AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF TESORO LOGISTICS GP, LLC A Delaware Limited Liability Company Dated as of April 25, 2011
Exhibit 3.2
Execution Copy
AMENDED AND RESTATED
OF
TESORO LOGISTICS GP, LLC
A Delaware Limited Liability Company
Dated as of
April 25, 2011
Execution Copy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Construction | 5 | ||||
ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION | 6 | |||||
Section 2.1 |
Formation | 6 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Name | 6 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices | 6 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Purposes | 6 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Term | 6 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
No State Law Partnership | 7 | ||||
Section 2.7 |
Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness | 7 | ||||
ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP | 8 | |||||
Section 3.1 |
Membership Interests; Additional Members | 8 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Access to Information | 9 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Liability | 9 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Withdrawal | 9 | ||||
Section 3.5 |
Meetings | 9 | ||||
Section 3.6 |
Action by Consent of Members | 9 | ||||
Section 3.7 |
Conference Telephone Meetings | 10 | ||||
Section 3.8 |
Quorum | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE IV ADMISSION OF MEMBERS; DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS | 10 | |||||
Section 4.1 |
Assignment; Admission of Assignee as a Member | 10 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Requirements Applicable to All Dispositions and Admissions | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | 11 | |||||
Section 5.1 |
Initial Capital Contributions | 11 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Loans | 11 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
Return of Contributions | 11 | ||||
ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS | 11 | |||||
Section 6.1 |
Distributions | 11 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Allocations of Profits and Losses | 11 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Limitations on Distributions | 12 |
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ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT | 12 | |||||
Section 7.1 |
Management by Board of Directors | 12 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Number; Qualification; Tenure | 12 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Regular Meetings | 13 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Special Meetings | 13 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Notice | 13 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
Action by Consent of Board | 13 | ||||
Section 7.7 |
Conference Telephone Meetings | 13 | ||||
Section 7.8 |
Quorum and Action | 13 | ||||
Section 7.9 |
Vacancies; Increases in the Number of Directors | 14 | ||||
Section 7.10 |
Committees | 14 | ||||
Section 7.11 |
Removal | 15 | ||||
Section 7.12 |
Compensation of Directors | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII OFFICERS | 15 | |||||
Section 8.1 |
Officers | 15 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Election and Term of Office | 16 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Chairman of the Board | 16 | ||||
Section 8.4 |
Chief Executive Officer | 16 | ||||
Section 8.5 |
President | 16 | ||||
Section 8.6 |
Vice Presidents | 16 | ||||
Section 8.7 |
Chief Financial Officer | 17 | ||||
Section 8.8 |
General Counsel | 17 | ||||
Section 8.9 |
Secretary | 17 | ||||
Section 8.10 |
Removal | 17 | ||||
Section 8.11 |
Vacancies | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE IX INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY | 18 | |||||
Section 9.1 |
Indemnification | 18 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Liability of Indemnitees | 20 | ||||
ARTICLE X TAXES | 20 | |||||
Section 10.1 |
Taxes | 20 | ||||
ARTICLE XI BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS | 21 | |||||
Section 11.1 |
Maintenance of Books | 21 | ||||
Section 11.2 |
Reports | 21 | ||||
Section 11.3 |
Bank Accounts | 21 | ||||
ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP, TERMINATION AND CONVERSION | 21 | |||||
Section 12.1 |
Dissolution | 21 | ||||
Section 12.2 |
Winding-Up and Termination | 22 |
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Section 12.3 |
Deficit Capital Accounts | 23 | ||||
Section 12.4 |
Certificate of Cancellation | 23 | ||||
ARTICLE XIII MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION | 23 | |||||
Section 13.1 |
Authority | 23 | ||||
Section 13.2 |
Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion | 23 | ||||
Section 13.3 |
Approval by Members of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion | 24 | ||||
Section 13.4 |
Certificate of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS | 25 | |||||
Section 14.1 |
Offset | 25 | ||||
Section 14.2 |
Notices | 25 | ||||
Section 14.3 |
Entire Agreement; Superseding Effect | 26 | ||||
Section 14.4 |
Effect of Waiver or Consent | 26 | ||||
Section 14.5 |
Amendment or Restatement | 26 | ||||
Section 14.6 |
Binding Effect | 26 | ||||
Section 14.7 |
Governing Law; Severability | 27 | ||||
Section 14.8 |
Venue | 27 | ||||
Section 14.9 |
Further Assurances | 27 | ||||
Section 14.10 |
Waiver of Certain Rights | 27 | ||||
Section 14.11 |
Counterparts | 27 | ||||
Exhibit A |
Members | |||||
Exhibit B |
Directors | |||||
Exhibit C |
Officers |
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This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) of Tesoro
Logistics GP, LLC (the “Company”), dated as of April 25, 2011, is adopted, executed and agreed to
by Tesoro Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Tesoro”), as the sole member of the Company.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on December 3, 2010;
WHEREAS, Tesoro, as the sole member of the Company, executed the Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC, dated to be effective as of December 3, 2010 (as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated to be effective as of December 29, 2010, the “Original Limited
Liability Company Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, Tesoro, as the sole member of the Company, deems it advisable to amend and restate
the Original Limited Liability Company Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the covenants and agreements set
forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, Tesoro, as the sole member of the Company, hereby amends and restates the
Original Limited Liability Company Agreement in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Definitions.
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth
below or set forth in the Sections referred to below:
“Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. § 18-101, et
seq.), as it may be amended from time to time. All references in this Agreement to
provisions of the Act shall be deemed to refer, if applicable, to their successor statutory
provisions to the extent appropriate in light of the context herein in which such references are
used.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the
Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
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“Agreement” is defined in the introductory paragraph, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Applicable Law” means (a) any United States federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance
or any rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or permit of any Governmental
Authority and (b) any rule or listing requirement of any national securities exchange or trading
market recognized by the Commission on which securities issued by the Partnership are listed or
quoted.
“Assignee” means any Person that acquires a Member’s share of the income, gain, loss,
deduction and credits of, and the right to receive distributions from, the Company or any portion
thereof through a Disposition; provided, however, that an Assignee shall have no right to be
admitted to the Company as a Member except in accordance with Article IV. The Assignee of
a dissolved Member shall be the shareholder, partner, member or other equity owner or owners of the
dissolved Member or such other Persons to whom such Member’s Membership Interest is assigned by the
Person conducting the liquidation or winding up of such Member.
