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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2008
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 1-10403
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Delaware
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(State of Incorporation
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or Organization)
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Identification Number) |
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(713) 381-3636
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 24, 2008, TEPPCO Partners L.P. (the Partnership), TE Products Pipeline Company,
LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P.
(collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantors) and their respective general partners or managing
member, as the case may be (collectively with the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the
TEPPCO Parties), entered into an underwriting agreement with UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as
representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the Underwriting
Agreement) relating to the underwritten public offering and sale by the Partnership to the
Underwriters of (i) $ 250,000,000 principal amount of the Partnerships 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
(the 2013 Notes), (ii) $350,000,000 principal amount of the Partnerships 6.65% Senior Notes due
2018 (the 2018 Notes) and (iii) $400,000,000 principal amount of the Partnerships 7.55% Senior
Notes due 2038 (the 2038 Notes and, together with the 2013 Notes and the 2018 Notes, the
Notes). The Notes are being guaranteed (together with the Notes, the Securities) on an
unsecured and unsubordinated basis by the Subsidiary Guarantors. The offering of the Securities
has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), pursuant
to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110207) (the Registration
Statement), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated March 24, 2008 relating to the
Securities, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act (together with the accompanying prospectus dated November 3,
2003, the Prospectus Supplement). Certain legal opinions related to the Registration Statement
are filed herewith as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1.
The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the
Notes are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and other customary conditions. The
Underwriters are obligated to purchase all the Notes if they purchase any of the Notes. The
Partnership has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required
to make because of any of those liabilities. The Underwriting Agreement contains other customary
representations, warranties and agreements. The summary of the Underwriting Agreement in this
report does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to such agreement, which is
filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Underwriting Agreement
contains representations, warranties and other provisions that were made or agreed to, among other
things, to provide the parties thereto with specified rights and obligations and to allocate risk
among them. Accordingly, the Underwriting Agreement should not be relied upon as constituting a
description of the state of affairs of any of the parties thereto or their affiliates at the time
it was entered into or otherwise.
The Prospectus Supplement provides that the Partnership will use net proceeds from the
offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under its $1 billion senior unsecured term credit
agreement. Affiliates of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC are lenders under the term credit agreement and,
accordingly, will receive proceeds from the offering of the Notes. In addition, from time to time
the underwriters engage in transactions with the Partnership and its affiliates in the ordinary
course of business. The underwriters have performed investment banking services for the
Partnership and its affiliates in the last two years and have received fees for these services.
The Securities are being issued under the Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002 (the
Indenture), among the Partnership, as issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank National
Association (successor to First Union National Bank, NA, and Wachovia Bank, National Association)
as trustee, as amended and supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture thereto with respect to
the 2013 Notes (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture), the Sixth Supplemental Indenture thereto with
respect to the 2018 Notes (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture), and the Seventh Supplemental
Indenture thereto with respect to the 2038 Notes (together with the Fifth Supplemental Indenture
and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures). The terms of the Securities
and the Supplemental Indentures are further described in the Prospectus Supplement under the
captions Description of the Notes and Description of Debt Securities, which description is
incorporated herein by reference and filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2. Such description does not purport to be complete and is
qualified by reference to the Indenture and the Supplemental Indentures, which are filed as
exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
On March 24, 2008, the Partnership issued a press release relating to the public offering of
the Notes contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The exhibits set forth below are filed herewith, except for exhibit 99.1, which is furnished
herewith.
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated March 24, 2008, by and among TEPPCO Partners
L.P., TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC,
TEPPCO GP, Inc., TEPPCO NGL Pipelines, LLC and UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as
representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto. |
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002 between TEPPCO Partners, L.P., as
issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association
(successor to First Union National Bank, NA, and Wachovia Bank, National Association)
as trustee (Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (Commission File
No. 1-10403) dated as of February 20, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.2
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Form of Fifth Supplemental Indenture by and among TEPPCO Partners L.P., as
issuer, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. |
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4.3
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Form of Sixth Supplemental Indenture by and among TEPPCO Partners L.P., as
issuer, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. |
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4.4
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Form of Seventh Supplemental Indenture by and among TEPPCO Partners L.P., as
issuer, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. |
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4.5
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Forms of Notes (included in Exhibits 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 above). |
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5.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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8.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. relating to tax matters |
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23.1
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Consents of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1) |
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99.1
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Press release of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. dated March 24, 2008. |
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Description of Notes and
Description of Debt Securities. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
(Registrant)
By: Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC General Partner
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Date: March 27, 2008 |
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/s/ William G. Manias |
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William G. Manias |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated March 24, 2008, by and among TEPPCO Partners
L.P., TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC,
TEPPCO GP, Inc., TEPPCO NGL Pipelines, LLC and UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as
representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto. |
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002 between TEPPCO Partners, L.P., as
issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association
(successor to First Union National Bank, NA, and Wachovia Bank, National Association)
as trustee (Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (Commission File
No. 1-10403) dated as of February 20, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.2
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Form of Fifth Supplemental Indenture by and among TEPPCO Partners L.P., as
issuer, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. |
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4.3
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Form of Sixth Supplemental Indenture by and among TEPPCO Partners L.P., as
issuer, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. |
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Form of Seventh Supplemental Indenture by and among TEPPCO Partners L.P., as
issuer, TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC,
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. |
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4.5
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Forms of Notes (included in Exhibits 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 above). |
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5.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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8.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. relating to tax matters |
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23.1
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Consents of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1) |
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99.1
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Press release of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. dated March 24, 2008. |
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Description of Notes and
Description of Debt Securities. |
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Exhibit
1.1
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
$250,000,000 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
$350,000,000 6.65% Senior Notes due 2018
$400,000,000 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
March 24, 2008
UBS Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC,
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule I attached hereto,
c/o UBS Securities LLC
677 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901
Ladies and Gentlemen:
TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), proposes to
issue and sell to the underwriters listed on Schedule I hereto (collectively, the
Underwriters) (i) $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 5.90%
Senior Notes due 2013 (the 2013 Notes), (ii) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the Partnerships 6.65% Senior Notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes) and (iii) $400,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 (the 2038
Notes, and together with the 2013 Notes and the 2018 Notes, the Notes), as set forth
on Schedule I hereto. The Notes are to be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior
unsecured basis pursuant to guarantees (the Guarantees, and together with the Notes, the
Securities) by TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company
(TE Products Pipeline), TCTM, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (TCTM),
TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (TEPPCO Midstream),
and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Val Verde and,
together with TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream, the Subsidiary
Guarantors).
The 2013 Notes are to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002 (the
Base Indenture), among the Partnership, as issuer, TE Products Pipeline, TCTM, TEPPCO
Midstream and Jonah Gas Gathering Company, a Wyoming general partnership (Jonah Gas), or
their predecessors, as subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor
trustee to Wachovia Bank, National Association and First Union National Bank (such successor
trustee being referred to herein as the Trustee), as previously amended by the Full
Release of Guarantee, dated as of July 31, 2006, pursuant to which Jonah Gas was fully released and
discharged from all obligations in connection with the Indenture (the Full Release of
Guarantee), and as shall be amended and supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture
thereto, to be dated as of the Delivery Date; the 2018 Notes are to be issued under the Base
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Indenture, as previously amended by the Full Release of Guarantee, and as shall be amended and
supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture thereto, to be dated as of the Delivery Date; and
the 2038 Notes are to be issued under the Base Indenture, as previously amended by the Full Release
of Guarantee, and as shall be amended and supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture
thereto, to be dated as of the Delivery Date. Such Fifth Supplemental Indenture, Sixth
Supplemental Indenture and Seventh Supplemental Indenture are referred to collectively as the
Supplemental Indentures. The Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the Full
Release of Guarantee and the Supplemental Indentures as of the Delivery Date is referred to herein
as the Indenture.
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the
general partner of the Partnership and is referred to herein as the General Partner.
TEPPCO GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is (x) the sole general partner of TCTM and (y) the sole
managing member of TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream, and is referred to herein as
TEPPCO GP. TEPPCO NGL Pipeline, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the
general partner of Val Verde and is referred to herein as TEPPCO NGL Pipelines. In this
Agreement, (i) TEPPCO GP and TEPPCO NGL Pipelines are referred to collectively as the
Subsidiary General Partners, (ii) the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors are
referred to collectively as the Obligors, (iii) the Obligors, the General Partner and the
Subsidiary General Partners are referred to collectively as the TEPPCO Parties.
This is to confirm the agreement among the TEPPCO Parties and the Underwriters concerning the
purchase of the Securities from the Partnership by the Underwriters.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the TEPPCO Parties. Each of the TEPPCO
Parties jointly and severally represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters that:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-110207) relating to the Securities (i)
has been prepared by the Obligors pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the Securities Act), and the rules and regulations (the Rules and
Regulations) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) thereunder;
(ii) has been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act; and (iii) is effective under the
Securities Act. Copies of such registration statement and any amendment thereto have been made
available by the Obligors to you as the representatives (the Representatives) of the
Underwriters. As used in this Agreement:
(i) Applicable Time means 5:11 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of this
Agreement;
(ii) Base Prospectus means the base prospectus included in the Registration
Statement at the Applicable Time;
(iii) Disclosure Package means (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary
Prospectus as amended or supplemented as of the Applicable Time, (iii) the Issuer Free
Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and (iv) the final
term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) of this Agreement;
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(iv) Effective Date means any date as of which any part of such registration
statement relating to the Securities became, or is deemed to have become, effective under
the Securities Act in accordance with the Rules and Regulations;
(v) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means each free writing prospectus (as
defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) or issuer free writing prospectus (as
defined in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) prepared by or on behalf of the
Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors or used or referred to by the Partnership or the
Subsidiary Guarantors in connection with the offering of the Securities (including, without
limitation, the electronic road show posted on www.netroadshow.com on March 24, 2008
and any other road show prepared by or on behalf of the Partnership or the Subsidiary
Guarantors or used or referred to by the Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors in
connection with the offering of the Securities that is a free writing prospectus under Rule
433);
(vi) Preliminary Prospectus means any preliminary prospectus relating to the
Securities included in such registration statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, including the Base Prospectus and any preliminary
prospectus supplement thereto relating to the Securities;
(vii) Prospectus means the final prospectus relating to the Securities,
including the Base Prospectus and any prospectus supplement thereto relating to the
Securities, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and
Regulations; and
(viii) Registration Statement means, collectively, the various parts of the
registration statement referred to in this Section 1(a), each as amended as of the Effective
Date for such part, including any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and all exhibits
to such registration statement.
Any reference to any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus shall be
deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Form S-3
under the Securities Act as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the
case may be, or in the case of the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time. Any reference to
the most recent Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to the latest Preliminary
Prospectus included in the Registration Statement or filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) on or prior to
the date hereof. Any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document filed under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to include the most recent annual report of the Partnership on Form 10-K
filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the original
Effective Date that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The Commission has
not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and no proceeding or
examination for such purpose
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has been instituted or, to the Partnerships knowledge, threatened by
the Commission. The Commission has not notified any of the TEPPCO Parties of any objection to the
use of the form of the Registration Statement.
(b) Well-Known Seasoned Issuer and Not an Ineligible Issuer. The Partnership is a well known
seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), including not having been an
ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at any such time or date.
The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Section
8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, and the Partnership is not the subject of a pending proceeding
under Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Notes.
(c) Form of Documents. The Registration Statement conformed and will conform in all material
respects on each Effective Date and on the Delivery Date, and any amendment to the Registration
Statement filed after the date hereof will conform in all material respects when filed, to the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The most recent Preliminary
Prospectus conformed, and the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects when filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and
Regulations. The documents incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus conformed, and any further documents so incorporated will conform, when filed with the
Commission, in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act,
as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration
Statement and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the requirements applicable to
them under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act).
(d) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement did not, as of each Effective Date,
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; provided that no
representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration
Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership
through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein,
which information is specified in Section 8(b).
(e) Prospectus. The Prospectus will not, as of its date and on the Delivery Date, 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information
contained in or omitted from the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Partnership through the Representatives by or on behalf of any
Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 8(b).
(f) Documents Incorporated by Reference. The documents incorporated by reference in any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus did not, and any further documents filed and incorporated
by reference therein will not, when filed with the Commission, contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
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necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(g) Disclosure Package. The Disclosure Package did not, as of the Applicable Time, 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information
contained in or omitted from the Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Partnership through the Representatives by or on behalf of any
Underwriters specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 8(b).
(h) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and Disclosure Package. Each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, when considered together with the Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did 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, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to
information contained in or omitted from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership through the Representatives by or
on behalf of any Underwriters specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in
Section 8(b).
(i) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed or
will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and
Regulations on the date of first use, and the Obligors have complied with any filing requirements
applicable to such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to the Rules and Regulations. No TEPPCO
Party has made any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representatives, except as set forth on
Schedule IV hereto. The Obligors have retained in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to be filed pursuant to the
Rules and Regulations (it being understood that, as of the date hereof, the Partnership and the
Subsidiary Guarantors have not retained any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for the three year
period required thereby). Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not and will not include any
information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the
Disclosure Package, including any document incorporated therein and any prospectus supplement
deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does
not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the TEPPCO Parties by the Underwriters through the
Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, which information consists solely of the
information specified in Section 8(b).
(j) Formation and Qualification of the Partnership Entities. Each of the TEPPCO Parties and
the other subsidiaries of the Partnership listed on Schedule III hereto (each, a
Partnership Entity and collectively, the Partnership Entities) has been duly
formed or incorporated, as the case may be, and is validly existing in good standing under the laws
of its respective jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as the case may be, with all
corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be, power and authority
necessary to
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own or hold its properties and conduct the businesses in which it is engaged and, in
the case of the General Partner, TEPPCO NGL Pipelines and TEPPCO GP, to act as general partner or
sole managing member, as applicable, of the Partnership, Val Verde and the other Subsidiary
Guarantors, respectively, in each case in all material respects as described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Each Partnership Entity is duly registered
or qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, limited liability
company or limited partnership, as the case may be, in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or
lease of property or the conduct of its businesses requires such qualification or registration,
except where the failure to so qualify or register would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
business or prospects of the Partnership Entities taken as a whole (a Material Adverse
Effect) or subject the limited partners of the Partnership to any material liability or
disability.
(k) Ownership of General Partner. Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(EPE), owns 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the General
Partner; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with
the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner, as amended and/or restated on or
prior to the date hereof (the GP LLC Agreement); and EPE owns such membership interests
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities, charges or claims other
than those in favor of lenders of EPE.
(l) Ownership of General Partner Interest in the Partnership. The General Partner is the sole
general partner of the Partnership with a 1.999999% general partner interest in the Partnership
(including the right to receive Incentive Distributions (as defined in the Partnership Agreement)
(the Incentive Distribution Rights)); such general partner interest has been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the agreement of limited partnership of the
Partnership, as amended and/or restated on or prior to the date hereof (the Partnership
Agreement); and the General Partner owns such general partner interest free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities, charges or claims.
(m) Ownership of the TEPPCO GP. The Partnership owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of TEPPCO GP; such capital stock has been duly authorized and validly issued in
accordance with the bylaws of TEPPCO GP, as amended or restated on or prior to the date hereof (the
TEPPCO GP Bylaws), and the certificate of incorporation of TEPPCO GP, as amended and
restated on or prior to the date hereof (the TEPPCO GP Certificate of Incorporation), and
is fully paid and non-assessable; and the Partnership owns such capital stock free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities, charges or claims.
(n) Ownership of TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream. (i) TEPPCO GP is (x) the
sole general partner of TCTM (with a 0.001% general partner interest in TCTM) and (y) the sole
managing member of TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream (with a 0.001% membership interest in
each of TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream); each such general partner or membership
interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the agreement of limited
partnership or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of each of TE Products Pipeline,
TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream, in each case as amended and/or restated on or prior to the date hereof
(collectively, the TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream Agreements); and
TEPPCO GP owns each such general
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partner or membership interest free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, security interests, equities, charges or claims; and (ii) the Partnership is (x) the
sole limited partner of TCTM and (y) the sole non-managing member of TE Products Pipeline and
TEPPCO Midstream; each such limited partner or membership interest has been duly authorized and
validly issued in accordance with the applicable TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream
Agreement and is fully paid (to the extent required under the applicable TE Products Pipeline, TCTM
and TEPPCO Midstream Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be
affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the
Delaware LP Act), Section 101.206 of the Texas Business Organizations Code and as
otherwise described in the Prospectus); and the Partnership owns such limited partner and
membership interests free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities,
charges or claims.
(o) Ownership of TEPPCO NGL Pipelines. TEPPCO Midstream owns 100% of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in TEPPCO NGL Pipelines; such membership interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of TEPPCO
NGL Pipelines, as amended and/or restated on or prior to the date hereof (the TEPPCO NGL
Pipelines Agreement); and TEPPCO Midstream owns such membership interests free and clean of
all liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities, charges or claims other than those in favor
of lenders of TEPPCO Midstream.
(p) Ownership of Val Verde. (i) TEPPCO NGL Pipelines is the sole general partner of Val Verde
with a 0.001% general partner interest in Val Verde; such general partner interest has been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the agreement of limited partnership of Val Verde,
as amended and/or restated on or prior to the date hereof (the Val Verde Partnership
Agreement) (the Val Verde Partnership Agreement and the TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO
Midstream Agreements, collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantor Agreements); and TEPPCO NGL
Pipelines owns such general partner interest free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security
interests, equities, charges or claims; and (ii) TEPPCO Midstream is the sole limited partner of
Val Verde with a 99.999% limited partner interest in Val Verde; such limited partner interest has
been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Val Verde Partnership Agreement and
is fully paid (to the extent required under the Val Verde Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable
(except as such non-assessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP
Act and as otherwise described in the Prospectus); and TEPPCO Midstream owns such limited partner
interest free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities, charges or
claims.
(q) No Registration Rights. Neither the filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering
of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the
registration of any securities of the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of the other
subsidiaries of the Partnership listed on Schedule III hereto (the Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries), except such rights as have been waived.
(r) Authority. Each of the TEPPCO Parties has all requisite power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations hereunder, and the Obligors
have all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the Base Indenture and the
Supplemental Indentures and to perform their respective obligations thereunder. The Obligors
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have
all requisite power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Notes and the Guarantees,
respectively, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Partnership Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantor Agreements, the Indenture, the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and Prospectus. All action required to be taken by the TEPPCO
Parties or any of their security holders, partners or members for (i) the due and proper
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture, (ii) the authorization,
issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and (iii) the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken.
(s) Ownership of Non-guarantor Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock,
partnership interests or membership interests, as the case may be, of each of the Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries have been duly and validly authorized and issued, and are fully paid and
non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be affected by (i) Section 17-607 of the
Delaware LP Act, in the case of partnership interests in a Delaware limited partnership, (ii)
Section 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act, in the case of membership interests in a Delaware limited
liability company, (iii) Section 101.206 of the Texas Business Organizations Code, in the case of
membership interests in a Texas limited liability company, and (iv) except as otherwise disclosed
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus). Except as described in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, the Partnership and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, directly or
indirectly, owns the shares of capital stock, partnership interests or membership interests in each
of the Non-guarantor Subsidiaries as set forth on Schedule III hereto free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances (other than contractual restrictions on transfer contained in the applicable
constituent documents), security interests, equities, charges, claims or restrictions upon voting
or any other claim of any third party. None of the TEPPCO Parties has any subsidiaries other than
as set forth on Schedule III hereto that would be deemed to be a significant
subsidiary as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
(t) Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized and validly executed and delivered by each of the TEPPCO Parties.
(u) Authorization, Execution and Enforceability of Agreements. (i) the Partnership Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the General Partner and is a valid and legally
binding agreement of the General Partner, enforceable against the General Partner in accordance
with its terms; (ii) the TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream Agreements have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by TEPPCO GP and are valid and legally binding agreements of
TEPPCO GP, enforceable against TEPPCO GP in accordance with their terms; (iii) the TEPPCO NGL
Pipelines Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by TEPPCO Midstream and is a
valid and legally binding agreement of TEPPCO Midstream, enforceable against TEPPCO Midstream in
accordance with its terms; and (iv) the Val Verde Partnership Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by TEPPCO NGL Pipelines and is a valid and legally binding agreement of
TEPPCO NGL Pipelines, enforceable against TEPPCO NGL Pipelines in accordance with its terms;
provided that, with respect to each such agreement listed in this paragraph, the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
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(v) Enforceability of Indenture. The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by (i) the Partnership, (ii) the predecessor of TE Products Pipeline, (iii) TCTM and (iv)
the predecessor of TEPPCO Midstream. Each of the Supplemental Indentures has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each of the Obligors. The execution and delivery of, and the performance
by the Obligors of their respective obligations under the Indenture have been duly and validly
authorized by each of the Obligors. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by
the Trustee, the Indenture when executed and delivered by the Obligors, will constitute a valid and
legally binding agreement of the Obligors, enforceable against the Obligors in accordance with its
terms; provided that, the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Indenture is duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act.
(w) Valid Issuance of the Notes. The Notes have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to
the Underwriters, and, when executed by the Partnership and authenticated by the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will have been duly executed and delivered by the
Partnership, and will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of the Partnership
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Partnership in accordance
with their terms; provided that, the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(x) Valid Issuance of the Guarantees. The Guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors have been
duly authorized by the Subsidiary General Partners on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors and, on
the Delivery Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Subsidiary Guarantors; when
the Notes have been issued, executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the
Guarantees will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be enforceable against the Subsidiary Guarantors
in accordance with their terms as set forth in the Indenture; provided that, the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(y) No Conflicts or Violations. None of the (i) offering, issuance and sale by the Obligors
of the Securities, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Indenture
and the Securities by the TEPPCO Parties that are parties hereto and thereto, or (iii) consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (A) conflicts or will conflict with or
constitutes or will constitute a violation of the certificate of limited partnership or agreement
of limited partnership, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement,
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents of any of the
Partnership Entities, (B) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a
breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute
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such a default) under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or
other agreement or instrument to which any of the Partnership Entities is a party or by which any
of them or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound, (C) violates or will violate
any statute, law or regulation or any order, judgment, decree or injunction of any court,
arbitrator or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any of the Partnership Entities
or any of their respective properties or assets, or (D) results or will result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of any of the Partnership
Entities, which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or liens, in the case of clauses (B) or
(D), would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) No Consents. No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or
qualification (consent) of or with any court, governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Partnership Entities or any of their respective properties is required in
connection with (i) the offering, issuance and sale by the Obligors of the Securities in the manner
contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Indenture and the
Securities by the TEPPCO Parties that are parties thereto or (iii) the consummation by the TEPPCO
Parties of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities,
except for (A) such consents required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Trust
Indenture Act (all of which have been obtained) and state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection
with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters and (B) such consents that
have been, or prior to the Delivery Date (as defined herein) will be, obtained.
(aa) No Default. None of the Partnership Entities is (i) in violation of its certificate of
limited partnership or agreement of limited partnership, certificate of formation or limited
liability company agreement, certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or other
organizational documents, (ii) in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, administrative or
governmental rule or regulation applicable to it or of any order, judgment, decree or injunction of
any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over it or has failed to obtain any
license, permit, certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization or permit necessary to
the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business, or (iii) in breach, default (and
no event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute
such a default has occurred
or is continuing) or violation in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition
contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or in any agreement,
indenture, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties
may be bound, which breach, default or violation, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), would, if
continued, have a Material Adverse Effect, or could materially impair the ability of any of the
Partnership Entities to perform their obligations under this Agreement or the Base Indenture
together with the Supplemental Indentures.
(bb) Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Deloitte & Touche LLP, who has audited
the audited financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements included
in the year ended December 31, 2005) is an independent registered public accounting firm with
respect to the Partnership and the General Partner within the meaning of the Securities Act and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the
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Commission and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the PCAOB).
(cc) Financial Statements. The historical financial statements (including the related notes
and supporting schedule) contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (i) comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (except that certain supporting
schedules are omitted), (ii) present fairly in all material respects the financial position,
results of operations and cash flows of the entities purported to be shown thereby on the basis
stated therein at the respective dates or for the respective periods, and (iii) have been prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except to the extent disclosed therein. The
other financial information of the General Partner and the Partnership and its subsidiaries,
including non-GAAP financial measures, if any, contained or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been derived from the
accounting records of the General Partner, the Partnership and its subsidiaries, and fairly
presents the information purported to be shown thereby. Nothing has come to the attention of any
of the Partnership Entities that has caused them to believe that the statistical and market-related
data included in the Registration Statement, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material
respects.
