Exhibit 3.6
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
SUNOCO PARTNERS LLC
A Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company
Dated as of
_________ __, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions ...................................................1
Section 1.02 Construction ..................................................9
ARTICLE II.
ORGANIZATION
Section 2.01 Formation. ....................................................9
Section 2.02 Name ..........................................................9
Section 2.03 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office .........9
Section 2.04 Purposes ......................................................9
Section 2.05 Foreign Qualification ........................................10
Section 2.06 Term .........................................................10
Section 2.07 No State Law Partnership .....................................11
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERSHIP
Section 3.01 Membership Interests; Additional Members .....................11
Section 3.02 Access to Information ........................................11
Section 3.03 Liability ....................................................11
Section 3.04 Withdrawal ...................................................12
ARTICLE IV.
DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.01 General Restriction ..........................................12
Section 4.02 Admission of Assignee as a Member ............................12
Section 4.03 Requirements Applicable to All Dispositions and Admissions ...12
ARTICLE V.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.01 Initial Capital Contributions ................................13
Section 5.02 Loans ........................................................13
Section 5.03 Return of Contributions ......................................13
Section 5.04 Capital Accounts .............................................14
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ARTICLE VI.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.01 Distributions ................................................14
Section 6.02 Distributions on Dissolution and Winding Up ..................14
Section 6.03 Allocations ..................................................14
Section 6.04 Varying Interests ............................................16
Section 6.05 Tax Distributions ............................................17
Section 6.06 Withheld Taxes ...............................................17
Section 6.07 Limitations on Distributions .................................17
ARTICLE VII.
MANAGEMENT
Section 7.01 Management by Board of Directors and Executive Officers ......17
Section 7.02 Number; Qualification; Tenure ................................18
Section 7.03 Regular Meetings .............................................18
Section 7.04 Special Meetings .............................................18
Section 7.05 Notice .......................................................18
Section 7.06 Action by Consent of Board or Committee of Board .............19
Section 7.07 Conference Telephone Meetings ................................19
Section 7.08 Quorum .......................................................19
Section 7.09 Vacancies; Increases in the Number of Directors ..............19
Section 7.10 Committees ...................................................19
Section 7.11 Removal ......................................................20
ARTICLE VIII.
OFFICERS
Section 8.01 Elected Officers .............................................20
Section 8.02 Election and Term of Office ..................................21
Section 8.03 Chairman of the Board ........................................21
Section 8.04 Chief Executive Officer ......................................21
Section 8.05 President ....................................................21
Section 8.06 Chief Financial Officer ......................................22
Section 8.07 Vice Presidents ..............................................22
Section 8.08 Comptroller; Treasurer .......................................22
Section 8.09 Secretary ....................................................22
Section 8.10 Removal ......................................................23
Section 8.11 Vacancies ....................................................23
ARTICLE IX.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
Section 9.01 Indemnification ..............................................23
Section 9.02 Liability of Indemnitees .....................................24
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ARTICLE X.
TAXES
Section 10.01 Tax Returns ..................................................25
Section 10.02 Tax Elections ................................................25
Section 10.03 Tax Matters Partner ..........................................26
ARTICLE XI.
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS AND BANK ACCOUNTS
Section 11.01 Maintenance of Books .........................................27
Section 11.02 Reports ......................................................27
Section 11.03 Bank Accounts ................................................27
ARTICLE XII.
DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP AND TERMINATION
Section 12.01 Dissolution ..................................................27
Section 12.02 Winding-Up and Termination ...................................28
Section 12.03 Deficit Capital Account ......................................29
Section 12.04 Certificate of Dissolution ...................................29
ARTICLE XIII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Offset .......................................................29
Section 13.02 Notices ......................................................29
Section 13.03 Entire Agreement; Superseding Effect .........................30
Section 13.04 Effect of Waiver or Consent ..................................30
Section 13.05 Amendment or Restatement .....................................31
Section 13.06 Binding Effect ...............................................31
Section 13.07 Governing Law; Severability ..................................31
Section 13.08 Further Assurances ...........................................31
Section 13.09 Waiver of Certain Rights .....................................32
Section 13.10 Counterparts .................................................32
Section 13.11 Jurisdiction .................................................32
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
Sunoco PARTNERS LLC
A Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company
This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of Sunoco
PARTNERS LLC (the "Company"), dated as of _________ __, 2002, is adopted,
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executed and agreed to by Sunoco Pipe Line Company of Delaware, a Delaware
corporation ("Sunoco Delaware"), Sunoco Texas Pipe Line Company, a Texas
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corporation ("Sunoco Texas"), Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), a Pennsylvania corporation
("Sunoco R&M") and Atlantic Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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("Atlantic"), as the Members (as defined herein) of the Company.