“Audit Committee” is defined in Section 7.10(b).
“Audit Committee Independent Director” is defined in Section 7.10(b).
“Bankruptcy” or “Bankrupt” means, with respect to any Person, that (a) such Person (i) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition; (iii)
becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any federal or state
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings; (iv) files a petition or answer seeking for such Person a
reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief
under any Applicable Law; (v) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the
material allegations of a petition filed against such Person in a proceeding of the type described
in subclauses (i) through (iv) of this clause (a); or (vi) seeks, consents
to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of such Person or of all
or any substantial part of such Person’s properties or (b) a proceeding seeking reorganization,
arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any
Applicable Law has been commenced against such Person and 120 days have expired without dismissal
thereof or with respect to which, without such Person’s consent or acquiescence, a trustee,
receiver, or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of such Person’s
properties has been appointed and 90 days have expired without the appointment having been vacated
or stayed, or 90 days have expired after the date of expiration of a stay, if the appointment has
not previously been vacated. The foregoing definition of “Bankruptcy” is intended to replace and
shall supercede and replace the definition of “Bankruptcy” set forth in the Act.
“Board” is defined in Section 7.1(c).
“Business Day” means (a) any day on which the national securities exchange upon which
securities of the Partnership are listed is open for trading or (b) in the event that no
Partnership securities are listed on a national securities exchange, any day on which the New York
Stock Exchange is open for trading.
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“Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of money and the net
agreed value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company by such Member. Any
reference in this Agreement to the Capital Contribution of a Member shall include any Capital
Contribution of its predecessors in interest.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Units” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Company” is defined in the introductory paragraph.
“Conflicts Committee” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Conflicts Committee Independent Director” means a Director who meets the independence
standards set forth in the definition of “Conflicts Committee” in the Partnership Agreement.
“Delaware Certificate” is defined in Section 2.1.
“Director” or “Directors” means a member or members of the Board.
“Dispose,” “Disposing” or “Disposition” means with respect to any asset (including a
Membership Interest or any portion thereof), a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift,
exchange or other disposition of such asset, whether such disposition be voluntary, involuntary or
by operation of Applicable Law.
“Disposing Member” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Dissolution Event” is defined in Section 12.1(a).
“Governmental Authority” or “Governmental” means any federal, state or local court or
governmental or regulatory agency or authority or any arbitration board, tribunal or mediator
having jurisdiction over the Company or its assets or Members.
“Group Member” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Indemnitee” means any of (a) the Members, (b) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of the
Company (other than any Group Member), (c) any Person who is or was a member, partner, director,
officer, fiduciary or trustee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (other than any Group
Member), (d) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person;
provided, however, that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a
fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, and (e) any Person the Board
designates as an “Indemnitee” for purposes of this Agreement.
“Limited Partner” and “Limited Partners” are defined in the Partnership Agreement.
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“Majority Interest” means Membership Interests in the Company entitled to more than 50% of the
Sharing Ratios.
“Member” means Tesoro, as the initial member of the Company, and includes any Person hereafter
admitted to the Company as a member as provided in this Agreement, each in its capacity as a member
of the Company, but such term does not include any Person who has ceased to be a member of the
Company.
“Membership Interest” means, with respect to any Member, that Member’s limited liability
company interests in the Company, including its share of the income, gain, loss, deduction and
credits of, and the right to receive distributions from, the Company.
“Merger Agreement” is defined in Section 13.1.
“Notices” is defined in Section 14.2.
“Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Operational Services Agreement” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Original Limited Liability Company Agreement” is defined in the Recitals.
“Partnership” means Tesoro Logistics LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
“Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Partnership, to be dated as of April 26, 2011, as it may be further amended and restated, or
any successor agreement.
“Partnership Group” means the Partnership and its Subsidiaries treated as a single
consolidated entity.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political
subdivision thereof or other entity.
“Plan of Conversion” is defined in Section 13.1.
“Sharing Ratio” means, subject in each case to adjustments in accordance with this Agreement
or in connection with Dispositions of Membership Interests, (a) in the case of a Member executing
this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement or a Person acquiring such Member’s Membership
Interest, the percentage specified for that Member as its Sharing Ratio on Exhibit A and
(b) in the case of Membership Interests issued pursuant to Section 3.1, the Sharing Ratio
established pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the total of all Sharing Ratios shall always
equal 100%.
“Special Approval” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
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“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of
the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or
indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such
Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited
partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such
partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is
owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a
corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a
combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a
majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the
directors or other governing body of such Person.
“Surviving Business Entity” is defined in Section 13.1.
“Tax Matters Member” is defined in Section 10.1(a).
“Tesoro” is defined in the introductory paragraph.
“Tesoro Entities” means Tesoro and its Affiliates (other than the Company and the Partnership
Group).
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations (including temporary regulations) promulgated by
the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. All references herein to sections of
the Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding,
similar or substitute, temporary or final Treasury Regulations.
“Withdraw,” “Withdrawing” or “Withdrawal” means the resignation of a Member from the Company
as a Member. Such terms shall not include any Dispositions of Membership Interests (which are
governed by Article IV), even though the Member making a Disposition may cease to be a
Member as a result of such Disposition.
(b) Other terms defined herein have the meanings so given them.
Section 1.2 Construction
Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include
the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and
verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to
Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” or words
of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (d) the terms
“hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only, and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION
Section 2.1
Formation.
The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company by the filing of a Certificate
of Formation (the “Delaware Certificate”) on December 3, 2010 with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware under and pursuant to the Act and by the entering into of the Original Limited
Liability Company Agreement.
Section 2.2
Name.
The name of the Company is “Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC” and all Company business must be
conducted in that name or such other names that comply with Applicable Law as the Board or the
Members may select.
Section 2.3
Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices.
The registered office of the Company required by the Act to be maintained in the State of
Delaware shall be the office of the initial registered agent for service of process named in the
Delaware Certificate or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as
the Board may designate in the manner provided by Applicable Law. The registered agent for service
of process of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the initial registered agent for
service of process named in the Delaware Certificate or such other Person or Persons as the Board
may designate in the manner provided by Applicable Law. The principal office of the Company in the
United States shall be at such a place as the Board may from time to time designate, which need not
be in the State of Delaware, and the Company shall maintain records there. The Company may have
such other offices as the Board of Directors may designate.
