SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among Ray C. Davis, an individual person Avatar Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company Avatar Investments, LP, a Texas limited partnership Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership Lon...
EXHIBIT 10.1
by and among
Xxx X. Xxxxx,
an individual person
Xxx X. Xxxxx,
an individual person
Avatar Holdings, LLC,
a Texas limited liability company
a Texas limited liability company
Avatar Investments, LP,
a Texas limited partnership
a Texas limited partnership
Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
a Delaware limited partnership
Xxx Xxxx,
an individual person
an individual person
MHT Properties, Ltd.,
a Texas limited partnership
a Texas limited partnership
and
P. Xxxxx Xxxxx Holdings LP,
a Texas limited partnership
a Texas limited partnership
collectively, as the Selling Parties,
LE GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
a Delaware limited liability company
and
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
a Delaware limited partnership,
as Buyer,
for the purchase and sale of
(i) an aggregate of 34.9% of the Equity Units representing membership interests of
LE GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
LE GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
and (ii) 38,976,090 Common Units representing limited partner interests of
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
dated as of May 7, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. SALE AND PURCHASE |
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SECTION 1.1. Agreement to Sell and to Purchase |
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SECTION 1.2. Deliveries at Closing |
2 | |||
SECTION 1.3. Purchase Price |
6 | |||
ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING PARTIES |
6 | |||
SECTION 2.1. Representations and Warranties with Respect to the Selling Parties and their
Interests |
6 | |||
SECTION 2.2. Representations of the General Partner |
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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
13 | |||
SECTION 3.1. Limited Partnership Organization |
13 | |||
SECTION 3.2. Validity of Agreement; Authorization |
13 | |||
SECTION 3.3. No Conflict or Violation |
13 | |||
SECTION 3.4. Consents and Approvals |
14 | |||
SECTION 3.5. Buyer Status |
14 | |||
SECTION 3.6. Brokers |
14 | |||
SECTION 3.7. Independent Investigation |
14 | |||
SECTION 3.8. Investment Intent; Investment Experience; Restricted Securities |
14 | |||
SECTION 3.9. Litigation |
15 | |||
SECTION 3.10. Title to Redeemed Interests |
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ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS |
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SECTION 4.1. Further Assurances |
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SECTION 4.2. Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
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SECTION 4.3. Notice of Breach |
15 | |||
SECTION 4.4. Tax Covenants |
16 | |||
SECTION 4.5. No Control of the General Partner |
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ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER |
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SECTION 5.1. Receipt of Documents |
16 | |||
SECTION 5.2. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Parties |
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SECTION 5.3. Performance of Selling Parties’ Obligations |
17 | |||
SECTION 5.4. No Violation of Orders |
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SECTION 5.5. Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement |
17 | |||
SECTION 5.6. Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement |
17 | |||
SECTION 5.7. 10b-5 Certificate of ETE |
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ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLING PARTIES |
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SECTION 6.1. Receipt of Documents |
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SECTION 6.2. Representations and Warranties of Buyer |
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SECTION 6.3. Performance of Buyer’s Obligations |
18 | |||
SECTION 6.4. No Violation of Orders |
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SECTION 6.5. Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement |
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SECTION 6.6. Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement |
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ARTICLE VII. TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT |
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SECTION 7.1. Methods of Termination; Upset Date |
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SECTION 7.2. Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE VIII. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION |
19 | |||
SECTION 8.1. Survival |
19 | |||
SECTION 8.2. Indemnification Coverage |
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SECTION 8.3. Procedures |
20 | |||
SECTION 8.4. Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments |
20 | |||
SECTION 8.5. Remedies |
20 | |||
ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.1. Publicity |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.2. Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.3. Fees and Expenses |
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SECTION 9.4. Notices |
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SECTION 9.5. Entire Agreement |
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SECTION 9.6. Waivers and Amendments |
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SECTION 9.7. Severability |
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SECTION 9.8. Titles and Headings |
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SECTION 9.9. Signatures and Counterparts |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.10. Enforcement of the Agreement; Damages |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.11. Governing Law |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.12. Disclosure |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.13. Consent to Jurisdiction |
20 | |||
SECTION 9.14. Certain Definitions |
20 |
Exhibits | ||
Exhibit 1.2(a)(i)(3)
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Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement | |
Exhibit 1.2(a)(i)
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Xxxxx Assignment | |
Exhibit 1.2(a)(iv)
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NGP Assignment | |
Exhibit 1.2(c)
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ETE Assignment | |
Exhibit 5.5
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Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement | |
Exhibit 5.7
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10b-5 Certificate of ETE |
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Disclosure Schedules | ||
Schedule 1.3
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Purchase Price Allocation | |
Schedule 2.1(c)
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Consents and Approvals | |
Schedule 2.1(h)
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Contracts with General Partner and its Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 2.2(c)
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Consents and Approvals | |
Schedule 2.2(e)
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Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Business of the General Partner | |
Schedule 2.2(f)
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No Conflict or Violation | |
Schedule 2.2(g)
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General Partner Financial Statements | |
Schedule 2.2(h)(ii)
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Taxes | |
Schedule 2.2(i)
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities | |
Schedule 2.2(j)
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Litigation |
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Index of Defined Terms
Affiliate |
9.14 | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Amended and Restated LLC |
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Agreement |
1.2(a)(i) | |
Avatar LLC |
Preamble | |
Avatar LP |
Preamble | |
Buyer |
Preamble | |
Closing |
1.1(b) | |
Closing Date |
1.1(b) | |
Code |
2.1(h)(ii) | |
Common Units |
Recitals | |
Confidentiality Agreement |
9.14 | |
Current GP Members |
Recitals | |
Xxxxx |
Preamble | |
Xxxxx Assignment |
1.2(a)(i) | |
Encumbrances |
1.1(a)(i) | |
EPE Assignment |
1.2(c) | |
ETE |
Recitals | |
ETE Unit Transfer Application(s) |
1.2(c)(ii) | |
ETP |
Recitals | |
GAAP |
2.2(g) | |
General Partner |
Recitals | |
General Partner Entities |
2.2(c) | |
Governmental Authority |
2.1(d) | |
GP Financial Statements |
2.2(g) | |
GP Interest |
Recitals | |
GP LLC Agreement |
2.2(b) | |
GP LLC Interests |
Recitals | |
XX Xxxxxxx |
Recitals | |
IDRs |
Preamble | |
Indemnifying Party |
8.2(a) | |
Xxxx |
Preamble | |
Legal Proceeding |
2.2(j) | |
Loss |
8.2(a) | |
Losses |
8.2(a) | |
Material Adverse Effect |
9.14 | |
MHT Properties |
Preamble | |
NGP VI |
Preamble | |
NGP Assignment |
1.2(a)(iv) | |
Offered Common Units |
Recitals | |
Organizational Documents |
9.14 | |
Partnership Agreement |
9.14 | |
Partnership Entities |
2.1(c) | |
Person |
9.14 | |
Purchase Price |
1.3 | |
Redeemed Interests |
1.1(a) | |
Securities |
Recitals | |
Securities Act |
3.8 | |
Selling Parties |
Preamble | |
Xxxxx Holdings |
Preamble | |
Tax, or Taxes |
2.2(h)(i) | |
Tax Returns |
2.2(h)(i) | |
Transaction Documents |
9.14(h) | |
Transfer Agent |
1.2(a)(i) | |
Transfer Taxes |
4.4(a) | |
Xxxxxx |
Preamble |
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 7th
day of May, 2007, by and among Xxx X. Xxxxx, an individual person (“Xxxxx”), Avatar Holdings,
L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Avatar LLC”), Avatar Investments, L.P., a Texas limited
partnership (“Avatar LP”), Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“NGP
VI”), Xxx Xxxx, an individual person “Xxxx”), MHT Properties, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership
(“MHT Properties”), and P. Xxxxx Xxxxx Holdings LP, a Texas limited partnership (“Xxxxx Holdings”
and, together with Xxxxx, Avatar LLC, Avatar LP, NGP VI, Xxxx and MHT Properties the “Selling
Parties”), Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Buyer”), and LE GP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, NGP VI, Xxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx (“Xxxxxx”) are the current members (the “Current GP
Members” and such persons who are selling GP LLC Interests (as defined below) pursuant to this
Agreement, the “XX Xxxxxxx”) of the General Partner.
