ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC, as Issuer, ENLINK MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP, as Guarantor, and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of August 15, 2024 to Indenture dated as of August 15, 2024 5.650% Senior Notes due 2034
Exhibit 4.2
as Issuer,
ENLINK MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP,
as Guarantor, and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
Dated as of August 15, 2024
to
Indenture dated as of August 15, 2024
5.650% Senior Notes due 2034
Table of Contents
| Page | ||
| Article I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
| Section 1.1 | Generally | 1 |
| Section 1.2 | Definition of Certain Terms | 1 |
| Article II GENERAL TERMS OF THE NOTES | 5 | |
| Section 2.1 | Form | 5 |
| Section 2.2 | Title, Xxxxxx, and Payment of Principal and Interest | 5 |
| Section 2.3 | Transfer and Exchange | 6 |
| Article III SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES | 6 | |
| Section 3.1 | Guarantee of the Notes | 6 |
| Section 3.2 | Future Subsidiary Guarantors | 6 |
| Section 3.3 | Release of Guarantees | 6 |
| Section 3.4 | Reinstatement of Guarantees | 6 |
| Article IV REDEMPTION | 7 | |
| Section 4.1 | Optional Redemption | 7 |
| Article V ADDITIONAL COVENANTS | 7 | |
| Section 5.1 | Limitation on Liens | 7 |
| Section 5.2 | Restriction on Sale-Leasebacks | 8 |
| Article VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 8 | |
| Section 6.1 | Ratification of Base Indenture | 8 |
| Section 6.2 | Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals | 8 |
| Section 6.3 | Table of Contents, Headings, etc | 8 |
| Section 6.4 | Counterpart Originals | 9 |
| Section 6.5 | Governing Law | 9 |
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THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 15, 2024 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), is among EnLink Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Guarantor”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association and limited Trust Company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of August 15, 2024 (the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its debentures, notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series unlimited as to principal amount (the “Debt Securities”) and the guarantee of the Debt Securities by one or more of the Subsidiary Guarantors (including the Guarantor);
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized and desires to cause to be established pursuant to the Base Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture one new series of Debt Securities designated as the “5.650% Senior Notes due 2034” (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Guarantor has duly authorized and desires to provide a Guarantee (as defined in the Base Indenture) of the Notes in accordance with Article XIV of the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Base Indenture permit the execution of indentures supplemental thereto to establish the form and terms of Debt Securities of any series;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, the Company has requested that the Trustee join in the execution of this First Supplemental Indenture to establish the form and terms of the Notes; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder and under the Base Indenture and duly issued by the Company, and the Guarantee of the Guarantor, when the Notes are duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company and the Guarantor, and to make this First Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Guarantor, and the Trustee hereby agree that the following provisions shall supplement the Base Indenture:
Article I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Generally.
(a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Base Indenture.
(b) The rules of interpretation set forth in the Base Indenture shall be applied hereto as if set forth in full herein.
Section 1.2 Definition of Certain Terms.
For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
“Attributable Indebtedness,” when used with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction (as defined in Section 5.2 hereof), means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs, and other items that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale-Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty or other termination payment, such amount shall be the lesser of the amount determined assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the amount shall also include the amount of the penalty or termination payment, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the amount determined assuming no such termination.
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“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the total amount of assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries after deducting therefrom:
(1) all current liabilities (excluding (A) any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than twelve months after the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed, and (B) current maturities of long-term debt); and
(2) the value (net of any applicable reserves) of all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, and other like intangible assets,
all as set forth, or on a pro forma basis would be set forth, on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been filed with the SEC, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2022, among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto, as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, and any successor or replacement agreement with banks or other financial institutions that provides for revolving loans to the Company.
“Indebtedness” of any Person at any date means any obligation created or assumed by such Person for the repayment of borrowed money or any guaranty thereof.
“Managing Member” means EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors as managing member of the Company.
