SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 30, 2015 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), by and among Regency Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Regency Energy Partners”), Regency Energy Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Regency Energy Partners, the “Issuers”), Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “PEPL Guarantor”), the subsidiary guarantors party hereto (the “Existing Guarantors”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture, dated as of April 30, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to date, including without limitation pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”);
WHEREAS, the Issuers’ 4 1⁄2% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Outstanding Notes”) have been issued pursuant to the Indenture and are outstanding as of the date of this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, Regency Energy Partners has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of February 18, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Regency Energy Partners, Regency GP LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”), Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Rendezvous I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of ETP (“Rendezvous I”), Rendezvous II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of ETP, ETE GP Acquirer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and, solely for purposes of certain provisions therein, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., pursuant to which, among other things, Rendezvous I will be merged with and into Regency Energy Partners, with Regency Energy Partners continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of ETP (the time at which such merger becomes effective in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the “Merger Effective Time”);
WHEREAS, the PEPL Guarantor, a wholly owned subsidiary of ETP, has provided a limited contingent guarantee (the “PEPL Contingent Guarantee”) to the Issuers for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee with respect to the Outstanding Notes pursuant to that certain Guarantee of Collection dated as of April 30, 2013 (the “Guarantee of Collection”) by and among the PEPL Guarantor (as successor by merger to PEPL Holdings, LLC) and the Issuers;
WHEREAS, as of the Merger Effective Time, the PEPL Guarantor desires to fully and unconditionally guarantee all payment obligations of the Issuers with respect to the Outstanding Notes on the terms set forth therein;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(4) of the Indenture provides, among other things, that, without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights thereunder of any such Holder; and
WHEREAS, the Issuers have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01(4) of the Indenture, and all conditions precedent and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding instrument in accordance with its terms have been complied with, performed and fulfilled, and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors, the PEPL Guarantor and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PEPL GUARANTOR
The PEPL Guarantor represents and warrants to the Trustee as follows:
Section 1.01. Good Standing. It is a limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing under the laws of its state of formation as set forth in the preamble hereto.
Section 1.02. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Supplemental Indenture have been authorized and approved by all necessary limited partnership action on its part.
ARTICLE 2.
PEPL GUARANTEE
The PEPL Guarantor hereby agrees that:
Section 2.01. The PEPL Guarantee. Subject to the provisions of this Article 2, the PEPL Guarantor hereby agrees, as of the Merger Effective Time, to fully and unconditionally guarantee the full and punctual payment (whether at maturity, upon acceleration, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on, and all other amounts payable under, the Outstanding Notes, and the full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Issuers to the Holders of the Outstanding Notes under the Indenture (the “PEPL Guarantee”). Upon the failure by the Issuers to fully and punctually pay any such amount, the PEPL Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in the Indenture.
Section 2.02. PEPL Guarantee Unconditional. The PEPL Guarantee shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:
(a) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Issuers under the Indenture or the Outstanding Notes, by operation of law or otherwise;
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(b) any modification or amendment of, or supplement to, the Indenture or the Outstanding Notes (other than a modification, amendment or supplement effected in accordance with the terms of the Indenture that expressly releases, discharges or otherwise affects the PEPL Guarantee);
(c) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Issuers, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Issuers or their respective assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Issuers contained in the Indenture or the Outstanding Notes;
(d) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right that the PEPL Guarantor may have at any time against the Issuers, the Trustee or any other Person, whether in connection with the Indenture or an unrelated transaction, provided that nothing herein prevents the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;
(e) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability relating to, or against the Issuers for any reason of, the Indenture or the Outstanding Notes, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Issuers of the principal of or interest on the Outstanding Notes or any other amount payable by the Issuers under the Indenture; or
(f) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Issuers, the Trustee or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.02, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to the PEPL Guarantor’s obligations hereunder (other than an act contemplated by the parenthetical in Section 2.02(b) above).