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R E C I T A L S:
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WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a Pennsylvania limited liability
company under and pursuant to the Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company Law of
1994, as amended (the "Act"), on October 12, 2001 (the "Original Filing Date")
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by the filing of a Certificate of Organization of a Domestic Limited Liability
Company (the "Pennsylvania Certificate") with the Pennsylvania Department of
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State on such date; and
WHEREAS, Sunoco Delaware, as the sole member, adopted, executed and
agreed to a Limited Liability Company Agreement (the "Prior Agreement") relating
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to theCompany on October 15, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Sunoco Delaware and the Company desire to admit Sunoco Texas,
Sunoco R&M and Atlantic as members of the Company in exchange for their capital
contributions as set forth in Section 5.01 and to amend and restate the Prior
Agreement to, among other things, provide for a board of directors and officers
of the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby amend the Prior Agreement
and, as so amended, restate it in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth below or set forth in the Sections referred to below:
"Act" has the meaning given such term in the Recitals.
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"Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" means, with respect to any Member,
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the deficit balance, if any, in such Member's Capital Account as of the end of
the relevant fiscal year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) credit to such Capital Account any amounts that such
Member is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement or pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant
to the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
(ii) debit to such Capital Account the items described in
Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is
intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
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directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control"
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when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
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"Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
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Agreement of Sunoco Partners LLC.
"Applicable Law" means (a) any United States federal, state, local or
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foreign law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment,
decree or permit of any Governmental Authority and (b) any rule or listing
requirement of any applicable national stock exchange or listing requirement of
any national stock exchange or Securities and Exchange Commission recognized
trading market on which securities issued by the MLP are listed or quoted.
"Assignee" means any Person that acquires a Membership Interest or any
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portion thereof through a Disposition; provided, however, that an Assignee shall
have no right to be admitted to the Company as a Member except in accordance
with Article IV. The Assignee of a dissolved Member is the shareholder, partner,
member or other equity owner or owners of the dissolved Member to whom such
Member's Membership Interest is assigned by the Person conducting the
liquidation or winding up of such Member. The Assignee of a Bankrupt Member is
(a) the Person or Persons (if any) to whom such Bankrupt Member's Membership
Interest is assigned by order of the court or other Governmental Authority
having jurisdiction over the related Bankruptcy, or (b) in the event of a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the creditor to which such
Membership Interest is assigned.
"Atlantic" has the meaning given such term in the introductory
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paragraph of this Agreement.
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"Bankruptcy" or "Bankrupt" means, with respect to any Person, that (a)
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such Person (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii)
files a voluntary bankruptcy petition; (iii) becomes the subject of an order for
relief or is declared insolvent in any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings; (iv) files a petition or answer seeking for such Person a
reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution
or similar relief under any Applicable Law; (v) files an answer or other
pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition
filed against such Person in a proceeding of the type described in subclauses
(i) through (iv) of this clause (a); or (vi) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in
the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or
any substantial part of such Person's properties; or (b) a proceeding seeking
reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution
or similar relief under any Applicable Law has been commenced against such
Person and 120 Days have expired without dismissal thereof or with respect to
which, without such Person's consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or
liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of such Person's
properties has been appointed and 90 Days have expired without the appointment's
having been vacated or stayed, or 90 Days have expired after the date of
expiration of a stay, if the appointment has not previously been vacated.
"Board" has the meaning given such term in Section 7.01.
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"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
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when banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to
be closed.
"Capital Account" means, with respect to any Member, the Capital
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Account maintained for such Member in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) To each Member's Capital Account there shall be credited
such Member's Capital Contributions, such Member's distributive share
of Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain that are
specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof, and the amount of
any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or that are secured by
any property (other than money) distributed to such Member.
(ii) To each Member's Capital Account there shall be debited
the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any property (other
than money) distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of
this Agreement, such Member's distributive share of Losses and any
items in the nature of expenses or losses that are specially allocated
pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of
such Member assumed by the Company or that are secured by any property
(other than money) contributed by such Member to the Company.
(iii) In the event all or a portion of a Membership Interest
is transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the
transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to
the extent it relates to the Membership Interest so transferred.
(iv) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes
of the foregoing subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this definition of
"Capital Account," there shall be taken into
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account Section 752(c) of the Code and any other applicable provisions
of the Code and the Treasury Regulations.