“Par Call Date” means June 1, 2034.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
(2) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property, or minor imperfections in title thereto and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the properties encumbered thereby or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(3) rights reserved to or vested by any provision of law in any municipality or public authority to control or regulate any of the properties of the Company or any Subsidiary or the use thereof or the rights and interests of the Company or any Subsidiary therein, in any manner under any and all laws;
(4) rights reserved to the grantors of any properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, and the restrictions, conditions, restrictive covenants, and limitations, in respect thereto, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and provisions of any rights-of-way agreements, contracts, or other agreements therewith;
(5) any statutory or governmental lien or lien arising by operation of law, or any mechanics’, repairmen’s, materialmen’s, suppliers’, carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s, or similar lien (including liens on property in the possession of storage facilities, pipelines, or barges) incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than sixty (60) days past due or which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, if necessary, and any undetermined lien which is incidental to construction, development, improvement, or repair;
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(6) any right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant, license, permit, or by any provision of law, to purchase or recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
(7) liens for taxes and assessments which are (a) for the then current year, (b) not at the time delinquent, or (c) delinquent but the validity or amount of which is being contested at the time by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(8) banker’s liens, rights of set-off, or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution and arising in the ordinary course of business;
(9) liens on deposits required by any Person with whom the Company or any Subsidiary enters into forward contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, or other commodities contracts in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with established risk management policies and liens of, or to secure performance of, leases, other than capital leases;
(10) any lien in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(11) any lien upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary in existence on the date hereof;
(12) any lien incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health, or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental regulations or to secure letters of credit with respect thereto;
(13) liens in favor of any Person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bonds, or surety obligations required or requested by any governmental authority or in connection with any contract or statute, provided that such obligations do not constitute Indebtedness; or any lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance of bids, trade contracts, surety, stay, customs, and appeal bonds, performance and return-of money bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities, leases or statutory obligations, and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business or to secure letters of credit with respect thereto;
(14) any lien upon any property or assets created at the time of acquisition of such property or assets by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or within one year after such time to secure all or a portion of the purchase price for such property or assets or debt incurred to finance such purchase price, whether such debt was incurred prior to, at the time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition;
(15) any lien upon any property or assets to secure all or part of the cost of construction, development, repair, or improvements thereon or to secure Indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within one year after completion of such construction, development, repair, or improvements or the commencement of full operations thereof (whichever is later), to provide funds for any such purpose;
(16) any lien upon any property or assets existing thereon at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any lien upon any property or assets of a Person existing thereon at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company by acquisition, merger, or otherwise; provided that, in each case, such lien only encumbers the property or assets so acquired or owned by such Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and any additions thereto, proceeds thereof, and property in replacement or substitution thereof;
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(17) liens imposed by law or order as a result of any proceeding before any court or regulatory body that is being contested in good faith, and liens which secure a judgment or other court-ordered award or settlement as to which the Company or the applicable Subsidiary has not exhausted its appellate rights;
(18) any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding, or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancing, refunding, or replacements) of liens, in whole or in part, referred to in clauses (1) through (17) above; provided, however, that any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding, or replacement lien shall be limited to the property or assets covered by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded, or replaced and that the obligations secured by any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding, or replacement lien shall be in an amount not greater than the amount of the obligations secured by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded, or replaced and any expenses of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any premium) incurred in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding, or replacement; or
(19) any lien resulting from the deposit of moneys or evidence of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Principal Property” means, whether owned or leased on the date hereof or thereafter acquired:
(1) any pipeline assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any related facilities employed in the gathering, transportation, distribution, storage, or marketing of natural gas, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of America or any territory or political subdivision thereof; and
(2) any processing, compression, treating, blending, or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is located in the United States or any territory or political subdivision thereof, except in the case of either of the preceding clause (1) or this clause (2):
(a) any such assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles, and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles; and
(b) any such assets which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors are not material in relation to the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Principal Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary owning or leasing, directly or indirectly through ownership in another Subsidiary, any Principal Property.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means, with respect to the Notes and notwithstanding the definition thereof in the Base Indenture, the Guarantor and each other Subsidiary of the Company that guarantees the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, but only so long as the Guarantor or such other Subsidiary is a guarantor of the Notes on the terms provided for in the Indenture.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the Redemption Date.