Section 2.03. Discharge Only Upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances. Subject to Section 2.08, the PEPL Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on, and all other amounts payable under, the Outstanding Notes, and all other amounts payable by the Issuers to the Holders of the Outstanding Notes under the Indenture have been paid in full. If at any time any payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, or any other amounts payable under, the Outstanding Notes or any other amount payable by the Issuers to the Holders of the Outstanding Notes under the Indenture is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuers or otherwise, the PEPL Guarantee with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.
Section 2.04. Waiver by the PEPL Guarantor. The PEPL Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Issuers or any other Person.
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Section 2.05. Subrogation. The PEPL Guarantor agrees that, until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all applicable obligations under the Outstanding Notes, the PEPL Guarantee and the Indenture with respect to the Outstanding Notes, the PEPL Guarantor shall waive any claim and shall not exercise any right or remedy, direct or indirect, arising by reason of any performance by it of the PEPL Guarantee, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Issuers.
Section 2.06. Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the Issuers to the Holders of the Outstanding Notes under the Indenture or the Outstanding Notes is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuers, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of the Indenture are nonetheless payable by the PEPL Guarantor hereunder forthwith on demand by the Trustee or the Holders of the Outstanding Notes.
Section 2.07. Notation of PEPL Guarantee Not Required. The PEPL Guarantor acknowledges that the PEPL Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence on any Outstanding Note of a notation relating to the PEPL Guarantee.
Section 2.08. Release of PEPL Guarantor. The PEPL Guarantor’s obligations under the PEPL Guarantee shall terminate (a) upon satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Article 11 of the Indenture, (b) upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Article 8 of the Indenture or (c) on the date on which the PEPL Guarantor or Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. becomes a co-obligor of the obligations of the Issuers with respect to the Outstanding Notes. Upon delivery by the Issuers to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of the PEPL Guarantor from its obligations under the PEPL Guarantee.
Section 2.09. Benefits Acknowledged. The PEPL Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by the PEPL Guarantor pursuant to the PEPL Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 2.10. Subsequent Guarantee. In accordance with Section 12 of the Guarantee of Collection, the parties acknowledge that the PEPL Guarantee supersedes the PEPL Contingent Guarantee.
ARTICLE 3.
AMENDMENT OF INDENTURE
With respect to the Outstanding Notes, Section 1.01 of the Indenture is hereby amended by inserting or restating, as the case may be, each of the following defined terms in its appropriate alphabetical position:
“PEPL Guarantee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.01 to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture hereto, dated as of April 30, 2015.
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“PEPL Guarantor” means Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, but only for so long as Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP remains obligated under the PEPL Guarantee pursuant to the terms of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture hereto, dated as of April 30, 2015.
ARTICLE 4.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01. General References. Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references in this Supplemental Indenture to Articles and Sections refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture and (ii) the terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and any other word of similar import refers to this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 4.02. Effectiveness of Supplemental Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere herein, this Supplemental Indenture shall become effective only as of the Merger Effective Time. Promptly after the Merger Effective Time, the Issuers shall provide notice thereof to the Trustee. If the Issuers notify the Trustee in writing that the Merger Effective Time will not occur, then the provisions hereof shall not become effective. Upon the effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance herewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under the Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuers and the Holders affected thereby shall hereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 4.03. Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect. Except as amended and supplemented hereby, all provisions in the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect and are in all respects ratified and confirmed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, as to the Holders of the Outstanding Notes, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture are intended to either (x) provide additional rights or benefits to such Holders or (y) not adversely affect the legal rights of such Holders, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be construed and enforced to give effect to the foregoing.
Section 4.04. Supplemental Indenture Controls. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall control.
Section 4.05. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, partner, member, employee, incorporator, manager or unit holder or other owner of Equity Interests of the PEPL Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers, any Existing Guarantor or the PEPL Guarantor under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
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Section 4.06. Notices and Demands. Any notice, demand, direction, request or other document that is required or permitted by any provision of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture to be given or made by the Trustee or by the Holders of the Outstanding Notes to or upon the PEPL Guarantor shall be given or made by postage-prepaid, first-class mail addressed (until another address of the PEPL Guarantor is filed by the PEPL Guarantor with the Trustee), to Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, c/o Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel.
