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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Registration Rights Agreement
On February 1, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), Crestwood Equity Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Oasis Petroleum Inc. (“Oasis Petroleum”), a Delaware corporation, and certain of its subsidiaries, pursuant to which, among other things, Oasis Petroleum and certain of its subsidiaries were granted customary rights, including, among other things, to require the Partnership to file and maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement with respect to the resale of common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Crestwood Common Units”) owned by Oasis Petroleum and certain of its subsidiaries (including by having their Crestwood Common Units registered for resale in certain other registration statements filed by the Partnership or in certain underwritten offerings proposed by the Partnership) and, under certain circumstances, to require the Partnership to initiate up to three underwritten offerings for such Crestwood Common Units, subject to a minimum threshold.
Also pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Oasis Petroleum and certain of its subsidiaries agreed not to directly or indirectly sell or otherwise dispose of their Crestwood Common Units received in the LP Merger (as defined below) for a period ending 90 days following the Closing Date, subject to certain exceptions, including a pro rata dividend of such Crestwood Common Units to Oasis Petroleum’s stockholders. Additionally, for a period of two years following the Closing Date, the Partnership will have a right of first offer in connection with certain sales by Oasis Petroleum and its subsidiaries of its Crestwood Common Units.
Director Nomination Agreement
On the Closing Date, the Partnership entered into a Director Nomination Agreement with Oasis Petroleum (the “Director Nomination Agreement”). The Director Nomination Agreement grants Oasis Petroleum certain designation rights pursuant to which Oasis Petroleum may cause the board of directors (the “Board”) of Crestwood Equity GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (“Crestwood GP”) to nominate to the slate of nominees recommended by Crestwood GP for election for each applicable special or annual election of the Partnership at which directors are to be elected the designees selected by Oasis Petroleum. For so long as Oasis Petroleum and its affiliates own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding Crestwood Common Units, Oasis Petroleum may designate for nomination two directors. Oasis Petroleum may designate for nomination one director if Oasis Petroleum and its affiliates own at least 10% (but less than 15%) of the issued and outstanding Crestwood Common Units. If Oasis Petroleum and its affiliates own less than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Units, Oasis Petroleum will cease to have any rights to designate a director for nomination under the Director Nomination Agreement.
Master Amendment to Commercial Agreements
On the Closing Date, Oasis Petroleum North America LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OPNA”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Oasis Petroleum, Oasis Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“OMP”), Oasis Petroleum Marketing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OPM”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Oasis Petroleum, Oasis Midstream Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OMS”), OMP Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OMP Operating”), and Bighorn DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bighorn”), entered into a Master Amendment to Commercial Agreements (the “Master Amendment”). The Master Amendment amends certain commercial agreements among Oasis Petroleum and its affiliates, on the one hand, and OMP and its affiliates, on the other hand, which include (i) the Gas Gathering, Compression, Processing and Gas Lift Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OPM, OMS and OMP, (ii) the Produced and Flowback Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement in the Wild Basin, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OMS, and OMP, (iii) the Produced and Flowback Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement in the Beartooth Area, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OMS, and OMP, (iv) the Crude Oil Gathering, Stabilization, Blending and Storage Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OPM, OMS and OMP, (v) the Crude Oil Gathering Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2021, by and among OPNA, OPM, and Bighorn, (vi) Gas Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2020, by and among OPNA and OMP Operating, and (vii) the Freshwater Purchase and Sales Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OMS and OMP.
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The foregoing descriptions of the Registration Rights Agreement, Director Nomination Agreement and Master Amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, Director Nomination Agreement and Master Amendment, copies of which are attached as Exhibit 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On the Closing Date, the Partnership completed the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 25, 2021, by and among the Partnership, Project Falcon Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“Merger Sub”), Project Phantom Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“GP Merger Sub”), OMP, OMP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of OMP (the “OMP General Partner”), and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement, Crestwood GP. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into OMP (the “LP Merger”), with OMP surviving the LP Merger as a subsidiary of the Partnership, and GP Merger Sub merged with and into the OMP General Partner (the “GP Merger” and, together with the LP Merger, the “Mergers”), with the OMP General Partner surviving the GP Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership.
On the Closing Date: (i) 6,520,944 common units representing limited partner interests in OMP (“OMP Common Units”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Mergers (the “Effective Time”) and owned by OMS Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OMS Holdings”) and subsidiary of Oasis Petroleum (such OMP Common Units, the “Sponsor Cash Units”), were converted into the right to receive $150,000,000 in cash in the aggregate and each other OMP Common Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time owned by Oasis Petroleum or its subsidiaries (other than OMP) (together with the Sponsor Cash Units, the “Sponsor Units”) was converted into the right to receive 0.7680 Crestwood Common Units; (ii) each OMP Common Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Sponsor Units) was converted into the right to receive 0.8700 Crestwood Common Units (the “Public Holder Exchange Ratio”) and (iii) all of the limited liability company interests of the OMP General Partner issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into the right to receive $10,000,000 in cash in the aggregate. Upon completion of the Mergers, Oasis Petroleum owned approximately 21.7% of the issued and outstanding Crestwood Common Units.
On the Closing Date, each award of restricted units that corresponded to OMP Common Units, vested or unvested (each, an “OMP Restricted Unit Award”), that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically became fully vested and, without any action on the part of OMP, the Partnership or the holder thereof, was cancelled and converted into a right to receive a number of unrestricted Crestwood Common Units equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of OMP Common Units subject to such OMP Restricted Unit Award immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Public Holder Exchange Ratio, rounded up or down to the nearest whole Crestwood Common Unit and less any units withheld to satisfy any tax withholding obligations.
The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and Mergers does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 28, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
Following the consummation of the LP Merger, on the Closing Date, (i) OMP merged with and into Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“CMLP”), with CMLP surviving the merger as the surviving partnership and (ii) OMP Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“OMP Finance”), merged with and into Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CMLP (“Crestwood Finance” and together with CMLP, the “Issuers”) (the “Second Mergers”). As of the effective time of the Second Mergers, CMLP, as the surviving partnership, (i) assumed all of OMP’s obligations under its 8.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (“OMP Senior Notes”) and the Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2021 (the “OMP Indenture”), by and among OMP, OMP Finance, the guarantors
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named therein and Regions Bank, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), (ii) entered into a First Supplemental Indenture to the OMP Indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), by and among CMLP, as successor issuer to OMP, Crestwood Finance, as successor issuer to OMP Finance, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, (iii) with regard to the Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2017 (as amended and supplemented, the “2025 Notes Indenture”), among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Predecessor CMLP Trustee”), entered into a Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the 2025 Notes Indenture (the “2025 Notes Supplemental Indenture”), among the Issuers, the guarantors named herein and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to the Predecessor CMLP Trustee the “CMLP Trustee”), (iv) with regard to the Indenture, dated as of April 15, 2019, (the “2027 Notes Indenture”), among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto and the Predecessor CMLP Trustee, entered into a First Supplemental Indenture to the 2027 Notes Indenture (the “2027 Notes Supplemental Indenture”), among the Issuers, the guarantors named therein and the Predecessor CMLP Trustee and (v) with regard to the Indenture, dated as of January 21, 2021 (the “2029 Notes Indenture”), among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto and the CMLP Trustee, entered into a First Supplemental Indenture to the 2029 Notes Indenture (the “2029 Notes Supplemental Indenture”), among the Issuers, the guarantors named therein and CMLP Trustee.
Pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, (i) the Issuers assumed all of OMP and OMP Finance’s respective obligations under the OMP Senior Notes and the OMP Indenture and (ii) added certain guarantors named in the First Supplemental Indenture. Pursuant to each of the 2025 Notes Supplemental Indenture, the 2027 Notes Supplemental Indenture and the 2029 Notes Supplemental Indenture, the parties thereto added certain guarantors named therein to each of the 2025 Notes Indenture, the 2027 Notes Indenture and the 2029 Notes Indenture, respectively.
Pursuant to the OMP Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture (the “Indenture”), interest on the OMP Notes accrues at a rate of 8.000% per annum on the outstanding principal amount thereof from March 30, 2021, payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The OMP Notes will mature on April 1, 2029.
The OMP Notes are the Issuers’ senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of the Issuers’ future subordinated indebtedness. The Guarantors (as defined in the indenture) are guaranteeing the OMP Notes pursuant to the Indenture. All of CMLP’s future restricted subsidiaries that either guarantee any of the Issuers’ or a Guarantor’s other indebtedness or are classified as domestic restricted subsidiaries under the Indenture and are obligors with respect to certain other debt will also guarantee the OMP Notes. The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the future senior unsecured indebtedness of such Guarantor and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of such Guarantor. The OMP Notes and the guarantees are effectively subordinated to all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ secured indebtedness (including all borrowings and other obligations under CMLP’s revolving credit facility) to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness, and will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of any of CMLP’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the OMP Notes (other than liabilities owed to CMLP).
The Issuers may on any one or more occasions redeem some or all of the OMP Notes at any time on or after April 1, 2024 at the redemption prices listed in the Indenture. Prior to April 1, 2024, the Issuers may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a portion of the OMP Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the OMP Notes plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In addition, any time prior to April 1, 2024, the Issuers may on any one or more occasions redeem OMP Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the OMP Notes issued prior to such date at a redemption price of 108%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with an amount not greater than the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings.
If CMLP experiences a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture), it will be required to make an offer to repurchase the OMP Notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but not including the date of repurchase. If CMLP sells certain assets and fails to use the proceeds in a manner specified in the Indenture, it will be required to use the remaining proceeds to make an offer to repurchase the OMP Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.
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The Indenture contains certain covenants that, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit CMLP’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain redeemable or preferred equity, make certain investments, declare or pay dividends or make distributions on equity interests or redeem, repurchase or retire equity interests or subordinated indebtedness, transfer or sell assets including equity of restricted subsidiaries, agree to payment restrictions affecting CMLP’s restricted subsidiaries, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, incur liens and designate certain of CMLP’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. Certain of these covenants are subject to termination upon the occurrence of certain events.
The foregoing summary of the OMP Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the 2025 Notes Supplemental Indenture, the 2027 Notes Supplemental Indenture and the 2029 Notes Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, the full text of (i) the OMP Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to OMP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 1, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, (ii) the 2025 Notes Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, (iii) the 2027 Notes Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference and (iv) the 2029 Notes Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to the Rights of Security Holders. |
The description of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Director Nomination Agreement set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
The information set forth in Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02.
On January 28, 2022, Alvin Bledsoe, a member of the Board, notified the Partnership that he would resign from the Board effective as of January 31, 2022. The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Partnership or any of its affiliates on any matter relating to the operations, policies, or practices of the Partnership.
On February 1, 2022, the Board increased the size of the Board from nine to 10 directors and elected each of John Lancaster, Jr. and John Jacobi to serve as a director on the Board, in each case designated by Oasis Petroleum under the terms of the Director Nomination Agreement. Mr. Lancaster will serve as a Class II director and Mr. Jacobi will serve as a Class III director.
Mr. Lancaster and Mr. Jacobi will be compensated in accordance with the Partnership’s compensation policy for non-employee directors as described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2021. Other than with respect to the Director Nomination Agreement, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lancaster or Mr. Jacobi and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Lancaster or Mr. Jacobi was elected to the Board, and there are no relationships between Mr. Lancaster or Mr. Jacobi, on the one hand, and the Partnership, on the other hand, that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Mr. Lancaster has been appointed to serve on the Compensation and Finance Committees of the Board and Mr. Jacobi has been appointed to serve on the Sustainability Committee of the Board.
Pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, Mr. Lancaster and Mr. Jacobi will be fully indemnified for actions associated with being a director to the extent permitted under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, including by entering into an indemnification agreement with the Partnership pursuant to which, among other things, the Partnership will indemnify the new directors for actions associated with being a director. The foregoing description of such indemnification agreements is subject to, and is qualified in entirety by, the full text of the Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 1, 2022, the Partnership issued two press releases, one, jointly with OMP, announcing the completion of the Mergers (the “Merger Press Release”) and the other announcing the appointment of directors (the “Director Press Release”). A copy of the Merger Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Director Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 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 Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information, including Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, 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.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits and other aspects of the transactions described above, that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control, including the risk that the anticipated benefits from the Mergers cannot be fully realized. An extensive list of factors that can affect future results are discussed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other documents filed by the Partnership from time to time with the SEC, including in the consent statement/prospectus filed by the Partnership on December 30, 2021, in connection with the LP Merger. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements
The historical audited financial statements of OMP as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, and the notes related thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Item 9.01(a) from OMP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021.
The historical unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets of OMP as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the related unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and the notes related thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Item 9.01(a) from OMP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on November 4, 2021.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information, comprised of the pro forma balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, the related pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the related notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information, giving effect to the Mergers as if they occurred on (i) September 30, 2021, in the case of the pro forma balance sheet and (ii) January 1, 2020, in the case of the pro forma statements of operations, were previously filed in the consent statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on December 28, 2021 under the caption “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Combined Financial Information,” which is incorporated by reference into this Item 9.01(b).
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(d) Exhibits
* | Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request. |
** | Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the SEC upon its request. |
† | Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the SEC upon its request. |
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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.
Dated: February 3, 2022
CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP | ||
By: | Crestwood Equity GP LLC | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: | Michael K. Post | |
Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
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Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture (as defined below), dated as of February 1, 2022, among (i) Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (the Company), a Delaware limited partnership and the successor to Oasis Midstream Partners LP (OMP), a Delaware limited partnership, (ii) Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp. (the Finance Corp. and, together with the Company from and after the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, the Issuers), a Delaware corporation, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the successor to OMP Finance Corp. (OMP Finance), (iii) the entities qualifying as Guarantors immediately prior to the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (collectively, the Existing Guarantors), (iv) the entities listed in Schedule B attached hereto (each, a Guaranteeing Subsidiary) and (v) Regions Bank, as trustee under the Indenture (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, OMP and OMP Finance, as issuers, and the Existing Guarantors, as Guarantors, executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended and supplemented to the date hereof, the Indenture), dated as of March 30, 2021, providing for the issuance of 8.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021, Crestwood Equity Partners LP (CEQP), a Delaware limited partnership, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Project Phantom Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (Merger Sub), Project Falcon Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (GP Merger Sub), OMP, OMP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of OMP (the Oasis General Partner), and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement, Crestwood Equity GP LLC, pursuant to which, among other things, on February 1, 2022 (the Effective Date), Merger Sub merged with and into OMP (the LP Merger), with OMP surviving the LP Merger as a direct subsidiary of CEQP, and GP Merger Sub merged with and into the Oasis General Partner (the GP Merger and, together with the LP Merger, the CEQP Mergers), with the Oasis General Partner surviving the GP Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP, and with the CEQP Mergers having occurred on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, at the effective time of the CEQP Mergers on the Effective Date (the Effective Time), by virtue of the LP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, common units representing limited partner interests in OMP (OMP Common Units) in an amount equal to the number of OMP Common Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a limited partner of OMP;
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WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the GP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of GP Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of GP Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, limited liability company interests in the Oasis General Partner (the OMP GP Interests) in an amount equal to the number of OMP GP Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a member of the Oasis General Partner;
WHEREAS, immediately after the Effective Time, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and among OMP, the Oasis General Partner and the Company, each of OMP and the Oasis General Partner merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such mergers (the CMLP Mergers);
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Finance and the Finance Corp., OMP Finance merged with and into the Finance Corp., with the Finance Corp. surviving such merger (the Finance Merger);
WHEREAS, the Company, as a successor to OMP, desires to succeed to and assume OMPs rights and obligations under the Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(2) of the Indenture and to comply with the requirements of the Indenture with respect to the execution of a supplemental indenture in connection with such succession and assumption of obligations;
WHEREAS, the Finance Corp., as a successor to OMP Finance, desires to succeed to and assume OMP Finances rights and obligations under the Indenture and the Notes;
WHEREAS, Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture provides that OMP will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with and into another Person (whether or not OMP is the surviving Person), unless the conditions of Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture are satisfied;
WHEREAS, the conditions of Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture have been or, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers and execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, will be satisfied, including Section 5.01(a)(2) of the Indenture, which provides that the Person (if other than OMP) formed by or surviving any consolidation or merger subject to Section 5.01 of the Indenture must assume all the obligations of OMP under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other agreements;
WHEREAS, Section 5.02 of the Indenture provides that, for any such consolidation or merger that is subject to, and complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 of the Indenture, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which OMP is merged shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation or merger, the provisions of the Indenture referring to the Company shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to OMP), and may exercise every right and power of OMP under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that if, after the Issue Date, any Restricted Subsidiary of OMP, or its successor (including any Subsidiary acquired or created after the Issue Date) that is not already a Guarantor, (1) guarantees any Indebtedness of an issuer of the Notes or any Guarantor or (2) is a Domestic Subsidiary and is an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness under any Debt Facility, then, in either case, that Restricted
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Subsidiary will become a Guarantor by executing a supplemental indenture in substantially the form of Exhibit E to the Indenture and delivering an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, in each case within 30 Business Days after the date that Subsidiary guaranteed or became obligated with respect to such Indebtedness;
WHEREAS, Section 10.03 of the Indenture provides that, in the event the issuers of the Notes or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries creates or acquires any Subsidiary after the Issue Date, if required by Section 4.15 of the Indenture, the issuers of the Notes will cause such Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15 and Article 10 of the Indenture, to the extent applicable; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture permits, without the consent of any Holder of the Notes, the issuers of the Notes, the Guarantors and the Trustee to amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to (i) to provide for the assumption of an issuers or a Guarantors obligations to holders of Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation, (ii) to add any additional Guarantor or to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its Note Guarantee or (iii) to provide for the consummation of any transaction permitted by Section 5.01 of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that, upon the request of the issuers of the notes authorizing the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture in accordance with Section 9.01 of the Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 of the Indenture, subject to Section 9.05, the Trustee will join with the issuers of the Notes and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of the Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Finance Corp., each entity qualifying as a Guarantor immediately prior to the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. ASSUMPTION OF THE NOTES. Effective simultaneously with the consummation of the CMLP Mergers and the Finance Merger:
(a) Pursuant to, and in accordance with, the requirements of Article 5 of the Indenture, the Company hereby assumes from OMP and undertakes to perform, pay or discharge all obligations of OMP, in lieu of and in substitution for OMP, arising from the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Indenture, including the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of OMP to be performed or observed. Pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.02 of the Indenture, the
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provisions of the Indenture referring to the Company shall refer to the Company. The Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, OMP under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Company had been named as OMP therein. Pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture, OMP is hereby discharged and released from all of its obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Notes.
