(c), (4) special allocations pursuant to Section 6.1(d) or (5) allocations for tax purposes pursuant to Section 6.2. Allocations pursuant to Sections 6.1(a), 6.1(b), 6.1(c), 6.1(d) and 6.2 shall be made consistent with the facts that the Class A Units are not Units, and that the Class A Unitholders are not Unitholders and, therefore have no Percentage Interests with respect to their Class A Units.
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Section 5.17 Establishment of Series A Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 6.250% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series A Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.17. Each Series A Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series A Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series A Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series A Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series A Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series A Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.17(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series A Preferred Units. The Series A Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series A Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series A Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series A Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series A Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series A Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series A Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series A Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series A Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series A Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series A Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series A Distribution Rate from and including February 16, 2021 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, from and including the Series A Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series A Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series A Distribution or redeems such Series A Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.17(b)(iv), whether or not such
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Series A Distributions shall have been declared. Series A Holders shall be entitled to receive Series A Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series A Distribution Rate per Series A Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series A Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.17(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series A Distribution Payment Date. Series A Distributions shall accumulate in each Series A Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series A Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series A Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include February 16, 2021), to, but excluding, the next Series A Distribution Payment Date for such Series A Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series A Distributions at the Series A Distribution Rate. If any Series A Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series A Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. During the Series A Fixed Rate Period, Series A Distributions shall be payable based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30 day months. During the Series A Floating Rate Period, Series A Distributions shall be computed by multiplying the Series A Distribution Rate by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the actual number of days elapsed during that Series A Distribution Period (determined by including the first day of such Series A Distribution Period and excluding the last day, which is the Series A Distribution Payment Date), and the denominator of which will be 360, and by multiplying the result by the aggregate Series A Liquidation Preference of all Outstanding Series A Preferred Units. All Series A Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.17(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series A Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series A Preferred Units as of the applicable Series A Distribution Record Date.
(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series A Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series A Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series A Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series A Distribution. The Record Date (the Series A Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series A Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series A Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series A Distributions in Arrears, the Series A Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series A Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.17. So long as any Series A Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall
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be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series A Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series A Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series A Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series A Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series A Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series A Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series A Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.17(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series A Junior Securities or Series A Parity Securities is shorter than the Series A Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series A Junior Securities or Series A Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (1) there are no Series A Distributions in Arrears, and (2) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series A Preferred Units on the next successive Series A Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series A Distributions in Arrears for any past Series A Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series A Distribution Payment Date, to Series A Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series A Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series A Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series A Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series A Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series A Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series A Preferred Units and any other Series A Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series A Preferred Units and any such other Series A Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series A Preferred Units and such other Series A Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.17(b)(v), Series A Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series A Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series A Distributions as described in Section 5.17(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series A Preferred Units. So long as the Series A Preferred units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series A Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series A Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series A Distributions in Arrears.
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(C) The Series A Distribution Rate for each Series A Distribution Period in the Series A Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the Distribution Determination Date for such Series A Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add the spread of 4.028% per annum to Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the applicable Distribution Determination Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(A) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been discontinued, then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined in its sole discretion is most comparable to the LIBOR base rate, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate; and
(B) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate.
(C) Unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series A Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series A Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series A Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.17(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series A Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.17(b)(iii)(C), the issuance
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of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.17(b)(iii)(B) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.17(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series A Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series A Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series A Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series A Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series A Parity Securities (including any additional Series A Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series A Preferred Units (or any Series A Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series A Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series A Holders pursuant to this Section 5.17(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series A Senior Securities.
(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.17(b)(iii) in which the Series A Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series A Parity Securities), such Series A Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series A Preferred Unit. Any Series A Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Sections 5.17(b)(iii)(B) and 5.17(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series A Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series A Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series A Rating Event.
(A) The Partnership shall have the right (1) at any time, and from time to time, on or after February 15, 2023 or (2) at any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series A Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series A Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (2) of this Section 5.17(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series A Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series A Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100%
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(in the case of a redemption described in clause (1) of this Section 5.17(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (2) of this Section 5.17(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series A Liquidation Preference for such Series A Preferred Unit on such Series A Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series A Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series A Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series A Redemption Price). So long as the Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series A Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series A Redemption Date.
(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Series A Redemption Date to the Series A Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series A Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series A Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series A Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series A Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series A Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series A Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series A Holder, (3) the Series A Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series A Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series A Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series A Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series A Redemption Date.
(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, the number of Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series A Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series A Preferred Units. The aggregate Series A Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series A Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series A Preferred Units. The Series A Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.17.
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(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series A Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series A Preferred Units as to which such Series A Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series A Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series A Redemption Price to each Series A Holder whose Series A Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series A Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series A Redemption Notice. If a Series A Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series A Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series A Redemption Notice, all Series A Distributions on such Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series A Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series A Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series A Redemption Price, and such Series A Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series A Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series A Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series A Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series A Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership.
Notwithstanding any Series A Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series A Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series A Redemption Price of such Series A Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
(E) Any Series A Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series A Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series A Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series A Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series A Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
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(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.17, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series A Preferred Units and any Series A Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series A Preferred Units or Series A Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series A Holders and holders of any Series A Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series A Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series A Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series A Preferred Units and any Series A Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series A Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series A Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series A Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series A Senior Securities or Series A Parity Securities), (A) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series A Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (B) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series A Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series A Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series A Base Liquidation Preference of such Series A Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series A Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series A Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit is equal to the Series A Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series A Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series A Preferred Units and such Series A Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit and such Series A
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Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series A Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series A Base Liquidation Preference of such Series A Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series A Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series A Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series A Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series A Preferred Units and such Series A Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit and such Series A Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series A Preferred Units, and any Series A Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series A Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series A Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series A Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series A Senior Securities or Series A Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series A Preferred Units.
(vi) Rank. The Series A Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series A Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series A Parity Securities;
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(C) junior to any Series A Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series A Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series A Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series A Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series A Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(ix) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series A Preferred Units and the Series A Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series A Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Section 5.18 Establishment of Series B Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 6.625% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series B Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.18. Each Series B Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series B Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series B Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series B Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series B Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series B Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.18(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series B Preferred Units. The Series B Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series B Preferred Units.
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(A) The authorized number of Series B Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series B Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series B Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series B Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series B Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series B Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series B Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series B Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series B Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series B Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series B Distribution Rate from and including February 16, 2021 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, from and including the Series B Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series B Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series B Distribution or redeems such Series B Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.18(b)(iv), whether or not such Series B Distributions shall have been declared. Series B Holders shall be entitled to receive Series B Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series B Distribution Rate per Series B Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series B Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.18(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series B Distribution Payment Date. Series B Distributions shall accumulate in each Series B Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series B Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series B Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include February 16, 2021), to, but excluding, the next Series B Distribution Payment Date for such Series B Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series B Distributions at the Series B Distribution Rate. If any Series B Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series B Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. During the Series B Fixed Rate Period, Series B Distributions shall be payable based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve
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30 day months. During the Series B Floating Rate Period, Series B Distributions shall be computed by multiplying the Series B Distribution Rate by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the actual number of days elapsed during that Series B Distribution Period (determined by including the first day of such Series B Distribution Period and excluding the last day, which is the Series B Distribution Payment Date), and the denominator of which will be 360, and by multiplying the result by the aggregate Series B Liquidation Preference of all Outstanding Series B Preferred Units. All Series B Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.18(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series B Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series B Preferred Units as of the applicable Series B Distribution Record Date.
(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series B Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series B Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series B Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series B Distribution. The Record Date (the Series B Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series B Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series B Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series B Distributions in Arrears, the Series B Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series B Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.18. So long as any Series B Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series B Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series B Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series B Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series B Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series B Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series B Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series B Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.18(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series B Junior Securities or Series B Parity Securities is shorter than the Series B Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series B Junior Securities or Series B Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (i) there are no Series B Distributions in Arrears, and (ii) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series B Preferred Units on the next successive Series B Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series B Distributions in Arrears for any past Series B Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether
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or not a Series B Distribution Payment Date, to Series B Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series B Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series B Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series B Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series B Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series B Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series B Preferred Units and any other Series B Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series B Preferred Units and any such other Series B Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series B Preferred Units and such other Series B Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.18(b)(v), Series B Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series B Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series B Distributions as described in Section 5.18(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series B Preferred Units. So long as the Series B Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series B Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series B Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series B Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series B Distribution Rate for each Series B Distribution Period in the Series B Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the Distribution Determination Date for such Series B Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add the spread of 4.155% per annum to Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the applicable Distribution Determination Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(A) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been discontinued, then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined in its sole discretion is most comparable to the LIBOR base rate, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate; and
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(B) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate.
(C) Unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series B Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series B Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series B Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.18(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series B Preferred Units; provided, however, that (1) subject to Section 5.18(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.18(b)(iii)(B) and (2) for purposes of this Section 5.18(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series B Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series B Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series B Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series B Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series B Parity Securities (including any additional Series B Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series B Preferred Units (or any Series B Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series B Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series B Holders pursuant to this Section 5.18(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series B Senior Securities.
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(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.18(b)(iii) in which the Series B Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series B Parity Securities), such Series B Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series B Preferred Unit. Any Series B Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Section 5.18(b)(iii)(B) and Section 5.18(b)(iii)(C)), no vote of the Series B Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series B Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series B Rating Event.
(A) The Partnership shall have the right (1) at any time, and from time to time, on or after February 15, 2028 or (2) at any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series B Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series B Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (2) of this Section 5.18(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series B Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series B Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (1) of this Section 5.18(b)(iv)(A), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (2) of this Section 5.18(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series B Liquidation Preference for such Series B Preferred Unit on such Series B Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series B Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series B Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series B Redemption Price). So long as the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series B Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series B Redemption Date.
(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Series B Redemption Date to the Series B Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series B Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series B Holders shown therein. Such notice (the
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Series B Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series B Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series B Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series B Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series B Holder, (3) the Series B Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series B Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series B Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series B Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series B Redemption Date.
(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, the number of Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series B Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series B Preferred Units. The aggregate Series B Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series B Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series B Preferred Units. The Series B Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.18.
(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series B Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series B Preferred Units as to which such Series B Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series B Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series B Redemption Price to each Series B Holder whose Series B Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series B Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series B Redemption Notice. If a Series B Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series B Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series B Redemption Notice, all Series B Distributions on such Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series B Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series B Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series B Redemption Price, and such Series B Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series B Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent.
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Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series B Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series B Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series B Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series B Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series B Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series B Redemption Price of such Series B Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
(E) Any Series B Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series B Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series B Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series B Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series B Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.18, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series B Preferred Units and any Series B Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series B Preferred Units or Series B Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series B Holders and holders of any Series B Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series B Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series B Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series B Preferred Units and any Series B Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series B Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series B Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series B Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
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(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series B Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series B Senior Securities or Series B Parity Securities), (A) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series B Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (B) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series B Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series B Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series B Base Liquidation Preference of such Series B Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series B Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series B Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series B Preferred Unit is equal to the Series B Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series B Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series B Preferred Units and such Series B Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series B Preferred Unit and such Series B Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series B Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series B Base Liquidation Preference of such Series B Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series B Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series B Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series B Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series B Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series B Preferred Units and such Series B Parity Securities, Pro Rata,
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until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series B Preferred Unit and such Series B Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series B Preferred Units, and any Series B Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series B Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series B Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series B Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series B Senior Securities or Series B Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series B Preferred Units.
(vi) Rank. The Series B Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series B Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series B Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series B Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series B Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series B Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series B Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series B Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
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(ix) Other Rights, Fiduciary Duties. The Series B Preferred Units and the Series B Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series B Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Section 5.19 Establishment of Series C Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 7.375% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series C Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.19. Each Series C Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series C Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series C Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series C Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series C Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series C Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.19(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series C Preferred Units. The Series C Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series C Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series C Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series C Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series C Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series C Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series C Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series C Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series C Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series C Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series C Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
(ii) Distributions.
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(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series C Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series C Distribution Rate from and including February 16, 2021 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series C Preferred Units, from and including the Series C Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series C Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series C Distribution or redeems such Series C Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.19(b)(iv), whether or not such Series C Distributions shall have been declared. Series C Holders shall be entitled to receive Series C Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series C Distribution Rate per Series C Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series C Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.19(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series C Distribution Payment Date. Series C Distributions shall accumulate in each Series C Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series C Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series C Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include February 16, 2021), to, but excluding, the next Series C Distribution Payment Date for such Series C Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series C Distributions at the Series C Distribution Rate. If any Series C Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series C Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. During the Series C Fixed Rate Period, Series C Distributions shall be payable based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30 day months. During the Series C Floating Rate Period, Series C Distributions shall be computed by multiplying the Series C Distribution Rate by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the actual number of days elapsed during that Series C Distribution Period (determined by including the first day of such Series C Distribution Period and excluding the last day, which is the Series C Distribution Payment Date), and the denominator of which will be 360, and by multiplying the result by the aggregate Series C Liquidation Preference of all Outstanding Series C Preferred Units. All Series C Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.19(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series C Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series C Preferred Units as of the applicable Series C Distribution Record Date.
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(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series C Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series C Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series C Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series C Distribution. The Record Date (the Series C Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series C Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series C Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series C Distributions in Arrears, the Series C Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series C Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.19. So long as any Series C Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series C Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series C Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series C Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series C Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series C Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series C Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series C Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.19(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series C Junior Securities or Series C Parity Securities is shorter than the Series C Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series C Junior Securities or Series C Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (1) there are no Series C Distributions in Arrears, and (2) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series C Preferred Units on the next successive Series C Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series C Distributions in Arrears for any past Series C Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series C Distribution Payment Date, to Series C Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series C Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series C Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series C Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series C Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series C Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series C Preferred Units and any other Series C Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series C Preferred Units and any such other Series C Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series C Preferred Units and such other Series C Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.19(b)(v), Series C Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash,
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property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series C Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series C Distributions as described in Section 5.19(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series C Preferred Units. So long as the Series C Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series C Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series C Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series C Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series C Distribution Rate for each Series C Distribution Period in the Series C Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the Distribution Determination Date for such Series C Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add the spread of 4.530% per annum to Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the applicable Distribution Determination Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(A) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been discontinued, then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined in its sole discretion is most comparable to the LIBOR base rate, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate.
(B) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate.
(C) Unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series C Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series C Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series C Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.19(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
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(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series C Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series C Preferred Units; provided, however, that (1) subject to Section 5.19(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.19(b)(iii)(B) and (2) for purposes of this Section 5.19(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series C Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series C Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series C Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series C Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series C Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series C Parity Securities (including any additional Series C Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series C Preferred Units (or any Series C Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series C Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series C Holders pursuant to this Section 5.19(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series C Senior Securities.