Section 2.4
Purposes.
The purpose of the Company is to own, acquire, hold, sell, transfer, assign, dispose of or
otherwise deal with partnership interests in, and act as the general partner of, the Partnership as
described in the Partnership Agreement and to engage in any lawful business or activity ancillary
or related thereto. The Company shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges
granted by the Act, by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental
thereto, including such powers and privileges as are necessary or appropriate to the conduct,
promotion or attainment of the business, purposes or activities of the Company.
Section 2.5
Term.
The period of existence of the Company commenced on December 3, 2010 and shall end at such
time as a certificate of cancellation is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
in accordance with Section 12.4.
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Section 2.6
No State Law Partnership.
The Members intend that the Company shall not be a partnership (whether general, limited or
other) or joint venture, and that no Member shall be a partner or joint venturer with any other
Member, for any purposes other than (if the Company has more than one Member) federal and state
income tax purposes, and this Agreement may not be construed or interpreted to the contrary.
Section 2.7
Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness.
(a) Separateness Generally. The Company shall, and shall cause the members of the
Partnership Group to, conduct their respective businesses and operations separate and apart from
those of any other Person (including the Tesoro Entities), except as provided in this Section
2.7.
(b) Separate Records. The Company shall, and shall cause the Partnership to, (i)
maintain their respective books and records and their respective accounts separate from those of
any other Person, (ii) maintain their respective financial records, which will be used by them in
their ordinary course of business, showing their respective assets and liabilities separate and
apart from those of any other Person, except their consolidated Subsidiaries, and (iii) file their
respective own tax returns separate from those of any other Person, except (A) to the extent that
the Partnership or the Company (1) is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes or (2) is
not otherwise required to file tax returns under Applicable Law or (B) as may otherwise be required
by Applicable Law.
(c) Separate Assets. The Company shall not, and shall cause the Partnership to not,
commingle or pool its funds or other assets with those of any other Person, except its consolidated
Subsidiaries, and shall maintain its assets in a manner in which it is not costly or difficult to
segregate, ascertain or otherwise identify its assets as separate from those of any other Person.
(d) Separate Name. The Company shall, and shall cause the members of the Partnership
Group to, (i) conduct their respective businesses in their respective own names or in the names of
their respective Subsidiaries or the Partnership, (ii) use their or the Partnership’s separate
stationery, invoices, and checks, (iii) correct any known misunderstanding regarding their
respective separate identities as members of the Partnership Group from that of any other Person
(including the Tesoro Entities), and (iv) generally hold themselves and the Partnership Group out
as entities separate from any other Person (including the Tesoro Entities).
(e) Separate Credit. The Company shall not (i) pay its own liabilities from a source
other than its own funds, (ii) guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person,
except its Subsidiaries and the Partnership, (iii) hold out its credit as being available to
satisfy the obligations of any other Person, except its Subsidiaries or the Partnership, (iv)
acquire obligations or debt securities of its Affiliates (other than the Company or its
Subsidiaries or the Partnership), or (v) pledge its assets for the benefit of any Person or make
loans or advances to any Person, except its Subsidiaries or the Partnership; provided, however,
that the Company may engage in any transaction described in clauses (ii) through
(v) of this Section 2.7(e) if prior
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Special Approval has been obtained for such transaction and either (A) the Conflicts Committee
has determined, or has obtained reasonable written assurance from a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants or a nationally recognized investment banking or valuation firm,
that the borrower or recipient of the credit extension is not then insolvent and will not be
rendered insolvent as a result of such transaction or (B) in the case of transactions described in
clause (iv), such transaction is completed through a public auction or a national
securities exchange.
(f) Separate Formalities. The Company shall, and shall cause the Partnership to, (i)
observe all limited liability company or limited partnership formalities, as the case may be, and
other formalities required by its organizational documents, the laws of the jurisdiction of its
formation and other Applicable Laws, (ii) engage in transactions with any of the Tesoro Entities or
their respective members, shareholders or partners, as applicable, in conformity with the
requirements of Section 7.9(c) of the Partnership Agreement and (iii) subject to the terms of the
Omnibus Agreement and the Operational Services Agreement, promptly pay, from its own funds, and on
a current basis, its allocable share of general and administrative services and costs for services
performed, and capital expenditures made, by any of the Tesoro Entities or their respective
members, shareholders or partners, as applicable. Each material contract between the Company or
the Partnership, on the one hand, and any of the Tesoro Entities or their respective members,
shareholders or partners, as applicable, on the other hand, shall be in writing.
(g) No Effect. Failure by the Company to comply with any of the obligations set forth
above shall not affect the status of the Company as a separate legal entity, with its separate
assets and separate liabilities, or restrict or limit the Company from engaging or contracting with
the Tesoro Entities for the provision of services or the purchase or sale of products, whether
under the Omnibus Agreement, Operational Services Agreement or otherwise.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERSHIP
Section 3.1
Membership Interests; Additional Members.
Tesoro is the sole initial Member of the Company as reflected in Exhibit A attached
hereto. Additional Persons may be admitted to the Company as Members, and Membership Interests may
be issued, on such terms and conditions as the existing Members, voting as a single class, may
determine at the time of admission. The terms of admission or issuance must specify the Sharing
Ratios applicable thereto and may provide for the creation of different classes or groups of
Members or Membership Interests having different (including senior) rights, powers and duties. The
Members may reflect the creation of any new class or group in an amendment to this Agreement,
indicating the different rights, powers and duties, and such an amendment shall be approved and
executed by the Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any such admission shall
be effective only after such new Member has executed and delivered to the Members and the Company
an instrument containing the notice address of the new Member, the new Member’s ratification of
this Agreement and agreement to be bound by it.
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Section 3.2
Access to Information.
Each Member shall be entitled to receive any information that it may request concerning the
Company; provided, however, that this Section 3.2 shall not obligate the Company to create
any information that does not already exist at the time of such request (other than to convert
existing information from one medium to another, such as providing a printout of information that
is stored in a computer database). Each Member shall also have the right, upon reasonable notice,
and at all reasonable times during usual business hours to inspect the properties of the Company
and to audit, examine and make copies of the books of account and other records of the Company.
