TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP 16,800,000 Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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16,800,000 Common Units
Representing Limited Partner Interests
Representing Limited Partner Interests
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.
UBS Securities LLC
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.
UBS Securities LLC
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
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Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Targa Resources Partners LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware (the
“Partnership”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I
hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as
representatives, 16,800,000 Common Units (the “Firm Units”), each representing a limited
partner interest in the Partnership (the “Common Units”). The Partnership also proposes to
grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 2,520,000 additional Common Units to cover
over-allotments, if any (the “Option Units”; the Option Units, together with the Firm
Units, being hereinafter called the “Units”). Certain terms used herein are defined in
Section 20 hereof.
It is understood and agreed to by all parties that the Partnership was formed by subsidiaries
of Targa Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Targa”), to acquire, own, operate and
develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets that were previously owned
and operated directly or indirectly by Targa (the “North Texas Assets”), as described more
particularly in the Preliminary Prospectus (as defined herein).
It is further understood and agreed to by all parties that as of the date hereof:
(a) Targa indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
each of Targa GP Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TGPI”), and Targa LP Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“TLPI”);
(b) TGPI directly owns a 100% membership interest in Targa Resources GP LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 2.0% general
partner interest in the Partnership (the “General Partner”);
(c) TGPI and TLPI each directly own a 49.0% limited partner interest in the Partnership;
(d) The Partnership directly owns (i) a 99.999% limited partner interest in Targa
Resources Operating LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”),
and (ii) a 100% membership interest in Targa Resources Operating GP LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership with a 0.001%
general partner interest in the Operating Partnership (the “Operating GP”);
(e) TLPI directly owns a 50% limited partner interest in Targa North Texas LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (“North Texas LP”);
(f) TGPI directly owns a 100% membership interest in Targa North Texas GP LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and the sole general partner of North Texas LP with a 50%
general partner interest in North Texas LP (“North Texas GP”);
(g) North Texas LP directly or indirectly owns all of the North Texas Assets; and
(h) North Texas LP directly owns a 100% membership interest in Targa Intrastate Pipeline LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Targa Intrastate”).
On or prior to the date hereof, the Partnership, as borrower, and certain subsidiaries of the
Partnership, as Guarantors, will enter into a $500 million Senior Secured Credit Agreement with
Bank of America, N.A., and other lenders (together with the agreements, exhibits, and attachments
contemplated or included therein, “Credit Agreement”).
It is further understood and agreed to by the parties hereto that the following transactions
will occur on the Closing Date:
(a) TGPI, TLPI, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, the
Operating GP, North Texas GP and North Texas LP will enter into a Contribution, Conveyance
and Assumption Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) pursuant to which (i) TGPI
will contribute a portion of its interest in North Texas GP to the General Partner, (ii) TGPI
will contribute the remainder of its interest in North Texas GP to the Partnership in
exchange for 5,475,052 Subordinated Units representing limited partner interests in the
Partnership, (iii) TLPI will contribute its interest in North Texas LP to the Partnership in
exchange for 6,053,179 Subordinated Units and (iv) the General Partner will contribute its
interest in North Texas GP to the Partnership in exchange for a continuation of its 2%
general partner interest in the Partnership and the Incentive Distribution Rights in the
Partnership;
(b) the public offering of the Firm Units contemplated hereby will be consummated;
(c) the Partnership will contribute the net proceeds of the offering of $322.9 million
to North Texas LP;
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(d) the Partnership will convey its interests in North Texas GP and North Texas LP to
the Operating Partnership;
(e) the Partnership will borrow $342.5 million under the Credit Agreement and will
contribute this amount to North Texas LP as a capital contribution;
(f) North Texas LP will use the funds contributed to it to retire intercompany
indebtedness;
(g) Targa, Targa Resources LLC, the General Partner and the Partnership will enter into
an omnibus agreement (the “Omnibus Agreement”), which will address the provision by
Targa and its affiliates of general and administrative services to the Partnership and
certain indemnification matters;
(h) North Texas LP will enter into a natural gas purchase agreement (the “Natural
Gas Purchase Agreement”) with Targa Gas Marketing LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“TGM”), pursuant to which North Texas LP will sell all of its processed
natural gas to TGM for a term of 15 years; and
(i) North Texas LP will enter into a products purchase agreement (the “NGL and
Condensate Purchase Agreement”) with Targa Liquids Marketing and Trade, a Delaware
general partnership (“Targa Liquids”), pursuant to which all natural gas liquids
produced by North Texas LP will be dedicated for sale to Targa Liquids for a term of 15
years.
The transactions contemplated in subsections (a) through (i) above are referred to herein as the
“Transactions.” In connection with the Transactions, the parties to the Transactions will
enter into various transfer agreements, conveyances, contribution agreements and related documents
(collectively, and together with the Contribution Agreement, the “Contribution Documents”).
The Contribution Documents, the Omnibus Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Natural Gas Purchase
Agreement and the NGL and Condensate Purchase Agreement shall be collectively referred to as the
“Transaction Documents.” Targa, the Partnership, the General Partner, the Operating
Partnership and Operating GP are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Targa
Parties.” The Partnership, the General Partner, the Operating Partnership, the Operating GP,
North Texas LP and North Texas GP are herein collectively referred to as the “Partnership
Entities” and, together with Targa, TGPI and TLPI, the “Targa Entities.”
This is to confirm the agreement among the Targa Parties and the Underwriters concerning the
purchase of the Units from the Partnership by the Underwriters.
1. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Partnership Entities, jointly and
severally, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this
Section 1.
(a) Registration. The Partnership has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration
statement (file number 333-138747) on Form S-1, including a related preliminary prospectus,
for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Units. Such Registration
Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the
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Execution Time, has become
effective. The Partnership may have filed one or more amendments thereto, including a
related preliminary prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The
Partnership will file with the Commission a final prospectus in accordance with Rule 424(b).
As filed, such final prospectus shall contain all information required by the Act and the
rules thereunder and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a
modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the
Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such
specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest
Preliminary Prospectus) as the Partnership has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will
be included or made therein.
(b) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in Registration Statement or Prospectus.
Each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all material
respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. On the Effective
Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Prospectus is first filed in accordance
with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and on any date on which Option Units are purchased,
if such date is not the Closing Date (a “settlement date”), the Prospectus (and any
supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Act and the rules thereunder; on the Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the
Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule
424(b) and on the Closing Date and any settlement date, the Prospectus (together with any
supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; each of the statements made by the
Partnership in the Registration Statement and in any Preliminary Prospectus provided to the
Underwriters for use in connection with the public offering of the Units, and to be made in
the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or
Prospectus within the coverage of Rule 175(b) of the rules and regulations under the Act,
including (but not limited to) any statements with respect to projected results of
operations, estimated available cash and future cash distributions of the Partnership, and
any statements made in support thereof or related thereto under the heading “Our Cash
Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions” or the anticipated ratio of taxable
income to distributions, was made or will be made with a reasonable basis and in good faith;
provided, however, that the Partnership makes no representations or
warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Partnership by or on behalf of any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any supplement
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thereto), it being
understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of
the information described as such in Section 8 hereof.
(c) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in Disclosure Package. (i) The Disclosure Package
and the price to the public, the number of Firm Units and the number of Option Units to be
included on the cover page of the Prospectus, when taken together as a whole, and (ii) each
electronic road show when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, and the
price to the public, the number of Firm Units and the number of Option Units to be included
on the cover page of the Prospectus, did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the
Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Partnership by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it
being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any
Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof.
(d) Eligible Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and (ii) as of the Execution Time
(with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the
Partnership was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking
account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary
that the Partnership be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include
any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Partnership by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for
use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on
behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof.
(f) Formation and Qualification. Each of the Targa Entities has been duly formed or
incorporated and is validly existing as a limited partnership, limited liability company or
corporation, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with
full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party, to own or lease and to operate its properties currently
owned or leased or to be owned or leased on the Closing Date and each settlement date and
conduct its business as currently conducted or as to be conducted on the Closing Date and
each settlement date, in each case as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
Each of the Partnership Entities is, or at the Closing Date and each settlement date will
be, duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited partnership, limited liability company
or corporation, as applicable and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
which requires, or at the Closing Date and each settlement date will require, such
qualification, except where the failure to be so
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qualified or registered would not have a
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business of the Partnership Entities (a “Material Adverse
Effect”), or subject the limited partners of the Partnership to any material liability or
disability.
(g) Power and Authority to Act as a General Partner. The General Partner has, and, on the
Closing Date and each settlement date, will have, full power and authority to act as general
partner of the Partnership in all material respects as described in the Disclosure Package
and Prospectus. The Operating GP has, and, as of the Closing Date and each settlement date,
will have, full power and authority to act as general partner of the Operating Partnership in
all material respects as described in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus.
(h) Ownership of the General Partner. TGPI owns, and on the Closing Date and each settlement
date, will own, all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General
Partner; such membership interests have been duly and validly authorized and issued in
accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General Partner (as the same
may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date, the “GP LLC Agreement”),
and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except
as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act (the “Delaware LLC Act”)); and TGPI owns such
membership interests free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests,
charges or other claims (“Liens”) (except restrictions on transferability and other
Liens as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and arising under the Credit
Agreement dated October 31, 2005, by and between Targa Resources, Inc. and the lenders named
therein (the “Targa Credit Agreement”)).