WHEREAS, the General Partner is the sole general partner of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
(“ETE”), and owns a 0.30915% general partner interest in ETE (the “GP Interest”) and common units
representing limited partner interests in ETE (“Common
Units”) (an aggregate of 841,765 Common
Units as of the date hereof);
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, ETE (i) owns 36,413,840 common units and 26,086,957
Class G Units, each representing limited partner interests in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”), is the sole member of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company, which is the 0.01% general partner of Energy Transfer Partners
GP, L.P. and the owner of 1% of the Class A limited partner interest of Energy Transfer Partners
GP, L.P., and (ii) owns 100% of the Class B limited partner interest and 99% of the Class A limited
Partner interests of Energy Transfer GP, L.P.;
WHEREAS, Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. owns the 2.0% general partner interest and all the
incentive distribution rights in ETP;
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase (i) an aggregate of 877,251 Equity Units of the General
Partner (the “GP LLC Interests”) from Xxxxx and NGP VI, and (ii) an aggregate of 38,976,090 Common
Units from Xxxxx, Avatar LLC, Avatar LP, NGP VI, Xxxx, MHT Properties, Xxxxx Holdings and the
General Partner (the “Offered Common Units”, and collectively with the GP LLC Interests, the
"Securities”), and each of the Selling Parties and the General Partner desires to sell such
Securities to the Buyer, for the consideration and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, effective immediately after the acquisition of the GP LLC Interests by Buyer, the
General Partner desires to redeem from Buyer 501,461 GP LLC Interests in exchange for 392,020 of
the Offered Common Units upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set
forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
SALE AND PURCHASE
SECTION 1.1. Agreement to Sell and to Purchase.
(a) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement:
(i) Each of the Selling Parties shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and
Buyer shall purchase and accept from each of the Selling Parties, the respective Securities owned
by it, in each case, free and clear of any pledges, restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting or
other agreements, liens, claims, charges, mortgages, security interests or other legal or equitable
encumbrances, limitations or restrictions of any nature whatsoever (“Encumbrances”), except, in the
case of the GP LLC Interests, as may be set forth in the GP LLC Agreement (as defined in
Section 2.2(a)) or, in the case of the Offered Common Units, as may be set forth in the
Partnership Agreement and the Unitholders Rights and Restrictions Agreement, (each as defined in
Section 9.14);
(ii) The General Partner shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase and accept from the General Partner, the Offered Common Units owned by it, in each
case, free and clear of any Encumbrances, except as may be set forth in the Partnership Agreement
and the Unitholders Rights and Restrictions Agreement;
(iii) The Buyer shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the General Partner, and
the General Partner shall purchase and accept from the Buyer, 501,461 GP LLC Interests (the
“Redeemed Interests”), free and clear of any Encumbrances, except, as may be set forth in the GP
LLC Agreement.
(b) The closing of such sale and purchase (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m.
(Houston, Texas time), on the date of this agreement, or at such other time and date as the parties
hereto shall agree in writing (the “Closing Date”), at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP. in
Houston, Texas or at such other place as the parties hereto shall agree in writing.
SECTION 1.2. Deliveries at Closing.
(a) At the Closing, each of the Selling Parties shall make the following deliveries to Buyer:
(i) | Xxxxx shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | a duly executed assignment of membership interest, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.2(a)(i), transferring 201,252 Equity Units representing a 12.745% GP LLC Interest (the “Xxxxx Assignment”); |
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(2) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as the transfer agent and registrar with respect to the Common Units (the “Transfer Agent”), representing 14,048,545 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 14,048,545 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it; and | ||
(3) | a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of LE GP LLC, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.2(a)(i)(3) (the “Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement”). |
(ii) | Avatar LLC shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent, representing 12,925 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 12,925 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it. |
(iii) | Avatar LP shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent, representing 6,801,489 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 6,801,489 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it. |
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(iv) | NGP VI shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | a duly executed assignment of membership interests, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.2(a)(iv), transferring 675,999 Equity Units representing a 42.813% GP LLC Interest (the “NGP Assignment”); | ||
(2) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent (as defined below), representing 17,202,745 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 17,202,745 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it; and | ||
(3) | a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement. |
(v) | Xxxx shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent, representing 129,592 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 129,592 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it. |
(vi) | MHT Properties shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent, representing 129,592 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 129,592 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of |
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the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it. |
(vii) | Xxxxx Holdings shall deliver to Buyer: |
(1) | (i) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent, representing 259,182 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer), (ii) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 259,182 Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (iii) a copy of the cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it. |
(b) At the Closing, each of the Selling Parties shall provide Buyer with a FIRPTA certificate
certifying that it (or the applicable transferor for federal income tax purposes) is not a “foreign
person” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.1445-2(b).
(c) At the Closing, Buyer shall make the following deliveries to each of the Selling Parties
and the General Partner, as applicable:
(i) the Purchase Price payable to it, as provided in Section 1.3 below;
(ii) one or more transfer applications in respect of the Offered Common Units to be acquired
by it, in the form specified in the Partnership Agreement, seeking admission to ETE as a substitute
limited partner (the “ETE Unit Transfer Application(s)”);
(iii) a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement;
(iv) a duly executed assignment of membership interest, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.2(a)(i), transferring 501,461 Equity Units (the “EPE Assignment”) to the
General Partner.