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If on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such Redemption Date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
Article II
GENERAL TERMS OF THE NOTES
Section 2.1 Form.
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this First Supplemental Indenture, which is hereby incorporated into this First Supplemental Indenture. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this First Supplemental Indenture and to the extent applicable, the Company, the Guarantor, and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Each series of Notes shall be issued upon original issuance in whole in the form of one or more Global Securities (the “Book-Entry Notes”). Each Book-Entry Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to the Book-Entry Notes.
Section 2.2 Title, Xxxxxx, and Payment of Principal and Interest.
The Notes shall be entitled the “5.650% Senior Notes due 2034”. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver (i) the Notes for original issue on the date hereof (the “Original Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000, and (ii) additional Notes for original issue from time to time after the date hereof in such principal amounts as may be specified in a Company Order described in this sentence, in each case upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery thereof and satisfaction of the other provisions of Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Base Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated, and the name or names of the initial Holder or Holders. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be outstanding at any time may not exceed $500,000,000 plus such additional principal amounts as may be issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph (except as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.09 of the Base Indenture). The Original Notes and any additional Notes issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph shall constitute a single series of Debt Securities for all purposes under the Indenture.
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The principal amount of each Note shall be payable on September 1, 2034. Each Note shall bear interest from the date of original issuance, or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid, at the fixed rate of 5.650% per annum. The dates on which interest on the Notes shall be payable shall be March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2025 (the “Interest Payment Dates”). The regular record date for interest payable on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date shall be February 15 or August 15, as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes representing Book-Entry Notes on any Interest Payment Date or at maturity will be made available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, unless such date falls on a day which is not a Business Day, in which case such payments will be made available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day. As soon as possible thereafter, the Trustee will make such payments to the Depositary.
Section 2.3 Transfer and Exchange.
The transfer and exchange of Book-Entry Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Base Indenture and Article II of this First Supplemental Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth therein and herein) and the rules and procedures of the Depositary therefor, which shall include restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth therein and herein to the extent required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Article III
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES
Section 3.1 Guarantee of the Notes.
In accordance with Article XIV of the Base Indenture, the Notes will be fully, unconditionally, and absolutely guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Guarantor. Initially, there will not be any other Subsidiary Guarantors. Any Guarantee of the Notes by any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be evidenced by the execution by such Subsidiary Guarantor of the Indenture or a supplement thereto, and no notation of such Guarantee on the Notes shall be required to evidence them.
Section 3.2 Future Subsidiary Guarantors.
If any Subsidiary of the Company that is not then a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees, or becomes a guarantor or co-obligor, of the Credit Agreement, then the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, in substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, providing for the Guarantee by such Subsidiary of the Company’s obligations under the Notes in accordance with Article XIV of the Base Indenture.
Section 3.3 Release of Guarantees.
In addition to the provisions of Section 14.03(a) of the Base Indenture, the Guarantee of the Notes of the Guarantor or any other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be unconditionally released and discharged, following delivery of written notice by the Company to the Trustee, upon the release and discharge of all guarantees or other obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement.
Section 3.4 Reinstatement of Guarantees.
If at any time following any release of the Guarantee of the Guarantor or any other Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 3.3 above, such Subsidiary Guarantor again becomes a guarantor or co-obligor of the Credit Agreement, then such Subsidiary Guarantor shall again guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Company shall cause such Subsidiary Guarantor to promptly execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to the Indenture, in a form satisfactory to the Trustee, providing for the Guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under the Notes in accordance with Article XIV of the Base Indenture.
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Article IV
REDEMPTION
Section 4.1 Optional Redemption.
(a) Prior to the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the Redemption Date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to the Redemption Date, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
(b) On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
(c) The Company’s actions and determinations in determining the redemption prices shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(d) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate with respect to the actual redemption price of the Notes in connection with a redemption under Section 4.1(a), including the applicable Treasury Rate, which will be calculated, or caused to be calculated, by the Company on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date.
(e) The Company shall have no obligation to redeem, purchase, or repay the Notes pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund, or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof.
(f) Except as provided above, any redemption of the Notes shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article III of the Base Indenture.