(i) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in the Partnership. The General Partner is,
and on the Closing Date and each settlement date, will be, the sole general partner of the
Partnership with a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership; such general partner
interest has been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the partnership
agreement of the Partnership (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the
Closing Date, the “Partnership Agreement”); and the General Partner will own such
general partner interest free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability
and other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or arising under
the Credit Agreement or the Targa Credit Agreement).
(j) Ownership of Sponsor Units and Incentive Distribution Rights. On the Closing Date and
each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, TLPI will own 5,821,930
Subordinated Units (the “TLPI Units”) and TGPI will own 5,706,301 Subordinated Units (the
“TGPI Units”; and together with the TGPI Units, the “Sponsor Units”), and the General Partner
will own 100% of the Incentive Distribution Rights; all of such Sponsor Units and Incentive
Distribution Rights and the limited partner interests represented thereby will be duly and
validly authorized and issued in accordance with the
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Partnership Agreement, and will be fully
paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as
such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Limited
Partnership Act (the “Delaware LP Act”)); and TLPI will own the TLPI units, TGPI will own the
TGPI units and the General Partner will own the Incentive Distribution Rights, in each case
free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and other Liens as
described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or arising under the Credit Agreement
or the Targa Credit Agreement).
(k) Valid Issuance of the Units. The Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from the
Partnership have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to
this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement
against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and fully paid
(to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the
Delaware LP Act).
(l) Capitalization. At the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the
offering of the Firm Units as contemplated by this Agreement, the issued and outstanding
partnership interests of the Partnership will consist of 16,800,000 Common Units, 11,528,231
Subordinated Units and 578,127 General Partner Units. Other than the Sponsor Units and the
Incentive Distribution Rights, the Units will be the only limited partner interests of the
Partnership issued and outstanding on the Closing Date and each settlement date.
(m) Ownership of Operating GP. On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the
Partnership will own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Operating
GP; such membership interests will be duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance
with the limited liability company agreement of the Operating GP (as the same may be amended
or restated at or prior to the Closing Date, the “Operating GP LLC Agreement”) and
will be fully paid (to the extent required by the Operating GP LLC Agreement) and
nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804
of the Delaware LLC Act); and the Partnership will own such membership interests free and
clear of all Liens, other than those arising under the Credit Agreement.
(n) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in the Operating Partnership. The Operating GP
is and, on the Closing Date and each settlement date, will be, the sole general partner of
the Operating Partnership with a 0.001% general partner interest in the Operating
Partnership; such general partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in
accordance with the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement (the “OLP Partnership
Agreement”) ; and the Operating GP owns such general partner interest free and clear of
all Liens, other than those arising under the Credit Agreement.
(o) Ownership of the Limited Partner Interest in the Operating Partnership. On the Closing
Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Partnership will
own a 99.999% limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership;
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such limited partner
interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the OLP Partnership
Agreement and is fully paid (to the extent required under the OLP Partnership Agreement) and
nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by matters described in
Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and the Partnership will own such limited
partner interest free and clear of all Liens, other than those arising under the Credit
Agreement.
(p) Ownership of North Texas GP. On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving
effect to the Transactions, the Operating Partnership will own all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests of North Texas GP; such membership interests will be duly
and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement
of North Texas GP (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date,
the “North Texas GP LLC Agreement”) and will be fully paid (to the extent required by
the North Texas GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be
affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and the Operating
Partnership will own such membership interests free and clear of all Liens, other than those
arising under the Credit Agreement.
(q) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in North Texas LP. North Texas GP is, and on
the Closing Date and each settlement date, will be, the sole general partner of North Texas
LP with a 50% general partner interest in North Texas LP; such general partner interest has
been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the partnership agreement of North
Texas LP (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date, the
“North Texas LP Partnership Agreement”); and the North Texas GP owns such general
partner interest free and clear of all Liens, other than those arising under the Credit
Agreement.
(r) Ownership of the Limited Partner Interest in North Texas LP.
On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the
Operating Partnership will own a 50% limited partner interest in North Texas LP; such limited
partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the North
Texas LP Partnership Agreement and is fully paid (to the extent required under the North
Texas LP Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be
affected by matters described in Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and the
Operating Partnership owns such limited partner interest free and clear of all Liens, other
than those arising under the Credit Agreement.
(s) Ownership of Targa Intrastate. On the Closing Date and each settlement date, after
giving effect to the Transactions, North Texas LP will own all of the issued and outstanding
membership interests of Targa Intrastate; such membership interests will be duly and validly
authorized and issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Targa
Intrastate (as the same may be amended or restated at or prior to the Closing Date, the
“Targa Intrastate LLC Agreement”) and will be fully paid (to the extent required by
the Targa Intrastate LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be
affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and North Texas will own
such membership interests free and clear of all Liens, other than those arising under the
Credit Agreement.
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(t) No Other Subsidiaries. Other than its ownership of its 2.0% general partner interest in
the Partnership and the Incentive Distribution Rights, the General Partner will not, on the
Closing Date and each settlement date, own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term
debt securities of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association or other entity. Other than (i) the Partnership’s ownership of a 99.999% limited
partner interest in the Operating Partnership and a 100% membership interest in the Operating
GP, (ii) the Operating Partnership’s ownership of a 50% limited partner interest in North
Texas LP and 100% membership interest in North Texas GP, (iii) North Texas GP’s ownership of
a 50% general partner interest in North Texas LP and (iv) North Texas LP’s 100% membership
interest in Targa Intrastate, neither the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, North Texas
GP, North Texas LP nor Targa Intrastate will, on the Closing Date and each settlement date,
own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity.
(u) No Preemptive Rights, Registration Rights or Options. Except for preemptive rights
provided to the General Partner in the OLP Partnership Agreement and as identified in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no (i) preemptive rights or other rights to
subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any equity
securities of the Partnership Entities or (ii) outstanding options or warrants to purchase
any securities of the Partnership Entities. Except for such rights that have been waived or
as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the filing of the
Registration Statement nor the offering or sale of the Units as contemplated by this
Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any Units or other
securities of the Partnership.
(v) Authority and Authorization. Each of the Targa Parties has all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its respective obligations
hereunder. The Partnership has all requisite partnership power and authority
to issue, sell and deliver (i) the Units, in accordance with and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) the Sponsor Units and Incentive
Distribution Rights, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Partnership Agreement and the Contribution Agreement. On the Closing Date and each
settlement date, all corporate, partnership and limited liability company action, as the case
may be, required to be taken by the Targa Entities or any of their stockholders, members or
partners for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Units, the Sponsor Units
and the Incentive Distribution Rights, the execution and delivery by the Targa Entities of
the Operative Agreements (as defined herein) and the consummation of the transactions
(including the Transactions) contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements,
shall have been validly taken.
(w) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by each of the Targa Parties.
(x) Enforceability of Operative Agreements. At or before the Closing Date:
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(i) the Partnership Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the General Partner and TGPI and will be a valid and legally binding
agreement of the General Partner and TGPI, enforceable against the General
Partner and TGPI in accordance with its terms;
(ii) the GP LLC Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by TGPI and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of TGPI,
enforceable against TGPI in accordance with its terms;
(iii) the OLP Partnership Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Operating GP and the Partnership and will be a valid and
legally binding agreement of the Operating GP and the Partnership, enforceable
against the Operating GP and the Partnership in accordance with its terms;
(iv) the Operating GP LLC Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Partnership and is a valid and legally binding agreement of the
Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with its terms;
(v) the North Texas LP Partnership Agreement, as amended, will have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by North Texas GP and the Operating
Partnership and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of North Texas GP
and the Operating Partnership, enforceable against North Texas GP and the
Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms;
(vi) the North Texas GP LLC Agreement, as amended, will have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Operating Partnership and will be a
valid and legally binding agreement of the Operating Partnership, enforceable
against the Operating Partnership in accordance with its terms;
(vii) the Omnibus Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by each of the parties thereto and will be a valid and legally binding
agreement of each of them, enforceable against each of them in accordance with
its terms;
(viii) the Credit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Partnership and will be a valid and legally binding agreement of
the Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership, in accordance with its
terms;
(ix) the Natural Gas Purchase Agreement will have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by North Texas LP and TGM and will be a valid and legally
binding agreement of North Texas LP and TGM,
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enforceable against North Texas LP and TGM, in accordance with its terms;
(x) the NGL and Condensate Purchase Agreement will have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by North Texas LP and Targa Liquids and will
be a valid and legally binding agreement of the North Texas LP and Targa Liquids,
enforceable against North Texas LP and Targa Liquids, in accordance with its
terms; and
(xi) the Contribution Documents will have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the parties thereto and will be valid and legally binding agreements
of such parties thereto, enforceable against such parties thereto in accordance
with their respective terms;
provided that, with respect to each agreement described in this Section 1(w), the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); provided further; that the
indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any of such agreements may be
limited by applicable laws and public policy.
The Partnership Agreement, the GP LLC Agreement, the OLP Partnership Agreement, the
Operating GP LLC Agreement, the North Texas LP Partnership Agreement, the North Texas GP LLC
Agreement, the Targa Intrastate LLC Agreement and the Transaction Documents are herein
collectively referred to as the “Operative Agreements.”