(d) At the Closing, the General Partner shall make the following deliveries to the Buyer:
(i) (A) a duly executed certificate, countersigned by the Transfer Agent, representing 392,020
Common Units in the name of the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the
Buyer), (B) a copy of a letter from the General Partner, addressed to and acknowledged by the
Transfer Agent, instructing the Transfer Agent to cancel the certificate(s) representing such
Common Units and to reissue a new certificate representing 392,020 Common Units in the name of the
Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer designated in writing by the Buyer) and (C) a copy of the
cancelled certificate(s) representing such Common Units previously owned by it.
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SECTION 1.3. Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Securities (the “Purchase
Price”) shall be paid to the applicable Selling Parties on the Closing Date in the allocations set
forth on Schedule 1.3 and shall be allocated among the Selling Parties and between the
Securities in accordance with Schedule 1.3.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING PARTIES
SECTION 2.1. Representations and Warranties with Respect to the Selling Parties and their
Interests. As of the date hereof, each of the Selling Parties hereby severally, but not jointly,
represents and warrants to Buyer, as follows:
(a) Organization.
(i) Avatar LLC represents and warrants that it is a limited liability company duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Texas.
(ii) Avatar LP represents and warrants that it is a limited partnership duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Texas.
(iii) NGP VI represents and warrants that it is a limited partnership duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.
(iv) MHT Properties represents and warrants that it is a limited partnership duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Texas.
(v) Xxxxx Holdings represents and warrants that it is a limited partnership duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Texas.
(b) Validity of Agreement; Authorization. Such Selling Party has the power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is party and to
carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and such Transaction Documents and the performance of the Selling Party’s obligations hereunder
and thereunder have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Selling Party or the
general partner of the Selling Party, as applicable, and no other proceedings on the part of any
of the Selling Party are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which any of the Selling Party is party have been (in
the case of this Agreement), or will be at the Closing (in the case of such other Transaction
Documents), duly executed and delivered by the Selling Party, as applicable, and constitute, or
will constitute at the Closing, as applicable, each such party’s valid and binding obligation
enforceable against each such party in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles).
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(c) Consents and Approvals. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(c), no
material consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification
with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of such Selling Party) is
required for the Selling Party to execute and deliver this Agreement or the Transaction Documents
to which the Selling Party is party or to perform its respective obligations hereunder or
thereunder. The General Partner, any subsidiaries of the General Partner set forth on
Schedule 2.2(e), ETE and each of the subsidiaries of ETE set forth on Schedule
2.2(e) are collectively referred to herein as the “Partnership Entities.”
(d) No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the Selling Party does not and will not: (i) with
respect to any Selling Party who is not an individual person, violate or conflict with any
provision of the Organizational Documents (as defined in Section 9.14) of the Selling
Party; (ii) violate any applicable provision of law, statute, judgment, order, writ, injunction,
decree, award, rule, or regulation of any foreign, federal, state or local government, court,
arbitrator, agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory body or authority
(“Governmental Authority”); (iii) violate, result in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default or cause any obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue
under any material contract, lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture
or other agreement or instrument to which the Selling Party is a party or by which it is bound or
to which its properties or assets is subject; or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of such Selling Party, except in the cases of
clauses (ii) and (iv) above, as would not have a Material Adverse Effect and, in the case of
clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as set forth on Schedule 2.2(d).
(e) Title. The GP LLC Interests or Offered Common Units, as applicable, being sold to Buyer by such
Selling Party are owned by such Selling Party of record and beneficially solely by such person.
Upon delivery of the Purchase Price to such Selling Party, Buyer will acquire such Securities free
and clear of any Encumbrances other than as set forth in the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement,
the Unitholders Rights and Restrictions Agreement or the Partnership Agreement.
(f) Litigation. No Action by or against such Selling Party is pending or, to the best
knowledge of such Selling Party, threatened, which could affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
(g) Brokers. The Selling Party has not employed the services of an investment banker,
financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(h) Contracts with General Partner and its Subsidiaries. The Selling Party and its
Affiliates are not party to any contract or agreement with the General Partner or any of its
Subsidiaries (excluding ETE and its Subsidiaries to the extent such contracts and agreements are
required to be disclosed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and have been so disclosed in filings made by ETE and its Subsidiaries)
except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(h); provided, however, that the
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representation
contained in this Section 2.1(h) relating to NGP and its Affiliates, includes only NGP,
its general partner and the partners, managers and employees of such general partner and related
investment funds, but does not include any portfolio company of NGP or its related investment
funds.
SECTION 2.2. Representations of the General Partner. As of the date hereof, the General
Partner hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
(a) Organization. The General Partner is a limited liability company duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and has all requisite limited
liability company power and authority, as the case may be, and all governmental licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals to own its respective properties and assets and to
conduct its business as now conducted, except where the failure to have such governmental
licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect
(as defined in Section 9.14). The General Partner is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties
owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not individually or in
the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Validity of Agreement; Authorization. The General Partner has the power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is party and to
carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and such Transaction Documents and the performance of the General Partner’s obligations hereunder
and thereunder have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the General Partner, and no
other proceedings on the part of the General Partner are necessary to authorize such execution,
delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which General Partner is
party have been (in the case of this Agreement), or will be at the Closing (in the case of such
other Transaction Documents), duly executed and delivered by the General Partner, and constitute,
or will constitute at the Closing, as applicable, the General Partner’s valid and binding
obligation enforceable against the General Partner in accordance with its terms (except to the
extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general
equitable principles).
(c) Consents and Approvals; No Prohibition on Distributions. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 2.2(c), no material consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or filing,
registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of
the General Partner) is required for the General Partner to execute and deliver this Agreement or
the Transaction Documents to which the General Partner is party or to perform its obligations
hereunder or thereunder. The General Partner is not currently prohibited, directly or indirectly,
from making distributions in respect of its equity securities, except as set forth in the GP LLC
Agreement (defined below).
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(d) Capitalization of the General Partner; Title.
(i) NGP VI, Xxxxx and Xxxxxx are the sole members of the General Partner. All of the
outstanding GP LLC Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the
Limited Liability Company Agreement of LE GP LLC, dated as of February 8, 2006 (the “GP LLC
Agreement”), are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable
(except as such nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-607 of the Delaware Limited
Liability Company Act). Except for the GP LLC Interests, there are no outstanding securities of LE
GP. There are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction
upon the voting or transfer of, any interest in the General Partner pursuant to any agreement to
which LE GP or the Selling Party is a party or to which either of them may be bound. There are no
outstanding options, warrants or similar rights to purchase or acquire any equity interests in the
General Partner. A true and correct copy of the GP LLC Agreement, with any and all amendments
thereto to the date hereof, has been made available by the Current GP Members to the Buyer or its
representatives.
