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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): September 7, 2011
DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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1-33266
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File Number)
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20-5639997
(IRS Employer
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1100 Louisiana St., 10th Floor, Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
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77002
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (713) 381-6500
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 (see General
Instruction A.2 below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
In connection with the closing of the Merger described in Item 2.01 below, on September 7,
2011, the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated October 25, 2010, among Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. (Duncan), as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., DNB NOR Bank ASA and the Royal Bank of
Scotland, plc, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Scotia Capital, Barclays Bank plc and Mizuho Corporate
Bank, Ltd., as Co-Documentation Agents, was terminated. No borrowings were outstanding under this
loan agreement as of September 7, 2011.
In connection with the closing of the Merger described in Item 2.01 below, on September 7,
2011, the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2008, among Duncan, as Borrower, the Lenders
Party Thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Suntrust Bank and The
Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Syndication Agents, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and The Royal Bank of
Scotland plc, as Co-Documentation Agents, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey, a division of SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Joint Lead
Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, was terminated. No borrowings were outstanding under this loan
agreement as of September 7, 2011.
Following the closing of the Merger described in Item 2.01 below and Duncan and its
subsidiaries becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
(Enterprise), Duncan and certain of its subsidiaries executed a Sixth Amended and Restated
Administrative Services Agreement (the Sixth ASA), by and among Enterprise Products Company
(EPCO), EPCO Holdings, Inc., Enterprise Products Holdings LLC (Enterprise GP), the Partnership,
Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., EPO, the TEPPCO Parties named therein, Enterprise ETE LLC and the
DEP Parties named therein, which amended and restated the Fifth Amended and Restated Administrative
Services Agreement (the Fifth ASA) and terminated and released Duncan and the other DEP Parties
named therein as parties to the agreement.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Enterprise announced on September 7, 2011 the completion of its acquisition of Duncan.
Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 28, 2011 (the Merger Agreement),
by and among Enterprise, Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(Enterprise GP), EPD MergerCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned
subsidiary of Enterprise (MergerCo), Duncan and DEP Holdings, LLC (DEP Holdings), a Delaware
limited liability company and the general partner of Duncan, Duncan merged with MergerCo with
Duncan surviving the merger (the Merger). Enterprise completed the Merger following (a) approval
of the Merger by a majority of the Duncan common unitholders entitled to vote on September 7, 2011
and (b) the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding Duncan units held by Duncan
Unaffiliated Unitholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that actually voted for or against
the proposal to approve the Merger.
At the effective time of the Merger, Duncan merged with MergerCo with Duncan surviving the
merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise. As a result of the Merger and pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, all outstanding common units representing limited partner interests in Duncan
were cancelled and converted into the right to receive units representing limited partnership
interests in Enterprise (EPD Common Units) based on an exchange rate of 1.01 EPD Common Units per
Duncan unit. No fractional EPD Common Units will be issued in the Merger, and Duncan common
unitholders will, instead, receive cash in lieu of fractional EPD Common Units, if any.
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
Following the completion of the Merger, Duncan (i) notified the New York Stock Exchange (the
NYSE) on September 7, 2011 that the Merger was effected and that all outstanding Duncan
common units were cancelled and converted in the Merger into the right to receive EPD Common Units
based on an exchange rate of 1.01 EPD Common Units per Duncan common unit, and (ii) requested that
the NYSE file a notification of removal from listing on Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission with respect to the Duncan common units. The trading of Duncan common units on the NYSE
was suspended from trading before the opening of the market on September 8, 2011.
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Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information included under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by
reference into this Item 3.03 in its entirety.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan
Following the closing of the Merger described in Item 2.01, on September 7, 2011, DEP Holdings
entered into the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan (the
Second Amended LP Agreement) reflecting the fact that Duncan no longer has any public
unitholders.
The description of the Second Amended LP Agreement in this Item 5.03 is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amended LP Agreement, which is filed as
Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of DEP Holdings, LLC
Following the closing of the Merger described in Item 2.01, on September 7, 2011, Enterprise
Products Operating LLC entered into the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of DEP Holdings (the Third Amended LLC Agreement). The Third Amended LLC Agreement reflects the
fact that Duncan no longer has any public unitholders.
The description of the Third Amended LLC Agreement in this Item 5.03 is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amended LLC Agreement, which is filed as
Exhibit 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan
On September 7, 2011, following the execution of the Second Amended LP Agreement, and the
contribution of Enterprises limited partner interest in Duncan to certain subsidiaries of
Enterprise, in exchange for the subsidiaries right to receive EPD Common Units as consideration
for the Merger pursuant to an Exchange and Contribution Agreement (the Exchange Agreement),
DEP Holdings and the Enterprise subsidiaries holding limited partner interests in Duncan entered into the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Duncan (the Third Amended LP Agreement). The Third Amended LP Agreement reflects
the contribution of Enterprises limited partner interest in Duncan to subsidiaries of Enterprise,
pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.
The description of the Third Amended LP Agreement in this Item 5.03 is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amended LP Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit
3.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Special Meeting of Unitholders (the Special Meeting) of Duncan held on September 7,
2011, Duncan unitholders approved the adoption of the Merger Agreement. The vote tabulation is set
forth below:
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44,643,389.897
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38,507
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In addition, the vote above also reflects the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding Duncan common units held by Duncan Unaffiliated Unitholders (as such term is used in
the Merger Agreement) that actually voted for or against the merger proposal, based on (i) an
aggregate of 34,562,881 Duncan common units held by Enterprise and its Affiliates (including
Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P.) as of the record date for the Special Meeting subtracted from (ii) the 44,643,399.897 Duncan common units voted
FOR the proposal noted above, resulting in 10,080,508.897 Duncan common units voted FOR by
Duncan Unaffiliated Unitholders compared to the 38,507 Duncan common units voted AGAINST the
proposal.
In connection with the Special Meeting, Duncan also solicited proxies with respect to a
proposal to transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof. The proposal, which was unnecessary in light of no other
business properly coming before the Special Meeting and the approval of the adoption of the Merger
Agreement by Duncan unitholders as indicated above, was not submitted to Duncan unitholders for
approval at the Special Meeting.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 7, 2011, Duncan issued a joint press release with Enterprise announcing the
approval by the Duncan unitholders of the Merger.