Such right may be exercised through any agent or employee of such Member designated in writing by
it or by an independent public accountant, engineer, attorney or other consultant so designated.
All costs and expenses incurred in any inspection, examination or audit made on such Member’s
behalf shall be borne by such Member.
Section 3.3
Liability.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by the Act, no Member shall be liable for the debts,
obligations or liabilities of the Company solely by reason of being a member of the Company.
(b) The Company and the Members agree that the rights, duties and obligations of the Members
in their capacities as members of the Company are only as set forth in this Agreement and as
otherwise arise under the Act. Furthermore, the Members agree that, to the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law, the existence of any rights of a Member, or the exercise or
forbearance from exercise of any such rights, shall not create any duties or obligations of the
Member in its capacity as a member of the Company, nor shall such rights be construed to enlarge or
otherwise to alter in any manner the duties and obligations of such Member.
Section 3.4
Withdrawal.
A Member does not have the right or power to Withdraw.
Section 3.5
Meetings.
A meeting of the Members may be called at any time at the request of any Member.
Section 3.6
Action by Consent of Members.
Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law or otherwise provided in this Agreement, all
decisions of the Members shall require the affirmative vote of the Members owning a majority of
Sharing Ratios present at a meeting at which a quorum is present in accordance with Section
3.8. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Members may act without a meeting and
without notice so long as the number of Members who own the percentage of Sharing Ratios that would
be required to take such action at a duly held meeting shall have executed a written consent with
respect to any such action taken in lieu of a meeting.
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Section 3.7
Conference Telephone Meetings.
Any Member may participate in a meeting of the Members by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment or by such other means by which all Persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting.
Section 3.8
Quorum.
The Members owning a majority of Sharing Ratios, present in person or participating in
accordance with Section 3.7, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business;
provided, however, that, if at any meeting of the Members there shall be less than a quorum
present, a majority of the Members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without
further notice. The Members present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business
until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Members to leave less than a quorum.
ARTICLE IV
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS; DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS; DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.1
Assignment; Admission of Assignee as a Member.
Subject to this Article IV, a Member may assign in whole or in part its Membership
Interests. An Assignee has the right to be admitted to the Company as a Member, with the
Membership Interests (and attendant Sharing Ratio) so transferred to such Assignee, only if (a) the
Member making the Disposition (a “Disposing Member”) has granted the Assignee either (i) all, but
not less than all, of such Disposing Member’s Membership Interests or (ii) the express right to be
so admitted and (b) such Disposition is effected in strict compliance with this Article IV.
If a Member transfers all of its Membership Interest in the Company pursuant to this Article
IV, such admission shall be deemed effective immediately upon the transfer and, immediately
upon such admission, the transferor Member shall cease to be a member of the Company.
Section 4.2
Requirements Applicable to All Dispositions and Admissions.
Any Disposition of Membership Interests and any admission of an Assignee as a Member shall
also be subject to the following requirements, and such Disposition (and admission, if applicable)
shall not be effective unless such requirements are complied with:
(a) Payment of Expenses. The Disposing Member and its Assignee shall pay, or
reimburse the Company for, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection
with the Disposition and admission of the Assignee as a Member.
(b) No Release. No Disposition of Membership Interests shall effect a release of the
Disposing Member from any liabilities to the Company or the other Members arising from events
occurring prior to the Disposition, except as otherwise may be provided in any instrument or
agreement pursuant to which a Disposition of Membership Interests is effected.
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(c) Agreement to be Bound. The Assignee shall execute a counterpart to this Agreement
or other instrument by which such Assignee agrees to be bound by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1
Initial Capital Contributions.
At the time of the formation of the Company, Tesoro, as the initial or organizational Member
of the Company, made the Capital Contribution as set forth next to its name on Exhibit A.
Section 5.2
Loans.
If the Company does not have sufficient cash to pay its obligations, any Member(s) that may
agree to do so may advance all or part of the needed funds to or on behalf of the Company. Any
advance described in this Section 5.2 will constitute a loan from the Member to the
Company, will bear interest at a lawful rate determined by the Members from the date of the advance
until the date of payment and will not be a Capital Contribution.
Section 5.3
Return of Contributions.
Except as expressly provided herein, no Member is entitled to the return of any part of its
Capital Contributions or to be paid interest in respect of either its Capital Account or its
Capital Contributions. An unreturned Capital Contribution is not a liability of the Company or of
any Member. A Member is not required to contribute or to lend any cash or property to the Company
to enable the Company to return any Member’s Capital Contributions.
ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1
Distributions.
Distributions to the Members shall be made only to all Members simultaneously in proportion to
their respective Sharing Ratios (at the time the amounts of such distributions are determined) and
in such aggregate amounts and at such times as shall be determined by the Board; provided, however,
that any loans from Members pursuant to Section 5.2 shall be repaid prior to any
distributions to Members pursuant to this Section 6.1.
Section 6.2
Allocations of Profits and Losses.
The Company’s profits and losses shall be allocated to the Members in proportion to their
respective Sharing Ratios.
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Section 6.3 Limitations on Distributions.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall
not make a distribution to any Member on account of its interest in the Company if such
distribution would violate the Act or other Applicable Law.
ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Section 7.1 Management by Board of Directors.
(a) The management of the Company is fully reserved to the Members, and the Company shall not
have “managers” as that term is used in the Act. The powers of the Company shall be exercised by
or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the
direction of, the Members, who, except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, shall
make all decisions and take all actions for the Company.
(b) The Members shall have the power and authority to delegate to one or more other persons
the Members’ rights and power to manage and control the business and affairs, or any portion
thereof, of the Company, including to delegate to agents, officers and employees of a Member or the
Company, and to delegate by a management agreement with or otherwise to other Persons.
(c) The Members hereby delegate to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), to the
fullest extent permitted under this Agreement and Delaware law and subject to Section
7.1(d), all power and authority related to the Company’s management and control of the business
and affairs of the Partnership.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, without obtaining approval of Members
representing a Majority Interest, the Company shall not, and shall not take any action to cause the
Partnership to, (i) sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Partnership,
(ii) merge or consolidate, (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, dissolve or
liquidate, (iv) make or consent to a general assignment for the benefit of its respective
creditors; (v) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code naming the Company or the Partnership,
as applicable, or otherwise seek, with respect to the Company or the Partnership, such relief from
debtors or protection from creditors generally; or (vi) take various actions similar to those
described in any of clauses (i) through (v) of this Section 7.1(d).