(ii) Except for any Encumbrances provided in the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner is
the sole general partner and owns the GP Interest, free and clear of any Encumbrances.
(iii) The Offered Common Units being sold to Buyer by the General Partner are owned solely by
the General Partner of record and beneficially. Upon delivery of the Redeemed Interests to the
General Partner, Buyer will acquire such Offered Common Units free and clear of any Encumbrances
other than as set forth in the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement, the Unitholders Rights and
Restrictions Agreement or the Partnership Agreement.
(e) Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Business of the General Partner Entities.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.2(e), the General Partner does not have any
Non-ETE Subsidiary, and does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock, voting
rights or other equity interests or investments in any other Person, other than ETE and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries. Except as set forth in the Partnership Agreement or on Schedule
2.2(e), the General Partner has no obligation or rights to acquire by any means, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock, voting rights, equity interests or investments in another Person.
The General Partner and ETI GP, LLC, which has been dissolved, are referred to herein collectively
as the “General Partner Entities.”
(ii) The General Partner was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State
of Texas on September 5, 2002, and effective August 23, 2005 was converted from a Texas limited
liability company to a Delaware limited liability company. Since its date of formation, the
General Partner has not engaged in or conducted, directly or indirectly, any business or other
activities other than (i) serving as the general partner of ETE and owning the GP Interest and
Common Units, and (ii) owning all of the member interests in ETI GP and the limited partner
interests in ETI.
(f) No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the General Partner do not and will not:
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(a) violate or
conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents (as defined in Section 9.14)
of the General Partner; (b) violate any applicable provision of law, statute, judgment, order,
writ, injunction, decree, award, rule, or regulation of any foreign, federal, state or local
Governmental Authority; (c) violate, result in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or lapse
of time or both) a default or cause any obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue under
any material contract, lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or
other agreement or instrument to which the General Partner is a party or by which it is bound or
to which its properties or assets is subject; (d) result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of any of the General Partner; or (e) result in
the cancellation, modification, revocation or suspension of any license or permit of the General
Partner, except in the cases of clauses (b), (d) and (e) above, as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect and, in the case of clauses (c) and (d) above, as set forth on Schedule
2.2(f).
(g) General Partner Financial Statements. Attached as Schedule 2.2(g) are
copies of the audited balance sheet, as of August 31, 2006, and the unaudited income statements
and statement of partners’ equity at, or for the 12-
month period, or portion thereof, ended August 31, 2006, of the General Partner and the
unaudited balance sheet and income statement for the six month period ended February 28, 2007, of
the General Partner (collectively, the “GP Financial Statements”). The GP Financial Statements
were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on
a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition of the General Partner as of their respective dates and the results of its
operations for the periods covered thereby.
(h) Tax Matters.
(i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax Returns” shall mean returns, reports, exhibits,
schedules, information statements and other documentation (including any additional or supporting
material) filed or maintained, or required to be filed or maintained, in connection with the
calculation, determination, assessment or collection of any Tax and shall include any amended
returns required as a result of examination adjustments made by the Internal Revenue Service or
other Tax authority. For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean any and all
federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts and duties of whatever kind
(including any interest, penalties or additions to the tax imposed in connection therewith or with
respect thereto), including, without limitation, taxes imposed on, or measured by, income,
franchise, profits or gross receipts, and also ad valorem, value added, sales, use, service, real
or personal property, capital stock, license, payroll, withholding, employment, social security,
workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes and customs duties.
(ii) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.2(h)(ii), (A) each of the General Partner
Entities has filed (or joined in the filing of) when due all Tax Returns required by applicable law
to be filed with respect to each of such General Partner Entities; (B) each such Tax Return is
true, correct and complete in all material respects; (C) all Taxes owed by the any of the General
Partner Entities (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) at any time on or prior to the Closing
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Date, if required to have been paid, have been or will be timely paid (except for Taxes that are
being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings and, to the extent the amount being
contested exceeds $100,000, that are set forth on Schedule 2.2(h)(ii)); (D) any material
liability of any of the General Partner Entities for Taxes not yet due and payable, or that is
being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings, has been provided for on the financial
statements of the applicable General Partner Entity or Entities, as the case may be, in accordance
with GAAP; (E) there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now pending
against, or with respect to, any of the General Partner Entities in respect of any material Tax or
Tax assessment, nor has any claim for additional material Tax or Tax assessment been asserted in
writing; (F) no written claim has been made by any Tax authority in a jurisdiction where any of the
General Partner Entities does not currently file a Tax Return that it is or may be subject to Tax
by such jurisdiction; (G) none of the General Partner Entities has any outstanding request for any
extension of time within which to pay its Taxes or file its Tax Returns; (H) there has been no
waiver or extension of any applicable statute of limitations for the assessment or collection of
any Taxes of any of the Partnership Entities; (I) none of the General Partner Entities has entered
into any agreement or arrangement with any Tax authority that requires any of the General
Partner Entities or the Partnership Entities to take any action or to refrain from taking any
action; (J) none of the Selling Parties or the General Partner Entities is a “foreign person”
within the meaning of Section 1445 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”); (K) none of the General Partner Entities is a party to any agreement, whether written
or unwritten, providing for the payment of Taxes, payment for Tax losses, entitlements to refunds
or similar Tax matters; (L) each of the General Partner Entities treated as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes has made a currently effective election under Section 754 of the Code;
and (M) each of the General Partner Entities has withheld and paid all material Taxes required to
be withheld by such General Partner Entity in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any
partner, member, employee, creditor, independent contractor or other third party and (N) each of
the General Partner Entities is and has been since its formation treated as a partnership or
disregarded as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
(i) Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(i) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.2(i), the General Partner has no indebtedness or
liability, absolute or contingent, which is not shown or provided for in the GP Financial
Statements, other than (i) liabilities incurred or accrued in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, including liens for current taxes and assessments not in default,
since August 31, 2006, (ii) liabilities of the General Partner that individually or in the
aggregate are not material to the General Partner and that are not required by GAAP to be included
in the GP Financial Statements and (iii) liabilities of ETE for which the General Partner may be
liable in its capacity as General Partner.
(ii) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.2(i), the General Partner has not made any
distributions to its members or redeemed or repurchased any equity securities of the General
Partner or the General Partner Entities, since August 31, 2006.