A copy of the joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein
by reference.
On September 7, 2011, Duncan issued an additional joint press release with Enterprise
announcing the completion of the Merger.
A copy of the joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, unless Enterprise specifically states that the information is considered
filed under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 28, 2011, by
and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise
Products Holdings LLC, EPD MergerCo LLC, Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. and DEP Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed April 29, 2011). |
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3.1#
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Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Duncan Energy Partners L.P., dated effective as of
September 7, 2011. |
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3.2#
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Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of DEP Holdings, LLC, dated effective as of September 7, 2011. |
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3.3#
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Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of
Duncan Energy Partners L.P., dated effective as of September
7, 2011. |
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10.1
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Sixth Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement,
dated as of September 7, 2011, by and among Enterprise
Products Company, EPCO Holdings, Inc., Enterprise Products
Holdings LLC, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise
Products OLPGP, Inc., Enterprise Products Operating LLC, the
TEPPCO Parties named therein, Enterprise ETE LLC and the DEP
Parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 to Form 8-K filed by Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
(File No. 001-1423) on September 8, 2011). |
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99.1
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Joint Press Release dated September 7, 2011 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed by Enterprise
Products Partners L.P. (File No. 001-14323) on September 8,
2011). |
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99.2
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Joint Press Release dated September 7, 2011 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K filed by Enterprise
Products Partners L.P. (File No. 001-14323) on September 8,
2011). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. |
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DEP HOLDINGS, LLC, |
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its General Partner |
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Date: September 8, 2011
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/s/ Michael J. Knesek |
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Michael J. Knesek |
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Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of DEP Holdings, LLC |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 28, 2011, by
and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise
Products Holdings LLC, EPD MergerCo LLC, Duncan Energy
Partners L.P. and DEP Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed April 29, 2011). |
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3.1#
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Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Duncan Energy Partners L.P., dated effective as of
September 7, 2011. |
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3.2#
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Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of DEP Holdings, LLC, dated effective as of September 7, 2011. |
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3.3#
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Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of
Duncan Energy Partners L.P., dated effective as of September
7, 2011. |
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10.1
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Sixth Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement,
dated as of September 7, 2011, by and among Enterprise
Products Company, EPCO Holdings, Inc., Enterprise Products
Holdings LLC, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise
Products OLPGP, Inc., Enterprise Products Operating LLC, the
TEPPCO Parties named therein, Enterprise ETE LLC and the DEP
Parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 to Form 8-K filed by Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
(File No. 001-1423) on September 8, 2011). |
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99.1
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Joint Press Release dated September 7, 2011 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K filed by Enterprise
Products Partners L.P. (File No. 001-14323) on September 8,
2011). |
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99.2
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Joint Press Release dated September 7, 2011 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K filed by Enterprise
Products Partners L.P. (File No. 001-14323) on September 8,
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Exhibit 3.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this Agreement)
of Duncan Energy Partners L.P. (the Partnership), dated as of September 7, 2011 and
effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is entered into and
executed by DEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as General Partner,
and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as Limited
Partner.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Limited Partner, Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, EPD MergerCo LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Limited Partner
(MergerCo), the Partnership and the General Partner entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of April 28, 2011 (the Merger Agreement), effecting, at the Effective
Time, the merger of MergerCo with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving the
merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Limited Partner (the Merger) and the
cancellation and conversion of each common unit representing limited partner interests in the
Partnership into the right to receive 1.010 common units representing limited partner interests in
the Limited Partner; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, amends and restates the Existing
Partnership Agreement (as defined herein) in its entirety, to reflect, among other things, the
admission of the Limited Partner as the sole limited partner of the Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements
contained herein, the General Partner and the Limited Partner agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the
contrary, apply to the terms used in this Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the
Person in question. As used herein, the term control means the possession, direct or indirect,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and polices of a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities.
Agreement has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Certificate of Limited Partnership means the Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as described in the first sentence of Section 2.5
as amended or restated from time to time.
Delaware Act means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from
time to time, and any successor to such act.
Existing Partnership Agreement means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership dated February 5, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated
December 27, 2007, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated November 6, 2008, the Third Amendment thereto
dated December 8, 2008 and the Fourth Amendment thereto dated June 15, 2009.
General Partner has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
Indemnitee means (a) the General Partner, (b) any Person who is an Affiliate of the General
Partner, (c) any Person who is serving at the request of the General Partner or any Affiliate of
the General Partner as a member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of the General
Partner or any subsidiary or other Affiliate controlled by the Partnership, and (d) any Person the
General Partner designates as an Indemnitee for purposes of this Agreement.
Law means any applicable constitutional provision, statute, act, code, law, regulation, rule
ordinance, order, decree, ruling, proclamation, resolution, judgment, decision, declaration or
interpretive or advisory opinion or letter of a governmental authority.
Limited Partner has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
Partner means the General Partner or the Limited Partner.
Partnership has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
Person means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision
thereof or other entity.
Percentage Interest means, with respect to any Partner, the percentage interest of such
Partner in the Partnership as set forth in Section 2.7 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
2.1 Formation. The General Partner and the Limited Partner hereby continue the Partnership as
a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act. The General Partner and the
Limited Partner hereby enter into this Agreement to set forth the rights and
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obligations of the Partnership and certain matters related thereto. Except as expressly
provided herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration,
dissolution and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act.
2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be, and the business of the Partnership shall be
conducted under the name of, Duncan Energy Partners L.P.
2.3 Principal Office; Registered Office.
(a) The principal office of the Partnership shall be at 1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor,
Houston, Texas 77002 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate.
(b) Unless and until changed by the General Partner, the address of the Partnerships
registered office in the State of Delaware shall be the Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the name of the Partnerships registered agent for service
of process at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.
2.4 Term. The Partnership shall continue in existence until an election to dissolve the
Partnership is made by the General Partner.
2.5 Organizational Certificate. The Partnership commenced upon the filing of the Certificate
of Limited Partnership in accordance with the Delaware Act.