(dd) No Distribution of Other Offering Materials. None of the Partnership Entities has
distributed or, prior to the completion of the distribution of the Securities, will distribute, any
offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus to which the Representatives have consented in accordance with Section 1(i) or 5(l) and
the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus set forth on Schedule IV hereto and any other materials,
if any, permitted by the Securities Act, including Rule 134 of the Rules and Regulations.
(ee) Conformity to Description of the Securities. The Securities, when issued and delivered
against payment therefor as provided in this Agreement and in the Indenture, will conform in all
material respects to the descriptions thereof contained or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(ff) Certain Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package,
subsequent to the respective dates as of which such information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Disclosure Package, (i) none of the Partnership Entities has incurred any
liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, or entered into any transactions, not in
the ordinary course of business, that, individually or in the aggregate, is material to the
Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, and (ii) there has not been any material change in the
capitalization or material increase in the long-term debt of the Partnership Entities, or any
dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Partnership on any class of its
partnership interests.
(gg) No Omitted Descriptions; Legal Descriptions. There are no legal or governmental
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the TEPPCO Parties, threatened or
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contemplated, against
any of the Partnership Entities, or to which any of the Partnership Entities is a party, or to
which any of their respective properties or assets is subject, that are required to be described in
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus but are not described as
required, and there are no agreements, contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or
to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required
by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations or the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder. The statements included in or incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings Description of the Notes,
Description of Debt Securities, Certain ERISA Considerations, and Certain United States
Federal Income Tax Considerations, insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings.
(hh) Title to Properties. Each Partnership Entity has (i) good and indefeasible title to all
its interests in its properties that are material to the operations of the Partnership Entities,
taken as a whole, and (ii) good and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid rights to lease or
otherwise use, all items of other real and personal property which are material to the business of
the Partnership Entities, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and
defects and imperfections of title except such as (A) do not materially affect the value of such
property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
by the Partnership Entities, (B) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
or (C) are described, and subject to the limitations contained, in the Disclosure Package.
(ii) Rights-of-Way. Each of the Partnership Entities has such consents, easements,
rights-of-way or licenses from any person (rights-of-way) as are necessary to conduct its
business in the manner described in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus and except for such rights-of-way the failure of which to have obtained would
not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Partnership
Entities has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with respect to such
rights-of-way and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow,
revocation or termination thereof or would result in any impairment of the rights of the holder of
any such rights-of-way, except for such revocations, terminations and impairments that will not
have a Material Adverse Effect, subject in each case to such qualification as may be set forth in
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and, except as described in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, none of such rights-of-way contains any restriction that is materially burdensome
to the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole.
(jj) Permits. Each of the Partnership Entities has such permits, consents, licenses,
franchises, certificates and authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities
(permits) as are necessary to own or lease its properties and to conduct its business in
the manner described in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus and except for such permits that, if not obtained, would not have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Partnership Entities has fulfilled and
performed
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all its material obligations with respect to such permits in the manner described, and
subject to the limitations contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and no event has
occurred that would prevent the permits from being renewed or reissued or that allows, or after
notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results or would result
in any impairment of the rights of the holder of any such permit, except for such non-renewals,
non-issues, revocations, terminations and impairments that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Partnership Entities has received
notification of any revocation or modification of any such permit or has any reason to believe that
any such permit will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
(kk) Books and Records; Accounting Controls. The Partnership Entities (i) make and keep
books, records and accounts that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of assets, and (ii) maintain systems of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with
managements general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (D)
the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(ll) Related Party Transactions. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among
the Partnership Entities on the one hand, and the directors, officers, partners, customers or
suppliers of the General Partner and its affiliates (other than the Partnership Entities) on the
other hand, which is required to be described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and
which is not so described.
(mm) Environmental Compliance. There has been no storage, generation, transportation,
handling, treatment, disposal or discharge of any kind of toxic or other wastes or other hazardous
substances by any of the Partnership Entities (or, to the knowledge of the TEPPCO Parties, any
other entity (including any predecessor) for whose acts or omissions any of the Partnership
Entities is or could reasonably be expected to be liable) at, upon or from any of the property now
or previously owned or leased by any of the Partnership Entities or upon any other property, in
violation of any statute or any ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or
which would, under any statute or any ordinance, rule (including rule of common law), regulation,
order, judgment, decree or permit, give rise to any liability, except for any violation or
liability that could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate with all
such violations and liabilities, a Material Adverse Effect; and there has been no disposal,
discharge, emission or other release of any kind onto such property or into the environment
surrounding such property of any toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances with respect
to which any of the TEPPCO Parties has knowledge, except for any such disposal, discharge, emission
or other release of any kind which could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate with all such discharges and other releases, a Material Adverse Effect.
(nn) Insurance. The Partnership Entities maintain insurance covering their properties,
operations, personnel and businesses against such losses and risks as are reasonably adequate to
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protect them and their businesses in a manner consistent with other businesses similarly situated.
Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Partnership Entities
has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial capital improvements
or other expenditures will have to be made in order to continue such insurance; all such insurance
is outstanding and duly in force on the date hereof and will be outstanding and duly in force on
the Delivery Date.
(oo) Litigation. There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which any
Partnership Entity is a party or of which any property or assets of any Partnership Entity is the
subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to such Partnership Entity,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the knowledge of the TEPPCO
Parties, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
threatened by others.
(pp) No Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with the employees that are engaged in the business
of the Partnership or its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the TEPPCO Parties, is
imminent or threatened that is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(qq) Intellectual Property. Each Partnership Entity owns or possesses adequate rights to use
all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark
registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade
secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems
or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses; and the conduct of their
respective businesses will not conflict in any material respect with, and no Partnership Entity has
received any notice of any claim of conflict with, any such rights of others.
(rr) Investment Company. None of the Partnership Entities is now, or after sale of the
Securities to be sold by the Obligors hereunder and application of the net proceeds from such sale
as described in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus under the caption Use of Proceeds will be,
an investment company or a company controlled by an investment
company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
Investment Company Act).
(ss) Absence of Certain Actions. No action has been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or
order has been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which prevents the
issuance or sale of the Securities in any jurisdiction; no injunction, restraining order or order
of any nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction has been issued with respect
to any Partnership Entity which would prevent or suspend the issuance or sale of the Securities or
the use of the Disclosure Package in any jurisdiction; no action, suit or proceeding is pending
against or, to the knowledge of the TEPPCO Parties, threatened against or affecting any Partnership
Entity before any court or arbitrator or any governmental agency, body or official, domestic or
foreign, which could reasonably be expected to interfere with or adversely affect the issuance of
the Securities or in any manner draw into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement
or the Indenture or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto; and the Obligors
have complied with any and all requests by any securities
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authority in any jurisdiction for
additional information to be included in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus.
(tt) No Stabilizing Transactions. None of the General Partner, the Partnership, the
Subsidiary General Partners, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their affiliates has taken,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to or which has constituted or which would reasonably
be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any securities of the Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(uu) Form S-3. The conditions for the use of Form S-3 by the Obligors, as set forth in the
General Instructions thereto, have been satisfied.
(vv) Disclosure Controls. The General Partner and the Partnership have established and
maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) which (i) are designed to ensure that material information
relating to the Partnership, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the General
Partners principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those
entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange
Act are being prepared; (ii) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the period
covered by the Partnerships most recent annual report filed with the Commission; and (iii) are
effective in achieving reasonable assurances that the Partnerships desired control objectives as
described in Item 9A of the Partnerships Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December
31, 2007 (the 2007 Annual Report) have been met.
(ww) No Deficiency in Internal Controls. Based on the evaluation of its internal controls and
procedures conducted in connection with the preparation and filing of the 2007 Annual Report,
neither the Partnership nor the General Partner is aware of (i) any significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal controls over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that are likely to adversely
affect the Partnerships ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; or (ii)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in
the Partnerships internal controls over financial reporting.
(xx) No Changes in Internal Controls. Since the date of the most recent evaluation of the
disclosure controls and procedures described in Section 1(vv) hereof, there have been no
significant changes in the Partnerships internal controls that materially affected or are
reasonably likely to materially affect the Partnerships internal controls over financial
reporting.
(yy) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of
the General Partner have made all certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act) and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission,
and the statements contained in any such certification are complete and correct. The Partnership
and the General Partner are otherwise in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that are effective.
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(zz) Rating of Notes. In accordance with Rule 2720(c)(3)(C) of the Conduct Rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the Notes have been rated in an investment grade
category by Moodys Investors Service, Standard & Poors Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings.
Any certificate signed by any officer of any TEPPCO Party and delivered to the Representatives or
counsel for the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the TEPPCO Parties signatory thereto, as to the matters covered thereby, to each
Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale of the Notes. On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the terms
and conditions of, this Agreement, the Partnership agrees to issue and sell the Notes to the
several Underwriters and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase
from the Partnership (i) the principal amount of 2013 Notes set forth opposite that Underwriters
name in Schedule I hereto at a price equal to 99.322% of the principal amount thereof, (ii)
the principal amount of 2018 Notes set forth opposite that Underwriters name in Schedule I
hereto at a price equal to 98.990% of the principal amount thereof and (iii) the principal amount
of 2038 Notes set forth opposite that Underwriters name in Schedule I hereto at a price
equal to 98.576% of the principal amount thereof, in each case, plus accrued interest, if any, from
the Delivery Date. The Partnership shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Notes except upon
payment for all the Notes to be purchased as provided herein.
The Partnership understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the
Notes as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives
is advisable, and initially to offer the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
3. Offering of Securities by the Underwriters. It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the
public as set forth in the Prospectus.
4. Delivery of and Payment for the Notes. Delivery of and payment for the Notes shall be made at the office of Baker Botts L.L.P.,
Houston, Texas, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on March 27, 2008 or such other date and time
and place as shall be determined by agreement between the Underwriters and the Obligors (such date
and time of delivery and payment for the Notes being herein called the Delivery Date).
Payment for the Notes shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the
account(s) specified by the Obligors to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The
Depository Trust Company, for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes
representing the Securities (collectively, the Global Notes), with any transfer taxes
payable in connection with the sale of the Notes duly paid by the Partnership. The Global Notes
will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the business day prior to the Delivery Date.
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5. Further Agreements of the Parties. Each of the TEPPCO Parties covenants and agrees with the Underwriters:
(a) Preparation of Prospectus and Registration Statement. (i) To prepare the Prospectus in a
form approved by the Underwriters and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act not later than Commissions close of business on the second business day following
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be
required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the Securities Act; (ii) to make no further amendment or any
supplement to the Registration Statement or to the Prospectus except as permitted herein; (iii) to
advise the Underwriters, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment
to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the
Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Underwriters with copies
thereof; (iv) to advise the Underwriters promptly after it receives notice thereof of the issuance
by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the
Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the
Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for any such purpose or of any request by the Commission for the amending or
supplementing of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or for additional information; and (v) in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any
order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or
suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal.
(b) Final Term Sheet and Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. (i) To prepare a final term sheet,
containing solely a description of final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof, in the
form approved by the Representatives and attached as Schedule IV hereto, and to file such
term sheet pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act within the time required by such Rule; and
(ii) not to make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representatives.
(c) Copies of Registration Statements. To furnish promptly to the Underwriters and to counsel
for the Underwriters, upon request, a signed copy or conformed copy of the Registration Statement
as originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto filed with the Commission,
including all consents and exhibits filed therewith.
(d) Exchange Act Reports. To file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or
information statements required to be filed by the Partnership with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and
for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of
the Securities.
(e) Copies of Documents to the Underwriters. To deliver promptly to the Underwriters such
number of the following documents as the Underwriters shall reasonably request: (i) conformed
copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment
thereto (in each case excluding exhibits), (ii) each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any
amended or supplemented Prospectus, (iii) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (iv) any document incorporated by reference in any Preliminary
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Prospectus or the Prospectus; and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time after
the date hereof in connection with the offering or sale of the Notes or any other securities
relating thereto and if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of which the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or,
if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file
under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply
with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or with a request from the Commission, to notify the
Underwriters immediately thereof and to promptly prepare and, subject to Section 5(f) hereof, file
with the Commission an amended Prospectus or supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such
statement or omission or effect such compliance.
(f) Filing of Amendment or Supplement. To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus that may, in the
judgment of the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Underwriters, be required by the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act or requested by the Commission. Prior to filing with the
Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus, any
document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Rules and Regulations, to furnish a copy thereof to the Underwriters and counsel for the
Underwriters and not to file any such document to which the Underwriters shall reasonably object
after having been given reasonable notice of the proposed filing thereof unless the Partnership or
the Subsidiary Guarantors are required by law to make such filing.
(g) Reports to Security Holders. As soon as practicable after the Delivery Date, to make
generally available to the Partnerships and the Subsidiary Guarantors security holders an
earnings statement of the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries (which need not be audited)
complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the
option of the Partnership, Rule 158).
(h) Copies of Reports. For a period of two years following the date hereof, to furnish to the
Underwriters promptly upon request copies of all materials furnished by the Partnership to its
security holders and all reports and financial statements furnished by the Partnership to the
principal national securities exchange upon which the Notes may be listed pursuant to requirements
of or agreements with such exchange or to the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or any rule
or regulation of the Commission thereunder, in each case to the extent that such materials, reports
and financial statements are not publicly filed with the Commission.
(i) Blue Sky Laws. Promptly to take from time to time such actions as the Underwriters may
reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the securities or Blue Sky
laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate and to continue such qualifications in
effect for so long as required for the resale of the Securities; and to arrange for the
determination of the eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such
jurisdictions as the Underwriters may reasonably request; provided that no Partnership Entity shall
be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so
qualified or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.
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(j) Application of Proceeds. To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as set
forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(k) Investment Company. To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that no
Partnership Entity shall become an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act.
(l) Retention of Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. To retain in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses not required to be filed pursuant to the Rules and
Regulations; and if at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Delivery Date, any events
shall have occurred as a result of which any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented, would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the most recent
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or, when considered together with the most recent
Preliminary Prospectus, would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to
amend or supplement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to notify the Representatives and, upon
their reasonable request or as required by the Rules and Regulations, to file such document and to
prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter as many copies as the Representatives may
from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
that will correct such conflict, statement or omission or effect such compliance.
(m) Stabilization. To not directly or indirectly take any action designed to or which
constitutes or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or
otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Partnership or the
Subsidiary Guarantors to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
6. Expenses. The Obligors agree to pay (a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and
delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the
preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement and any
amendments and exhibits thereto; (c) the costs of printing and distributing the Registration
Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective amendments thereof
(including, in each case, exhibits), the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus, and the Disclosure Package, all as provided in this Agreement; (d) the costs of
producing and distributing this Agreement, any underwriting and selling group documents and any
other related documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the
Securities; (e) the filing fees incident to securing the review, if applicable, by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the terms of sale of the Securities; (f) any applicable
listing or other similar fees; (g) the fees and expenses of preparing, printing and distributing a
Blue Sky Memorandum (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters); (h) any
fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (i) the fees and expenses of the Trustee
and paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (j) the
costs and expenses of the Obligors relating to investor presentations on any road show undertaken
in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without
limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and
expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show
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presentations with the prior
approval of the Partnership, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the
Obligors and any such consultants; and (k) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance
of the obligations of the Obligors under this Agreement; provided that, except as provided in this
Section 6 and in Section 12 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses,
including the costs and expenses of its counsel, any transfer taxes on the Notes which they may
sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Securities made by the Underwriters.
7. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The respective obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, on
the date hereof, at the Applicable Time and on the Delivery Date, of the representations and
warranties of the TEPPCO Parties contained herein, to the accuracy of the statements of the TEPPCO
Parties and the officers of the General Partner and the Subsidiary General Partners made in any
certificates delivered pursuant hereto, to the performance by each of the TEPPCO Parties of its
obligations hereunder and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission in accordance with Section
5(a) of this Agreement; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectuses or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses or any
part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or
threatened by the Commission; any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional information
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied with to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Underwriters; and the Commission shall not have notified the TEPPCO
Parties of any objection to the use of the form of the Registration Statement.
(b) The Underwriters shall not have discovered and disclosed to the TEPPCO Parties on or prior
to the Delivery Date that the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, or
any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion
of counsel for the Underwriters, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of
such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or in the documents incorporated by
reference therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) All corporate, partnership and limited liability company proceedings and other legal
matters incident to the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture
and the authorization, execution and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all other legal matters
relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably
satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the TEPPCO Parties shall
have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they or their counsel may
reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Baker Botts L.L.P. shall have furnished to the Underwriters its written opinion, as
counsel for the TEPPCO Parties, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Delivery Date, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, substantially to the effect set forth in
Exhibit A hereto.
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(e) Patricia A. Totten, Esq., shall have furnished to the Underwriters her written opinion, as
Chief Legal Officer of the TEPPCO Parties, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Delivery
Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, substantially to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received from Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
such opinion or opinions, dated the Delivery Date, with respect to such matters as the Underwriters
may reasonably require, and the Partnership shall have furnished to such counsel such documents and
information as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such
matters.
(g) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Underwriters shall have received from each
of Deloitte & Touche LLP and KPMG LLP a letter or letters, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Underwriters, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the date hereof, each (i) confirming that
they are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act
and are in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the
Commission and the PCAOB, and (ii) stating that, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to matters
involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial
information is given in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as of a date not more than five
days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the
financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants comfort letters to
underwriters in connection with registered public offerings.
(h) With respect to the letter or letters of each of Deloitte & Touche LLP and KPMG LLP
referred to in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Underwriters concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement (the initial letters), such accounting firm shall have
furnished to the Underwriters a letter (the bring-down letter) of each of Deloitte &
Touche LLP and KPMG LLP, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Delivery Date, (i) confirming
that they are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities
Act and are in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the
Commission and the PCAOB, (ii) stating that, as of the date of the bring-down letter (or, with
respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which
specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days
prior to the date of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect
to the financial information and other matters covered by the initial letters and (iii) confirming
in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial letters.
(i) The Obligors shall have furnished to the Underwriters certificates, dated the Delivery
Date, of the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the General Partner and the
Subsidiary General Partners, respectively, stating that: (i) such officers have carefully examined
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package; (ii) in their opinion, (1)
the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated therein by reference, as of the
most recent Effective Date, (2) the Prospectus, including any documents incorporated by reference
therein, as of the date of the Prospectus and as of the Delivery Date,
and (3) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not and do not include any
untrue statement of a material fact and did not and do not omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made,
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not misleading; (iii) as of the Delivery Date, the representations and warranties of the
TEPPCO Parties in this Agreement are true and correct; (iv) the TEPPCO Parties have complied with
all their agreements contained herein and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or
satisfied hereunder on or prior to the Delivery Date; (v) no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
have been instituted or, to the best of such officers knowledge, are threatened; (vi) the
Commission has not notified the Partnership of any objection to the use of the form of the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto; (vii) since the date of the most
recent financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, there has been
no material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
business or prospects of the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package; and (viii) since the most recent Effective Date, no event has occurred that is
required under the Rules and Regulations or the Securities Act to be set forth in a supplement or
amendment to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that
has not been so set forth.
(j) If any event shall have occurred on or prior to the Delivery Date that requires the
Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors under Section 5(e) of this Agreement to prepare an
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, such amendment or supplement shall have been prepared,
the Underwriters shall have been given a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon as provided in
Section 5(f) hereof, and copies thereof shall have been delivered to the Underwriters reasonably in
advance of the Delivery Date.
(k) No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been
enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which would, as of the Delivery Date,
prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction, restraining order or order of
any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued as
of the Delivery Date which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.
(l) Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) neither the
Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors nor any of their subsidiaries shall have sustained, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from fire,
explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute
or court or governmental action, order or decree or (ii) since such date there shall not have been
any change in the capital or long-term debt of the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of
their subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, unitholders equity,
properties, management, business or prospects of the Partnership and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment
of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to
proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Securities being delivered
on the Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus.
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(m) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have occurred
any of the following: (i) trading in any securities of the Partnership shall have been suspended
by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, (ii) trading in securities generally on the New
York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited
or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially disrupted or minimum prices
shall have been established on the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) a banking moratorium shall have
been declared by federal or New York State authorities, (iv) a material disruption in commercial
banking or clearance services in the United States, (v) the United States shall have become engaged
in hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States or
there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (vi) a
calamity or crisis the effect of which on the financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole
judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or
delivery of the Securities being delivered on the Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(n) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, if any debt securities of the
TEPPCO Parties are rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as that
term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations, (i)
no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded such debt securities (including the
Securities) and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under
surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any securities of any of
the Partnership Entities; it being understood that this clause (ii) shall not apply to public
announcements reasserting, without any new negative developments or changes, any such surveillance
or review that was initiated prior to the date hereof.
(o) The Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee shall have executed and
delivered the Securities and the Supplemental Indentures.
All such opinions, certificates, letters and documents mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters and to counsel for the Underwriters.
8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Each of the TEPPCO Parties, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of any Underwriter and each person
who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
that Underwriter, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation,
at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
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Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and agrees to reimburse
each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action; provided, however, that the TEPPCO Parties will not be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the TEPPCO Parties by the
Underwriters through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, which information
consists solely of the information specified in Section 8(b). This indemnity agreement will be in
addition to any liability which the TEPPCO Parties may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
TEPPCO Party, the directors of the General Partner and the Subsidiary General Partners, the
respective officers of the General Partner and the Subsidiary General Partners who signed the
Registration Statement, and each person who controls the TEPPCO Parties within the meaning of
either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from
the Partnership to the Underwriters, but only with reference to written information relating to the
Underwriters furnished to the TEPPCO Parties by the Underwriters through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Underwriters may otherwise have. The
TEPPCO Parties acknowledge that the statements set forth in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus
and the Prospectus: (A) the names of the Underwriters, (B) the last paragraph of the cover page
regarding delivery of the Notes and (C) under the heading Underwriting, (1) the sentence relating
to discounts in the first paragraph under the subheading Commissions and Expenses, (2) the second
sentence in the paragraph under the subheading New Issue of Notes and (3) the paragraphs under
the subheading Price Stabilization, Short Positions, constitute the only information furnished in
writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses or in any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of any claim
or the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying
party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the
extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantive rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the
indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification
obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party
shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying partys choice at the indemnifying
partys expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is
sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the reasonable
fees, costs and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties
except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably
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satisfactory
to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying partys election to appoint counsel to
represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable
fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both
the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party
to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such
action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of
any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect
of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified
parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise
or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising
out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and does not contain any statement as to or an
admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in this Section 8 is unavailable to or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the TEPPCO Parties and the
Underwriters agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same) (collectively, the Losses) to which the TEPPCO Parties and the
Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the TEPPCO Parties on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the
offering of the Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter be responsible
for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price of the Notes underwritten by it and
distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence
is unavailable for any reason, the TEPPCO Parties and the Underwriters shall contribute in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault
of the TEPPCO Parties on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Benefits received by the TEPPCO Parties shall be deemed to be equal to the total
net proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by
the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions,
in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus.
Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or
any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information provided by the TEPPCO Parties on the one hand or the
Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The TEPPCO
Parties and
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each of the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
paragraph (d), 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 was not guilty
of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each director,
officer, employee and agent of any Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Underwriters, and each person who controls the TEPPCO Parties within the meaning of either the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the General Partner and the Subsidiary General
Partners who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the General Partner
and the Subsidiary General Partners shall have the same rights to contribution as the TEPPCO
Parties, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. No Fiduciary Duty. Each TEPPCO Party hereby acknowledges that each Underwriter is acting solely as an
underwriter in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities. Each TEPPCO Party further
acknowledges that each Underwriter is acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely
by this Agreement entered into on an arms-length basis and in no event do the parties intend that
each Underwriter acts or be responsible as a fiduciary to any of the Partnership Entities, their
management, unitholders, creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that each
Underwriter may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the purchase and sale of the
Securities, either before or after the date hereof. Each Underwriter hereby expressly disclaims
any fiduciary or similar obligations to any of the Partnership Entities, either in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and
the TEPPCO Parties hereby confirm their understanding and agreement to that effect. The TEPPCO
Parties and the Underwriters agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent
judgments with respect to any such transactions and that any opinions or views expressed by the
Underwriters to any of the Partnership Entities regarding such transactions, including but not
limited to any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Securities, do not
constitute advice or recommendations to any of the Partnership Entities. Each TEPPCO Party hereby
waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that any TEPPCO Party may
have against each Underwriter with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or
similar duty to any of the Partnership Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions.