Section 4.07. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental Indenture made by the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors, the PEPL Guarantor or the Trustee shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 4.08. Severability. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and no Holder of the Outstanding Notes shall have any claim therefor against any party hereto.
Section 4.09. Governing Law. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
Section 4.10. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 4.11. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 4.12. Obligations Under Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, the PEPL Guarantor shall not be bound by any obligations or covenants under the Indenture except as set forth in this Supplemental Indenture or as otherwise required by the TIA.
Section 4.13. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Issuers, the Existing Guarantors and the PEPL Guarantor.
Signature pages follow.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.
| ISSUERS: | ||||
| REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP | ||||
| By: | Regency GP LP, its general partner | |||
| By: | Regency GP LLC, its general partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
| REGENCY ENERGY FINANCE CORP. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
| PEPL GUARANTOR: | ||||
| PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP | ||||
| By: | Southern Union Panhandle LLC, its general partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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| EXISTING GUARANTORS: | ||||||
| REGENCY OLP GP LLC | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| REGENCY GAS SERVICES LP | ||||||
| By: | Regency OLP GP LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| CDM HOLDINGS LLC | ||||||
| By: | CDM Resource Management LLC, its sole member | |||||
| CDM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LLC | ||||||
| CMA PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP, LLC | ||||||
| CONNECT GAS PIPELINE LLC | ||||||
| FRONTSTREET HUGOTON LLC | ||||||
| GALVESTON BAY GATHERING, LLC | ||||||
| GULF STATES TRANSMISSION LLC | ||||||
| HESCO GATHERING COMPANY, LLC | ||||||
| HESCO PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC | ||||||
| MIDSTREAM GAS SERVICES LLC | ||||||
| PENN VIRGINIA OPERATING CO., LLC | ||||||
| PVR MIDSTREAM JV HOLDINGS LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY CRUDE MARKETING LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY DESOTO PIPELINE LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY DESOTO-HESCO SERVICES LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY ERCP LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY FIELD SERVICES LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY GAS UTILITY LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY GOM LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY HAYNESVILLE INTRASTATE GAS LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY HYDROCARBONS LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY XXXXXXX LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY LIQUIDS PIPELINE LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY MARCELLUS GAS GATHERING LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY MI VIDA LLC | ||||||
| REGENCY MIDCONTINENT EXPRESS LLC | ||||||
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| REGENCY MIDSTREAM LLC | ||||
| REGENCY NEPA GAS GATHERING LLC | ||||
| REGENCY PIPELINE LLC | ||||
| REGENCY QUITMAN GATHERING LLC | ||||
| REGENCY RANCH JV LLC | ||||
| REGENCY TEXAS PIPELINE LLC | ||||
| REGENCY UTICA HOLDCO LLC | ||||
| REGENCY UTICA GAS GATHERING LLC | ||||
| REGENCY XXXXXX GATHERING LLC | ||||
| RGP MARKETING LLC | ||||
| RGU WEST LLC | ||||
| RHEP CRUDE LLC | ||||
| SUPERIOR GAS COMPRESSION, LLC | ||||
| WGP-KHC, LLC | ||||
| By: | FrontStreet Hugoton LLC, | |||
| its sole member | ||||
| By: | Regency Gas Services LP, its sole member | |||
| By: | Regency OLP GP LLC, its general partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
| RGP WESTEX GATHERING INC. | ||||
| WEST TEXAS GATHERING COMPANY | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
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| DULCET ACQUISITION LLC | ||||
| FIELDCREST RESOURCES LLC | ||||
| K RAIL LLC | ||||
| KANAWHA RAIL LLC | ||||
| LJL, LLC | ||||
| LOADOUT LLC | ||||
| SUNCREST RESOURCES LLC | ||||
| XXXXX FORK LLC | ||||
| By: | Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC, its sole member | |||
| By: | Regency Gas Services LP, its sole member | |||
| By: | Regency OLP GP LLC, its general partner | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
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| TRUSTEE: | ||||
| XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
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