(y) No Conflicts. None of (i) the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the
Units, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Operative
Agreements by the Targa Entities that are parties hereto or thereto, as the case may be, or
(iii) the consummation of the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Operative Agreements, (A) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or
will constitute a violation of the partnership agreement, limited liability company
agreement, certificate of formation or conversion, certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other constituent document (collectively, the “Organizational Documents”)
of any of the Targa Entities, (B) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will
constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute such a default) under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which any of the Targa Entities is
a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties may be bound, (C)
violates or will violate any statute, law or regulation or any order, judgment, decree or
injunction of any court or governmental agency or body directed to any of the
Targa Entities or any of their properties in a proceeding to which any of them or their
property is a party or (D) results or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon any property or assets of any of the Partnership Entities (other than Liens created
pursuant to the Credit Agreement or the
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Targa Credit Agreement), which conflicts, breaches,
violations, defaults or Liens, in the case of clauses (B), (C) or (D), would, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impair the ability of the
Targa Entities to consummate the Transactions or any other transactions provided for in this
Agreement or the Operative Agreements.
(z) No Consents. No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or
qualification of or with any court, governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over any
of the Targa Entities or any of their properties or assets is required in connection with the
offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the Units, the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Targa Parties, the execution, delivery and performance
by the Targa Entities that are parties thereto of their respective obligations under the
Operative Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Operative Agreements except (i) for such permits,
consents, approvals and similar authorizations required under the Act, the Exchange Act and
blue sky laws of any jurisdiction, (ii) for such consents that have been, or prior to the
Closing Date will be, obtained, (iii) for such consents that, if not obtained, would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
and (iv) as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(aa) No Defaults. None of the Targa Entities is in (i) violation of its Organizational
Documents, or of any statute, law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order, injunction or
decree of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over any
of the Targa Entities or any of their properties or assets or (ii) breach, default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such an event) or
violation in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument
relating to the North Texas Assets to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound, which in the case of either (i) or (ii) would, if continued, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Conformity of Units to Description. The Units, when issued and delivered in accordance
with the terms of the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement against payment therefor as
provided therein and herein, will conform in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(cc) No Labor Dispute. No labor problem or dispute with the Targa Entities’ employees who
are engaged in the business associated with the North Texas Assets exists or is threatened or
imminent, that could have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(dd) Sufficiency of the Transaction Documents.
The Transaction Documents will be legally sufficient to transfer or convey to the
Partnership and its subsidiaries satisfactory title to, or valid rights to use or manage all
properties not already held by it that are, individually or in the aggregate, required to
enable the Partnership and its subsidiaries to conduct their operations in all material
respects as contemplated by the
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Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, subject to the
conditions, reservations, encumbrances and limitations described therein or contained in the
Transaction Documents. The Partnership and it subsidiaries, upon execution and delivery of
the Transaction Documents, will succeed in all material respects to the business, assets,
properties, liabilities and operations reflected by the pro forma financial statements of the
Partnership.
(ee) Financial Statements. The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of
the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Partnership as of the dates and for the periods indicated,
comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been
prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The summary
historical and pro forma financial and operating information set forth in the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement under the caption “Summary—Summary
Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Operating Data” and the selected historical and pro
forma financial and operating information set forth under the caption “Selected Historical
and Pro Forma Financial and Operating Data” in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and
Registration Statement is accurately presented in all material respects and prepared on a
basis consistent with the audited and unaudited historical financial statements and pro forma
financial statements, as applicable, from which it has been derived, unless expressly noted
otherwise. The pro forma financial statements included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus and the Registration Statement include assumptions that provide a reasonable basis
for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events
described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those
assumptions, and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those
adjustments to the historical financial statement amounts in the pro forma financial
statements included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Registration
Statement. The pro forma financial statements included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus and the Registration Statement comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X under the Act and the pro forma
adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those
statements.
(ff) Independent Public Accountants. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has certified certain
financial statements of the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their
report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules included
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting
firm with respect to the Partnership within the meaning of the Act and the applicable
published rules and regulations thereunder.
(gg) Litigation. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is
(i) no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, arbitrator or governmental agency,
body or official, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Targa
Parties, threatened, to which any of the Partnership
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Entities is or may be a party or to which the business or property of any of the Partnership Entities is or may
be subject, (ii) no statute, rule, regulation or order that has been enacted, adopted or
issued by any governmental agency and (iii) no injunction, restraining order or order of any
nature issued by a federal or state court or foreign court of competent jurisdiction to which
any of the Partnership Entities is or may be subject, that, in the case of clauses (i), (ii)
and (iii) above, is reasonably expected to (A) individually or in the aggregate reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) prevent or result in the suspension of the
offering and issuance of the Units, or (C) draw into question the validity of this Agreement.
(hh) Title to Properties. Following consummation of the Transactions and on the Closing Date
and each settlement date, the Partnership Entities will have good and marketable title to all
real property and good title to all personal property described in the Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus as owned by the Partnership Entities, free and clear of all Liens except (i)
as described, and subject to limitations contained, in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, (ii) that arise under the Credit Agreement or (iii) such as do not materially
interfere with the use of such properties taken as a whole as they have been used in the past
and are proposed to be used in the future as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus; provided that, with respect to any real property and buildings held under
lease by the Partnership Entities, such real property and buildings are held under valid and
subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as do not materially interfere with
the use of the properties of the Partnership Entities taken as a whole as they have been used
in the past as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are proposed to be
used in the future as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(ii) Rights-of-Way. Following consummation of the Transactions and on the Closing Date and
each settlement date, the Partnership Entities will have such easements or rights-of-way from
each person (collectively, “rights-of-way”) as are necessary to conduct their
business in the manner described, and subject to the limitations contained, in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, except for (i) qualifications, reservations and encumbrances that
would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) such
rights-of-way that, if not obtained, would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect; other than as set forth, and subject to the limitations contained,
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Partnership Entities have, or following
consummation of the Transactions will have, fulfilled and performed all their material
obligations with respect to such rights-of-way and no event has occurred that allows, or
after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or would result
in any impairment of the rights of the holder of any such rights-of-way, except for such
revocations, terminations and impairments that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and,
except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of such rights-of-way
contains any restriction that is materially burdensome to the Partnership Entities, taken as
a whole.
(jj) Transfer Taxes. There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under
Federal law or the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof,
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required to be
paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the
Partnership or sale by the Partnership of the Units.
(kk) Tax
Returns. Each of the Partnership Entities has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax
returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof, except in any case
in which the failure so to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect except as set forth
in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and has paid all taxes
required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the
extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or
penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus.
(ll) Insurance. The Targa Entities carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance
relating to the North Texas Assets, with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such
amounts and covering such risks as is commercially reasonable, and all such insurance is in
full force and effect. The Targa Entities have no reason to believe that they will not be
able (i) to renew their existing insurance coverage relating to the North Texas Assets as and
when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage relating to the North Texas
Assets from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct such business
as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(mm) Distribution Restrictions. No subsidiary of the Partnership is currently prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from paying any distributions to the Partnership, from making any
other distribution on such subsidiary’s equity interests, from repaying to the Partnership
any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Partnership or from transferring any of
such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Partnership or any other subsidiary of the
Partnership, except as described in or contemplated by the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus or arising under the Credit Facility.
(nn) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Targa Entities possess such permits, licenses,
approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”)
issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct the business associated with the North Texas Assets, except where the
failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect; the Targa Entities are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the
failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when
the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to
be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Effect; and the Targa Entities have not received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(oo)
Environmental Laws. With respect to the North Texas Assets, each of the Targa Entities (i)
is in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
the prevention of pollution or protection of the environment or imposing liability or
standards of conduct concerning any Hazardous Materials (as defined below)
(“Environmental Laws”), (ii) has received all permits required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted,
(iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permits and (iv) does not
have any liability in connection with the release into the environment of any Hazardous
Material, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive
required permits, failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits or
liability in connection with such releases would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Hazardous Material” means (A) any “hazardous
substance” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (B) any “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (C) any petroleum or petroleum product, (D) any
polychlorinated biphenyl and (E) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or
toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under or within the meaning of any
applicable Environmental Law. In the ordinary course of business, the Targa Entities
periodically review the effect of Environmental Laws on their business, operations and
properties, in the course of which they identify and evaluate costs and liabilities that are
reasonably likely to be incurred pursuant to such Environmental Laws (including, without
limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of
properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any
related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties).
On the basis of such review, the Targa Entities have reasonably concluded that such
associated costs and liabilities relating to the North Texas Assets would not, singly or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(pp) Possession of Intellectual Property. Except for such exceptions that would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Targa Entities own or
possess, or can acquire or use on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights,
licenses, inventions, copyrights, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented
and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures),
trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively,
“Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on the business associated with the
North Texas Assets, and (ii) the Targa Entities have not received any notice and are not
otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with
respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances that would render any
Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Targa Entities.
(qq) Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any Partnership Entity, on
the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, affiliates, customers or suppliers
of any Partnership Entity, on the other hand, that is required to be described in the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and is not so described.
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(rr) ERISA. On the Closing Date and each settlement date, each Partnership Entity will be
in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and
published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”); no “reportable event” (as defined in
ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which any
Partnership Entity (after giving effect to the Transactions) would have any liability,
excluding any reportable event for which a waiver could apply; no Partnership Entity (after
giving effect to the Transactions) expects to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA
with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan” or (ii) Sections 412
or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and
published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”). None of the Partnership Entities
maintain a “pension plan.”