(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.19(b)(iii) in which the Series C Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series C Parity Securities), such Series C Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series C Preferred Unit. Any Series C Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Sections 5.19(b)(iii)(B) and 5.19(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series C Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series C Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series C Rating Event.
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(A) The Partnership shall have the right (1) at any time, and from time to time, on or after May 15, 2023 or (2) at any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series C Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series C Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (2) of this Section 5.19(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series C Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series C Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (1) of this Section 5.19(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (2) of this Section 5.19(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series C Liquidation Preference for such Series C Preferred Unit on such Series C Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series C Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series C Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series C Redemption Price). So long as the Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series C Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series C Redemption Date.
(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Series C Redemption Date to the Series C Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series C Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series C Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series C Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series C Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series C Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series C Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series C Holder, (3) the Series C Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series C Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series C Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series C Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series C Redemption Date.
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(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series C Preferred Units, the number of Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series C Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series C Preferred Units. The aggregate Series C Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series C Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series C Preferred Units. The Series C Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.19.
(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series C Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series C Preferred Units as to which such Series C Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series C Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series C Redemption Price to each Series C Holder whose Series C Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series C Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series C Redemption Notice. If a Series C Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series C Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series C Redemption Notice, all Series C Distributions on such Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series C Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series C Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series C Redemption Price, and such Series C Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series C Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series C Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series C Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series C Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series C Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series C Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series C Redemption Price of such Series C Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
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(E) Any Series C Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series C Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series C Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series C Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series C Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.19, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series C Preferred Units and any Series C Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series C Preferred Units or Series C Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series C Holders and holders of any Series C Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series C Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series C Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series C Preferred Units and any Series C Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series C Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series C Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series C Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series C Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series C Senior Securities or Series C Parity Securities), (1) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series C Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (2) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series C Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series C Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series C Base Liquidation Preference of such Series C Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series C Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series C Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series C
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Preferred Unit is equal to the Series C Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series C Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series C Preferred Units and such Series C Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series C Preferred Unit and such Series C Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series C Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series C Base Liquidation Preference of such Series C Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series C Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series C Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series C Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series C Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series C Preferred Units and such Series C Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series C Preferred Unit and such Series C Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series C Preferred Units and any Series C Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series C Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series C Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series C Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series C Senior Securities or Series C Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series C Preferred Units.
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(vi) Rank. The Series C Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series C Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series C Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series C Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series C Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series C Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series C Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series C Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(ix) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series C Preferred Units and the Series C Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series C Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Section 5.20 Establishment of Series D Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 7.625% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series D Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.20. Each Series D Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series D Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series D Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series D Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series D Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series D Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.20(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
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(b) Rights of Series D Preferred Units. The Series D Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series D Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series D Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series D Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series D Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series D Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series D Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series D Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series D Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series D Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series D Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series D Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series D Distribution Rate from and including February 16, 2021 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series D Preferred Units, from and including the Series D Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series D Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series D Distribution or redeems such Series D Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.20(b)(iv), whether or not such Series D Distributions shall have been declared. Series D Holders shall be entitled to receive Series D Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series D Distribution Rate per Series D Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series D Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.20(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series D Distribution Payment Date. Series D Distributions shall accumulate in each Series D Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series D Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series D Distribution
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Period, which shall commence on and include February 16, 2021), to, but excluding, the next Series D Distribution Payment Date for such Series D Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series D Distributions at the Series D Distribution Rate. If any Series D Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series D Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. During the Series D Fixed Rate Period, Series D Distributions shall be payable based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30 day months. During the Series D Floating Rate Period, Series D Distributions shall be computed by multiplying the Series D Distribution Rate by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the actual number of days elapsed during that Series D Distribution Period (determined by including the first day of such Series D Distribution Period and excluding the last day, which is the Series D Distribution Payment Date), and the denominator of which will be 360, and by multiplying the result by the aggregate Series D Liquidation Preference of all Outstanding Series D Preferred Units. All Series D Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.20(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series D Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series D Preferred Units as of the applicable Series D Distribution Record Date.
(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series D Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series D Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series D Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series D Distribution. The Record Date (the Series D Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series D Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series D Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series D Distributions in Arrears, the Series D Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series D Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.20. So long as any Series D Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series D Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series D Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series D Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series D Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series D Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series D Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series D Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.20(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series D Junior Securities or Series D Parity
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Securities is shorter than the Series D Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series D Junior Securities or Series D Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (1) there are no Series D Distributions in Arrears, and (2) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series D Preferred Units on the next successive Series D Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series D Distributions in Arrears for any past Series D Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series D Distribution Payment Date, to Series D Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series D Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series D Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series D Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series D Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series D Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series D Preferred Units and any other Series D Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series D Preferred Units and any such other Series D Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series D Preferred Units and such other Series D Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.20(b)(v), Series D Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series D Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series D Distributions as described in Section 5.20(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series D Preferred Units. So long as the Series D Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series D Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series D Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series D Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series D Distribution Rate for each Series D Distribution Period in the Series D Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the Distribution Determination Date for such Series D Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add the spread of 4.738% per annum to Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the applicable Distribution Determination Date.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(A) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been discontinued, then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined in its sole discretion is most comparable to the LIBOR base rate, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate.
(B) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate.
(C) Unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series D Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series D Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series D Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.20(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series D Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series D Preferred Units; provided, however, that (1) subject to Section 5.20(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.20(b)(iii)(B) and (2) for purposes of this Section 5.20(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series D Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series D Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series D Preferred Units.
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(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series D Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series D Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series D Parity Securities (including any additional Series D Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series D Preferred Units (or any Series D Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series D Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series D Holders pursuant to this Section 5.20(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series D Senior Securities.
(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.20(b)(iii) in which the Series D Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series D Parity Securities), such Series D Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series D Preferred Unit. Any Series D Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Sections 5.20(b)(iii)(B) and 5.20(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series D Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series D Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series D Rating Event.
(A) The Partnership shall have the right (1) at any time, and from time to time, on or after August 15, 2023 or (2) at any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series D Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series D Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (2) of this Section 5.20(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series D Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series D Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (1) of this Section 5.20(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (2) of this Section 5.20(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series D Liquidation Preference for such Series D Preferred Unit on such Series D Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series D Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series D Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series D Redemption Price). So long as the Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series D Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series D Redemption Date.
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(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Series D Redemption Date to the Series D Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series D Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series D Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series D Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series D Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series D Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series D Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series D Holder, (3) the Series D Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series D Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series D Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series D Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series D Redemption Date.
(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series D Preferred Units, the number of Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series D Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series D Preferred Units. The aggregate Series D Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series D Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series D Preferred Units. The Series D Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.20.
(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series D Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series D Preferred Units as to which such Series D Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series D Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series D Redemption Price to each Series D Holder whose Series D Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series D Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series D Redemption Notice. If a Series D
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Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series D Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series D Redemption Notice, all Series D Distributions on such Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series D Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series D Redemption Price, and such Series D Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series D holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series D Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series D Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series D Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series D Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series D Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series D Redemption Price of such Series D Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
(E) Any Series D Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series D Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series D Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series D Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series D Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.20, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series D Preferred Units and any Series D Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series D Preferred Units or Series D Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series D Holders and holders of any Series D Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series D Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series D Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series D Preferred Units and any Series D Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series D Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series D Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series D Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
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(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series D Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series D Senior Securities or Series D Parity Securities), (A) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series D Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (B) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series D Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series D Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series D Base Liquidation Preference of such Series D Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series D Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series D Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series D Preferred Unit is equal to the Series D Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series D Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series D Preferred Units and such Series D Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series D Preferred Unit and such Series D Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series D Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series D Base Liquidation Preference of such Series D Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series D Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series D Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the
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immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series D Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series D Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series D Preferred Units and such Series D Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series D Preferred Unit and such Series D Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series D Preferred Units and any Series D Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series D Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series D Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series D Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series D Senior Securities or Series D Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series D Preferred Units.
(vi) Rank. The Series D Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series D Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series D Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series D Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series D Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
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(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series D Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series D Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series D Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(ix) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series D Preferred Units and the Series D Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series D Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Section 5.21 Establishment of Series E Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 7.600% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series E Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.21. Each Series E Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series E Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series E Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series E Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series E Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series E Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.21(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series E Preferred Units. The Series E Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series E Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series E Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series E Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series E Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series E Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series E Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series E Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series E Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series E Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series E Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
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(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series E Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series E Distribution Rate from and including February 16, 2021 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series E Preferred Units, from and including the Series E Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series E Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series E Distribution or redeems such Series E Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.21(b)(iv), whether or not such Series E Distributions shall have been declared. Series E Holders shall be entitled to receive Series E Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series E Distribution Rate per Series E Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series E Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.21(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series E Distribution Payment Date. Series E Distributions shall accumulate in each Series E Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series E Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series E Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include February 16, 2021), to, but excluding, the next Series E Distribution Payment Date for such Series E Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series E Distributions at the Series E Distribution Rate. If any Series E Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series E Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. During the Series E Fixed Rate Period, Series E Distributions shall be payable based on a 360- day year consisting of twelve 30 day months. During the Series E Floating Rate Period, Series E Distributions shall be computed by multiplying the Series E Distribution Rate by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the actual number of days elapsed during that Series E Distribution Period (determined by including the first day of such Series E Distribution Period and excluding the last day, which is the Series E Distribution Payment Date), and the denominator of which will be 360, and by multiplying the result by the aggregate Series E Liquidation Preference of all Outstanding Series E Preferred Units. All Series E Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.21(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series E Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series E Preferred Units as of the applicable Series E Distribution Record Date.
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(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series E Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series E Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series E Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series E Distribution. The Record Date (the Series E Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series E Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series E Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series E Distributions in Arrears, the Series E Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series E Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.21. So long as any Series E Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series E Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series E Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series E Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series E Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series E Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series E Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series E Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.21(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series E Junior Securities or Series E Parity Securities is shorter than the Series E Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series E Junior Securities or Series E Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (i) there are no Series E Distributions in Arrears, and (ii) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series E Preferred Units on the next successive Series E Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series E Distributions in Arrears for any past Series E Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series E Distribution Payment Date, to Series E Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series E Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series E Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series E Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series E Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series E Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series E Preferred Units and any
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other Series E Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series E Preferred Units and any such other Series E Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series E Preferred Units and such other Series E Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.21(b)(v), Series E Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series E Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series E Distributions as described in Section 5.21(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series E Preferred Units. So long as the Series E Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series E Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series E Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series E Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series E Distribution Rate for each Series E Distribution Period in the Series E Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the Distribution Determination Date for such Series E Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add the spread of 5.161% per annum to Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the applicable Distribution Determination Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(A) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been discontinued, then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined in its sole discretion is most comparable to the LIBOR base rate, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate.
(B) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate.
(C) Unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series E Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series E Distribution is made.
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(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series E Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.21(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series E Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series E Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.21(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.21(b)(iii)(B)) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.21(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series E Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series E Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series E Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series E Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series E Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series E Parity Securities (including any additional Series E Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series E Preferred Units (or any Series E Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series E Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series E Holders pursuant to this Section 5.21(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series E Senior Securities.
(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.21(b)(iii) in which the Series E Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series E Parity Securities), such Series E Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series E Preferred Unit. Any Series E Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Sections 5.21(b)(iii)(B) and 5.21(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series E Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series E Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
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(iv) Optional Redemption; Series E Rating Event.
(A) The Partnership shall have the right (i) at any time, and from time to time, on or after May 15, 2024 or (ii) at any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series E Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series E Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5.21(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series E Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series E Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (i) of this Section 5.21(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (ii) of this Section 5.21(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series E Liquidation Preference for such Series E Preferred Unit on such Series E Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series E Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series E Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series E Redemption Price). So long as the Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series E Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series E Redemption Date.
(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Series E Redemption Date to the Series E Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series E Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series E Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series E Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series E Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series E Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series E Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series E Holder, (3) the Series E Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series E Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series E Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series E Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series E Redemption Date.
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(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series E Preferred Units, the number of Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series E Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series E Preferred Units. The aggregate Series E Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series E Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series E Preferred Units. The Series E Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.21.
(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series E Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series E Preferred Units as to which such Series E Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series E Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series E Redemption Price to each Series E Holder whose Series E Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series E Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series E Redemption Notice. If a Series E Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series E Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series E Redemption Notice, all Series E Distributions on such Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series E Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series E Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series E Redemption Price, and such Series E Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series E Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series E Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series E Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series E Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series E Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series E Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series E Redemption Price of such Series E Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
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(E) Any Series E Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series E Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series E Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series E Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series E Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.21, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series E Preferred Units and any Series E Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series E Preferred Units or Series E Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series E Holders and holders of any Series E Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series E Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series E Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series E Preferred Units and any Series E Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series E Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series E Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series E Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series E Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series E Senior Securities or Series E Parity Securities), (i) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series E Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (ii) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series E Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series E Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series E Base Liquidation Preference of such Series E Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and
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prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series E Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series E Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series E Preferred Unit is equal to the Series E Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series E Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series E Preferred Units and such Series E Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series E Preferred Unit and such Series E Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series E Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series E Base Liquidation Preference of such Series E Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series E Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series E Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series E Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series E Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series E Preferred Units and such Series E Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series E Preferred Unit and such Series E Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series E Preferred Units and any Series E Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series E Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series E Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of
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the Record Holders of the Series E Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series E Senior Securities or Series E Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series E Preferred Units.
(vi) Rank. The Series E Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series E Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series E Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series E Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series E Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series E Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series E Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series E Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(ix) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series E Preferred Units and the Series E Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series E Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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Section 5.22 Establishment of Series F Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 6.750% Series F Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series F Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.22. Each Series F Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series F Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series F Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series F Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series F Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series F Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.22(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series F Preferred Units. The Series F Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series F Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series F Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series F Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series F Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series F Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series F Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series F Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series F Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series F Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series F Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series F Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series F Distribution Rate from and including November 16, 2020 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series F Preferred Units, from and including the Series F Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series F Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series F Distribution or redeems such Series F Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.22(b)(iv), whether or not such Series F Distributions shall have been declared. Series F Holders shall be entitled to receive Series F Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series F Distribution Rate per Series F Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series F Distributions, to the extent
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declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.22(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series F Distribution Payment Date. Series F Distributions shall accumulate in each Series F Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series F Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series F Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include November 16, 2020), to, but excluding, the next Series F Distribution Payment Date for such Series F Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series F Distributions at the Series F Distribution Rate. If any Series F Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series F Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. All Series F Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.22(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series F Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series F Preferred Units as of the applicable Series F Distribution Record Date.