2.6 Partnership Interests. Effective as of the Effective Time, DEP Holdings, LLC continues as
the sole general partner of the Partnership, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is automatically
admitted to the Partnership as the sole limited partner of the Partnership and the Partners shall
have Percentage Interests as set forth below:
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General Partner
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DEP Holdings, LLC
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0.7% general partner interest |
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Limited Partner
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Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
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99.3% limited partner interest |
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose and business of the Partnership shall be to engage in any lawful activity for
which limited partnerships may be organized under the Delaware Act.
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ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL ACCOUNT ALLOCATIONS
4.1 Capital Accounts. The Partnership shall maintain a capital account for each of the
Partners in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to Section 704 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and as determined by the General Partner as
consistent therewith.
4.2 Allocations. For federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss, deduction
and credit of the Partnership shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with their
Percentage Interests, except that the General Partner shall have the authority to make such other
allocations as are necessary and appropriate to comply with Section 704 of the Code and the
regulations pursuant thereto.
4.3 Distributions. From time to time, but not less often than quarterly, the General Partner
shall review the Partnerships accounts to determine whether distributions are appropriate. The
General Partner may make such cash distribution as it, in its sole discretion, may determine
without being limited to current or accumulated income or gains from any Partnership funds,
including, without limitation, Partnership revenues, capital contributions or borrowed funds;
provided, however, that no such distribution shall be made if, after giving effect thereto, the
liabilities of the Partnership exceed the fair market value of the assets of the Partnership. In
its sole discretion, the General Partner may, subject to the foregoing proviso, also distribute to
the Partners other Partnership property, or other securities of the Partnership or other entities.
All distributions by the General Partner shall be made in accordance with the Percentage Interests
of the Partners.
ARTICLE V
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all powers to control and manage the
business and affairs of the Partnership shall be vested exclusively in the General Partner; the
Limited Partner shall not have any power to control or manage the Partnership.
ARTICLE VI
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS; TRANSFERS
The Limited Partner shall have no liability under this Agreement except as provided for
herein or in the Delaware Act. The Limited Partner may transfer (including, without limitation, by
assignment or contribution) in whole or in part its limited partner interest in the Partnership.
The transferee of any limited partner interest in the Partnership shall automatically be deemed
admitted to the Partnership as a limited partner of the Partnership in respect of such transferred
limited partner interest in the Partnership. Any such admission shall be deemed effective
immediately prior to the transfer and, immediately following such admission, the Limited Partner
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shall cease to be a limited partner of the Partnership in respect of such transferred limited
partner interest.
ARTICLE VII
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
The Partnership shall be dissolved, and its affairs shall be wound up as provided in Section
2.4.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
The General Partner may amend any provision of this Agreement without the consent of the
Limited Partner and may execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents
may be required in connection therewith.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by Law but subject to the limitations expressly provided
in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including
legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts
arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be
involved, as a party or otherwise, as a result of actions taken by such Indemnitee in its capacity
as a Person of the type described in clauses (a)-(d) of the definition of the term Indemnitee;
provided, that in each case the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that such Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in, or (in the case of a Person other than the General Partner) not
opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its
equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that
specified above. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be made only out of the
assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable
for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property
to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by Law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses)
incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 9.1(a) in defending any claim,
demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior
to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon
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receipt by the Partnership of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such
amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as
authorized in this Section 9.1.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 9.1 shall be in addition to any other rights
to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of Law or otherwise, both
as to actions in the Indemnitees capacity as a Person of the type described in clauses (a)-(d) of
the definition of the term Indemnitee, and as to actions in any other capacity, and shall
continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.
(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the General Partner or its
Affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the General Partner, its Affiliates and such
other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted
against or expense that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnerships
activities or such Persons activities on behalf of the Partnership, regardless of whether the
Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the
provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 9.1, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an
Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its
duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, the Indemnitee
to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee
with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable Law shall constitute fines within
the meaning of Section 9.1(a); and action taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to any
employee benefit plan in the performance of such Indemnittees duties for a purpose reasonably
believed by such Indemnitee to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan
shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Partnership.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partner to personal liability by reason
of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section
9.1 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the
indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 9.1 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs,
successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit
of any other Persons.
(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.1 or any provision hereof shall in
any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to
receive indemnification (including expense advancement as provided by Section 9.1(b)) from the
Partnership, nor the obligations of the Partnership to indemnify, or advance the expenses of, any
such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.1
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as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to
claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment,
modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted, and provided such
Person became an Indemnitee hereunder prior to such amendment, modification or repeal.
(j) THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9.1 ARE INTENDED BY THE
PARTIES TO APPLY EVEN IF SUCH PROVISIONS HAVE THE EFFECT OF EXCULPATING THE INDEMNITEE FROM LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH PERSONS NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR OTHER CONDUCT.
9.2 Liability of Indemnitees.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall
be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership, the Limited Partner or any other Person for
losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless
there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered in a court of competent jurisdiction
determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or
engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge
that the Indemnitees conduct was criminal.
(b) Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Article V, the
General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of
the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and the General
Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent
appointed by the General Partner in good faith.
(c) To the extent that, at Law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties (including fiduciary
duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or to the Partners, the General Partner
and any other Indemnitee acting in connection with the Partnerships business or affairs shall not
be liable to the Partnership or to any Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of
this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or otherwise
modify the duties and liabilities of an Indemnitee otherwise existing at Law or in equity, are
agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnitee.
(d) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.2 or any provision hereof shall be
prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability to the
Partnership, the Limited Partner, the General Partner, and the Partnerships and General Partners
directors, officers and employees under this Section 9.2 as in effect immediately prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters
occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when
such claims may arise or be asserted.
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ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Addresses and Notices. Any notice to the Partnership, the General Partner or the Limited
Partner shall be deemed given if received by it in writing at the principal office of the
Partnership designated pursuant to Section 2.3(a).
10.2 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
10.3 Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
pertaining thereto.
10.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
hereof, or of such provision in other respects, shall not be affected thereby.
10.5 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
10.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed (by original or telecopied signature) in
counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
10.7 Existing Partnership Agreement. To the extent Section 13.3 of the Existing Partnership
Agreement would limit the amendment of any provisions of the Existing Partnership Agreement, such
provisions are incorporated by reference into this Agreement and shall remain in effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the General Partner and the
Limited Partner as of the date set forth above.