Section 7.2 Number; Qualification; Tenure.
(a) The number of Directors constituting the Board shall be at least two and no more than
nine, and may be fixed from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by Members representing a
Majority Interest. A Director need not be a Member. Each Director shall be elected or approved by
Members representing a Majority Interest at an annual meeting of the Members and shall serve as a
Director of the Company for a term of one year (or their earlier death or removal from office) or
until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
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(b) The initial Directors of the Company in office at the date of this Agreement are set forth
on Exhibit B hereto.
Section 7.3 Regular Meetings.
Regular quarterly and annual meetings of the Board shall be held at such time and place as
shall be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board. Notice of such regular quarterly
and annual meetings shall not be required.
Section 7.4 Special Meetings.
A special meeting of the Board may be called at any time at the request of (a) the Chairman of
the Board or (b) a majority of the Directors then in office.
Section 7.5 Notice.
Written notice of all special meetings of the Board must be given to all Directors at least
two Business Days prior to any special meeting of the Board. All notices and other communications
to be given to Directors shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and
delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service or three days after being mailed by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or when
received in the form of an e-mail or facsimile, and shall be directed to the address, e-mail
address or facsimile number as such Director shall designate by notice to the Company. Neither the
business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need
be specified in the notice of such meeting, except for amendments to this Agreement, as provided
herein. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the Directors are present or if
those not present waive notice of the meeting either before or after such meeting.
Section 7.6 Action by Consent of Board.
To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board, or any committee of the Board, may act
without a meeting so long as a majority of the members of the Board or committee shall have
executed a written consent with respect to any action taken in lieu of a meeting.
Section 7.7 Conference Telephone Meetings.
Directors or members of any committee of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board
or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment or by such
other means by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such
participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 7.8 Quorum and Action.
A majority of all Directors, present in person or participating in accordance with Section
7.7, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the
Board there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn
the meeting from time to time without further notice. Except as otherwise required by
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Applicable Law, all decisions of the Board, or any committee of the Board, shall require the affirmative
vote of a majority of all Directors of the Board, or any committee of the Board, respectively. The
Directors present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Directors to leave less than a quorum.
Section 7.9 Vacancies; Increases in the Number of Directors.
Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of
Directors shall be filled by the appointment of individuals approved by Members representing a
Majority Interest. Any Director so appointed shall hold office until the next annual election and
until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, unless sooner displaced.
Section 7.10 Committees.
(a) The Board may establish committees of the Board and may delegate any of its
responsibilities to such committees, except as prohibited by Applicable Law.
(b) The Board shall have an audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) comprised of directors who
meet the independence standards required of directors who serve on an audit committee of a board of
directors established by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder and by the New York Stock Exchange or any national
securities exchange on which the Common Units are listed (each, an “Audit Committee Independent
Director”). The Audit Committee shall establish a written audit committee charter in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange or any national
securities exchange on which the Common Units are listed from time to time, in each case as amended
from time to time. Each member of the Audit Committee shall satisfy the rules and regulations of
the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange on which the
Common Units are listed from time to time, in each case as amended from time to time, pertaining to
qualification for service on an audit committee.
(c) The Board may, from time to time, establish a Conflicts Committee. The Conflicts
Committee shall be composed of one Conflicts Committee Independent Director at any time where there
is only one Conflicts Committee Independent Director on the Board and shall be composed of two or
more Conflicts Committee Independent Directors if there is more than one Conflicts Committee
Independent Director on the Board. The Conflicts Committee shall function in the manner described
in the Partnership Agreement. Notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, any
matter approved by the Conflicts Committee in accordance with the provisions, and subject to the
limitations, of the Partnership Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a breach of any fiduciary or
other duties owed by the Board or any Director to the Company or the Members.
(d) A majority of any committee, present in person or participating in accordance with
Section 7.7, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of such committee.
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(e) A majority of any committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its
meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide. Notice of such meetings shall be
given to each member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 7.5. The
Board shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to
dissolve any such committee.
Section 7.11 Removal.
Any Director or the entire Board may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by Members
representing a Majority Interest.
Section 7.12 Compensation of Directors.
Except as expressly provided in any written agreement between the Company and a Director or by
resolution of the Board, no Director shall receive any compensation from the Company for services
provided to the Company in its capacity as a Director, except that each Director shall be
compensated for attendance at Board meetings at rates of compensation as from time to time
established by the Board or a committee thereof; provided, however, that Directors who are also
employees of the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall receive no compensation for their services
as Directors or committee members. In addition, the Directors who are not employees of the Company
or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board or committees thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
OFFICERS
OFFICERS
Section 8.1 Officers.
(a) The Board shall elect one or more persons to be officers of the Company to assist in
carrying out the Board’s decisions and the day-to-day activities of the Company in its capacity as
the general partner of the Partnership. Officers are not “managers” as that term is used in the
Act. Any individuals who are elected as officers of the Company shall serve at the pleasure of
the Board and shall have such titles and the authority and duties specified in this Agreement or
otherwise delegated to each of them, respectively, by the Board from time to time. The salaries or
other compensation, if any, of the officers of the Company shall be fixed by the Board.
(b) The officers of the Company may consist of a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive
Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a General Counsel, a
Secretary and such other officers as the Board from time to time may deem proper. The Chairman of
the Board, if any, shall be chosen from among the Directors. All officers elected by the Board
shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to
the specific provisions of this Article VIII. The Board may from time to time elect such
other officers or appoint such agents as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the
business of the Company. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold
their offices for such terms as shall be provided in this Agreement or as may be prescribed by the
Board, as the case may be from time to time.
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Section 8.2
Election and Term of Office.
The names and titles of the officers of the Company in office as of the date of this Agreement
are set forth on Exhibit C hereto. Thereafter, the officers of the Company shall be
elected from time to time by the Board. Each officer shall hold office until such person’s
successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until such person’s death or until he or
she shall resign or be removed pursuant to Section 8.10.
Section 8.3 Chairman of the Board.
The Chairman of the Board shall preside, if present, at all meetings of the Board and of the
Limited Partners of the Partnership and shall perform such additional functions and duties as the
Board may prescribe from time to time. The Directors also may elect a Vice Chairman of the Board
to act in the place of the Chairman of the Board upon his or her absence or inability to act.