(j) Litigation Except as set forth on Schedule 2.2(j), there are no Legal
Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Selling Parties after reasonable inquiry,
threatened against the General Partner Entities or any officer, director or member thereof in its
capacity as a
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member that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to (a) have a
Material Adverse Effect or (b) materially impair or delay the ability of any of the Selling
Parties to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Except as set forth in the GP Financial
Statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006, there is no order, judgment, injunction or
decree of any Governmental Authority outstanding against the General Partner Entities that,
individually or in the aggregate, would have any effect referred to in the foregoing clauses (a)
and (b). “Legal Proceeding” shall mean any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits,
proceedings (public or private), investigations or governmental proceedings before any
Governmental Authority.
(k) Brokers. None of the General Partner Entities has employed the services of an
investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or any of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
As of the date hereof, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to each of the Selling Parties as
follows:
SECTION 3.1. Limited Partnership Organization. Buyer is a limited partnership duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has
all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own its properties and assets and to
conduct its business as now conducted. Buyer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity
in every jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of
the business conducted by it makes such qualifications necessary.
SECTION 3.2. Validity of Agreement; Authorization. Buyer has the power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party and to carry out
its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and such
Transaction Documents and the performance of Buyer’s obligations hereunder and thereunder have
been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the general partner of Buyer and no other
proceedings on the part of Buyer, its general partner or its owners are necessary to authorize
such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which
Buyer is a party each have been (in the case of this Agreement) or will be at the Closing (in the
case of such Transaction Documents) duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitute or will
constitute at the Closing, as applicable, the valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable
against Buyer in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).
SECTION 3.3. No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of
this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party does not and will not: (a)
violate or conflict with any provision of its or its general
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partner’s Organizational Documents, (b) violate any applicable provision of law, or any
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority, (c) violate or result in a breach of or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any contract, lease, loan
agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to which
Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject or
(d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets
where such violations, breaches, defaults or Encumbrances in the aggregate would have a material
adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby or on the assets, properties, business,
operations, net income or financial condition of Buyer.
SECTION 3.4. Consents and Approvals. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.4, no
material consent, approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any
Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of Buyer), is required for Buyer to
execute and deliver this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party or to
perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 3.5. Buyer Status. Buyer is not an employee benefit plan or other organization
exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Code, a non-resident alien, a foreign
corporation or other foreign Person, or a regulated investment company within the meaning of
Section 851 of the Code.
SECTION 3.6. Brokers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, Buyer has not employed
the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 3.7. Independent Investigation. Buyer has conducted its own independent
investigation, review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of
operations, financial condition and prospects of each of the Partnership Entities, both
individually and on a consolidated basis, which investigation, review and analysis was done by
Buyer and its Affiliates and, to the extent Buyer deemed necessary or appropriate, by Buyer’s
representatives. Buyer acknowledges that it and its representatives have been provided adequate
access to the personnel, properties, premises and records of each of the Partnership Entities for
such purpose.
SECTION 3.8. Investment Intent; Investment Experience; Restricted Securities. In acquiring
the Securities, Buyer is not offering or selling, and will not offer or sell the Securities, for
the Selling Parties in connection with any distribution of any of such Securities, and Buyer does
not have a participation and will not participate in any such undertaking or in any underwriting
of such an undertaking except in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws. Buyer acknowledges that it is able to fend for
itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities, and has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks
of an investment in all of such Securities. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as such term is
defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Buyer
understands that none of the Securities will have been registered pursuant to the Securities Act
or any applicable state securities laws, that all of such Securities will be characterized as
“restricted securities” under federal securities laws and that under such laws and applicable
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regulations none of such Securities can be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration
under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.
SECTION 3.9. Litigation. No Action by or against the Buyer is pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Buyer, threatened, which could affect the legality, validity or enforceability of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
SECTION 3.10. Title to Redeemed Interests. The Redeemed Interests being sold to the General
Partner by Buyer are owned solely by the Buyer of record and beneficially. Upon delivery of the
Offered Common Units to the Buyer, the General Partner will acquire such Redeemed Interests free
and clear of any Encumbrances other than as set forth in the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement.
ARTICLE IV.
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.1. Further Assurances. Upon the request of Buyer at any time on or after the
Closing Date, each of the Selling Parties will promptly execute and deliver, or cause the General
Partner to execute and deliver, such further instruments of assignment, transfer, conveyance,
endorsement, direction or authorization and other documents as Buyer or its counsel may reasonably
request in order to perfect title of Buyer and its successors and assigns to the Securities.
SECTION 4.2. Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of this Agreement, each of the Selling Parties and Buyer hereto will use all commercially
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable consistent with applicable law to consummate and make
effective in the most expeditious manner practicable the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 4.3. Notice of Breach. Each party shall promptly give to the other parties written
notice with particularity upon having knowledge of any matter that would constitute a breach by
such party of any
representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of such party contained in this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Selling Parties’ representations in Article II.
SECTION 4.4. Tax Covenants.
(a) All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real property transfer or gains), stamp,
documentary, filing, recordation and other similar taxes, together with any interest, additions or
penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties,
resulting directly from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Transfer Taxes”),
shall be borne by the Selling Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 4.4, any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be
prepared and filed when due by the party primarily or customarily responsible under the applicable
local law for
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filing such Tax Returns, and such party will use commercially reasonable efforts to
provide such Tax Returns to the other party at least ten days prior to the due date for such Tax
Returns.
(b) The Selling Parties shall cause each of the Partnership Entities to adopt the remedial
allocation method under Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-3(d).
SECTION 4.5. No Control of the General Partner. Buyer hereby agrees with the General
Partner, NGP and Xxxxx that Buyer shall not exercise any control whatsoever, take any action as a
Member, or request that any actions be taken by the Members or the Board of Directors other than
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, with respect to the General Partner prior to the
redemption of the Redeemed Interests in accordance with Section 1.1(a).
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER
The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any one or
more of which may be waived by Buyer in its sole discretion:
SECTION 5.1. Receipt of Documents. The Selling Parties and the General Partner shall have
delivered, or be standing ready to deliver, to Buyer the items specified in Sections
1.2(a)(i)-(vii), and Section 1.2(d), respectively, in each case duly executed and
dated the Closing Date.
SECTION 5.2. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Parties. All representations and
warranties made by the Selling Parties and the General Partner in this Agreement that are not
qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Closing Date as if again made by the Selling Parties and the General
Partner on and as of such date, and all representations and
warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and
correct on the Closing Date as if made by the Selling Parties and the General Partner on and as of
such date; and Buyer shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by a
senior executive officer of each of the Selling Parties and the General Partner to that effect.
SECTION 5.3. Performance of Selling Parties’ Obligations. The Selling Parties shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations required under this Agreement to be performed
by them on or before the Closing Date, and Buyer shall have received a certificate dated the
Closing Date and signed by a senior executive officer of each of the Selling Parties to that
effect.