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Second Amended and Restated Duncan Partnership Agreement
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Exhibit 3.2
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
DEP HOLDINGS, LLC
A Delaware Limited Liability Company
This Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (this Agreement)
of DEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), dated effective
September 7, 2011, is entered into by Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as the sole member (the Member) of the Company.
RECITALS
A. The Company owns all of the general partner interest in, and is the sole general partner
of, Duncan Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Duncan).
B. The Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of DEP Holdings, LLC
was executed effective May 3, 2007 by its sole member, Enterprise Products Operating L.P. and
amended by the First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of DEP Holdings, LLC on November 6, 2008 (the Existing Agreement).
C. The Member deems it advisable to amend and restate the Existing Agreement in its entirety
as set forth herein.
1. Name. The name of the Company is:
DEP Holdings, LLC
2. Formation. The Company was organized as a Delaware limited liability company by
the filing of a Certificate of Formation (the Certificate of Formation) on September 28,
2006 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware under and pursuant to the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act (the Act) .
3. Purposes. The purposes of the Company are the transaction of any or all lawful
business for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Act.
4. Powers. In furtherance of its purposes, but subject to all of the provisions of
this Agreement, the Company shall have the power and is hereby authorized to:
(a) Acquire by purchase, lease, contribution of property or otherwise, own, hold,
sell, convey, transfer or dispose of any real or personal property that may be necessary,
convenient, or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company;
(b) Act as a trustee, executor, nominee, bailee, director, officer, agent or in some
other fiduciary capacity for any Person (as defined below) and to exercise all of the
powers, duties, rights and responsibilities associated therewith;
(c) Take any and all actions necessary, convenient or appropriate as trustee,
executor, nominee, bailee, director, officer, agent or fiduciary, including the granting or
approval of waivers, consents or amendments of rights or powers relating thereto and the
execution of appropriate documents to evidence such waivers, consents or amendments;
(d) Operate, purchase, maintain, finance, improve, own, sell, convey, assign,
mortgage, lease or demolish or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property that may
be necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the
Company;
(e) Invest any funds of the Company pending distribution or payment of the same
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement;
(f) Enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, including without
limitation, contracts with any Person affiliated with the Member, deemed by the Member to
be necessary to, in connection with, convenient to, or incidental to the accomplishment of
the purposes of the Company;
(g) Employ or otherwise engage employees, managers, contractors, advisors, attorneys
and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(h) Enter into partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts, associations,
corporations or other ventures with other Persons in furtherance of the purposes of the
Company; and
(i) Do such other things and engage in such other activities related to the foregoing
as may be necessary, convenient or incidental to the conduct of the business of the
Company, and have and exercise all of the powers and rights conferred upon limited
liability companies formed pursuant to the Act.
As used in this Agreement, Person means a natural person, partnership (whether general or
limited), limited liability company, governmental entity, trust, estate, association, corporation,
venture, custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative
capacity.
5. Principal Business Office. The principal business office of the Company shall be
located at such location as may hereafter be determined by the Member.
6. Registered Agent and Registered Office. The address of the initial
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registered office and name of the initial registered agent of the Company in the State of
Delaware, upon whom process against the Company may be served, is as contained in the Certificate
of Formation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. At any time, the Member
may designate another registered agent and/or registered office.
7. Member. The name and the address of the Member are as follows:
Name
Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77002
8. Limited Liability. Except as otherwise provided by the Act, the debts, obligations
and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and the Member shall not be obligated personally
for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a member of the
Company.
9. Capital Contributions. The Member may make capital contributions to the Company,
in cash, property or other assets as the Member in its sole discretion shall determine from time to
time, but shall have no obligation to do so.
10. Allocation of Profits and Losses. The Companys profits and losses shall be
allocated solely to the Member.
11. Distributions. Distributions shall be made to the Member at the times and in the
aggregate amounts determined by the Member. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to the Member on account of
its interest in the Company if such distribution would violate Section 18-607 of the Act or other
applicable Law. Law means any applicable constitutional provision, statute, act, code,
law, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, decree, ruling, proclamation, resolution, judgment,
decision, declaration or interpretative or advisory opinion or letter of a governmental authority.
12. Management. The management of the Company shall be exclusively vested in a Board
of Directors (the Board or Board of Directors) and, subject to the direction of
the Board, the officers (the Officers), who shall collectively (Board and Officers)
constitute managers of the Company within the meaning of the Act. The authority and functions of
the Board on the one hand and of the Officers on the other shall be identical to the activity and
functions of the board of directors and officers, respectively, of a corporation organized under
the Delaware General Corporation Law. Thus, the business and affairs of the Company shall be
managed by the Board, and the day-to-day activities of
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the Company shall be conducted on the Companys behalf by the Officers, who shall be agents of
the Company.
13. Board of Directors. The Board shall consist of one or more individuals (the
Directors) appointed by the Member, such number of Directors to be determined from time
to time by the Member. Vacancies on the Board for whatever cause shall be filled by the Member.
The Directors shall hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualify or until
their earlier death, resignation or until removed by the Member, in the Members discretion. The
Board may act (a) by majority vote of Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum (consisting
of a majority of Directors) is present or (b) by written consent of a majority of the Directors.
14. Officers. The Board may, from time to time as it deems advisable, select natural
persons, who shall be agents of the Company, and designate them as Officers of the Company and
assign titles (including, without limitation, Chairman, President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer) to any such person. Unless the Board
decides otherwise, if the title is one commonly used for officers of a business corporation formed
under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the assignment of such title shall constitute the
delegation to such person of the authorities and duties that are normally associated with that
office. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 14 may be revoked at any time by the Board. An
Officer may be removed with or without cause by the Board.
15. Other Business. The Member may engage in or possess an interest in other business
ventures of every kind and description, independently or with others. The Company shall not have
any rights in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits therefrom by virtue of this
Agreement.
16. Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by Law but subject to the limitations expressly
provided in this Agreement, each Indemnitee (as defined below) shall be indemnified and
held harmless by the Company from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities (joint or several), expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses),
judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements and other amounts arising from any and
all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, in which any such person may be involved, or is threatened to be
involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of such persons status as (i) a present or
former member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, (ii) a present or former
Member, (iii) a present or former Officer, or (iv) a Person serving at the request of the
Company in another entity in a similar capacity as that referred to in the immediately
preceding clauses (i) or (iii), provided, that the Person described in the immediately
preceding clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) (Indemnitee) shall not be indemnified
and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court
of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect
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of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this
Section 16, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or,
in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitees conduct was
unlawful. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 16 shall be made only out of the
assets of the Company.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by Law, expenses (including reasonable legal fees
and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 16(a) in
defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be
advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit
or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section 16.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 16 shall be in addition to any other
rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of Law or
otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitees capacity as an Indemnitee and as to
actions in any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to
serve in such capacity.
(d) The Company may purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the members of the
Board of Directors, the Officers and such other persons as the Board of Directors shall
determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be
incurred by such person in connection with the Companys activities or such persons
activities on behalf of the Company, regardless of whether the Company would have the power
to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 16, the Company shall be deemed to have requested an
Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by
the Indemnitee of such Indemnitees duties to the Company also imposes duties on, or
otherwise involves services by, the Indemnitee to the plan or participants or beneficiaries
of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit
plan pursuant to applicable Law shall constitute fines within the meaning of Section 16;
and action taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan in
the performance of such Indemnitees duties for a purpose reasonably believed by such
Indemnitee to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be
deemed to be for a purpose which is in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Company.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject any Members of the Company to personal
liability by reason of the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.
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(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this
Section 16 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which
the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this
Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 16 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their
heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights
for the benefit of any other Persons.
(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 16 or any provision hereof
shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair either the right of any past, present or
future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company or the obligation of the Company to
indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section
16 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to
claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted,
and provided such Person became an Indemnitee hereunder prior to such amendment,
modification or repeal.
(j) THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 16 ARE INTENDED BY
THE PARTIES TO APPLY EVEN IF SUCH PROVISIONS HAVE THE EFFECT OF EXCULPATING THE INDEMNITEE
FROM LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH PERSONS NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR OTHER
CONDUCT.
17. Liability of Indemnitees.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no
Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Company, the Members or any other
Person for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of
an Indemnitee unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered in a court
of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the
Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a
criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitees conduct was criminal.
(b) Subject to its obligations and duties as set forth in Sections 12 and 13, the
Board of Directors and any committee thereof may exercise any of the powers granted to it
by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly
or by or through the Companys Officers or agents, and neither the Board of Directors nor
any committee thereof shall be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of
any such Officer or agent appointed by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof in
good faith.
(c) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 17 or any
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provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the
limitations on liability under this Section 17 as in effect immediately prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to
matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal,
regardless of when such claims may be asserted.
18. Assignments. The Member may at any time assign in whole or in part its limited
liability company interest in the Company. If the Member transfers all of its interest in the
Company pursuant to this Section 18, the transferee shall be admitted to the Company upon its
execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Such admission shall be deemed effective immediately prior to the transfer, and,
immediately following such admission, the transferor Member shall cease to be a member of the
Company.
19. Resignation. The Member may at any time resign from the Company. If the Member
resigns pursuant to this Section 19, an additional member shall be admitted to the Company, subject
to Section 20 hereof, upon its execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such admission shall be deemed effective immediately
prior to the resignation, and, immediately following such admission, the resigning Member shall
cease to be a member of the Company.
20. Admission of Additional Members. One or more additional members of the Company
may be admitted to the Company with the written consent of the Member.
21. Dissolution.
(a) The Company shall dissolve and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to
occur of the following: (i) the written consent of the Member; (ii) at any time there are
no members of the Company unless, within 90 days of the occurrence of the event that
terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member of the Company (the
Termination Event), the personal representative of the last remaining member
agrees in writing to continue the Company and to the admission to the Company of such
personal representative or its nominee or designee as a Member, effective as of the
occurrence of the Termination Event, and such successor or its nominee or designee shall be
admitted upon its execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by the
terms and conditions of this Agreement; or (iii) the entry of a decree of judicial
dissolution under Section 18-802 of the Act.
(b) The bankruptcy of the Member shall not cause the Member to cease to be a member of
the Company and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of the Company shall
continue without dissolution.
(c) In the event of dissolution, the Company shall conduct only such activities as are
necessary to wind up its affairs (including the sale of the assets of the Company in an
orderly manner), and the assets of the Company shall be applied in the manner, and in the
order of priority, set forth in Section 18-804 of the Act.
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22. Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered
severable, and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid,
unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future Law, such invalidity, unenforceability or
illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement that are
valid, enforceable and legal.
23. Entire Agreement; Interpretation Under the Act. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement of the Member with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of a direct
conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and (a) any provision of the Certificate of
Formation, or (b) any mandatory, non-waivable provision of the Act, such provision of the
Certificate of Formation or the Act shall control. If any provision of the Act provides that it
may be varied or superseded in the limited liability company agreement (or otherwise by agreement
of the members or managers of a limited liability company), such provision shall be deemed
superseded and waived in its entirety if this Agreement contains a provision addressing the same
issue or subject matter.
24. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT
REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
25. Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, altered, supplemented or amended
except pursuant to a written agreement executed and delivered by the Member.