10. Defaulting Underwriters. If, on the Delivery Date, any Underwriter defaults in the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the
principal amount of the Notes that the defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase on the
Delivery Date in the respective proportions which the principal amount of the Notes set forth
opposite the name of each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter in Schedule I hereto bears
to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite the names of all the remaining
non-defaulting Underwriters in Schedule I hereto; provided, however, that the remaining
non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Notes on the Delivery
Date if the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
agreed but failed to purchase on such date
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exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes to be purchased on the Delivery Date, and any remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall not
be obligated to purchase more than 110% of the principal amount of the Notes that it agreed to
purchase on the Delivery Date pursuant to the terms of Section 2. If the foregoing maximums are
exceeded, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or those other underwriters satisfactory to
the Representatives who so agree, shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to purchase, in
such proportion as may be agreed upon among them, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be
purchased on the Delivery Date. If the remaining Underwriters or other underwriters satisfactory
to the Representatives do not elect to purchase the Notes that the defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on the Delivery Date, this Agreement shall terminate
without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriters or the TEPPCO Parties, except that
the TEPPCO Parties will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses to the extent set forth
in Sections 6 and 12. As used in this Agreement, the term Underwriter includes, for all purposes
of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any party not listed in Schedule I
hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Notes that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but
failed to purchase.
Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have
to the TEPPCO Parties for damages caused by its default. If other Underwriters are obligated or
agree to purchase the Notes of a defaulting or withdrawing Underwriter, either the Representatives
or the TEPPCO Parties may postpone the Delivery Date for up to seven full business days in order to
effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the TEPPCO Parties or counsel for the
Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other
document or arrangement.
11. Termination. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be terminated by the Representatives by
notice given to and received by the Partnership prior to delivery of and payment for the Notes if,
prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(l) or 7(m) shall have occurred or if
the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Notes for any reason permitted under this Agreement.
12. Reimbursement of Underwriters Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition
to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 7 hereof is not satisfied, because of
any termination pursuant to Section 7(l) hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of any TEPPCO Party to perform any agreement herein or comply with any
provision hereof other than by reason of a default by the Underwriters, the TEPPCO Parties will
reimburse the Underwriters, severally through the Representatives, on demand for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have
been incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the
Securities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10 hereof by reason of the default
of one or more of the Underwriters, the TEPPCO Parties shall not be obligated to reimburse any
defaulting Underwriter on account of such Underwriters expenses.
13. Research Analyst Independence. Each of the TEPPCO Parties acknowledges that the Underwriters research analysts and
research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking
divisions and are subject to certain regulations and
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internal policies, and that such Underwriters
research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish
research reports with respect to each of the TEPPCO Parties and/or the offering that differ from
the views of their respective investment banking divisions. Each of the TEPPCO Parties hereby
waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the TEPPCO Parties may
have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact
that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be
different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Partnership by such
Underwriters investment banking divisions. Each of the TEPPCO Parties acknowledges that each of
the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to
applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its
customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may
be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
14. Issuer Information. Each Underwriter severally agrees that such Underwriter, without the prior written consent
of the Partnership, has not used or referred to publicly and shall not use or refer to publicly any
free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Partnership with the
Commission or retained by the Partnership under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus
containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section
5(b) of this Agreement; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be
deemed to have been given in respect of the free writing prospectuses included in Schedule
II hereto and any electronic road show (including, without limitation, the electronic road show
posted on www.netroadshow.com on March 24, 2008). Any such free writing prospectus consented to by
the Representatives or the Partnership is hereinafter referred to as a Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus. The Partnership agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be,
each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied
and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission,
legending and record keeping.
15. Notices. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to
UBS Securities LLC, 677 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901 (Fax:(203) 719-0495) Attention:
Fixed Income Syndicate.
(b) if to the TEPPCO Parties, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to
TEPPCO Partners L.P., 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Chief
Legal Officer (Fax: (713) 381-4039);
(c) provided, however, that any notice to any Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) shall be
delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriters at its address set
forth in its acceptance telex to the Underwriters, which address will be supplied to any other
party hereto by the Underwriters upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof.
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The TEPPCO Parties shall be entitled to rely upon any request, notice, consent or agreement
given or made by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters.
16. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the
TEPPCO Parties and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof
are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except as provided in Section 8 with respect to
officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons of the Partnership, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Underwriters. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to
give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 16, any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
17. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the TEPPCO
Parties and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf on them,
respectively, pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto, shall
survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on
behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them. The Underwriters acknowledge and
agree that the obligations of the TEPPCO Parties hereunder are non-recourse to the General Partner.
18. Definition of the Terms Business Day and Subsidiary". For purposes of this Agreement, (a) business day means any day on which the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading and (b) affiliate and subsidiary have their respective
meanings set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.
19. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK.
20. Jurisdiction; Venue. The parties hereby consent to (i) nonexclusive jurisdiction in the courts of the State of
New York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, (ii) nonexclusive personal service with respect thereto, and (iii)
personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court in which any claim arising out of or in any
way relating to this Agreement is brought by any third party against the Underwriters or any
indemnified party. Each of the parties (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, on behalf of its limited partners and affiliates) waives all right to trial by jury in any
action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way
arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties agree that a final judgment in any such
action, proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon
the parties and may be enforced in any other courts to the jurisdiction of which the parties is or
may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than
one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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22. Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to
any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the parties hereto.
23. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to
be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the TEPPCO Parties and the
Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.
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TCTM, L.P. |
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Schedule I
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Principal Amount |
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Principal Amount |
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of the 2038 Notes |
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to be Purchased |
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UBS Securities LLC |
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46,875,000 |
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65,625,000 |
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75,000,000 |
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SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
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46,875,000 |
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65,625,000 |
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75,000,000 |
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Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC |
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46,875,000 |
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65,625,000 |
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75,000,000 |
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15,000,000 |
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21,000,000 |
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24,000,000 |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
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15,000,000 |
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21,000,000 |
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24,000,000 |
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15,000,000 |
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21,000,000 |
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24,000,000 |
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5,834,000 |
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8,166,000 |
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5,833,000 |
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8,166,000 |
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5,833,000 |
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250,000,000 |
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350,000,000 |
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400,000,000 |
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Schedule I
Schedule II
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Term Sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) of this Agreement. |
Schedule II
Schedule III
Significant Subsidiaries of the Partnership
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Ownership Interest |
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TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC |
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Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P. |
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100.00% |
TCTM, L.P. |
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TEPPCO Crude Pipeline, LLC |
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Schedule III
Schedule IV
Final Term Sheet
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-110207
March 24, 2008
PRICING TERM SHEET
5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
6.65% Senior Notes due 2018
7.55% Senior Notes due 2038
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Issuer:
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TEPPCO Partners, L.P. |
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Guarantee:
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Unconditionally guaranteed by TE Products Pipeline
Company, LLC, TCTM, L.P., TEPPCO Midstream
Companies, LLC and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company,
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Security:
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5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
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6.65% Senior Notes due 2018
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7.55% Senior Notes due 2038
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2013 Notes: $250,000,000 |
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2018 Notes: $350,000,000 |
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2038 Notes: $400,000,000 |
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2013 Notes: April 15, 2013 |
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2018 Notes: April 15, 2018 |
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2018 Notes: 6.65% |
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2038 Notes: 7.55% |
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Interest Payment Dates:
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Interest Record Dates:
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April 1 and October 1 |
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Price to Public:
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2013 Notes: 99.922% |
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2018 Notes: 99.640% |
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2038 Notes: 99.451% |
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Benchmark Treasury:
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2013 Notes: 2.75% due February 28, 2013 |
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2018 Notes: 3.50% due February 15, 2018 |
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2038 Notes: 5.00% due May 15, 2037 |
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Benchmark Treasury Yield:
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2013 Notes: 2.617% |
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2018 Notes: 3.549% |
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2038 Notes: 4.346% |
Schedule IV
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Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
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2013 Notes: + 330 bps |
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2018 Notes: + 315 bps |
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2038 Notes: + 325 bps |
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Yield:
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2013 Notes: 5.917% |
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2018 Notes: 6.699% |
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2038 Notes: 7.596% |
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Make-Whole Call:
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2013 Notes: T + 50 bps |
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2018 Notes: T + 50 bps |
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2038 Notes: T + 50 bps |
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Expected Settlement Date:
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March 27, 2008 |
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CUSIP:
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2013 Notes: 872384AD4 |
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2018 Notes: 872384AE2 |
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2038 Notes: 872384AF9 |
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Ratings:
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Baa3 (Stable) by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. |
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BBB- (Stable) by Standard & Poors Ratings Services |
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BBB- (Stable) by Fitch Ratings |
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Joint Book-Running Managers:
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UBS Securities LLC |
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
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Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC |
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Co-Managers:
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BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
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Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. |
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |
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Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. |
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be
subject to revision or withdrawal at any time; each rating should be evaluated independently of any
other rating.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you
invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the
issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.
You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange
to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling UBS Securities LLC at (877) 827-6444 ext
561-3884, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at (212) 834-4533, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. at (800)
685-4786 or Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC at (800) 326-5897.
Schedule IV
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ISSUERS COUNSEL OPINION
1. Each of the Delaware Entities is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability
company, limited partnership or corporation, as the case may be, under the Delaware Limited
Liability Company Act (the Delaware LLC Act), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act (the Delaware LP Act) or the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), respectively.
Each of the Texas Entities is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability company
under Title 3 of the Texas Business Organizations Code.
2. The Partnership has the limited partnership power and authority under the laws of the State
of Delaware to (i) execute and deliver, and to incur and perform all of its obligations under, the
Transaction Documents and (ii) carry on its business and own or lease its properties, in each case
in all material respects as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. Each of
the Subsidiary Guarantors has the limited liability company or limited partnership power and
authority under the laws of the State of Delaware or the laws of the State of Texas, as the case
may be, to (i) execute and deliver, and to incur and perform all of its obligations under, the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) carry on its business and own or lease its
properties, in each case in all material respects as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus. Each of the General Partner and the Subsidiary General Partners has the limited
liability company or corporate power and authority under the laws of the State of Delaware to (i)
execute and deliver, and to incur and perform all of its obligations under, the Underwriting
Agreement and (ii) carry on its business and own or lease its properties, in each case in all
material respects as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
3. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the
TEPPCO Parties; the Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the
Partnership, TCTM, the predecessor of TE Products Pipeline and the predecessor of TEPPCO Midstream;
each of the Supplemental Indentures has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the
Obligors; and the Notes have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Partnership.
4. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, the Indenture is a
valid and legally binding agreement of each of the Obligors, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with its terms under the laws of the State of New York, except as the enforcement
thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors generally, and subject to the application of general principles of equity (regardless of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and any implied covenants of good faith and
fair dealing.
5. When authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to and
paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Partnership, entitled to the benefits of
the Indenture and enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with their terms, under the
laws of the State of New York, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and subject to the
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application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law) and any implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
6. When the Notes have been authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, the
Guarantees of the Notes included in the Indenture will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against the Subsidiary Guarantors in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, under the laws of the State of New York, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally, and subject to the application of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and any implied covenants of
good faith and fair dealing.
7. None of (i) the execution and delivery of, or the incurrence or performance by the TEPPCO
Parties of their respective obligations under, each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party, each in accordance with its terms, (ii) the offering, issuance, sale and delivery of the
Notes by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement or (iii) the issuance of the
Guarantees of the Notes by the Subsidiary Guarantors (A) constitutes or will constitute a violation
of the certificate of limited partnership or agreement of limited partnership, certificate of
formation or limited liability company agreement, certificate or articles of incorporation or
bylaws or other similar organizational documents of any of the TEPPCO Parties, (B) results or will
result in any violation of the Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act, the DGCL, applicable laws of
the State of Texas or the State of New York, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or other applicable laws of the United States of America, (C) constitutes or
will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute such a default), under any contract identified on Exhibit A hereto
(Applicable Agreements) or (D) results or will result in the creation of any security interest
in, or lien upon, any of the property or assets of the TEPPCO Parties pursuant to any Applicable
Agreement, which violations, breaches, security interests or liens, in the case of clauses (B), (C)
or (D) of this paragraph, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect
on the financial condition, business or results of operations of the TEPPCO Parties and their
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or materially impair the ability of any of the TEPPCO Parties to
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided that the applicable laws of the
State of Texas, the State of New York and the United States of America referred to in clause (B) of
this paragraph exclude federal and state securities laws, Blue Sky laws and other anti-fraud
laws.
8. No Governmental Approval that has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and
effect is required to authorize, or is required for the execution and delivery by each of the
TEPPCO Parties of, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the incurrence or
performance of its obligations thereunder. As used in this paragraph, Governmental Approval
means any consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or
registration with, any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory body of the
State of Delaware, the United States of America, the State of Texas or the State of New York
pursuant to Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act, the DGCL or applicable laws of the United States
of America or of the States of Texas or New York; provided that we express no
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opinion in this paragraph with respect to federal or state securities laws, Blue Sky laws or
other anti-fraud laws.
9. The statements under the captions Description of Debt Securities and Description of the
Notes in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, insofar as they purport to
summarize certain provisions of documents or legal matters referred to therein, fairly summarize
such provisions and legal matters in all material respects, subject to the qualifications and
assumptions stated therein; and the Indenture and the Securities conform in all material respects
to the descriptions thereof set forth under the captions Description of Debt Securities and
Description of the Notes in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
10. The statements under the caption Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, insofar as they refer to statements
of law or legal conclusions, fairly summarize the matters referred to therein in all material
respects, subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated therein.
11. Each of the Registration Statement, as of its latest Effective Date, the Preliminary
Prospectus, as of its date, and the Final Prospectus, as of its date appears on its face to be
appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the
1933 Act Regulations, provided that we express no opinion, statement or belief in this paragraph as
to any of the following included in or omitted from such documents: (a) any financial statements
or schedules, including notes thereto and auditors reports thereon, (b) any other financial,
statistical or accounting information or (c) any exhibits thereto.
12. None of the TEPPCO Parties is, or upon application of the net proceeds of the offering of
the Securities as described in the Final Prospectus will be, an investment company, as such term
is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
13. The Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act; the Indenture
has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; and any required filing of
the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act and of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act has
been made in the manner and within the time periods required by such rule. To our knowledge, no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission.
We have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the TEPPCO
Parties, with representatives of the Partnerships independent registered public accounting firm
and with your representatives and your counsel, at which the contents of the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and related matters were discussed.
Although we have not independently verified the information contained in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, and are not passing upon, and do not
assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained
in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus (except to the extent
stated in paragraphs 9 and 10 above), we advise you that, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts
have come to our attention that lead us to believe that:
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(a) the Registration Statement, as of its latest Effective Date, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(b) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; or
(c) the Final Prospectus, as of its date and on the date hereof, contained or contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
We have not been asked to comment on, and express no statement or belief in this paragraph with
respect to, any of the following that the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Final Prospectus contained, contains, omitted or omits: (a) financial statements and schedules,
including the notes thereto and the auditors reports thereon, (b) any other financial, statistical
and accounting information, (c) representations and warranties and other statements of fact
included in the exhibits to the Registration Statement or to the documents incorporated by
reference therein or (d) Forms T-1 included as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF GENERAL COUNSELS OPINION
1. The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 1.999999% general
partner interest in the Partnership (including rights to increasing percentage interests in
Partnership distributions provided for in the Partnership Agreement); such general partner interest
has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; and the
General Partner owns such general partner interest free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
security interests, charges or claims in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform
Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the General Partner as debtor is on file as of a
recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
2. EPE owns 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the General Partner;
such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the GP
LLC Agreement; and EPE owns such membership interests free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
security interests, charges or claims, in each case in respect of which a financing statement under
the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming EPE as debtor is on file as of a recent
date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, other those in favor of
lenders of EPE.
3. The Partnership owns 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of TEPPCO GP; such
capital stock has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the TEPPCO GP Bylaws
and the TEPPCO GP Certificate of Incorporation; and the Partnership owns such capital stock free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or claims in respect of which a
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the
Partnership as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware.
4. TEPPCO GP is (a) the sole general partner of TCTM (with a 0.001% general partner interest
in TCTM) and (b) the sole managing member of TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream (with a
0.001% membership interest in each of TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream); each such general
partner or membership interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the
applicable TE Products Pipeline, TCTM or TEPPCO Midstream Agreement. TEPPCO GP owns its general
partner interest in TCTM free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or
claims in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
Delaware, naming TEPPCO GP as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office of the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware. TEPPCO GP owns its membership interests in TE Products Pipeline
and TEPPCO Midstream free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or
claims in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
Texas, naming TEPPCO GP as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office of the Secretary of
State of the State of Texas. The Partnership is (x) the sole limited partner of TCTM and (y) the
sole non-managing member of TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream; and each such limited
partner or membership interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the
applicable TE Products Pipeline, TCTM or TEPPCO Midstream Agreement. The Partnership owns its
limited partner interests in TCTM free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests,
charges or claims in respect of which a financing statement
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under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the Partnership as debtor is
on file as of a recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and
the Partnership owns its membership interests in TE Products Pipeline and TEPPCO Midstream free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or claims in respect of which a
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Texas naming the Partnership
as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Texas.
5. None of (i) the execution and delivery of, or the incurrence or performance by the TEPPCO
Parties of their respective obligations under, each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party, each in accordance with its terms, (ii) the offering, issuance, sale and delivery of the
Notes by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement or (iii) the issuance of the
Guarantees of the Notes by the Subsidiary Guarantors (A) constitutes or will constitute a breach or
violation of, or a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default), under any agreement identified on Exhibit A hereto (Applicable
Commercial/Organic Agreements), (B) results or will result in the creation of any security
interest in, or lien upon, any of the property or assets of the TEPPCO Parties pursuant to any
Applicable Commercial/Organic Agreement or (C) to my knowledge, violate any judgment, order or
decree of any court or any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Partnership,
any of its subsidiaries or their respective property, except in each case for such breaches,
violations, defaults, security interests or liens as would not have a material adverse effect on
the business, properties, financial condition or results of operation of the Partnership and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or materially impair the ability of any of the TEPPCO Parties to
perform their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents.
6. To my knowledge, (a) there is no legal or governmental proceeding pending or threatened to
which any of the Partnership Entities is a party or to which any of their respective properties is
subject that is required to be disclosed in the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus and is
not so disclosed and (b) there are no agreements, contracts or other documents to which any of the
Partnership Entities is a party that are required to be described in the Pricing Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described
or filed as required.
I have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the TEPPCO
Parties, with representatives of the Partnerships independent registered public accounting firm
and with your representatives and your counsel, at which the contents of the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and related matters were discussed.
Although I have not independently verified the information contained in the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, and am not passing upon, and do not assume any
responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, I advise you that, on the
basis of the foregoing, no facts have come to my attention that lead me to believe that:
(a) the Registration Statement, as of its latest Effective Date, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
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(b) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; or
(c) the Final Prospectus, as of its date and on the date hereof, contained or contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
I have not been asked to comment on, and express no statement or belief in this paragraph with
respect to, any of the following that the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Final Prospectus contained, contains, omitted or omits: (a) financial statements and schedules,
including the notes thereto and the auditors reports thereon, (b) any other financial, statistical
and accounting information, (c) representations and warranties and other statements of fact
included in the exhibits to the Registration Statement or to the documents incorporated by
reference therein or (d) Forms T-1 included as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
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EXHIBIT 4.2
FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
among
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
as Issuer,
TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,
TCTM, L.P.,
TEPPCO MIDSTREAM COMPANIES, LLC
and
VAL VERDE GAS GATHERING COMPANY, L.P.
as Subsidiary Guarantors,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 THE 2013 NOTES |
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SECTION 1.1 |
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Designation of the 2013 Notes; Establishment of Form |
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SECTION 1.2 |
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Amount |
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SECTION 1.3 |
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Redemption |
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SECTION 1.4 |
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Conversion |
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SECTION 1.5 |
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Maturity |
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SECTION 1.6 |
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Place of Payment |
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SECTION 1.7 |
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Subsidiary Guarantors |
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SECTION 1.8 |
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Other Terms of 2013 Notes |
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ARTICLE 2 AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE |
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SECTION 2.1 |
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Definitions |
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SECTION 2.2 |
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Redemption |
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SECTION 2.3 |
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Covenants |
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SECTION 2.4 |
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Events of Default |
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SECTION 2.5 |
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Administration of Trust |
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SECTION 2.6 |
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Required Notices or Demands |
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ARTICLE 3 VAL VERDE, TE PRODUCTS AND TEPPCO MIDSTREAM GUARANTEE |
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SECTION 3.1 |
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Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream Guarantee |
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ARTICLE 4 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 4.1 |
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Integral Part |
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SECTION 4.2 |
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General Definitions |
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SECTION 4.3 |
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Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation |
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SECTION 4.4 |
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Counterparts |
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SECTION 4.5 |
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Governing Law |
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EXHIBIT A FORM OF 2013 NOTE
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FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 27, 2008 (this Fifth Supplemental
Indenture), among TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), TE
Products Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (TE Products), TCTM, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (TCTM), TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company (TEPPCO Midstream), Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(Val Verde and together with TE Products, TCTM, and TEPPCO Midstream, the Subsidiary
Guarantors), and U.S. Bank National Association, successor, pursuant to Section 7.09 of the
Original Indenture (as defined below) to Wachovia Bank, National Association and First Union
National Bank, as trustee (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, TE Products, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream and Jonah Gas Gathering Company, a Wyoming
general partnership (Jonah), or their predecessors, and the Partnership have heretofore executed
and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of February 20, 2002 (the Original Indenture
and, as amended and supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), providing
for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Partnerships Debt Securities, and
the Guarantee by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) of the Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Indenture provide that, without the approval of any
Holder, the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors may enter into supplemental indentures to
establish the form, terms and provisions of a series of Debt Securities issued pursuant to the
Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(k) of the Indenture provides that the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee may from time to time enter into one or more indentures supplemental
thereto, without the consent of any Holders, to establish the form or terms of Debt Securities of a
new series;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(b) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add to the covenants of the Partnership or the Subsidiary
Guarantors for the benefit of, and to add any additional Events of Default with respect to, all or
any series of Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the
Indenture with respect to all or any series of Debt Securities, provided that, among other things,
such addition, change or elimination does not apply to any outstanding Debt Security of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to any or all of the
Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to issue a series of its Debt Securities under the Indenture,
such series to be known as its 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013 (the 2013 Notes), the
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issuance of which series was authorized by or pursuant to resolution of the Board of
Directors, and the Subsidiary Guarantors desire to Guarantee the 2013 Notes as provided in Article
XIV of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Partnership, pursuant to the foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Fifth
Supplemental Indenture to supplement and amend the Original Indenture insofar as it will apply only
to the 2013 Notes;
WHEREAS, each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream is executing and delivering this
Fifth Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of the 2013 Notes, in
accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Full Release of Guarantee of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
trustee, dated as of July 31, 2006, Jonah was fully released and discharged from all obligations,
including any obligations as a Subsidiary Guarantor, in connection with the Indenture;
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the 2013 Notes, when duly issued by the
Partnership and when executed on behalf of the Partnership and authenticated and delivered in
accordance with the Indenture, the valid obligations of the Partnership, to make the Guarantee of
the 2013 Notes the valid obligation of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and to make this Fifth
Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors, in
accordance with their and its terms;
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises provided for herein, the Partnership, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of
all Holders of the 2013 Notes as follows:
ARTICLE 1
THE 2013 NOTES
SECTION 1.1 Designation of the 2013 Notes; Establishment of Form.
There shall be a series of Debt Securities designated 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013 of the
Partnership (the 2013 Notes), and the form thereof (including the notation of Guarantee thereof)
shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated into and shall be
deemed a part of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, in each case with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture, and
may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements
placed thereon as the Partnership may deem appropriate or as may be required or appropriate to
comply with any laws or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with the rules of any securities
exchange on which the 2013 Notes may be listed, or to conform to general usage, or as may,
consistently with the Indenture, be determined by the officers executing such 2013 Notes, as
evidenced by their execution of the 2013 Notes.