(b) The Finance Corp. hereby assumes from OMP Finance and undertakes to perform, pay or discharge all obligations of OMP Finance, in lieu of and in substitution for OMP Finance, arising from the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Indenture, including the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of OMP Finance to be performed or observed. The Finance Corp. shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, OMP Finance under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Finance Corp. had been named as OMP Finance therein.
3. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. Subject to Article 10 of the Indenture, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary, jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, that: (a) the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or the Notes will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Notes; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
4. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of any of the Issuers or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, or the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
5. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
6. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The words execution, signed, signature, delivery, and words of like import in or relating to this Supplemental Indenture or any document to be signed in connection with this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic signatures,
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deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
7. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
8. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM FINANCE CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATONS LLC CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC OMP OPERATING LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, its Sole Member
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC ARROW PIPELINE, LLC ARROW WATER, LLC ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC | ||
By: Arrow Midstream Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member |
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Crude Logistics LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Midstream LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD TRANSPORATION LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Services LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC STELLAR PROPANE SERVICES, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
BEARTOOTH DEVCO LLC BIGHORN DEVCO LLC BOBCAT DEVCO LLC PANTHER DEVCO LLC
By: OMP Operating LLC, its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
REGIONS BANK, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Doug Milner | |
Name: Doug Milner | ||
Title: Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to OMP 2029 Supplemental Indenture
SCHEDULE A
1. | OMP Operating LLC |
2. | Beartooth DevCo LLC |
3. | Bighorn DevCo LLC |
4. | Bobcat DevCo LLC |
5. | Panther DevCo LLC |
SCHEDULE B
1. | ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC |
2. | ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC |
3. | ARROW PIPELINE, LLC |
4. | ARROW WATER, LLC |
5. | ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC |
6. | CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC |
7. | CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC |
8. | COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. |
9. | COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. |
10. | CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC |
11. | CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC |
12. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC |
13. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC |
14. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC |
15. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC |
16. | CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC |
17. | CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC |
18. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC |
19. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC |
20. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC |
21. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC |
22. | CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS LLC |
23. | CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC |
24. | CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC |
25. | CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC |
26. | CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC |
27. | CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. |
28. | CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC |
29. | CRESTWOOD TRANSPORTATION LLC |
30. | E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC |
31. | FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC |
32. | OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC |
33. | STELLAR PROPANE SERVICE, LLC |
Exhibit 4.2
Execution Version
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture (as defined below), dated as of February 1 , 2022, among OMP Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OMP Operating), Beartooth DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bighorn DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bobcat DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Panther DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Oasis Midstream Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the New Guarantors), each a Domestic Subsidiary of Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Company), the Company, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Co-Issuer and, together, with the Company, the Issuers), each existing Guarantor under the Indenture (as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, collectively, the Existing Guarantors) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended or supplemented to the date hereof, the Indenture), dated as of March 14, 2017, providing for the issuance of the Issuers 5.75% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021, Crestwood Equity Partners LP (CEQP), a Delaware limited partnership, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Project Phantom Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (Merger Sub), Project Falcon Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (GP Merger Sub), OMP, OMP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of OMP (the Oasis General Partner), and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement, Crestwood Equity GP LLC, pursuant to which, among other things, on February 1, 2022 (the Effective Date), Merger Sub merged with and into OMP (the LP Merger), with OMP surviving the LP Merger as a direct subsidiary of CEQP, and GP Merger Sub merged with and into the Oasis General Partner (the GP Merger and, together with the LP Merger, the CEQP Mergers), with the Oasis General Partner surviving the GP Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP, and with the CEQP Mergers having occurred on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, at the effective time of the CEQP Mergers on the Effective Date (the Effective Time), by virtue of the LP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, common units representing limited partner interests in OMP (OMP Common Units) in an amount equal to the number of OMP Common Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a limited partner of OMP;
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WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the GP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of GP Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of GP Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, limited liability company interests in the OMP General Partner (the OMP GP Interests) in an amount equal to the number of OMP GP Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a member of the Oasis General Partner;
WHEREAS, immediately after the Effective Time, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and among OMP, the Oasis General Partner and the Company, each of OMP and the Oasis General Partner merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such mergers;
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Finance Corp. (OMP Finance) and the Co-Issuer, OMP Finance merged with and into the Co-Issuer, with the Co-Issuer surviving such merger;
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Operating and OMP DevCo Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (OMP DevCo), OMP DevCo merged with and into OMP Operating, with the OMP Operating surviving such merger;
WHEREAS, Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that under the circumstances set forth therein, the New Guarantors shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantors shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the Note Guarantee); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuers and the Existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantors, the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Guarantors hereby unconditionally Guarantee, jointly and severally with all Existing Guarantors, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and agrees to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
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3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or partner of either of the Issuers, any parent entity of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
4. NOTICES. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantors shall be given as provided in Section 12.02 of the Indenture.
5. RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES PART OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
7. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
8. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered part of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof.
9. SEVERABILITY. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. TRUSTEE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Issuers and the Guarantors and not those of the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated: February 1, 2022
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM FINANCE CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Alejandro Hoyos | |
Name: Alejandro Hoyos | ||
Title: Vice President |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATONS LLC CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC OMP OPERATING LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, its Sole Member | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC ARROW PIPELINE, LLC ARROW WATER, LLC ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC | ||
By: Arrow Midstream Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Crude Logistics LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Midstream LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD TRANSPORATION LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Services LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC STELLAR PROPANE SERVICES, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
BEARTOOTH DEVCO LLC BIGHORN DEVCO LLC BOBCAT DEVCO LLC PANTHER DEVCO LLC | ||
By: OMP Operating LLC, its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2025 Supplemental Indenture
SCHEDULE A
1. | ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC |
2. | ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC |
3. | ARROW PIPELINE, LLC |
4. | ARROW WATER, LLC |
5. | ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC |
6. | CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC |
7. | CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC |
8. | COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. |
9. | COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. |
10. | CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC |
11. | CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC |
12. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC |
13. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC |
14. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC |
15. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC |
16. | CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC |
17. | CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC |
18. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC |
19. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC |
20. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC |
21. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC |
22. | CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS LLC |
23. | CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC |
24. | CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC |
25. | CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC |
26. | CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC |
27. | CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. |
28. | CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC |
29. | CRESTWOOD TRANSPORTATION LLC |
30. | E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC |
31. | FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC |
32. | STELLAR PROPANE SERVICE, LLC |
SCHEDULE A
Exhibit 4.3
Execution Version
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture (as defined below), dated as of February 1 , 2022, among OMP Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OMP Operating), Beartooth DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bighorn DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bobcat DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Panther DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Oasis Midstream Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the New Guarantors), each a Domestic Subsidiary of Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Company), the Company, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Co-Issuer and, together, with the Company, the Issuers), each existing Guarantor under the Indenture (as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, collectively, the Existing Guarantors) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended or supplemented to the date hereof, the Indenture), dated as of April 15, 2019, providing for the issuance of the Issuers 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021, Crestwood Equity Partners LP (CEQP), a Delaware limited partnership, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Project Phantom Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (Merger Sub), Project Falcon Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (GP Merger Sub), OMP, OMP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of OMP (the Oasis General Partner), and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement, Crestwood Equity GP LLC, pursuant to which, among other things, on February 1, 2022 (the Effective Date), Merger Sub merged with and into OMP (the LP Merger), with OMP surviving the LP Merger as a direct subsidiary of CEQP, and GP Merger Sub merged with and into the Oasis General Partner (the GP Merger and, together with the LP Merger, the CEQP Mergers), with the Oasis General Partner surviving the GP Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP, and with the CEQP Mergers having occurred on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, at the effective time of the CEQP Mergers on the Effective Date (the Effective Time), by virtue of the LP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, common units representing limited partner interests in OMP (OMP Common Units) in an amount equal to the number of OMP Common Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a limited partner of OMP;
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WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the GP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of GP Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of GP Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, limited liability company interests in the OMP General Partner (the OMP GP Interests) in an amount equal to the number of OMP GP Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a member of the Oasis General Partner;
WHEREAS, immediately after the Effective Time, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and among OMP, the Oasis General Partner and the Company, each of OMP and the Oasis General Partner merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such mergers;
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Finance Corp. (OMP Finance) and the Co-Issuer, OMP Finance merged with and into the Co-Issuer, with the Co-Issuer surviving such merger;
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Operating and OMP DevCo Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (OMP DevCo), OMP DevCo merged with and into OMP Operating, with the OMP Operating surviving such merger;
WHEREAS, Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that under the circumstances set forth therein, the New Guarantors shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantors shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the Note Guarantee); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuers and the Existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantors, the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Guarantors hereby unconditionally Guarantee, jointly and severally with all Existing Guarantors, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and agrees to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
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3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or partner of either of the Issuers, any parent entity of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
4. NOTICES. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantors shall be given as provided in Section 12.02 of the Indenture.
5. RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES PART OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
7. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
8. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered part of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof.
9. SEVERABILITY. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. TRUSTEE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Issuers and the Guarantors and not those of the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated: February 1, 2022
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM FINANCE CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Alejandro Hoyos | |
Name: Alejandro Hoyos | ||
Title: Vice President |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATONS LLC CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC OMP OPERATING LLC
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By: Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, its Sole Member | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC ARROW PIPELINE, LLC ARROW WATER, LLC ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC | ||
By: Arrow Midstream Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Crude Logistics LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Midstream LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD TRANSPORATION LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Services LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC STELLAR PROPANE SERVICES, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
BEARTOOTH DEVCO LLC BIGHORN DEVCO LLC BOBCAT DEVCO LLC PANTHER DEVCO LLC | ||
By: OMP Operating LLC, its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2027 Supplemental Indenture
SCHEDULE A
1. | ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC |
2. | ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC |
3. | ARROW PIPELINE, LLC |
4. | ARROW WATER, LLC |
5. | ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC |
6. | CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC |
7. | CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC |
8. | COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. |
9. | COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. |
10. | CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC |
11. | CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC |
12. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC |
13. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC |
14. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC |
15. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC |
16. | CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC |
17. | CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC |
18. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC |
19. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC |
20. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC |
21. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC |
22. | CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS LLC |
23. | CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC |
24. | CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC |
25. | CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC |
26. | CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC |
27. | CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. |
28. | CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC |
29. | CRESTWOOD TRANSPORTATION LLC |
30. | E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC |
31. | FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC |
32. | STELLAR PROPANE SERVICE, LLC |
SCHEDULE A
Exhibit 4.4
Execution Version
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture (as defined below), dated as of February 1 , 2022, among OMP Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OMP Operating), Beartooth DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bighorn DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Bobcat DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Panther DevCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Oasis Midstream Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the New Guarantors), each a Domestic Subsidiary of Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Company), the Company, Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Co-Issuer and, together, with the Company, the Issuers), each existing Guarantor under the Indenture (as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, collectively, the Existing Guarantors) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended or supplemented to the date hereof, the Indenture), dated as of January 21, 2021, providing for the issuance of the Issuers 6.00% Senior Notes due 2029 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021, Crestwood Equity Partners LP (CEQP), a Delaware limited partnership, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Project Phantom Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (Merger Sub), Project Falcon Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP (GP Merger Sub), OMP, OMP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of OMP (the Oasis General Partner), and, solely for the purposes of Section 2.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement, Crestwood Equity GP LLC, pursuant to which, among other things, on February 1, 2022 (the Effective Date), Merger Sub merged with and into OMP (the LP Merger), with OMP surviving the LP Merger as a direct subsidiary of CEQP, and GP Merger Sub merged with and into the Oasis General Partner (the GP Merger and, together with the LP Merger, the CEQP Mergers), with the Oasis General Partner surviving the GP Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of CEQP, and with the CEQP Mergers having occurred on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, at the effective time of the CEQP Mergers on the Effective Date (the Effective Time), by virtue of the LP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, common units representing limited partner interests in OMP (OMP Common Units) in an amount equal to the number of OMP Common Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a limited partner of OMP;
WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the GP Merger and without any action on the part of CEQP, as the sole member of GP Merger Sub, all of the limited liability company interests of GP Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time were converted into, in the aggregate, limited liability company interests in the OMP General Partner (the OMP GP Interests) in an amount equal to the number of OMP GP Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and CEQP was automatically admitted as a member of the Oasis General Partner;
WHEREAS, immediately after the Effective Time, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and among OMP, the Oasis General Partner and the Company, each of OMP and the Oasis General Partner merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such mergers;
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Finance Corp. (OMP Finance) and the Co-Issuer, OMP Finance merged with and into the Co-Issuer, with the Co-Issuer surviving such merger;
WHEREAS, immediately upon consummation of the CMLP Mergers, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2022, by and between OMP Operating and OMP DevCo Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (OMP DevCo), OMP DevCo merged with and into OMP Operating, with the OMP Operating surviving such merger;
WHEREAS, Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that under the circumstances set forth therein, the New Guarantors shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantors shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the Note Guarantee); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuers and the Existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantors, the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Guarantors hereby unconditionally Guarantee, jointly and severally with all Existing Guarantors, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and agrees to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or partner of either of the Issuers, any parent entity of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
4. NOTICES. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantors shall be given as provided in Section 12.02 of the Indenture.
5. RATIFICATION OF INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES PART OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
7. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
8. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered part of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof.
9. SEVERABILITY. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. TRUSTEE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Issuers and the Guarantors and not those of the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated: February 1, 2022
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM FINANCE CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Alejandro Hoyos | |
Name: Alejandro Hoyos | ||
Title: Vice President |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATONS LLC CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC OMP OPERATING LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, its Sole Member
By: Crestwood Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC ARROW PIPELINE, LLC ARROW WATER, LLC ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC | ||
By: Arrow Midstream Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Midstream Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Crude Logistics LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Pipeline LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Marcellus Midstream LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
CRESTWOOD TRANSPORATION LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Services LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC STELLAR PROPANE SERVICES, LLC | ||
By: Crestwood Operations LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
BEARTOOTH DEVCO LLC BIGHORN DEVCO LLC BOBCAT DEVCO LLC PANTHER DEVCO LLC
By: OMP Operating LLC, its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Post | |
Name: Michael K. Post | ||
Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Signature Page to Crestwood 2029 Supplemental Indenture
SCHEDULE A
1. | ARROW FIELD SERVICES, LLC |
2. | ARROW MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC |
3. | ARROW PIPELINE, LLC |
4. | ARROW WATER, LLC |
5. | ARROW WATER SERVICES LLC |
6. | CMLP TRES MANAGER LLC |
7. | CMLP TRES OPERATOR LLC |
8. | COWTOWN GAS PROCESSING PARTNERS L.P. |
9. | COWTOWN PIPELINE PARTNERS L.P. |
10. | CRESTWOOD APPALACHIA PIPELINE LLC |
11. | CRESTWOOD ARKANSAS PIPELINE LLC |
12. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE LOGISTICS LLC |
13. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE SERVICES LLC |
14. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TERMINALS LLC |
15. | CRESTWOOD CRUDE TRANSPORTATION LLC |
16. | CRESTWOOD DAKOTA PIPELINES LLC |
17. | CRESTWOOD ENERGY SERVICES LLC |
18. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING GP LLC |
19. | CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES OPERATING LLC |
20. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS MIDSTREAM LLC |
21. | CRESTWOOD MARCELLUS PIPELINE LLC |
22. | CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS LLC |
23. | CRESTWOOD OHIO MIDSTREAM PIPELINE LLC |
24. | CRESTWOOD OPERATIONS LLC |
25. | CRESTWOOD PANHANDLE PIPELINE LLC |
26. | CRESTWOOD PIPELINE LLC |
27. | CRESTWOOD SALES & SERVICES INC. |
28. | CRESTWOOD SERVICES LLC |
29. | CRESTWOOD TRANSPORTATION LLC |
30. | E. MARCELLUS ASSET COMPANY, LLC |
31. | FINGER LAKES LPG STORAGE, LLC |
32. | STELLAR PROPANE SERVICE, LLC |
SCHEDULE A
Exhibit 4.6
Execution Version
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP
AND
THE UNITHOLDERS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2022
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of February 1, 2022, by and among Crestwood Equity Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Crestwood), and each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement (each a Unitholder and collectively, the Unitholders).
WHEREAS, Crestwood and certain other entities entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 25, 2021 (the Merger Agreement), which provides, among other things, for the merger of Oasis Midstream Partners LP into certain subsidiaries of Crestwood, pursuant to which the Unitholders will receive Common Units (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, Crestwood has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Unitholders.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person, whether now in existence or hereafter created, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, controlling, controlled by, and under common control with) means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereof.
Block Trade has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(b).
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 Missouri shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
Closing Date means the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Units means the common units representing limited partner interests in Crestwood.
Common Unit Price means the volume weighted average closing sale price of one Common Unit as reported on the NYSE (or the exchange on which the Common Units are then listed) over any thirty (30) consecutive trading day period.
Crestwood has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereof.
Demand Offering has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(a).
DTC means The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation, or its successor.
EDGAR means the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System of the Commission, or any successor system thereto.
Effectiveness Period has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.01(a).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Holder means the record holder of any Registrable Securities.
Holder Underwriter Registration Statement has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.05(o).
Included Registrable Securities has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.03(a).
Issued Units means the Common Units issued to Sponsor and its Affiliates in connection with the Merger Agreement.
Law means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, order, code, governmental restriction, decree, injunction or other requirement of law, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, of any governmental authority.
Losses has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.09(a).
Managing Underwriter means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the book running lead manager of such Underwritten Offering.
Merger Agreement has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereof.
Niobrara RRA has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.12(b).
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Other Holders has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04(b).
Parity Securities has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04(b).
Partnership has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereof.
Partnership Agreement means the Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crestwood, dated August 20, 2021.
Person means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any other form of entity.
Permitted Transferee of a Unitholder means any Affiliate of such Unitholder.
Piggyback Opt-out Notice has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.03(a).