(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series F Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series F Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series F Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series F Distribution. The Record Date (the Series F Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series F Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series F Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series F Distributions in Arrears, the Series F Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series F Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.22. So long as any Series F Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series F Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series F Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series F Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series F Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series F Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series F Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series F Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.22(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series F Junior Securities or Series F Parity Securities is shorter than the Series F Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series F Junior Securities or Series F Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (i) there are no Series F Distributions in Arrears, and
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(ii) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series F Preferred Units on the next successive Series F Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series F Distributions in Arrears for any past Series F Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series F Distribution Payment Date, to Series F Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 calendar days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series F Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series F Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series F Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series F Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series F Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series F Preferred Units and any other Series F Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series F Preferred Units and any such other Series F Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series F Preferred Units and such other Series F Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.22(b)(v), Series F Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series F Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series F Distributions as described in Section 5.22(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series F Preferred Units. So long as the Series F Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series F Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series F Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series F Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series F Distribution Rate for each Series F Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent for the Series F Preferred Units using the Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, as of the applicable Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date for such Series F Reset Period. The Calculation Agent for the Series F Preferred Units then will add the spread of 5.134% per annum to the Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Series F Reset Distribution Determination Date for such Series F Reset Period. Promptly following such determination by the Calculation Agent for the Series F Preferred Units, the Calculation Agent shall notify the Partnership of the Series F Distribution Rate for such Series F Reset Period. Such Calculation Agents determination of any Series F Distribution Rate for each Series F Reset Period and its calculation of the amount of Series F Distributions for any Series F Reset Period will be (i) available on file at the principal offices of the Partnership beginning on or after the Series F First Call Date, (ii) made available to any Series F Holder upon request and (iii) final and binding on each Series F Holder in the absence of manifest error.
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(D) The Partnership will provide notice of the relevant Series F Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as soon as practicable to the Transfer Agent and the Series F Holders.
(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series F Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series F Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series F Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.22(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series F Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series F Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.22(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.22(b)(iii)(B) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.22(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series F Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series F Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series F Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series F Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series F Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series F Parity Securities (including any additional Series F Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series F Preferred Units (or any Series F Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series F Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series F Holders pursuant to this Section 5.22(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series F Senior Securities.
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(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.22(b)(iii) in which the Series F Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series F Parity Securities), such Series F Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series F Preferred Unit. Any Series F Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Section 5.22(b)(iii)(B) and Section 5.22(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series F Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series F Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series F Rating Event.
(A) The Partnership shall have the right (i) on the Series F First Call Date or on any subsequent Series F Reset Date or (ii) at any time within 120 calendar days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series F Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series F Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5.22(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series F Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series F Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (i) of this Section 5.22(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (ii) of this Section 5.22(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series F Liquidation Preference for such Series F Preferred Unit on such Series F Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series F Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series F redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series F Redemption Price). So long as the Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series F Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series F Redemption Date.
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(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 calendar days and not more than 60 calendar days before the scheduled Series F Redemption Date to the Series F Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series F Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series F Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series F Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series F Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series F Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series F Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series F Holder, (3) the Series F Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series F Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series F Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series F Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series F Redemption Date.
(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series F Preferred Units, the number of Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series F Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series F Preferred Units. The aggregate Series F Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series F Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series F Preferred Units. The Series F Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.22.
(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series F Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series F Preferred Units as to which such Series F Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series F Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series F Redemption Price to each Series F Holder whose Series F Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series F Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series F Redemption Notice. If a Series F Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series F Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series F Redemption Notice, all Series F Distributions on such Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series F Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series F Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease,
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except the right to receive the Series F Redemption Price, and such Series F Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series F Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series F Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series F Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series F Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series F Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series F Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series F Redemption Price of such Series F Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
(E) Any Series F Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series F Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series F Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series F Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series F Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.22, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series F Preferred Units and any Series F Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series F Preferred Units or Series F Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series F Holders and holders of any Series F Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series F Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series F Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series F Preferred Units and any Series F Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series F Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series F Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series F Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
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(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series F Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series F Senior Securities or Series F Parity Securities), (i) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series F Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (ii) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series F Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series F Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series F Base Liquidation Preference of such Series F Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series F Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series F Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series F Preferred Unit is equal to the Series F Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series F Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series F Preferred Units and such Series F Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series F Preferred Unit and such Series F Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series F Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series F Base Liquidation Preference of such Series F Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series F Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series F Preferred unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series F Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series F Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then
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holding Series F Preferred Units and such Series F Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series F Preferred Unit and such Series F Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series F Preferred Units and any Series F Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series F Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series F Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series F Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series F Senior Securities or Series F Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series F Preferred Units.
(vi) Rank. The Series F Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series F Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series F Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series F Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series F Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series F Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series F Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series F Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
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(ix) Notices. All notices or other communications in respect of Series F Holders shall be sufficiently given (i) if given in writing and either delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or (ii) if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Section 5.22, the Agreement or by applicable law.
(x) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series F Preferred Units and the Series F Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series F Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Section 5.23 Establishment of Series G Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 7.125% Series G Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series G Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.23. Each Series G Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series G Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series G Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series G Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series G Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series G Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.23(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series G Preferred Units. The Series G Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series G Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series G Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series G Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series G Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series G Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series G Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series G Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series G Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series G Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series G Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
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(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series G Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series G Distribution Rate from and including November 16, 2020 (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series G Preferred Units, from and including the Series G Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series G Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series G Distribution or redeems such Series G Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.23(b)(iv), whether or not such Series G Distributions shall have been declared. Series G Holders shall be entitled to receive Series G Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series G Distribution Rate per Series G Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series G Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.23(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series G Distribution Payment Date. Series G Distributions shall accumulate in each Series G Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series G Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series G Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include November 16, 2020), to, but excluding, the next Series G Distribution Payment Date for such Series G Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series G Distributions at the Series G Distribution Rate. If any Series G Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series G Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. All Series G Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.23(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series G Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series G Preferred Units as of the applicable Series G Distribution Record Date.
(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series G Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series G Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series G Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series G Distribution. The Record Date (the Series G Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series G Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series G
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Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series G Distributions in Arrears, the Series G Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series G Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.23. So long as any Series G Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series G Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series G Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series G Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series G Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series G Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series G Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series G Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.23(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series G Junior Securities or Series G Parity Securities is shorter than the Series G Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series G Junior Securities or Series G Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (i) there are no Series G Distributions in Arrears, and (ii) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series G Preferred Units on the next successive Series G Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series G Distributions in Arrears for any past Series G Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series G Distribution Payment Date, to Series G Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 calendar days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series G Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series G Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series G Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series G Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series G Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series G Preferred Units and any other Series G Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series G Preferred Units and any such other Series G Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series G Preferred Units and such other Series G Parity Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.23(b)(v), Series G Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series G Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series G Distributions as described in
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Section 5.23(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series G Preferred Units. So long as the Series G Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series G Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series G Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series G Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series G Distribution Rate for each Series G Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent for the Series G Preferred Units using the Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, as of the applicable Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date for such Series G Reset Period. The Calculation Agent for the Series G Preferred Units then will add the spread of 5.306% per annum to the Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Series G Reset Distribution Determination Date for such Series G Reset Period. Promptly following such determination by the Calculation Agent for the Series G Preferred Units, the Calculation Agent shall notify the Partnership of the Series G Distribution Rate for such Series G Reset Period. Such Calculation Agents determination of any Series G Distribution Rate for each Series G Reset Period and its calculation of the amount of Series G Distributions for any Series G Reset Period will be (i) available on file at the principal offices of the Partnership beginning on or after the Series G First Call Date, (ii) made available to any Series G Holder upon request and (iii) final and binding on each Series G Holder in the absence of manifest error.
(D) The Partnership will provide notice of the relevant Series G Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as soon as practicable to the Transfer Agent and the Series G Holders.
(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series G Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series G Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series G Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.23(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
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(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series G Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series G Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.23(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.23(b)(iii)(B) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.23(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series G Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series G Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series G Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series G Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series G Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series G Parity Securities (including any additional Series G Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series G Preferred Units (or any Series G Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series G Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series G Holders pursuant to this Section 5.23(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series G Senior Securities.
(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.23(b)(iii) in which the Series G Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series G Parity Securities), such Series G Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series G Preferred Unit. Any Series G Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Section 5.23(b)(iii)(B) and Section 5.23(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series G Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series G Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series G Rating Event.
(A) The Partnership shall have the right (i) on the Series G First Call Date or on any subsequent Series G Reset Date or (ii) at any time within 120 calendar days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series G Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series G Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part (except with respect to a redemption
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pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5.23(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series G Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series G Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (i) of this Section 5.23(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (ii) of this Section 5.23(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series G Liquidation Preference for such Series G Preferred Unit on such Series G Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series G Distributions thereon from the date of issuance to, but excluding, the Series G Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series G Redemption Price). So long as the Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series G Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series G Redemption Date.
(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 calendar days and not more than 60 calendar days before the scheduled Series G Redemption Date to the Series G Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series G Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series G Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series G Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series G Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series G Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series G Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series G Holder, (3) the Series G Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series G Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series G Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series G Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series G Redemption Date.
(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series G Preferred Units, the number of Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series G Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series G Preferred Units. The aggregate Series G Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series G Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series G Preferred Units. The Series G Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.23.
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(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series G Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series G Preferred Units as to which such Series G Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series G Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series G Redemption Price to each Series G Holder whose Series G Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series G Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series G Redemption Notice. If a Series G Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series G Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series G Redemption Notice, all Series G Distributions on such Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series G Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series G Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series G Redemption Price, and such Series G Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series G Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series G Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series G Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series G Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series G Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series G Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series G Redemption Price of such Series G Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
(E) Any Series G Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series G Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series G Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series G Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series G Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
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(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.23, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series G Preferred Units and any Series G Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series G Preferred Units or Series G Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series G Holders and holders of any Series G Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series G Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series G Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series G Preferred Units and any Series G Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series G Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series G Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series G Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series G Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series G Senior Securities or Series G Parity Securities), (i) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series G Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (ii) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series G Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series G Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series G Base Liquidation Preference of such Series G Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series G Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series G Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series G Preferred Unit is equal to the Series G Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series G Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v) and 5.22(b)(v)), then items of gross
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income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series G Preferred Units and such Series G Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series G Preferred Unit and such Series G Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series G Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series G Base Liquidation Preference of such Series G Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series G Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series G Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series G Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series G Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v) and 5.22(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series G Preferred Units and such Series G Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series G Preferred Unit and such Series G Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series G Preferred Units and any Series G Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series G Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series G Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series G Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series G Senior Securities or Series G Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series G Preferred Units.
(vi) Rank. The Series G Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
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(A) senior to any Series G Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series G Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series G Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series G Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series G Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series G Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series G Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(ix) Notices. All notices or other communications in respect of Series G Holders shall be sufficiently given (i) if given in writing and either delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or (ii) if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Section 5.23, the Agreement or by applicable law.
(x) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series G Preferred Units and the Series G Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series G Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Section 5.24 Establishment of Class B Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as Class B Units (the Class B Units), having the preferences, rights, powers and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.24. In accordance with Section 5.8, the General Partner shall have the power and authority to issue additional Class B Units in the future.
(b) Rights of Class B Units. The Class B Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
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(i) Initial Capital Account. The initial Capital Account with respect to each Class B Unit held by ETP Holdco was equal to the Class B Unit Issue Price. The initial Capital Account balance in respect of the Class B Units held by each of IPCH and Crestwood Partners immediately following the closing of the Energy Transfer Merger will be equal to IPCHs and Crestwood Partners respective capital account balance with respect to its Class A Units (as defined in the limited partnership agreement of Crestwood Equity Partners LP) immediately prior to the Energy Transfer Merger.
(ii) Allocations.
(A) The holders of Class B Units shall not be entitled to receive (1) any allocations of ETP Holdco Items, and (2) except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.24(b)(ii), allocations of (a) Net Income pursuant to Section 6.1(a), (b) Net Loss pursuant to Section 6.1(b), or (c) Net Termination Gains and Net Termination Losses pursuant to Section 6.1(c).
(B) With respect to each taxable period, the holders of the Class B Units shall be allocated, Pro Rata in proportion to the number of Class B Units of the holders, items of Partnership gross income, gain, loss or deduction (other than from ETP Holdco Items and items of Partnership depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions) until the aggregate amount of such items allocated to the holders of the Class B Units pursuant to this Section 5.24(b)(ii)(B) for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all distributions made to the holders of the Class B Units pursuant to Section 5.24(b)(iii).
(C) Items of Partnership depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions (other than from ETP Holdco Items) with respect to each taxable period shall be allocated to the holders of Class B Units to the extent such items would be allocated to the holders of Class B Units as if each Class B Unit was treated as a Common Unit.
(D) With respect to each taxable period, after the application of Section 6.1(c)(i)(B) but before the application of Section 6.1(c)(i)(C), Net Termination Gain (other than from ETP Holdco Items) shall be allocated to the holders of the Class B Units, until the Capital Account of each Class B Unit is equal to the Class B Unit Issue Price.
(E) For each taxable period, after the application of Section 6.1(c)(i)(B) but before the application of Section 6.1(c)(i)(C), and after making the allocations provided for in Section 5.24(b)(ii)(D), the holders of the Class B Units shall be allocated, 1% of the remaining aggregate Net Termination Gain (other than from ETP Holdco Items), if any, that is to be allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i)(C); provided, however, that an allocation shall only be made to the holders of Class B Units pursuant to this Section 5.24(b)(ii)(E) if the Capital Account of each Common Unit is equal to or greater than the Class B Unit Issue Price immediately prior to making such allocation.
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(F) For each taxable period, after the application of Section 6.1(c)(ii)(B), but before the application of Section 6.1(c)(ii)(C), the holders of the Class B Units shall be allocated Net Termination Loss (other than from ETP Holdco Items) until the Capital Account in respect of each Class B Unit has been reduced to zero.
(G) For the purposes of effectuating the intent of the foregoing allocation provisions, the General Partner shall have the sole discretion to make special allocations of items of Partnership gross income, gain, loss or deductions among the General Partner and the Unitholders as it deems reasonable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, to (1) avoid circularity among ETP Holdco, IPCH and Crestwood Partners and their respective ownership of Class B Units and (2) account for any future internal reorganizations or restructurings of the Partnership and/or its Subsidiaries).
(iii) Distributions.
(A) For each taxable period, no portion of any Partnership cash distribution attributable to ETP Holdco Distributions shall be distributed to the holders of the Class B Units.