(ss) Description of Legal Proceedings and Contracts; Filing of Exhibits. There are no legal
or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Targa Parties, threatened or
contemplated, against any of the Partnership Entities, or to which any of the Partnership
Entities is a party, or to which any of their properties or assets, or to which the North
Texas Assets, is subject, that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or
the Disclosure Package that are not described as required, and there are no agreements,
contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments that are required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Disclosure Package or to be filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required by the Act or the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. The statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Disclosure Package, insofar as such statements summarize
legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate
summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
(tt) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. On and after the Closing Date, the Partnership will be in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of 2002, the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and the rules of the
Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”) that are effective and applicable to the
Partnership.
(uu) Investment Company. None of the Partnership Entities is nor, after giving effect to
the offering and sale of the Units and the application of the proceeds thereof as described
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will any of the Partnership Entities be an
“investment company” or a
company “controlled by” an “investment company,” each as defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(vv) Books and Records. Each Partnership Entity maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access
to assets is permitted only in accordance with
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management’s general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. Each Partnership Entity’s internal controls over financial reporting are
effective and none of the Partnership Entities is aware of any material weakness in their
internal control over financial reporting.
(ww) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. (i) Each Partnership Entity has established and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (to the extent required by and as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), (ii) such disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in
the reports it files or will file or submit under the Exchange Act, as applicable, is
accumulated and communicated to management of the General Partner, including their
respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be made and (iii) such disclosure
controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for
which they were established to the extent required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(xx) Market Stabilization. None of the Targa Entities has taken, directly or indirectly,
any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to
cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of
the price of any security of the Partnership to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.
(yy) Loans to Directors and Officers. The Partnership Entities have provided true, correct
and complete copies of all documentation pertaining to any extension of credit in the form
of a personal loan made, directly or indirectly, by any of the Partnership Entities to any
director or executive officer of any of the Partnership Entities or to any family member or
affiliate of any director or executive officer of any of the Partnership Entities.
(zz) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. No Partnership Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Targa Parties, any director, officer,
agent, employee or affiliate of any Partnership Entity is aware of or has taken any action,
directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such Persons of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder
(collectively, the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails
or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer,
payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property,
gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign
official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official
thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the
Partnership Entities and, to the knowledge of the Targa Parties, their affiliates have
conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain
policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to
ensure, continued compliance therewith.
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(aaa) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Partnership Entities are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the
money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any
related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any
arbitrator involving any of the Partnership Entities with respect to the Money Laundering
Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Targa Parties, threatened.
(bbb) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Partnership nor any of its subsidiaries
nor, to the knowledge of the Targa Parties, any director, officer, agent, employee or
affiliate of the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury
Department (“OFAC”); and the Partnership will not directly or indirectly use the
proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to
any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of
financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered
by OFAC.
(ccc) Lending Relationship. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the Partnership (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship
with any bank or lending affiliate of any of the Underwriters and (ii) does not intend to
use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Units hereunder to repay any outstanding debt
owed to any affiliate of the Underwriters.
(ddd) Private Placement. The sale and issuance of the Sponsor Units to TGPI and TLPI and the Incentive
Distribution Rights to the General Partner are exempt from the registration requirements of
the Act, the rules and regulations and the securities laws of any state having jurisdiction
with respect thereto, and none of the Partnership Entities has taken or will take any action
that would cause the loss of such exemption.
(eee) Statistical Data. Any statistical and market-related data included in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus are based on or derived
from sources that the Partnership believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Partnership
has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources to the extent
required.
(fff) Directed Unit Sales. None of the Directed Units distributed in connection with the
Directed Unit Program (each as defined in Section 4 hereof) will be offered or sold outside
the United States. All sales of the Directed Units will comply with the rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers (the “NASD”), including Conduct Rule
2790. The Targa Parties have not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer, any of the
Units to any person pursuant to the Directed Unit Program with the specific intent to
unlawfully influence (i) a customer or supplier of the Partnership Entities, to alter the
customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Partnership Entities, or (ii) a
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trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the
Partnership Entities or their operations.
(ggg) No Distribution of Other Offering Materials. None of the Partnership Entities has
distributed and, prior to the later to occur of the Closing Date or any settlement date and
completion of the distribution of the Units, will distribute any offering material in
connection with the offering and sale of the Units other than any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Representative has consented
in accordance with this Agreement, any other materials, if any, permitted by the Act,
including Rule 134, and, in connection with the Directed Unit Program described in Section 4
hereof, the enrollment materials prepared by UBS Securities LLC.
(hhh) Listing on the Nasdaq. The Units have been approved to be listed on the Nasdaq,
subject to official notice of issuance.
Any certificate signed by any officer of any of the Targa Parties and delivered to the
Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Units shall
be deemed a representation and warranty by such entity, as to matters covered thereby, to each
Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, the Partnership agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each
Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Partnership, at a
purchase price of $19.7925 per unit, the amount of the Firm Units set forth opposite such
Underwriter’s name in Schedule I hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, the Partnership hereby grants an option to the several
Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 2,520,000 Option Units at the
same purchase price per unit as the Underwriters shall pay for the Firm Units. Said option
may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Firm Units by the
Underwriters. Said option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time on or before the
30th day after the date of the Prospectus upon written or telegraphic notice by the
Representatives to the Partnership setting forth the number of Option Units as to which the
several Underwriters are exercising the option and the settlement date. The number of
Option Units to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the same percentage of the total
number of Option Units to be purchased by the several Underwriters as such Underwriter is
purchasing of the Firm Units, subject to such adjustments as the Representatives in their
absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any fractional Partnership Units.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Firm Units and the Option Units
(if the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third
Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date) shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time,
on February 14, 2007, or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after
the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date
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and time may be postponed by
agreement between the Representatives and the Partnership or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such
date and time of delivery and payment for the Units being herein called the “Closing
Date”). Delivery of the Units shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts
of the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives
of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Partnership by wire transfer payable in
same-day funds to an account specified by the Partnership. Delivery of the Firm Units and the
Option Units shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after the third Business Day
immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Partnership will deliver the Option Units (at the
expense of the Partnership) to the Representatives, at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx
the date specified by the Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise
of said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against payment by the
several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order
of the Partnership by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the
Partnership. If settlement for the Option Units occurs after the Closing Date, the Partnership
will deliver to the Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Units, and the obligation
of the Underwriters to purchase the Option Units shall be
conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters confirming as of
such date the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section
6 hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to
offer the Units for sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus.
As part of the offering contemplated by this Agreement, UBS Securities LLC has agreed to
reserve out of the Firm Units set forth opposite its name on Schedule I to this Agreement,
up to 840,000 Firm Units, for sale to the employees, officers, and directors of the Targa Parties
and other parties associated with the Targa Parties (collectively, the “Directed Unit
Participants”), as described in the Prospectus under the heading “Underwriting” (the
“Directed Unit Program”). The Firm Units to be sold by UBS Securities LLC pursuant to the
Directed Unit Program (the “Directed Units”) will be sold by UBS Securities LLC pursuant to
this Agreement at the public offering price. Any Directed Units not orally confirmed for purchase
by any Directed Unit Participants by 8:00 AM, New York City time, on the business day following the
date on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by UBS Securities LLC upon
the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. Under no circumstances will UBS Securities
LLC or any other Underwriter be liable to the Targa Parties or to any Directed Unit Participants
for any action taken or omitted in good faith in connection with such Directed Unit Program. It is
further understood that any Firm Units which are not purchased by Directed Unit Participants will
be offered by UBS Securities LLC to the public upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Prospectus.
5. Agreements. Each of the Targa Parties, jointly and severally, agrees with the several
Underwriters that:
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(a) Preparation of Prospectus and Registration Statement. Prior to the termination of the
offering of the Units, the Partnership will not file any amendment of the Registration
Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement unless
the Partnership has furnished the Representatives a copy for their review prior to filing
and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives
reasonably object. The Partnership will cause the Prospectus, properly completed, and any
supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission
pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and
will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The
Partnership will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Prospectus, and any
supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the
Commission, (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Units, any amendment to
the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request
by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional
information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the
institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the
Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Units for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose. The Partnership will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the
Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain
as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or
objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or
a new registration statement and using its commercially reasonable best efforts to have such
amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
(b) Amendment or Supplement of Disclosure Package and Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. If,
at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs
as a result of which (i) the Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made
at such time not misleading or (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with
the information in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Partnership will (A)
notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package or the Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, may cease until it is amended or supplemented;
(B) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as the
case may be, to correct such statement, omission or conflict; and (C) supply any amendment
or supplement to the Representatives in such quantities as they may reasonably request.
(c) Amendment of Registration Statement or Supplement of Prospectus. If, at any time when a
prospectus relating to the Units is required to be delivered under the Act
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(including in
circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event
occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the
circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the
Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the rules
thereunder, the Partnership promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a)
of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission
or effect such compliance; and (iii) supply any supplemented Prospectus to the
Representatives in such quantities as they may reasonably request.
(d) Reports to Unitholders. The Partnership will make generally available to its
unitholders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the
Partnership and its subsidiaries which will satisfy, on a timely basis, the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act.
(e) Signed Copies of the Registration Statement and Copies of the Prospectus. The
Partnership will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, upon
request and without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits
thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without
exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may
be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied
pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and
each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may
reasonably request. The Partnership will pay the expenses of printing or other production
of all documents relating to the offering.