PIPE RRA has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.12(b).
Preferred RRA has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.12(b).
Registrable Securities means the Issued Units, all of which Registrable Securities are subject to the rights provided herein until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02.
Registration Expenses has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.08(b).
Resale Registration Statement means a registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time, including as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act).
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Selling Expenses has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.08(b).
Selling Holder means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.
Selling Holder Indemnified Persons has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.09(a).
Senior Securities has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.04(b).
Sponsor means Oasis Petroleum, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Sponsor Credit Agreement means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 19, 2020, among Sponsor, as parent, Oasis Petroleum North America LLC, as borrower, the other credit parties party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, issuing bank and swingline lender and the lenders party thereto, in each case, as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, or any refinancings thereof.
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Transfer has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01.
Underwritten Offering means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Resale Registration Statement) in which Common Units are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a bought deal with one or more investment banks, including any Block Trade.
Underwritten Offering Notice has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.02(a).
Unitholder has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereof.
Walled Off Person has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.07.
Section 1.02 Registrable Securities. Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security (a) when a registration statement covering the Registrable Security becomes or is declared effective by the Commission and the Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act; (c) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of in a private transaction pursuant to which the transferors rights have not been assigned to the transferee in accordance with Section 3.11; (d) when such Registrable Security is held by Crestwood or its Subsidiaries; (e) at the first such time that the Unitholders (together with their Affiliates) cease to hold Common Units that in the aggregate do not equal at least $50 million based on the Common Unit Price; or (f) at such time Sponsor completes the payment of a dividend described in Section 2.02.
Section 1.03 Right and Obligations. Except for the rights and obligations under Section 3.09, all rights and obligations of each Holder under this Agreement, and all rights and obligations of Crestwood under this Agreement with respect to such Holders, shall terminate when such Holder is no longer a Holder.
ARTICLE II
LOCK-UP
Section 2.01 Lock up. Each Unitholder shall not, without the prior written consent of Crestwood, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing for 90 days after the Closing Date, (a) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, give, assign, hypothecate, encumber, grant a security interest in, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of (including through any hedging or other similar transaction) any economic, voting or other rights in or to the Issued Units, or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers or intends to transfer, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Issued Units (any such transaction described in clause (a) or (b) above, a Transfer), other than (w) a Transfer of the Issued Units to a Permitted Transferee who agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Section 2.01, (x) a Transfer contemplated by Section 2.02, (y) any pledges of Issued Units that are required under the Sponsor Credit Agreement or (z) pursuant to a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization, bankruptcy or other similar transaction of Crestwood.
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Section 2.02 Pro Rata Dividend. If Sponsor, on behalf of its Affiliated Unitholders, decides to declare a dividend of all of the Issued Units that it and its Affiliated Unitholders holds at such time through a pro rata distribution to its stockholders, Crestwood shall reasonably cooperate with the reasonable requests of Sponsor in connection therewith, including, to the extent reasonably necessary and with assistance of counsel to each party, seeking guidance from the Commission as to the requirements necessary for such dividend to be completed without registration, or, if the Commission advises that registration is required or declines to advise, the appropriate form of such registration statement, in order to enable the stockholders who receive Issued Units in the dividend to resell such Issued Units without further registration under the Securities Act; provided, that any consultation with the Commission shall include counsel to Sponsor and counsel to Crestwood, and Crestwood shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to use the form of registration statement that, in the view of Crestwood and Sponsor, is reasonably necessary to register the dividend of Issued Units at the time desired by Sponsor; provided, however, that Sponsor shall consult with Crestwood a reasonable time in advance prior to declaring such dividend regarding an orderly process, determining the appropriate mechanics for completing such distribution, and reimburse Crestwood for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including expenses for legal counsel and accountants) incurred by Crestwood in connection therewith (other than any Registration Expenses for which Crestwood is responsible hereunder).
Section 2.03 Right of First Offer.
(a) Offering Notice. At all times prior to February 1, 2024, if Sponsor or any of its Affiliates desires to sell all or any part of its Issued Units (other than in connection with exercising its Piggyback Rights under Section 3.03), Sponsor or its applicable Affiliate (a ROFO Seller) shall first grant to Crestwood a right, but not an obligation (except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.03), pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.03, to purchase all of the Common Units that the ROFO Seller desires to sell by sending written notice (an Offering Notice) to Crestwood, which shall state (i) the number of Common Units such ROFO Seller intends to sell (the Subject Units), (ii) the intended date of pricing such sale (which shall be not less than five days from the date of receipt of the Offering Notice (such date, as may be changed pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately following sentence, the Proposed Pricing Date) and (iii) the manner of the sale, such as whether such it will be a Block Trade, another form of Underwritten Offering, at the market or through a private transaction. Each ROFO Seller in its sole discretion may at any time (i) change the Proposed Pricing Date, so long as such ROFO Seller provides Crestwood with advance written notice as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances and in no event less than 24 hours in advance of the revised Proposed Pricing Date and (ii) withdraw an Offering Notice.
(b) Rightholder Option; Exercise.
(i) Following the delivery of the Offering Notice, Crestwood shall have the right to offer, at the times set forth in this Section 2.03(b), to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Subject Units at a purchase price determined by Crestwood. The right of Crestwood to offer to purchase all of the Subject Units under this Section 2.03(b) shall be exercisable by delivering written notice of the exercise thereof (each such offer, a ROFO Offer and, each such notice, a ROFO Offer Notice) to the ROFO Seller, (A) if the proposed sale is to be effected pursuant to an Underwritten Offering
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that will be marketed to investors (for the avoidance of doubt, not including a Block Trade, overnight or bought Underwritten Offering or any similar transaction), no less than two days prior to the Proposed Pricing Date and (B) if the proposed sale is to be effected in any other manner, no later than 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time on the day of the Proposed Pricing Date. Each ROFO Offer Notice shall be, subject to the following sentence, an irrevocable offer to purchase all of the Subject Units pursuant to this Section 2.03(b), and shall state the purchase price Crestwood is offering for the Subject Units (the Offer Price) and the expiration date and time of the ROFO Offer (which shall be no earlier than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Proposed Pricing Date). The failure of Crestwood to deliver a ROFO Offer Notice that conforms to the requirements set forth in this Section 2.03(b) on or before the deadlines set forth in this Section 2.03(b) shall be deemed to be a waiver of Crestwoods right to make a ROFO Offer under this Section 2.03. A ROFO Offer shall be irrevocable until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Proposed Pricing Date, unless earlier accepted by the ROFO Seller.
(c) Sale of Subject Units.
(i) If Crestwood has delivered a ROFO Offer Notice that conforms to the requirements set forth in Section 2.03(b), then the ROFO Seller may, prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Proposed Pricing Date, accept such offer in its entirety, but not in part, by notifying Crestwood of such acceptance (the ROFO Acceptance). A ROFO Acceptance shall be irrevocable once communicated by such ROFO Seller to Crestwood.
(ii) In the event of a ROFO Acceptance, the closing of the purchase of such Subject Units pursuant to the ROFO Offer Notice shall be held at the executive office of Crestwood at 11:00 a.m., local time, on the second Business Day after the ROFO Acceptance or at such other day, time and place as the parties to the transaction may agree (the ROFO Closing Date). At such closing, so long as the closing of transaction complies with all applicable securities Laws, the ROFO Seller shall deliver the Subject Units to Crestwood, and such Subject Units shall be free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens arising under securities Laws or the Partnership Agreement and the other Organizational Documents of Crestwood), and the ROFO Seller shall so represent and warrant, and shall further represent and warrant that it is the sole beneficial and record owner of such Subject Units. At the closing, Crestwood shall purchase the Subject Units by delivery of payment in full in immediately available funds for the Subject Units equal to the Offer Price. At such closing, all of the parties to the transaction shall execute such additional documents as are otherwise necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.03, provided that such documents shall not impose any liability on the ROFO Seller or Crestwood. If the closing of the ROFO Acceptance does not occur on the ROFO Closing Date for any reason except where such failure is caused by the ROFO Seller, then the ROFO Seller shall be free to sell the Subject Units without further complying with this Section 2.03; provided, however, that such sale is consummated within 45 days after the Proposed Pricing Date.
(iii) If Crestwood has made a ROFO Offer, and the ROFO Seller elects not to accept such ROFO Offer, then the ROFO Seller may sell the Subject Units to one or more third parties (A) as long as the purchase price for such Subject Units is, in the aggregate, not less than the Offer Price and (B) such sale is consummated within 45 days after the Proposed Pricing Date.
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(iv) If Crestwood does not deliver a ROFO Offer Notice that conforms to the requirements set forth in Section 2.03(b) on or before the deadlines set forth in Section 2.03(b), then the ROFO Seller shall be free to sell the Subject Units without further complying with this Section 2.03; provided, however, that such sale is consummated within 45 days after the Proposed Pricing Date.
(v) Any sale of Common Units by Sponsor or one of its Affiliates to Crestwood pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall not constitute a Demand Offering under Article III.
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 3.01 Registration.
(a) Request for Filing and Deadline to Become Effective. No later than 60 days following the date hereof (except if Crestwood is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case, not later than 90 days), Crestwood shall prepare and file a Resale Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to all of the Registrable Securities. The Resale Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission that Crestwood is eligible to use, as reasonably selected by Crestwood. Crestwood shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 90 days of the date hereof). Crestwood will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Article III to be continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the Effectiveness Period). The Resale Registration Statement when declared effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Resale Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that the Resale Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two Business Days of such date, Crestwood shall provide the Unitholders with written notice of the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement.
(b) Delay Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Crestwood may, upon written notice to any Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement pursuant to Section 3.03, suspend such Selling Holders use of any prospectus that is a part of the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement pursuant to Section 3.03 (in which event the Selling Holder shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the such registration statement but may settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if (i) Crestwood is pursuing an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction and Crestwood determines in good faith that Crestwoods ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement pursuant to Section 3.03
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or (ii) Crestwood has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of Crestwood, would materially adversely affect Crestwood; provided, however, in no event shall the Selling Holders be suspended from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement pursuant to Section 3.03 for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 60 days in any 180-day period or 105 days in any 365-day period, in each case, exclusive of days covered by any lock-up agreement executed by a Selling Holder in connection with any Underwritten Offering. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, Crestwood shall provide prompt notice to the Selling Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement pursuant to Section 3.03, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement.
(c) Termination of Rights. Other than as set forth otherwise in this Agreement, a Holders rights (and any transferees rights pursuant to Section 3.10) under this Article III shall terminate upon the termination of the Effectiveness Period.
Section 3.02 Demand Rights.
(a) The Unitholders shall have the right, at any time from time to time, to elect to include, other than pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement, at least an aggregate of $50 million of Registrable Securities (calculated based on the Common Unit Price times the number of Registrable Securities on the date Crestwood receives an Underwritten Offering Notice) under a registration statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering (a Demand Offering), pursuant to and subject to the conditions of this Section 3.02(a) of this Agreement, exercisable by delivery of a written notice to Crestwood (an Underwritten Offering Notice). Each Underwritten Offering Notice shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Demand Offering and the expected price range of Registrable Securities to be sold in such Underwritten Offering. The right to initiate a Demand Offering shall not be exercised (i) in respect of more than three Underwritten Offerings or (ii) more than once in any 90-day period. Upon the delivery to Crestwood of any Underwritten Offering Notice, Crestwood shall be obligated to retain underwriters in order to permit the Unitholders to effect such sale through an Underwritten Offering as promptly as practicable after an Underwritten Offering Notice (but in no event more than 30 calendar days after the delivery of such Underwritten Offering Notice). In connection with any Underwritten Offering (including any Block Trade) under this Section 3.02, the Unitholders shall be entitled to select the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters for such Underwritten Offering, subject to the consent of Crestwood not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
(b) Subject to the terms in Section 3.02(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the maximum number of Demand Offerings) and Section 2.01, any time when a Resale Registration Statement is on file with the Commission and is effective, if a Unitholder wishes to engage in an underwritten registered offering not involving a roadshow, an offer commonly known as a block trade (a Block Trade), for at least an aggregate of $50 million of Registrable Securities (calculated based on the Common Unit Price times the number of Registrable Securities on the date Crestwood receives an Underwritten Offering Notice), Crestwood shall retain underwriters for such Block Trade within 5 calendar days, notwithstanding the 30-day period in
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Section 3.02(a), and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade; provided that the Unitholder wishing to engage in the Block Trade shall reasonably cooperate with Crestwood and any underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade. Crestwood shall not notify any other holder of Common Units of any proposed Block Trade or overnight or bought Underwritten Offering under this Section 3.02 and will not give them the opportunity to participate in such Underwritten Offering unless required by the Niobrara RRA, the Preferred RRA or the PIPE RRA (provided that no notice will be provided under the PIPE RRA after March 30, 2022), as in effect on the date hereof.
Section 3.03 Piggyback Rights.
(a) Underwritten Offering Piggyback Rights. If at any time during the Effectiveness Period, Crestwood proposes to file a registration statement (whether for the account of itself or the account of any other security holder) other than (i) the Resale Registration Statement contemplated by Section 3.01(a), (ii) a registration statement or prospectus supplement to a registration statement in connection with registration rights granted pursuant to an agreement existing on the date hereof, (iii) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, (iv) a registration relating solely to a Rule 145 transaction or (v) a registration on any registration form that does not permit secondary sales, then as soon as practicable following the engagement of counsel by Crestwood to prepare the documents to be used in connection with an Underwritten Offering, Crestwood shall give notice (including notification by electronic mail) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder owning more than $10 million of then-outstanding Registrable Securities, calculated on the basis of the Common Unit Price, determined as of the date of such notice, and such notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to participate in any Underwritten Offering and to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the Included Registrable Securities) as each such Holder may request in writing, subject to any registration rights existing prior to the date hereof, and customary underwriter cutbacks; provided, however, that Crestwood shall not be required to provide such opportunity (I) to any such Holder that does not offer a minimum of $10 million of Registrable Securities (based on the Common Unit Price), or (II) to such Holders if Crestwood has been advised by the Managing Underwriter that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of the Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Units in the Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 3.04(b). Any notice required to be provided in this Section 3.03(a) to Holders shall be provided on a Business Day pursuant to Section 4.01 and receipt of such notice shall be confirmed by the Holder. The Holder will have two Business Days (or one Business Day in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering. If no written request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, each such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering. If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, Crestwood shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, Crestwood may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (x) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in
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connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (y) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering. Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holders request for inclusion of such Selling Holders Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to Crestwood of such withdrawal at or prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering. Any Holder may deliver written notice (a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice) to Crestwood requesting that such Holder not receive notice from Crestwood of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided, however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Piggyback Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), Crestwood shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 3.03(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings by Crestwood pursuant to this Section 3.03(a).
(b) Termination of Piggyback Registration Rights. The Piggyback Rights under this Section 3.03 will terminate at the time that the Issued Units cease to be Registrable Securities.
Section 3.04 Procedures for Underwritten Offering.
(a) General Procedures. In connection with an Underwritten Offering under this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 3.02 of this Agreement), Crestwood shall be entitled to select the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters in its sole discretion. In connection with an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Agreement in which a Selling Holder participates, each Selling Holder and Crestwood shall be obligated to enter into an underwriting agreement with the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters that contains such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwriting agreements for firm commitment offerings of equity securities. No Selling Holder may participate in an Underwritten Offering unless such Selling Holder agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in such underwriting agreement and completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement. Each Selling Holder may, at its option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, Crestwood to and for the benefit of such underwriters also be made to and for such Selling Holders benefit and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also be conditions precedent to its obligations. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with Crestwood or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder, its authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of the securities being registered on its behalf and its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by Law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering, such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to Crestwood and the Managing Underwriter; provided, however, that any such withdrawal must be made as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering. If all Selling Holders withdraw from an Underwritten Offering prior to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering, the events will not be considered an Underwritten Offering. No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect Crestwoods obligation to pay Registration Expenses; provided, however, if (i) certain Selling Holders withdraw from an Underwritten Offering after the public announcement at
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launch of such Underwritten Offering, and (ii) all Selling Holders withdraw from such Underwritten Offering prior to pricing, then the withdrawing Selling Holders shall pay for all reasonable Registration Expenses incurred by Crestwood during the period from the launch of such Underwritten Offering until the time that all Selling Holders withdraw from such Underwritten Offering.
(b) Priority Rights. If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering advises Crestwood that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Units offered or the market for the Common Units, then the Common Units to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advises Crestwood can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated, (i) in the case of an Underwritten Offering initiated by Crestwood, (A) first, to Crestwood, (B) second, to any holder of securities of Crestwood having rights of registration that are expressly senior to the Registrable Securities (the Senior Securities), (C) third, pro rata among the Selling Holders who have requested participation in such Underwritten Offering and any other holder of securities of Crestwood having rights of registration that are neither expressly senior nor subordinated to the Registrable Securities (the Parity Securities), and (D) fourth, pro rata among any other holders of securities of Crestwood having registration rights, and (ii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering by any other holders of securities of Crestwood having registration rights (the Other Holders), (A) first, pro rata among the Other Holders, (B) second, pro rata among any other holder of Senior Securities, (C) third, pro rata among the Selling Holders who have requested participation in such Underwritten Offering and any other holder of Parity Securities, (C) fourth, to Crestwood and (D) fifth, pro rata among any other holders of securities of Crestwood having registration rights. The pro rata allocations for each Selling Holder who has requested participation in such Underwritten Offering shall be the product of (1) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering by the Selling Holders multiplied by (2) the fraction derived by dividing (x) the number of Registrable Securities owned by such Selling Holder by (y) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Selling Holders plus the aggregate number of Parity Securities owned by all holders of Parity Securities that are participating in the Underwritten Offering.