(B) Commencing with the Class B Unit Original Issuance Date, the holder of the Class B Units as of an applicable Record Date shall be entitled to receive distributions (each, a Class B Unit Quarterly Distribution) in cash in an amount equal to the Class B Unit Distribution Rate on all Outstanding Class B Units. Distributions shall be paid Quarterly, in arrears, within 50 days after the end of each Quarter (or the Business Day immediately thereafter). Each Record Date established for paying a Class B Unit Quarterly Distribution in respect of any Quarter shall be the same Record Date established for any distribution to be made by the Partnership in respect of other Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 6.3. If the Partnership is unable to pay the Class B Unit Quarterly Distribution with respect to any Quarter, (1) the amount of such accrued and unpaid distributions will accumulate until paid in full in cash and (2) the balance of such accrued and unpaid distributions shall increase at a rate of 1.5% per annum, compounded quarterly, from the date such distribution was due until the date it is paid. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in this Section 5.24(b)(ii)(B) or Article XII, the Class B Units will not be entitled to receive any distributions.
(iv) Voting Rights. Except as set forth in this Section 5.24(b)(iv) and Section 13.3(c) and except to the extent the Delaware Act gives the Class B Units a vote as a class on any matter, the Class B Units shall not have any voting rights. With respect to any matter on which the Class B Units are entitled to vote, each Class B Unit will be entitled to one vote on such matter. The General Partner shall not, without the affirmative vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the Class B Units then Outstanding, amend, alter, modify or change this Section 5.24 (or vote or consent or resolve to take such action).
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(v) Redemption and Conversion Rights. The Class B Units will be perpetual and shall not have any rights of redemption or conversion.
(vi) Certificates; Book-Entry. Unless the General Partner shall determine otherwise, the Class B Units shall not be evidenced by Certificates. Any Certificates relating to the Class B Units that may be issued will be in such form as the General Partner may approve. The Class B Units, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable legal, regulatory and contractual requirements, may be assigned or transferred in a manner identical to the assignment and transfer of other Units.
(vii) Registrar and Transfer Agent. Unless and until the General Partner determines to assign the responsibility to another Person, the General Partner will act as the registrar and transfer agent for the Class B Units.
Section 5.25 Establishment of Series H Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as 6.500% Series H Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series H Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.25. Each Series H Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series H Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series H Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series H Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series H Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series H Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.25(b)(iv), redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Rights of Series H Preferred Units. The Series H Preferred Units shall have the following rights, preferences and privileges and shall be subject to the following duties and obligations:
(i) Series H Preferred Units.
(A) The authorized number of Series H Preferred Units shall be unlimited. Series H Preferred Units that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled.
(B) The Series H Preferred Units shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, and no Series H Holder shall be entitled to receive a definitive Certificate evidencing its Series H Preferred Units, unless (1) requested by a Series H Holder and consented to by the General Partner in its sole discretion, (2) otherwise required by law or (3) the Depositary gives notice
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of its intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such with respect to the Series H Preferred Units and the General Partner shall have not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter. So long as the Depositary shall have been appointed and is serving with respect to the Series H Preferred Units, payments and communications made by the Partnership to Series H Holders shall be made by making payments to, and communicating with, the Depositary.
(ii) Distributions.
(A) Distributions on each Outstanding Series H Preferred Unit shall be cumulative and shall accumulate at the applicable Series H Distribution Rate from and including the Series H Original Issue Date (or, for any subsequently issued and newly Outstanding Series H Preferred Units, from and including the Series H Distribution Payment Date immediately preceding the issue date of such Series H Preferred Units) until such time as the Partnership pays the Series H Distributions or redeems such Series H Preferred Unit in accordance with Section 5.25(b)(iv), whether or not such Series H Distributions shall have been declared. Series H Holders shall be entitled to receive Series H Distributions from time to time out of any assets of the Partnership legally available for the payment of distributions at the Series H Distribution Rate per Series H Preferred Unit when, as, and, if declared by the General Partner. Series H Distributions, to the extent declared by the General Partner to be paid by the Partnership in accordance with this Section 5.25(b)(ii), shall be paid, in Arrears, on each Series H Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series H Distribution, which shall be paid on November 15, 2021). Series H Distributions shall accumulate in each Series H Distribution Period from and including the preceding Series H Distribution Payment Date (other than the initial Series H Distribution Period, which shall commence on and include the Series H Original Issue Date), to, but excluding, the next Series H Distribution Payment Date for such Series H Distribution Period; provided that distributions shall accrue on accumulated but unpaid Series H Distributions at the Series H Distribution Rate. If any Series H Distribution Payment Date otherwise would occur on a date that is not a Business Day, declared Series H Distributions shall be paid on the immediately succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional distributions. All Series H Distributions that are (1) accumulated and unpaid or (2) payable by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.25(b)(ii) shall be payable without regard to income of the Partnership and shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as guaranteed payments for the use of capital under Section 707(c) of the Code. The guaranteed payment with respect to any Series H Distribution Period shall be for the account of the holders of Series H Preferred Units as of the applicable Series H Distribution Record Date.
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(B) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Series H Distribution Payment Date, the Partnership shall pay those Series H Distributions, if any, that shall have been declared by the General Partner to Series H Holders on the Record Date for the applicable Series H Distribution. The Record Date (the Series H Distribution Record Date) for the payment of any Series H Distributions shall be as of the close of business on the first Business Day of the month of the applicable Series H Distribution Payment Date, except that in the case of payments of Series H Distributions in Arrears, the Series H Distribution Record Date with respect to a Series H Distribution Payment Date shall be such date as may be designated by the General Partner in accordance with this Section 5.25. So long as any Series H Preferred Units are Outstanding, no distribution shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment on any Series H Junior Securities (other than a distribution payable solely in Series H Junior Securities) unless full cumulative Series H Distributions have been or contemporaneously are being paid or set apart for payment on all Outstanding Series H Preferred Units (and distributions on any other Series H Parity Securities) through the most recent respective Series H Distribution Payment Date (and distribution payment date with respect to such Series H Parity Securities, if any); provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.25(b)(ii)(B), if a distribution period with respect to a class of Series H Junior Securities or Series H Parity Securities is shorter than the Series H Distribution Period, the General Partner may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to such Series H Junior Securities or Series H Parity Securities, so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, (i) there are no Series H Distributions in Arrears, and (ii) the General Partner expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full distribution in respect of the Series H Preferred Units on the next successive Series H Distribution Payment Date. Accumulated Series H Distributions in Arrears for any past Series H Distribution Period may be declared by the General Partner and paid on any date fixed by the General Partner, whether or not a Series H Distribution Payment Date, to Series H Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 calendar days before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated Series H Distributions in Arrears on all Outstanding Series H Preferred Units and all accumulated distributions in arrears on any Series H Parity Securities shall not have been declared and paid, or if sufficient funds for the payment thereof shall not have been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in Arrears on the Series H Preferred Units and accumulated distributions in arrears on any such Series H Parity Securities shall be made in order of their respective distribution payment dates, commencing with the earliest distribution payment date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series H Preferred Units and any other Series H Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment shall be made Pro Rata with respect to the Series H Preferred Units and any such other Series H Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate distribution amounts remaining due in respect of such Series H Preferred Units and such other Series H Parity
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Securities at such time. Subject to Section 12.4 and Section 5.25(b)(v), Series H Holders shall not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property or Partnership Securities, in excess of full cumulative Series H Distributions. Except insofar as distributions accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid Series H Distributions as described in Section 5.25(b)(ii)(A), no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any distribution payment which may be in Arrears on the Series H Preferred Units. So long as the Series H Preferred Units are held of record by the Depositary or its nominee, declared Series H Distributions shall be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Series H Distribution Payment Date or other distribution payment date in the case of payments for Series H Distributions in Arrears.
(C) The Series H Distribution Rate for each Series H Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent for the Series H Preferred Units using the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, as of the applicable Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date for such Series H Reset Period. The Calculation Agent for the Series H Preferred Units then will add the spread of 5.694% per annum to the Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Series H Reset Distribution Determination Date for such Series H Reset Period. Promptly following such determination by the Calculation Agent for the Series H Preferred Units, the Calculation Agent shall notify the Partnership of the Series H Distribution Rate for such Series H Reset Period. Such Calculation Agents determination of any Series H Distribution Rate for each Series H Reset Period and its calculation of the amount of Series H Distributions for any Series H Reset Period will be (i) available on file at the principal offices of the Partnership beginning on or after the Series H First Reset Date, (ii) made available to any Series H Holder upon request and (iii) final and binding on each Series H Holder in the absence of manifest error.
(D) The Partnership will provide notice of the relevant Series H Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as soon as practicable to the Transfer Agent and the Series H Holders.
(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the General Partner, Series H Distributions shall be deemed to have been paid out of deductions from Available Cash with respect to the Quarter ended immediately preceding the Quarter in which the Series H Distribution is made.
(iii) Voting Rights.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series H Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.25(b)(iii) or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act.
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(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series H Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series H Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.25(b)(iii)(C), the issuance of additional Partnership Securities (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.25(b)(iii)(B) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.25(b)(iii)(B), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series H Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series H Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the powers, preferences, duties, or special rights of the Series H Preferred Units.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series H Preferred Units, voting as a class together with holders of any other Series H Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series H Parity Securities (including any additional Series H Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series H Preferred Units (or any Series H Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series H Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series H Holders pursuant to this Section 5.25(b)(iii)(C)) are in Arrears or (y) create or issue any Series H Senior Securities.
(D) For any matter described in this Section 5.25(b)(iii) in which the Series H Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series H Parity Securities), such Series H Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series H Preferred Unit. Any Series H Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(E) Notwithstanding Section 5.25(b)(iii)(B) and Section 5.25(b)(iii)(C), no vote of the Series H Holders shall be required if, at or prior to the time when such action is to take effect, provision is made for the redemption of all Series H Preferred Units at the time Outstanding.
(iv) Optional Redemption; Series H Rating Event.
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(A) The Partnership shall have the right (i) during any Series H Redemption Period or (ii) at any time within 120 calendar days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by the Partnership following the occurrence of a Series H Rating Event, in each case, to redeem the Series H Preferred Units, which redemption may be in whole or in part, on one or more occasions (except with respect to a redemption pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5.25(b)(iv)(A) which shall be in whole but not in part), using any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the General Partner (the Series H Redemption Date). The Partnership shall effect any such redemption by paying cash for each Series H Preferred Unit to be redeemed equal to 100% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (i) of this Section 5.25(b)(iv)(A)), or 102% (in the case of a redemption described in clause (ii) of this Section 5.25(b)(iv)(A)), of the Series H Liquidation Preference for such Series H Preferred Unit on such Series H Redemption Date plus an amount equal to all unpaid Series H Distributions thereon from the Series H Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the Series H Redemption Date (whether or not such distributions shall have been declared) (the Series H Redemption Price). So long as the Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed are held of record by the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, the Series H Redemption Price shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Depositary on the Series H Redemption Date.
(B) The Partnership shall give notice of any redemption by mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 calendar days and not more than 60 calendar days before the scheduled Series H Redemption Date to the Series H Holders (as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of any Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed as such Series H Holders names appear on the books of the Transfer Agent and at the address of such Series H Holders shown therein. Such notice (the Series H Redemption Notice) shall state, as applicable: (1) the Series H Redemption Date, (2) the number of Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed and, if less than all Outstanding Series H Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number (and in the case of Series H Preferred Units in certificated form, the identification) of Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed from such Series H Holder, (3) the Series H Redemption Price, (4) the place where any Series H Preferred Units in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Series H Redemption Price therefor (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series H Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), and (5) that distributions on the Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate from and after such Series H Redemption Date.
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(C) If the Partnership elects to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Series H Preferred Units, the number of Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed shall be determined by the General Partner, and such Series H Preferred Units shall be redeemed by such method of selection as the Depositary shall determine, either Pro Rata or by lot, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional Series H Preferred Units. The aggregate Series H Redemption Price for any such partial redemption of the Outstanding Series H Preferred Units shall be allocated correspondingly among the redeemed Series H Preferred Units. The Series H Preferred Units not redeemed shall remain Outstanding and entitled to all the rights, preferences and duties provided in this Section 5.25.
(D) If the Partnership gives or causes to be given a Series H Redemption Notice, the Partnership shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series H Preferred Units as to which such Series H Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Series H Redemption Date, and shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Series H Redemption Price to each Series H Holder whose Series H Preferred Units are to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series H Preferred Units is issued in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Series H Redemption Notice. If a Series H Redemption Notice shall have been given, from and after the Series H Redemption Date, unless the Partnership defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Series H Redemption Notice, all Series H Distributions on such Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such Series H Preferred Units as Limited Partners with respect to such Series H Preferred Units to be redeemed shall cease, except the right to receive the Series H Redemption Price, and such Series H Preferred Units shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be Outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The Series H Holders shall have no claim to the interest income, if any, earned on funds deposited with the Paying Agent. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Partnership for any reason, including redemption of Series H Preferred Units, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after one year after the applicable Series H Redemption Date or other payment date, as applicable, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to the Partnership upon its written request, after which repayment the Series H Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Partnership. Notwithstanding any Series H Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any Series H Preferred Units called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Series H Redemption Price of such Series H Preferred Units shall have been deposited by the Partnership with the Paying Agent.