SECTION 5.4. No Violation of Orders. No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order
issued by any Governmental Authority that declares this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents invalid or unenforceable in any respect or that prevents the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be in effect; and no action or proceeding before
any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted by a Governmental Authority or threatened by
any Government Authority that seeks to prevent or
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delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or that challenges the validity
or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 5.5. Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement. ETE shall have entered into the
Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement with the Buyer substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 5.5.
SECTION 5.6. Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement. Xxxxxx, NGP VI, Xxxxx and the Buyer
shall have executed the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement.
SECTION 5.7. 10b-5 Certificate of ETE. Buyer shall have received a 10b-5 Certificate from
ETE in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.7.
ARTICLE VI.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLING PARTIES
The obligations of the Selling Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing Date, of the following
conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Selling Parties in their sole discretion:
SECTION 6.1. Receipt of Documents. Buyer shall have delivered, or be standing ready to
deliver, to the Selling Parties and the General Partner the items specified in Section
1.2(b), in each case duly executed and dated the Closing Date.
SECTION 6.2. Representations and Warranties of Buyer. All representations and warranties
made by Buyer in this Agreement that are not qualified by materiality or material adverse effect
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as if again made
by Buyer on and as of such date, and all representations and warranties that are qualified by
materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct on the Closing Date as if made by
the Buyer on and as of such date; and the Selling Parties shall have received a certificate dated
the Closing Date and signed by a senior executive officer of Buyer to that effect.
SECTION 6.3. Performance of Buyer’s Obligations. Buyer shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required under this Agreement to be performed by it on or before the
Closing Date, and the Selling Parties shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date and
signed by a senior executive officer of Buyer to that effect.
SECTION 6.4. No Violation of Orders. No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order
issued by any Governmental Authority that declares this Agreement or any of the Transaction
Documents invalid or unenforceable in any respect or that prevents the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be in effect; and no action or proceeding before
any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted by a Governmental Authority or threatened by
any Governmental Authority that seeks to prevent or
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delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or that challenges the validity
or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 6.5. Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement. Buyer shall have entered into the
Unitholder Rights and Restrictions Agreement with ETE substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.5.
SECTION 6.6. Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement. Xxxxxx, NGP VI, Xxxxx and the Buyer
shall have executed the Amended and Restated GP LLC Agreement.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION AND ABANDONMENT
SECTION 7.1. Methods of Termination; Upset Date. This Agreement may, or in the case of
Section 7.1(e) will, be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time before the Closing:
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Selling Parties and Buyer;
(b) by the Selling Parties, if Buyer fails to comply with any of its covenants or agreements
contained herein, or breaches their representations and warranties contained herein, which failure
to comply or breach is not cured on the Closing Date;
(c) by Buyer, if the Selling Parties fail to comply with any of their covenants or agreements
contained herein, or breaches its representations and warranties contained herein, which failure to
comply or breach is not cured on the Closing Date; or
(d) by the Selling Parties or Buyer, if a Governmental Authority shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action (which order, decree or ruling the parties hereto shall
use their commercially reasonable efforts to lift), which permanently restrains, enjoins or
otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and which order, decree, ruling
or other action is not subject to appeal; or
(e) without any action required by the Selling Parties or Buyer, if the Closing has not
occurred by 11:59 p.m. New York time on the date after the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 7.1(a), (d) or (e) hereof, this Agreement shall forthwith become void
and there shall be no liability on the part of Buyer, the Selling Parties or the General Partner
(or their respective officers or directors), except based upon obligations set forth in
Sections 9.3 and 9.4 hereof, and except that Buyer shall thereupon promptly return
or destroy (and cause its agents and representatives to return or destroy) to the Selling Parties
all documents (and copies thereof) furnished to Buyer and the parties shall continue to adhere to
the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this
Agreement, termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section
7.1(c) shall not in any way limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any party hereto
against any other
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party hereto that has violated or breached any of the representations,
warranties, agreements or other provisions of this Agreement prior to termination hereof.
ARTICLE VIII.
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 8.1. Survival. The representations and warranties of Buyer, the Selling Parties and
the General Partner contained herein or in any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant
to this Agreement on the Closing Date terminate on the Closing Date; provided, however, that (i)
the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1(b) and Section 2.2(b)
(Validity of Agreement; Authorization), Section 2.1(e) (Title), Section 2.1(g)
(Brokers) and Section 2.2(d) (Capitalization of the General Partner) shall survive
indefinitely; and (ii) the other representations and warranties made by the General Partner in
Section 2.2 shall survive for a period of six months after the Closing Date. The
covenants and agreements set forth in Article I, Section 4.1, this Article
VIII and Article IX shall survive the Closing for a period of one year.
SECTION 8.2. Indemnification Coverage.
(a) From and after the Closing, each Selling Party (the “Indemnifying Parties”) shall
severally but not jointly indemnify and defend, save and hold Buyer harmless if Buyer shall
actually incur any damage, judgment, fine, penalty, demand, settlement, liability, loss, cost, Tax,
expense (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees), claim or cause of action
(each, a “Loss,” and collectively, “Losses”) arising out of, relating to or resulting from (i) any
breach or inaccuracy in any representation by the General Partner or the breach of any warranty by
the General Partner contained in Section 2.2 of this Agreement; (ii) any breach or
inaccuracy in any representation by such Selling Party contained in Section 2.1 of this
Agreement; or (iii) any breach of the covenants and agreements by such Selling Party under this
Agreement; provided, that in determining whether any representation or warranty has been breached
or is inaccurate, such representation or warranty shall be construed as if Material Adverse Effect
or materiality is not a qualification thereto.