Section 3.05 Sale Procedures. In connection with its obligations under this Article III, Crestwood will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Resale Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Resale Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement;
(b) if a prospectus supplement will be used in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering from a registration statement and the Managing Underwriter at any time shall notify Crestwood in writing that, in the sole judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of detailed information to be used in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of the Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities, then Crestwood shall use its reasonable best efforts to include such information in such prospectus supplement;
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(c) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing the Resale Registration Statement or such other registration statement or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of the Resale Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Selling Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Resale Registration Statement or such other registration statement;
(d) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders shall reasonably request; provided, however, that Crestwood will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(e) promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered by any of them under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) the receipt of any written comments from the Commission with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto;
(f) immediately notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in the Resale Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (ii) the issuance or express threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt by Crestwood of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws
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of any jurisdiction. Following the provision of such notice, Crestwood agrees to as promptly as practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other commercially reasonable action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;
(g) upon request and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities;
(h) make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and Selling Holders access to such information and Crestwood personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided, that Crestwood need not disclose any non-public information to any such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with Crestwood;
(i) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;
(j) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by Crestwood are then listed;
(k) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of Crestwood to enable the Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(l) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(m) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in advance of an Underwritten Offering or Block Trade (including, making appropriate officers of Crestwood available to participate in any road show presentations before analysts, and other customary marketing activities (including one-on-one meetings with prospective Unitholders of the Registrable Securities), provided, however, in the event, Crestwood, using reasonable best efforts, is unable to make such appropriate officers available to participate in connection with any road show presentations and other customary marketing activities (whether in person or otherwise), Crestwood shall make such appropriate officers available to participate via conference call or other means of communication in connection with no more than one road show presentation per Underwritten Offering);
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(n) if requested by a Selling Holder, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(o) if any Holder could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter, as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, in connection with the Resale Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereof (a Holder Underwriter Registration Statement), reasonably cooperate with such Holder in allowing such Holder to conduct customary underwriters due diligence with respect to Crestwood and satisfy its obligations in respect thereof. In addition, at any Holders request, Crestwood will furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of the Holder Underwriter Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as such Holder may reasonably request, (i) a cold comfort letter, dated such date, from Crestwoods independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to such Holder, (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing Crestwood for purposes of the Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, including a standard 10b-5 opinion for such offering, addressed to such Holder and (iii) a standard officers certificate from the chief executive officer or chief financial officer, or other officers serving such functions, of the general partner of Crestwood addressed to the Holder; provided, however, that with respect to any placement agent, Crestwoods obligations with respect to this Section 3.05 shall be limited to one time, with an additional bring-down request within 30 days of the date of such documents. Crestwood will also permit legal counsel to such Holder to review and comment upon any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement at least five Business Days prior to its filing with the Commission and all amendments and supplements to any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement with a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the Commission and not file any Holder Underwriter Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which such Holders legal counsel reasonably objects. Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from Crestwood of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.05(f), shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities until such Selling Holders receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.05(f) or until it is advised in writing by Crestwood that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by Crestwood, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, to deliver to Crestwood (at Crestwoods expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holders possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05, Crestwood will not name a Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act in any Resale Registration Statement or Holder Underwriter
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Registration Statement, as applicable, without such Holders consent. If the staff of the Commission requires Crestwood to name any Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and such Holder does not consent thereto, then such Holders Registrable Securities shall not be included on the Resale Registration Statement or Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, as applicable, such Holder shall no longer be entitled to received Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with respect thereto and Crestwood shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Holder.
Section 3.06 Cooperation by Holders. Crestwood shall have no obligation to include Registrable Securities of a Holder in the Resale Registration Statement, or in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 3.03(a), who has failed to timely furnish such information that Crestwood determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in order for the registration statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.
Section 3.07 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities. For so long as any Common Units are Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that it will not sell any Common Units or other equity securities of Crestwood for a period of up to 60 days following the pricing date of an Underwritten Offering of equity securities by Crestwood in which such Holder exercises its Piggyback Rights; provided, however, that the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction imposed by the underwriters on the officers, directors or any Affiliate of Crestwood. In addition, the provisions of this Section 3.07 shall not apply with respect to a Holder that (a) owns less than $10 million of Registrable Securities based on the Common Unit Price, or (b) has delivered a Piggyback Opt-Out Notice to Crestwood pursuant to Section 3.03(a). Subject to such Holders compliance with its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws and its internal policies: (i) Holder, for purposes hereof, shall not be deemed to include any employees, subsidiaries or Affiliates that are effectively walled off by appropriate Chinese Wall information barriers approved by Holders legal or compliance department (and thus have not been privy to any information concerning such transaction) (a Walled Off Person) and (ii) the foregoing covenants in this paragraph shall not apply to any transaction by or on behalf of Holder that was effected by a Walled Off Person in the ordinary course of trading without the advice or participation of Holder or receipt of confidential or other information regarding such transaction provided by Holder to such entity.
Section 3.08 Expenses.
(a) Expenses. Crestwood will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses as determined in good faith by Crestwood. Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder. In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.09, Crestwood shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders rights hereunder.
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(b) Certain Definitions.
(i) Registration Expenses means all expenses incident to Crestwoods performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on the Resale Registration Statement pursuant to Article III and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, any transfer taxes and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for Crestwood, including the expenses of any special audits or cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance.
(ii) Selling Expenses means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions or similar fees or arrangements allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.
Section 3.09 Indemnification.
(a) By Crestwood. In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, Crestwood will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder and its directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively, the Selling Holder Indemnified Persons), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) (collectively, Losses), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided, however, that Crestwood will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the Resale Registration Statement or such other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.
(b) By Each Selling Holder. Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless Crestwood, the general partner of Crestwood and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls Crestwood within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from Crestwood to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in the Resale Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any
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preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof; provided, however, that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.
(c) Notice. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 3.09. In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 3.09 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party (provided appropriate documentation for such expense is also submitted with such notice) as incurred; provided, however, that the indemnified party will be required to repay the indemnifying party any amounts paid to it for which it is determined the indemnified party was not otherwise entitled within five calendar days of such determination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to which such indemnified party is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all liability of, the indemnified party.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.09 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of such indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall such Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses)
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received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) Other Indemnification. The provisions of this Section 3.09 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.
Section 3.10 Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, Crestwood agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a) Make and keep public information regarding Crestwood available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof;
(b) File with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Crestwood under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and
(c) So long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish, unless otherwise available at no charge by access electronically to the Commissions EDGAR filing system, to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Crestwood, and such other reports and documents so filed with the Commission as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration.
Section 3.11 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause Crestwood to register Registrable Securities under this Article III may only be transferred or assigned by any Unitholder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities, subject to the transfer restrictions provided in Section 4.7 of the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that (a) such transferee receives Registrable Securities with an aggregate value of at least $50 million at the time of such transfer, (b) Crestwood is given written notice prior to any such transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee and identifying the securities that are being transferred or assigned, and (c) each such transferee agrees in writing to undertake responsibility for its portion of the obligations of the applicable transferor under this Agreement.
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Section 3.12 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights.
(a) From and after the date hereof, Crestwood shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of all of the outstanding Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of Crestwood that would allow such current or future holder to require Crestwood to include securities in any registration statement filed by Crestwood (x) with respect to any Block Trade or any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering, on any basis, or (y) with respect to any other Underwritten Offering (except as contemplated by clause (x)), on a basis other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to, the priority rights set forth in Section 3.04(b) granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder.
(b) Crestwood represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, (i) none of Crestwood or any of its Subsidiaries is party to any registration rights or similar agreement with respect to Common Units that is in effect other than (x) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 28, 2017, by and among Crestwood and CN Jackalope Holdings, LLC, as amended (the Niobrara RRA), (y) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2015, by and among Crestwood and the other parties thereto (the Preferred RRA), and (z) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 30, 2021, by and among Crestwood and the other parties thereto (the PIPE RRA), (ii) there are no Registrable Securities that are Common Units (as defined in each of the Niobrara RRA and the Preferred RRA) and (iii) there are not, and could not be at any point in the future, any Senior Securities under the Niobrara RRA. Crestwood agrees that, prior to January 1, 2024, it shall not exercise any of its rights under that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Crestwood Niobrara LLC, dated as of April 9, 2019, that would result in Registrable Securities that are Common Units existing under the Niobrara RRA.
Section 3.13 Removal of Legends; Further Assurances. Crestwood will replace any legended certificates with unlegended certificates promptly upon request by any Holder or at any time after such units cease to be Registrable Securities or are exempt from registration under the Securities Act. At any time after the removal of such legend, Crestwood shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, maintained in book entry form on the books of DTC and allowed to be settled through DTCs regular book-entry settlement services.
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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01 Communications. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by facsimile, electronic mail, courier service or personal delivery:
(a) | if to a Unitholder: |
To the respective address listed on Schedule A hereof,
with a copy to:
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: David P. Oelman
Benji Barron
Telephone: (713) 758-5861
(713) 758-3260
Email: doelman@velaw.com
bbarron@velaw.com
(b) | if to a transferee of a Unitholder, to such Holder at the address provided pursuant to Section 3.11 above; and |
(c) | if to Crestwood: |
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
2440 Pershing Road, Suite 600
Kansas City, MO 64108
Attention: Michael Post
Email: Mike.Post@crestwoodlp.com
with a copy to:
Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 Louisiana Street, Suite 3200
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Joshua Davidson
Jonathan Bobinger
Telephone: (713) 229-1527
(713) 229-1352
Email: joshua.davidson@bakerbotts.com
jonathan.bobinger@bakerbotts.com
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if sent via facsimile or sent via Internet electronic mail; and when actually received, if sent by courier service or any other means.
Section 4.02 Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein.
Section 4.03 Assignment of Rights. All or any portion of the rights and obligations of any Unitholder under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by such Unitholder in accordance with Section 3.11.
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Section 4.04 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Units. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all units of Crestwood or any successor or assign of Crestwood (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.05 Aggregation of Registrable Securities. All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights and applicability of any obligations under this Agreement.
Section 4.06 Specific Performance. Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have.
Section 4.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
Section 4.08 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 4.09 Governing Law. This Agreement, including all issues and questions concerning its application, construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement, shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 4.10 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 4.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by Crestwood set forth herein. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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Section 4.12 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by Crestwood and the Holders of all of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities.
Section 4.13 No Presumption. If any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel.
Section 4.14 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement. Each of the parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Unitholders (and their permitted transferees and assignees) and Crestwood shall have any obligation hereunder. Notwithstanding that one or more Unitholders may be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the Unitholders or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the Unitholders or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of the Unitholders under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except in each case for any transferee or assignee of a Unitholder hereunder.
Section 4.15 Interpretation. Article, Exhibit and Section references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article and Section to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word including shall mean including but not limited to. Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by a Unitholder or a Holder under this Agreement, such action shall be in such Persons sole discretion unless otherwise specified.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP | ||
By: | Crestwood Equity GP LLC, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ William Moore | |
Name: | William Moore | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy | |
UNITHOLDERS: | ||
OASIS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: | Michael H. Lou | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
OMS HOLDINGS LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: | Michael H. Lou | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
OASIS PETROLEUM INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: | Michael H. Lou | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement
Schedule A
Unitholder Name; Notice and Contact Information
Unitholder |
Contact Information | |
Oasis Investment Holdings LLC |
1001 Fannin, Suite 1500 | |
Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
Attention: Nickolas J. Lorentzatos | ||
Telephone: (281) 404-9500 | ||
Email: nlorentzatos@oasispetroleum.com | ||
OMS Holdings LLC |
1001 Fannin, Suite 1500 | |
Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
Attention: Nickolas J. Lorentzatos | ||
Telephone: (281) 404-9500 | ||
Email: nlorentzatos@oasispetroleum.com |
Oasis Petroleum Inc. |
1001 Fannin, Suite 1500 | |
Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
Attention: Nickolas J. Lorentzatos | ||
Telephone: (281) 404-9500 | ||
Email: nlorentzatos@oasispetroleum.com |
Schedule A
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT
THIS DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of February 1, 2022, is made by and among Crestwood Equity Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Parent), Crestwood Equity GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Parent (Parent GP and together with Parent, the Parent Parties), and Oasis Petroleum Inc., a Delaware corporation (Sponsor). Parent, Parent GP and Sponsor may be referred to herein each as a Party and together as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Parent, Parent GP, Oasis Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), OMP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (Partnership GP), and certain other entities entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2021 (the Merger Agreement), which provides, among other things, for the merger of the Partnership and Partnership GP into certain subsidiaries of Parent, pursuant to which Sponsor will receive common units representing limited partner interests of Parent (Parent Common Units);
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement, Parent required the Partnership and Sponsor to enter into a Support Agreement of even date with the Merger Agreement (the Support Agreement); and
WHEREAS, as a condition of the willingness of Sponsor to enter into the Support Agreement, Sponsor required Parent and Parent GP to agree to enter into this Agreement in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Mergers (collectively, the Transactions).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the Parties, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person, whether now in existence or hereafter created, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition and the definition of Subsidiary, control (including, with correlative meanings, controlling, controlled by and under common control with) means, with respect to a Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of equity interests, including but not limited to voting securities, by contract or agency or otherwise; provided that Sponsor shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Parent, Parent GP or any of their respective Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
beneficial ownership, including the correlative term beneficially own, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
Board shall mean the board of directors of Parent GP.
Closing shall mean the closing of the Transactions.
Closing Date shall have the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.
Confidential Information shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Governmental Entity shall mean any federal, state of the United States, local, foreign, domestic, tribal or multinational government, regulatory or administrative agency, bureau, commission, commissioner, legislature, court, arbitrator, body, entity or other authority or governmental instrumentality.
Law or Laws shall mean any applicable federal, state, local or foreign or multinational law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree or agency requirement of any Governmental Entity, including common law.
Necessary Action shall mean, with respect to any Party and a specified result, all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by Law and such Partys Organizational Documents and are within such Partys control) necessary to cause such result, including but not limited to, (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy, (ii) causing the adoption of resolutions and amendments to the Organizational Documents of Parent or Parent GP, (iii) executing agreements and instruments, and (iv) making, or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.
Nominating and Governance Committee shall mean the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
NYSE shall mean the New York Stock Exchange or any stock exchange on which the Common Units are traded following the date of this Agreement.
NYSE Rules shall mean the rules and regulations of the NYSE.
Parent GP LLCA shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Parent GP, dated August 20, 2021, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
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Parent LPA shall mean the Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parent, dated August 20, 2021, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
Party and Parties shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.
Percentage of Parent Common Unit Ownership means, with respect to any Person, the aggregate percentage of issued and outstanding Parent Common Units that are beneficially owned by such Person as of the applicable date of determination.
Person shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity, group (as such term is used in Section 13 of the Exchange Act) or organization, including a Governmental Entity, and any permitted successors and assigns of such Person.
Representatives shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of such Persons officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.
SEC shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction under the Securities Act.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or business entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (A) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, (B) if a partnership (whether general or limited), a general partner interest is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof or (C) if a limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity gains or losses.
Section 1.2 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto
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unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. References in this Agreement to specific laws or to specific provisions of laws shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument referred to herein shall mean such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes. Each of the Parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each of the Parties hereby represents and warrants to each other Party to this Agreement that as of the date such Party executes this Agreement:
Section 2.1 Organization; Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action. Such Party has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, and has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, and no other actions or proceedings on its part are required to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered the applicable Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other Parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the applicable Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 2.2 Absence of Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Party nor the performance of its obligations under this Agreement will (i) result in a violation or breach of, or conflict with any provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination, acceleration or cancellation of, or give rise to a right of purchase under, or result in the creation of any mortgages, encumbrances, pledges, security interests, or charges of any kind (other than under this Agreement) upon any of the properties, rights or assets owned by such Party under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, contract, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation of any kind to which such Party is a party or by which such Party, or any of its properties, rights or assets may be bound, (ii) violate any Law applicable to such Party or any of its properties, rights or assets, or (iii) result in a violation or breach of or conflict with its Organizational Documents.
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Section 2.3 Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, order, license, permit, or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Person is necessary to be obtained or made by such Party in connection with its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any reports under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE III
GOVERNANCE
Section 3.1 Board.
(a) Composition of the Board. (i) Prior to or simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Parent Parties shall have taken all necessary action to expand the size of the Board as necessary to add two directors to the Board and (ii) simultaneously with execution of this Agreement, the Board shall elect two directors designated by Sponsor (each, including any individuals subsequently designated by Sponsor pursuant to this Agreement, a Sponsor Director), who initially shall be John Jacobi and N. John Lancaster, Jr. and thereafter shall be designated pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement. One such Sponsor Director shall be a Class II member of the Board (whose term shall expire at the 2023 annual meeting of limited partners of Parent) and the other shall be a Class III member of the Board (whose term shall expire at the 2024 annual meeting of limited partners of Parent).
(b) Sponsor Representation. For so long as Sponsor and its Affiliates hold the Percentage of Parent Common Unit Ownership shown in the table below, the Parent Parties shall include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of unitholders of Parent at which directors are to be elected, if applicable, that number of individuals designated by Sponsor that, if elected, will result in the Board having the number of Sponsor Directors that is shown in the table below.
Percentage of the Parent Common Unit Ownership |
Number of Sponsor Directors |
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At least 15% |
2 | |||
At least 10% but less than 15% |
1 | |||
Less than 10% |
0 |
(c) Decrease in Directors. Upon any decrease in the number of directors that Sponsor is entitled to designate for nomination to the Board pursuant to Section 3.1(b), (i) Sponsor shall take all Necessary Action to cause the appropriate number of Sponsor Directors to tender their resignation to the Board (and if only one Sponsor Director is required to resign, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), effective immediately, and (ii) to the extent Parent GP accepts any such resignation, the corresponding vacancy on the Board shall be filled, or the number of directors constituting the whole Board decreased, in accordance with the Parent LPA or Parent GP LLCA, as applicable.
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(d) Removal; Vacancies. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.1, Sponsor shall have the exclusive right to designate directors for election to the Board to fill vacancies created by reason of death, removal or resignation, including any resignation pursuant to Section 3.1(e), of any Sponsor Director (including any committees thereof), and the Parent Parties shall take all Necessary Action to cause any such vacancies to be filled by replacement directors designated by Sponsor as promptly as reasonably practicable and in the manner set forth in the Parent LPA or the Parent GP LLCA, as applicable, for filling vacancies on the Board. Any Sponsor Director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy pursuant to this Section 3.1(d) shall have the same remaining term as that of his or her predecessor. The Parent Parties shall take all Necessary Action such that no Sponsor Director is removed from the Board except as permitted or required by this Agreement or as required by the Parent LPA or the Parent GP LLCA.