26. Sole Benefit of Member. The provisions of this Agreement (including Section 8)
are intended solely to benefit the Member and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law,
shall not be construed as conferring any benefit upon any creditor of the Company (and no such
creditor shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement), and no Member shall have any duty
or obligation to any creditor of the Company to make any contributions or payments to the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed
this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
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Exhibit 3.3
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (this Agreement) of
Duncan Energy Partners L.P. (the Partnership), dated as of September 7, 2011 and
effective immediately following the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as defined
herein)) and concurrently with the Closing (as defined in the Exchange and Contribution Agreement
(as defined herein)) (the Restatement Time) is entered into and executed by DEP Holdings,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as General Partner, and Enterprise GTM
Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (GTM), and Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (OLPGP) as the Limited Partners and each a Limited
Partner.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(Enterprise), Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, EPD MergerCo LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise (MergerCo), the Partnership
and the General Partner entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 28, 2011
(the Merger Agreement), effecting, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger
Agreement), the merger of MergerCo with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving
the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise (the Merger) and the cancellation
and conversion of each common unit representing limited partner interests in the Partnership into
the right to receive 1.010 common units representing limited partner interests in Enterprise (the
Enterprise Common Units);
WHEREAS, Enterprise, OLPGP, Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Enterprise Products GTM, LLC,
Enterprise GTMGP LLC and GTM entered into an Exchange and Contribution Agreement, dated the date
hereof (the Exchange and Contribution Agreement), reflecting, among other things,
effective at the Restatement Time, (i) the exchange by GTM of all of the Enterprise Common Units it
is entitled to receive as a result of the Merger for a limited partner interest in the Partnership
equal to the same limited partner interest in the Partnership owned by GTM immediately prior to the
Effective Time, and (ii) the contribution in accordance with the Exchange and Contribution
Agreement by Enterprise to the Limited Partners of the limited partner interest in the Partnership
acquired by Enterprise in the Merger from the limited partners of the Partnership other than GTM,
with the result that OLPGP and GTM become the sole limited partners of the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement, effective at the Restatement Time, amends and restates the Existing
Partnership Agreement (as defined herein) in its entirety, to reflect, among other things, the
admission of the Limited Partners as the sole limited partners of the Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements
contained herein, the General Partner and the Limited Partners agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the
contrary, apply to the terms used in this Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the
Person in question. As used herein, the term control means the possession, direct or indirect,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and polices of a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities.
Agreement has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Allocation Regulations means Treas. Reg. §§ 1.704-1(b), 1.704-2 and 1.703-3 (including any
temporary regulations) as such regulations may be amended and in effect from time to time and any
corresponding provision of succeeding regulations.
Carrying Value means (a) with respect to property contributed to the Partnership, the fair
market value of such property at the time of contribution reduced (but not below zero) by all
depreciation, depletion (computed as a separate item of deduction), amortization and cost recovery
deductions charged to the Partners capital accounts, (b) with respect to any property whose value
is adjusted pursuant to the Allocation Regulations, the adjusted value of such property reduced
(but not below zero) by all depreciation and cost recovery deductions charged to the Partners
capital accounts and (c) with respect to any other Partnership property, the adjusted basis of such
property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination.
Certificate of Limited Partnership means the Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as described in the first sentence of Section 2.5
as amended or restated from time to time.
Delaware Act means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from
time to time, and any successor to such act.
Existing Partnership Agreement means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners L.P. dated September 7, 2011.
General Partner has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
GTM has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
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Indemnitee means (a) the General Partner, (b) any Person who is an Affiliate of the General
Partner, (c) any Person who is serving at the request of the General Partner or any Affiliate of
the General Partner as a member, partner, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of the General
Partner or any subsidiary or other Affiliate controlled by the Partnership, and (d) any Person the
General Partner designates as an Indemnitee for purposes of this Agreement.
Law means any applicable constitutional provision, statute, act, code, law, regulation, rule
ordinance, order, decree, ruling, proclamation, resolution, judgment, decision, declaration or
interpretive or advisory opinion or letter of a governmental authority.
Limited Partner or Limited Partners has the meaning set forth for such term in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
OLPGP has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Partner means the General Partner or the Limited Partners.
Partnership has the meaning set forth for such term in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
Person means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision
thereof or other entity.
Percentage Interest means, with respect to any Partner, the percentage interest of such
Partner in the Partnership as set forth in Section 2.6 of this Agreement.
Required Interest means one or more Limited Partners having among them more than 50% of the
Percentage Interests of all Limited Partners in their capacities as such.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
2.1 Formation. The General Partner and the Limited Partners hereby continue the Partnership
as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act. The General Partner and
the Limited Partners hereby enter into this Agreement to set forth the rights and obligations of
the Partnership and certain matters related thereto. Except as expressly provided herein to the
contrary, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration, dissolution and
termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act.
2.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be, and the business of the Partnership shall be
conducted under the name of, Duncan Energy Partners L.P.
2.3 Principal Office; Registered Office.
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(a) The principal office of the Partnership shall be at 1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor,
Houston, Texas 77002 or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate.
(b) Unless and until changed by the General Partner, the address of the Partnerships
registered office in the State of Delaware shall be the Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the name of the Partnerships registered agent for service
of process at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.
2.4 Term. The Partnership shall continue in existence until an election to dissolve the
Partnership is made by the General Partner.
2.5 Organizational Certificate. The Partnership commenced upon the filing of the Certificate
of Limited Partnership in accordance with the Delaware Act.
2.6 Partnership Interests. Effective as of the Restatement Time, DEP Holdings, LLC continues
as the sole general partner of the Partnership, GTM and OLPGP each continue as a limited partner of
the Partnership and the Partners shall have Percentage Interests as set forth below:
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ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose and business of the Partnership shall be to engage in any lawful activity for
which limited partnerships may be organized under the Delaware Act.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL ACCOUNT ALLOCATIONS
4.1 Capital Accounts. The Partnership shall maintain a capital account for each of the
Partners in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to Section 704 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and as determined by the General Partner as
consistent therewith.
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4.2 Allocations.
(a) General. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 4.2(b), for
purposes of maintaining the capital accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among
themselves, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Partnership shall be allocated and
charged to the Partners capital accounts in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
(b) Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4.2, the
following special allocations shall be made prior to making any allocations provided for in 4.2(a)
above:
(i) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof
to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain (as generally
defined under Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1 or § 1.704-2) for a taxable year (or if
there was a net decrease in Minimum Gain for a prior taxable year and the
Partnership did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior
years to allocate among the Partners under this subsection 4.2(b)(i), then
items of income and gain shall be allocated to each Partner in an amount
equal to such Partners share of the net decrease in such Minimum Gain (as
determined pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(g)(2)). It is the intent of the
Partners that any allocation pursuant to this subsection 4.2(b)(i) shall
constitute a minimum gain chargeback under Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(f) and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(ii) Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Article 4, except subsection 4.2(b)(i), if there
is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (as generally
defined under Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1 or § 1.704-2), during any taxable year,
any Partner who has a share of the Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain
shall be allocated such amount of income and gain for such year (and
subsequent years, if necessary) determined in the manner required by Treas.
Reg. § 1.704-2(i)(4) as is necessary to meet the requirements for a
chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain.