Section 8.4 Chief Executive Officer.
The Chief Executive Officer, who may be the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board and/or the
President, shall have general and active management authority over the business of the Company and
shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The Chief
Executive Officer may sign deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments, except in cases
where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board or by this
Agreement to some other officer or agent of the Company, or shall be required by law to be
otherwise signed and executed. The Chief Executive Officer shall also perform all duties and have
all powers incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and perform such other duties and may
exercise such other powers as may be assigned by this Agreement or prescribed by the Board from
time to time.
Section 8.5 President.
The President shall, subject to the control of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, in
general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Company. The President shall
preside at all meetings of the Members. The President may sign any deeds, mortgages, bonds,
contracts or other instruments, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be
expressly delegated by the Board or by this Agreement to some other officer or agent of the
Company, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed and executed. The President shall
perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of President and perform such other
duties and may exercise such other powers as may be delegated by the Chief Executive Officer or as
may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.
Section 8.6 Vice Presidents.
Any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and Vice President, in the order of
seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall, in the absence or disability of the
President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. They shall also perform
the usual and customary duties and have the powers that pertain to such office and generally assist
the President by executing contracts and agreements and exercising such other powers and
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performing such other duties as are delegated to them by the Chief Executive Officer or
President or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.
Section 8.7 Chief Financial Officer.
The Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties and have all powers incident to the
office of the Chief Financial Officer and in general have overall supervision of the financial
operations of the Company. The Chief Financial Officer shall receive and deposit all moneys and
other valuables belonging to the Company in the name and to the credit of the Company and shall
disburse the same and only in such manner as the Board or the appropriate officer of the Company
may from time to time determine. The Chief Financial Officer shall render to the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer and the President, whenever any of them request it, an account of all his or her
transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Company, and shall
perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may be delegated by the Chief
Executive Officer or President or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time. The Chief
Financial Officer shall have the same power as the President and Chief Executive Officer to execute
documents on behalf of the Company.
Section 8.8
General Counsel.
The General Counsel shall be the principal legal officer of the Company. The General Counsel
shall have general direction of and supervision over the legal affairs of the Company and shall
advise the Board and the officers of the Company on all legal matters. The General Counsel shall
perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may be delegated by the Chief
Executive Officer or President or as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.
Section 8.9 Secretary.
The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, in one or more books provided for that purpose,
the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the committees of the Board and the Members and of the
Limited Partners. The Secretary shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and as required by Applicable Law; shall be custodian of the records
and the seal of the Company (if any) and affix and attest the seal (if any) to all documents to be
executed on behalf of the Company under its seal; and shall see that the books, reports,
statements, certificates and other documents and records required by Applicable Law to be kept and
filed are properly kept and filed; and in general, shall perform all duties and have all powers
incident to the office of Secretary and perform such other duties and may exercise such other
powers as may be delegated by the Chief Executive Officer or President or as may be prescribed by
the Board from time to time.
Section 8.10 Removal.
Any officer elected, or agent appointed, by the Board may be removed, with or without cause,
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board whenever, in such majority’s judgment, the best
interests of the Company would be served thereby. No officer shall have any contractual rights
against the Company for compensation by virtue of such election beyond the date of the election of
such person’s successor, such person’s death, such person’s resignation or such
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person’s removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an
employment contract or under an employee deferred compensation plan.
Section 8.11
Vacancies.
A newly created elected office and a vacancy in any elected office because of death,
resignation or removal may be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term at any
meeting of the Board.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Section 9.1
Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law but subject to the limitations expressly
provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses
(including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other
amounts arising from any and all threatened, pending or completed claims, demands, actions, suits
or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or
informal and including appeals, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be
involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee and acting (or
refraining to act) in such capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company; provided,
however, that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final
and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in
respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the
case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful;
provided further, that no indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be made
available to any of the Company’s Affiliates (other than a Group Member), or to any other
Indemnitee, with respect to any such Affiliate’s obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be made only out of the assets of
the Company, it being agreed that the Members shall not be personally liable for such
indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the
Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 9.1(a) in
defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by
the Company prior to a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking
indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1, the Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified upon receipt by the Company of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to
repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified as authorized by this Section 9.1.
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(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 9.1 shall be in addition to any other
rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of law, in equity or
otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in
any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity
and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the
Indemnitee.
(d) The Company may purchase and maintain (or reimburse its Affiliates for the cost of)
insurance on behalf of the Indemnitees, the Company and its Affiliates and such other Persons as
the Company shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may
be incurred by such Person in connection with the Company’s activities or such Person’s activities
on behalf of the Company, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such
Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 9.1, the Company shall be deemed to have requested an
Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its
duties to the Company also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or
participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to
an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute “fines” within the meaning of
Section 9.1; and action taken or omitted by it with respect to any employee benefit plan in
the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the best interest of
the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is in the
best interests of the Company.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Members to personal liability by reason of the
indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this
Section 9.1 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which
the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this
Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 9.1 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their
heirs, successors, assigns, executors and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any
rights for the benefit of any other Persons.
(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.1 or any provision hereof
shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee
to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such
Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.1 as in effect
immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or
relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or
repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
(j) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND SUBJECT TO SECTION 9.1(a),
THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDEMNIFICATION
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PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9.1 ARE INTENDED BY THE PARTIES TO APPLY EVEN IF SUCH
PROVISIONS HAVE THE EFFECT OF EXCULPATING THE INDEMNITEE FROM LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH PERSON’S NEGLIGENCE, FAULT OR OTHER CONDUCT.
Section 9.2
Liability of Indemnitees.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the Partnership
Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Company, the Partnership, the
Members or any other Person bound by this Agreement, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred
as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless there has been a final and
non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, with respect
to the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful
misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct
was criminal.
(b) Subject to its obligations and duties as set forth in Article VII, the Board and
any committee thereof may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform
any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through the Company’s officers
or agents, and neither the Board nor any committee thereof shall be responsible for any misconduct
or negligence on the part of any such officer or agent appointed by the Board or any committee
thereof in good faith.