(e) Forced Resignation. Sponsor shall take all Necessary Action to cause any Sponsor Director to resign promptly from the Board if such Sponsor Director, as determined by the Board in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel, (i) is prohibited or disqualified from serving as a member of the Board under any rule or regulation of the SEC or the NYSE Rules, or by applicable Law, (ii) has engaged in acts or omissions constituting a breach of any duties that may be owed by such Sponsor Director to Parent GP, Parent or the unitholders of Parent under applicable Law, the Parent LPA or the Parent GP LLCA, or (iii) has (A) been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any crime or offense constituting a felony or any other crime involving (x) an act of theft, embezzlement, fraud or dishonesty or (y) a violation of the federal securities Laws of the United States; (B) materially violated the terms of the Parent LPA that apply equally to all directors on the Board; (C) materially violated a written policy or procedure established by Parent that applies equally to all directors on the Board; (D) willfully engaged in misconduct that is materially injurious to Parent or its Subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise; or (E) committed an action which constitutes intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of Law if such action in either event results both in an improper substantial personal benefit to such Sponsor Director and a material injury to Parent or its Subsidiaries. Nothing in this Section 3.1(e) or elsewhere in this Agreement shall confer any third-party beneficiary or other rights upon any Person designated hereunder as a Sponsor Director, whether during or after such Persons service on the Board.
(f) Committee Appointments. The Board shall not designate an executive committee or any other committee which has been delegated authority substantially similar to the authority of the full Board unless at least one Sponsor Director is also appointed as a member of such Committee.
(g) Qualifications and Information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each individual designated to be a Sponsor Director shall not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a member of the Board pursuant to the applicable securities Laws, regulations or rules or the NYSE Rules (it being acknowledged and agreed that no Sponsor Director shall be required to be an independent director under any securities Laws, rules or regulations or the NYSE Rules). Sponsor shall use reasonable efforts to timely provide Parent with accurate and complete information relating to any individual designated to be a Sponsor Director that may be required to be disclosed by Parent under the Exchange Act. In addition, at Parents request, Sponsor shall use reasonable efforts to cause any individual designated to be a Sponsor Director to complete and execute a Director and Officer Questionnaire, in the form required to be completed by each of the Boards other directors, prior to being admitted to the Board or any committee thereof or standing for reelection at an annual or special meeting of the unitholders of Parent, or at such other time as may be requested by Parent.
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Section 3.2 Organizational Documents. None of the Parent Parties shall take any action, directly or indirectly, to (a) effect, or in furtherance of, any amendment to the Parent GP LLCA, the Parent LPA or any other Organizational Documents of the Parent Parties that either (x) materially adversely impacts the rights of Sponsor and its Affiliates under this Agreement or (y) disproportionately and adversely impacts the rights of the Sponsor Directors as compared to all the directors on the Board, or (b) act in a manner inconsistent with the rights of Sponsor and its Affiliates under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 3.3 Sharing of Information. Each Sponsor Director is permitted to disclose to Sponsor and its Affiliates confidential, non-public information about the Parent Parties and their respective Affiliates that he or she receives as a result of being a member of the Board (Confidential Information). Accordingly, Sponsor covenants and agrees with the Parent Parties that it will not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, directly or indirectly, disclose any Confidential Information known to it, unless (i) such information becomes known to the public through no fault of Sponsor, (ii) disclosure is required by applicable Law or court of competent jurisdiction or requested by a Governmental Entity, provided that Sponsor promptly notifies Parent of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure, (iii) such information was available or becomes available to Sponsor or its Affiliates before, on or after the date hereof, without restriction, from a source (other than Parent) without any breach of duty to Parent known to Sponsor or (iv) such information was independently developed by Sponsor or its Representatives without the use of or access to the Confidential Information. Sponsor shall be permitted to disclose Confidential Information to any Affiliate or Representative of Sponsor without the prior written consent of Parent; provided, that Sponsor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Affiliate or Representative that is to receive Confidential Information from Sponsor, to abide by the obligations and restrictions imposed by this Section 3.3 with respect to such Confidential Information; and Sponsor shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 3.3 by any such Person. None of Sponsor, its Affiliates nor any Sponsor Director shall use Confidential Information in a manner inconsistent with applicable Law.
Section 3.4 Reimbursement of Expenses. Each Sponsor Director shall be entitled to receive customary reimbursement of fees and expenses incurred in connection with his or her service as a member of the Board and/or any committee thereof in accordance with the reimbursement policy applicable to the independent directors on the Board. Each Sponsor Director (other than a Sponsor Director who is an employee of Sponsor) shall be compensated for his or her service on the Board in the same amounts and form of consideration as the other independent directors on the Board.
Section 3.5 Indemnification Agreements. Simultaneously with any Person becoming a Sponsor Director, Parent GP shall execute and deliver to each such Sponsor Director a Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, in a form substantially consistent with those entered into by the other members of the Board, dated effective the date such Sponsor Director becomes a member of the Board. For the avoidance of doubt, each Sponsor Director shall constitute an Indemnified Person as such term is defined in the Parent LPA and shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in Article V of the Parent GP LLCA.
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ARTICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 4.1 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered (by telecopy, electronic delivery or otherwise) to the other Parties. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by electronic mail in portable document format form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.
Section 4.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether at Law, in contract or in tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
Section 4.3 Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed, or were threatened to be not performed, in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it at law or in equity, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions or equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), and all such rights and remedies at law or in equity shall be cumulative. The Parties further agree that no Party to this Agreement shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 4.3 and each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. In addition, each of the Parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder brought by the other Party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement,
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(a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the Law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of the Parties hereto hereby consents to the service of process in accordance with Section 4.5; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.
Section 4.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 4.5 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) upon personal delivery to the Party to be notified; (b) when received when sent by email by the Party to be notified, provided, however, that notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 4.5 or (ii) the receiving Party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 4.5; or (c) when delivered by a courier (with confirmation of delivery), in each case to the Party to be notified at the following address:
To Parent Parties:
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
2440 Pershing Road, Suite 600
Kansas City, MO 64108
Attention: Michael Post
with copies to:
Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 Louisiana Street, Suite 3200
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Joshua Davidson
Jonathan Bobinger
Email: joshua.davidson@bakerbotts.com
jonathan.bobinger@bakerbotts.com
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To Sponsor:
Oasis Petroleum Inc.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 1500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Nickolas J. Lorentzatos
with copies to:
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: David P. Oelman
Benji Barron
Email: doelman@velaw.com
bbarron@velaw.com
or to such other address as any Party shall specify by written notice so given, and such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered as of the date so telecommunicated or personally delivered. Any Party to this Agreement may notify any other Party of any changes to the address or any of the other details specified in this paragraph; provided, however, that such notification shall only be effective on the date specified in such notice or five business days after the notice is given, whichever is later. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver.
Section 4.6 Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the Parties hereto. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 4.6 shall be null and void.
Section 4.7 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is held to be invalid or unenforceable in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement. Upon such a determination, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
Section 4.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and, solely to the extent of the defined terms referenced herein, the Merger Agreement, constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and this Agreement is not intended to grant standing to any Person other than the Parties hereto.
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Section 4.9 Amendments; Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Parent Parties and Sponsor or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.
Section 4.10 Headings. Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the Parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.
Section 4.11 Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Parent Parties and Sponsor each agree that (a) their respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the Parent Parties or Sponsor, as applicable, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (b) this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.
Section 4.12 Interpretation. Each of the Parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 4.13 Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given them under the Merger Agreement.
Section 4.14 Freedom to Pursue Opportunities. The Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that: (i) Sponsor and each Sponsor Director (and each Affiliate thereof) has the right to, and shall not have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to (and none of the following shall be deemed to be wrongful or improper), (x) directly or indirectly engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Parent Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including those deemed to be competing with the Parent Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or (y) directly or indirectly do business with any client or customer of the Parent Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries; and (ii) in the event that Sponsor or a Sponsor Director (or any Affiliate thereof) acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be an opportunity for the Parent Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries and Sponsor or any other Person, Sponsor and such Sponsor Director (and any such Affiliate) shall not have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such opportunity to the Parent Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the Parent Parties, their respective Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates or equity holders for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that Sponsor or such Sponsor Director (or such Affiliate thereof), directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person, or does not present such opportunity to the Parent Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided, that any such business, activity or transaction described in this Section 4.14 is not the direct result of Sponsor, its Affiliates or a Sponsor Director using Confidential Information in violation of Section 3.3 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.14, any Sponsor Director may be excluded, by the members of the Board who are not Sponsor Directors, from any discussion or vote on matters in accordance with a conflicts of interest policy of the Board that is adopted by the Board in good faith and is applicable to all of the members of the Board.
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Section 4.15 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically (without any action by any Party) upon the time at which Sponsor or any of its Affiliates no longer has the right to designate an individual for nomination to the Board under this Agreement, and upon such termination, Sponsors rights and obligations shall cease; provided, that the provisions in Section 3.3 and this Article IV shall survive such termination.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
Crestwood Equity Partners LP | ||
By: | Crestwood Equity GP LLC, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ William Moore | |
Name: | William Moore | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy |
Crestwood Equity GP LLC | ||
By: | /s/ William Moore | |
Name: | William Moore | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy |
Oasis Petroleum Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel E. Brown | |
Name: | Daniel E. Brown | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement
Exhibit 10.3
CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS
EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND IS THE TYPE THAT THE
REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL. REDACTED
INFORMATION INDICATED BY [***].
MASTER AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
This MASTER AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS (this Amendment) is made and entered into effective as of February 1, 2022 (the Effective Date) by and among OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OPNA), OASIS PETROLEUM MARKETING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OPM), OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OMS), OASIS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (MLP), OMP OPERATING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (OMP), and BIGHORN DEVCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Bighorn). OPNA, OPM, OMS, MLP, OMP and Bighorn may be referred to herein individually as a Party or collectively as the Parties.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to one or more of the following agreements and to the extent they are parties thereto, desire to amend certain of their provisions as more specifically set forth in this Amendment:
(i) that certain Gas Gathering, Compression, Processing and Gas Lift Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OPM, OMS and MLP (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Gas Agreement);
(ii) that certain Produced and Flowback Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OMS, and MLP (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin);
(iii) that certain Produced and Flowback Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OMS, and MLP (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area);
(iv) that certain Crude Oil Gathering, Stabilization, Blending and Storage Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OPM, OMS and MLP (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin);
(v) that certain Crude Oil Gathering Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2021, by and among OPNA, OPM, and Bighorn (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Crude Oil AgreementSouth Nesson);
(vi) that certain Gas Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2020, by and among OPNA and OMP (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Gas Purchase Agreement); and
(vii) that certain Freshwater Purchase and Sales Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among OPNA, OMS and MLP (as the same may be or has been amended, modified and restated from time to time, the Freshwater Purchase Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendments.
(a) Amendment to Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin. The Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(a) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(a) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin.
(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following sentence is hereby added after the period at the end of Section 3.9(b) of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all services hereunder shall be controlled by Gatherer and made available to other shippers (i) in the Gathering System, (ii) in the Storage Tanks (including associated ACT units and the Storage Tanks described in Section 3.9), and (iii) at the truck ACT offloading facilities (including those described in Section 3.7); provided that, in the cases of (ii), only to the extent such usage by other shippers does not impede, curtail or otherwise negatively impact the usage by Shipper as stated in Section 3.9(a) and this Section 3.9(b) above, provided further that Gathering System capacity, Tankage Shell Capacity, or offloading service capacity, as applicable, is available, based on Shippers and such other shippers nominations to and from the Gathering System, the Storage Tanks, or the truck ACT offloading facilities, as applicable. [***]
(ii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 4.2 of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on or after December 31, 2032, then Shipper shall have the option (to be exercised by providing written notice to Gatherer prior to the termination of the Agreement) to continue to receive the Services or a portion of the Services, under a new agreement, for all or any portion of its volumes of Crude Oil on a year-to-year basis on the same terms and conditions as the most favorable terms and conditions under a then-effective agreement with any third party pursuant to which Gatherer provides a basket of services for an initial term (excluding any renewals or extensions of any kind) of at least [***] for volumes of Crude Oil utilizing any System Segment located within the Most Favored Nations Dedication Area as identified on Exhibit K attached hereto (other than any pipeline facilities physically connected or independent of a System Segment after the Effective Date, in each case, in connection with an acquisition, joint venture, or partnership by and between Gatherer and a third party), that are the same or substantially similar in nature to the basket of Services during the term hereunder, unless and until such third party agreement is terminated. For avoidance of doubt, the Services Gatherer is to offer Producer in accordance with the proceeding sentence shall only apply to Services on the Gathering System.
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If the option to extend the term of this Agreement on a year-to-year basis pursuant to this Section 4.2 is exercised, any obligation of Gatherer to continue to provide the Services pursuant to such option shall not extend beyond December 31, 2042. Gatherer shall provide copies to Shipper of any such third party agreements applicable to volumes of Crude Oil accessing the Gathering System upon any notice of termination of this Agreement (whether such notice is delivered by Gatherer, Producer or Shipper); provided, however, that to the extent Gatherer is prohibited by an obligation of confidentiality from disclosing any such third party agreement to Shipper, then (a) Gatherer shall not be obligated to disclose such agreement to Shipper until Gatherer has obtained the right to disclose such agreement and (b) Gatherer shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain the right to disclose such agreement to Shipper.
(iii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 7.4 of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Subject to the rest of the provisions of this Section 7.4, Producer will (i) use reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at each CDP and (ii) provide electrical power to Gatherer at each CDP at Producers sole cost and expense. In designing and constructing its electrical facilities at each CDP, Producer will cooperate with Gatherer and take into account the amount of electrical power that is reasonably necessary for Gatherers facilities to receive Producers Crude Oil at each such CDP. If a generator is necessary for electrical power to be used by Producer and Gatherer, then Producer shall procure, install, operate, and maintain such generator to fulfill the power requirements of the Parties and Gatherer shall pay its prorated portion of the reasonable capital costs (including reasonable rental and installation costs) therefor; provided, however, that Producer will continue to use all reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at such CDP, thereby minimizing the time such generator is needed (rather than a local electric utility) to provide electrical power at such CDP.
(iv) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following sentence is hereby added as Section 9.2(e) of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin:
Except to protect operational or pipeline integrity, to prevent injury to Persons or damage to property, or as required by Applicable Law, Gatherer (or Gatherers affiliates) shall not amend the quality provisions of the Crude Oil Tariff regarding the Johnsons Corner Pipeline System without OPMs written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
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(v) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 17.4(b)(iii) of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer and Shipper shall have the right to assign their collective rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers and Shippers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Dedicated Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, each of Producer and Shipper shall be released from their respective obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Gatherer that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Gatherer agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) grants Gatherer (or its designee) the exclusive right to market and sell all of such assignees Crude Oil received into the Gathering System (thereby waiving all take-in-kind rights thereto) and to remit payment to such assignee, on a Monthly basis, of the net proceeds from the sale of such Crude Oil (after deducting the Fees and any other applicable fees or costs incurred under this Agreement and any other agreement between such assignee and Gatherer (or its Affiliate)) during such Month in accordance with Article 12, or (C) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (D) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Gatherer in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A), (B) and (D), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
(vi) Effective as of the Effective Date, Appendix I attached to this Amendment shall be added to the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin as a new Exhibit K.
(b) Amendments to add Bergem DSU to Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin, Gas Agreement, and Produced Water AgreementWild Basin.
(i) Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin. The Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(b)(i) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(b)(i) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin.
1. | The definition of Dedicated Acreage in Article 1 of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin is hereby amended to include the area on Exhibit A1 attached to this Amendment (the Bergem DSU Area). |
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2. | The following definition is hereby added to the definitions in Article 1 of the Crude Oil AgreementWild Basin: |
Bergem DSU Area. means the area described on Exhibit A1 to this Amendment.
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(ii) Gas Agreement. The Gas Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(b)(ii) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(b)(ii) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Gas Agreement.
1. | The definition of Dedicated Acreage in Article 1 of the Gas Agreement is hereby amended to include the area on Exhibit A1 attached to this Amendment (the Bergem DSU Area). |
2. | The following definition is hereby added to the definitions in Article 1 of the Gas Agreement: |
Bergem DSU Area. means the area described on Exhibit A1 to this Amendment.
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(iii) Produced Water AgreementWild Basin. The Produced Water AgreementWild Basin is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(b)(iii) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(b)(iii) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin.
1. | The definition of Dedicated Acreage in Article 1 of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin is hereby amended to include the area on Exhibit A1 attached to this Amendment (the Bergem DSU Area). |
2. | The following definition is hereby added to the definitions in Article 1 of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin: |
Bergem DSU Area. means the area described on Exhibit A1 to this Amendment.
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(c) Amendment to Gas Agreement. The Gas Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(c) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(c) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Gas Agreement.
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(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 4.2 of the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on or after December 31, 2032, then Shipper shall have the option (to be exercised by providing written notice to Gatherer prior to the termination of the Agreement) to continue to receive the Services or a portion of the Services, under a new agreement, for all or any portion of its volumes of Gas on a year-to-year basis on the same terms and conditions as the most favorable terms and conditions under a then-effective agreement with any third party pursuant to which Gatherer provides a basket of services for an initial term (excluding any renewals or extensions of any kind) of at least [***] for volumes of Gas utilizing any System Segment located within the Most Favored Nations Dedication Area as identified on Exhibit M attached hereto (other than any pipeline facilities physically connected with or independent of a System Segment after the Effective Date, in each case, in connection with an acquisition, joint venture, or partnership by and between Gatherer and a third party), that are the same or substantially similar in nature to the basket of Services during the term hereunder, unless and until such third party agreement is terminated. For avoidance of doubt, the Services Gatherer is to offer Shipper in accordance with the proceeding sentence shall only apply to Services on the Gathering System.