(iii) Priority Allocations. Items of Partnership gross income or gain
for the taxable period shall be allocated to the Partners until the
cumulative amount of such items allocated to each Partner pursuant to this
Section 4.2(b)(iii) for the current and all previous taxable years equals
the cumulative amount of distributions made to such Partner pursuant to
Section 5.02(a) for the current and all previous taxable years.
(iv) Qualified Income Offset. Except as provided in subsection
4.2(b)(i) and (ii) hereof, in the event any Partner unexpectedly receives
any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treas. Reg.
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(i)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-
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1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be
specifically allocated to such Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to
eliminate, to the extent required by the Allocation Regulations, the deficit
balance, if any, in its adjusted capital account created by such
adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible.
(v) Gross Income Allocations. In the event any Partner has a deficit
balance in its adjusted capital account at the end of any Partnership
taxable period, such Partner shall be specially allocated items of
Partnership gross income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as
possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this subsection 4.2(b)(v)
shall be made only if and to the extent that such Partner would have a
deficit balance in its adjusted capital account after all other allocations
provided in this Section 4.2 have been tentatively made as if subsection
4.2(b)(v) were not in the Agreement.
(vi) Partnership Nonrecourse Deductions. Partnership Nonrecourse
Deductions (as determined under Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(c)) for any
fiscal year shall be allocated among the Partners in proportion to their
Partnership Interests.
(vii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions (as defined under Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(i)(2)) shall be
allocated pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-2(i) to the Partner who
bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the partner nonrecourse debt
to which it is attributable.
(viii) Code Section 754 Adjustment. To the extent an adjustment to the
adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or
743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to the Allocation Regulations, to
be taken into account in determining capital accounts, the amount of such
adjustment to the capital accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if
the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment
decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall be specially
allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the manner in which
their capital accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to the
Allocation Regulations.
(ix) Curative Allocation. The special allocations set forth in
subsections 4.2(b)(i), (ii) and (iv)-(vii) (the Regulatory Allocations)
are intended to comply with the Allocation Regulations. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Section 4.2, the Regulatory Allocations shall be
taken into account in allocating items of income, gain, loss and deduction
among the Partners such that, to the extent possible, the net amount of
allocations of such items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Partner
shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each
Partner if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
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(c) Tax Allocations. For federal income tax purposes, except as otherwise required by the
Code, the Allocation Regulations or the following sentence, each item of Partnership income, gain,
loss, deduction and credit shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as
corresponding items are allocated in Sections 4.2(a) and (b). Notwithstanding any provisions
contained herein to the contrary, solely for federal income tax purposes, items of income, gain,
depreciation, gain or loss with respect to property contributed or deemed contributed to the
Partnership by a Partner shall be allocated so as to take into account the variation between the
Partnerships tax basis in such contributed property and its Carrying Value in the manner provided
under Section 704(c) of the Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.704-3(d) (i.e. the remedial method).
4.3 Distributions. From time to time, but not less often than quarterly, the General Partner
shall review the Partnerships accounts to determine whether distributions are appropriate. The
General Partner may make such cash distribution as it, in its sole discretion, may determine
without being limited to current or accumulated income or gains from any Partnership funds,
including, without limitation, Partnership revenues, capital contributions or borrowed funds;
provided, however, that no such distribution shall be made if, after giving effect thereto, the
liabilities of the Partnership exceed the fair market value of the assets of the Partnership. In
its sole discretion, the General Partner may, subject to the foregoing proviso, also distribute to
the Partners other Partnership property, or other securities of the Partnership or other entities.
All distributions by the General Partner shall be made in accordance with the Percentage Interests
of the Partners.
ARTICLE V
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all powers to control and manage the
business and affairs of the Partnership shall be vested exclusively in the General Partner; the
Limited Partners shall not have any power to control or manage the Partnership.
ARTICLE VI
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
The Limited Partners shall have no liability under this Agreement except as provided for
herein or in the Delaware Act.
ARTICLE VII
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
7.1 Dissolution. The Partnership shall be dissolved, and its affairs shall be wound up as
provided in Section 2.4.
7.2 Liquidation and Termination. On dissolution of the Partnership the General Partner shall
act as liquidator or may appoint one or more other Persons as liquidator; provided,
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however, that if the Partnership dissolves on account of an event of the type described in
Section 17-402(a)(4)-(12) of the Delaware Act with respect to the General Partner, the liquidator
shall be one or more Persons selected in writing by a Required Interest. The liquidator shall
proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Partnership and make final distributions as
provided in this Agreement. The costs of liquidation shall be borne as a Partnership expense. Until
final distribution, the liquidator shall continue to operate the Partnership properties with all of
the power and authority of the General Partner. The steps to be accomplished by the liquidator are
as follows:
(a) as promptly as practicable after dissolution and again after final liquidation, the
liquidator shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public
accountants of the Partnerships assets, liabilities, and operations through the last day of the
calendar month in which the dissolution occurs or the final liquidation is completed, as
applicable;
(b) the liquidator shall pay from Partnership funds all of the debts and liabilities of the
Partnership or otherwise make adequate provision for them (including, without limitation, the
establishment of a cash escrow fund for contingent liabilities in such amount and for such term as
the liquidator may reasonably determine); and
(c) all remaining assets of the Partnership shall be distributed to the Partners as follows:
(i) the liquidator may sell any or all Partnership property, including
to Partners, and any resulting gain or loss from each sale shall be computed
and allocated to the capital accounts of the Partners;
(ii) with respect to all Partnership property that has not been sold,
the fair market value of that property shall be determined and the capital
accounts of the Partners shall be adjusted to reflect the manner in which
the unrealized income, gain, loss, and deduction inherent in property that
has not been reflected in the capital accounts previously would be allocated
among the Partners if there were a taxable disposition of that property for
the fair market value of that property on the date of distribution; and
(iii) Partnership property shall be distributed among the Partners in
accordance with the positive capital account balances of the Partners, as
determined after taking into account all capital account adjustments for the
taxable year of the Partnership during which the liquidation of the
Partnership occurs (other than those made by reason of this clause (iii));
and those distributions shall be made by the end of the taxable year of the
Partnership during which the liquidation of the Partnership occurs (or, if
later, 90 days after the date of the liquidation).