The 2013 Notes will initially be issued in permanent global form, substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit A hereto, as a Global Security.
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The Partnership initially appoints the Trustee to act as paying agent and Registrar with
respect to the 2013 Notes.
SECTION 1.2 Amount.
The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver 2013 Notes for original issue in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $250,000,000 upon Partnership Order for the authentication and delivery
of 2013 Notes. The authorized aggregate principal amount of 2013 Notes may be increased at any
time hereafter and the series may be reopened for issuances of additional 2013 Notes, upon
Partnership Order without the consent of any Holder. The 2013 Notes issued on the date hereof and
any such additional 2013 Notes that may be issued hereafter shall be part of the same series of
Debt Securities.
SECTION 1.3 Redemption.
(a) There shall be no sinking fund for the retirement of the 2013 Notes or other
mandatory redemption obligation.
(b) The Partnership, at its option, may redeem the 2013 Notes in accordance with the
provisions of the 2013 Notes and the Indenture.
SECTION 1.4 Conversion.
The 2013 Notes shall not be convertible into any other securities.
SECTION 1.5 Maturity.
The Stated Maturity of the 2013 Notes shall be April 15, 2013.
SECTION 1.6 Place of Payment.
As long as any 2013 Notes are Outstanding, the Partnership shall maintain in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the 2013 Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange, an office or agency where the 2013 Notes may be presented
for payment, and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Partnership in
respect of the 2013 Notes and the Indenture may be served. All of such offices or agencies shall
initially be the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, which on the date of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, is located at U.S. Bank National
Association, 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, EX-NY-WALL, New York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa. The
Partnership may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the
2013 Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any
manner relieve the Partnership of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes.
SECTION 1.7 Subsidiary Guarantors.
The 2013 Notes shall be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee of each of the Subsidiary
Guarantors as provided in Article XIV of the Indenture.
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SECTION 1.8 Other Terms of 2013 Notes.
Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Article 1, the terms of the 2013 Notes shall
be as provided in the form of 2013 Notes set forth in Exhibit A hereto and as provided in the
Indenture.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE
The amendments and supplements contained herein shall apply to 2013 Notes only and not to any
other series of Debt Securities issued under the Original Indenture and any covenants provided
herein are expressly being included solely for the benefit of the 2013 Notes. These amendments and
supplements shall be effective for so long as there remain any 2013 Notes outstanding.
SECTION 2.1 Definitions.
Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture is amended and supplemented by inserting or restating,
as the case may be, in their appropriate alphabetical position, the following definitions:
Attributable Indebtedness means with respect to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction, at the time of
determination, the lesser of:
(a) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of
the assets involved in the Sale-Leaseback Transaction;
(b) the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be paid under the
lease involved in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction during the remaining term thereof
(including any renewal term exercisable at the lessees option or period for which such
lease has been extended), discounted at the rate of interest set forth or implicit in the
terms of such lease or, if not practicable to determine such rate, the weighted average
interest rate per annum borne by the 2013 Notes compounded semiannually; and
(c) if the obligation with respect to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction constitutes an
obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation
for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, the amount equal to the
capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP and included in the
financial statements of the lessee.
For purposes of the foregoing definition, rent will not include amounts required to be paid by the
lessee, whether or not designated as rent or additional rent, on account of or contingent upon
maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, utilities, water rates, operating charges,
labor costs and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon
the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall be the lesser of the net amount determined assuming
termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the net amount shall
also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid
under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the net amount
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Capital Lease Obligation means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the
amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
of total assets included in the most recent consolidated quarterly or annual balance sheet of the
Partnership prepared in accordance with GAAP, less applicable reserves reflected in such balance
sheet, after deducting the following amounts:
(a) all current liabilities reflected in such balance sheet (excluding any current
maturities of long-term debt or any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable
or renewable at the option of the obligor to a time more than 12 months after the time as of
which the amount is being computed); and
(b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expense and other like intangibles reflected in such balance sheet.
Funded Debt means all Debt maturing one year or more from the date of the incurrence,
creation, assumption or guarantee thereof, all Debt directly or indirectly renewable or extendable,
at the option of the debtor, by its terms or by the terms of the instrument or agreement relating
thereto, to a date one year or more from the date of the incurrence, creation, assumption or
guarantee thereof, and all Debt under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender
or lenders to extend credit over a period of one year or more.
Permitted Liens include:
(a) Liens existing at, or provided for under the terms of an after-acquired property
clause or similar term of any agreement existing on the date of, the initial issuance of the
2013 Notes or the terms of any mortgage, pledge agreement or similar agreement existing on
such date of initial issuance;
(b) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets of any Person
(which is not a Subsidiary of the Partnership) existing at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary of the Partnership or is merged into or consolidated with or into the Partnership
or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not the obligations secured thereby are assumed by
the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), provided that such Liens are not incurred in
anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Partnership, or Liens existing at
the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets existing at the
time of acquisition thereof by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not
the obligations secured thereby are assumed by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries),
or Liens thereon to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof;
(d) any Lien on property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or other assets created
at the time of the acquisition of same by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or
within 12 months after such acquisition to secure all or a portion of the purchase price of
such property, capital stock, indebtedness or other assets or indebtedness incurred to
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finance such purchase price, whether such indebtedness is incurred prior to, at the
time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition;
(e) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets to secure any Debt
incurred to pay the costs of construction, development, repair or improvements thereon, or
incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after, the latest of the completion
of construction, the completion of development, repair or improvements or the commencement
of full commercial operation of such property for the purpose of financing all or any part
of, such construction or the making of such development, repair or improvements;
(f) Liens to secure indebtedness owing to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) Liens on any current assets that secure current liabilities or indebtedness
incurred by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens in favor of the United States of America or any state, territory or
possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), or any department, agency, instrumentality
or political subdivision of the United States of America or any state, territory or
possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), to secure partial, progress, advance or
other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any indebtedness incurred
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of
constructing, developing, repairing or improving the property subject to such liens;
(i) Liens in favor of any Person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters
of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations required or requested by any
regulatory, governmental or court authority in connection with any contract or statute; or
any Lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance or bids, trade contracts,
leases or statutory obligations;
(j) Liens arising or imposed by reason of any attachment, judgment, decree or order of
any regulatory, governmental or court authority or proceeding, so long as any proceeding
initiated to review same shall not have been terminated or the period within which such
proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired, or such attachment, judgment, decree or
order shall otherwise be effectively stayed;
(k) Liens on any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Partnership that owns an equity
interest in a joint venture to secure indebtedness, provided that the proceeds of such
indebtedness received by such Subsidiary are contributed or advanced to such joint venture;
(l) the assumption by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations secured
by any Lien on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets, which Lien exists at
the time of the acquisition by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of such property,
shares, indebtedness or other assets or at the time of the acquisition of the Person that
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(m) Liens on any property to secure bonds for the construction, installation or
financing of pollution control or abatement facilities, or other forms of industrial revenue
bond financing, or indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the United States, any state or any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof;
(n) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or
successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) of any Lien
referred to in clauses (a)-(m) above; provided, however, that any Liens permitted by the
terms set forth under any of such clauses (a)-(m) shall not extend to or cover any property
of the Partnership or of any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the
property specified in such clauses and improvements thereto or proceeds therefrom;
(o) Liens deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges in respect of indebtedness;
(p) Liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
(q) any statutory or governmental Lien or a Lien arising by operation of law, or any
mechanics, repairmens, materialmens, suppliers, carriers, landlords, warehousemens or
similar Lien incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not yet due or is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and any undetermined Lien which is
incidental to construction, development, improvement or repair;
(r) the right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the
terms of any right, power, franchise, license, permit or by any provision of law, to
purchase or to recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
(s) Liens of taxes and assessments which are for the current year, and are not at the
time delinquent or are delinquent but the validity of which are being contested at the time
by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries in good faith;
(t) Liens of, or to secure the performance of, leases;
(u) Liens upon, or deposits of, any assets in favor of any surety company or clerk of
court for the purpose of obtaining indemnity or stay of judicial proceedings;
(v) Liens upon property or assets acquired or sold by the Partnership or any of its
Subsidiaries resulting from the exercise of any rights arising out of defaults on
receivables;
(w) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmens
compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health
or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental
regulations;
(x) Liens securing indebtedness of the Partnership or indebtedness of any Subsidiaries
of the Partnership, all or a portion of the net proceeds of which are used, substantially
concurrently with the funding thereof (and for purposes of determining substantial
concurrence, taking into consideration, among other things, required notices
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to be given to Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities under this Indenture (including
the 2013 Notes) in connection with such refunding, refinancing, repurchase, and the required
durations thereof), to refund, refinance, or repurchase all Outstanding Debt Securities
under this Indenture (including the 2013 Notes) including all accrued interest thereon and
reasonable fees and expenses and any premium incurred by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries
in connection therewith; and
(y) any Lien upon any property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or other assets
to secure indebtedness incurred by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, the proceeds
of which, in whole or in part, are used to defease, in a legal or a covenant defeasance, the
obligations of the Partnership on the 2013 Notes or any other series of Debt Securities.
Principal Property means, whether owned or leased on the date of the initial issuance of the
2013 Notes or acquired later:
(a) pipeline assets of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, including any
related facilities employed in the gathering, transportation, distribution, storage or
marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, liquefied
petroleum gases, crude oil or petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of
America or any territory or political subdivision thereof; and
(b) any processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by the
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries that is located in the United States of America or
any territory or political subdivision thereof;
except, in the case of either of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), any such assets consisting of
inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment),
vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles, and any such assets, plant or terminal
which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, is not material in relation to the activities of
the Partnership or of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Sale-Leaseback Transaction means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing
by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of any Principal Property, which Principal Property
has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Partnership or such Subsidiary to such Person,
other than:
(a) any such transaction involving a lease for a term (including renewals or extensions
exercisable by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries) of not more than three years; or
(b) any such transaction between the Partnership and any of its Subsidiaries or between
any of its Subsidiaries.
Subsidiary Guarantors means the Person or Persons named as the Subsidiary Guarantors in
the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person or Persons shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Subsidiary Guarantors
shall mean such successor Person or Persons, and any other Subsidiary of the Partnership who may
execute a supplement to the Original Indenture, for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of Debt
Securities pursuant to the Original Indenture.
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2013 Notes means the 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013 of the Partnership to be issued pursuant to
this Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, the term 2013 Notes shall, except where the
context otherwise requires, include the Guarantee.
SECTION 2.2 Redemption.
Article III of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new section in its entirety:
Section 3.06. Optional Redemption.
The 2013 Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Partnership at any time in whole, or from
time to time, in part, at the redemption prices described in the 2013 Notes. Any notice to Holders
of 2013 Notes of such redemption shall include the method of calculating the redemption price, but
need not include the redemption price itself. The actual redemption price, calculated as provided
in the 2013 Notes, will be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Partnership by the
Independent Investment Banker.
SECTION 2.3 Covenants.
Article IV of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new sections in their entirety:
Section 4.12. Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Partnership shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction unless:
(a) such Sale-Leaseback Transaction occurs within 12 months from the date of completion
of the acquisition of the Principal Property subject thereto or the date of the completion
of construction, or development of, or substantial repair or improvement on, or commencement
of full operations of, such Principal Property, whichever is later;
(b) the Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, would be permitted,
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, to incur Debt, in a principal amount at least
equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction,
secured by a Lien on the Principal Property subject to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
pursuant to Section 4.13 without equally and ratably securing the 2013 Notes pursuant to
such Section; or
(c) the Partnership or such Subsidiary, within a twelve-month period after the
effective date of such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be applied an amount
equal to not less than the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
either to (a) the voluntary defeasance or the prepayment, repayment, redemption or
retirement of any 2013 Notes or other Funded Debt of the Partnership or any Subsidiary that
is not subordinated to the Debt Securities, (b) the acquisition, construction, development
or improvement of any Principal Property used or useful in the businesses of the Partnership
(including the businesses of its Subsidiaries) or (c) any combination of applications
referred to in the preceding clause (a) or (b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Partnership may, and may permit
any Subsidiary to, effect any Sale-Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses
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(a) through (c), inclusive, of this Section, provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from
such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of (i) all other
Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions
(exclusive of any such Sale-Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of
this Section) and (ii) all outstanding Debt secured by Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on any
Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property, does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens. The Partnership shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, other than a
Permitted Lien, on any Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary
owning or leasing any Principal Property, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired by
the Partnership or such Subsidiary, to secure any Debt of the Partnership or any other Person,
without in any such case making effective provision whereby any and all 2013 Notes then Outstanding
will be secured by a Lien equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Debt for so long as such Debt
shall be so secured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership may, and may permit any
Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on
any Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property to secure Debt of the Partnership or any other Person, without securing the 2013
Notes as provided in this Section, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Debt then
outstanding secured by any such Lien together with the aggregate amount of Attributable
Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions (exclusive of
any such Sale-Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of Section
4.12), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 4.14. Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. If at any time after the original
issuance of the 2013 Notes, including following any release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its
Guarantee under this Indenture, any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including any future Subsidiary
of the Partnership) guarantees any Funded Debt of the Partnership, then the Partnership shall cause
such Subsidiary to guarantee the 2013 Notes and in connection with such guarantee, to execute and
deliver an Indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to Section 9.01(g) simultaneously therewith. In
order to further evidence its Guarantee, such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a
notation relating to such Guarantee in accordance with Section 14.02.
SECTION 2.4 Events of Default.
The following additional Event of Default shall be added to those in clauses (a)-(g) of
Section 6.01 of the Original Indenture in relation to the 2013 Notes:
(h) default in the payment by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries at the Stated
Maturity thereof, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, of any principal of any Debt
of the Partnership (other than the 2013 Notes) or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantee
of the 2013 Notes) outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, or the
occurrence of any other default thereunder (including, without limitation, the failure to pay
interest or any premium), the effect of which default is to cause such Debt to become, or to be
declared, due prior to its Stated Maturity and such acceleration is not rescinded within 60 days
after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors by the Trustee or to the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee by the
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Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding 2013 Notes a written notice
specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice
of Default hereunder, and the receipt by the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors of such
written notice.
SECTION 2.5 Administration of Trust.
Article VII of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new section in its entirety:
Section 7.13. Administration of Trust.
The Trustee shall administer the trust of the Indenture and shall perform a substantial part
of its obligations relating to the 2013 Notes and this Indenture at its corporate trust office in
The City of New York.
SECTION 2.6 Required Notices or Demands.
Section 13.03 of the Original Indenture shall be amended by deleting the addresses and contact
information appearing therein and inserting the following new addresses and contact information:
If to the Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors:
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC
TCTM, L.P.
TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC
Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P.
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy No. 713-381-8225
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77056
Attention: Steven A. Finklea, CCTS- Vice President
Telecopy No. 713-235-9213
ARTICLE 3
VAL VERDE, TE PRODUCTS AND TEPPCO MIDSTREAM GUARANTEE
SECTION 3.1 Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream Guarantee.
Each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is
a Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the 2013 Notes and is executing and delivering this Fifth
Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of the
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2013 Notes, and accordingly, the obligations of each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO
Midstream as a Subsidiary Guarantor of the 2013 Notes shall be governed by the Original Indenture,
as amended and supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, as may be further amended and
supplemented from time to time.
ARTICLE 4
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 4.1 Integral Part.
This Fifth Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.
SECTION 4.2 General Definitions.
For all purposes of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture:
(a) capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified
in the Original Indenture; and
(b) the terms herein, hereof, hereunder and other words of similar import refer
to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 4.3 Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation.
The Original Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, is
in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 4.4 Counterparts.
This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed an original; and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.5 Governing Law.
THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF 2013 NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]1
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
5.90% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2013
CUSIP No. 872384AD4
TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (herein called the Company, which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns the principal sum of
Dollars on April 15, 2013 [or such greater or lesser amount as is
indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities attached hereto]2, at the office or
agency of the Company referred to below, and to pay interest thereon, commencing on October 15,
2008 and continuing semiannually thereafter, on April 15 and October 15 of each year, from March
27, 2008, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, at the rate of 5.90% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided
for, and (to the extent lawful) to pay on demand, interest on any overdue interest at the rate
borne by the Securities from the date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date
payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable, and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (other than at maturity) will,
as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this
series not less than 10 days prior to such special record date, or may be paid at any time in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,
all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Interest on the Securities of this series shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on this security in such coin
or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for
payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form
(including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee, which on the date hereof is located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, EX-NY-WALL, New
York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be
maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by
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relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or
at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States,
provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer
instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to
collect payment of principal.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been duly executed by the Trustee referred
to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf
by its sole General Partner.
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
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[FORM
OF REVERSE OF 2013 NOTE]
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of the series of Debt Securities of the
Company designated as its 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013 (such series being herein called the
Securities), which is issued under, with securities of one or more additional series that may be
issued under, an indenture dated as of February 20, 2002, among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association and
First Union National Bank, as trustee (herein called the Trustee, which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March 27, 2008 (such Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, being called
the Indenture), to which Indenture and all future indentures supplemental thereto reference is
hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations
and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of
the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.
The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from
time to time in part, at a redemption price (the Make-Whole Price) equal to the greater of: (i)
100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the
date of calculation of the Make-Whole Price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of
interest accrued to the date of redemption (the Redemption Date)) discounted to the Redemption
Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
applicable Treasury Yield plus 50 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the
Redemption Date.
The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified
to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining
the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:
Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third
Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming
a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal
to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the
Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however, that if no
maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security
will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on
a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.
Independent Investment Banker means any of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (and their respective
successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury
Issue or perform the other functions of the Independent Investment Banker provided in the
Indenture, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the
Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the average of
four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains
fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means (a) each of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (or its relevant affiliate) and their respective successors; and
(b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States selected by the
Company (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall
resign as a Reference Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary
Treasury Dealer.
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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by an Independent Investment
Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed
in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Independent
Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of
optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date
to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional
redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be
redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such Make-Whole Price and the place(s)
that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the
Company defaults in payment of the Make-Whole Price, interest will cease to accrue on the
Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If
less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be
redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.
The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will
also comply with Article III of the Indenture.
Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated
Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
As set forth in the Indenture, an Event of Default with respect to the Securities is
generally: (a) failure to pay principal upon Stated Maturity, redemption or otherwise; (b) default
for 30 days in payment of interest on any of the Securities; (c) failure for 60 days after notice
to comply with any other covenants in the Indenture or the Securities; (d) certain payment defaults
under, or the acceleration prior to the Stated Maturity of, Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary
in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, unless such acceleration is rescinded
within 60 days after notice to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors as provided in the
Indenture; (e) the Guarantee of the Securities by any of the Subsidiary Guarantors ceases to be in
full force and effect (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture); and (f) certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.
If an Event of Default described in clause (f) in the preceding paragraph occurs, then the
principal amount of all Outstanding Securities, premium, if any, and interest thereon shall ipso
facto be due and payable immediately. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, premium, if
any, and accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately. The Indenture provides that
such declaration may be rescinded in certain events by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities.
No Holder of the Securities may pursue any remedy under the Indenture unless the Trustee shall
have failed to act within 60 days after notice of an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities and written request by Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, and the offer to the Trustee of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; however, such
provision does not affect the right to sue for enforcement of any overdue payment on a Security by
the Holder thereof. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except default in payment of
principal, premium or interest) if it determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in
the interest of the Holders. The Company is required to file a report with the Trustee each year
as to the absence or existence of defaults.
The Companys payment obligations under the Securities are jointly and severally guaranteed by
the Subsidiary Guarantors. Any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released from its Guarantee of the
Securities under the circumstances described in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (i) the entire indebtedness of
the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors on this Security and (ii) certain Events of Default, upon
compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this
Security.
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The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and
the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities at
the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities, to waive compliance by the
Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past
defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by or on behalf of
the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon
this Security. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to make other changes that do not adversely affect the rights of any Holder and to
make certain other specified changes.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture
shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on this Security at the times, place, and
rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registerable in the Debt Security Register, upon surrender of this
Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such
purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, of authorized denominations and
for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the
same.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities,
but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee, assessment or other
governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The General Partner and its directors, officers, employees, incorporators and stockholders, as
such, shall have no liability for any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Company under
the Securities, the Indenture or the Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting this Security, waives and
releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the
issuance of this Security.
Prior to the time of due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name
this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to TEPPCO Partners, L.P., 1100
Louisiana Street, Suite 1800, Houston, Texas 77002, Attn: Investor Relations.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience
to the Holders thereof. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on
the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identifying information printed hereon.
This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to
(Insert assignees social security or tax I.D. number)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint as agent to transfer this Security on the Debt
Security Register of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES3
The following exchanges, redemptions or repurchases of a part of this Global Security have been
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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the
principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and
payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Partnership.
The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee
pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture
and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
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EXHIBIT 4.3
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
among
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
as Issuer,
TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,
TCTM, L.P.,
TEPPCO MIDSTREAM COMPANIES, LLC
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VAL VERDE GAS GATHERING COMPANY, L.P.
as Subsidiary Guarantors,
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
6.65% Senior Notes due 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 4.1 Integral Part |
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SECTION 4.2 General Definitions |
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EXHIBIT A FORM OF 2018 NOTE
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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 27, 2008 (this Sixth Supplemental
Indenture), among TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), TE
Products Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (TE Products), TCTM, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (TCTM), TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company (TEPPCO Midstream), Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(Val Verde and together with TE Products, TCTM, and TEPPCO Midstream, the Subsidiary
Guarantors), and U.S. Bank National Association, successor, pursuant to Section 7.09 of the
Original Indenture (as defined below) to Wachovia Bank, National Association and First Union
National Bank, as trustee (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, TE Products, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream and Jonah Gas Gathering Company, a Wyoming
general partnership (Jonah), or their predecessors, and the Partnership have heretofore executed
and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of February 20, 2002 (the Original Indenture
and, as amended and supplemented by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), providing
for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Partnerships Debt Securities, and
the Guarantee by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) of the Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Indenture provide that, without the approval of any
Holder, the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors may enter into supplemental indentures to
establish the form, terms and provisions of a series of Debt Securities issued pursuant to the
Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(k) of the Indenture provides that the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee may from time to time enter into one or more indentures supplemental
thereto, without the consent of any Holders, to establish the form or terms of Debt Securities of a
new series;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(b) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add to the covenants of the Partnership or the Subsidiary
Guarantors for the benefit of, and to add any additional Events of Default with respect to, all or
any series of Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the
Indenture with respect to all or any series of Debt Securities, provided that, among other things,
such addition, change or elimination does not apply to any outstanding Debt Security of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to any or all of the
Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to issue a series of its Debt Securities under the Indenture,
such series to be known as its 6.65% Senior Notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes), the
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issuance of which series was authorized by or pursuant to resolution of the Board of
Directors, and the Subsidiary Guarantors desire to Guarantee the 2018 Notes as provided in Article
XIV of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Partnership, pursuant to the foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Sixth
Supplemental Indenture to supplement and amend the Original Indenture insofar as it will apply only
to the 2018 Notes;
WHEREAS, each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream is executing and delivering this
Sixth Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of the 2018 Notes, in
accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Full Release of Guarantee of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
trustee, dated as of July 31, 2006, Jonah was fully released and discharged from all obligations,
including any obligations as a Subsidiary Guarantor, in connection with the Indenture;
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the 2018 Notes, when duly issued by the
Partnership and when executed on behalf of the Partnership and authenticated and delivered in
accordance with the Indenture, the valid obligations of the Partnership, to make the Guarantee of
the 2018 Notes the valid obligation of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and to make this Sixth
Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors, in
accordance with their and its terms;
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises provided for herein, the Partnership, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of
all Holders of the 2018 Notes as follows:
ARTICLE 1
THE 2018 NOTES
SECTION 1.1 Designation of the 2018 Notes; Establishment of Form.
There shall be a series of Debt Securities designated 6.65% Senior Notes due 2018 of the
Partnership (the 2018 Notes), and the form thereof (including the notation of Guarantee thereof)
shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated into and shall be
deemed a part of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, in each case with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture, and
may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements
placed thereon as the Partnership may deem appropriate or as may be required or appropriate to
comply with any laws or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with the rules of any securities
exchange on which the 2018 Notes may be listed, or to conform to general usage, or as may,
consistently with the Indenture, be determined by the officers executing such 2018 Notes, as
evidenced by their execution of the 2018 Notes.