(f) Qualification of Units. The Partnership will arrange, if necessary, for the
qualification of the Units for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as
required for the distribution of the Units; provided that in no event shall the
Partnership be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now
so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits,
other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Units, in any jurisdiction where
it is not now so subject.
(g) Lock-Up Period. The Partnership will not, without the prior written consent of
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose
of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to,
result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition
due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Partnership, TGPI and TLPI and each officer and
director of the General Partner) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or
participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of,
or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call
equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any other
Partnership Units or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for,
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Partnership Units; or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a
period of 180 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, provided,
however, that the Partnership may issue and sell Partnership Units pursuant to any
employee benefit plan of the
Partnership in effect at the Execution Time and the Partnership
may issue Partnership Units issuable upon the conversion of securities or the exercise of
warrants outstanding at the Execution Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) during
the last 17 days of the
180-day restricted period, the Partnership issues an earnings release or announces material
news or a material event relating to the Partnership occurs; or (ii) prior to the expiration
of the 180-day restricted period, the Partnership announces that it will release earnings
results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, the
restrictions imposed in this clause shall continue to apply until the expiration of the
18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the
material news or the occurrence of the material event. The Partnership will provide the
Representatives and any co-managers and each individual subject to the restricted period
pursuant to the lock-up letters described in Section 6(k) with prior notice of any such
announcement or occurrence that gives rise to an extension of the restricted period.
(h) Price Manipulation. The Targa Parties will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Partnership to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.
(i) Expenses. The Partnership agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the
following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the
Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits
thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting
and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus,
the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to
any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the
offering and sale of the Units; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance
and delivery of certificates for the Units, including any stamp or transfer taxes in
connection with the original issuance and sale of the Units; (iv) the printing (or
reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other
agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the
offering of the Units; (v) the registration of the Units under the Exchange Act and the
listing of the Units on the Nasdaq; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Units for
offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing
fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such
registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the
transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Partnership representatives in
connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Units; (ix) the fees and
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expenses of the Partnership’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including
local and special counsel) for the Partnership; and (x) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance by the Partnership of its obligations hereunder.
(j) Directed Unit Program Expenses. The Partnership agrees to pay (i) all fees and
disbursements of counsel incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the implementation
of the Directed Unit Program, (ii) all costs and expenses incurred by the Underwriters in
connection with the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight
charges and charges for counting and packaging) of copies of the Directed Unit Program
material and (iii) all stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any,
incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Unit Program.
(k) Free Writing Prospectuses. The Partnership agrees that, unless it has or shall have
obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally
and not jointly, agrees with the Partnership that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as
the case may be, the prior written consent of the Partnership, it has not made and will not
make any offer relating to the Units that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405)
required to be filed by the Partnership with the Commission or retained by the Partnership
under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall
be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in
Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus
consented to by the Representatives or the Partnership is hereinafter referred to as a
“Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Partnership agrees that (i) it has treated
and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus and (ii) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the
requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus,
including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.
Furthermore, the Partnership covenants with the Underwriters that the Partnership will comply
with all applicable securities and other applicable laws, rules and regulations in each foreign
jurisdiction in which the Directed Units are offered in connection with the Directed Unit Program.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters
to purchase the Firm Units and the Option Units, as the case may be, shall be subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Targa Parties contained herein as
of the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, to
the accuracy of the statements of the Targa Parties made in any certificates pursuant to the
provisions hereof, to the performance by the Targa Parties of their obligations hereunder and to
the following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b); any material required to be filed by the
Partnership pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall have been filed with the Commission
within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule
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433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
shall have been instituted or threatened.
(b) The Partnership shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P., counsel for
the Partnership, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing
Date and addressed to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) Formation and Qualification. Each of the Targa Entities has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a limited partnership, limited
liability company or corporation, as applicable, and is in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power and authority
necessary to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party, to own or lease and to operate its
properties currently owned or leased or to be owned or leased on the Closing
Date and each settlement date and conduct its business as currently
conducted or as to be conducted on the Closing Date and each settlement
date, in each case as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus. Each of the Targa Entities is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, foreign limited
partnership or foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction set
forth opposite its name on an annex to be attached to such counsel’s
opinion.
(ii) Power and Authority to Act as a General Partner. The General Partner
has full limited liability power and authority to act as general partner of
the Partnership in all material respects as described in the Disclosure
Package and Prospectus. The Operating GP has full limited liability power
and authority to act as general partner of the Operating Partnership in all
material respects as described in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus.
(iii) Ownership of the General Partner. TGPI owns all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests of the General Partner; such membership
interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with
the GP LLC Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP
LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be
affected by Section 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act); and TGPI owns such
membership interests free and clear of all Liens, except restrictions on
transferability and other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus or the GP LLC Agreement and Liens created by or arising under the
Delaware LLC Act or arising under the Targa Credit Agreement, (i) in respect
of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the
State of
Delaware naming TGPI as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known
to such counsel,
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without independent investigation, other than those created
by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act.
(iv) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in the Partnership. The
General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 2.0%
general partner interest in the Partnership; such general partner interest
has been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the
Partnership Agreement; and the General Partner owns such general partner
interest free and clear of all Liens, except restrictions on transferability
and other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or
the Partnership Agreement or Liens created by or arising under the Delaware
LP Act, the Credit Agreement or the Targa Credit Agreement, (i) in respect
of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the
State of Delaware naming the General Partner as debtor is on file as of a
recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation,
other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act.
(v) Ownership of Sponsor Units and Incentive Distribution Rights. TLPI owns
the TLPI Units, TGPI owns the TGPI Units and the General Partner owns 100%
of the Incentive Distribution Rights; all of such Sponsor Units and
Incentive Distribution Rights and the limited partner interests represented
thereby have been duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with
the Partnership Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required under
the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the
Delaware LP Act); and TLPI owns the TLPI units, TGPI owns the TGPI units and
the General Partner owns the Incentive Distribution Rights, in each case
free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions on transferability and
other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the
Partnership Agreement or Liens created by or arising under the Delaware LP
Act, the Credit Agreement or the Targa Credit Agreement) (i) in respect of
which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State
of Delaware naming TLPI, TGPI or the General Partner as debtor is on file as
of a recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent
investigation, other than those created by or arising under the Delaware LP
Act.
(vi) Valid Issuance of the Units. The Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Partnership have
been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to
this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Partnership pursuant to
this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will
be validly issued and fully paid (to the extent required under the
Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability
may be
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affected by matters described in Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the
Delaware LP Act).
(vii) Capitalization. After giving effect to the Transactions and the
offering of the Firm Units as contemplated by this Agreement, the issued and
outstanding Common Units of the Partnership will consist of 16,800,000
Common Units, 11,528,231 Subordinated Units and 578,127 General Partner
Units. Other than the Sponsor Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights,
the Units are the only limited partner interests of the Partnership issued
and outstanding.
(viii) Ownership of the Operating GP. The Partnership owns all of the
issued and outstanding membership interests of the Operating GP; such
membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in
accordance with the Operating GP LLC Agreement and are fully paid (to the
extent required by the Operating GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except
as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of
the Delaware LLC Act); and the Partnership owns such membership interests
free and clear of all Liens, (except restrictions on transferability and
other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the
OLP Partnership Agreement and Liens created by or arising under the Delaware
LLC Act or arising under the Credit Agreement), (i) in respect of which a
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
Delaware naming the Partnership as debtor is on file as of a recent date in
the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii)
otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation.
(ix) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in the Operating Partnership.
The Operating GP is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership
with a 0.001% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership; such
general partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in
accordance with the OLP Partnership Agreement; and the Operating GP owns
such general partner interest free and clear of all Liens (except
restrictions on transferability and other Liens as described in the
Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the OLP Partnership Agreement and
Liens created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or arising
under the Credit Agreement), (i) in respect of which a financing statement
under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the
Operating GP as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known to such
counsel, without independent investigation.
(x) Ownership of the Limited Partner Interest in the Operating Partnership.
After giving effect to the Transactions, the Partnership owns a 99.999%
limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership; such limited partner
interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in
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accordance with the
OLP Partnership Agreement and is fully paid (to the extent required under
the OLP Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-607 and
17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and the Partnership owns such limited
partner interest free and clear of all Liens, except restrictions on
transferability and other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus or the OLP Partnership Agreement and Liens created by or arising
under the Delaware LP Act or arising under the Credit Agreement), (i) in
respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of
the State of Delaware naming the Partnership as debtor is on file as of a
recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation.
(xi) Ownership of North Texas GP. After giving effect to the Transactions,
the Operating Partnership owns all of the issued and outstanding membership
interests of North Texas GP; such membership interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the North Texas GP LLC
Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required by the North Texas GP
LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be
affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and the
Operating Partnership will own such membership interests free and clear of
all Liens, except restrictions on transferability and other Liens as
described in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the North Texas GP
LLC Agreement, Liens created by or arising under the Delaware LLC Act or
arising under the Credit Agreement and Liens arising under the Targa Credit
Agreement which will be released at Closing (i) in respect of which a
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
Delaware naming the Operating Partnership as debtor is on file as of a
recent date in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
or (ii) otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation.
