Common use of Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters Clause in Contracts

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Operating L P), Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

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Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersXxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee EPD Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Plan, as amended, the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and the EPCO, Inc. 2006 TPP Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P), Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereofWestern Gas Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan or the Western Midstream Partners, LP 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, provided that the Underwriter has received lock-up agreements from the recipients of such awards substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 (the “Lock-Up Agreements”)), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersUnderwriter; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership Selling Unitholder to the Underwriters Underwriter in connection with the public offering Offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit D-2, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the UnderwritersUnderwriter, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C D-1 hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Midstream Partners, LP)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersXxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO Enterprise Products and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Enterprise Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Plan, as amended, the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, the EPCO, Inc. 2006 TPP Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and the Enterprise Products Company 2005 EPE Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than (A) the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereofWestern Gas Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (B) the issuance of Common Units to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation or its affiliates as full or partial consideration for any sale or contribution of assets to the Partnership, provided that the Underwriters have received lock-up agreements from such sellers substantially in the form of Exhibit A and provided further that the number of Common Units issued is no more than 5% of the Common Units then outstanding), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersXxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (“Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx”); provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Gas Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i4(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit A-1, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C A hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Gas Partners LP)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersBarclays Capital Inc.; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee EPD Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Plan, as amended, the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and the EPCO, Inc. 2006 TPP Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereofWestern Gas Partners, LP 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan or the Western Midstream Partners, LP 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, provided that the Underwriter has received lock-up agreements from the recipients of such awards substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 (the “Lock-Up Agreements”)), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersUnderwriter; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership Selling Unitholders to the Underwriters Underwriter in connection with the public offering Offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit E-2, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the UnderwritersUnderwriter, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C E-1 hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Midstream Partners, LP)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 45th day after the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than the Offered Units and Common Units issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i1) or (ii2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership, or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do shall not apply to: to (Ai) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreementgrant, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates NuStar GP under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products NuStar GP, LLC 1999 Third Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including amended and restated as of May 1, 2011, and the NuStar GP, LLC Amended and Restated Employee Unit Incentive Plan, or (ii) sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) Partnership to satisfy tax withholding obligations under the filing NuStar GP, LLC Third Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3May 1, including both debt and equity securities2011, and the NuStar GP, LLC Amended and Restated Employee Unit Incentive Plan (provided that any amendments theretoreport filed under Section 16 of the Exchange Act in connection with such transaction shall indicate that the disposition was the result of tax withholding); and to cause each officer, which such registration statement may also include Common Units director and affiliate of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions NuStar GP set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall hereto to furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Initial Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.A hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreements”); and

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (NuStar Energy L.P.)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersXxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Enterprise Products 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, (D) the issuance of securities upon consummation of the proposed merger of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (“TEPPCO”) and certain of its affiliates with the Partnership and certain of its affiliates or in connection with or pursuant to any awards or agreements outstanding under any incentive plans, employee unit purchase plans or other agreements of TEPPCO, or (DE) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 90th day after the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than the Offered Units and Common Units issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i1) or (ii2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments theretoto cause each officer, which such registration statement may also include Common Units director and affiliate of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions NuStar GP set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall III hereto to furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Initial Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.A hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreements”); notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, NuStar Holdings or the Partnership issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to NuStar GP Holdings or the Partnership occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, NuStar Holdings or the Partnership announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, then the restrictions imposed in this Section 4(a)(ix) shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material news or the occurrence of the material event, unless the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, waive such extension in writing;

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (NuStar Energy L.P.)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that which is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than Units issued pursuant to employee benefits plans, qualified unit option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof or pursuant to currently outstanding options, warrants or rights), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersXxxxxx Brothers Inc. and UBS Securities LLC; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units to be issued by the Partnership to non-employee directors as described in the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common UnitsProspectus or restricted units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates issued under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3B) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under to be issued by the Partnership in connection with acquisitions provided that, the recipients of such registration statement shall Common Units agree in writing to be subject to bound by the lock up provisions set forth foregoing restrictions of this Section 5(h) by executing a letter or letters substantially in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateof GP Holdings, Penn Virginia Resource GP Corp. and each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, pursuant to which each such person shall agree not to, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device which is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units or (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case for a period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Penn Virginia Resource Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersXxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO Enterprise Products and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Enterprise Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan Plan, as amended, the Enterprise Products 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 90th day after the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than the Offered Units and Common Units issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i1) or (ii2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments theretoto cause each officer, which such registration statement may also include Common Units director and affiliate of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions NuStar GP set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall III hereto to furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Initial Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.A hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreements”);

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (NuStar Energy L.P.)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than (A) the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof)Western Gas Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (B) the issuance of Common Units to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation or its affiliates as full or partial consideration for any sale or contribution of assets to the Partnership, provided that the Underwriters have received lock-up agreements from such sellers substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 and provided further that the number of Common Units issued is no more than 5% of the Common Units then outstanding, or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersRepresentatives; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Gas Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i4(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit A-1, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C A hereto.