The 2018 Notes will initially be issued in permanent global form, substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit A hereto, as a Global Security.
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The Partnership initially appoints the Trustee to act as paying agent and Registrar with
respect to the 2018 Notes.
SECTION 1.2 Amount.
The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver 2018 Notes for original issue in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $350,000,000 upon Partnership Order for the authentication and delivery
of 2018 Notes. The authorized aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes may be increased at any
time hereafter and the series may be reopened for issuances of additional 2018 Notes, upon
Partnership Order without the consent of any Holder. The 2018 Notes issued on the date hereof and
any such additional 2018 Notes that may be issued hereafter shall be part of the same series of
Debt Securities.
SECTION 1.3 Redemption.
(a) There shall be no sinking fund for the retirement of the 2018 Notes or other
mandatory redemption obligation.
(b) The Partnership, at its option, may redeem the 2018 Notes in accordance with the
provisions of the 2018 Notes and the Indenture.
SECTION 1.4 Conversion.
The 2018 Notes shall not be convertible into any other securities.
SECTION 1.5 Maturity.
The Stated Maturity of the 2018 Notes shall be April 15, 2018.
SECTION 1.6 Place of Payment.
As long as any 2018 Notes are Outstanding, the Partnership shall maintain in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the 2018 Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange, an office or agency where the 2018 Notes may be presented
for payment, and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Partnership in
respect of the 2018 Notes and the Indenture may be served. All of such offices or agencies shall
initially be the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, which on the date of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, is located at U.S. Bank National
Association, 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, EX-NY-WALL, New York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa. The
Partnership may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the
2018 Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any
manner relieve the Partnership of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes.
SECTION 1.7 Subsidiary Guarantors.
The 2018 Notes shall be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee of each of the Subsidiary
Guarantors as provided in Article XIV of the Indenture.
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SECTION 1.8 Other Terms of 2018 Notes.
Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Article 1, the terms of the 2018 Notes shall
be as provided in the form of 2018 Notes set forth in Exhibit A hereto and as provided in the
Indenture.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE
The amendments and supplements contained herein shall apply to 2018 Notes only and not to any
other series of Debt Securities issued under the Original Indenture and any covenants provided
herein are expressly being included solely for the benefit of the 2018 Notes. These amendments and
supplements shall be effective for so long as there remain any 2018 Notes outstanding.
SECTION 2.1 Definitions.
Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture is amended and supplemented by inserting or restating,
as the case may be, in their appropriate alphabetical position, the following definitions:
Attributable Indebtedness means with respect to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction, at the time of
determination, the lesser of:
(a) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of
the assets involved in the Sale-Leaseback Transaction;
(b) the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be paid under the
lease involved in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction during the remaining term thereof
(including any renewal term exercisable at the lessees option or period for which such
lease has been extended), discounted at the rate of interest set forth or implicit in the
terms of such lease or, if not practicable to determine such rate, the weighted average
interest rate per annum borne by the 2018 Notes compounded semiannually; and
(c) if the obligation with respect to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction constitutes an
obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation
for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, the amount equal to the
capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP and included in the
financial statements of the lessee.
For purposes of the foregoing definition, rent will not include amounts required to be paid by the
lessee, whether or not designated as rent or additional rent, on account of or contingent upon
maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, utilities, water rates, operating charges,
labor costs and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon
the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall be the lesser of the net amount determined assuming
termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the net amount shall
also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid
under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the net amount
determined assuming no such termination.
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Capital Lease Obligation means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the
amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
of total assets included in the most recent consolidated quarterly or annual balance sheet of the
Partnership prepared in accordance with GAAP, less applicable reserves reflected in such balance
sheet, after deducting the following amounts:
(a) all current liabilities reflected in such balance sheet (excluding any current
maturities of long-term debt or any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable
or renewable at the option of the obligor to a time more than 12 months after the time as of
which the amount is being computed); and
(b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expense and other like intangibles reflected in such balance sheet.
Funded Debt means all Debt maturing one year or more from the date of the incurrence,
creation, assumption or guarantee thereof, all Debt directly or indirectly renewable or extendable,
at the option of the debtor, by its terms or by the terms of the instrument or agreement relating
thereto, to a date one year or more from the date of the incurrence, creation, assumption or
guarantee thereof, and all Debt under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender
or lenders to extend credit over a period of one year or more.
Permitted Liens include:
(a) Liens existing at, or provided for under the terms of an after-acquired property
clause or similar term of any agreement existing on the date of, the initial issuance of the
2018 Notes or the terms of any mortgage, pledge agreement or similar agreement existing on
such date of initial issuance;
(b) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets of any Person
(which is not a Subsidiary of the Partnership) existing at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary of the Partnership or is merged into or consolidated with or into the Partnership
or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not the obligations secured thereby are assumed by
the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), provided that such Liens are not incurred in
anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Partnership, or Liens existing at
the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets existing at the
time of acquisition thereof by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not
the obligations secured thereby are assumed by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries),
or Liens thereon to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof;
(d) any Lien on property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or other assets created
at the time of the acquisition of same by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or
within 12 months after such acquisition to secure all or a portion of the purchase price of
such property, capital stock, indebtedness or other assets or indebtedness incurred to
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finance such purchase price, whether such indebtedness is incurred prior to, at the
time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition;
(e) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets to secure any Debt
incurred to pay the costs of construction, development, repair or improvements thereon, or
incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after, the latest of the completion
of construction, the completion of development, repair or improvements or the commencement
of full commercial operation of such property for the purpose of financing all or any part
of, such construction or the making of such development, repair or improvements;
(f) Liens to secure indebtedness owing to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) Liens on any current assets that secure current liabilities or indebtedness
incurred by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens in favor of the United States of America or any state, territory or
possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), or any department, agency, instrumentality
or political subdivision of the United States of America or any state, territory or
possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), to secure partial, progress, advance or
other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any indebtedness incurred
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of
constructing, developing, repairing or improving the property subject to such liens;
(i) Liens in favor of any Person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters
of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations required or requested by any
regulatory, governmental or court authority in connection with any contract or statute; or
any Lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance or bids, trade contracts,
leases or statutory obligations;
(j) Liens arising or imposed by reason of any attachment, judgment, decree or order of
any regulatory, governmental or court authority or proceeding, so long as any proceeding
initiated to review same shall not have been terminated or the period within which such
proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired, or such attachment, judgment, decree or
order shall otherwise be effectively stayed;
(k) Liens on any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Partnership that owns an equity
interest in a joint venture to secure indebtedness, provided that the proceeds of such
indebtedness received by such Subsidiary are contributed or advanced to such joint venture;
(l) the assumption by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations secured
by any Lien on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets, which Lien exists at
the time of the acquisition by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of such property, shares, indebtedness or other assets or at the time of the acquisition of the Person that
owns such property or assets;
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(m) Liens on any property to secure bonds for the construction, installation or
financing of pollution control or abatement facilities, or other forms of industrial revenue
bond financing, or indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the United States, any state or any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof;
(n) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or
successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) of any Lien
referred to in clauses (a)-(m) above; provided, however, that any Liens permitted by the
terms set forth under any of such clauses (a)-(m) shall not extend to or cover any property
of the Partnership or of any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the
property specified in such clauses and improvements thereto or proceeds therefrom;
(o) Liens deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges in respect of indebtedness;
(p) Liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
(q) any statutory or governmental Lien or a Lien arising by operation of law, or any
mechanics, repairmens, materialmens, suppliers, carriers, landlords, warehousemens or
similar Lien incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not yet due or is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and any undetermined Lien which is
incidental to construction, development, improvement or repair;
(r) the right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the
terms of any right, power, franchise, license, permit or by any provision of law, to
purchase or to recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
(s) Liens of taxes and assessments which are for the current year, and are not at the
time delinquent or are delinquent but the validity of which are being contested at the time
by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries in good faith;
(t) Liens of, or to secure the performance of, leases;
(u) Liens upon, or deposits of, any assets in favor of any surety company or clerk of
court for the purpose of obtaining indemnity or stay of judicial proceedings;
(v) Liens upon property or assets acquired or sold by the Partnership or any of its
Subsidiaries resulting from the exercise of any rights arising out of defaults on
receivables;
(w) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmens
compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health
or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental
regulations;
(x) Liens securing indebtedness of the Partnership or indebtedness of any Subsidiaries
of the Partnership, all or a portion of the net proceeds of which are used, substantially
concurrently with the funding thereof (and for purposes of determining substantial
concurrence, taking into consideration, among other things, required notices
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to be given to Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities under this Indenture (including
the 2018 Notes) in connection with such refunding, refinancing, repurchase, and the required
durations thereof), to refund, refinance, or repurchase all Outstanding Debt Securities
under this Indenture (including the 2018 Notes) including all accrued interest thereon and
reasonable fees and expenses and any premium incurred by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries
in connection therewith; and
(y) any Lien upon any property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or other assets
to secure indebtedness incurred by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, the proceeds
of which, in whole or in part, are used to defease, in a legal or a covenant defeasance, the
obligations of the Partnership on the 2018 Notes or any other series of Debt Securities.
Principal Property means, whether owned or leased on the date of the initial issuance of the
2018 Notes or acquired later:
(a) pipeline assets of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, including any
related facilities employed in the gathering, transportation, distribution, storage or
marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, liquefied
petroleum gases, crude oil or petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of
America or any territory or political subdivision thereof; and
(b) any processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by the
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries that is located in the United States of America or
any territory or political subdivision thereof;
except, in the case of either of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), any such assets consisting of
inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment),
vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles, and any such assets, plant or terminal
which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, is not material in relation to the activities of
the Partnership or of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Sale-Leaseback Transaction means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing
by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of any Principal Property, which Principal Property
has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Partnership or such Subsidiary to such Person,
other than:
(a) any such transaction involving a lease for a term (including renewals or extensions
exercisable by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries) of not more than three years; or
(b) any such transaction between the Partnership and any of its Subsidiaries or between
any of its Subsidiaries.
Subsidiary Guarantors means the Person or Persons named as the Subsidiary Guarantors in
the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person or Persons shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Subsidiary Guarantors
shall mean such successor Person or Persons, and any other Subsidiary of the Partnership who may
execute a supplement to the Original Indenture, for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of Debt
Securities pursuant to the Original Indenture.
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2018 Notes means the 6.65% Senior Notes due 2018 of the Partnership to be issued pursuant to
this Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, the term 2018 Notes shall, except where the
context otherwise requires, include the Guarantee.
SECTION 2.2 Redemption.
Article III of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new section in its entirety:
Section 3.06. Optional Redemption.
The 2018 Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Partnership at any time in whole, or from
time to time, in part, at the redemption prices described in the 2018 Notes. Any notice to Holders
of 2018 Notes of such redemption shall include the method of calculating the redemption price, but
need not include the redemption price itself. The actual redemption price, calculated as provided
in the 2018 Notes, will be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Partnership by the
Independent Investment Banker.
SECTION 2.3 Covenants.
Article IV of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new sections in their entirety:
Section 4.12. Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Partnership shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction unless:
(a) such Sale-Leaseback Transaction occurs within 12 months from the date of completion
of the acquisition of the Principal Property subject thereto or the date of the completion
of construction, or development of, or substantial repair or improvement on, or commencement
of full operations of, such Principal Property, whichever is later;
(b) the Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, would be permitted,
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, to incur Debt, in a principal amount at least
equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction,
secured by a Lien on the Principal Property subject to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
pursuant to Section 4.13 without equally and ratably securing the 2018 Notes pursuant to
such Section; or
(c) the Partnership or such Subsidiary, within a twelve-month period after the
effective date of such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be applied an amount
equal to not less than the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
either to (a) the voluntary defeasance or the prepayment, repayment, redemption or
retirement of any 2018 Notes or other Funded Debt of the Partnership or any Subsidiary that
is not subordinated to the Debt Securities, (b) the acquisition, construction, development
or improvement of any Principal Property used or useful in the businesses of the Partnership
(including the businesses of its Subsidiaries) or (c) any combination of applications
referred to in the preceding clause (a) or (b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Partnership may, and may permit
any Subsidiary to, effect any Sale-Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses
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(a) through (c), inclusive, of this Section, provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from
such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of (i) all other
Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions
(exclusive of any such Sale-Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of
this Section) and (ii) all outstanding Debt secured by Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on any
Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property, does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens. The Partnership shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, other than a
Permitted Lien, on any Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary
owning or leasing any Principal Property, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired by
the Partnership or such Subsidiary, to secure any Debt of the Partnership or any other Person,
without in any such case making effective provision whereby any and all 2018 Notes then Outstanding
will be secured by a Lien equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Debt for so long as such Debt
shall be so secured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership may, and may permit any
Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on
any Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property to secure Debt of the Partnership or any other Person, without securing the 2018
Notes as provided in this Section, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Debt then
outstanding secured by any such Lien together with the aggregate amount of Attributable
Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions (exclusive of
any such Sale-Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of Section
4.12), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 4.14. Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. If at any time after the original
issuance of the 2018 Notes, including following any release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its
Guarantee under this Indenture, any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including any future Subsidiary
of the Partnership) guarantees any Funded Debt of the Partnership, then the Partnership shall cause
such Subsidiary to guarantee the 2018 Notes and in connection with such guarantee, to execute and
deliver an Indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to Section 9.01(g) simultaneously therewith. In
order to further evidence its Guarantee, such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a
notation relating to such Guarantee in accordance with Section 14.02.
SECTION 2.4 Events of Default.
The following additional Event of Default shall be added to those in clauses (a)-(g) of
Section 6.01 of the Original Indenture in relation to the 2018 Notes:
(h) default in the payment by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries at the Stated
Maturity thereof, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, of any principal of any Debt
of the Partnership (other than the 2018 Notes) or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantee
of the 2018 Notes) outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, or the
occurrence of any other default thereunder (including, without limitation, the failure to pay
interest or any premium), the effect of which default is to cause such Debt to become, or to be
declared, due prior to its Stated Maturity and such acceleration is not rescinded within 60 days
after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors by the Trustee or to the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee by the
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Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding 2018 Notes a written notice
specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice
of Default hereunder, and the receipt by the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors of such
written notice.
SECTION 2.5 Administration of Trust.
Article VII of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new section in its entirety:
Section 7.13. Administration of Trust.
The Trustee shall administer the trust of the Indenture and shall perform a substantial part
of its obligations relating to the 2018 Notes and this Indenture at its corporate trust office in
The City of New York.
SECTION 2.6 Required Notices or Demands.
Section 13.03 of the Original Indenture shall be amended by deleting the addresses and contact
information appearing therein and inserting the following new addresses and contact information:
If to the Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors:
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC
TCTM, L.P.
TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC
Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P.
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy No. 713-381-8225
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77056
Attention: Steven A. Finklea, CCTS- Vice President
Telecopy No. 713-235-9213
ARTICLE 3
VAL VERDE, TE PRODUCTS AND TEPPCO MIDSTREAM GUARANTEE
SECTION 3.1 Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream Guarantee.
Each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is
a Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the 2018 Notes and is executing and delivering this Sixth
Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of the
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2018 Notes, and accordingly, the obligations of each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO
Midstream as a Subsidiary Guarantor of the 2018 Notes shall be governed by the Original Indenture,
as amended and supplemented by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, as may be further amended and
supplemented from time to time.
ARTICLE 4
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 4.1 Integral Part.
This Sixth Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.
SECTION 4.2 General Definitions.
For all purposes of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture:
(a) capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified
in the Original Indenture; and
(b) the terms herein, hereof, hereunder and other words of similar import refer
to this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 4.3 Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation.
The Original Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, is
in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 4.4 Counterparts.
This Sixth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed an original; and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.5 Governing Law.
THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF 2018 NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]1
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
6.65% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2018
CUSIP No. 872384AE2
TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (herein called the Company, which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns the principal sum of
Dollars on April 15, 2018 [or such greater or lesser amount as is
indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities attached hereto]2, at the office or
agency of the Company referred to below, and to pay interest thereon, commencing on October 15,
2008 and continuing semiannually thereafter, on April 15 and October 15 of each year, from March
27, 2008, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, at the rate of 6.65% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided
for, and (to the extent lawful) to pay on demand, interest on any overdue interest at the rate
borne by the Securities from the date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date
payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable, and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (other than at maturity) will,
as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this
series not less than 10 days prior to such special record date, or may be paid at any time in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,
all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Interest on the Securities of this series shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on this security in such coin
or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for
payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form
(including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee, which on the date hereof is located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, EX-NY-WALL, New
York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be
maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by
check mailed to the Holders on the
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relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or
at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States,
provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer
instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to
collect payment of principal.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been duly executed by the Trustee referred
to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf
by its sole General Partner.
Dated:
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF 2018 NOTE]
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of the series of Debt Securities of the
Company designated as its 6.65% Senior Notes due 2018 (such series being herein called the
Securities), which is issued under, with securities of one or more additional series that may be
issued under, an indenture dated as of February 20, 2002, among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association and
First Union National Bank, as trustee (herein called the Trustee, which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March 27, 2008 (such Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, being called
the Indenture), to which Indenture and all future indentures supplemental thereto reference is
hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations
and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of
the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.
The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from
time to time in part, at a redemption price (the Make-Whole Price) equal to the greater of: (i)
100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the
date of calculation of the Make-Whole Price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of
interest accrued to the date of redemption (the Redemption Date)) discounted to the Redemption
Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
applicable Treasury Yield plus 50 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the
Redemption Date.
The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified
to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining
the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:
Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities,
the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third
Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming
a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal
to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the
Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however, that if no
maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security
will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on
a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.
Independent Investment Banker means any of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (and their respective
successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury
Issue or perform the other functions of the Independent Investment Banker provided in the
Indenture, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the
Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the average
of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the Redemption Date, after excluding the highest
and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means (a) each of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (or its relevant affiliate) and their respective successors;
and (b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States selected by the
Company (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall
resign as a Reference Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary
Treasury Dealer.
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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury
Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by an Independent
Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an
Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of
optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date
to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional
redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be
redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such Make-Whole Price and the place(s)
that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the
Company defaults in payment of the Make-Whole Price, interest will cease to accrue on the
Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If
less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be
redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.
The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption
will also comply with Article III of the Indenture.
Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated
Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
As set forth in the Indenture, an Event of Default with respect to the Securities is
generally: (a) failure to pay principal upon Stated Maturity, redemption or otherwise; (b) default
for 30 days in payment of interest on any of the Securities; (c) failure for 60 days after notice
to comply with any other covenants in the Indenture or the Securities; (d) certain payment defaults
under, or the acceleration prior to the Stated Maturity of, Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary
in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, unless such acceleration is rescinded
within 60 days after notice to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors as provided in the
Indenture; (e) the Guarantee of the Securities by any of the Subsidiary Guarantors ceases to be in
full force and effect (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture); and (f) certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.
If an Event of Default described in clause (f) in the preceding paragraph occurs, then the
principal amount of all Outstanding Securities, premium, if any, and interest thereon shall ipso
facto be due and payable immediately. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, premium, if
any, and accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately. The Indenture provides that
such declaration may be rescinded in certain events by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities.
No Holder of the Securities may pursue any remedy under the Indenture unless the Trustee shall
have failed to act within 60 days after notice of an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities and written request by Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, and the offer to the Trustee of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; however, such
provision does not affect the right to sue for enforcement of any overdue payment on a Security by
the Holder thereof. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except default in payment of
principal, premium or interest) if it determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in
the interest of the Holders. The Company is required to file a report with the Trustee each year
as to the absence or existence of defaults.
The Companys payment obligations under the Securities are jointly and severally guaranteed by
the Subsidiary Guarantors. Any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released from its Guarantee of the
Securities under the circumstances described in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (i) the entire indebtedness of
the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors on this Security and (ii) certain Events of Default, upon
compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this
Security.
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The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and
the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities at
the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities, to waive compliance by the
Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past
defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by or on behalf of
the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon
this Security. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to make other changes that do not adversely affect the rights of any Holder and to
make certain other specified changes.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture
shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on this Security at the times, place, and
rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registerable in the Debt Security Register, upon surrender of this
Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such
purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, of authorized denominations and
for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the
same.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities,
but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee, assessment or other
governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The General Partner and its directors, officers, employees, incorporators and stockholders, as
such, shall have no liability for any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Company under
the Securities, the Indenture or the Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting this Security, waives and
releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the
issuance of this Security.
Prior to the time of due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name
this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to TEPPCO Partners, L.P., 1100
Louisiana Street, Suite 1800, Houston, Texas 77002, Attn: Investor Relations.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience
to the Holders thereof. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on
the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identifying information printed hereon.
This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to
(Insert assignees social security or tax I.D. number)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably
appoint
as agent to transfer this Security on the Debt Security Register of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES3
The following exchanges, redemptions or repurchases of a part of this Global Security have been
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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the
principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and
payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Partnership.
The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee
pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture
and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
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EXHIBIT 4.4
SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
among
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
as Issuer,
TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,
TCTM, L.P.,
TEPPCO MIDSTREAM COMPANIES, LLC
and
VAL VERDE GAS GATHERING COMPANY, L.P.
as Subsidiary Guarantors,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
March 27, 2008
7.55% Senior Notes due 2038
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 THE 2038 NOTES |
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SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 27, 2008 (this Seventh Supplemental
Indenture), among TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), TE
Products Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (TE Products), TCTM, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (TCTM), TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company (TEPPCO Midstream), Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(Val Verde and together with TE Products, TCTM, and TEPPCO Midstream, the Subsidiary
Guarantors), and U.S. Bank National Association, successor, pursuant to Section 7.09 of the
Original Indenture (as defined below) to Wachovia Bank, National Association and First Union
National Bank, as trustee (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, TE Products, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream and Jonah Gas Gathering Company, a Wyoming
general partnership (Jonah), or their predecessors, and the Partnership have heretofore executed
and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of February 20, 2002 (the Original Indenture
and, as amended and supplemented by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture),
providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Partnerships Debt
Securities, and the Guarantee by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) of the Debt
Securities;
WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Indenture provide that, without the approval of any
Holder, the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors may enter into supplemental indentures to
establish the form, terms and provisions of a series of Debt Securities issued pursuant to the
Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(k) of the Indenture provides that the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee may from time to time enter into one or more indentures supplemental
thereto, without the consent of any Holders, to establish the form or terms of Debt Securities of a
new series;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(b) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add to the covenants of the Partnership or the Subsidiary
Guarantors for the benefit of, and to add any additional Events of Default with respect to, all or
any series of Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the
Indenture with respect to all or any series of Debt Securities, provided that, among other things,
such addition, change or elimination does not apply to any outstanding Debt Security of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(i) of the Indenture permits the execution of supplemental indentures
without the consent of any Holders to add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to any or all of the
Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to issue a series of its Debt Securities under the Indenture,
such series to be known as its 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 (the 2038 Notes), the
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issuance of which series was authorized by or pursuant to resolution of the Board of
Directors, and the Subsidiary Guarantors desire to Guarantee the 2038 Notes as provided in Article
XIV of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Partnership, pursuant to the foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Seventh
Supplemental Indenture to supplement and amend the Original Indenture insofar as it will apply only
to the 2038 Notes;
WHEREAS, each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream is executing and delivering this
Seventh Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of the 2038 Notes, in
accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Full Release of Guarantee of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
trustee, dated as of July 31, 2006, Jonah was fully released and discharged from all obligations,
including any obligations as a Subsidiary Guarantor, in connection with the Indenture;
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the 2038 Notes, when duly issued by the
Partnership and when executed on behalf of the Partnership and authenticated and delivered in
accordance with the Indenture, the valid obligations of the Partnership, to make the Guarantee of
the 2038 Notes the valid obligation of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and to make this Seventh
Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors, in
accordance with their and its terms;
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises provided for herein, the Partnership, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of
all Holders of the 2038 Notes as follows:
ARTICLE 1
THE 2038 NOTES
SECTION 1.1 Designation of the 2038 Notes; Establishment of Form.