(xii) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in North Texas LP. North
Texas GP is the sole general partner of North Texas LP with a 50% general
partner interest in North Texas LP; such general partner interest has been
duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the North Texas LP
Partnership Agreement; and the North Texas GP owns such general partner
interest free and clear of all Liens, (except restrictions on
transferability and other Liens as described in the Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus or the North Texas LP Partnership Agreement and Liens (except
restrictions on transferability, and other Liens as described in the
Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the North Texas LP Partnership
Agreement, Liens created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or arising
under the Credit Agreement and Liens arising under the Targa Credit
Agreement which will be released at Closing, (i) in respect of which a
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial
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Code of the State of
Delaware naming the North Texas GP as debtor is on file as of a recent date
in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii)
otherwise known to such counsel, without independent investigation.
(xiii) Ownership of the Limited Partner Interest in North Texas LP. After
giving effect to the Transactions, the Operating Partnership owns a 50%
limited partner interest in North Texas LP; such limited partner interest
has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the North
Texas LP Partnership Agreement and is fully paid (to the extent required
under the North Texas LP Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as
such nonassessability may be affected by matters described in Sections
17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and the Operating Partnership
owns such limited partner interest free and clear of all Liens, other than
those created by or arising under the Delaware LP Act or arising under the
Credit Agreement and Liens arising under the Targa Credit Agreement which
will be released at Closing (i) in respect of which a financing statement
under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming the
Operating Partnership as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise known
to such counsel, without independent investigation.
(xiv) Ownership of Targa Intrastate. After giving effect to the
Transactions, North Texas LP owns all of the issued and outstanding
membership interests of Targa Intrastate; such membership interests have be
duly and validly authorized and issued in accordance with the Targa
Intrastate LLC Agreement and are fully paid
(to the extent required by the Targa Intrastate LLC Agreement) and
nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections
18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act); and North Texas will own such
membership interests free and clear of all Liens, (except restrictions on
transferability and other Liens described in the Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus or the Targa Intrastate LLC Agreement and Liens arising under the
Credit Agreement, and Liens arising under the Targa Credit Agreement which
are to be released on the Closing Date (i) in respect of which a financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware naming
the Operating Partnership as debtor is on file as of a recent date in the
office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (ii) otherwise
known to such counsel, without independent investigation.
(xv) No Preemptive Rights, Registration Rights or Options. Except for
preemptive rights provided to the General Partner in the OLP Partnership
Agreement and identified in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there
are no outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights or other rights to
subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or
transfer of, any equity securities of the Partnership Entities, in
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each case
pursuant to the their respective Organizational Agreements or any other
agreement or instrument listed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement,
in either case to which any of the Partnership Entities is a party or by
which any of them may be bound. To such counsel’s knowledge, neither the
filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering or sale of the Units
as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating
to the registration of any Units or other securities of the Partnership
other than as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as set
forth in the Partnership Agreement or as have been waived.
(xvi) Authority and Authorization. Each of the Targa Parties has all
requisite limited partnership, limited liability company or corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its
respective obligations hereunder. The Partnership has all requisite
partnership power and authority to issue, sell and deliver (i) the Units, in
accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus and (ii) the Sponsor Units and Incentive Distribution Rights, in
accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Partnership Agreement and the Contribution Agreement. All corporate,
partnership and limited liability company action, as the case may be,
required to be taken by the Targa Entities or any of their stockholders,
members or partners for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of
the Units, the Sponsor Units and the
Incentive Distribution Rights, the execution and delivery by the Targa
Entities of the Operative Agreements and the consummation of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Agreements to be completed
on or prior to the Closing Date has been validly taken.
(xvii) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Targa Parties.
(xviii) Enforceability of Operative Agreements. The Operative Agreements
have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Targa Entities that
are parties thereto and are valid and legally binding agreements of the
Targa Entities that are parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in
accordance with their terms; provided that, with respect to each
agreement described in this Section (xviii), the enforceability thereof may
be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless
of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law) and (ii) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and
indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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(xix) Conveyances. Each of the conveyances that is part of the
Transactions, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof
by the parties thereto, to the extent it is a valid and legally binding
agreement under the laws of the State of Texas and that such law applies
thereto, is a valid and legally binding agreement of the parties thereto
under the laws of the State of Texas, enforceable in accordance with its
terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless
of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law); each of those conveyances is in a form legally sufficient as between
the parties thereto to transfer or convey to the transferee thereunder all
of the right, title and interest of the transferor stated therein in and to
the ownership interests in Targa North Texas GP and Targa North Texas LP
purported to be transferred thereby, as described in the Contribution
Documents, subject to the conditions, reservations, encumbrances and
limitations contained in the Contribution Documents and those set forth in
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(xx) No Conflicts. None of (i) the offering, issuance or sale by the
Partnership of the Units, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Operative Agreements by the parties hereto or
thereto, as the case may be, or (iii) the consummation of any other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Operative Agreements
(including the Transactions), (A) constitutes or will constitute a violation
of the Organizational Documents of any of the Targa Entities, (B) conflicts
or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach or
violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute such a default) under any agreement or other
instrument filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (other than the
Credit Agreement and the Targa Credit Agreement) or any other agreement that
the Partnership certifies is material as listed on Annex I hereto, (C)
violates or will violate the Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act, the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the laws of the State
of Texas or federal law, (D) violates or will violate any order, judgment,
decree or injunction of any court or governmental agency or other authority
known to such counsel having jurisdiction over any of the Partnership
Entities or any of their properties or assets in a proceeding to which any
of them or their property is a party or (E) results or will result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any of the
Partnership Entities (other than Liens created pursuant to the Credit
Agreement and the Targa Credit Agreement), which conflicts, breaches,
violations, defaults or Liens, in the case of clauses (B), (C), (D) or (E),
would have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the
ability of any of the Targa Entities to consummate the transactions
(including the Transactions) provided for in the Underwriting Agreement or
the Operative Agreements; provided, however, that no opinion need be
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expressed pursuant to this paragraph with respect to federal or state
securities laws and other anti fraud laws.
(xxi) No Consents. No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration, filing or qualification under the Delaware LP Act, the
Delaware LLC Act, the DGCL, Texas law or federal law is required in
connection with the offering, issuance or sale by the Partnership of the
Units, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Operative Agreements by the Targa Entities that are parties thereto, the
execution, delivery and performance by the Targa Entities that are parties
thereto of their respective obligations under the other Operative Agreements
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the Operative Agreements (including the Transactions) contemplated thereby
except (i) for such permits, consents, approvals and similar authorizations
required under the Act, the Exchange Act and state securities or “Blue
Sky” laws, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion, (ii) for
such consents which have been obtained or made, (iii) for such consents
which, if not obtained, would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iv) as
disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(xxii) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement
has become effective under the Act; any required filing of the Prospectus,
and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the
manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); to the knowledge
of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued
and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened.
(xxiii) Form of Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration
Statement, on the Effective Date, and the Prospectus, when filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, were, on their
face, appropriately responsive, in all material respects, to the
requirements of the Act, except that in each case such counsel need express
no opinion with respect to the financial statements or other financial and
statistical data contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus.
(xxiv) Description of Common Units. The statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Disclosure Package under the captions
“Summary—The Offering,” “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on
Distributions—General,” “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on
Distributions,” “Description of the Common Units,” and “The Partnership
Agreement” insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of
the Common Units (including the Units), are
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accurate summaries of the terms of such Common Units in all material
respects.
(xxv) Descriptions and Summaries. The statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Disclosure Package under the captions “Our
Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” “Conflicts of Interest and
Fiduciary Duties,” “The Partnership Agreement,” “Investment in Targa
Resources Partners LP by Employee Benefit Plans” and “Underwriting” insofar
as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of federal or Texas
statutes, rules or regulations or the Delaware LP Act, the Delaware LLC Act
or the DGCL, any legal and governmental proceedings or any contracts,
constitute
accurate summaries of the terms of such statutes, rules and regulations,
legal and governmental proceedings and contracts in all material respects.
The description of the federal statutes, rules and regulations set forth in
the Prospectus under “Business—Safety and Maintenance Regulation,”
“Business—Regulation of Operations” and “Business—Environmental Matters”
constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such statutes, rules and
regulations in all material respects.
(xxvi) Tax Opinion. The opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P. that is filed as
Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement is confirmed and the Underwriters
may rely upon such opinion as if it were addressed to them.
(xxvii) Investment Company. None of the Targa Entities is, nor after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Units and the application of the
proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
will any of the Targa Entities be, an “investment company” as defined in the
Investment Company Act.