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Gas Partners LP)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision), or a prospectus (other than the filing of a prospectus supplement under the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191514) relating to the Partnership’s “at-the-market” offering), with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersBarclays Capital Inc.; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee EPD Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Plan, as amended, the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and the EPCO, Inc. 2006 TPP Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units and other surrenders of Common Units in accordance with such plans plans, in each case, as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to exercises and/or vesting of such exercisesoptions or other awards under such plans, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed (other than one officer currently on Schedule IV medical leave), shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

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Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 45th day after the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than the Offered Units and Common Units issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i1) or (ii2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership, or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do shall not apply to: to (Ai) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreementgrant, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates NuStar GP under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products NuStar GP, LLC 1999 Second Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including amended and restated as of April 1, 2007, and the NuStar GP, LLC Amended and Restated Employee Unit Incentive Plan, or (ii) sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) Partnership to satisfy tax withholding obligations under the filing NuStar GP, LLC Second Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3April 1, including both debt and equity securities2007, and the NuStar GP, LLC Amended and Restated Employee Unit Incentive Plan (provided that any amendments theretoreport filed under Section 16 of the Exchange Act in connection with such transaction shall indicate that the disposition was the result of tax withholding); and to cause each officer, which such registration statement may also include Common Units director and affiliate of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions NuStar GP set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall hereto to furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Initial Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.A hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreements”); and

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (NuStar Energy L.P.)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersRepresentatives; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Enterprise Products 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

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Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 180th day after the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any other Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than the Units and Common Units issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options or restricted units pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i1) or (ii2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnerships (other than any registration statement on Form S-8) or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives Lxxxxx Brothers Inc., on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, howeverand to cause El Paso, that MLP GP, Holdings and the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees executive officers and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant MLP GP to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Initial Delivery Date, a letter or lettersan executed letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.B hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreements”); notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the Partnership issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Partnership occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Partnership announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, then the restrictions imposed in this paragraph shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material news or the occurrence of the material event, unless Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters, waive such extension in writing;