There shall be a series of Debt Securities designated 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 of the
Partnership (the 2038 Notes), and the form thereof (including the notation of Guarantee thereof)
shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated into and shall be
deemed a part of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, in each case with such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the
Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or
endorsements placed thereon as the Partnership may deem appropriate or as may be required or
appropriate to comply with any laws or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with the rules of
any securities exchange on which the 2038 Notes may be listed, or to conform to general usage, or
as may, consistently with the Indenture, be determined by the officers executing such 2038 Notes,
as evidenced by their execution of the 2038 Notes.
The 2038 Notes will initially be issued in permanent global form, substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit A hereto, as a Global Security.
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The Partnership initially appoints the Trustee to act as paying agent and Registrar with
respect to the 2038 Notes.
SECTION 1.2 Amount.
The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver 2038 Notes for original issue in an aggregate
principal amount of up to $400,000,000 upon Partnership Order for the authentication and delivery
of 2038 Notes. The authorized aggregate principal amount of 2038 Notes may be increased at any
time hereafter and the series may be reopened for issuances of additional 2038 Notes, upon
Partnership Order without the consent of any Holder. The 2038 Notes issued on the date hereof and
any such additional 2038 Notes that may be issued hereafter shall be part of the same series of
Debt Securities.
SECTION 1.3 Redemption.
(a) There shall be no sinking fund for the retirement of the 2038 Notes or other
mandatory redemption obligation.
(b) The Partnership, at its option, may redeem the 2038 Notes in accordance with the
provisions of the 2038 Notes and the Indenture.
SECTION 1.4 Conversion.
The 2038 Notes shall not be convertible into any other securities.
SECTION 1.5 Maturity.
The Stated Maturity of the 2038 Notes shall be April 15, 2038.
SECTION 1.6 Place of Payment.
As long as any 2038 Notes are Outstanding, the Partnership shall maintain in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the 2038 Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange, an office or agency where the 2038 Notes may be presented
for payment, and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Partnership in
respect of the 2038 Notes and the Indenture may be served. All of such offices or agencies shall
initially be the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, which on the date of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, is located at U.S. Bank National
Association, 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, EX-NY-WALL, New York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa. The
Partnership may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the
2038 Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any
manner relieve the Partnership of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes.
SECTION 1.7 Subsidiary Guarantors.
The 2038 Notes shall be entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee of each of the Subsidiary
Guarantors as provided in Article XIV of the Indenture.
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SECTION 1.8 Other Terms of 2038 Notes.
Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Article 1, the terms of the 2038 Notes shall
be as provided in the form of 2038 Notes set forth in Exhibit A hereto and as provided in the
Indenture.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE
The amendments and supplements contained herein shall apply to 2038 Notes only and not to any
other series of Debt Securities issued under the Original Indenture and any covenants provided
herein are expressly being included solely for the benefit of the 2038 Notes. These amendments and
supplements shall be effective for so long as there remain any 2038 Notes outstanding.
SECTION 2.1 Definitions.
Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture is amended and supplemented by inserting or restating,
as the case may be, in their appropriate alphabetical position, the following definitions:
Attributable Indebtedness means with respect to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction, at the time of
determination, the lesser of:
(a) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of
the assets involved in the Sale-Leaseback Transaction;
(b) the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be paid under the
lease involved in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction during the remaining term thereof
(including any renewal term exercisable at the lessees option or period for which such
lease has been extended), discounted at the rate of interest set forth or implicit in the
terms of such lease or, if not practicable to determine such rate, the weighted average
interest rate per annum borne by the 2038 Notes compounded semiannually; and
(c) if the obligation with respect to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction constitutes an
obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation
for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, the amount equal to the
capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP and included in the
financial statements of the lessee.
For purposes of the foregoing definition, rent will not include amounts required to be paid by the
lessee, whether or not designated as rent or additional rent, on account of or contingent upon
maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, utilities, water rates, operating charges,
labor costs and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon
the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall be the lesser of the net amount determined assuming
termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the net amount shall
also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid
under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the net amount
determined assuming no such termination.
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Capital Lease Obligation means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the
amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
of total assets included in the most recent consolidated quarterly or annual balance sheet of the
Partnership prepared in accordance with GAAP, less applicable reserves reflected in such balance
sheet, after deducting the following amounts:
(a) all current liabilities reflected in such balance sheet (excluding any current
maturities of long-term debt or any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable
or renewable at the option of the obligor to a time more than 12 months after the time as of
which the amount is being computed); and
(b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expense and other like intangibles reflected in such balance sheet.
Funded Debt means all Debt maturing one year or more from the date of the incurrence,
creation, assumption or guarantee thereof, all Debt directly or indirectly renewable or extendable,
at the option of the debtor, by its terms or by the terms of the instrument or agreement relating
thereto, to a date one year or more from the date of the incurrence, creation, assumption or
guarantee thereof, and all Debt under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender
or lenders to extend credit over a period of one year or more.
Permitted Liens include:
(a) Liens existing at, or provided for under the terms of an after-acquired property
clause or similar term of any agreement existing on the date of, the initial issuance of the
2038 Notes or the terms of any mortgage, pledge agreement or similar agreement existing on
such date of initial issuance;
(b) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets of any Person
(which is not a Subsidiary of the Partnership) existing at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary of the Partnership or is merged into or consolidated with or into the Partnership
or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not the obligations secured thereby are assumed by
the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), provided that such Liens are not incurred in
anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Partnership, or Liens existing at
the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets existing at the
time of acquisition thereof by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not
the obligations secured thereby are assumed by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries),
or Liens thereon to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof;
(d) any Lien on property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or other assets created
at the time of the acquisition of same by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or
within 12 months after such acquisition to secure all or a portion of the purchase price of
such property, capital stock, indebtedness or other assets or indebtedness incurred to
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finance such purchase price, whether such indebtedness is incurred prior to, at the
time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition;
(e) Liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets to secure any Debt
incurred to pay the costs of construction, development, repair or improvements thereon, or
incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after, the latest of the completion
of construction, the completion of development, repair or improvements or the commencement
of full commercial operation of such property for the purpose of financing all or any part
of, such construction or the making of such development, repair or improvements;
(f) Liens to secure indebtedness owing to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) Liens on any current assets that secure current liabilities or indebtedness
incurred by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens in favor of the United States of America or any state, territory or
possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), or any department, agency, instrumentality
or political subdivision of the United States of America or any state, territory or
possession thereof (or the District of Columbia), to secure partial, progress, advance or
other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any indebtedness incurred
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of
constructing, developing, repairing or improving the property subject to such liens;
(i) Liens in favor of any Person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters
of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations required or requested by any
regulatory, governmental or court authority in connection with any contract or statute; or
any Lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance or bids, trade contracts,
leases or statutory obligations;
(j) Liens arising or imposed by reason of any attachment, judgment, decree or order of
any regulatory, governmental or court authority or proceeding, so long as any proceeding
initiated to review same shall not have been terminated or the period within which such
proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired, or such attachment, judgment, decree or
order shall otherwise be effectively stayed;
(k) Liens on any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Partnership that owns an equity
interest in a joint venture to secure indebtedness, provided that the proceeds of such
indebtedness received by such Subsidiary are contributed or advanced to such joint venture;
(l) the assumption by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations secured
by any Lien on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets, which Lien exists at
the time of the acquisition by the Partnership or any of its
Subsidiaries of such property, shares, indebtedness or other assets or at the time of the acquisition of the Person that
owns such property or assets;
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(m) Liens on any property to secure bonds for the construction, installation or
financing of pollution control or abatement facilities, or other forms of industrial revenue
bond financing, or indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the United States, any state or any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof;
(n) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or
successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) of any Lien
referred to in clauses (a)-(m) above; provided, however, that any Liens permitted by the
terms set forth under any of such clauses (a)-(m) shall not extend to or cover any property
of the Partnership or of any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the
property specified in such clauses and improvements thereto or proceeds therefrom;
(o) Liens deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges in respect of indebtedness;
(p) Liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
(q) any statutory or governmental Lien or a Lien arising by operation of law, or any
mechanics, repairmens, materialmens, suppliers, carriers, landlords, warehousemens or
similar Lien incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not yet due or is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and any undetermined Lien which is
incidental to construction, development, improvement or repair;
(r) the right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the
terms of any right, power, franchise, license, permit or by any provision of law, to
purchase or to recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
(s) Liens of taxes and assessments which are for the current year, and are not at the
time delinquent or are delinquent but the validity of which are being contested at the time
by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries in good faith;
(t) Liens of, or to secure the performance of, leases;
(u) Liens upon, or deposits of, any assets in favor of any surety company or clerk of
court for the purpose of obtaining indemnity or stay of judicial proceedings;
(v) Liens upon property or assets acquired or sold by the Partnership or any of its
Subsidiaries resulting from the exercise of any rights arising out of defaults on
receivables;
(w) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmens
compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health
or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental
regulations;
(x) Liens securing indebtedness of the Partnership or indebtedness of any Subsidiaries
of the Partnership, all or a portion of the net proceeds of which are used, substantially
concurrently with the funding thereof (and for purposes of determining substantial
concurrence, taking into consideration, among other things, required notices
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to be given to Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities under this Indenture (including
the 2038 Notes) in connection with such refunding, refinancing, repurchase, and the required
durations thereof), to refund, refinance, or repurchase all Outstanding Debt Securities
under this Indenture (including the 2038 Notes) including all accrued interest thereon and
reasonable fees and expenses and any premium incurred by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries
in connection therewith; and
(y) any Lien upon any property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or other assets
to secure indebtedness incurred by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, the proceeds
of which, in whole or in part, are used to defease, in a legal or a covenant defeasance, the
obligations of the Partnership on the 2038 Notes or any other series of Debt Securities.
Principal Property means, whether owned or leased on the date of the initial issuance of the
2038 Notes or acquired later:
(a) pipeline assets of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, including any
related facilities employed in the gathering, transportation, distribution, storage or
marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, liquefied
petroleum gases, crude oil or petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of
America or any territory or political subdivision thereof; and
(b) any processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by the
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries that is located in the United States of America or
any territory or political subdivision thereof;
except, in the case of either of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), any such assets consisting of
inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment),
vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles, and any such assets, plant or terminal
which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, is not material in relation to the activities of
the Partnership or of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Sale-Leaseback Transaction means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing
by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of any Principal Property, which Principal Property
has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Partnership or such Subsidiary to such Person,
other than:
(a) any such transaction involving a lease for a term (including renewals or extensions
exercisable by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries) of not more than three years; or
(b) any such transaction between the Partnership and any of its Subsidiaries or between
any of its Subsidiaries.
Subsidiary Guarantors means the Person or Persons named as the Subsidiary Guarantors in
the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person or Persons shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Subsidiary Guarantors
shall mean such successor Person or Persons, and any other Subsidiary of the Partnership who may
execute a supplement to the Original Indenture, for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of Debt
Securities pursuant to the Original Indenture.
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2038 Notes means the 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 of the Partnership to be issued pursuant to
this Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, the term 2038 Notes shall, except where the
context otherwise requires, include the Guarantee.
SECTION 2.2 Redemption.
Article III of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new section in its entirety:
Section 3.06. Optional Redemption.
The 2038 Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Partnership at any time in whole, or from
time to time, in part, at the redemption prices described in the 2038 Notes. Any notice to Holders
of 2038 Notes of such redemption shall include the method of calculating the redemption price, but
need not include the redemption price itself. The actual redemption price, calculated as provided
in the 2038 Notes, will be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Partnership by the
Independent Investment Banker.
SECTION 2.3 Covenants.
Article IV of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new sections in their entirety:
Section 4.12. Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Partnership shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction unless:
(a) such Sale-Leaseback Transaction occurs within 12 months from the date of completion
of the acquisition of the Principal Property subject thereto or the date of the completion
of construction, or development of, or substantial repair or improvement on, or commencement
of full operations of, such Principal Property, whichever is later;
(b) the Partnership or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, would be permitted,
pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, to incur Debt, in a principal amount at least
equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction,
secured by a Lien on the Principal Property subject to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
pursuant to Section 4.13 without equally and ratably securing the 2038 Notes pursuant to
such Section; or
(c) the Partnership or such Subsidiary, within a twelve-month period after the
effective date of such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be applied an amount
equal to not less than the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
either to (a) the voluntary defeasance or the prepayment, repayment, redemption or
retirement of any 2038 Notes or other Funded Debt of the Partnership or any Subsidiary that
is not subordinated to the Debt Securities, (b) the acquisition, construction, development
or improvement of any Principal Property used or useful in the businesses of the Partnership
(including the businesses of its Subsidiaries) or (c) any combination of applications
referred to in the preceding clause (a) or (b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Partnership may, and may permit
any Subsidiary to, effect any Sale-Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses
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(a) through (c), inclusive, of this Section, provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from
such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of (i) all other
Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions
(exclusive of any such Sale-Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of
this Section) and (ii) all outstanding Debt secured by Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on any
Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property, does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens. The Partnership shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, other than a
Permitted Lien, on any Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary
owning or leasing any Principal Property, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired by
the Partnership or such Subsidiary, to secure any Debt of the Partnership or any other Person,
without in any such case making effective provision whereby any and all 2038 Notes then Outstanding
will be secured by a Lien equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Debt for so long as such Debt
shall be so secured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Partnership may, and may permit any
Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on
any Principal Property or upon any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property to secure Debt of the Partnership or any other Person, without securing the 2038
Notes as provided in this Section, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Debt then
outstanding secured by any such Lien together with the aggregate amount of Attributable
Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions (exclusive of
any such Sale-Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of Section
4.12), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Section 4.14. Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. If at any time after the original
issuance of the 2038 Notes, including following any release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its
Guarantee under this Indenture, any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including any future Subsidiary
of the Partnership) guarantees any Funded Debt of the Partnership, then the Partnership shall cause
such Subsidiary to guarantee the 2038 Notes and in connection with such guarantee, to execute and
deliver an Indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to Section 9.01(g) simultaneously therewith. In
order to further evidence its Guarantee, such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a
notation relating to such Guarantee in accordance with Section 14.02.
SECTION 2.4 Events of Default.
The following additional Event of Default shall be added to those in clauses (a)-(g) of
Section 6.01 of the Original Indenture in relation to the 2038 Notes:
(h) default in the payment by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries at the Stated
Maturity thereof, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, of any principal of any Debt
of the Partnership (other than the 2038 Notes) or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantee
of the 2038 Notes) outstanding in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, or the
occurrence of any other default thereunder (including, without limitation, the failure to pay
interest or any premium), the effect of which default is to cause such Debt to become, or to be
declared, due prior to its Stated Maturity and such acceleration is not rescinded within 60 days
after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors by the Trustee or to the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee by the
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Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding 2038 Notes a written notice
specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice
of Default hereunder, and the receipt by the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors of such
written notice.
SECTION 2.5 Administration of Trust.
Article VII of the Original Indenture shall be amended and supplemented by inserting the
following new section in its entirety:
Section 7.13. Administration of Trust.
The Trustee shall administer the trust of the Indenture and shall perform a substantial part
of its obligations relating to the 2038 Notes and this Indenture at its corporate trust office in
The City of New York.
SECTION 2.6 Required Notices or Demands.
Section 13.03 of the Original Indenture shall be amended by deleting the addresses and contact
information appearing therein and inserting the following new addresses and contact information:
If to the Partnership or the Subsidiary Guarantors:
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
TE Products Pipeline Company, LLC
TCTM, L.P.
TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC
Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P.
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy No. 713-381-8225
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77056
Attention: Steven A. Finklea, CCTS- Vice President
Telecopy No. 713-235-9213
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VAL VERDE, TE PRODUCTS AND TEPPCO MIDSTREAM GUARANTEE
SECTION 3.1 Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream Guarantee.
Each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO Midstream hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is
a Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the 2038 Notes and is executing and delivering this Seventh
Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing a Guarantee of the
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2038 Notes, and accordingly, the obligations of each of Val Verde, TE Products and TEPPCO
Midstream as a Subsidiary Guarantor of the 2038 Notes shall be governed by the Original Indenture,
as amended and supplemented by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, as may be further amended and
supplemented from time to time.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 4.1 Integral Part.
This Seventh Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.
SECTION 4.2 General Definitions.
For all purposes of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture:
(a) capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified
in the Original Indenture; and
(b) the terms herein, hereof, hereunder and other words of similar import refer
to this Seventh Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 4.3 Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation.
The Original Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, is
in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 4.4 Counterparts.
This Seventh Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed an original; and all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.5 Governing Law.
THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
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TEPPCO MIDSTREAM COMPANIES, LLC |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee |
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF 2038 NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]1
TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
7.55% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2038
CUSIP No. 872384AF9
TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (herein called the Company, which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns the principal sum of
Dollars on April 15, 2038 [or such greater or lesser amount as is
indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities attached hereto]2, at the office or
agency of the Company referred to below, and to pay interest thereon, commencing on October 15,
2008 and continuing semiannually thereafter, on April 15 and October 15 of each year, from March
27, 2008, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, at the rate of 7.55% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided
for, and (to the extent lawful) to pay on demand, interest on any overdue interest at the rate
borne by the Securities from the date on which such overdue interest becomes payable to the date
payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable, and
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (other than at maturity) will,
as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this
series not less than 10 days prior to such special record date, or may be paid at any time in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,
all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Interest on the Securities of this series shall be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on this security in such coin
or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for
payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal,
premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form
(including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made at the corporate trust office of
the Trustee, which on the date hereof is located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, EX-NY-WALL, New
York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be
maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by
check mailed to the Holders on the
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relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or
at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States,
provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer
instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to
collect payment of principal.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been duly executed by the Trustee referred
to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf
by its sole General Partner.
Dated:
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
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[FORM
OF REVERSE OF 2038 NOTE]
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of the series of Debt Securities of the
Company designated as its 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 (such series being herein called the
Securities), which is issued under, with securities of one or more additional series that may be
issued under, an indenture dated as of February 20, 2002, among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association and
First Union National Bank, as trustee (herein called the Trustee, which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March 27, 2008 (such Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, being called
the Indenture), to which Indenture and all future indentures supplemental thereto reference is
hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties, obligations
and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of
the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.
The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from
time to time in part, at a redemption price (the Make-Whole Price) equal to the greater of: (i)
100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the
date of calculation of the Make-Whole Price) on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of
interest accrued to the date of redemption (the Redemption Date)) discounted to the Redemption
Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
applicable Treasury Yield plus 50 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the
Redemption Date.
The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified
to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining
the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:
Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third
Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming
a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal
to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the
Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities to be redeemed; provided, however, that if no
maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for
the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security
will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on
a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.
Independent Investment Banker means any of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (and their respective
successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury
Issue or perform the other functions of the Independent Investment Banker provided in the
Indenture, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the
Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the average of
four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains
fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means (a) each of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (or its relevant affiliate) and their respective successors; and
(b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States selected by the
Company (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall
resign as a Reference Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary
Treasury Dealer.
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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by an Independent Investment
Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed
in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Independent
Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of
optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date
to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional
redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be
redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such Make-Whole Price and the place(s)
that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the
Company defaults in payment of the Make-Whole Price, interest will cease to accrue on the
Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If
less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be
redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.
The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will
also comply with Article III of the Indenture.
Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated
Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
As set forth in the Indenture, an Event of Default with respect to the Securities is
generally: (a) failure to pay principal upon Stated Maturity, redemption or otherwise; (b) default
for 30 days in payment of interest on any of the Securities; (c) failure for 60 days after notice
to comply with any other covenants in the Indenture or the Securities; (d) certain payment defaults
under, or the acceleration prior to the Stated Maturity of, Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary
in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, unless such acceleration is rescinded
within 60 days after notice to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors as provided in the
Indenture; (e) the Guarantee of the Securities by any of the Subsidiary Guarantors ceases to be in
full force and effect (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture); and (f) certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.
If an Event of Default described in clause (f) in the preceding paragraph occurs, then the
principal amount of all Outstanding Securities, premium, if any, and interest thereon shall ipso
facto be due and payable immediately. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, premium, if
any, and accrued interest thereon to be due and payable immediately. The Indenture provides that
such declaration may be rescinded in certain events by the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities.
No Holder of the Securities may pursue any remedy under the Indenture unless the Trustee shall
have failed to act within 60 days after notice of an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities and written request by Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, and the offer to the Trustee of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; however, such
provision does not affect the right to sue for enforcement of any overdue payment on a Security by
the Holder thereof. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except default in payment of
principal, premium or interest) if it determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in
the interest of the Holders. The Company is required to file a report with the Trustee each year
as to the absence or existence of defaults.
The Companys payment obligations under the Securities are jointly and severally guaranteed by
the Subsidiary Guarantors. Any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released from its Guarantee of the
Securities under the circumstances described in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (i) the entire indebtedness of
the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors on this Security and (ii) certain Events of Default, upon
compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this
Security.
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The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and
the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities at
the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities, to waive compliance by the
Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past
defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by or on behalf of
the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon
this Security. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to make other changes that do not adversely affect the rights of any Holder and to
make certain other specified changes.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture
shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on this Security at the times, place, and
rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registerable in the Debt Security Register, upon surrender of this
Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such
purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, of authorized denominations and
for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the
same.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities,
but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee, assessment or other
governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The General Partner and its directors, officers, employees, incorporators and stockholders, as
such, shall have no liability for any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Company under
the Securities, the Indenture or the Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting this Security, waives and
releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the
issuance of this Security.
Prior to the time of due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the
Company, Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name
this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is
overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to TEPPCO Partners, L.P., 1100
Louisiana Street, Suite 1800, Houston, Texas 77002, Attn: Investor Relations.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience
to the Holders thereof. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on
the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identifying information printed hereon.
This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to
(Insert assignees social security or tax I.D. number)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint as agent to transfer this Security on the Debt
Security Register of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Dated:
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A-6
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES3
The following exchanges, redemptions or repurchases of a part of this Global Security have been
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A-7
NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the
principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and
payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Partnership.
The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee
pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture
and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
By: TEPPCO GP, Inc., its managing member
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TEPPCO MIDSTREAM COMPANIES, LLC
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By: TEPPCO NGL Pipelines, LLC,
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exv5w1
Exhibit
5.1
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ONE SHELL PLAZA
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March 26, 2008
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
1100 Louisiana Street
Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
Ladies and Gentlemen:
TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), TE Products
Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (TE Products Pipeline), TCTM, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (TCTM), TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company (TEPPCO Midstream), and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (together with TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream, the Subsidiary
Guarantors) have engaged us to render the opinions expressed below in connection with the offering
of (i) $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
(the 2013 Notes), (ii) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 6.65% Senior
Notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes) and (iii) $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Partnerships 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 (together with the 2013 Notes and the 2018 Notes, the
Notes). The Notes are to be guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Indenture
(as defined below) (the Guarantees, and together with the Notes, the Securities).
The Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors (or their predecessors) have filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-110207) for the registration of the offer and sale of debt securities,
including the Securities, and certain other securities of the Partnership under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), from time to time in accordance with Rule 415
promulgated under the Securities Act (the Registration Statement). The prospectus dated November
3, 2003 and the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to the Securities dated March 24, 2008
(together, the Prospectus) have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act.
The Notes are to be issued and sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 24,
2008 (the Underwriting Agreement), among the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the
respective general partners or managing member of the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors,
UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto.
The Securities are to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002 (the Base
Indenture), among the Partnership, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S.
Bank National Association, as successor trustee to First Union National Bank and Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as amended and supplemented with respect to each series
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of Securities by the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Supplemental Indentures thereto to be dated as of
March 27, 2008 (the Supplemental Indentures, and the Base Indenture, as so amended and
supplemented by the Supplemental Indentures, being referred to herein as the Indenture).
As the basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed, we examined the following: (i) the
organizational certificates, bylaws, certificate of incorporation and the limited partnership or
limited liability company agreements (as the case may be) of the Partnership, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and their respective general partners or managing member; (ii) the Base Indenture; (iii)
the Supplemental Indentures, in the forms filed as exhibits to the Partnerships Current Report on
Form 8-K dated March 24, 2008; (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; (v) the
Underwriting Agreement; (vi) partnership and company records of the Partnership and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and certificates of public officials and representatives of the Partnership and the
Subsidiary Guarantors; and (vii) statutes and other instruments and documents. In making our
examination, we have assumed the due execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indentures and have
also assumed that all signatures on documents examined by us are genuine, that all documents
submitted to us as originals are authentic and that all documents submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies conform with the originals of such documents. In connection with this opinion,
we have assumed that the Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable
securities laws and in the manner set forth in the Prospectus.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Notes will, when they have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and duly purchased and paid for in accordance with
the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the
Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with their terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally, and subject to the application of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and any implied covenants of
good faith and fair dealing.