(xxviii) Material Agreements. To the knowledge of such counsel, there are
no (i) legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which any
of the Partnership Entities is a party or to which any of their respective
properties is subject that are required to be described in the Prospectus
but are not so described as required or, if determined adversely to any
Partnership Entity, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Partnership Entities; and (ii) agreements, contracts,
indentures, leases or other instruments that are required to be described in
the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that
are not described or filed as required by the Act.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may (i) rely in respect of matters of fact upon
certificates of officers and employees of the Targa Parties and upon information obtained from
public officials, (ii) assume that all documents submitted to such counsel as originals are
authentic, that all copies submitted to such counsel conform to the originals thereof, and that the
signatures on all documents examined by such counsel are genuine, (iii) state that its opinion is
limited to matters governed by federal law and the Delaware LP Act, Delaware LLC Act and the
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DGCL
and the laws of the State of Texas, (iv) with respect to the opinions expressed as to the due
qualification or registration as a foreign limited partnership or limited liability company, as the
case may be, of the Partnership Entities, state that such opinions are based upon certificates of
foreign qualification or registration provided by the Secretary of State of the States listed on an
annex to be attached to such counsel’s opinion (each of which shall be dated as of a date not more
than fourteen days prior to the Closing Date and shall be provided to counsel to the
Underwriters) and (v) state that they express no opinion with respect to (A) any permits to
own or operate any real or personal property and assume that the descriptions of interests in
property described in the Contribution Documents are accurate and describe the interests intended
to be conveyed thereby (and that references in the Contribution Documents to other instruments of
record are correct and that such recorded instruments contain legally sufficient property
descriptions) or (B) state or local taxes or tax statutes to which any of the limited partners of
the Partnership or any of the Targa Parties may be subject.
In addition, such counsel shall state that they have participated in conferences with officers
and other representatives of the Targa Parties, the independent public accountants of the
Partnership and your representatives, at which the contents of the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and although such counsel
has not independently verified, is not passing upon, and is not assuming any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in, the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except to the extent specified in the foregoing opinion),
based on the foregoing, no facts have come to such counsel’s attention that lead such counsel to
believe that:
(A) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading,
(B) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or
(C) the Prospectus, as of its date and on the Closing Date contained or contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
it being understood that such counsel expresses no statement or belief with respect to (i) the
financial statements and related schedules, including the notes and schedules thereto and the
auditor’s report thereon, or any other financial and accounting information, included in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, and (ii) representations and
warranties and other statements of fact included in the exhibits to the Registration Statement.
(c) The Partnership shall have requested and caused Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP counsel
for the Partnership, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, to the effect that:
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(i) The Credit Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership under the
laws of the State of New York in accordance with its terms.
(ii) None of the offering, issuance and sale by the Partnership of the
Units to be sold by it hereunder, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement or the Operative Agreements by the Targa
Entities that are parties thereto, or the consummation by each of them
of the transactions contemplated hereby constitutes or will constitute a
breach or violation of, or a default (or an event which, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under the Credit
Agreement or the Targa Credit Agreement.
(iii) There are no consents of any governmental authority under
Applicable Law which have not been obtained that are required on or prior to
the date hereof in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
by the Partnership of the Credit Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement.
(iv) The statements made in the Prospectus under the caption
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Description of Credit Agreement,”
insofar as such statements purport to constitute summaries of certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement, constitute accurate summaries of such
provisions of the Credit Agreement in all material respects.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may (A) rely in respect of matters of fact upon
certificates of officers and employees of Targa Entities and upon information obtained from public
officials, (B) assume that all documents submitted to such counsel as originals are authentic, that
all copies submitted to such counsel conform to the originals thereof, and that the signatures on
all documents examined by such counsel are genuine, (C) state that such counsel’s opinion is
limited to the laws of the State of New York, and (D) state that such counsel expresses no opinion
with respect to state or local taxes or tax statutes to which any of the limited partners of the
Partnership or any of the Targa Entities may be subject.
(d) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P., counsel for the
Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Units, the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and
other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Targa Parties
shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of
enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(e) The Targa Parties shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the
Partnership, signed on behalf of the Partnership by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer of the General Partner, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that
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the
signers of such certificate have examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as well as each electronic
road show used in connection with the offering of the Units, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Targa Parties in this
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the
same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Partnership has
complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Partnership’s
knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(f) The Targa Parties shall have requested and caused PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to
have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing Date,
letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Representatives and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, confirming
that they are an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Act
and the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, adopted by the
Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”),and
that they have performed a review of the unaudited interim financial information of Targa
North Texas LP for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 and as of September 30,
2006, in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100 and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statement of the Partnership
as of October 23, 2006, the audited financial statement of Targa Resources
GP LLC as of October 23, 2006, and the audited combined financial statements
of Targa North Texas LP as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the two
months ended December 31, 2005, for the ten months ended October 31, 2005,
and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2004,
included in the Registration Statement and reported on by them comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of
the Act and the related rules and regulations adopted by the Commission;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial
statements of Targa North Texas LP included in the Registration Statement;
their limited review, in accordance with standards established
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under
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100, of the unaudited interim financial
statements for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 and as of
September 30, 2006; carrying out certain specified procedures (but not an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) which
would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the
comments set forth in such letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings
of the partners and the Board of Directors (and its audit and
compensation committees) of the Partnership, the General Partner, Targa
North Texas LP, Targa Resources Investments Inc., and Targa Resources Inc.
since December 31, 2005 through a specified date not more than three days
prior to the date of the letter; and inquiries of certain officials who have
responsibility for financial and accounting matters of Targa North Texas LP
as to transactions and events subsequent to September 30, 2006 and regarding
the specific items for which representations are requested below, nothing
came to their attention as a result of the foregoing procedures that caused
them to believe that:
(1) the unaudited interim financial statements of Targa North
Texas LP for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and as of
September 30, 2006 included in the Registration Statement do not
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and with the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to registration
statements on Form S-1; and said unaudited financial statements are
not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited
financial statements included in the Registration Statement;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to September 30, 2006,
there was any increase, at a specified date (this paragraph (2) being
included in said letter only if such date is no later than February
11, 2007) not more than three days prior to the date of the letter,
in the long-term debt of Targa North Texas LP as compared with the
amounts shown on the September 30, 2006 unaudited combined balance
sheet included in the Registration Statement, or for the period from
the date of the latest statement of operations included in the
Registration Statement to such specified date there were any
decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding
year in total operating revenues of Targa North Texas LP, except in
all instances for decreases set forth in such letter, in which case
the Partnership shall provide written explanation as to the
significance thereof unless said explanation is not deemed necessary
by the Representatives; or
(3) any material modifications should be made to the unaudited
interim financial statements of Targa North Texas LP
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for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 included in the
Registration Statement for them to be in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles; or
(iii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting or
financial nature (which is limited to accounting or financial information
obtained from the general accounting records of the Partnership, the
General Partner, Targa North Texas LP, or Targa Resources Inc., which are
subject to control over financial reporting or which has been derived
directly from such accounting records) set forth in the Registration
Statement, agrees with the accounting records of the Partnership, the
General Partner, Targa North Texas LP, or Targa Resources Inc., or
computations made therefrom, excluding any questions of legal
interpretation; and
(iv) on the basis of a reading of the unaudited pro forma condensed
balance sheet of the Partnership as of September 30, 2006, and the unaudited
pro forma condensed combined income statements for the year ended December
31, 2005 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, included in the
Registration Statement (the “pro forma financial statements”);
inquiries of certain officials of the Partnership who have responsibility
for financial and accounting matters; and proving the arithmetic accuracy of
the application of the pro forma adjustments to the historical amounts in
the pro forma condensed financial statements, nothing came to their
attention which caused them to believe that the unaudited pro forma
condensed financial statements of the Partnership included in the
Registration Statement do not comply as to form in all material respects
with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X
or that the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the
historical amounts in the compilation of such statements.
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement thereto at
the date of the letter.
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information
is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the
Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i)
any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (f) of
this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the
Partnership Entities taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or
(ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to
make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
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offering or delivery of the Units as
contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Targa Parties shall have furnished to the
Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives
may reasonably request.
(i) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the
rating of any of the Targa Parties’ debt securities by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act) or
any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible
change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.
(j) The Units shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the
Nasdaq Global Market, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to
the Representatives.
(k) At the Execution Time, the Targa Parties shall have furnished to the
Representatives a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from each of
the TGPI and TLPI and each officer and director of the General Partner.
(l) The Targa Parties shall have furnished to the Representatives evidence satisfactory
to the Representatives that each of the Transactions shall have occurred or will occur as of
the Closing Date, including the concurrent closing of the new credit facility pursuant to
the Credit Agreement, in each case as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
without modification, change or waiver, except for such modifications, changes or waivers as
have been specifically identified to the Representatives and which, in the judgment of the
Representatives, do not make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering
and delivery of the Units on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as
provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives
and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of
such cancellation shall be given to the Partnership in writing or by telephone or facsimile
confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of
Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, at 000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, on the
Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Units provided for herein
is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in
Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to
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Section 10(i) hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the
part of the Targa Parties to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other
than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Targa Parties will reimburse the
Underwriters severally through Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on demand for all out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by
them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Units.