(c) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Member or any other Indemnitee shall
have any duties or liabilities, including fiduciary duties, to the Company or any other Member and
the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict, eliminate or otherwise modify
the duties and liabilities, including fiduciary duties, of the Members or any other Indemnitee
otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace such other duties and
liabilities of the Members and such other Indemnitee.
(d) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.2 or any provision hereof
shall in any manner affect the limitations on the liability of any Indemnitee under this
Section 9.2 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with
respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
ARTICLE X
TAXES
TAXES
Section 10.1
Taxes.
(a) The Board shall from time to time designate a Member to act as the “tax matters partner”
under Section 6231 of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to replacement by the Board (such Member,
the “Tax Matters Member”). The initial Tax Matters Member will be Tesoro. The Tax Matters Member
shall prepare and timely file (on behalf of the Company) all state and local tax returns, if any,
required to be filed by the Company. The Company shall bear the costs of the preparation and
filing of its returns.
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(b) The Company and the Members acknowledge that for federal income tax purposes, the Company
will be disregarded as an entity separate from the Members pursuant to Treasury Regulation §
301.7701-3 as long as all of the Membership Interests in the Company are owned by a sole Member.
ARTICLE XI
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK ACCOUNTS
Section 11.1
Maintenance of Books.
(a) The Board shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Company or at such
other location approved by the Board complete and accurate books and records of the Company,
supporting documentation of the transactions with respect to the conduct of the Company’s business
and minutes of the proceedings of the Board and any other books and records that are required to be
maintained by Applicable Law.
(b) The books of account of the Company shall be maintained on the basis of a fiscal year that
is the calendar year and on an accrual basis in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied.
Section 11.2
Reports.
The Board shall cause to be prepared and delivered to each Member such reports, forecasts,
studies, budgets and other information as the Members may reasonably request from time to time.
Section 11.3
Bank Accounts.
Funds of the Company shall be deposited in such banks or other depositories as shall be
designated from time to time by the Board. All withdrawals from any such depository shall be made
only as authorized by the Board and shall be made only by check, wire transfer, debit memorandum or
other written instruction.
ARTICLE XII
DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP, TERMINATION AND CONVERSION
DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP, TERMINATION AND CONVERSION
Section 12.1
Dissolution.
(a) The Company shall dissolve and its affairs shall be wound up on the first to occur of the
following events (each a “Dissolution Event”):
(i) the unanimous consent of the Members;
(ii) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act;
and
(iii) at any time there are no Members of the Company, unless the Company is continued in
accordance with the Act or this Agreement.
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(b) No other event shall cause a dissolution of the Company.
(c) Upon the occurrence of any event that causes there to be no Members of the Company, to the
fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the personal representative of the last remaining
Member is hereby authorized to, and shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of the event that
terminated the continued membership of such Member in the Company, agree in writing (i) to continue
the Company and (ii) to the admission of the personal representative or its nominee or designee, as
the case may be, as a substitute Member of the Company, effective as of the occurrence of the event
that terminated the continued membership of such Member in the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Bankruptcy of a Member shall
not cause such Member to cease to be a member of the Company and, upon the occurrence of such an
event, the Company shall continue without dissolution.
Section 12.2
Winding-Up and Termination.
(a) On the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Members shall act as, or alternatively
appoint, a liquidator. The liquidator shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the
Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Act. The costs of winding up
shall be borne as a Company expense. The steps to be accomplished by the liquidator are as
follows:
(i) as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final winding up, the liquidator
shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of
the Company’s assets, liabilities, and operations through the last day of the month in which the
dissolution occurs or the final winding up is completed, as applicable;
(ii) subject to the Act, the liquidator shall discharge from Company funds all of the debts,
liabilities and obligations of the Company (including all expenses incurred in winding up or
otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including the establishment of
a cash escrow fund for contingent, conditional and unmatured liabilities in such amount and for
such term as the liquidator may reasonably determine)); and
(iii) all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance
with Section 6.1.
(b) The distribution of cash or property to a Member in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 12.2 constitutes a complete return to the Member of its Capital Contributions and a
complete distribution to the Member of its Membership Interest and all the Company’s property and
constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented pursuant to Section 18-502(b) of the
Act. To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, such Member shall have no claim
against any other Member for those funds.
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Section 12.3
Deficit Capital Accounts.
No Member will be required to pay to the Company, to any other Member or to any third party
any deficit balance that may exist from time to time in the Member’s Capital Account.
Section 12.4
Certificate of Cancellation.
On completion of the winding up of the Company as provided herein and under the Act, the
Members (or such other Person or Persons as the Act may require or permit) shall file a certificate
of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and take such other actions as
may be necessary to terminate the existence of the Company. Upon the filing of such certificate of
cancellation, the existence of the Company shall terminate, except as may be otherwise provided by
the Act or by Applicable Law.
ARTICLE XIII
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION
Section 13.1
Authority.
Subject to compliance with Section 7.1(d), the Company may merge or consolidate with
one or more domestic corporations, limited liability companies, statutory trusts or associations,
real estate investment trusts, common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including a
partnership (whether general or limited (including a limited liability partnership)), or convert
into any such domestic entity, pursuant to a written agreement of merger or consolidation (“Merger
Agreement”) or a written plan of conversion (“Plan of Conversion”), as the case may be, in
accordance with this Article 13. The surviving entity to any such merger, consolidation or
conversion is referred to herein as the “Surviving Business Entity.”
Section 13.2
Procedure for Merger, Consolidation or Conversion.
(a) The merger, consolidation or conversion of the Company pursuant to this Article 13
requires the prior approval of a majority of the Board and compliance
with Section 13.3.