If the option to extend the term of this Agreement on a year-to-year basis pursuant to this Section 4.2 is exercised, any obligation of Gatherer to continue to provide the Services pursuant to such option shall not extend beyond December 31, 2042. Gatherer shall provide copies to Shipper of any such third party agreements applicable to volumes of Gas accessing the Facilities upon any notice of termination of this Agreement (whether such notice is delivered by Gatherer, Producer or Shipper); provided, however, that to the extent Gatherer is prohibited by an obligation of confidentiality from disclosing any such third party agreement to Shipper, then (a) Gatherer shall not be obligated to disclose such agreement to Shipper until Gatherer has obtained the right to disclose such agreement and (b) Gatherer shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain the right to disclose such agreement to Shipper.
(ii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 10.1(b) of the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(b) not more than 1/4 grain H2S per 100 Cubic Feet, such 1/4 grain H2S per 100 Cubic Feet specification shall apply based on the aggregate volume weighted average Receipt Point quality as calculated upstream of each System Compressor Station with no individual Receipt Point exceeding [***]
(iii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 10.1(c) of the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(c) not more than 1/4 grain of mercaptan sulphur per 100 Cubic Feet, such 1/4 grain mercaptan sulphur per 100 Cubic Feet specification shall apply based on the aggregate volume weighted average Receipt Point quality as calculated upstream of each System Compressor Station;
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(iv) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 10.1(f) of the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(f) not more than two grains of total sulfur per 100 Cubic Feet (including hydrogen sulfide and mercaptan) such two grains of total sulfur per 100 Cubic Feet specification shall apply based on the aggregate volume weighted average Receipt Point quality as calculated upstream of each System Compressor Station;
(v) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following paragraph is hereby added to the end of Section 10.3 of the Gas Agreement:
Gatherer shall be responsible for and bear all expenses, charges and deductions paid by Shipper (or deducted from amounts owed to Shipper by purchasers of Gas) arising out of or relating to the failure of Gatherer to redeliver Delivery Point Gas that meets the requirements of this Section 10.3 and Gatherer shall remit such amounts to Shipper not later than 30 Days after receipt of invoice therefor. [***]
(vi) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 10.4 of the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section 10.4 Delivery Point NGL Quality Specifications. If Shipper delivers Gas to Gatherer at the Receipt Points that meets the Gas Quality Specifications, Gatherer or Gatherers Designee shall redeliver Delivery Point NGLs to or for the account of Shipper that meet the NGL specifications of the Downstream Pipeline(s) for NGLs. Gatherer shall ensure that NGLs produced at the Processing Plant shall be a truckable product with Reid Vapor Pressure no greater than 220 psig at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Gatherer shall be responsible for and bear all expenses, charges and deductions paid by Shipper (or deducted from amounts owed to Shipper by purchasers of NGLs) arising out of or relating to the failure of Gatherer to redeliver Delivery Point NGLs that meet the requirements of this Section 10.4 and Gatherer shall remit such amounts to Shipper not later than 30 Days after receipt of invoice therefor.
(vii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 18.4(b)(iii) of the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer and Shipper shall have the right to assign their collective rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers and Shippers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Dedicated Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, each of Producer and Shipper shall be released from their respective obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Gatherer that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Gatherer agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) grants Gatherer (or its designee) the exclusive right to market and sell all of such assignees Gas received into the Facilities (thereby waiving all take-in-kind rights thereto) and to remit payment to such assignee, on a Monthly basis, of the net proceeds from the sale of such Gas (after deducting the Fees and any other applicable fees or costs incurred under this Agreement and any other agreement between such assignee and Gatherer (or its Affiliate)) during such Month in accordance with Article 13, or (C) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (D) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Gatherer in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A), (B) and (D), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
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(viii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Exhibit L to the Gas Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(ix) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following wells shall be deleted from Exhibit D (Excluded Wells) from the Gas Agreement: Rolfson 2017H (PU)(S.A.M.D), Rolfson 2932H (PU)(S.A.M.D), Lawlar 2314H (PU)(S.A.M.D), and Lawlar 2635H (PU)(S.A.M.D).
(x) Effective as of the Effective Date, Appendix II attached to this Amendment shall be added to the Gas Agreement as a new Exhibit M.
(d) Amendment to Freshwater Purchase Agreement. The Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(d) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(d) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Freshwater Purchase Agreement.
(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 2.1 of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer shall purchase Freshwater from Seller at the Delivery Points as requested from time to time by Producer and as such Freshwater is available for sale to Producer by Seller. Producer shall have no obligation to request a minimum amount of Freshwater from Seller, and Seller shall have no obligation to sell a minimum amount of Freshwater to Producer; provided, however, that during the term of this Agreement, to the extent Producer requires Flushwater at an existing CDP or Planned CDP that is connected pursuant to Section 3.3 located within the Production Area to utilize for operations in or related to the Agreed Formation, Producer shall request and purchase on an ongoing basis such Flushwater from Seller at the applicable Delivery Points prior to utilizing any third party source for Flushwater and Seller shall use reasonable efforts to deliver such Flushwater to Producer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and in each case subject to any Conflicting Dedication and the provisions of Section 2.2 below. Notwithstanding the forgoing and only with respect to (a) the Wild Basin Production Area shown on Exhibit A and (b) operations in or related to the Agreed Formation utilizing Fracwater in the Wild Basin Production Area (i) Producer shall provide 60 Days notice to Seller prior to utilizing any third party source for such Fracwater, and (ii) thereafter Seller shall have the option to sell such Fracwater to the applicable Delivery Points and Producer shall be required to purchase such Fracwater if Producer has demand for such Fracwater, in each case subject to any Conflicting Dedication and the provisions of Section 2.2 below.
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(ii) Effective as of the Effective Date, the first two sentences of Section 2.3 of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
During the term of this Agreement, the Parties intend that the commitment made by Producer under this Agreement be a covenant running with (a) the Properties, as a burden on Producers title thereto and binding on successors-in-interest in and to the Properties, and (b) the Freshwater System, as a benefit accruing to Sellers title thereto and inuring to the benefit of successors-in-interest to the Freshwater System. During the term of this Agreement, Producer shall not Transfer any or all of its interest in any Property unless (i) Producer obtains and delivers to Seller a written acknowledgment by the Transferee in favor of Seller acknowledging that the Transferred Property shall remain subject to this Agreement in all respects and (ii) each instrument of conveyance expressly so states.
(iii) Effective as of the Effective Date, the second sentence of Section 3.3(b) of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Notwithstanding the forgoing and only with respect to the Wild Basin Production Area shown on Exhibit A, during the term of this Agreement, Producer shall provide a Connection Notice to Seller for each Planned CDP within the Wild Basin Production Area shown on Exhibit A that requires Freshwater to utilize for operations in or related to the Agreed Formation.
(iv) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 4.2 of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on or after December 31, 2032, then Producer shall have the option (to be exercised by providing written notice to Seller prior to the termination of the Agreement) to continue to receive the Services or a portion of the Services, under a new agreement, for all or any portion of its volumes of Freshwater on a year-to-year basis on the same terms and conditions as the most favorable terms and conditions under a then-effective agreement with any third party pursuant to which Seller provides a basket of services for an initial term (excluding any renewals or extensions of any kind) of at least [***] for volumes of Freshwater utilizing any System Segment located within the Most Favored Nations Dedication Area as identified on Exhibit H attached hereto (other than any pipeline facilities physically connected with or independent of a System Segment after the Effective Date, in each case, in connection with an acquisition, joint venture, or partnership by and between Seller and a third party), that are the same or substantially similar in nature to the basket of Services during the term hereunder, unless and until such third party agreement is terminated. For avoidance of doubt, the Services Seller is to offer Producer in accordance with the proceeding sentence shall only apply to Services on the Gathering System.
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If the option to extend the term of this Agreement on a year-to-year basis pursuant to this Section 4.2 is exercised, any obligation of Seller to continue to provide the Services pursuant to such option shall not extend beyond December 31, 2042. Seller shall provide copies to Shipper of any such third party agreements applicable to volumes of Freshwater accessing the Freshwater System upon any notice of termination of this Agreement (whether such notice is delivered by Producer or Seller); provided, however, that to the extent Seller is prohibited by an obligation of confidentiality from disclosing any such third party agreement to Producer, then (a) Seller shall not be obligated to disclose such agreement to Producer until Seller has obtained the right to disclose such agreement and (b) Seller shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain the right to disclose such agreement to Producer.
(v) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 7.4 of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Subject to the rest of the provisions of this Section 7.4, Producer will (i) use reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at each CDP and (ii) provide electrical power to Seller at each CDP at Producers sole cost and expense. In designing and constructing its electrical facilities at each CDP, Producer will cooperate with Seller and take into account the amount of electrical power that is reasonably necessary for Sellers facilities to provide Producers Freshwater at each such CDP. If a generator is necessary for electrical power to be used by Producer and Seller, then Producer shall procure, install, operate, and maintain such generator to fulfill the power requirements of the Parties and Seller shall pay its prorated portion of the reasonable capital costs (including reasonable rental and installation costs) therefor; provided, however, that Producer will continue to use all reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at such CDP, thereby minimizing the time such generator is needed (rather than a local electric utility) to provide electrical power at such CDP.
(vi) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 16.4(b)(iii) of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Seller, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Seller, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Seller that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Seller agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) grants Seller (or its designee) the exclusive right to net, on a Monthly basis, the Fees incurred by such assignee during such Month hereunder against the proceeds received by Seller (or its Affiliate) on such assignees behalf from the sale of such assignees crude oil and/or natural gas volumes delivered to Seller (or its Affiliate) during such Month under a separate agreement between such assignee and Seller (or its Affiliate), or (C) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (D) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Seller in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A), (B) and (D), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
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(vii) Effective as of the Effective Date, the last sentence of Section 16.16 of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
During the term of this Agreement, the Parties further agree that such memoranda shall be executed and delivered by the Parties from time to time at either Producers or Sellers reasonable request to evidence any additions or additional areas or Interests to, or releases from, the commitment made by Producer under this Agreement.
(viii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section (a)(i) of Exhibit F of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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(ix) Effective as of the Effective Date, Appendix III attached to this Amendment shall be added to the Freshwater Purchase Agreement as a new Exhibit H.
(x) Contemporaneously with the execution of this Amendment, OPNA, OMS and MLP shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and record an amended and restated memorandum of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement in the form of Exhibit D thereto, except that it shall be revised to conform with the applicable changes and amendments described in this Section 1(d). Such amended and restated memorandum of the Freshwater Purchase Agreement shall amend, restate and replace the memorandum (or memoranda) previously recorded by the parties thereto in its entirety to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.
(e) Amendment to Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area. The Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(e) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(e) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area.
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(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following is hereby added as new Section 3.1(j) and (k) respectively, of the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area:
(j) upon request of Producer, redeliver Barrels of Dedicated Saltwater to the applicable delivery point or other CDP for Producer to utilize for purposes of operating Producers Wells in an Agreed Formation located on a Dedicated Property, including for frac recycling, treatment, reinjection and/or reuse; provided that (i) Gatherer shall provide Saltwater that meets the Saltwater Quality Specifications of Section 8 and, notwithstanding Section 8.2(c), Producer shall be solely liable for any claims or losses arising out of or related to such Saltwater that meets the Saltwater Quality Specifications, and (ii) at Producers sole cost and expense, (X) Producer shall be responsible for the construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of any facilities utilized or needed to transport such Saltwater from the applicable delivery point or other CDP at which such Saltwater is redelivered to the applicable Well(s), and (Y) Gatherer shall be responsible for the construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of such delivery point or other CDP at which such Saltwater is redelivered, with only the actual 3rd Party capital costs to be invoiced to and reimbursed by Producer pursuant to Article 11; and provided further that Producer shall pay the Gathering Fee [***] for each such redelivered Barrel of Saltwater, but no Disposal Fee shall be owed therefor; and
(k) upon request of Producer, allow Producer to remove Barrels of Dedicated Saltwater upstream of the Receipt Points for Producer to utilize for purposes of operating Producers Wells in an Agreed Formation located on a Dedicated Property, including for frac recycling, treatment, reinjection and/or reuse; provided that (i) at the beginning of each Month, Producer shall in good faith report to Gatherer, in writing, the total Barrels of Saltwater removed during the Month just-ended; and (ii) Producer shall pay the Gathering Fee for each such removed Barrel of Saltwater, but no Disposal Fee shall be owed therefor.
(ii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 4.2 of the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on or after December 31, 2032, then Producer shall have the option (to be exercised by providing written notice to Gatherer prior to the termination of the Agreement) to continue to receive the Services or a portion of the Services, under a new agreement, for all or any portion of its volumes of Saltwater on a year-to-year basis on the same terms and conditions as the most favorable terms and conditions under a then-effective agreement with any third party pursuant to which Gatherer provides a basket of services for an initial term (excluding any renewals or extensions of any kind) of at least [***] for volumes of Saltwater utilizing any System Segment located within the Dedicated Acreage (other than any pipeline facilities physically connected with or independent of a System Segment after the Effective Date, in each case, in connection with an acquisition, joint venture, or partnership by and between Gatherer and a third party), that are the same or substantially similar in nature to the basket of Services during the term hereunder, unless and until such third party agreement is terminated. For avoidance of doubt, the Services Gatherer is to offer Producer in accordance with the proceeding sentence shall only apply to Services on the Gathering System.
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If the option to extend the term of this Agreement on a year-to-year basis pursuant to this Section 4.2 is exercised, any obligation of Gatherer to continue to provide the Services pursuant to such option shall not extend beyond December 31, 2042. Gatherer shall provide copies to Producer of any such third party agreements applicable to volumes of Saltwater accessing the Disposal System upon any notice of termination of this Agreement (whether such notice is delivered by Gatherer or Producer); provided, however, that to the extent Gatherer is prohibited by an obligation of confidentiality from disclosing any such third party agreement to Producer, then (a) Gatherer shall not be obligated to disclose such agreement to Producer until Gatherer has obtained the right to disclose such agreement and (b) Gatherer shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain the right to disclose such agreement to Producer.
(iii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 7.3 of the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Subject to the rest of the provisions of this Section 7.3, Producer will (i) use reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at each CDP and (ii) provide electrical power to Gatherer at each CDP at Producers sole cost and expense. In designing and constructing its electrical facilities at each CDP, Producer will cooperate with Gatherer and take into account the amount of electrical power that is reasonably necessary for Gatherers facilities to receive Producers Saltwater at each such CDP. If a generator is necessary for electrical power to be used by Producer and Gatherer, then Producer shall procure, install, operate, and maintain such generator to fulfill the power requirements of the Parties and Gatherer shall pay its prorated portion of the reasonable capital costs (including reasonable rental and installation costs) therefor; provided, however, that Producer will continue to use all reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at such CDP, thereby minimizing the time such generator is needed (rather than a local electric utility) to provide electrical power at such CDP.
(iv) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following is hereby added to Section 14.3 of the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area after the period at the end of the first sentence:
If and to the extent Gatherer redelivers Saltwater to Producer in accordance with Section 3.1(j), then title to and risk of loss attributable to such redelivered Saltwater, including all constituents, contaminants and skim oil thereof, shall transfer from Gatherer to Producer at each applicable delivery point or other CDP.
(v) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 16.4(b)(iii) of the Produced Water AgreementBeartooth Area is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Dedicated Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Gatherer that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Gatherer agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (C) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Gatherer in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A) and (C), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
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(f) Amendment to Crude Oil AgreementSouth Nesson. The Crude Oil AgreementSouth Nesson is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(f) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(f) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Crude Oil AgreementSouth Nesson.
(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 7.4 of the Crude Oil AgreementSouth Nesson is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Subject to the rest of the provisions of this Section 7.4, Producer will (i) use reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at each CDP and (ii) provide electrical power to Gatherer at each CDP at Producers sole cost and expense. In designing and constructing its electrical facilities at each CDP, Producer will cooperate with Gatherer and take into account the amount of electrical power that is reasonably necessary for Gatherers facilities to receive Producers Crude Oil at each such CDP. If a generator is necessary for electrical power to be used by Producer and Gatherer, then Producer shall procure, install, operate, and maintain such generator to fulfill the power requirements of the Parties and Gatherer shall pay its prorated portion of the reasonable capital costs (including reasonable rental and installation costs) therefor; provided, however, that Producer will continue to use all reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at such CDP, thereby minimizing the time such generator is needed (rather than a local electric utility) to provide electrical power at such CDP.
(ii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 17.5(b)(iii) of the Crude Oil AgreementSouth Nesson is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer and Shipper shall have the right to assign their collective rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers and Shippers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Dedicated Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, each of Producer and Shipper shall be released from their respective obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Gatherer that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Gatherer agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) grants Gatherer (or its designee) the exclusive right to market and sell all of such assignees Crude Oil received into the Gathering System (thereby waiving all take-in-kind rights thereto) and to remit payment to such assignee, on a Monthly basis, of the net proceeds from the sale of such Crude Oil (after deducting the Fees and any other applicable fees or costs incurred under this Agreement and any other agreement between such assignee and Gatherer (or its Affiliate)) during such Month in accordance with Article 12, or (C) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (D) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Gatherer in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A), (B) and (D), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
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(g) Amendment to Gas Purchase Agreement. The Gas Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(g) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(g) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Gas Purchase Agreement.
(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 17.4(b)(iii) of the Gas Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Dedicated Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Gatherer that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Gatherer agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) grants Gatherer (or its designee) the exclusive right to net, on a Monthly basis, all proceeds from the sale of such Gas during each Month against any other applicable fees or costs incurred under any other agreement between such assignee and Gatherer (or its Affiliate) during such Month in accordance with Article 12, or (C) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (D) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Gatherer in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A), (B) and (D), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
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(h) Amendment to Produced Water AgreementWild Basin. The Produced Water AgreementWild Basin is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 1(h) below. All capitalized terms used in this Section 1(h) and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin.