8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Each of Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership
agrees, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the
directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls
any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them
may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law
or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration
statement for the registration of the Units as originally filed or in any amendment
thereof, or in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any other “issuer
information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that Targa,
the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership will not be liable in
any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or
is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Targa Parties by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion therein; provided, further, that prior to any
Underwriter, director, officer, employee or agent of any Underwriter or any person who
controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act seeking
any payment or reimbursement from Targa pursuant to this Section 8(a), such person shall do
so only if and to the extent the Partnership Entities have not timely made such payments or
reimbursement and such person has used commercially reasonable best efforts to collect such
amounts from the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership, except in
the event that the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership commences
or becomes subject to any
bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or other proceeding providing
protection from creditors generally. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the General Partner, the Partnership or the Operating Partnership may
otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each of Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating
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Partnership, each of
the General Partner’s directors and officers who sign the Registration Statement, and each
person who controls Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as
the foregoing indemnity from Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to
such Underwriter furnished to the Targa Parties by or on behalf of such Underwriter through
the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the
foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
any Underwriter may otherwise have. Each Targa Party acknowledges that, under the heading
“Underwriting,” (i) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (ii) the
paragraphs related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids in the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and electronic delivery of the Prospectus,
constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several
Underwriters for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) Each of Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership
agrees, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless UBS Securities LLC, the
directors, officers, employees and agents of UBS Securities LLC and each person, who
controls UBS Securities LLC within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act
(“UBS Entities”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities to which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise (including,
without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
defending or investigating any such action or claim), insofar as such losses, claims
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
prospectus wrapper material prepared by or with the consent of any of the Targa Parties for
distribution in foreign jurisdictions in connection with the Directed Unit Program attached
to the Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, when
considered in conjunction with the Prospectus or any applicable preliminary prospectus, not
misleading; (ii) caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept delivery of
the securities which immediately following the Effective Date of the Registration
Statement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to
purchase; or (iii) related to, arising out of, or in connection with the Directed Unit
Program, except that this clause (iii) shall not apply to the extent that such loss, claim,
damage or liability is finally judicially determined to have resulted primarily from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the UBS Entities; provided, that prior to
any UBS Entity seeking any payment or reimbursement from Targa pursuant to this Section
8(c), such UBS Entity shall do so only if and to the extent the Partnership Entities have
not timely made such payments or reimbursement and such person has used commercially
reasonable best efforts to collect from the General Partner, the Partnership and the
Operating Partnership, except in the event that the General Partner, the Partnership and
the Operating Partnership commences or becomes subject to any
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bankruptcy, liquidation,
reorganization, moratorium or other proceeding providing protection from creditors
generally.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of
the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying
party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above unless
and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not,
in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above. The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice
at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for
which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter
be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the
indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however,
that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.
Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the
indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel
chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such
counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets
of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to
those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have
employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the
indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action
or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without
the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise
or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may
be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties
to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such
claim, action, suit or proceeding and does not include a statement as to or an admission of
fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if indemnity may be sought
pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof in respect of such action or proceeding, then in addition
to such separate firm for the indemnified parties, the indemnifying party shall be liable
for the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one separate firm (in addition to any
local counsel) for UBS Securities LLC, the directors, officers, employees and agents of UBS
Securities LLC, and all persons, if any, who control UBS Securities LLC within the
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meaning
of either the Act or the Exchange Act for the defense of any losses, claims, damages and
liabilities arising out of the Directed Unit Program.
(e) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any
reason, Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership, the Operating Partnership and the
Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending the same) (collectively “Losses”) to which Targa, the
General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and one or more of the
Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership, on the one hand, and by the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of
the Units, provided, however, that (i) prior to any such indemnified party seeking any
payment or reimbursement from Targa pursuant to this Section 8(e), such person shall do so
only if and to the extent the Partnership Entities have not timely made such payments or
reimbursement and such person has used commercially reasonable best efforts to collect such
amounts from the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership, except in
the event that the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership commences
or becomes subject to any bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or other
proceeding providing protection from creditors generally and (ii) in no case shall any
Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the
offering of the Units) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount
or commission applicable to the Units purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason,
Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and the
Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of Targa, the General Partner, the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and of the
Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations;
provided, however, that prior to any such indemnified party seeking any payment or
reimbursement from Targa pursuant to this Section 8(e), such person shall do so only if and
to the extent the Partnership Entities have not timely made such payments or reimbursement
and such person has used commercially reasonable best efforts to collect such amounts from
the General Partner, the
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Partnership and the Operating Partnership, except in the event
that the General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership commences or
becomes subject to any bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or other
proceeding providing protection from creditors generally. Benefits received by Targa, the
General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership shall be deemed to be equal
to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and
benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus.
Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue
or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact relates to information provided by Targa, the General Partner, the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the
other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. Targa, the General
Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or
any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (e), no person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer,
employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such
Underwriter, and each person who controls Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership or
the Operating Partnership within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each
officer of the any of Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of any of
Targa, the General Partner, the Partnership or the Operating Partnership shall have the
same rights to contribution as the Targa Parties, subject in each case to the applicable
terms and conditions of this paragraph (e) to collect such amounts from the General
Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership, except in the event that the
General Partner, the Partnership and the Operating Partnership commences or becomes subject
to any bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or other proceeding providing
protection from creditors generally.
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Units agreed to be
purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall
constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the
remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective
proportions which the number of Units set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto
bears to the aggregate number of Units set forth opposite the names of all the remaining
Underwriters) the Units which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate number of Units
which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of
the aggregate number of Units set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters
shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the
Units, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Units, this Agreement will
terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Targa Parties. In the event of
a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed
for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order
that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other
documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any
defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Targa Parties and any nondefaulting
Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
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10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion
of the Representatives, by notice given to the Partnership prior to delivery of and payment for the
Units, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Partnership’s
Partnership Units shall have been suspended by the Commission or the Nasdaq, (ii) trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq shall have been suspended or
limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (iii) a banking moratorium
shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption
in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or (iv)
there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United
States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial
markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Units as contemplated by the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Targa Parties or their
respective officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any
Underwriter or the Targa Parties or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for
the Units. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. General Counsel (fax no.: (000) 000 0000) and confirmed to the
General Counsel, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
Attention: General Counsel; or, if sent to the Partnership, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed
to Targa Resources Partners LP and confirmed to it at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
00000, attention of Xxxx X. Xxxxx, General Counsel (fax no. 000.000.0000) with a copy to Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 attention of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx (fax
no. 000.000.0000)
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
14. No Fiduciary Duty. Each of the Targa Parties hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase
and sale of the Units pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between
the Targa Parties, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be
acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary
of the Targa Parties and (c) the Targa Parties’ engagement of the Underwriters in connection with
the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in
any other capacity. Furthermore, each of the Targa Parties agrees that it is solely responsible
for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the
Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Targa
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Parties on related or other matters).
Each of the Targa Parties agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered
advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to any of
the Targa Parties, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
15. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
(whether written or oral) between the Targa Parties and the Underwriters, or any of them, with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
16. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
17. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Targa Parties hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
19. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
20. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Applicable Time” means 5:00 PM (Eastern time) on February 8, 2007 or such other time
as agreed by the Targa Parties and the Representatives.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday
or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to
close in New York City.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus that is generally
distributed to investors and used to offer the Units, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if
any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the
parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure
Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement, any
post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or
becomes effective.
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“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule
405.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as
defined in Rule 433.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus referred to in
paragraph 1(a) above and any preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the
Effective Date that omits Rule 430A Information.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus relating to the Units that is first filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in
paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement
relating to the Units that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of
such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A, as amended at the Execution Time and, in the
event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes
effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or
such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule
405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule 430A” and “Rule 433” refer
to such rules under the Act.
“Rule 430A Information” shall mean information with respect to the Units and the
offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the Registration Statement when it becomes effective
pursuant to Rule 430A.
“Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement and any
amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating to the offering covered by the
registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement among the Targa Parties and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
Targa Resources, Inc. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP | ||||||
By: | Targa Resources GP LLC | |||||
its general partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Targa Resources GP LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Targa Resources Operating LP | ||||||
By: | Targa Resources Partners Operating GP LLC | |||||
its general partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Targa Resources Operating GP LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
UBS Securities LLC
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
UBS Securities LLC
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
By:
|
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |||
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Title: Vice President |
For themselves and the other
several Underwriters named in
Schedule I to the foregoing
Agreement.
several Underwriters named in
Schedule I to the foregoing
Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
Number of Firm Units | ||||
Underwriters | to be Purchased | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
3,360,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. |
3,360,000 | |||
UBS Securities LLC |
3,360,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated |
1,680,000 | |||
X.X. Xxxxxxx & Sons, Inc. |
1,008,000 | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
1,008,000 | |||
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. |
1,008,000 | |||
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC |
1,008,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. |
336,000 | |||
RBC Capital Markets Corporation |
336,000 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Inc. |
336,000 | |||
Total |
18,600,000 | |||
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SCHEDULE II
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
Free Writing Prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2007.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOCK-UP LETTER
February __, 2007
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
UBS Securities LLC
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
UBS Securities LLC
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting Agreement
(the “Underwriting Agreement”), between Targa Resources, Inc., Targa Resources Partners LP
(the “Partnership”), Targa Resources GP LLC, Targa Resources Operating LP, Targa Resources
Operating GP LLC and each of you as representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein,
relating to an underwritten public offering of units, representing limited partner interests (the
“Partnership Units”), in the Partnership.
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement,
the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which
is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the
undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or
participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or
decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated
thereunder with respect to, any Common Units of the Partnership or any securities convertible into,
or exercisable or exchangeable for such Common Units, or publicly announce an intention to effect
any such transaction, for a period of 180 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, other
than Partnership Units disposed of as bona fide gifts approved by Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, if (i) during the last 17 days of the 180-day lock-up
period set forth above (the “Lock-up Period”), the Partnership issues an earnings release
or announces material news or a material event; or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up
Period, the Partnership announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period
beginning on the last day of the Lock-up Period, then the restrictions described in the preceding
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paragraph will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the
issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material news or material event.
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Closing Date (as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated.
Yours very truly,
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