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than (A) the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereofWestern Gas Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (B) the issuance of Common Units to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation or its affiliates as full or partial consideration for any sale or contribution of assets to the Partnership, provided that the Underwriters have received lock-up agreements from such sellers substantially in the form of Exhibit A and provided further that the number of Common Units issued is no more than 5% of the Common Units then outstanding), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersDeutsche Bank Securities Inc.; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Gas Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i4(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit A-1, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C A hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Gas Partners LP)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the offer, issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by pursuant to this Agreement, ; (B) the issuance and sale of Common UnitsUnits pursuant to the Partnership’s Second Amended and Restated Restricted Unit Plan dated as of February 4, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan2002, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Partnership’s 2004 Unit Plan and the Enterprise Products GPEmployment Agreement of Mxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx dated as of July 1, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, 2002; (C) the offer, issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant in a transaction not involving a public offering to purchasers who enter into an agreement with the Partnership’s DRIP Underwriters substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto; or (D) the filing offer and issuance of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units in one or more transactions from and after 30 days from the date of selling unitholders; providedthe Prospectus, that (1) utilizing the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject Partnership’s Form S-4 Registration Statement for the contribution of assets to the restrictions set forth Partnership of its affiliates in this Section 5(i) with respect exchange for Common Units, but not to any exceed an aggregate of 100,000 Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C heretoUnits. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner person listed on Schedule IV Annex I shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C G hereto, pursuant to which each such person shall agree not to, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units or (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case for a period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lxxxxx Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Energy Transfer Partners Lp)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives Lehman Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that xxxx the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, hereby; (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options Units to be issued by the Partnership to employees non-employee directors as described in the Prospectus or restricted units, phantom units and directors of EPCO and its affiliates options issued under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, employee benefit plan of the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Partnership on the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, date hereof or (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP currently outstanding options, warrants or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C heretorights. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner person listed on Schedule IV Annex I shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C D hereto, pursuant to which each such person shall agree not to, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units or (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case for a period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written consent of Lehman Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Valero L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 60th day after the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any other Common Units or securities convertible into, into or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than the Units and Common Units issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof or pursuant to currently outstanding options, warrants or rights), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options grants pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i1) or (ii2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership (other than any Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to a plan existing on the date hereof and other than the filing of a registration statement, on or after the 30th day after the date of the Prospectus, registering for resale not more than 523,122 Common Units owned by Alliance Management Holdings III, LLC (“AMH III”) and any amendments thereto) or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of Barclays Capital Inc.; and to cause ARLP SGP, AMH III and the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees executive officers and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall to furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Initial Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C heretoD hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreements”).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 180 days from the date of the this Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that which is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common UnitsUnits (other than Units issued pursuant to employee benefits plans, qualified unit option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof or pursuant to currently outstanding options, warrants or rights), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks rights of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreementhereby, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options Units to be issued by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under employee incentive plans described in the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, Prospectus or upon the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises exercise of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with issued under such plans as consideration for the exercise price employee incentive plans, and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of up to 1,500,000 Common Units to be issued pursuant to by the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3Partnership in connection with acquisitions provided that, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) such issuance is made pursuant to Section 5.7(b) of the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, Partnership Agreement and (2) the recipients of such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to bound by the lock up provisions set forth foregoing restrictions of this Section 5(i) by executing a letter or letters substantially in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C D hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall furnish to the UnderwritersRepresentatives, prior to or on the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C D hereto, pursuant to which each such person shall agree not to, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device which is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units or (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case for a period of 180 days from the date of the Prospectus, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Penn Virginia Resource Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersBarclays Capital Inc.; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO Enterprise Products and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Enterprise Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan Plan, as amended, the Enterprise Products 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP DRIP, or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60Lock-day periodUp Period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock lock-up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Schedule IV, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 45 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersUnderwriter; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters Underwriter in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 6045-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliate, executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV shall furnish to the UnderwritersUnderwriter, prior to or on the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Enterprise Products Partners L P)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than (A) the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereofWestern Gas Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (B) the issuance of Common Units to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation or its affiliates as full or partial consideration for any sale or contribution of assets to the Partnership, provided that the Underwriters have received lock-up agreements from such sellers substantially in the form of Exhibit A and provided further that the number of Common Units issued is no more than 5% of the Common Units then outstanding), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersBarclays Capital Inc.; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Gas Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i4(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit A-1, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C A hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Gas Partners LP)

Lock-up Period; Lock-up Letters. For a period of 60 days from the date of the ProspectusProspectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any Common Units or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for Common Units, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any Common Units or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units (other than (A) the grant of options awards pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereofWestern Gas Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (B) the issuance of Common Units to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation or its affiliates as full or partial consideration for any sale or contribution of assets to the Partnership, provided that the Underwriters have received lock-up agreements from such sellers substantially in the form of Exhibit A and provided further that the number of Common Units issued is no more than 5% of the Common Units then outstanding), or (ii) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such Common Units, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Units or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (iii) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments, with respect to the registration of any Common Units or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Units (other than any registration statement on Form S-8 or as otherwise excepted from this lock-up provision) or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of each of the Representatives on behalf of the UnderwritersCitigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citi”); provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions do not apply to: (A) the issuance and sale of Common Units by the Partnership to the Underwriters in connection with the public offering contemplated by this Agreement, (B) the issuance and sale of Common Units, phantom units, restricted units and options by the Partnership to employees and directors of EPCO and its affiliates under the EPCO Employee Unit Purchase Plan, the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Enterprise Products GP, LLC 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including sales pursuant to “cashless-broker” exercises of options to purchase Common Units in accordance with such plans as consideration for the exercise price and withholding taxes applicable to such exercises, (C) the issuance and sale of Common Units issued pursuant to the Partnership’s DRIP or (D) the filing of a “universal” shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including both debt and equity securities, and any amendments thereto, which such registration statement may also include Common Units of selling unitholders; provided, that (1) the Enterprise Western Gas Parties shall otherwise remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5(i4(i) with respect to any Common Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Units registered thereunder, (2) such registration statement and amendments if so filed shall contain only a generic and undetermined plan of distribution with respect to such securities during the aforementioned 60-day period, and (3) any selling unitholders registering Common Units under such registration statement shall agree in writing to be subject to the lock up provisions set forth in the form of letter attached as Exhibit C hereto. Each affiliateperson listed on Exhibit A-1, including each executive officer and director of the General Partner listed on Schedule IV Partner, shall furnish to the Underwriters, prior to or on the First Delivery Datedate of this Agreement, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit C A hereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Underwriting Agreement (Western Gas Partners LP)

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