Article V
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
In addition to the covenants set forth in the Base Indenture, the Notes shall be entitled to the benefit of the following covenants:
Section 5.1 Limitation on Liens.
The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Principal Subsidiaries to, create, assume, or incur any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, charge, or other encumbrance (“liens”) upon any Principal Property or upon any capital stock of any Principal Subsidiary, whether owned on the date hereof or thereafter acquired, to secure any Indebtedness of the Company or any other Person (other than the Notes), without in any such case making effective provisions whereby all of the outstanding Notes are secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness is so secured.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, and may permit any of its Principal Subsidiaries to, create, assume, or incur without securing the Notes (a) any Permitted Lien, (b) any lien upon any Principal Property or capital stock of a Principal Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of the Company or any other Person, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding secured by such lien and all similar liens under this clause (b), together with all Attributable Indebtedness from Sale-Leaseback Transactions (excluding Sale-Leaseback Transactions permitted by clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, of Section 5.2 hereof), does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, or (c) any lien upon (i) any Principal Property that was not owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or (ii) the capital stock of any Principal Subsidiary that owns no Principal Property that was owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, in each case owned by a Subsidiary of the Company (an “Excluded Subsidiary”) that (A) is not, and is not required to be, a Subsidiary Guarantor and (B) has not granted any liens on any of its property securing Indebtedness with recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company other than such Excluded Subsidiary or any other Excluded Subsidiary.
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Section 5.2 Restriction on Sale-Leasebacks.
The Company will not, and will not permit any Principal Subsidiary to, engage in the sale or transfer by the Company or any of its Principal Subsidiaries of any Principal Property to a Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) and the taking back by the Company or its Principal Subsidiary, as the case may be, of a lease of such Principal Property (a “Sale-Leaseback Transaction”), unless:
(1) such Sale-Leaseback Transaction occurs within one year from the date of completion of the acquisition of the Principal Property subject thereto or the date of the completion of construction, development, or substantial repair or improvement, or commencement of full operations on such Principal Property, whichever is later;
(2) the Sale-Leaseback Transaction involves a lease for a period, including renewals, of not more than three years;
(3) the Company or such Principal Xxxxxxxxxx would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a lien on the Principal Property subject thereto in a principal amount equal to or exceeding the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes; or
(4) the Company or such Principal Subsidiary, within a one-year period after such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be applied an amount not less than the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction to (a) the prepayment, repayment, redemption, reduction, or retirement of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is not subordinated to the Notes or any Guarantee, or (b) the expenditure or expenditures for Principal Property used or to be used in the ordinary course of business of Company or its Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, and may permit any Principal Subsidiary to, effect any Sale-Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, of the preceding paragraph provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Notes) secured by liens permitted by clause (b) of the second paragraph of Section 5.1 hereof, does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Article VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 6.1 Ratification of Base Indenture.
The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.
Section 6.2 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals.
The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except with respect to the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Guarantor, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes.
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Section 6.3 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this First Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 6.4 Counterpart Originals.
This First Supplemental Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) any electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”); (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writing.
Section 6.5 Governing Law.
THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| ISSUER: | ||
| ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC | ||
| By: | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC its managing member | |
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| GUARANTOR: | ||
| ENLINK MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP | ||
| By: | EnLink Midstream GP, LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Signature Page of First Supplemental Indenture
| TRUSTEE: | ||
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
Signature Page of First Supplemental Indenture
Exhibit A
FORM OF NOTE
[FACE OF SECURITY]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]*
[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]*
| No. | $ |
CUSIP: 29336T AE0
ISIN: US29336TAE01
5.650% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co.* or its registered assigns, the principal sum of U.S. dollars ($ ), [or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security]*, on September 1, 2034 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest thereon at an annual rate of 5.650% payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding February 15 or August 15 (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, payable commencing on March 1, 2025.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.
This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 designated as the 5.650% Senior Notes due 2034 of the Company and is governed by the Indenture dated as of August 15, 2024 (the “Base Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, as issuer, to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 15, 2024, duly executed by the Company, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Guarantor”), as guarantor, and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Debt Securities under the Indenture.