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(E) Any Series H Preferred Units that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Partnership shall be cancelled. If only a portion of the Series H Preferred Units represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent (which shall occur automatically if the Certificate representing such Series H Preferred Units is registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee), the Partnership shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Series H Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series H Preferred Units represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.25, in the event that full cumulative distributions on the Series H Preferred Units and any Series H Parity Securities shall not have been paid or declared and set aside for payment, the Partnership shall not be permitted to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, any Series H Preferred Units or Series H Parity Securities except pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all Series H Holders and holders of any Series H Parity Securities. Subject to Section 4.9, so long as any Series H Preferred Units are Outstanding, the Partnership shall not be permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Common Units or any other Series H Junior Securities unless full cumulative distributions on the Series H Preferred Units and any Series H Parity Securities for all prior and the then-ending Series H Distribution Periods, with respect to the Series H Preferred Units, and all prior and then ending distribution periods, with respect to any such Series H Parity Securities, shall have been paid or declared and set aside for payment.
(v) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series H Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series H Senior Securities or Series H Parity Securities), (i) first, any accumulated and unpaid distributions on the Series H Preferred Units (regardless of whether previously declared) and (ii) then, any positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series H Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series H Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series H Base Liquidation Preference of such Series H Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series H Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series H Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series H
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Preferred Unit is equal to the Series H Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series H Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series H Preferred Units and such Series H Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series H Preferred Unit and such Series H Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series H Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series H Base Liquidation Preference of such Series H Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series H Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series H Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series H Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series H Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v) and 5.23(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series H Preferred Units and such Series H Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series H Preferred Unit and such Series H Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series H Preferred Units and any Series H Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series H Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series H Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series H Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series H Senior Securities or Series H Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series H Preferred Units.
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(vi) Rank. The Series H Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(A) senior to any Series H Junior Securities;
(B) on a parity with any Series H Parity Securities;
(C) junior to any Series H Senior Securities; and
(D) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
(vii) No Sinking Fund. The Series H Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(viii) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series H Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series H Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series H Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(ix) Notices. All notices or other communications in respect of Series H Holders shall be sufficiently given (i) if given in writing and either delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or (ii) if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Section 5.25, this Agreement or by applicable law.
(x) Other Rights; Fiduciary Duties. The Series H Preferred Units and the Series H Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any duty existing at law, in equity or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither the General Partner nor any other Indemnitee shall owe any duties, including fiduciary duties, or have any liabilities to Series H Holders, other than the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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Section 5.26 Establishment of Series I Preferred Units.
(a) General. The Partnership hereby designates and creates a class of Partnership Securities to be designated as Series I Fixed Rate Perpetual Preferred Units (the Series I Preferred Units), having the preferences, rights, powers, and duties set forth herein, including this Section 5.26. Each Series I Preferred Unit shall be identical in all respects to every other Series I Preferred Unit, except as to the respective dates from which the Series I Liquidation Preference shall increase or from which Series I Distributions may begin accruing, to the extent such dates may differ. The Series I Preferred Units represent perpetual equity interests in the Partnership and shall not give rise to a claim by the Partnership or a Series I Holder for conversion or, except as set forth in Section 5.26, redemption thereof at a particular date.
(b) Conversion of Series I Preferred Units.
(i) One or more Series I Holders may elect, each in its own discretion, (A) at any time, to convert all or any portion of the Series I Preferred Units held by such electing Series I Holder(s) in an aggregate amount equaling or exceeding the Minimum Conversion Amount into Common Units, at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv), and (B) in the event of any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, to convert all or any portion of the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder(s), at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv), in each case, by delivery of: (A) written notice to the Partnership, in the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto, setting forth the number of Series I Preferred Units it holds and the number of Series I Preferred Units it is electing to convert, and (B) if such Series I Preferred Units are in certificated form, a Series I Preferred Unit Certificate to the Transfer Agent representing an amount of Series I Preferred Units at least equal to the amount such Series I Holder is electing to convert (or an instruction letter to the Transfer Agent if the Series I Preferred Units are in book-entry form), together with such additional information as may be requested by the Transfer Agent, provided that with respect to any Series I Change of Control, such delivery shall be made by the later of (x) 5 Business Days from receipt of notice from the Partnership of such Series I Change of Control and (y) 20 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date (which anticipated closing date shall be specified by the Partnership in such notice and shall be based on the Partnerships reasonable best estimate of such anticipated closing date at the time of providing such notice) of such Series I Change of Control (the Series I COC Election). Such Series I COC Election shall be irrevocable unless (a) any material terms related to the Series I Change of Control consideration are changed or (b) the expected closing date of the Series I Change of Control is pushed back by more than 20 Business Days; provided, that, any Series I Holder that made a Series I COC Election shall have until the later of (x) 5 Business Days from receipt of notice from the Partnership of the occurrence of any of the events in clause (a) or (b) or (y) 20 Business Days prior to the new anticipated closing date (which new anticipated closing date shall be specified by the Partnership in such notice and shall be based on the Partnerships reasonable best estimate of such new anticipated closing date at the time of providing such notice) of any Series I Change of Control to provide notice to the Partnership that such Series I Holder is revoking its Series I COC Election and if such notice is not provided within such period, the Series I COC Election shall be irrevocable. Thereafter, the Partnership shall take all such actions
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as are necessary or appropriate to complete such conversion in accordance with this Section 5.26(b), provided that such conversion shall be consummated prior to the tenth Business Day following the date of receipt of notice by the Partnership (or, in the event of a Series I Change of Control, prior to such Series I Change of Control). In the case of any Certificate representing Series I Preferred Units which are converted in part only, upon such conversion the Transfer Agent shall authenticate and deliver to the Series I Holder thereof, at the expense of the Partnership, a new Certificate representing the number of Series I Preferred Units not so converted.
(ii) At any time, and provided that the average daily trading volume of the Common Units on the National Securities Exchange upon which such Common Units are listed or admitted to trading was at least 1,168,750 Common Units (subject to appropriate adjustments in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(xi)) for 20-trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(ii), if the VWAP Price for 20 trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership to any Series I Holder of exercise of its conversion right pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(ii) is greater than (x) 150% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price divided by (y) the then applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may convert all or a portion of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units into Common Units, at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv); provided that if the General Partner elects to convert less than all of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, such conversion shall be effected on a Pro Rata basis among the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, including any Outstanding Series I PIK Units. The Partnership shall deliver to each Series I Holder a written notice at least 5 Business Days prior to the date of the expected conversion. Immediately as of the close of business on the date of conversion pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(ii), which date shall be prior to the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership, all or such portion of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units shall automatically convert into Common Units, at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv).
(iii) At any time, provided that the average daily trading volume of the Common Units on the National Securities Exchange upon which such Common Units are listed or admitted to trading was at least 1,168,750 Common Units (subject to appropriate adjustment in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(xi)) for 20-trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(iii), if the VWAP Price for 20 trading days over the 30-trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately prior to the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership to any Series I Holder of exercise of its conversion right pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(iii) is greater than
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(x) the Series I Preferred Unit Price divided by (y) the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio, the General Partner, in its sole discretion, may convert all, but not less than all, of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units into a number of Common Units equal to the Adjusted Conversion Amount. The Partnership shall deliver to each Series I Holder a written notice at least 5 Business Days prior to the date of the expected conversion. Immediately as of the close of business on the date of conversion pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(iii), which date shall be prior to the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of notice by the Partnership, all Outstanding Series I Preferred Units shall automatically convert into Common Units, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv).
(iv) The Partnership shall make a cash payment to any Series I Holder with respect to any Series I Preferred Units converted pursuant to this Section 5.26(b) to account for any accrued but unpaid distributions on such Series I Preferred Units as of the date of such conversion.
(v) Upon conversion, the rights of a holder of converted Series I Preferred Units as a Series I Holder shall cease with respect to such converted Series I Preferred Units, including any rights under this Agreement with respect to Series I Holders, and such Person shall continue to be a Limited Partner and have the rights of a holder of Common Units under this Agreement. Each Series I Preferred Unit shall, upon its Series I Conversion Date, be deemed to be transferred to, and cancelled by, the Partnership in exchange for the issuance of the Common Unit(s) into which such Series I Preferred Unit converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as the result of a conversion, a holder shall not lose or relinquish any claims or rights of action such holder may then or thereafter have as a result of such holders ownership of the converted Series I Preferred Units.
(vi) The Partnership shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Common Units upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Units. However, the holder shall pay any tax or duty which may be payable relating to any transfer involving the issuance or delivery of Common Units in a name other than the holders name. The Transfer Agent may refuse to deliver the Certificate representing Common Units (or notation of book-entry) being issued in a name other than the holders name until the Transfer Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax or duties due because the Units are to be issued in a name other than the holders name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulation.
(vii) The Partnership shall keep free from preemptive rights a sufficient number of Common Units to permit the conversion of all outstanding Series I Preferred Units into Common Units to the extent provided in, and in accordance with, this Section 5.26(b).
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(viii) All Common Units delivered upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Units in accordance with this Section 5.26(b) shall be (1) newly issued, (2) duly authorized, validly issued fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien, claim, rights or encumbrances, other than those arising under the Delaware Act or the Partnership Agreement and (3) with respect to Common Units delivered upon a conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(ii) or (iii), registered for public resale under the Securities Act, pursuant to an effective registration statement that is then available for the resale of such Common Units.
(ix) The Partnership shall comply with all applicable securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of any Common Units upon conversion of Series I Preferred Units and, if the Common Units are then listed or quoted on any National Securities Exchange or other market shall list or cause to have quoted and keep listed and quoted the Common Units issuable upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Units to the extent permitted or required by the rules of such exchange or market
(x) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with any conversion of Series I Preferred Units pursuant to Section 5.26(b)(i) or (ii), (A) each Series I Preferred Unit must be converted together with all Series I PIK Units issued as distributions thereon, and (B) each Series I PIK Unit must be converted together with the Series I Preferred Unit in connection with which such Series I PIK Unit was distributed; provided, however, that in the event that compliance with this Section 5.26(b)(x) would result in the conversion of any fractional Series I Preferred Unit or Series I PIK Unit, the number of Series I Preferred Units or Series I PIK Units to be converted shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Series I Preferred Unit or Series I PIK Unit, as the case may be.
(xi) If, after the Series I Original Issue Date, the Partnership (A) makes a distribution on its Common Units in Common Units, (B) subdivides or splits its outstanding Common Units into a greater number of Common Units, (C) combines or reclassifies its Common Units into a smaller number of Common Units or (D) issues by reclassification of its Common Units any Partnership Interests (including any reclassification in connection with a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity), then the Series I Conversion Ratio in effect at the time of the Series I Distribution Record Date for such distribution or of the effective date of such subdivision, split, combination, or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the conversion of the Series I Preferred Units after such time shall entitle the holder to receive the aggregate number of Common Units (or shares of any Partnership Interests into which such shares of Common Units would have been combined, consolidated, merged or reclassified pursuant to clauses (C) and (D) above) that such holder would have been entitled to receive if the Series I Preferred Units had been converted into Common Units immediately prior to such Record Date or effective date, as the case may be, and in the case of a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity, the Partnership shall provide effective provisions to ensure that the provisions in this
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Section 5.26 relating to the Series I Preferred Units shall not be abridged or amended and that the Series I Preferred Units shall thereafter retain the same powers, preferences and relative participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon, that the Series I Preferred Units had immediately prior to such transaction or event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5.26(b)(xi) shall become effective immediately after the Record Date in the case of a distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination, reclassification (including any reclassification in connection with a merger, consolidation or business combination in which the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity) or split. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event described above shall occur.
(c) Distributions.
(i) Beginning with the first Quarter ending after the Series I Original Issue Date, the Series I Holders as of the applicable Record Date (each, a Series I Distribution Record Date) shall be entitled to receive distributions in accordance with the following provisions:
(A) The Partnership shall pay a cumulative distribution of $0.2111 per Quarter in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit, subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.26(c)(i) and (ii) (the Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate and such distribution, a Series I Distribution). For the avoidance of doubt, the Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate for the first Quarter ending after the Series I Original Issue Date shall be calculated for a full Quarter, notwithstanding the fact that the Series I Preferred Units may have been issued after the beginning of such Quarter as a result of the Series I Original Issue Date occurring during such Quarter.
(B) Each Series I Distribution paid for any Quarter shall be paid in cash at the Series I Preferred Unit Distribution Rate unless (x) no distribution is made with respect to such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.3 with respect to the Series I Parity Securities and Series I Junior Securities (including the Common Units, the Class A Units, the Class B Units or the General Partner Interest) and (y) the Partnerships Available Cash is insufficient to pay the Series I Distribution; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 5.26(c)(i)(B), Available Cash shall not include any deduction to provide funds for distributions under Section 6.3 in respect of any one or more of the next four Quarters. If the Partnership fails to pay in full in cash any distribution (or portion thereof) which any Series I Holder accrues and is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5.26(c)(i)(B), then (x) the amount of such accrued and unpaid distributions will accumulate until paid in full in cash and (y) the Partnership shall not be permitted to, and shall not, declare or make (i) any distributions in respect of any Series I Junior Securities and (ii) any distributions in respect of any Series I Parity Securities, unless and until all accrued and unpaid distributions on the Series I Preferred Units have been paid in full in cash.
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(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.26(c) to the contrary, with respect to Series I Preferred Units that are converted into Common Units, the holder thereof shall not be entitled to a Series I Distribution and a Common Unit distribution with respect to the same period, but shall be entitled only to the distribution to be paid based upon the class of Units held as of the close of business on the applicable Record Date, together with all accrued but unpaid distributions on the converted Series I Preferred Units.
(iii) Subject to and without limiting the other provisions of this Section 5.26, each Series I Preferred Unit shall have the right to receive, and will share pro rata with holders of Common Units (as if the Series I Preferred Units had converted into Common Units at the then-applicable Series I Conversion Ratio) in, any portion of any cash distribution made in the normal course pursuant to Section 6.3 (a Quarterly Distribution) that is in excess of the Series I Specified Distribution Amount. For purposes of this paragraph, Series I Specified Distribution Amount means an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount of the highest previously paid Quarterly Distribution, on a per Common Unit basis, after the date of the Energy Transfer Merger (as adjusted for combinations, splits, subdivision and similar transactions) and (B) the amount equal to 115% of the Quarterly Distribution, on a per Common Unit basis, for the immediately preceding Quarter.