2. When the Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance
with the provisions of the Indenture and duly purchased and paid for in accordance with the terms
of the Underwriting Agreement, the Guarantees of the Notes included in the Indenture will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against
the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, except as the enforcement
thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors
generally, and subject to the application of general principles of
equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and any implied
covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
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We limit the opinions we express above in all respects to matters of the applicable laws of
the State of New York.
We hereby consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading Legal Matters in the
Prospectus and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Partnerships Current Report on
Form 8-K dated March 24, 2008. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the
category of persons whose consent is required under the provisions of the Securities Act or the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This opinion speaks as of the date hereof, and we
disclaim any obligation to update it.
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Exhibit
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TEL +1 713.229.1234 FAX +1 713.229.1522 www.bakerbotts.com
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March 26, 2008
TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
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TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.; OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), TE Products
Pipeline Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (TE Products Pipeline), TCTM, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (TCTM), TEPPCO Midstream Companies, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company (TEPPCO Midstream), and Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (together with TE Products Pipeline, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream, the Subsidiary
Guarantors) have engaged us to render the opinion expressed below in connection with the offering
of (i) $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 5.90% Senior Notes due 2013
(the 2013 Notes), (ii) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Partnerships 6.65% Senior
Notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes) and (iii) $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Partnerships 7.55% Senior Notes due 2038 (together with the 2013 Notes and the 2018 Notes, the
Notes). The Notes are to be guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors (together with the Notes,
the Securities). In connection therewith, we have prepared the discussion (the Discussion) set
forth under the caption Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations in the prospectus
supplement relating to the Securities dated March 24, 2008 (the Prospectus Supplement), which
accompanies the prospectus dated November 3, 2003 (the Prospectus).
We hereby confirm that all statements of legal conclusions contained in the Discussion
constitute the opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. with respect to the matters set forth therein as of
the date thereof, subject to the assumptions, qualifications, and limitations set forth therein.
In providing this opinion, we have examined and are relying upon the truth and accuracy at all
relevant times of the statements, covenants and representations contained in (i) the Prospectus and
the Prospectus Supplement, (ii) certain other filings made by the Partnership with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and (iii) other information provided to us by the Partnership.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Partnerships Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 24, 2008. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are
within the category of persons whose consent is required under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Baker Botts L.L.P.
exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
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CONTACTS: Investor Relations Mark G. Stockard |
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TEPPCO PRICES $1 BILLION OF SENIOR NOTES
HOUSTON TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (NYSE: TPP) today announced that the partnership has priced a
public offering of $250 million in principal amount of senior notes due 2013, $350 million in
principal amount of senior notes due 2018 and $400 million in principal amount of senior notes
due 2038. The proceeds from the offering will be applied to the repayment and cancellation of the
partnerships 364-day term credit facility that was set to mature in December 2008.
The notes due 2013 will be issued at 99.922 percent of their principal amount and will have a
fixed-rate interest coupon of 5.90 percent and a maturity date of April 15, 2013. The notes due
2018 will be issued at 99.640 percent of their principal amount and will have a fixed-rate interest
coupon of 6.65 percent and a maturity date of April 15, 2018. The notes due 2038 will be issued at
99.451 percent of their principal amount and will have a fixed-rate interest coupon of 7.55 percent
and a maturity date of April 15, 2038. The settlement date for the offering is expected to be
March 27, 2008.
UBS Securities LLC, JPMorgan Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. The co-managing underwriters
for the offering were BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Greenwich
Capital Markets, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC. An investor may obtain a free copy of the prospectus as supplemented by visiting
EDGAR
on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any
dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send a prospectus to an investor if
requested by calling UBS Securities LLC at (877) 827-6444 extension 5613884, JPMorgan Securities
Inc. at (212) 834-4533, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. at (800) 685-4786 or Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC at (800) 326-5897.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the
senior notes described in this press release, nor shall there be any sale of these senior notes in
any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offer is being made only
through the prospectus as supplemented, which is part of a shelf registration statement.
TEPPCO Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded partnership with an enterprise value of approximately $5
billion which conducts business through various subsidiary operating companies. TEPPCO owns and
operates one of the largest common carrier pipelines of refined petroleum products and liquefied
petroleum gases in the United States; owns and operates petrochemical and natural gas liquid
pipelines; is engaged in transportation, storage, gathering and marketing of crude oil; owns and
operates natural gas gathering systems; owns and operates a marine transportation business for
refined products, crude oil and lube products; and has ownership interests in Jonah Gas Gathering
Company, Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, Centennial Pipeline LLC and an undivided ownership interest
in the Basin Pipeline. Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, the general partner of TEPPCO
Partners, L.P., is owned by Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. (NYSE: EPE).
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Exhibit
99.2
DESCRIPTION
OF THE NOTES
We have summarized below terms and provisions of the notes.
However, this summary is not a complete description of all of
the terms and provisions of the notes. You should read carefully
the section entitled Description of Debt Securities
in the accompanying prospectus for a description of other
material terms of the notes, the guarantees and the base
indenture under which we will issue the notes. For more
information, we refer you to the notes, the base indenture and
the supplemental indentures, all of which are available from us.
We urge you to read the base indenture and the supplemental
indentures because they, and not this description, define your
rights as an owner of the notes. Each series of notes is a new
series of senior debt securities referred to in the
accompanying prospectus. The following description supplements
and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces, the
description of the general terms and provisions of the senior
debt securities set forth in the accompanying prospectus. In
this description, references to us, we,
ours, TEPPCO Partners or the
Partnership are to TEPPCO Partners, L.P. and not our
subsidiaries or affiliates.
We will issue each series of notes offered hereby under an
indenture dated as of February 20, 2002, which we refer to
as the base indenture, among us, as issuer, our
subsidiaries parties thereto, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank
National Association (successor to Wachovia Bank, National
Association and First Union National Bank), as trustee, as
amended and supplemented pursuant to a supplemental indenture
applicable to such series of notes. We refer to the base
indenture, as amended and supplemented by each such supplemental
indenture applicable to each series of notes offered hereby, as
the indenture.
General
The notes of each series:
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rank equally in right of payment with all of our other existing
and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt, including all
other series of debt securities issued under the indenture;
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effectively rank junior to any of our secured debt, to the
extent of the collateral securing that debt;
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rank senior in right of payment to all of our future
subordinated debt; and
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are non-recourse to our general partner. See Description
of Debt Securities No Personal Liability of General
Partner in the accompanying prospectus.
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Subject to the exceptions, and subject to compliance with the
applicable requirements, set forth in the indenture, we may
discharge our obligations under the indenture with respect to
the notes as described under Description of Debt
Securities Defeasance in the accompanying
prospectus.
The
Guarantees
The notes are guaranteed by TE Products, TCTM, TEPPCO Midstream
and Val Verde as described under Subsidiary
Guarantors. These are our only subsidiaries that presently
guarantee any of our long-term indebtedness.
Each guarantee by a subsidiary guarantor of the notes:
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ranks equally in right of payment with all other existing and
future unsubordinated debt of that subsidiary guarantor;
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effectively ranks junior to any secured debt of such subsidiary
guarantor, to the extent of the collateral securing that
debt; and
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ranks senior in right of payment to any future subordinated
indebtedness of that subsidiary guarantor.
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Maturity and Interest
Initially, we will issue the 2013 notes in an aggregate
principal amount of $250 million, the 2018 notes in an
aggregate principal amount of $350 million and the 2038
notes in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million.
The notes will be in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000. The notes will mature on
(a) April 15, 2013, in the case of the 2013 notes,
(b) April 15, 2018, in the case of the 2018 notes and
(c) April 15, 2038, in the case of the 2038 notes. We
may issue additional notes of each series from time to time,
without the consent of the holders of the notes, in compliance
with the terms of the indenture.
Interest on the notes will:
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accrue at the rate of 5.90% per annum, in the case of the 2013
notes;
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accrue at the rate of 6.65% per annum, in the case of the 2018
notes;
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accrue at the rate of 7.55% per annum, in the case of the 2038
notes;
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accrue from the date of issuance or the most recent interest
payment date;
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be payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on each
April 15 and October 15, commencing on
October 15, 2008;
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be payable to the holders of record on April 1 and
October 1 immediately preceding the related interest
payment dates;
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be payable, to the extent lawful, on overdue interest to the
extent permitted by law at the same rate as interest is payable
on principal.
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If any interest payment date, maturity date or redemption date
falls on a day that is not a business day, the payment will be
made on the next business day with the same force and effect as
if made on the relevant interest payment date, maturity date or
redemption date. Unless we default on a payment, no interest
will accrue for the period from and after the applicable
interest payment date, maturity date or redemption date.
Payment
and Transfer
Initially, each series of notes will be issued only in global
form. Beneficial interests in notes in global form will be shown
on, and transfers of interest in notes in global form will be
made only through, records maintained by the depositary and its
participants. Notes in definitive form, if any, may be presented
for registration, exchange or transfer at the office or agency
maintained by us for such purpose (which initially will be the
corporate trust office of the trustee located at 100 Wall
Street, Suite 1600,
EX-NY-WALL,
New York, NY 10005, Attn: David Massa, Vice President).
Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on notes
in global form registered in the name of DTCs nominee will
be made in immediately available funds to DTCs nominee, as
the registered holder of such global notes. If any of the notes
is no longer represented by a global note, payment of interest
on the notes in definitive form may, at our option, be made at
the corporate trust office of the trustee indicated above or by
check mailed directly to holders at their respective registered
addresses or by wire transfer to an account designated by a
holder.
No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer
or exchange of notes, but we may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other similar
governmental charge payable upon transfer or exchange of notes.
We are not required to transfer or exchange any note selected
for redemption or any other note for a period of 15 days
before any mailing of notice of notes to be redeemed.
The registered holder of a note will be treated as the owner of
it for all purposes.
Optional
Redemption
Each series of notes will be redeemable, at our option, at any
time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a price equal to
the greater of:
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redeemed; and
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the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the
date of calculation of the redemption price) on the notes to be
redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of
redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a
semi-annual basis (assuming a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 50 basis
points;
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The actual redemption price, calculated as provided above, will
be calculated and certified to the trustee and us by the
Independent Investment Banker.
Notes called for redemption become due on the
Redemption Date. Notices of optional redemption will be
mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the
Redemption Date to each holder of the notes to be redeemed
at its registered address. The notice of optional redemption for
the notes will state, among other things, the amount of notes to
be redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating
the redemption price and each place that payment will be made
upon presentation and surrender of notes to be redeemed. Unless
we default in payment of the redemption price, interest will
cease to accrue on any notes that have been called for
redemption at the Redemption Date. If less than all of the
notes of any series are redeemed at any time, the trustee will
select the notes of such series to be redeemed on a pro rata
basis or by any other method the trustee deems fair and
appropriate.
For purposes of determining the optional redemption price, the
following definitions are applicable:
Treasury Yield means, with respect to any
Redemption Date applicable to any series of the notes, the
rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to
maturity (computed as of the third business day immediately
preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury
Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the
applicable Comparable Treasury Price for such
Redemption Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United
States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment
Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of
the notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice,
in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining terms of the notes to be redeemed;
provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months
before or after the maturity date for such notes, yields for the
two published maturities most closely corresponding to such
United States Treasury security will be determined and the
treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those
yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.
Independent Investment Banker means any of
UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (and
their respective successors) or, if no such firm is willing and
able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue or
perform the other functions of the Independent Investment Banker
provided in the indenture, an independent investment banking
institution of national standing appointed by the trustee and
reasonably acceptable to us.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect
to any Redemption Date, (a) the average of four
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the
Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the
Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means (a) each
of UBS Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (or its relevant affiliate) and
their respective successors, and (b) one other primary U.S.
government securities dealer in the United States selected by us
(each, a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided,
however, that if any of the foregoing shall resign as a
Reference Treasury Dealer, we will substitute therefor another
Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means,
with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any
Redemption Date for the notes, an average, as determined by
an Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices
for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the notes (expressed in
each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to an Independent Investment Banker by such Reference
Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
third business day preceding such Redemption Date.
Ranking
and Security
The notes will be our unsubordinated obligations and will rank
equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and
future unsubordinated indebtedness. The notes will also be
unsecured, unless we are required to secure them pursuant to the
limitations on liens covenant described below. Similarly, each
guarantee of the notes will be an unsubordinated and unsecured
obligation of the subsidiary guarantor and will rank equally in
right of payment with all other existing and future
unsubordinated indebtedness of the subsidiary guarantor. The
notes will effectively rank junior to all of our existing or
future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing
such indebtedness. Similarly, each guarantee of the notes by a
subsidiary guarantor will effectively rank junior to all
existing and future secured indebtedness of the subsidiary
guarantor to the extent of the assets securing such
indebtedness. The notes will effectively rank junior to all
indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries that are
not subsidiary guarantors.
At December 31, 2007, on an as adjusted basis after giving
effect to borrowings under the term credit agreement to retire
the TE Products notes, to reduce indebtedness outstanding under
our revolving credit facility and to fund a portion of our
marine transportation business acquisitions, the aggregate
amount of our unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness was
$1.9 billion. We and the subsidiary guarantors do not have
any secured indebtedness. The notes will also rank equally in
right of payment with our guarantee of up to $70 million
principal amount of indebtedness of our Centennial joint
venture. Additionally, the guarantees of the notes by the
subsidiary guarantors will rank equally in right of payment with
other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of those
subsidiaries, including their guarantees of our revolving credit
facility, term credit agreement, $500.0 million principal
amount of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2012, $200.0 million
principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2013 and, with
the exception of Val Verde Gas Gathering Company, the guarantee
of up to $70 million of indebtedness of our Centennial
joint venture. As of March 19, 2008, there is no debt
outstanding at any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors
of the notes.
No
Sinking Fund
We are not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund
payments with respect to the notes.
Certain
Covenants
Except to the extent described below, the indenture does not
limit the amount of indebtedness or other obligations that we
may incur and does not give you the right to require us to
repurchase your notes upon a change of control. The indenture
contains two principal covenants described in further detail
below:
Limitation on Liens. This covenant limits our
ability, and that of our Subsidiaries, to permit liens to exist
on our principal assets; and
Limitation of Sale-Leaseback
Transactions. This covenant limits our ability to
sell or transfer our principal assets and then lease back those
assets.
Capitalized terms used within this Covenants
subsection are defined in the Definitions subsection.
Limitation on Liens. We will not, and will not
permit any of our Subsidiaries to incur, create, assume or
suffer to exist any lien on any Principal Property or on any
shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary that owns or leases
any Principal Property to secure any Debt (whether such
Principal Property or shares of stock are now existing or owned
or subsequently created or acquired), without effectively
providing that the notes will be secured equally and ratably
with or prior to such secured Debt until such time as such Debt
is no longer secured by a lien.
The foregoing restriction does not require us to secure the
notes if the liens consist of Permitted Liens or if the Debt
secured by these liens is exempted as described under
Exempted Indebtedness below.
Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions. We
will not, and will not permit any of our Subsidiaries to, enter
into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction unless:
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such Sale-Leaseback Transaction occurs within 12 months
after the completion of the acquisition of the Principal
Property subject thereto or the date of the completion of
construction, or development of, or substantial repair or
improvement on, or commencement of full operations of, such
Principal Property, whichever is later;
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we or our Subsidiary, as the case may be, would be permitted,
pursuant to the provisions of the indenture, to incur Debt
secured by a lien on the Principal Property involved in such
transaction at least equal in principal amount to the
Attributable Indebtedness with respect to that Sale-Leaseback
Transaction without equally and ratably securing the notes
pursuant to the covenant described above in
Limitation on Liens; or
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within 12 months after the effective date of such
transaction, we or our Subsidiary, as the case may be, apply an
amount equal to not less than the Attributable Indebtedness of
such Sale-Leaseback Transaction either to:
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(1) the voluntary defeasance or the prepayment, repayment,
redemption or retirement of the notes or other senior Funded
Debt of ours or any of our Subsidiaries;
(2) the acquisition, construction, development or
improvement of any Principal Property used or useful in our
businesses (including the businesses of our
Subsidiaries); or
(3) any combination of applications referred to in
(1) or (2) above.
Exempted Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the
foregoing limitations on liens and Sale-Leaseback Transactions,
we and our Subsidiaries may incur, create, assume or suffer to
exist any lien (other than a Permitted Lien) to secure Debt on
any property referred to in the covenant described under
Limitation on Liens without securing the
notes, or may enter into Sale-Leaseback Transactions without
complying with the preceding paragraph, or enter into a
combination of such transactions, if the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of all such Debt then outstanding and the
Attributable Indebtedness of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions
then in existence not otherwise permitted in the preceding three
bullet points (other than the second bullet point above), does
not at the time exceed 10% of our Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets.
Merger,
Amalgamation, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
We will not merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any
other person or sell, convey, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of our property or assets to
any person, whether in a single transaction or series of related
transactions, except in accordance with the provisions of our
partnership agreement, and unless:
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we are the surviving entity, or the surviving entity:
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is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation
organized under the laws of the United States, a state thereof
or the District of Columbia; and
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expressly assumes by supplemental indenture, satisfactory to the
trustee, all the obligations under the indenture and the debt
securities under the base indenture to be performed or observed
by us;
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immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the
transaction or series of transactions, no default or event of
default has occurred and is continuing;
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if we are not the surviving entity, each subsidiary guarantor,
unless such subsidiary guarantor is the person with which we
have consummated a transaction under this provision, shall have
confirmed that its guarantee shall continue to apply to the
obligations under the indenture and the debt securities under
the base indenture; and
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we have delivered to the trustee an officers certificate
and opinion of counsel, each stating that the merger,
amalgamation, consolidation, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease
or other disposition, and if a supplemental indenture is
required, the supplemental indenture, comply with the indenture.
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Thereafter, the surviving entity may exercise our rights and
powers under the indenture, in our name or in its own name. If
we sell or otherwise dispose of (except by lease) all or
substantially all of our assets and the above stated
requirements are satisfied, we will be released from all our
liabilities and obligations under the indenture. If we lease all
or substantially all of our assets, we will not be so released
from our obligations under the indenture.
Events of
Default
In addition to the Events of Default described in
the base prospectus under the heading Description of Debt
Securities Events of Default, Remedies and
Notice Events of Default, the following
constitutes an Event of Default under the indenture
in respect of each series of notes offered hereby:
default in the payment by us or any of our Subsidiaries at the
stated final maturity, after the expiration of any applicable
grace period, of any principal of our Debt (other than the notes
of that series) or Debt of any of our Subsidiaries (other than
the guarantee of the notes of that series) outstanding in an
aggregate principal amount in excess of $50 million, or the
occurrence of any other default (including, without limitation,
the failure to pay interest or any premium), the effect of which
is to cause such Debt to become, or to be declared, due prior to
its stated maturity and such acceleration is not rescinded
within 60 days after notice is given, in accordance with
the indenture, to us and the subsidiary guarantors by the
trustee, or to us, the subsidiary guarantors and the trustee by
the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding notes of that series.
An Event of Default for a particular series of notes will not
necessarily constitute an Event of Default for the other series
of notes or for any other series of debt securities that may be
issued under the base indenture.
Definitions
As used in the description of certain provisions of the
indenture, the following terms have the following meanings:
Attributable Indebtedness means with respect
to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction, at the time of determination,
the lesser of:
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the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the board
of directors of our general partner) of the assets involved in
the Sale-Leaseback Transaction;
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the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be
paid under the lease involved in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction
during the remaining term thereof (including any renewal term
exercisable at the lessees option or period for which such
lease has been extended), discounted at the rate of interest set
forth or implicit in the terms of such lease or, if not
practicable to determine such rate, the weighted average
interest rate per annum borne by the notes compounded
semiannually; and
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if the obligation with respect to the Sale-Leaseback Transaction
constitutes an obligation that is required to be classified and
accounted for as a capital lease obligation (as defined in the
indenture) for financial reporting purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, the amount equal to
the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
included in the financial statements of the lessee.
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For purposes of the foregoing definition, rent will not include
amounts required to be paid by the lessee, whether or not
designated as rent or additional rent, on account of or
contingent upon maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes,
assessments, utilities, water rates, operating charges, labor
costs and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is
terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net
amount shall be the lesser of the net amount determined assuming
termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in
which case the net amount shall also include the amount of the
penalty, but no rent shall be considered as
required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first
date upon which it may be so terminated) or the net amount
determined assuming no such termination.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means, at
any date of determination, the aggregate amount of total assets
included in our most recent consolidated quarterly or annual
balance sheet prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, less applicable reserves reflected in
such balance sheet, after deducting the following amounts:
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all current liabilities reflected in such balance sheet
(excluding any current maturities of long-term debt or any
current liabilities that by their terms are extendable or
renewable at the option of the obligor to a time more than
12 months after the time as of which the amount is being
computed); and
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all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt
discount and expense and other like intangibles reflected in
such balance sheet.
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Debt means any obligation created or assumed
by any person for the repayment of borrowed money and any
guarantee therefor.
Funded Debt means all Debt maturing one year
or more from the date of the incurrence, creation, assumption or
guarantee thereof, all Debt directly or indirectly renewable or
extendable, at the option of the debtor, by its terms or by the
terms of the instrument or agreement relating thereto, to a date
one year or more from the date of the incurrence, creation,
assumption or guarantee thereof, and all Debt under a revolving
credit or similar agreement obligating the lender or lenders to
extend credit over a period of one year or more.