(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following is hereby added as new Section 3.1(j) and (k) respectively, of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin:
(j) upon request of Producer, redeliver Barrels of Dedicated Saltwater to the applicable delivery point or other CDP for Producer to utilize for purposes of operating Producers Wells in an Agreed Formation located on a Dedicated Property, including for frac recycling, treatment, reinjection and/or reuse; provided that (i) Gatherer shall provide Saltwater that meets the Saltwater Quality Specifications of Section 8 and, notwithstanding Section 8.2(c), Producer shall be solely liable for any claims or losses arising out of or related to such Saltwater that meets the Saltwater Quality Specifications, and (ii) at Producers sole cost and expense, (X) Producer shall be responsible for the construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of any facilities utilized or needed to transport such Saltwater from the applicable delivery point or other CDP at which such Saltwater is redelivered to the applicable Well(s), and (Y) Gatherer shall be responsible for the construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of such delivery point or other CDP at which such Saltwater is redelivered, with the actual 3rd Party capital costs to be invoiced to and reimbursed by Producer pursuant to Article 11; and provided further that Producer shall pay the Gathering Fee [***] for each such redelivered Barrel of Saltwater, but no Disposal Fee shall be owed therefor; and
(k) upon request of Producer, allow Producer to remove Barrels of Dedicated Saltwater upstream of the Receipt Points for Producer to utilize for purposes of operating Producers Wells in an Agreed Formation located on a Dedicated Property, including for frac recycling, treatment, reinjection and/or reuse; provided that (i) at the beginning of each Month, Producer shall in good faith report to Gatherer, in writing, the total Barrels of Saltwater removed during the Month just-ended; and (ii) Producer shall pay the Gathering Fee for each such removed Barrel of Saltwater, but no Disposal Fee shall be owed therefor.
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(ii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 4.2 of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on or after December 31, 2032, then Producer shall have the option (to be exercised by providing written notice to Gatherer prior to the termination of the Agreement) to continue to receive the Services or a portion of the Services, under a new agreement, for all or any portion of its volumes of Saltwater on a year-to-year basis on the same terms and conditions as the most favorable terms and conditions under a then-effective agreement with any third party pursuant to which Gatherer provides a basket of services for an initial term (excluding any renewals or extensions of any kind) of at least [***] for volumes of Saltwater utilizing any System Segment located within the Most Favored Nations Dedication Area as identified on Exhibit I attached hereto (other than any pipeline facilities physically connected with or independent of a System Segment after the Effective Date, in each case, in connection with an acquisition, joint venture, or partnership by and between Gatherer and a third party), that are the same or substantially similar in nature to the basket of Services during the term hereunder, unless and until such third party agreement is terminated. For avoidance of doubt, the Services Gatherer is to offer Producer in accordance with the proceeding sentence shall only apply to Services on the Gathering System.
If the option to extend the term of this Agreement on a year-to-year basis pursuant to this Section 4.2 is exercised, any obligation of Gatherer to continue to provide the Services pursuant to such option shall not extend beyond December 31, 2042. Gatherer shall provide copies to Producer of any such third party agreements applicable to volumes of Saltwater accessing the Disposal System upon any notice of termination of this Agreement (whether such notice is delivered by Gatherer or Producer); provided, however, that to the extent Gatherer is prohibited by an obligation of confidentiality from disclosing any such third party agreement to Producer, then (a) Gatherer shall not be obligated to disclose such agreement to Producer until Gatherer has obtained the right to disclose such agreement and (b) Gatherer shall exercise reasonable efforts to obtain the right to disclose such agreement to Producer.
(iii) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 7.3 of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer will (i) use reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at each CDP and (ii) provide electrical power to Gatherer at each CDP at Producers sole cost and expense. In designing and constructing its electrical facilities at each CDP, Producer will cooperate with Gatherer and take into account the amount of electrical power that is reasonably necessary for Gatherers facilities to receive Producers Saltwater at each such CDP. If a generator is necessary for electrical power to be used by Producer and Gatherer, then Producer shall procure, install, operate, and maintain such generator to fulfill the power requirements of the Parties and Gatherer shall pay its prorated portion of the reasonable capital costs (including reasonable rental and installation costs) therefor; provided, however, that Producer will continue to use all reasonable efforts to obtain access to electrical power at such CDP, thereby minimizing the time such generator is needed (rather than a local electric utility) to provide electrical power at such CDP.
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(iv) Effective as of the Effective Date, the following is hereby added to Section 14.3 of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin after the period at the end of the first sentence:
If and to the extent Gatherer redelivers Saltwater to Producer in accordance with Section 3.1(j), then title to and risk of loss attributable to such redelivered Saltwater, including all constituents, contaminants and skim oil thereof, shall transfer from Gatherer to Producer at each applicable delivery point or other CDP.
(v) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 16.4(b)(iii) of the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to any Person with a credit rating equal to or better than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date and to whom Producer sells, assigns or otherwise Transfers all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties and who assumes in writing all of Producers obligations hereunder (if applicable, to the extent of the Dedicated Properties being Transferred to such Person) and, upon such assignment, Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment. If the Person to whom Producer intends to sell, assign or otherwise Transfer all or any portion of the Dedicated Properties has a credit rating worse than Producers credit rating as of the Effective Date, then, Producer shall have the right to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, as applicable, without the consent of Gatherer, to such Person if, as a condition precedent to such assignment, at Producers option, either: (A) Producer and the assignee execute an amendment to this Agreement with Gatherer that sets forth creditworthiness requirements to which Gatherer agrees such assignee will be subject under this Agreement for the remainder of the term, or (B) Producer remains liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment, or (C) the assignee agrees to provide a letter of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank for the benefit of Gatherer in an amount equal to 60 days of the aggregated Fees under this Agreement that are reasonably estimated to become due and payable by assignee upon the assignment; provided that, upon such assignment, in each case of (A) and (C), Producer shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement to the extent of such assignment.
(vi) Effective as of the Effective Date, Appendix IV attached to this Amendment shall be added to the Produced Water AgreementWild Basin as a new Exhibit I.
2. Governing Law. This Amendment is intended by the Parties to be interpreted and implemented in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to the conflict of law rules thereof that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
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3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts (including by means of facsimile or .pdf signature pages), each of which will be deemed an original and all of which will constitute one and the same instrument. A signed copy of this Amendment delivered by email or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Amendment.
4. Headings. The headings in this Amendment are for the purpose of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning hereof.
5. No Other Amendments. The terms and provisions of this Amendment shall be incorporated into, and become part the applicable prior agreement that is amended thereby, and as so amended, the prior agreements shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
[Signatures are on the following pages.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Amendment effective as of the Effective Date.
OPNA: | ||
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Taylor L. Reid | |
Name: Taylor L. Reid | ||
Title: President and Chief Operating Officer |
OPM: | ||
OASIS PETROLEUM MARKETING LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Taylor L. Reid | |
Name: Taylor L. Reid | ||
Title: President and Chief Operating Officer |
OMS: | ||
OASIS MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: Michael H. Lou | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Master Amendment to Commercial Agreements
MLP: | ||
OASIS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
By: OMP GP LLC, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: Michael H. Lou | ||
Title: President |
OMP: | ||
OMP OPERATING LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: Michael H. Lou | ||
Title: President |
Bighorn: | ||
BIGHORN DEVCO LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael H. Lou | |
Name: Michael H. Lou | ||
Title: President |
Signature Page to Master Amendment to Commercial Agreements
Exhibit A1
Bergem DSU Area
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Exhibit A-1
APPENDIX I
EXHIBIT K
MOST FAVORED NATIONS DEDICATION AREA
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Appendix I
APPENDIX II
EXHIBIT M
MOST FAVORED NATIONS DEDICATION AREA
[***]
Appendix II
APPENDIX III
EXHIBIT H
MOST FAVORED NATIONS DEDICATION AREA
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Appendix III
APPENDIX IV
EXHIBIT I
MOST FAVORED NATIONS DEDICATION AREA
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Appendix IV
Exhibit 10.4
DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, dated as of [ ], 20[ ] (this Agreement), is made by and between Crestwood Equity GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), and [ ] (Indemnitee).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company is the general partner of Crestwood Equity Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), and Indemnitee is either a member of the board of directors of the Company (the Board) or an officer of the Company, or both, and in such capacity is performing a valuable service for the Company;
WHEREAS, Section 4.1 of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (the LLC Agreement) provides that the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board;
WHEREAS, the Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or other business entities unless they are protected by comprehensive indemnification and liability insurance, due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and because the exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers;
WHEREAS, the Board has concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve or continue to serve as officers or directors of the Company, and to encourage such individuals to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company, it is necessary for the Company contractually to indemnify directors and officers and to assume for itself to the fullest extent permitted by law expenses and damages related to claims against such officers and directors in connection with their service to the Company;
WHEREAS, Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), under which the Company is organized, empowers the Company to enter into agreements to indemnify and advance expenses to its officers, directors, employees and agents, and persons who serve, at the request of the Company, as directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations or enterprises, and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by the DGCL is not exclusive;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company and does not regard the protection afforded to him or her by Delaware law and the LLC Agreement as adequate, and her willingness to serve in such capacity is predicated, in substantial part, upon (1) the Companys willingness to provide protection to her pursuant to express contract rights providing for the Company to indemnify her in accordance with the principles reflected above, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, and (2) the other undertakings set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, in recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure Indemnitees continued service as a director or officer of the Company and to enhance Indemnitees ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the Companys certificate of formation (the Certificate) or the LLC Agreement (collectively, the Constituent Documents), any
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change in the composition of the Board or any change-in-control or business combination transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for (1) the indemnification of and the advancement of Expenses (as defined in Section 1(h) below) to Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement and (2) the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Companys directors and officers liability insurance policies;
WHEREAS, in light of the considerations referred to in the preceding recitals, it is the Companys intention and desire that the provisions of this Agreement be construed liberally, subject to their express terms, to maximize the protections to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder.
WHEREAS, it is intended that Indemnitee shall be paid promptly by the Company all amounts necessary to effectuate in full the rights provided herein; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, and related rights, provided in the Certificate, the LLC Agreement, the Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated August 20, 2021 and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the Indemnitees agreement to continue to provide services to the Company, the parties hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. Certain Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement with initial capital letters:
(a) 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.
(b) Beneficial Owner has the meaning given to the term beneficial owner in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
(c) Change in Control shall mean a change in control of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act, regardless of whether the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement. Without limiting the foregoing, such a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the date of this Agreement, (i) any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board in office immediately prior to such person attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other reorganization, or a proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the Board in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board thereafter; (iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for
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this purpose any new director whose election or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or (iv) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
( ) Claim means (i) any threatened, asserted, pending or completed claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; or (ii) any threatened, pending or completed inquiry, hearing or investigation, whether made, instituted or conducted by the Company or any other person, including any federal, state or other governmental entity, that Indemnitee determines might lead to the institution of any such claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
(a) Controlled Affiliate means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise, whether or not for profit, that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company. For purposes of this definition, control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity or enterprise, whether through the ownership of voting securities, through other voting rights, by contract or otherwise; provided that direct or indirect beneficial ownership of capital stock or other interests in an entity or enterprise entitling the holder to cast 20% or more of the total number of votes generally entitled to be cast in the election of directors (or persons performing comparable functions) of such entity or enterprise shall be deemed to constitute control for purposes of this definition.
(b) Disinterested Director means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(c) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(d) Expenses means any and all expenses, including attorneys and experts fees, court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in or participate in (including on appeal), any Claim. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Claim, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purpose of Section 5 only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitees rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee unless otherwise provided for herein. The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitees counsel as being reasonable shall be presumed conclusively to be reasonable.
(j) Incumbent Directors means the individuals who, as of the date hereof, are directors of the Company, and any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to such date whose election, nomination for election by the Companys members, or appointment, was approved by a vote of a majority of the then Incumbent Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination).
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(k) Indemnifiable Claim means any Claim based upon, arising out of or resulting from (i) any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise, whether or not for profit, as to which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent, (ii) any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in respect of any business, transaction, communication, filing, disclosure or other activity of the Company or any other entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of this sentence, or (iii) Indemnitees status as a current or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a current or former director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of the Company or any other entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of this sentence or any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in connection with any obligation or restriction imposed upon Indemnitee by reason of such status. In addition to any service at the actual request of the Company, for purposes of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be deemed to be serving or to have served at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of another entity or enterprise if Indemnitee is or was serving as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of such entity or enterprise and (i) such entity or enterprise is or at the time of such service was a Controlled Affiliate, (ii) such entity or enterprise is or at the time of such service was an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or a Controlled Affiliate, or (iii) the Company or a Controlled Affiliate directly or indirectly caused or authorized Indemnitee to be nominated, elected, appointed, designated, employed, engaged or selected to serve in such capacity.
(l) Indemnifiable Losses means any and all Losses relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Indemnifiable Claim.
(m) Independent Counsel means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation, limited liability company, and/or partnership law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other named (or, as to a threatened matter, reasonably likely to be named) party to the Indemnifiable Claim giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Independent Counsel shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitees rights under this Agreement.
(n) Losses means any and all Expenses, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal or other), ERISA excise taxes, amounts paid or payable in settlement, including all interest, assessments, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement and all other charges paid or payable in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim.
(o) Person means an individual, corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity and includes the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.
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(p) Subsidiary of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person owns directly or indirectly more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock or other voting interest.
(q) Voting Securities means the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or persons who serve similar functions.
2. Service to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders her resignation or is no longer serving in such capacity. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment agreement between the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or Controlled Affiliates) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that her service to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Controlled Affiliates is at will and the Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written agreement between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or Controlled Affiliates), or other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, by the Companys Constituent Documents or Delaware law. This Agreement shall continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the request of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or Controlled Affiliates, as provided in Section 12 hereof.
3. Indemnification Obligation. Subject to Section 7 and Section 8 of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware in effect on the date hereof or as such laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, against any and all Indemnifiable Claims and Indemnifiable Losses.
4. Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to advancement by the Company, prior to the final disposition of any Indemnifiable Claim to which there are no further rights of appeal, of any and all Expenses relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Indemnifiable Claim actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee or which Indemnitee determines are reasonably likely to be paid or incurred by Indemnitee. Indemnitees right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any standard of conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within five business days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company shall, in accordance with such request (but without duplication), (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. In connection with any request for advancement of such Expenses (Expense Advances), Indemnitee shall not be required to provide any documentation or information to the extent that the provision thereof would undermine or otherwise jeopardize attorney-client privilege. In connection with any request for Expense Advances, Indemnitee shall execute and deliver to the Company an undertaking (which shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitees ability to repay the Expense Advances), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to repay any amounts paid, advanced, or reimbursed by the Company for such Expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined, following the final disposition of such Claim, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder. Indemnitees obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.
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5. Indemnification for Expenses in Enforcing Rights. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing and to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law, the Company shall also indemnify against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 3, any and all Expenses actually and reasonably paid or incurred by Indemnitee or which Indemnitee determines are reasonably likely to be paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claim made, instituted or conducted by Indemnitee for (a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or provision of the Constituent Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to Indemnifiable Claims, and/or (b) recovery under any directors and officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless in each case of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, reimbursement, advance or insurance recovery, as the case may be; provided, however, that Indemnitee shall return, without interest, any such advance of Expenses (or portion thereof) which remains unspent at the final disposition of the Claim to which the advance related. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Indemnitee shall be required to reimburse the Company in the event that a final judicial determination is made that such action brought by Indemnitee was frivolous or not made in good faith.
6. Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any Indemnifiable Loss, but not for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
7. Notification and Defense of Claims.
(a) Notification of Claims. Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable of any Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss for which Indemnitee could seek Expense Advances, including a brief description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of the nature of, and the facts underlying, such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss. If, at the time of the receipt of such notice, the Company has directors and officers liability insurance in effect under which coverage for such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss to the applicable insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable insurers, and copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and such insurers regarding the Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss, in each case substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company. The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company of any Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss shall not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder unless, and only to the extent that, the Company did not otherwise learn of such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss and such failure results in forfeiture by the Company of substantial defenses, rights or insurance coverage.
(b) Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Indemnifiable Claim at its own expense and, except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any Indemnifiable Claim, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently directly incurred by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitees defense
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of such Indemnifiable Claim other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ her own legal counsel in such Indemnifiable Claim, but all Expenses related to such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of is assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitees own expenses; provided, however, that if (i) Indemnitees employment of its own legal counsel has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of such Indemnifiable Claim, (iii) after a Change in Control, Indemnitees employment of its counsel has been approved by the Independent counsel, (iv) the use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent Indemnitee would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict, (v) the named parties in any such Indemnifiable Claim (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and Indemnitee and Indemnitee shall conclude that there may be one or more legal defenses available to him or her that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company, (vi) any such representation by counsel chosen by the Company would be precluded under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing or (vii) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Indemnifiable Claim, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any particular Indemnifiable Claim) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company.
8. Procedure upon Application for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Indemnifiable Claim, provided that documentation and information need not be so provided to the extent that the provision thereof would undermine or otherwise jeopardize attorney-client privilege. Indemnification shall be made insofar as the Company determines Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification in accordance with Section 9 below.
9. Determination of Right to Indemnification.
(a) Mandatory Indemnification; Indemnification as a Witness.
(i) To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Indemnifiable Claim or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Losses relating to, arising out of or resulting from such Indemnifiable Claim in accordance with Section 3 to the fullest extent allowable by law, and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 9(b)) shall be required.
(ii) To the extent that Indemnitees involvement in an Indemnifiable Claim is to prepare to serve and serve as a witness, and not as a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Losses incurred in connection therewith to the fullest extent allowable by law, and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined in Section 9(b)) shall be required.
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(b) Standard of Conduct. To the extent that the provisions of Section 9(a) are inapplicable to an Indemnifiable Claim that shall have been finally disposed of, any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under Delaware law that is a legally required condition precedent to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Indemnifiable Losses relating to, arising out of or resulting from such Indemnifiable Claim and any determination that Expense Advances must be repaid to the Company (a Standard of Conduct Determination) shall be made as follows:
(i) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, or if a Change in Control shall have occurred but Indemnitee shall have requested that the Standard of Conduct Determination be made pursuant to this clause (i), (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by a majority vote of a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of all Disinterested Directors, or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; and
(ii) if a Change in Control shall have occurred and Indemnitee shall not have requested that the Standard of Conduct Determination be made pursuant to clause (i), by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.
Indemnitee will cooperate with the person or persons making such Standard of Conduct Determination, including providing to such person or persons, upon reasonable advance request, any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall reimburse Indemnitee for, or advance to Indemnitee, within five business days of such request, any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person or persons making such Standard of Conduct Determination.