All distributions in kind to the Partners shall be made subject to the liability of each
distributee for its allocable share of costs, expenses, and liabilities previously incurred or for
which the
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Partnership has committed prior to the date of termination and those costs, expenses, and
liabilities shall be allocated to the distributee under this Section 7.2. The distribution of cash
and/or property to a Partner in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.2 constitutes a
complete return to the Partner of its Capital Contributions and a complete distribution to the
Partner of its Partnership Interest and all the Partnerships property and constitutes a compromise
to which all Partners have consented within the meaning of Section 17-502(b)(1) of the Delaware
Act. To the extent that a Partner returns funds to the Partnership, it has no claim against any
other Partner for those funds.
7.3 Termination. On completion of the distribution of Partnership assets as provided in this
Agreement, the Partnership is terminated, and the General Partner (or such other Person or Persons
as the Delaware Act may require or permit) shall cause the cancellation of the Certificate and any
filings made as provided in Section 2.5 and shall take such other actions as may be necessary to
terminate the Partnership.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
The General Partner may amend any provision of this Agreement without the consent of the
Limited Partners and may execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever
documents may be required in connection therewith.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by Law but subject to the limitations expressly provided
in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Partnership from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including
legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts
arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be
involved, as a party or otherwise, as a result of actions taken by such Indemnitee in its capacity
as a Person of the type described in clauses (a)-(d) of the definition of the term Indemnitee;
provided, that in each case the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that such Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in, or (in the case of a Person other than the General Partner) not
opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its
equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that
specified above. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be made only out of the
assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General Partner shall not be personally liable
for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property
to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by Law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses)
incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 9.1(a) in defending any claim,
demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership prior
to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the
Partnership of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall
be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section
9.1.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 9.1 shall be in addition to any other rights
to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of Law or otherwise, both
as to actions in the Indemnitees capacity as a Person of the type described in clauses (a)-(d) of
the definition of the term Indemnitee, and as to actions in any other capacity, and shall
continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.
(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the General Partner or its
Affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the General Partner, its Affiliates and such
other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted
against or expense that may be incurred by such Person in connection with the Partnerships
activities or such Persons activities on behalf of the Partnership, regardless of whether the
Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the
provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 9.1, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an
Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its
duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, the Indemnitee
to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee
with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable Law shall constitute fines within
the meaning of Section 9.1(a); and action taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to any
employee benefit plan in the performance of such Indemnittees duties for a purpose reasonably
believed by such Indemnitee to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan
shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Partnership.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason
of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section
9.1 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the
indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 9.1 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs,
successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit
of any other Persons.
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(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.1 or any provision hereof shall in
any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to
receive indemnification (including expense advancement as provided by Section 9.1(b)) from the
Partnership, nor the obligations of the Partnership to indemnify, or advance the expenses of, any
such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.1 as in effect
immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or
relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or
repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted, and provided such Person became an
Indemnitee hereunder prior to such amendment, modification or repeal.
(j) THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9.1 ARE INTENDED BY THE
PARTIES TO APPLY EVEN IF SUCH PROVISIONS HAVE THE EFFECT OF EXCULPATING THE INDEMNITEE FROM LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH PERSONS NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR OTHER CONDUCT.
9.2 Liability of Indemnitees.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall
be liable for monetary damages to the Partnership, the Limited Partners or any other Person for
losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless
there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered in a court of competent jurisdiction
determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or
engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge
that the Indemnitees conduct was criminal.
(b) Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Article V, the
General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of
the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and the General
Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent
appointed by the General Partner in good faith.
(c) To the extent that, at Law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties (including fiduciary
duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Partnership or to the Partners, the General Partner
and any other Indemnitee acting in connection with the Partnerships business or affairs shall not
be liable to the Partnership or to any Partner for its good faith reliance on the provisions of
this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or otherwise
modify the duties and liabilities of an Indemnitee otherwise existing at Law or in equity, are
agreed by the Partners to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnitee.
(d) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.2 or any provision hereof shall be
prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability to the
Partnership, the Limited Partners, the General Partner, and the Partnerships and General Partners
directors, officers and employees under this Section 9.2 as in effect immediately prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters
occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when
such claims may arise or be asserted.
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ARTICLE X
TAX MATTERS
10.1 Tax Returns. The General Partner shall cause to be prepared and filed all necessary
federal and state income tax returns for the Partnership, including making the elections described
in Section 10.2. Each Limited Partner shall furnish to the General Partner all pertinent
information in its possession relating to Partnership operations that is necessary to enable the
Partnerships income tax returns to be prepared and filed.
10.2 Tax Elections. The Partnership shall make the following elections on the appropriate tax
returns:
(a) to adopt a fiscal year ending on December 31 of each year;
(b) to adopt the accrual method of accounting and to keep the Partnerships books and records
on the income-tax method;
(c) pursuant to section 754 of the Code, to adjust the basis of Partnership properties; and
(d) any other election the General Partner may deem appropriate and in the best interests of
the Partners.
Neither the Partnership nor any Partner may make an election for the Partnership to be excluded
from the application of the provisions of subchapter K of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Code or
any similar provisions of applicable state law.
10.3 Tax Matters Partner. The General Partner shall be the tax matters partner of the
Partnership pursuant to section 6231(a)(7) of the Code. The General Partner shall take such action
as may be necessary to cause each Limited Partner to become a notice partner within the meaning
of section 6223 of the Code. The General Partner shall inform each Limited Partner of all
significant matters that may come to its attention in its capacity as tax matters partner by giving
notice on or before the fifth Business Day after becoming aware of the matter and, within that
time, shall forward to each Limited Partner copies of all significant written communications it may
receive in that capacity.
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.1 Addresses and Notices. Any notice to the Partnership, the General Partner or the Limited
Partners shall be deemed given if received by it in writing at the principal office of the
Partnership designated pursuant to Section 2.3(a).
11.2 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
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11.3 Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
pertaining thereto.
11.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
hereof, or of such provision in other respects, shall not be affected thereby.
11.5 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
11.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed (by original or telecopied signature) in
counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the General Partner and the
Limited Partners as of the date set forth above.
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Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners L.P.