(b) The foregoing indemnification obligations shall be subject to the following limitations:
(i) each Indemnifying Party’s aggregate liability (A) under
Section 8.2(a)(i), except
with respect to a breach of Section 2.2(d)(iii), shall not exceed such Indemnifying Party’s
allocated portion of $12,338,597 set forth on Schedule 1.3 to such Indemnifying Party’s
sale of a GP Interest and (B) under Section 8.2(a)(i) (with respect to a breach of Section
2.2(d)(iii) only), Section 8.2(a)(ii) or 8.2(a)(iii) shall not exceed the total
Purchase Price allocated on Schedule 1.3 to be paid to such Indemnifying Party;
(ii) any claims made pursuant to (A) Section 8.2(a)(i), except with respect to a
breach of Section 2.2(d), must be made by Buyer within six months from the date of this
Agreement and (B) pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i) (with respect to a breach of Section
2.2(d) only), Section 8.2(a)(ii) or 8.2(a)(iii) must be made by Buyer within
the survival period specified in
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Section 8.1 for the representation or other provision which the Buyer is alleging has
been breached;
(iii) the amount of any Losses suffered by Buyer shall be reduced by any third-party insurance
or other indemnification payments which such party receives in respect of or as a result of such
Losses, less the reasonable costs incurred to recover those insurance or indemnification payments
to the extent such costs are not otherwise recovered. If any Losses for which indemnification is
provided hereunder is subsequently reduced by any third-party insurance or other indemnification
payments received by the Buyer less the reasonable costs incurred to obtain payment, the amount of
the reduction shall be remitted pro rata to the Selling Parties who have made payment hereunder;
(iv) no claim may be asserted nor may any action be commenced against any party for breach or
inaccuracy of any representation or breach of a warranty, unless written notice of such claim or
action is received by the other party describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
with respect to the subject matter of such claim or action on or prior to the date on which the
representation or warranty on which such claim or action is based ceases to survive as set forth in
Section 8.1;
(v) Buyer shall not be entitled under this Agreement to multiple recovery for the same Losses.
SECTION 8.3. Procedures.
(a) Buyer shall notify the Indemnifying Party (with reasonable detail) promptly (but in each
case within 10 business days) after it becomes aware of facts supporting a claim or action for
indemnification under this Article VIII, and shall provide to the Indemnifying Party as
soon as practicable thereafter all reasonable available information and documentation necessary to
support and verify any Losses associated with such claim or action. Subject to Section
8.2(c)(iv), the failure to so notify or provide information to the Indemnifying Party shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to Buyer, except to the extent
that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been materially prejudiced by Buyer’s failure
to give such notice, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall be relieved from its obligations
hereunder to the extent of such material prejudice. The Indemnifying Party shall participate in
and defend, contest or otherwise protect Buyer against any such claim or action by counsel of the
Indemnifying Party’s choice at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that the Indemnifying
Party shall not make any settlement or compromise without the prior written consent of Buyer (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the sole relief provided is monetary
damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Party, there is no admission or statement of
fault or culpability on the part of Buyer and there is an unconditional release of Buyer from all
liability on any claims that are the subject of such claim or action. Buyer shall have the right,
but not the obligation, to participate at its own expense in the defense thereof by counsel of
Buyer’s choice and shall in any event use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with and
assist the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall pay the fees
and expenses of separate counsel for Buyer if (i) the
Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such fees and expenses or (ii) counsel for the
Indemnifying Party reasonably determines that representation of both the Indemnifying Party and
Buyer by the
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same counsel would create a conflict of interest. If the Indemnifying Party fails
timely to defend, contest or otherwise protect against such suit, action, investigation, claim or
proceeding, Buyer shall have the right to do so, including, without limitation, the right to make
any compromise or settlement thereof, and Buyer shall be entitled to recover the entire cost
thereof from the Indemnifying Party, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees,
disbursements and amounts paid as the result of such suit, action, investigation, claim or
proceeding.
SECTION 8.4. Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments. Each party, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, agrees to treat any payments made pursuant to this Article VIII as
adjustments to the Purchase Price for all federal and state income and franchise Tax purposes. To
the extent that any such payment is not permitted to be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase
Price, the amount of such payment shall be increased so that after reduction for the amount of any
actual additional Tax cost incurred as a result of the receipt of such payment, the amount
remaining will be equal to the amount of the payment that is owed under this Article VIII.
SECTION 8.5. Remedies.
(a) The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that following the Closing, the indemnification
provisions of Article VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Buyer for any
breach by any Selling Party or the General Partner of the representations and warranties in this
Agreement, or any certificate delivered in connection herewith, and for any failure by the Selling
Parties or the General Partner to perform and comply with any covenants and agreements in this
Agreement, except that if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance
with their terms or are otherwise breached, the parties shall be entitled to specific performance
of the terms thereof in addition to any other remedy at law or equity. Each party hereto shall
take all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate its Losses upon and after becoming aware of any
event which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Losses.
(b) No Selling Party nor the General Partner shall have any liability under any provision of
this Agreement for any punitive or exemplary damages relating to the breach or alleged breach of
this Agreement or any representations or warranties contained herein or in any certificate
delivered in connection herewith.
(c) The provisions of this Section 8.5 do not apply to nor restrict the remedies of
the Buyer with respect to any representations or warranties of ETE contained in the certificate to
be delivered to the Buyer by ETE pursuant to Section 5.7.
(d) The Buyer and the Selling Parties agree that (i) the General Partner shall have no
liability under this Agreement to the Buyer or any Selling Party, for the breach of any
representations or warranty contained in Section 2.2, covenant or otherwise, except with
respect to the covenants set forth in Section 1.01(a)(ii), Section 1.01(a)(iii) and
Section 1.2(d)(i), and (ii) the Selling Parties shall be solely responsible to indemnify
the Buyer for any breach of any
representation or warranty of the General Partner under this Agreement, in accordance with
this Article VIII.
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ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 9.1. Publicity. On or prior to the Closing Date, no party shall, nor shall it permit
its Affiliates to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or other announcement with
respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the consent of the other
party hereto; provided, any party may issue a press release and file any required reports with the
SEC after consultation with counsel for the Selling Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event any such press release or announcement is required by law or stock exchange rule to be
made by the party proposing to issue the same, such party shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to consult in good faith with the other party prior to the issuance of any such press
release or announcement.
SECTION 9.2. Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. Except as set forth in Article VIII, nothing in this Agreement shall
confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person,
any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. No
party shall sell, assign or otherwise transfer all or any of its rights, benefits or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided, however, that, for the purposes of any financing or
refinancing arrangement entered into by the Buyer in connection with the purchase of the
Securities the Buyer may, without the Selling Parties’ prior written consent, assign to or create
a security interest in favor of any party providing any such financing or refinancing to the
Buyer, all of its rights, benefits, obligations and interests hereunder, and the Selling Parties
hereby consent to the exercise by any such party of any rights, benefits, obligations or interests
assigned to or created in favor of such party pursuant to the foregoing and any remedies arising
in connection therewith.
SECTION 9.3. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
all legal, accounting and other fees, costs and expenses of a party hereto incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring
such fees, costs or expenses.