* To be included in Book Entry Note
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If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), such required provision shall control.
This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole Managing Member.
Dated:
| ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC | ||
| By: | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, | |
| its managing member | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:
This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee |
||
| By: | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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[REVERSE OF SECURITY]
5.650% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (the “Debt Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties, and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Guarantor, and the Holders of the Debt Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase, or analogous funds (if any) and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated as the 5.650% Senior Notes due 2034 of the Company, in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 (the “Securities”).
| 1. | Interest. |
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 5.650% per annum.
The Company will pay interest semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing March 1, 2025. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from [the date of issuance]. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the extent lawful.
| 2. | Method of Payment. |
The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for (“Defaulted Interest”) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee, as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in the place of payment for the notes, which initially will be at the corporate trust office of the Trustee as specified in Section 13.03 of the Indenture or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders maintained by the Registrar or at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the Paying Agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a Paying Agent to collect payment of principal.
If any interest payment date, any Redemption Date, the applicable maturity date or any other date on which a payment on the Notes is due falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment due on such interest payment date, Redemption Date, maturity date or other date, as applicable, will be made on the next Business Day, and no interest will accrue on the amount of interest due on that interest payment date, Redemption Date, maturity date or other date, as applicable, for the period from and after the interest payment date, Redemption Date, maturity date or other date, as the case may be, to the date of payment.
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| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar. |
Initially, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
| 4. | Indenture. |
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.
Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Base Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Base Indenture, and those terms stated in the First Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000; provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased from time to time as provided in the First Supplemental Indenture.
| 5. | Redemption. |
| (i) | Prior to the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Securities at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: |
| i. | (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the Redemption Date (assuming the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to the Redemption Date, and |
| ii. | 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, |
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.
| (ii) | On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date. |
Any redemption under the foregoing will be effected in compliance with the Article III of the Base Indenture, including with respect to notice provisions.
| 6. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. |
The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of, or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
| 7. | Person Deemed Owner. |
The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
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| 8. | Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. |
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.
| 9. | Defaults and Remedies. |
Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind such acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction already rendered and if all existing Events of Default with respect to the Securities have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely by the declaration of acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.
| 10. | Trustee Dealings with Company. |
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and subject to the provisions of the TIA relating to conflicts of interest and preferential claims may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have as if it were not the Trustee.
| 11. | Authentication. |
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.
| 12. | Abbreviations and Defined Terms. |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
| 13. | CUSIP Numbers. |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
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| 14. | Absolute Obligation. |
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
| 15. | No Recourse. |
None of the Managing Member nor any director, officer, employee, incorporator, manager, or unitholder or other owner of equity of the Managing Member, the Company, or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Company under the Securities, the Indenture, or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting the Securities, each Holder will waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.
| 16. | Governing Law. |
This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
| 17. | Guarantee. |
The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Base Indenture, and under certain circumstances set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture one or more Subsidiaries of the Company may be required to join in such Guarantee.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
| TEN COM - as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - | (Cust.) |
| TEN ENT - as tenants by entireties | Custodian for: | (Minor) |
| JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common | Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of | (State) |
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s), and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee:
the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
| Dated | Registered Holder |
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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES
IN GLOBAL SECURITY†
The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
Date of Exchange | Amount
of Decrease | Amount
of Increase | Principal
Amount of | Signature
of | ||||
† To be included in a Book-Entry Note.
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Exhibit B
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
This Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of , 20 , is among (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), EnLink Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of August 15, 2024 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 15, 2024 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the Company, EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as guarantor, and the Trustee (the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company of a series of Debt Securities designated as the “5.650% Senior Notes due 2034” (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes in accordance with Article XIV of the Base Indenture and Section 3.2 of the First Supplemental Indenture and on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby provides the Note Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture including but not limited to Article XIV of the Base Indenture.
3. 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 Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary 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 Securities and Exchange Commission that such a waiver is against public policy.
4. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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5. Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) any electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”); (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
7. 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 Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.
(Signature page follows.)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
| [Guaranteeing Subsidiary] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC | ||
| By: | EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, its Managing Member | |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| [Existing Guarantors] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]
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