(iv) Subject to and without limiting the other provisions of this Section 5.26, at any time there are accrued but unpaid distributions on the Series I Preferred Units, no special distributions shall be permitted.
(v) All distributions payable on the Series I Preferred Units shall be paid Quarterly, in Arrears, on the earlier of: (A) the date that distributions are made on the Common Units for such Quarter pursuant to Section 6.3(a), and (B) the date that is forty-five (45) days after the end of such Quarter.
(vi) For the avoidance of doubt, any Available Cash that is distributed pursuant to Section 6.3 shall be distributed in accordance with this Section 5.26(c).
(d) Voting Rights.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Series I Preferred Units shall not have any voting rights or rights to consent or approve any action or matter, except as set forth in Section 13.3(c), this Section 5.26(d) or as otherwise required by Delaware law.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, the General Partner shall not adopt any amendment to this Agreement that the General Partner determines would have a material adverse effect on the rights, powers, preferences, duties or special
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rights of the Series I Preferred Units; provided, however, that (i) subject to Section 5.26(d)(iii), the issuance of additional Partnership Interests (and any amendment to this Agreement in connection therewith) shall not be deemed to constitute such a material adverse effect for purposes of this Section 5.26(d)(ii) and (ii) for purposes of this Section 5.26(d)(ii), no amendment of this Agreement in connection with a merger or other transaction in which the Series I Preferred Units remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the Series I Holders (as determined by the General Partner) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, powers, privileges or preferences of the Series I Preferred Units.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting as a class, together with the holders of any other Series I Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, the Partnership shall not (x) create or issue any Series I Parity Securities (including any additional Series I Preferred Units) if the cumulative distributions payable on Outstanding Series I Preferred Units (or any Series I Parity Securities, if the holders of such Series I Parity Securities vote as a class together with the Series I Holders pursuant to Section 5.26(c)) through the most recent payment date have not been paid on all Outstanding Series I Preferred Units or (y) create or issue any Series I Senior Securities.
(iv) For any matter described in this Section 5.26(d) in which the Series I Holders are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series I Parity Securities), such Series I Holders shall be entitled to one vote per Series I Preferred Unit. Any Series I Preferred Units held by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or their controlled Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote.
(e) Series I Change of Control.
(i) In the event of a Series I Cash COC Event, the Series I Holders shall convert the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units into Common Units immediately prior to the closing of the Series I Cash COC Event at a conversion ratio equal to the greater of (A) the Series I Conversion Ratio and (B) the quotient of (1) the product of (a) the Series I Preferred Unit Price, multiplied by (b) the Series I Cash COC Conversion Premium, divided by (2) the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of closing of the Series I Cash COC Event, subject to a $1.00 per unit floor on Common Units received, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv);
(ii) If a Series I Change of Control (other than a Series I Cash COC Event) occurs, then each Series I Holder shall, at its sole election:
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(A) convert all, but not less than all, Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder into Common Units, at the then-applicable Conversion Rate, subject to payment of any accrued but unpaid distributions to the date of conversion in accordance with Section 5.26(b)(iv);
(B) if (1) either (x) the Partnership is not the Surviving Business Entity or (y) the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity of a Series I Change of Control but the Common Units are no longer listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange and (2) the consideration per Common Unit received by the holders of Common Units in such Series I Change of Control exceeds $1.00, then, at the election of such Series I Holder, the Partnership shall use its best efforts to deliver or to cause to be delivered to the Series I Holders, in exchange for their Series I Preferred Units upon such Series I Change of Control, a security in the Surviving Business Entity that has substantially similar terms, including with respect to economics and structural protections, as the Series I Preferred Units (a Substantially Equivalent Security); provided, however, that, if the Partnership is unable to deliver or cause to be delivered a Substantially Equivalent Security to any such electing Series I Holder in connection with such Series I Change of Control, each such Series I Holder shall be entitled to (x) take any action otherwise permitted by clause (A), (C) or (D) of this Section 5.26(e)(ii), or (y) convert the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder immediately prior to such Series I Change of Control (other than (in the case of clauses (1) and (2) below) any Series I PIK Units, which, solely with respect to a Series I Change of Control contemplated by this Section 5.26(e)(ii)(B), shall be extinguished for no consideration upon the closing of such Series I Change of Control) into a number of Common Units equal to: the quotient of (a) (i) 160% multiplied by the Series I Preferred Unit Price plus (ii) accrued and unpaid distributions as of the effective date of the conversion with respect to the Series I Preferred Units held by such electing Series I Holder (including any distributions paid at the Series I Deficiency Rate), divided by (b) 0.97 multiplied by the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to the date of the closing of such Series I Change of Control.
(C) if the Partnership is the Surviving Business Entity of such Series I Change of Control and the consideration per Common Unit received by the holders of Common Units in such Series I Change of Control exceeds $1.00, continue to hold Series I Preferred Units; or
(D) require the Partnership to redeem the Series I Preferred Units held by such Series I Holder at a price per Series I Preferred Unit equal to 101% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of such redemption with respect to each of the Series I Preferred Units held by such electing Series I Holder. Any redemption pursuant to this sub-clause D shall, in the sole discretion of the
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General Partner, be paid in either cash or a number of Common Units equal to quotient of (1) the product of (a) 101% of the Series I Preferred Unit Price, multiplied by (b) the number of Series I Preferred Units owned by such Series I Holder that the Partnership has elected to redeem in kind, divided by (2) the greater of (i) $1.00 and (ii) the product of (x) 0.92 multiplied by (y) the VWAP Price for the 10 consecutive trading days ending immediately prior to such redemption date. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Partnership shall have no obligation to redeem any such Series I Preferred Units in cash unless such redemption complies with the restricted payments covenant in the Crestwood Indentures.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.26(e), any Series I Change of Control in which the consideration to be received by the holders of Common Units has a value of less than $1.00 per Common Unit shall require the affirmative vote of the then-applicable Series I Voting Threshold of the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units, voting separately as a class with one vote per Series I Preferred Unit.
All Common Units delivered upon any conversion or redemption of the Series I Preferred Units in accordance with this Section 5.26(e) shall be (1) newly issued and (2) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Limited Partner Interests in the Partnership, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or 17-804 of the Delaware Act, and shall be free from preemptive rights and free of any lien, claim, rights or encumbrances, other than those arising under the Delaware Act or the Agreement
(f) Certificates.
(i) If requested by a Series I Holder, the Series I Preferred Units shall be evidenced by certificates in such form as the Board of Directors may approve and, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable legal, regulatory and contractual requirements, may be assigned or transferred in a manner identical to the assignment and transfer of other Units; unless and until the Board of Directors determines to assign the responsibility to another Person, the General Partner will act as the Transfer Agent for the Series I Preferred Units. The certificates evidencing Series I Preferred Units shall be separately identified and shall not bear the same CUSIP number as the certificates evidencing Common Units.
(ii) The certificate(s) representing the Series I Preferred Units may be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER AND, IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT OR THE ISSUER HAS RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT. THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF THE PARTNERSHIP, AS AMENDED, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PARTNERSHIP AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
In connection with a sale of Series I Preferred Units pursuant to an effective registration statement or in reliance on Rule 144 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, upon receipt by the Partnership of such information as the Partnership reasonably deems necessary to determine that the sale of the Series I Preferred Units is made in compliance with Rule 144, the Partnership shall remove or cause to be removed the restrictive legend from the certificate(s) representing such Series I Preferred Units (or the book-entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent), and the Partnership shall bear all costs associated therewith.
(g) Liquidation Rights. In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership under Section 12.4 or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, either voluntary or involuntary, the Record Holders of the Series I Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to the Partners or any Assignees, prior and in preference to any distribution of any assets of the Partnership to the Record Holders of any other class or series of Partnership Interests (other than Series I Senior Securities or Series I Parity Securities), the positive value in each such holders Capital Account in respect of such Series I Preferred Units. If in the year of such dissolution and winding up, or sale, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series I Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series I Base Liquidation Preference of such Series I Preferred Units, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and prior to any other allocation pursuant to this Agreement for such year and any distribution pursuant to the preceding sentence (other than any allocations or distributions made with respect to any other Series I Parity Securities upon which like allocation and distribution rights have been conferred), items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit is equal to the Series I Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event that like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series I Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v), 5.23(b)(v) and 5.25(b)(v)), then items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units and such Series I Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit and such Series I
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Parity Security is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). If in the year of such dissolution and winding up any such Record Holders Capital Account in respect of such Series I Preferred Units is less than the aggregate Series I Base Liquidation Preference of such Series I Preferred Units after the application of the preceding sentence, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, items of gross income and gain for any preceding taxable year(s) with respect to which IRS Form 1065 Schedules K-1 have not been filed by the Partnership shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each such Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the Series I Base Liquidation Preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation); provided, however, that in the event like allocation rights have been conferred upon other Series I Parity Securities (including pursuant to Sections 5.17(b)(v), 5.18(b)(v), 5.19(b)(v), 5.20(b)(v), 5.21(b)(v), 5.22(b)(v), 5.23(b)(v) and 5.25(b)(v)), then any such items of gross income and gain shall be reallocated to all Unitholders then holding Series I Preferred Units and such Series I Parity Securities, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit and such Series I Parity Security after making allocations pursuant to this and the immediately preceding sentence is equal to the applicable liquidation preference (and no other allocation pursuant to this Agreement shall reverse the effect of such allocation). After such allocations have been made to the Outstanding Series I Preferred Units and any Series I Parity Securities, as applicable, any remaining Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(d), as the case may be. At the time of the dissolution of the Partnership, subject to Section 17-804 of the Delaware Act, the Record Holders of the Series I Preferred Units shall become entitled to receive any distributions in respect of the Series I Preferred Units that are accrued and unpaid as of the date of such distribution, and shall have the status of, and shall be entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the Partnership, and such entitlement of the Record Holders of the Series I Preferred Units to such accrued and unpaid distributions shall have priority over any entitlement of any other Partners or Assignees (other than holders of any Series I Senior Securities or Series I Parity Securities) with respect to any distributions by the Partnership to such other Partners or Assignees; provided, however, that the General Partner, as such, will have no liability for any obligations with respect to such distributions to any Record Holder(s) of Series I Preferred Units.
(h) Rank. The Series I Preferred Units shall each be deemed to rank as to distributions on such Partnership Securities and distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership:
(i) senior to any Series I Junior Securities;
(ii) on a parity with any Series I Parity Securities;
(iii) junior to any Series I Senior Securities; and
(iv) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Partnership and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against the Partnership.
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(i) No Sinking Fund. The Series I Preferred Units shall not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(j) Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat any Series I Holder as the true, lawful, and absolute owner of the applicable Series I Preferred Units for all purposes, and none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the Transfer Agent or the Paying Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the Series I Preferred Units may be listed or admitted to trading, if any.
(k) Notices. All notices or other communications in respect of Series I Holders shall be sufficiently given (i) if given in writing and either delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or (ii) if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Section 5.26, this Agreement or by applicable law.
(l) Other Rights. The Series I Preferred Units and the Series I Holders shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties, other than as set forth in this Agreement or as provided by applicable law.
(m) Right to Acquire Series I Preferred Units.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Outstanding Series I Preferred Units is held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may assign and transfer in whole or in part to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner, exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Series I Preferred Units then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Series I Current Market Price as of the date three days prior to the date that the notice described in Section 5.26(m)(ii) is mailed and (y) the highest price paid by a General Partner or any of its Affiliates for any such Limited Partner Interest of such class purchased during the 90-day period preceding the date that the notice described in Section 5.26(m)(ii) is mailed. As used in this Agreement, Series I Current Market Price as of any date of the Series I Preferred Units means the average of the daily Closing Price per Series I Preferred Unit for the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date.
(ii) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase the Series I Preferred Units granted pursuant to Section 5.26(m)(i), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent the Notice of Election to Purchase and shall cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase to the Record Holders of Series I Preferred Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60, days prior to the Purchase Date. Such Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published for a period of at least three consecutive days in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation printed in the English
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language and published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 5.26(m)(i)) at which Series I Preferred Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Series I Preferred Units, upon surrender of Certificates representing such Series I Preferred Units in exchange for payment, at such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify, or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which such Series I Preferred Units are listed or admitted to trading. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to a Record Holder of Series I Preferred Units at his address as reflected in the records of the Transfer Agent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given regardless of whether the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit with the Transfer Agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate purchase price of all of such Series I Preferred Units to be purchased in accordance with this Section 5.26(m). If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as aforesaid at least 10 days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made for the benefit of the holders of Series I Preferred Units subject to purchase as provided herein, then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such Series I Preferred Units shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price (determined in accordance with Section 5.26(m)(i)) for Series I Preferred Units therefor, without interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing such Series I Preferred Units, and such Series I Preferred Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Series I Preferred Units from and after the Purchase Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Series I Preferred Units.
(iii) At any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an Outstanding Series I Preferred Unit subject to purchase as provided in this Section 5.26(m) may surrender his Certificate evidencing such Series I Preferred Unit to the Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section 5.26(m), therefor, without interest thereon.