(c) Making the Standard of Conduct Determination. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Standard of Conduct Determination required under Section 9(b) to be made as promptly as practicable. If (i) the person or persons empowered or selected under Section 9(b) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall not have made a determination within 30 days after the later of (A) receipt by the Company of written notice from Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 8 (the date of such receipt being the Notification Date) and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel, if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, that is permitted under the provisions of Section 9(e) to make such determination and (ii) Indemnitee shall have fulfilled her obligations set forth in the first sentence of the last paragraph of Section 9(b), then Indemnitee shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or persons making such determination in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluation or documentation and/or information relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of any Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) Payment of Indemnification. If (i) Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Section 9(a), (ii) no Standard of Conduct Determination is legally required as a condition to indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses, or (iii) Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 9(b) or 9(c) to have satisfied any applicable Standard of Conduct Determination, then the Company shall pay to Indemnitee, within five business days after the later of (A) the Notification Date in respect of the
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Indemnifiable Claim or portion thereof to which such Indemnifiable Losses are related, out of which such Indemnifiable Losses arose or from which such Indemnifiable Losses resulted and (B) the earliest date on which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall have been satisfied, an amount equal to the amount of such Indemnifiable Losses.
(e) Selection of Independent Counsel for Standard of Conduct Determination. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within five business days after receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of Independent Counsel in Section 1(m), and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit and (ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences and clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(e) to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within 30 days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 9(e) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 9(e), as the case may be, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (Delaware Court) to resolve any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the others selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person or firm selected by the Court or by such other person as the Delaware Court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the Independent Counsels determination pursuant to Section 9(b).
(f) Presumption and Defenses.
(i) Indemnitees Entitlement to Indemnification. In making any Standard of Conduct Determination, the person or persons making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the Company may overcome such presumption only by its adducing clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. Any Standard of Conduct Determination that is adverse to Indemnitee may be challenged by Indemnitee in the Delaware Court. No determination by the Company (including by its directors or any
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Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not satisfied any applicable standard of conduct shall be a defense to any legal proceedings brought by Indemnitee to secure indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct.
(ii) Reliance as a Safe Harbor. For purposes of this Agreement, and without creating any presumption as to a lack of good faith if the following circumstances do not exist, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company if Indemnitees actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the course of their duties, or by committees of the Board or by any other Person (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other Persons professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.
(iii) No Other Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any applicable standard of conduct or have any particular belief, or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise not permitted.
(iv) Defense to Indemnification and Burden of Proof. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Indemnifiable Losses incurred in defending against an Indemnifiable Claim in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any related Standard of Conduct Determination, the burden of proving such a defense or that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the applicable standard of conduct shall be on the Company.
(v) Resolution of Claims. The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 9(a)(i) if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Indemnifiable Claim to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement or such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise for purposes of Section 9(a)(i). The Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome this presumption.
10. Exclusions from Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to:
(a) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Expenses or Losses with respect to proceedings initiated by Indemnitee, including any proceedings against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees and not by way of defense, except:
(i) proceedings referenced in Section 5 above (unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous); or
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(ii) where the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such proceedings.
(b) indemnify Indemnitee if a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law.
(c) indemnify Indemnitee for the disgorgement of profits arising from the purchase or saleby Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or any similar successor statute.
(d) indemnify or advance funds to Indemnitee for Indemnitees reimbursement to the Company or any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation previously received by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with an accounting restatement of the Company or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act).
11. Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Indemnifiable Claim effected without the Companys prior written consent; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred, the Company shall be liable for indemnification of the Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if an Independent Counsel has approved the settlement. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Indemnifiable Claim effected without the Companys prior written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any threatened or pending Indemnifiable Claim in any manner that would impose any Losses on Indemnitee or to which Indemnitee is, or could have been, a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such Indemnifiable Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement; provided that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.
12. Duration. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period that Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company (or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of a Controlled Affiliate) and shall continue thereafter (i) so long as Indemnitee may be subject to any possible Indemnifiable Claim (including any rights of appeal thereto) and (ii) throughout the pendency of any proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) commenced by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret her rights under this Agreement, even if, in either case, she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any such Indemnifiable Claim or proceeding.
13. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Constituent Documents, or the substantive laws of the Companys jurisdiction of formation, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, Other Indemnity Provisions ); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other
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Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the date hereof, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder. Except as set forth in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Other Indemnity Provisions shall not be taken into account in construing or applying the provisions of this Agreement, which are intended to operate independently of the Other Indemnity Provisions. The Company will not adopt any amendment to any of the Constituent Documents the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber Indemnitees right to indemnification under this Agreement or any Other Indemnity Provision.
14. Liability Insurance and Funding. For the duration of Indemnitees service as a director of the Company, and thereafter for so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any pending or possible Indemnifiable Claim, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the scope and amount of coverage available relative to the cost thereof) to cause to be maintained in effect policies of directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for directors and/or officers of the Company that is at least substantially comparable in scope and amount to that provided by the Companys current policies of directors and officers liability insurance. Upon request, the Company shall provide Indemnitee with a copy of all directors and officers liability insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations, endorsements and other related materials, and shall provide Indemnitee with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the same. Without limiting the generality or effect of the two immediately preceding sentences, the Company shall not discontinue or significantly reduce the scope or amount of coverage from one policy period to the next (i) without the prior approval thereof by a majority vote of the Incumbent Directors, even if less than a quorum, or (ii) if at the time that any such discontinuation or significant reduction in the scope or amount of coverage is proposed there are no Incumbent Directors, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). In all policies of directors and officers liability insurance maintained by the Company, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits, subject to the same limitations, as are provided to the most favorably insured of the Companys directors, if Indemnitee is a director, or of the Companys officers, if Indemnitee is an officer (and not an a director) by such policy. The Company may, but shall not be required to, create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other means, including a letter of credit, to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to satisfy its obligations to indemnify and advance expenses pursuant to this Agreement.
15. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against other Persons (other than Indemnitees successors), including any entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of the definition of Indemnifiable Claim in Section 1(k). Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
16. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Indemnifiable Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (net of Expenses incurred in connection therewith) under any insurance policy, the Constituent Documents, Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise (including from any entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of the definition of Indemnifiable Claim in Section 1(k)) in respect of such Indemnifiable Losses otherwise indemnifiable by the Company hereunder.
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17. Binding Agreement; Successors and Assignment.
(a) Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, and such successor will thereafter be deemed the Company for purposes of this Agreement), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representative. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee and her counsel, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
(b) Assignment. This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in Section 17(a). Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Indemnitees right to receive payments hereunder shall not be assignable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Indemnitees will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 17(b), the Company shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred.
18. Notices. For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or five business days after having been mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or one business day after having been sent for next-day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company (to the attention of the Secretary of the Company) and to Indemnitee at the applicable address shown on the signature page hereto, or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes of address will be effective only upon receipt.
19. Governing Law and Forum. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement, and any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement (whether based in contract law, tort law, common law or otherwise), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such State. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and (c) waive, and agree not to plead or make, any claim that the Delaware Court lacks venue or that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
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20. Validity. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any Person or circumstance is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to any other Person or circumstance shall not be affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal shall be reformed to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to make it enforceable, valid or legal. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction or other adjudicative body shall decline to reform any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, the parties hereto shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to replace the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal with one or more alternative provisions that effectuate the purpose and intent of the original provisions of this Agreement as fully as possible without being invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal.
0. Amendments and Waivers. No supplement, modification or amendment of thisAgreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both parties hereto. No wavier of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party that are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
21. Legal Fees and Expenses. It is the intent of the Company that Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees and or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitees rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to Indemnitee hereunder. Accordingly, without limiting the generality or effect of any other provision hereof, if it should appear to Indemnitee that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes Indemnitee from time to time to retain counsel of Indemnitees choice, at the expense of the Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent Indemnitee in connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or any director, officer, member or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to Indemnitees entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and in that connection the Company and Indemnitee agree that a confidential relationship shall exist between Indemnitee and such counsel. Without respect to whether Indemnitee prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any and all attorneys and related fees and expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any of the foregoing.
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22. Certain Interpretive Matters. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (a) it or its or words of any gender include each other gender, (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (c) the terms hereof, herein, hereby and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (d) the terms Article, Section, Annex or Exhibit refer to the specified Article, Section, Annex or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (e) the terms include, includes and including will be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation (whether or not so expressed), and (f) the word or is disjunctive but not exclusive. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number will refer to calendar days unless business days are specified and whenever action must be taken (including the giving of notice or the delivery of documents) under this Agreement during a certain period of time or by a particular date that ends or occurs on a non-business day, then such period or date will be extended until the immediately following business day. As used herein, business day means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a United States federal holiday. The Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by electronic signature and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Indemnitee has executed and the Company has caused its duly authorized representative to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
CRESTWOOD EQUITY GP LLC 811 Main Street, Suite 3400 | ||
Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
By: | ||
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Title: |
[DIRECTOR] [ADDRESS]: |
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[NAME] |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO REPAY ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
[DATE]
[OFFICER(S) TO WHOM NOTICE IS DELIVERED]
Crestwood Equity GP LLC
811 Main Street, Suite 3400
Houston, Texas 77002
Re: Undertaking to Repay Advancement of Expenses.
Dear [ADDRESSEE]:
This undertaking is being provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement, dated [DATE], by and between Crestwood Equity GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), and the undersigned as Indemnitee (the Indemnification Agreement). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indemnification Agreement. Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, among other things, I am entitled to the advancement of Expenses paid or incurred in connection with Indemnifiable Claims.
I have become subject to [DESCRIPTION OF PROCEEDING] (the Proceeding) based on [my status as [an officer/[TITLE OF OFFICER]/a director] of the Company/alleged actions or failures to act in my capacity as [an officer/[TITLE OF OFFICER]/a director] of the Company.] This undertaking also constitutes notice to the Company of the Proceeding pursuant to Section 7 of the Indemnification Agreement. The following is a brief description of the [current status of the] Proceeding:
[DESCRIPTION OF PROCEEDING]
Pursuant to Section 4 of the Indemnification Agreement, the Company can (a) pay such Expenses on my behalf, (b) advance funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse me for such Expenses. Pursuant to Section 4 of the Indemnification Agreement, I hereby request an Expense Advance in connection with the Proceeding. The Expenses for which advances are requested are as follows:
[DESCRIPTION OF EXPENSES]
In connection with the request for Expense Advances [set out above/delivered to the Company separately on [DATE]],I hereby undertake to repay any amounts paid, advanced or reimbursed by the Company for such Expense Advances to the extent that it is ultimately determined that I am not entitled to indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement.
This undertaking shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
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[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
Very truly yours,
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[cc: [ADD PARTY NAME AND ADDRESS AS REQUIRED]]
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No.333-255799, No. 333-223892, No. 333-237571, No. 333-217062 and No. 333-210146) and Form S-8 (No. 333-227017, No. 333-83872, No. 333-131767, No. 333-148619 and No. 333-201534) of Crestwood Equity Partners LP of our report dated March 8, 2021 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Oasis Midstream Partners LP, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Houston, Texas |
February 1, 2022 |
Exhibit 99.1
News Release CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP 811 Main Street, Suite 3400 Houston, TX 77002 www.crestwoodlp.com |
Crestwood Completes Acquisition of Oasis Midstream
HOUSTON, TEXAS February 1, 2022 Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) (Crestwood) and Oasis Midstream Partners LP (Oasis Midstream) announced today that the companies have successfully closed the transactions contemplated by the previously announced merger agreement. As a result of the combination, Crestwood has significantly enhanced its scale and competitive position in the Williston and Delaware Basins, enabling the company to capture expected operational and commercial synergies of approximately $45 million and driving enhanced financial strength and flexibility.
As previously announced, under the terms of the merger agreement, public holders of Oasis Midstream common units will receive 0.8700 Crestwood common units in exchange for each Oasis Midstream common unit. As previously announced, Crestwood unitholders as of the February 7, 2022 record date, including legacy Oasis Midstream unitholders that remain Crestwood unitholders, will receive Crestwoods $0.625 per limited partner unit distribution, attributed to the fourth quarter 2021 and payable on February 14, 2022. Crestwood will utilize excess available free cash flow from the combined company to make the fourth quarter 2021 distribution payment.
About Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) is a master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses in multiple shale resource plays across the United States. Crestwood is engaged in the gathering, processing, treating, compression, storage and transportation of natural gas; storage, transportation, terminalling and marketing of NGLs; gathering, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil; and gathering and disposal of produced water. Visit Crestwood Equity Partners LP at www.crestwoodlp.com; and to learn more about Crestwoods sustainability efforts, please visit https://esg.crestwoodlp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal securities law. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the expected synergies and enhanced financial strength and flexibility from the transaction with Oasis Midstream and the timing thereof, and are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond managements control. These risks and assumptions are described in Crestwoods annual reports on Form 10-K and other reports that are available from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect managements view only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law.
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Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Investor Contact
Rhianna Disch, 713-380-3006
rhianna.disch@crestwoodlp.com
Director, Investor Relations
Sustainability and Media Contact
Joanne Howard, 832-519-2211
joanne.howard@crestwoodlp.com
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Communications
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Exhibit 99.2
NEWS RELEASE
Crestwood Announces Changes to the Board of Directors
2/1/2022
HOUSTON-(BUSINESS WIRE) Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) (Crestwood) announced today, following the completion of its acquisition of Oasis Midstream Partners LP (Oasis Midstream), changes to the Board of Directors of its general partner.
In connection with the recently closed merger with Oasis Midstream, Oasis Petroleum Inc. (Nasdaq: OAS) (Oasis Petroleum) received the contractual right to appoint two members to the Crestwood Board of Directors, subject to ongoing ownership thresholds. As a result, Crestwood is pleased to welcome Mr. John Jacobi and Mr. John Lancaster, Jr. to the Crestwood board, effective February 1, 2022.
Mr. Jacobi will serve on the Sustainability Committee of the Crestwood board. He currently serves on the board of Oasis Petroleum, where he is the Chair of Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit & Reserves Committee. Mr. Jacobi brings significant experience in the energy industry, particularly through his knowledge and expertise in exploration and production sector, and currently serves as the President and CEO of Javelin Energy Partners, a subsidiary of Crescent Energy. In 2013, Mr. Jacobi co-founded Covey Park Energy, Inc. and served as its co-CEO and board member until the company was sold to Comstock Resources in 2019. Mr. Jacobi started his career with Woolf & McGee Inc. and later founded Jacobi-Johnson Energy, Inc. which was then sold to EXCO Resources. Mr. Jacobi has previously served on the board of directors of Comstock Resources and Pioneer Energy Services Corp, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from West Texas A&M University.
Mr. Lancaster will serve on the Compensation and Finance Committees of the Crestwood board. He currently serves on the board of Oasis Petroleum as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating, Environmental, Social & Governance Committee. Mr. Lancaster contributes significant financial knowledge and investment experience to the Crestwood board. He is currently a Managing Partner of Oyster Creek, LLC, an investment and advisory from established in 2020, and serves on the Board of Directors for Aquadrill LLC, a provider of deepwater oshore drilling services globally. Mr. Lancaster was previously with Riverstone Holdings, LLC, where he spent 20 years investing in and developing companies across the energy industry, including the midstream sector in North America and Europe. He has previously served as a director of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., Cobalt International Energy, Inc., Liberty Oileld Services, Petroplus Holdings AG, as well as numerous private companies. Mr. Lancaster holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
As we close the Oasis Midstream merger, I am pleased to welcome John Jacobi and John Lancaster to the Crestwood board. They are veterans of the energy industry and we will benet from their extensive experience in the upstream and financial sectors. The addition of these independent directors will further strengthen Crestwoods leading MLP corporate governance model and our important working relationship with Oasis Petroleum. The new Crestwood board, comprised of a combination of legacy Crestwood directors, recently recruited independent directors and Oasis Petroleum appointees will be well suited to drive Crestwoods long-term strategy through a disciplined, returns focused business model of generating positive free cashflow while maintaining financial strength and exibility, as we focus on building unitholder value, stated Robert G. Phillips, Chairman, Founder and Chief Executive Ocer of Crestwoods general partner.
Additionally, effective January 31, 2022, Mr. Alvin Bledsoe has resigned from the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bledsoes resignation was as result of a post-merger potential independence issue related to Oasis Petroleums current audit from and was not due to any disagreement or concern regarding Crestwood, its auditors, or its management team. Ms. Angela Minas, currently a member of the Audit Committee, will take over the role of Chair.
Mr. Phillips added, On behalf of the Crestwood organization, I want to thank Al Bledsoe for his many years of dedicated service to the Crestwood board. As an original director of Quicksilver Gas Services, a Crestwood predecessor company acquired in 2010, Al has provided wise counsel and seasoned perspective to our management team as we shaped the partnership over the last decade through multiple acquisitions and divestitures. With his help, our board has provided solid strategic guidance to position the company where it is today as a midstream leader in sustainability, transparency and operational excellence.
Following these changes, the Crestwood Board of Directors will consist of ten members of which 90% are independent, 30% are female representatives, and 50% have three or less years of tenure. In 2021, Crestwood transitioned to a publicly elected board and will hold its rst board elections and annual unitholders meeting in May 2022.
About Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) is a master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses in multiple shale resource plays across the United States. Crestwood is engaged in the gathering, processing, treating, compression, storage and transportation of natural gas; storage, transportation, terminalling and marketing of NGLs; gathering, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil; and gathering and disposal of produced water. Visit Crestwood Equity Partners LP at www.crestwoodlp.com; and to learn more about Crestwoods sustainability eorts, please visit https://esg.crestwoodlp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as dened by federal securities law. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the expected benets of the transaction with Oasis Midstream and the timing thereof, and are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are dificult to predict and many of which are beyond managements control. These risks and assumptions are described in Crestwoods annual reports on Form 10-K and other reports that are available from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reect managements view only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law.
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Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Investor Contact
Rhianna Disch, 713-380-3006
rhianna.disch@crestwoodlp.com
Director, Investor Relations
Sustainability and Media Contact
Joanne Howard, 832-519-2211
joanne.howard@crestwoodlp.com
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Communications
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