SECTION 9.4. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if delivered personally or
sent by
overnight courier or sent by facsimile (with evidence of confirmation of receipt) to the
parties at the following addresses:
(a) | If to Buyer, to: |
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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with a copy to:
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
and with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
(b) | If to the Selling Parties, to: |
Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
with a copy to:
XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxx X. Xxxxx
Avatar Investments LLC
Avatar Holdings, LP
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Avatar Investments LLC
Avatar Holdings, LP
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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Xxx Xxxx
c/o Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxx Xxxx
c/o Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxx Xxxx
with a copy to:
XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
MHT Properties, Ltd.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
P. Xxxxx Xxxxx Holdings LP
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: P. Xxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: P. Xxxxx Xxxxx
with a copy to:
XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or to such other Persons or at such other addresses as shall be furnished by any party by like
notice to the other, and such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given or made as
of the date so delivered or mailed. No change in any of such addresses shall be effective insofar
as notices under this Section 9.4 are concerned unless such changed address is located in
the United States of America and notice of such change shall have been given to such other party
hereto as provided in this Section 9.4.
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SECTION 9.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Disclosure Schedules and
the Exhibits hereto, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Transaction Documents represent the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties with reference to the transactions set forth
herein and therein and no representations or warranties have been made in connection herewith and
therewith by Buyer, any Selling Party, the General Partner or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or representatives other than those expressly set forth herein or therein.
This Agreement, together with the Disclosure Schedules and the Exhibits hereto, the
Confidentiality Agreement and the Transaction Documents supersede all prior negotiations,
discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings and agreements between the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof and all prior drafts of such documents, all of
which are merged into such documents. No prior drafts of such documents and no words or phrases
from any such prior drafts shall be admissible into evidence in any action or suit involving such
documents.
SECTION 9.6. Waivers and Amendments. The Selling Parties or Buyer may, by written notice to
the other party: (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
actions of the other party; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations or warranties of the
other party contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement by
the other party; (c) waive compliance with any of the covenants of the other party contained in
this Agreement; (d) waive performance of any of the obligations of the other party created under
this Agreement; or (e) waive fulfillment of any of the conditions to its own obligations under
this
Agreement or in any documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement by the other party. The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach, whether or not similar, unless such waiver
specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver. This Agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 9.7. Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such
invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as
a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
SECTION 9.8. Titles and Headings. The Article and Section headings and any table of contents
contained in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or of any term or provision hereof.
SECTION 9.9. Signatures and Counterparts. Facsimile transmission of any signed original
document and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as delivery
of an original. At the request of Buyer or the Selling Parties, the parties will confirm facsimile
transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be
considered one and the same agreement.
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SECTION 9.10. Enforcement of the Agreement; Damages. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereto, this being in addition to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
SECTION 9.11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal and substantive laws of Texas and without regard to any conflicts of laws
concepts that would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.12. Disclosure. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Schedules is included solely for
informational purposes, is not an admission of liability with respect to the matters covered by
the information, and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. Disclosure
of any item in any section of the Disclosure Schedules only qualifies (i) the correspondingly
numbered representation and warranty or covenant in this Agreement to the extent specified therein
and (ii) such other representations and warranties or covenants in this Agreement that are
qualified by another Disclosure Schedule (or section of a Disclosure Schedule), but only to the
extent (a) there is an explicit cross-reference in such other Disclosure Schedule (or section of a
Disclosure Schedule, as applicable) or (b) such item is disclosed in such a way as to make its
relevance to the information called for by such other Disclosure Schedule (or section of a
Disclosure Schedule, as applicable) readily apparent on its face. The specification of any dollar
amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any
specific item in the Disclosure Schedules is not intended to imply that such amounts (or higher or
lower amounts) are or are not material, and no party shall use the fact of the setting of such
amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Disclosure Schedules in any dispute
or controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described
herein or included in a Disclosure Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.13. Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas and the federal courts of the United States of
America located in Houston, Texas over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and each party irrevocably agrees that all claims in
respect of such dispute or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties
hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which
they may now or hereafter have to the venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such court or any defense of
inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each party agrees that a judgment in any
dispute heard in the venue specified by this section may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law.
SECTION 9.14. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the term:
(a) “Action” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation
by or before any Governmental Authority.
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(b) “Antitrust Investigation” shall mean any investigation, inquiry, review, proceeding,
action, or threatened action taken by a Governmental Authority in enforcing the Antitrust Laws.
(c) “Antitrust Laws” shall include the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended,
the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and all other federal, state, and
foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial
doctrines and other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate
actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of
competition.
(d) “Affiliate” of a Person means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first- mentioned
Person.
(e) “Confidentiality Agreement” means, the Confidentiality Agreement among Buyer, Xxxxx, NGP
VI and ETE, dated April 20, 2007.
(f) “Governmental Authority” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial,
local or other government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or
commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body. including, but not limited to, all
U.S., state and foreign governmental agencies responsible for enforcing the Antitrust Laws.
(g) “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean an adverse effect on the business, results of
operations, or financial condition, of the General Partner and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
that would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Securities, it being understood that
none of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any effect
resulting from entering into this Agreement or the announcement of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, (ii) any effect resulting from changes in general economic conditions in the
industry in which any of the Partnership Entities operates, and (iii) any effect resulting from
changes in the United States or global economy as a whole, unless in the case of clause (ii) or
(iii) above such change has a disproportionately adverse effect on the Partnership Entities, taken
as a whole.
(h) “Non-ETE Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than ETE and any Subsidiary
of ETE.
(i) “Organizational Documents” shall mean certificates of incorporation, by-laws, certificates
of formation, limited liability company operating agreements, partnership or limited partnership
agreements or other formation or governing documents of a particular entity.
(j) “Partnership Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., dated as of February 8, 2006, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 dated effective as of November 1, 2006.
(k) “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, association, trust, limited liability
company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, partnership, incorporated
organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
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(l) “Transaction Documents” shall mean the agreements, contracts, documents, instruments and
certificates provided for in this Agreement to be entered into by one or more of the parties hereto
or any of their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including without limitation the Bills of Sale.
(m) “Unitholders Rights and Restrictions Agreements” means the agreement dated as of the date
hereof among ETE, Buyer, Xxxxx and NGP substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.5.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
SELLING PARTIES: | Xxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Avatar Holdings, LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: | President
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Avatar Investments, LP | ||||||
By: | Avatar Holdings, LLC, its general partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: | President
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Natural Gas Partners VI, L.P. | ||||||
By: | G.F.W. Energy VI, L.P., general partner | |||||
By: | GFW VI, L.L.C., general partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Authorized Member | |||||
Xxx Xxxx | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxx
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Name: | Xxx Xxxx | |||||
MHT Properties, Ltd. | ||||||
MHT Properties, Ltd. | ||||||
By: MHT Group, LLC, its general partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | President |
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X. Xxxxx Holdings LP | ||||||
By: | P. Xxxxx Xxxxx Capital Corp., its general partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||
BUYER: | Enterprise GP Holding L.P. | |||||
By: | EPE HOLDINGS, LLC, its general partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, CEO | |||||
GENERAL PARTNER: | LE GP, LLC | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx
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Name: | Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | President |
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