ARTICLE VI
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 6.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes. For purposes of maintaining Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among themselves, the Partnerships items of income, gain, loss and deduction (computed in accordance with Section 5.6(b)) shall be allocated among the Partners in each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
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(a) Net Income. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d) and as otherwise provided in Article V, Net Income for each taxable year and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Income for such taxable year shall be allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner until the aggregate Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(i) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iv) for all previous taxable years;
(ii) Second, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, in proportion to, and to the extent of the Net Loss allocated to such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii) for all previous taxable years, until the aggregate amount of Net Income allocated to such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(ii) for the current and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate amount of Net Loss allocated to such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii) for all previous taxable years; provided that in no event shall Net Income be allocated to any such Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders to cause its Capital Account in respect of a Series A Preferred Unit, a Series B Preferred Unit, a Series C Preferred Unit, a Series D Preferred Unit, a Series E Preferred Unit, a Series F Preferred Unit, a Series G Preferred Unit, a Series H Preferred Unit or a Series I Preferred Unit to exceed the Series A Base Liquidation Preference, the Series B Base Liquidation Preference, the Series C Base Liquidation Preference, the Series D Base Liquidation Preference, the Series E Base Liquidation Preference, the Series F Base Liquidation Preference, the Series G Base Liquidation Preference, the Series H Base Liquidation Preference or the Series I Base Liquidation Preference in respect of such Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units or Series I Preferred Units;
(iii) Third, 100% to the Unitholders (other than Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders), in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Unitholders pursuant to this Section 6.1(a)(iii) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to such Unitholders pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable years; and
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(iv) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the Unitholders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
(b) Net Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d) and as otherwise provided in Article V, Net Losses for each taxable year and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Losses for such taxable year shall be allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the Unitholders, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the aggregate Net Losses allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(i) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Unitholders pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(iv) for all previous taxable years, provided that the Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(i) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);
(ii) Second, 100% to the Unitholders (other than Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders) in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests; provided, that Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)(ii) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Unitholder to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);
(iii) Third, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, in proportion to their respective positive Adjusted Capital Account balances, until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit and Series I Preferred Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero; and
(iv) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.
(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.1(d) and as otherwise provided in Article V, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss for such taxable year shall be allocated in the same manner as such Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss is allocated hereunder. All allocations under this Section 6.1(c) shall be made after Capital Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided under this Section 6.1 and after all distributions pursuant to Section 6.3; provided, however, that solely for purposes of this Section 6.1(c), Capital Accounts shall not be adjusted for distributions made pursuant to Section 12.4.
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(i) If a Net Termination Gain is recognized (or deemed recognized pursuant to Section 5.6(d)) such Net Termination Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in the following manner (and the Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be increased by the amount so allocated in each of the following subclauses, in the order listed, before an allocation is made pursuant to the next succeeding subclause):
(A) First, to each Unitholder having a deficit balance in its Capital Account, in the proportion that such deficit balance bears to the total deficit balances in the Capital Accounts of all Partners, until each such Partner has been allocated Net Termination Gain equal to any such deficit balance in its Capital Account;
(B) Second, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, Pro Rata, until the Capital Account in respect of each Outstanding Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit and Series I Preferred Unit equals the Series A Base Liquidation Preference, the Series B Base Liquidation Preference, the Series C Base Liquidation Preference, the Series D Base Liquidation Preference, the Series E Base Liquidation Preference, the Series F Base Liquidation Preference, the Series G Base Liquidation Preference, the Series H Base Liquidation Preference or the Series I Base Liquidation Preference; and
(C) Third, to all Unitholders in accordance with their Percentage Interests.
(ii) If a Net Termination Loss is recognized (or deemed recognized pursuant to Section 5.6(d)), such Net Termination Loss shall be allocated among the Partners in the following manner:
(A) First, to all Unitholders in accordance with their Percentage Interests until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero;
(B) Second, to all Series A Holders, Series B Holders, Series C Holders, Series D Holders, Series E Holders, Series F Holders, Series G Holders, Series H Holders and Series I Holders, in proportion to their Adjusted Capital Account balances, until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each Series A Preferred Unit, Series B Preferred Unit, Series C Preferred Unit, Series D Preferred Unit, Series E Preferred Unit, Series F Preferred Unit, Series G Preferred Unit, Series H Preferred Unit or Series I Preferred Unit then Outstanding has been reduced to zero; and
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(C) Third, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.
(d) Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, the following special allocations shall be made for such taxable period:
(i) Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, each Partner shall be allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor provision. For purposes of this Section 6.1(d), each Partners Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d) with respect to such taxable period (other than an allocation pursuant to Sections 6.1(d)(v) and 6.1(d)(vi)). This Section 6.1(d)(i) is intended to comply with the Partnership Minimum Gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(ii) Chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6.1 (other than Section 6.1(d)(i)), except as provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, any Partner with a share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of such taxable period shall be allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions. For purposes of this Section 6.1(d), each Partners Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d), other than Section 6.1(d)(i) and other than an allocation pursuant to Sections 6.1(d)(v) and 6.1(d)(vi), with respect to such taxable period. This Section 6.1(d)(ii) is intended to comply with the chargeback of items of income and gain requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(iii) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Partner unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible unless such deficit balance is otherwise eliminated pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i) or (ii).
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(iv) Gross Income Allocations. In the event any Partner has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any Partnership taxable period in excess of the sum of (A) the amount such Partner is required to restore pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (B) the amount such Partner is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5), such Partner shall be specially allocated items of Partnership gross income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(iii) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account as adjusted after all other allocations provided for in this Section 6.1 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.1(d)(iv) were not in this Agreement.
(v) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. If the General Partner determines that the Partnerships Nonrecourse Deductions should be allocated in a different ratio to satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the General Partner is authorized, upon notice to the other Partners, to revise the prescribed ratio to the numerically closest ratio that does satisfy such requirements.
(vi) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated 100% to the Partner that bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one Partner bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt, such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among such Partners in accordance with the ratios in which they share such Economic Risk of Loss.
(vii) Nonrecourse Liabilities. For purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Partnership in excess of the sum of (A) the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain and (B) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
(viii) Code Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Treasury Regulations.
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(x) Curative Allocations.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.1, other than the Required Allocations, the Required Allocations shall be taken into account in making the Agreed Allocations so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of items of income, gain, loss and deduction allocated to each Partner pursuant to the Required Allocations and the Agreed Allocations, together, shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have been allocated to each such Partner under the Agreed Allocations had the Required Allocations and the related Curative Allocation not otherwise been provided in this Section 6.1. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Required Allocations relating to (1) Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken into account except to the extent that there has been a decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain and (2) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken into account except to the extent that there has been a decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(x)(A) shall only be made with respect to Required Allocations to the extent the General Partner determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the Partners. Further, allocations pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)(x)(A) shall be deferred with respect to allocations pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) hereof to the extent the General Partner determines that such allocations are likely to be offset by subsequent Required Allocations.
(B) The General Partner shall, with respect to each taxable period, (1) apply the provisions of Section 6.1(d)(x)(A) in whatever order is most likely to minimize the economic distortions that might otherwise result from the Required Allocations, and (2) divide all allocations pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(x)(A) among the Partners in a manner that is likely to minimize such economic distortions.
(xi) Corrective and Other Allocations. In the event of any allocation of a Net Termination Loss, the following rules shall apply:
(A) [Reserved.]
(B) [Reserved.]
(C) Net Termination Loss in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) such Net Termination Loss and (2) the Aggregate Remaining Net Positive Adjustments shall be allocated in such manner as is determined by the General Partner that, to the extent possible, the Capital Account balances of the Partners will equal the amount they would have been had no prior Book-Up Events occurred, and any remaining Net Termination Loss shall be allocated pursuant to Section 6.1(c).
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(D) In making the allocations required under this Section 6.1(d)(xi), the General Partner may apply whatever conventions or other methodology it determines will satisfy the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xi). Without limiting the foregoing, if an Adjusted Property is contributed by the Partnership to another entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the lower tier partnership), the General Partner may make allocations similar to those described in Section 6.1(d)(xi)(C) to the extent the General Partner determines such allocations are necessary to account for the Partnerships allocable share of income, gain, loss and deduction of the lower tier partnership that relate to the contributed Adjusted Property in a manner that is consistent with the purpose of this Section 6.1(d)(xi).]
(xii) [Reserved.]
(xiii) Priority Allocations. If the amount of cash or the Net Agreed Value of any property distributed (except cash or property distributed or deemed distributed pursuant to Section 12.4) to any Unitholder with respect to its Units for a taxable year is greater (on a per Unit basis) than the amount of cash or the Net Agreed Value of property distributed to the other Unitholders with respect to their Units (on a per Unit basis), then (1) each Unitholder receiving such greater cash or property distribution shall be allocated gross income and gain in an amount equal to the product of (aa) the amount by which the distribution (on a per Unit basis) to such Unitholder exceeds the distribution (on a per Unit basis) to the Unitholders receiving the smallest distribution and (bb) the number of Units owned by the Unitholder receiving the greater distribution; and (2) the General Partner shall be allocated gross income and gain in an aggregate amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (aa) the quotient determined by dividing (x) the General Partners Percentage Interest at the time in which the greater cash or property distribution occurs, times (bb) the sum of the amounts allocated in clause (1) above by (y) the sum of 100 less the General Partners Percentage Interest at the time in which the greater cash or property distribution occurs.
(xiv) [Reserved.]
(xv) [Reserved.]
(xvi) [Reserved.]
(xvii) [Reserved.]
(xviii) ETP Holdco Allocations.
(A) The Class B Units shall not be entitled to receive any allocation of any ETP Holdco Items, and such ETP Holdco Items (which shall not be included in the computation of Net Income, Net Loss, Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss for any taxable year while any Class B Units remain Outstanding) shall instead be specifically allocated to the Unitholders (other than the holders of Class B Units), Pro Rata.
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(B) For the purposes of effectuating the intent of Section 6.1(d)(xi), the General Partner may make special allocations of items of Partnership gross income, gain, loss or deductions among the Unitholders as it deems reasonable.
(xix) Series H Preferred Unit Issuance Premium Allocation. Income of the Partnership attributable to the issuance by the Partnership of a Series H Preferred Unit for an amount in excess of the Series H Liquidation Preference shall be allocated to the Unitholders (other than Series H Holders) in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
(xx) Gross Income Allocation with Respect to Series I Preferred Units. Items of Partnership gross income shall be allocated to the Series I Holders in amounts equal to the amount of cash actually distributed in respect of each such Series I Holders Series I Preferred Units, until the aggregate amount of such items allocated pursuant to this sentence for the current taxable period and all previous taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of all cash distributions made to the Series I Holders pursuant to Section 5.26(c)(i). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Partnership agrees that it will not treat a distribution with respect to the Series I Preferred Units as a guaranteed payment.
Section 6.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of book income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.
(b) In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss, depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Partners as follows:
(i) (A) In the case of a Contributed Property, such items attributable thereto shall be allocated among the Partners in the manner provided under Section 704(c) of the Code that takes into account the variation between the Agreed Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of contribution; and (B) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to a Contributed Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of book gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.
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(ii) (A) In the case of an Adjusted Property, such items shall (1) first, be allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property and the allocations thereof pursuant to Section 5.6(d)(i) or Section 5.6(d)(ii), and (2) second, in the event such property was originally a Contributed Property, be allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with Section 6.2(b)(i)(A); and (B) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to an Adjusted Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item of book gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1.
(iii) The General Partner shall apply the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(d) to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities, except as otherwise determined by the General Partner with respect to goodwill.
(c) For the proper administration of the Partnership and for the preservation of uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof), the General Partner shall (i) adopt such conventions as it deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions; (ii) make special allocations for federal income tax purposes of income (including, without limitation, gross income) or deductions; and (iii) amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate (x) to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) or Section 704(c) of the Code or (y) otherwise to preserve or achieve uniformity of the Limited Partner Interests (or any class or classes thereof). The General Partner may adopt such conventions, make such allocations and make such amendments to this Agreement as provided in this Section 6.1(c) only if such conventions, allocations or amendments would not have a material adverse effect on the Partners, the holders of any class or classes of Limited Partner Interests issued and Outstanding or the Partnership, and if such allocations are consistent with the principles of Section 704 of the Code.
(d) The General Partner may determine to depreciate or amortize the portion of an adjustment under Section 743(b) of the Code attributable to unrealized appreciation in any Adjusted Property (to the extent of the unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a predetermined rate derived from the depreciation or amortization method and useful life applied to the Partnerships common basis of such property, despite any inconsistency of such approach with Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6) or any successor regulations thereto. If the General Partner determines that such reporting position cannot reasonably be taken, the General Partner may adopt depreciation and amortization conventions under which all purchasers acquiring Limited Partner Interests in the same month would receive depreciation and amortization deductions, based upon the same applicable rate as if they had purchased a direct interest in the Partnerships property. If the General Partner chooses not to utilize such aggregate method, the General Partner may use any other depreciation and amortization conventions to preserve the uniformity of the intrinsic tax characteristics of any Limited Partner Interests, so long as such conventions would not have a material adverse effect on the Limited Partners or the Record Holders of any class or classes of Limited Partner Interests.
(e) Any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible, after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 6.2, be characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and to the same extent as such Partners (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as Recapture Income.
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(f) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the Partnership for federal income tax purposes and allocated to the Partners in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be determined without regard to any election under Section 754 of the Code which may be made by the Partnership; provided, however, that such allocations, once made, shall be adjusted (in the manner determined by the General Partner) to take into account those adjustments permitted or required by Sections 734 and 743 of the Code.