(b) If the Board shall determine to consent to a merger or consolidation, the Board shall
approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:
(i) the names and jurisdictions of formation or organization of each of the business entities
proposing to merge or consolidate;
(ii) the name and jurisdiction of formation or organization of the Surviving Business Entity
that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation;
(iii) the terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation;
(iv) the manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity securities of each
constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property or interests, rights, securities or
obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (A) if any general or limited
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partner interests, securities or rights of any constituent business entity are not to be
exchanged or converted solely for, or into, cash, property or general or limited partner interests,
rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, the cash, property or
interests, rights, securities or obligations of any general or limited partnership, corporation,
trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving
Business Entity) which the holders of such general or limited partner interests, securities or
rights are to receive in exchange for, or upon conversion of their interests, securities or rights,
and (B) in the case of securities represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such
certificates, which cash, property or general or limited partner interests, rights, securities or
obligations of the Surviving Business Entity or any general or limited partnership, corporation,
trust, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity (other than the Surviving
Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be delivered;
(v) a statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the adoption of new constituent
documents (the articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust,
certificate or agreement of limited partnership, certificate of formation, limited liability
company agreement or other similar charter or governing document) of the Surviving Business Entity
to be effected by such merger or consolidation;
(vi) the effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the filing of the certificate
of merger pursuant to Section 13.4 or a later date specified in or determinable in
accordance with the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that if the effective time of the merger
is to be later than the date of the filing of such certificate of merger, the effective time shall
be fixed at a date or time certain at or prior to the time of the filing of such certificate of
merger and stated therein; and
(vii) such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or consolidation as are deemed
necessary or appropriate by the Board.
(c) If the Board shall determine to consent to a conversion of the Company, the Board shall
approve and adopt a Plan of Conversion containing such terms and conditions that the Board of
Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate.
Section 13.3
Approval by Members of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion.
(a) The Board, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement or Plan of Conversion, as the case
may be, shall direct that the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, be
submitted to a vote of the Members, whether at a meeting or by written consent. A copy or a summary
of the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, shall be included in or enclosed
with the notice of a special meeting or the written consent.
(b) The Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as applicable, shall be approved upon
receiving the affirmative vote or consent of Members representing a Majority Interest.
(c) After such approval by vote or consent of the Members, and at any time prior to the filing
of the certificate of merger, consolidation or conversion pursuant to
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Section 13.4, the merger, consolidation or conversion may be abandoned pursuant to provisions
therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement or the Plan of Conversion, as the case may be.
Section 13.4
Certificate of Merger, Consolidation or Conversion.
(a) Upon the required approval by the Board and the Members of a Merger Agreement or a Plan of
Conversion, as the case may be, a certificate of merger, consolidation or conversion, as
applicable, shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in
conformity with the requirements of the Act and shall have such effect as provided under the Act or
other Applicable Law.
(b) A merger, consolidation or conversion effected pursuant to this Article 13 shall
not (i) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, be deemed to result in a transfer or
assignment of assets or liabilities from one entity to another having occurred or (ii) require the
Company (if it is not the Surviving Business Entity) to wind up its affairs, pay its liabilities or
distribute its assets as required under Article 12 of this Agreement or under the
applicable provisions of the Act.
ARTICLE XIV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 14.1
Offset.
Whenever the Company is to pay any sum to any Member, any amounts that Member owes the Company
may be deducted from that sum before payment.
Section 14.2
Notices.
All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively,
“Notices”) required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier
service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile, addressed as set forth
below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice.
Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or
transmitted by facsimile. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given upon
delivery of such notice:
To the Company:
Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (210) (000) 000-0000
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (210) (000) 000-0000
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To Tesoro:
Tesoro Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Section 14.3
Entire Agreement; Superseding Effect.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Members relating to the Company and the
transactions contemplated hereby, and supersedes all provisions and concepts contained in all prior
contracts or agreements between the Members with respect to the Company, whether oral or written.
Section 14.4
Effect of Waiver or Consent.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a waiver or consent, express or implied, to or
of any breach or default by any Member in the performance by that Member of its obligations with
respect to the Company is not a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the
performance by that Member of the same or any other obligations of that Member with respect to the
Company. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, failure on the part of a Member to
complain of any act of any Member or to declare any Member in default with respect to the Company,
irrespective of how long that failure continues, does not constitute a waiver by that Member of its
rights with respect to that default until the applicable statute-of-limitations period has run.
Section 14.5
Amendment or Restatement.
This Agreement may be amended or restated only by a written instrument executed by all
Members; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, each Member agrees that the Board, without the approval of any Member, may amend any
provision of the Delaware Certificate and this Agreement, and may authorize any officer to execute,
swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record any such amendment and whatever documents may be
required in connection therewith, to reflect any change that does not require consent or approval
(or for which such consent or approval has been obtained) under this Agreement or does not
materially adversely affect the rights of the Members.
Section 14.6
Binding Effect.
Subject to the restrictions on Dispositions set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement is
binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the Members and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
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Section 14.7
Governing Law; Severability.
THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE
OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. In the event of a direct
conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and (a) any mandatory, non-waivable provision of
the Act, such provision of the Act shall control. If any provision of the Act may be varied or
superseded in a limited liability company agreement (or otherwise by agreement of the members or
managers of a limited liability company), such provision shall be deemed superseded and waived in
its entirety if this Agreement contains a provision addressing the same issue or subject matter.
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Member or circumstance is held
invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (x) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of
that provision to other Members or circumstances is not affected thereby, and (y) the Members shall
negotiate in good faith to replace that provision with a new provision that is valid and
enforceable and that puts the Members in substantially the same economic, business and legal
position as they would have been in if the original provision had been valid and enforceable.
Section 14.8 Venue. Any and all claims, suits, actions or proceedings arising out of, in
connection with or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be exclusively brought in the Court
of Chancery of the State of Delaware. Each party hereto unconditionally and irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware with respect to any
such claim, suit, action or proceeding and waives any objection that such party may have to the
laying of venue of any claim, suit, action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware.
Section 14.9
Further Assurances.
In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Member shall
execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and
those transactions.
Section 14.10
Waiver of Certain Rights.
Each Member, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, irrevocably waives any right
it may have to maintain any action for dissolution of the Company or for partition of the property
of the Company.
Section 14.11
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all
signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and
constitute the same instrument. The use of facsimile signatures and signatures delivered by email
in portable document format (.pdf) affixed in the name and on behalf of a party is expressly
permitted by this Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
MEMBER: TESORO CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
President | ||||
Signature Page to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC
EXHIBIT A
MEMBERS
Capital | ||||||||
Member | Sharing Ratio | Contribution | ||||||
Tesoro Corporation |
100 | % | $ | 1,000.00 |
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
DIRECTORS
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
|
Chairman of the Board | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
Director | |
G. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Director | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
Director | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
Director |
B-1
EXHIBIT C
OFFICERS
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
|
Chief Executive Officer | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
President | |
G. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
Vice President, Operations |
C-1