Permitted Liens include:
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liens existing at, or provided for under the terms of an
after-acquired property clause or similar term of
any agreement existing on the date of, the initial issuance of
the notes or the terms of any mortgage, pledge agreement or
similar agreement existing on such date of initial issuance;
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liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets
of any person (which is not a Subsidiary of ours) existing at
the time such person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or
consolidated with or into us or any of our Subsidiaries (whether
or not the obligations secured thereby are assumed by us or any
of our Subsidiaries), provided that such liens are not incurred
in anticipation of such person becoming a Subsidiary of ours, or
liens existing at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition
of the properties of a person as an entirety or substantially as
an entirety to us or any of our Subsidiaries;
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liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets
existing at the time of acquisition thereof by us or any of our
Subsidiaries (whether or not the obligations secured thereby are
assumed by us or any of our Subsidiaries), or liens thereon to
secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price
thereof;
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any lien on property, shares of capital stock, indebtedness or
other assets created at the time of the acquisition of same by
us or any of our Subsidiaries or within 12 months after
such acquisition to secure all or a portion of the purchase
price of such property, capital stock, indebtedness or other
assets or indebtedness incurred to finance such purchase price,
whether such indebtedness is incurred prior to, at the time of
or within one year after the date of such acquisition;
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liens on property, shares of stock, indebtedness or other assets
to secure any Debt incurred to pay the costs of construction,
development, repair or improvements thereon, or incurred prior
to, at the time of, or within 12 months after, the latest
of the completion of construction, the completion of
development, repair or improvements or the commencement of full
commercial operation of such property for the purpose of
financing all or any part of, such construction or the making of
such development, repair or improvements;
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liens to secure indebtedness owing to us or our Subsidiaries;
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liens on any current assets that secure current liabilities or
indebtedness incurred by us or our Subsidiaries;
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liens in favor of the United States of America or any state,
territory or possession thereof (or the District of Columbia),
or any department, agency, instrumentality or political
subdivision of the United States of America or any state,
territory or possession thereof (or the District of Columbia),
to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant
to any contract or statute or to secure any indebtedness
incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the
purchase price or the cost of constructing, developing,
repairing or improving the property subject to such liens;
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liens in favor of any person to secure obligations under
provisions of any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or
surety obligations required or requested by any regulatory,
governmental or court authority in connection with any contract
or statute; or any lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure
performance or bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory
obligations;
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liens arising or imposed by reason of any attachment, judgment,
decree or order of any regulatory, governmental or court
authority or proceeding, so long as any proceeding initiated to
review same shall not have been terminated or the period within
which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired,
or such attachment, judgment, decree or order shall otherwise be
effectively stayed;
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liens on any capital stock of any Subsidiary of ours that owns
an equity interest in a joint venture to secure indebtedness,
provided that the proceeds of such indebtedness received by such
Subsidiary are contributed or advanced to such joint venture;
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the assumption by us or any of our Subsidiaries of obligations
secured by any lien on property, shares of stock, indebtedness
or other assets, which lien exists at the time of the
acquisition by us or any of our Subsidiaries of such property,
shares, indebtedness or other assets or at the time of the
acquisition of the person that owns such property or assets;
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liens on any property to secure bonds for the construction,
installation or financing of pollution control or abatement
facilities, or other forms of industrial revenue bond financing,
or indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the United States, any
state or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof;
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liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal
or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings,
extensions, renewals or replacements) of any lien referred to in
the bullet points above; provided, however, that any liens
permitted by the terms set forth under any of such bullet points
shall not extend to or cover any property of ours or of any of
our Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the property
specified in such clauses and improvements thereto or proceeds
therefrom;
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liens deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges in respect
of indebtedness;
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liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
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any statutory or governmental lien or a lien arising by
operation of law, or any mechanics, repairmens,
materialmens, suppliers, carriers,
landlords, warehousemens or similar lien incurred in
the ordinary course of business which is not yet due or is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and any
undetermined lien which is incidental to construction,
development, improvement or repair;
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the right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public
authority by the terms of any right, power, franchise, license,
permit or by any provision of law, to purchase or to recapture
or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
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liens of taxes and assessments which are for the current year,
and are not at the time delinquent or are delinquent but the
validity of which are being contested at the time by us or any
of our Subsidiaries in good faith;
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liens of, or to secure the performance of, leases;
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liens upon, or deposits of, any assets in favor of any surety
company or clerk of court for the purpose of obtaining indemnity
or stay of judicial proceedings;
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liens upon property or assets acquired or sold by us or any of
our Subsidiaries resulting from the exercise of any rights
arising out of defaults on receivables;
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liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection
with workmens compensation, unemployment insurance,
temporary disability, social security, retiree health or similar
laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute
or governmental regulations;
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liens securing our indebtedness or indebtedness of any of our
Subsidiaries, all or a portion of the net proceeds of which are
used, substantially concurrently with the funding thereof (and
for purposes of determining substantial concurrence,
taking into consideration, among other things, required notices
to be given to holders of outstanding securities under the
indenture (including the notes) in connection with such
refunding, refinancing, repurchase, and the required durations
thereof), to refund, refinance, or repurchase all outstanding
securities under the indenture (including the notes) including
all accrued interest thereon and reasonable fees and expenses
and any premium incurred by us or our Subsidiaries in connection
therewith; and
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any lien upon any property, shares of capital stock,
indebtedness or other assets to secure indebtedness incurred by
us or any of our Subsidiaries, the proceeds of which, in whole
or in part, are used to defease, in a legal or a covenant
defeasance, our obligations on the notes or any other series of
our senior debt securities.
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Principal Property means, whether owned or
leased on the date of the initial issuance of notes or acquired
later:
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pipeline assets of us or our Subsidiaries, including any related
facilities employed in the gathering, transportation,
distribution, storage or marketing of natural gas, natural gas
liquids, refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases,
crude oil or petrochemicals, that are located in the United
States of America or any territory or political subdivision
thereof; and
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any processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or
leased by us or any of our Subsidiaries that is located in the
United States of America or any territory or political
subdivision thereof;
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except, in the case of either of the foregoing clauses, any such
assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and
equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles and
equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles, and any such
assets, plant or terminal which, in the opinion of the board of
directors of our general partner, is not material in relation to
our activities or the activities of us and our Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
Sale-Leaseback Transaction means any
arrangement with any person providing for the leasing by us or
any of our Subsidiaries of any Principal Property, which
Principal Property has been or is to be sold or transferred by
us or such Subsidiary to such person, other than:
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any such transaction involving a lease for a term (including
renewals or extensions exercisable by us or any of our
Subsidiaries) of not more than three years; or
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any such transaction between us and any of our Subsidiaries or
between any of our Subsidiaries.
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Subsidiary of any person means:
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any corporation, association or other business entity of which
more than 50% of the total voting power of equity interests
entitled (without regard to any contingency) to vote in the
election of directors, managers, trustees, or equivalent
persons, at the time of such determination, is owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person or one or
more of the other Subsidiaries of that person or a combination
thereof; or
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any partnership of which more than 50% of the partners
equity interests (considering all partners equity
interests as a single class), at the time of such determination,
is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person
or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that person or a
combination thereof.
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Subsidiary
Guarantors
Our payment obligations under the notes will be jointly and
severally guaranteed by the subsidiary guarantors. The
obligations of each subsidiary guarantor under its guarantee
will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving
effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the
subsidiary guarantor and
to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any
other subsidiary guarantor in respect of the obligations of the
other subsidiary guarantor under its guarantee, result in the
obligations of the subsidiary guarantor under the guarantee not
constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer
under Federal or state law.
Provided that no default shall have occurred and shall be
continuing under the indenture, a subsidiary guarantor will be
unconditionally released and discharged from the guarantee:
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automatically upon any sale, exchange or transfer, to any person
that is not our affiliate, of all of our direct or indirect
limited partnership or other equity interests in the subsidiary
guarantor (provided such sale, exchange or transfer is not
prohibited by the indenture);
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automatically upon the merger of the subsidiary guarantor into
us or any other subsidiary guarantor or the liquidation and
dissolution of the subsidiary guarantor (in each case to the
extent not prohibited by the indenture); or
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following delivery of a written notice of the release by us to
the trustee, upon the release of all guarantees by the
subsidiary guarantor of any Debt of ours, except debt securities
issued under the base indenture.
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If at any time after the issuance of the notes, including
following any release of a subsidiary guarantor from its
guarantee under the indenture, a Subsidiary (including any
future Subsidiary) guarantees any of our Funded Debt, we will
cause such Subsidiary to guarantee the notes in accordance with
the indenture by simultaneously executing and delivering a
supplemental indenture.
Concerning
the Trustee
U.S. Bank National Association is the trustee under the
indenture and has been appointed by us as registrar and paying
agent with regard to the notes.
DESCRIPTION
OF DEBT SECURITIES
We will issue our debt securities under an Indenture dated
February 20, 2002, as supplemented, among us, as issuer,
First Union National Bank, as trustee, and the Subsidiary
Guarantors. The debt securities will be governed by the
provisions of the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture
by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. We,
the trustee and the Subsidiary Guarantors may enter into
additional supplements to the Indenture from time to time. If we
decide to issue subordinated debt securities, we will issue them
under a separate Indenture containing subordination provisions.
This description is a summary of the material provisions of the
debt securities and the Indentures. We urge you to read the
Indenture and the form of Subordinated Indenture filed as
exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part because those Indentures, and not this description,
govern your rights as a holder of debt securities. References in
this prospectus to an Indenture refer to the
particular Indenture under which we issue a series of debt
securities.
General
The
debt securities
Any series of debt securities that we issue:
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will be our general obligations;
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will be general obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors if they
are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors; and
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may be subordinated to our senior indebtedness and that of the
Subsidiary Guarantors.
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The Indenture does not limit the total amount of debt securities
that we may issue. We may issue debt securities under the
Indenture from time to time in separate series, up to the
aggregate amount authorized for each such series.
We will prepare a prospectus supplement and either an indenture
supplement or a resolution of our Board of Directors and
accompanying officers certificate relating to any series
of debt securities that we offer, which will include specific
terms relating to some or all of the following:
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the form and title of the debt securities;
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the total principal amount of the debt securities;
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the date or dates on which the debt securities may be issued;
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the portion of the principal amount which will be payable if the
maturity of the debt securities is accelerated;
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any right we may have to defer payments of interest by extending
the dates payments are due and whether interest on those
deferred amounts will be payable;
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the dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the
debt securities will be payable;
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the interest rate which the debt securities will bear and the
interest payment dates for the debt securities;
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any optional redemption provisions;
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any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to
repurchase or otherwise redeem the debt securities;
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whether the debt securities are entitled to the benefits of any
guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors;
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whether the debt securities may be issued in amounts other than
$1,000 each or multiples thereof;
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any changes to or additional Events of Default or covenants;
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the subordination, if any, of the debt securities and any
changes to the subordination provisions of the
Indenture; and
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any other terms of the debt securities.
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This
description of debt securities will be deemed modified, amended
or supplemented by any description of any series of debt
securities set forth in a prospectus supplement related to that
series.
The prospectus supplement will also describe any material United
States federal income tax consequences or other special
considerations regarding the applicable series of debt
securities, including those relating to:
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debt securities with respect to which payments of principal,
premium or interest are determined with reference to an index or
formula, including changes in prices of particular securities,
currencies or commodities;
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debt securities with respect to which principal, premium or
interest is payable in a foreign or composite currency;
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debt securities that are issued at a discount below their stated
principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate that
at the time of issuance is below market rates; and
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variable rate debt securities that are exchangeable for fixed
rate debt securities.
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At our option, we may make interest payments by check mailed to
the registered holders of debt securities or, if so stated in
the applicable prospectus supplement, at the option of a holder
by wire transfer to an account designated by the holder.
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus
supplement, fully registered securities may be transferred or
exchanged at the office of the trustee at which its corporate
trust business is principally administered in the United States,
subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without
the payment of any service charge, other than any applicable tax
or governmental charge.
Any funds we pay to a paying agent for the payment of amounts
due on any debt securities that remain unclaimed for two years
will be returned to us, and the holders of the debt securities
must look only to us for payment after that time.
The
Subsidiary Guarantees
Our payment obligations under any series of debt securities may
be jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed
by the Subsidiary Guarantors. If a series of debt securities are
so guaranteed, the Subsidiary Guarantors will execute a notation
of guarantee as further evidence of their guarantee. The
applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any
guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its guarantee
will be limited to the maximum amount that will not result in
the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under the guarantee
constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer
under federal or state law, after giving effect to:
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all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the Subsidiary
Guarantor; and
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any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any
other Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the obligations of the
Subsidiary Guarantor under its guarantee.
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The guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released under
certain circumstances. If no default has occurred and is
continuing under the Indenture, and to the extent not otherwise
prohibited by the Indenture, a Subsidiary Guarantor will be
unconditionally released and discharged from the guarantee:
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automatically upon any sale, exchange or transfer, to any person
that is not our affiliate, of all of our direct or indirect
limited partnership or other equity interests in the Subsidiary
Guarantor;
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automatically upon the merger of the Subsidiary Guarantor into
us or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the liquidation and
dissolution of the Subsidiary Guarantor; or
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following delivery of a written notice by us to the trustee,
upon the release of all guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantor
of any debt of ours for borrowed money (or a guarantee of such
debt), except for any series of debt securities.
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If a series of debt securities is guaranteed by the Subsidiary
Guarantors and is designated as subordinate to our Senior
Indebtedness, then the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors
will be subordinated to the Senior Indebtedness of the
Subsidiary Guarantors to substantially the same extent as the
series is subordinated to our Senior Indebtedness. See
Subordination.
Covenants
Reports
The Indenture contains the following covenant for the benefit of
the holders of all series of debt securities:
So long as any debt securities are outstanding, we will:
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for as long as we are required to file information with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act, file with the trustee, within
15 days after we are required to file with the SEC, copies
of the annual report and of the information, documents and other
reports which we are required to file with the SEC pursuant to
the Exchange Act;
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if we are not required to file information with the SEC pursuant
to the Exchange Act, file with the trustee, within 15 days
after we would have been required to file with the SEC,
financial statements and a Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both
comparable to what we would have been required to file with the
SEC had we been subject to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act; and
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if we are required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to our
unitholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, file with the trustee
any annual report or other reports sent to our unitholders
generally.
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A series of debt securities may contain additional financial and
other covenants applicable to us and our subsidiaries. The
applicable prospectus supplement will contain a description of
any such covenants that are added to the Indenture specifically
for the benefit of holders of a particular series.
Events of
Default, Remedies and Notice
Events
of default
Each of the following events will be an Event of
Default under the Indenture with respect to a series of
debt securities:
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default in any payment of interest on any debt securities of
that series when due that continues for 30 days;
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default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on
any debt securities of that series when due at its stated
maturity, upon redemption, upon required repurchase or otherwise;
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default in the payment of any sinking fund payment on any debt
securities of that series when due;
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failure by us or, if the series of debt securities is guaranteed
by the Subsidiary Guarantors, by a Subsidiary Guarantor, to
comply for 60 days after notice with the other agreements
contained in the Indenture, any supplement to the Indenture or
any board resolution authorizing the issuance of that series;
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us
or, if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by the
Subsidiary Guarantors, of the Subsidiary Guarantors; or
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if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by the Subsidiary
Guarantors:
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any of the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors ceases to be
in full force and effect, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture;
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any of the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors is declared
null and void in a judicial proceeding; or
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any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations
under the Indenture or its guarantee.
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Exercise
of remedies
If an Event of Default, other than an Event of Default described
in the fifth bullet point above, occurs and is continuing, the
trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the outstanding debt securities of that series may declare the
entire principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, on all the debt securities of that series to
be due and payable immediately.
A default under the fourth bullet point above will not
constitute an Event of Default until the trustee or the holders
of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of
that series notify us and, if the series of debt securities is
guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Subsidiary
Guarantors, of the default and such default is not cured within
60 days after receipt of notice.
If an Event of Default described in the fifth bullet point above
occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and
accrued and unpaid interest on all outstanding debt securities
of all series will become immediately due and payable without
any declaration of acceleration or other act on the part of the
trustee or any holders.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of a series may:
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waive all past defaults, except with respect to nonpayment of
principal, premium or interest; and
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rescind any declaration of acceleration by the trustee or the
holders with respect to the debt securities of that series,
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but only if:
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rescinding the declaration of acceleration would not conflict
with any judgment or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction; and
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all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived, other
than the nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the
debt securities of that series that have become due solely by
the declaration of acceleration.
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If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee
will be under no obligation, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture, to exercise any of the rights or powers under the
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders
unless such holders have offered to the trustee reasonable
indemnity or security against any costs, liability or expense.
No holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or
the debt securities of any series, except to enforce the right
to receive payment of principal, premium or interest when due,
unless:
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such holder has previously given the trustee notice that an
Event of Default with respect to that series is continuing;
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holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of that series have requested that the trustee
pursue the remedy;
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such holders have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity or
security against any cost, liability or expense;
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the trustee has not complied with such request within
60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of
indemnity or security; and
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the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of that series have not given the trustee a
direction that, in the opinion of the trustee, is inconsistent
with such request within such
60-day
period.
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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of a series have the right, subject to certain
restrictions, to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or of
exercising any right or power conferred on the trustee with
respect to that series of debt securities. The trustee, however,
may refuse to follow any direction that:
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conflicts with law;
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is inconsistent with any provision of the Indenture;
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the trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of
any other holder; or
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would involve the trustee in personal liability.
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Notice
of event of default
Within 30 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default,
we are required to give written notice to the trustee and
indicate the status of the default and what action we are taking
or propose to take to cure the default. In addition, we are
required to deliver to the trustee, within 120 days after
the end of each fiscal year, a compliance certificate indicating
that we have complied with all covenants contained in the
Indenture or whether any default or Event of Default has
occurred during the previous year.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to
the trustee, the trustee must mail to each holder a notice of
the Event of Default by the later of 90 days after the
Event of Default occurs or 30 days after the trustee knows
of the Event of Default. Except in the case of a default in the
payment of principal, premium or interest with respect to any
debt securities, the trustee may withhold such notice, but only
if and so long as the board of directors, the executive
committee or a committee of directors or responsible officers of
the trustee in good faith determines that withholding such
notice is in the interests of the holders.
Amendments
and Waivers
We may amend the Indenture without the consent of any holder of
debt securities to:
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cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
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convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or
with the trustee;
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provide for the assumption by a successor of our obligations
under the Indenture;
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add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the debt securities;
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change or eliminate any restriction on the payment of principal
of, or premium, if any, on, any debt securities;
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secure the debt securities;
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add covenants for the benefit of the holders or surrender any
right or power conferred upon us or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
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make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
holder;
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add or appoint a successor or separate trustee; or
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comply with any requirement of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act.
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In addition, we may amend the Indenture if the holders of a
majority in principal amount of all debt securities of each
series that would be affected then outstanding under the
Indenture consent to it. We may not, however, without the
consent of each holder of outstanding debt securities of each
series that would be affected, amend the Indenture to:
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reduce the percentage in principal amount of debt securities of
any series whose holders must consent to an amendment;
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reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on
any debt securities;
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reduce the principal of or extend the stated maturity of any
debt securities;
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reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any debt
securities or change the time at which any debt securities may
or shall be redeemed;
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make any debt securities payable in other than U.S. dollars;
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impair the right of any holder to receive payment of premium,
principal or interest with respect to such holders debt
securities on or after the applicable due date;
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impair the right of any holder to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment with respect to such holders
debt securities;
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release any security that has been granted in respect of the
debt securities;
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make any change in the amendment provisions which require each
holders consent;
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make any change in the waiver provisions; or
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release a Subsidiary Guarantor or modify such Subsidiary
Guarantors guarantee in any manner adverse to the holders.
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The consent of the holders is not necessary under the Indenture
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is
sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the
proposed amendment. After an amendment under the Indenture
becomes effective, we are required to mail to all holders a
notice briefly describing the amendment. The failure to give, or
any defect in, such notice, however, will not impair or affect
the validity of the amendment.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of each affected series, on behalf
of all such holders, and subject to certain rights of the
trustee, may waive:
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compliance by us or a Subsidiary Guarantor with certain
restrictive provisions of the Indenture; and
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any past default under the Indenture, subject to certain rights
of the trustee under the Indenture;
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except that such majority of holders may not waive a default:
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in the payment of principal, premium or interest; or
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in respect of a provision that under the Indenture cannot be
amended without the consent of all holders of the series of debt
securities that is affected.
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Defeasance
At any time, we may terminate, with respect to debt securities
of a particular series all our obligations under such series of
debt securities and the Indenture, which we call a legal
defeasance. If we decide to make a legal defeasance,
however, we may not terminate our obligations:
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relating to the defeasance trust;
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to register the transfer or exchange of the debt securities;
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to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt
securities; or
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to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the debt
securities.
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If we
exercise our legal defeasance option, any subsidiary guarantee
will terminate with respect to that series of debt
securities.
At any time we may also effect a covenant
defeasance, which means we have elected to terminate our
obligations under:
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covenants applicable to a series of debt securities and
described in the prospectus supplement applicable to such
series, other than as described in such prospectus supplement;
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the bankruptcy provisions with respect to the Subsidiary
Guarantors, if any; and
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the guarantee provision described under Events of
Default above with respect to a series of debt securities.
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We may exercise our legal defeasance option notwithstanding our
prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option. If we exercise
our legal defeasance option, payment of the affected series of
debt securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of
Default with respect to that series. If we exercise our covenant
defeasance option, payment of the affected series of debt
securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default
specified in the fourth, fifth (with respect only to a
Subsidiary Guarantor (if any)) or sixth bullet points under
Events of Default above or an Event of
Default that is added specifically for such series and described
in a prospectus supplement.
In order to exercise either defeasance option, we must:
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irrevocably deposit in trust with the trustee money or certain
U.S. government obligations for the payment of principal,
premium, if any, and interest on the series of debt securities
to redemption or maturity, as the case may be;
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comply with certain other conditions, including that no default
has occurred and is continuing after the deposit in
trust; and
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deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that
holders of the series of debt securities will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result
of such defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on
the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not
occurred. In the case of legal defeasance only, such opinion of
counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service or other change in applicable federal income tax law.
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No
Personal Liability of General Partner
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, our general
partner, and its directors, officers, employees, incorporators
and stockholders, as such, will not be liable for:
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any of our obligations or the obligations of the Subsidiary
Guarantors under the debt securities, the Indentures or the
guarantees; or
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any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation.
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By accepting a debt security, each holder will be deemed to have
waived and released all such liability. This waiver and release
are part of the consideration for our issuance of the debt
securities. This waiver may not be effective, however, to waive
liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view
of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such a waiver is
against public policy.
Subordination
Debt securities of a series may be subordinated to our
Senior Indebtedness, which we define generally to
include all notes or other evidences of indebtedness for money,
including guarantees, borrowed by us or, if applicable to any
series of outstanding debt securities, the Subsidiary
Guarantors, that are not expressly subordinate or junior in
right of payment to any of our or any Subsidiary
Guarantors other indebtedness. Subordinated debt
securities will be subordinate in right of payment, to the
extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture and the
prospectus supplement relating to such series, to the prior
payment of all of our indebtedness and that of any Subsidiary
Guarantor that is designated as Senior Indebtedness
with respect to the series.
The holders of Senior Indebtedness of ours or, if applicable, a
Subsidiary Guarantor, will receive payment in full of the Senior
Indebtedness before holders of subordinated debt securities will
receive any payment of principal, premium or interest with
respect to the subordinated debt securities:
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upon any payment or distribution of our assets or, if applicable
to any series of outstanding debt securities, the Subsidiary
Guarantors assets, to creditors;
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upon a total or partial liquidation or dissolution of us or, if
applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, the
Subsidiary Guarantors; or
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in a bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding relating to
us or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt
securities, to the Subsidiary Guarantors.
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Until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, any distribution
to which holders of subordinated debt securities would otherwise
be entitled will be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness,
except that such holders may receive limited partnership units
and any debt securities that are subordinated to Senior
Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the subordinated
debt securities.
If we do not pay any principal, premium or interest with respect
to Senior Indebtedness within any applicable grace period
(including at maturity), or any other default on Senior
Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of the Senior Indebtedness
is accelerated in accordance with its terms, we may not:
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make any payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest
with respect to subordinated debt securities;
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make any deposit for the purpose of defeasance of the
subordinated debt securities; or
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repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any subordinated debt
securities, except that in the case of subordinated debt
securities that provide for a mandatory sinking fund, we may
deliver subordinated debt securities to the trustee in
satisfaction of our sinking fund obligation,
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unless, in either case,
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the default has been cured or waived and the declaration of
acceleration has been rescinded;
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the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; or
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we and the trustee receive written notice approving the payment
from the representatives of each issue of Designated
Senior Indebtedness.
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Generally, Designated Senior Indebtedness will
include:
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indebtedness for borrowed money under a bank credit agreement,
called Bank Indebtedness;
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any specified issue of Senior Indebtedness of at least
$100 million; and
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any other indebtedness for borrowed money that we may designate.
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During the continuance of any default, other than a default
described in the immediately preceding paragraph, that may cause
the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness to be accelerated
immediately without further notice, other than any notice
required to effect such acceleration, or the expiration of any
applicable grace periods, we may not pay the subordinated debt
securities for a period called the Payment Blockage
Period. A Payment Blockage Period will commence on the
receipt by us and the trustee of written notice of the default,
called a Blockage Notice, from the representative of
any Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to
effect a Payment Blockage Period.
The Payment Blockage Period may be terminated before its
expiration:
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by written notice from the person or persons who gave the
Blockage Notice;
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by repayment in full in cash of the Senior Indebtedness with
respect to which the Blockage Notice was given; or
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if the default giving rise to the Payment Blockage Period is no
longer continuing.
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Unless
the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall have accelerated the
maturity of the Senior Indebtedness, we may resume payments on
the subordinated debt securities after the expiration of the
Payment Blockage Period.
Generally, not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any
period of 360 consecutive days unless the first Blockage Notice
within the
360-day
period is given by holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness,
other than Bank Indebtedness, in which case the representative
of the Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within
the period. The total number of days during which any one or
more Payment Blockage Periods are in effect, however, may not
exceed an aggregate of 179 days during any period of 360
consecutive days.
After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the
subordinated debt securities are paid in full, holders of the
subordinated debt securities shall be subrogated to the rights
of holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions
applicable to Senior Indebtedness.
As a result of the subordination provisions described above, in
the event of insolvency, the holders of Senior Indebtedness, as
well as certain of our general creditors, may recover more,
ratably, than the holders of the subordinated debt securities.
The
Trustee
We may appoint a separate trustee for any series of debt
securities. We use the term trustee to refer to the
trustee appointed with respect to any such series of debt
securities. We may maintain banking and other commercial
relationships with the trustee and its affiliates in the
ordinary course of business, and the trustee may own debt
securities.
Governing
Law
The Indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.