(g) Each item of Partnership income, gain, loss and deduction, shall for federal income tax purposes, be determined on an annual basis and prorated on a monthly basis and shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the National Securities Exchange on which the Units are then traded on the first Business Day of each month; provided, however, that (i) such items for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the month in which the Option Closing Date or the expiration of the Over-Allotment Option occurs shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the National Securities Exchange on the first Business Day of the next succeeding month; and provided, further, that gain or loss on a sale or other disposition of any assets of the Partnership or any other extraordinary item of income or loss realized and recognized other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion, shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the National Securities Exchange on the first Business Day of the month in which such gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes. The General Partner may revise, alter or otherwise modify such methods of allocation to the extent permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code and the regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder.
(h) Allocations that would otherwise be made to a Limited Partner under the provisions of this Article VI shall instead be made to the beneficial owner of Limited Partner Interests held by a nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the identity of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any other method determined by the General Partner.
(i) If Capital Account balances are reallocated between the Partners in accordance with Section 5.6(d)(i) hereof and Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(4), beginning with the year of reallocation and continuing until the allocations required are fully taken into account, the Partnership shall make corrective allocations (allocations of items of gross income or gain or loss or deduction for federal income tax purposes that do not have a corresponding book allocation) to take into account the Capital Account reallocation, as provided in Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x).
Section 6.3 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions; Distributions to Record Holders.
(a) Within 50 calendar days following the end of each Quarter (or the Business Day immediately thereafter), an amount equal to 100% of Available Cash with respect to such Quarter shall, subject to Section 17-607 of the Delaware Act, be distributed in accordance with this Article VI by the Partnership to the Partners as of the Record Date selected by the General Partner. All Available Cash shall be distributed to all Partners in accordance with their Percentage Interests, except as otherwise required by Section 5.17(b)(ii), Section 5.18(b)(ii), Section 5.19(b)(ii), Section 5.20(b)(ii), Section 5.21(b)(ii), Section 5.22(b)(ii), Section 5.23(b)(ii), Section 5.24(b)(iii), Section 5.25(b)(ii) and Section 5.26(c)(i) or Section 5.8(b) in respect of additional Partnership Securities issued pursuant thereto. All distributions required to be made under this Agreement shall be made subject to Section 17-607 of the Delaware Act.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 6.3(a), in the event of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership, all receipts received during or after the Quarter in which the Liquidation Date occurs shall be applied and distributed solely in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Section 12.4.
(c) The General Partner may treat taxes paid by the Partnership on behalf of, or amounts withheld with respect to, all or less than all of the Partners, as a distribution of Available Cash to such Partners.
(d) Each distribution in respect of a Partnership Interest shall be paid by the Partnership, directly or through the Transfer Agent or through any other Person or agent, only to the Record Holder of such Partnership Interest as of the Record Date set for such distribution. Such payment shall constitute full payment and satisfaction of the Partnerships liability in respect of such payment, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such payment by reason of an assignment or otherwise.
Section 6.4 [Reserved.]
Section 6.5 [Reserved.]
Section 6.6 [Reserved.]
Section 6.7 [Reserved.]
Section 6.8 [Reserved.]
Section 6.9 [Reserved.]
Section 6.10 Special Provisions Relating to Preferred Unitholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units, Series B Preferred Units, Series C Preferred Units, Series D Preferred Units, Series E Preferred Units, Series F Preferred Units, Series G Preferred Units, Series H Preferred Units and Series I Preferred Units (a) shall (i) possess the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to Article III and Article VII and (ii) have a Capital Account as a Partner pursuant to Section 5.6 and all other provisions related thereto and (b) shall not (i) be entitled to vote on any matters requiring the approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, except as provided in Sections 5.17(b)(iii), 5.18(b)(iii), 5.19(b)(iii), 5.20(b)(iii), 5.21(b)(iii), 5.22(b)(iii), 5.23(b)(iii), 5.25(b)(iii) and 5.26(d) or as required by applicable law, or (ii) be entitled to any distributions other than as provided in Sections 5.17(b)(ii), 5.18(b)(ii), 5.19(b)(ii), 5.20(b)(ii), 5.21(b)(ii), 5.22(b)(ii), 5.23(b)(ii), 5.25(b)(ii), 5.26(b)(iv), 5.26(c) and 5.26(g).
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ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS
Section 7.1 Management.
(a) The General Partner shall conduct, direct and manage all activities of the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner or Assignee shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or that are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to Section 7.3, shall have full power and authority to do all things and on such terms as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 2.5 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 2.4, including the following:
(i) the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness, including indebtedness that is convertible into Partnership Securities, and the incurring of any other obligations;
(ii) the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership;
(iii) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another Person (the matters described in this clause (iii) being subject, however, to any prior approval that may be required by Section 7.3 and Article XIV);
(iv) the use of the assets of the Partnership (including cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including the financing of the conduct of the operations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, subject to Section 7.6(a), the lending of funds to other Persons; the repayment or guarantee of obligations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries and the making of capital contributions to any member of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries;
(v) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments (including instruments that limit the liability of the Partnership under contractual arrangements to all or particular assets of the Partnership, with the other party to the contract to have no recourse against the General Partner or its assets other than its interest in the Partnership, even if same results in the terms of the transaction being less favorable to the Partnership than would otherwise be the case);
(vi) the distribution of Partnership cash;
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(vii) the selection and dismissal of employees (including employees having titles such as president, vice president, secretary and treasurer) and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;
(viii) the maintenance of insurance for the benefit of the Partnership, the Partners and Indemnitees;
(ix) the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property and the making of loans to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, corporations or other relationships (including the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to, Subsidiaries from time to time) subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.4;
(x) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including the bringing and defending of actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation, arbitration or mediation and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation;
(xi) the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;
(xii) the entering into of listing agreements with any National Securities Exchange and the delisting of some or all of the Limited Partner Interests from, or requesting that trading be suspended on, any such exchange (subject to any prior approval that may be required under Section 4.7);
(xiii) the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of Partnership Securities, or the issuance of options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to Partnership Securities; and
(xiv) the entering into of agreements with any of its Affiliates to render services to a Group Member or to itself in the discharge of its duties as General Partner of the Partnership.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation, each of the Partners and Assignees and each other Person who may acquire an interest in Partnership Securities hereby (i) approves, ratifies and confirms the execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of the Underwriting Agreement, the Omnibus Agreement and the other agreements described in or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are related to the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement; (ii) agrees that the General Partner (on its own or through any officer of the Partnership) is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements referred to in clause (i) of this sentence and the other agreements, acts, transactions and matters described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners or the Assignees or the other Persons who may acquire an interest in Partnership Securities; and (iii) agrees that the execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner, any Group Member or any Affiliate of any of them, of this Agreement or any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement (including the exercise by the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner of the rights accorded pursuant to Article XV), shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement (or any other agreements) or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.
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Section 7.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership. The General Partner has caused the Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the Delaware Act and shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents that the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware or any other state in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. To the extent the General Partner determines such action to be necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do all things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership or other entity in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware or of any other state in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 3.4(a), the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, any qualification document or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner.
Section 7.3 Restrictions on General Partners Authority. Except as provided in Articles XII and XIV, the General Partner may not sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (including by way of merger, consolidation or other combination) without the approval of holders of a Unit Majority; provided, however, that this provision shall not preclude or limit the General Partners ability to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership Group and shall not apply to any forced sale of any or all of the assets of the Partnership Group pursuant to the foreclosure of, or other realization upon, any such encumbrance. Without the approval of holders of a majority of Outstanding Units, the General Partner shall not, on behalf of the Partnership except as permitted under Sections 4.6, 11.1 and 11.2, elect or cause the Partnership to elect a successor general partner of the Partnership.
Section 7.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner.
(a) Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner or managing member of any Group Member.
(b) The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other reasonable basis as the General Partner may determine, for (i) all direct and indirect expenses it incurs or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership (including salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts paid to any Person) including Affiliates of the General Partner to perform services for the Partnership or for the General Partner in the discharge of its duties to the Partnership and, in the event the Partnership owns or operates, either directly or through any
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Subsidiary, any pipelines subject to rate regulation by FERC, including overhead allocated to the Partnership by Affiliates of the General Partner for its allocable share of actual overhead expenses consistent with then applicable accounting and allocation methodologies generally permitted by FERC for rate making purposes (or in the absence of then applicable methodologies permitted by FERC, consistent with the most recently applicable methodologies) and past business practices, and (ii) all other expenses allocable to the Partnership or otherwise incurred by the General Partner in connection with operating the Partnerships business (including expenses allocated to the General Partner by its Affiliates). The General Partner shall determine the expenses that are allocable to the Partnership. Reimbursements pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7. The allocation of overhead to the Partnership by Affiliates of the General Partner for its allocable share of actual overhead expenses consistent with then applicable accounting and allocation methodologies generally permitted by FERC for rate making purposes (or in the absence of then applicable methodologies permitted by FERC, consistent with the most recently applicable methodologies) and past business practices shall be deemed to be fair and reasonable to the Partnership.
(c) The General Partner, without the approval of the Limited Partners (who shall have no right to vote in respect thereof), may propose and adopt on behalf of the Partnership employee benefit plans, employee programs and employee practices (including plans, programs and practices involving the issuance of Partnership Securities or options to purchase or rights, warrants or appreciation rights relating to Partnership Securities), or cause the Partnership to issue Partnership Securities in connection with, or pursuant to, any employee benefit plan, employee program or employee practice maintained or sponsored by the General Partner or any one of its Affiliates, in each case for the benefit of employees of the General Partner, any Group Member or any Affiliate, or any of them, in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership Group. The Partnership agrees to issue and sell to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates any Partnership Securities that the General Partner or such Affiliate is obligated to provide to any employees pursuant to any such employee benefit plans, employee programs or employee practices. Expenses incurred by the General Partner in connection with any such plans, programs and practices (including the net cost to the General Partner or such Affiliate of Partnership Securities purchased by the General Partner or such Affiliate from the Partnership to fulfill options or awards under such plans, programs and practices) shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 7.4(b). Any and all obligations of the General Partner under any employee benefit plans, employee programs or employee practices adopted by the General Partner as permitted by this Section 7.4(c) shall constitute obligations of the General Partner hereunder and shall be assumed by any successor General Partner approved pursuant to Sections 11.1 or 11.2 or the transferee of or successor to all of the General Partners General Partner Interest pursuant to Section 4.6.
Section 7.5 Outside Activities.
(a) After the Closing Date, the General Partner, for so long as it is the general partner of the Partnership (i) agrees that its sole business will be to act as the general partner or managing member, as the case may be, of the Partnership and any other partnership or limited liability company of which the Partnership is, directly or indirectly, a partner or managing member and to undertake activities that are ancillary or related thereto (including being a limited partner in
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the Partnership) and (ii) shall not engage in any business or activity or incur any debts or liabilities except in connection with or incidental to (A) its performance as general partner or managing member of one or more Group Members or as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, (B) the acquiring, owning or disposing of debt or equity securities in any Group Member; provided, however, that neither clause (i) or clause (ii) shall prohibit the General Partner from owning, directly or indirectly, limited partner interests or limited liability company interests in another Person.
(b) Except as specifically restricted by Section 7.5(a), each Group Member and Indemnitee shall have the right to engage in businesses of every type and description and other activities for profit and to engage in and possess an interest in other business ventures of any and every type or description, whether in businesses engaged in or anticipated to be engaged in by any Group Member, independently or with others, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the business and activities of any Group Member, and none of the same shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or any duty expressed or implied by law to any Group Member or any Partner. Neither any Group Member, any Limited Partner nor any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby or thereby in any business ventures of any Group Member or any Indemnitee.
(c) Subject to the terms of Sections 7.5(a) and 7.5(b), but otherwise notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the engaging in competitive activities by any Group Member or any Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.5 is hereby approved by the Partnership and all Partners, (ii) it shall be deemed not to be a breach of any fiduciary duties or any other obligation of any type whatsoever of the General Partner for any Group Member or any Indemnitee to engage in such business interests and activities in preference to or to the exclusion of the Partnership and (iii) none of the General Partner, any Group Member nor any Indemnitee shall have any obligation hereunder or as a result of any duty expressed or implied by law to present business opportunities to the Partnership, any other Group Member or any Indemnitee.
(d) The General Partner and any of its Affiliates may acquire Units or other Partnership Securities in addition to those acquired on the Closing Date and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be entitled to exercise all rights of a General Partner or Limited Partner, as applicable, relating to such Units or Partnership Securities.
(e) The term Affiliates when used in Section 7.5(d) with respect to the General Partner shall not include any Group Member or any Subsidiary of the Group Member.
(f) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent that any provision of this Agreement purports or is interpreted to have the effect of limiting or restricting the fiduciary duties that might otherwise, as a result of Delaware or other applicable law, be owed by the General Partner, its Board of Directors or any committee thereof to the Partnership and its Limited Partners, each Limited Partner consents to such limitations and restrictions related to such fiduciary duties to the maximum extent that such consent is permitted under Delaware or other applicable law.
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Section 7.6 Loans from the General Partner; Loans or Contributions from the Partnership; Contracts with Affiliates; Certain Restrictions on the General Partner.
(a) The General Partner or any of its Affiliates may, but shall be under no obligation to, lend to any Group Member, and any Group Member may borrow from the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, funds needed or desired by the Group Member for such periods of time and in such amounts as the General Partner may determine. Any loan made to a Group Member by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates shall be on terms that are fair and reasonable to the Partnership; provided, however, that the requirements of this Section 7.6(c) shall be deemed satisfied as to (i) any transaction approved by Special Approval, (ii) any transaction, the terms of which are no less favorable to the Partnership than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated third parties or (iii) any transaction that, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the Partnership), is equitable to the Partnership. The borrowing party shall reimburse the lending party for any cost