The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement
relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be interpreted and applied in a
manner consistent with the Treasury Regulations.
"Capital Contribution" means, with respect to any Member, the amount of
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money and the net agreed value of any property (other than money) contributed to
the Company by such Member. Any reference in this Agreement to the Capital
Contribution of a Member shall include a Capital Contribution of its
predecessors in interest.
"Certified Public Accountants" means a firm of independent public
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accountants selected from time to time by the Board.
"Claim" means any and all judgments, claims, causes of action, demands,
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lawsuits, suits, proceedings, Governmental investigations or audits, losses,
assessments, fines, penalties, administrative orders, obligations, costs,
expenses, liabilities and damages (whether actual, consequential or punitive),
including interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys' fees, disbursements and
costs of investigations, deficiencies, levies, duties and imposts.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
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time.
"Company" has the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph
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of this Agreement.
"Compensation Committee" has the meaning given such term in Section
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7.10(d).
"Conflicts Committee" has the meaning given such term in Section
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7.10(c).
"Contribution Agreement" means that certain Contribution, Conveyance
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and Assumption Agreement, dated as of _________ __, 2002, among the Company, the
MLP, the Operating Partnership and certain other parties, together with the
additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced
thereunder.
"Day" means a calendar day; provided, however, that, if any period of
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Days referred to in this Agreement shall end on a Day that is not a Business
Day, then the expiration of such period shall be automatically extended until
the end of the next succeeding Business Day.
"Depreciation" means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount
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equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction
allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if
the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period,
"Depreciation" shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning
Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other
cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning
adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that, if the federal income tax
depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year is
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zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross
Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Board.
"Director" or "Directors" has the meaning given such term in Section
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7.02.
"Dispose," "Disposing" or "Disposition" means, with respect to any
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asset (including a Membership Interest or any portion thereof), a sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift, exchange or other disposition of such
asset, whether such disposition be voluntary, involuntary or by operation of
Applicable Law.
"Disposing Member" has the meaning given such term in Section 4.02.
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"Dissolution Event" has the meaning given such term in Section 12.01(a).
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"Encumber," "Encumbering" or "Encumbrance" means the creation of a
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security interest, lien, pledge, mortgage or other encumbrance, whether such
encumbrance be voluntary, involuntary or by operation of Applicable Law.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles.
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"Governmental Authority" or "Governmental" means any federal, state,
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local or foreign court or governmental or regulatory agency or authority or any
arbitration board, tribunal or mediator having jurisdiction over the Company or
its assets or Members.
"Gross Asset Value" means, with respect to any asset, the asset's
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adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i) the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by
a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of said
asset, as determined by the contributing Member and the Board, in a
manner that is consisted with Section 7701(g) of the Code;
(ii) the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be
adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as
determined by the Board, in a manner that is consistent with Section
7701(g) of the Code, as of the following times: (a) the acquisition of
an additional Membership Interest by any new or existing Member in
exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (b) the
distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis
amount of property other than money as consideration for an Membership
Interest; and (c) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however,
that adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above shall be made
only if the Tax Matters Partner reasonably determines that such
adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
economic interests of the Members in the Company;
(iii) the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed
to any Member shall be the gross fair market value (taking Section
7701(g) of the Code into account) of such asset on the date of
distribution; and
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(iv) the Gross Asset Values of any Company assets shall be
increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted
basis of such assets pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code or Section
743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are
taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv)(m) and the definition of Capital
Account hereof; provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be
adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) to the extent the Tax
Matter Officer determines that an adjustment pursuant to the foregoing
subparagraph (ii) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in
connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an
adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to the foregoing subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iv), such Gross Asset
Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with
respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.
"Incentive Plan" means any plan or arrangement pursuant to which the
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Company may compensate its employees, consultants, directors and/or service
providers.
"Indemnitee" means (a) any Person who is or was an Affiliate of the
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Company, (b) any Person who is or was a member, partner, officer, director,
employee, agent or trustee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company and
(c) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company as an officer, director, employee, member, partner,
agent, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided, that a Person shall not
be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee,
fiduciary or custodial services.
"Independent Director" has the meaning given such term in Section
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7.10(b).
"Majority Interest" means greater than 50% of the Sharing Ratios.
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"Member" means any Person executing this Agreement as of the date of
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this Agreement as a member of the Company or hereafter admitted to the Company
as a member as provided in this Agreement, but such term does not include any
Person who has ceased to be a member in the Company.
"Membership Interest" means, with respect to any Member, (a) that
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Member's status as a Member; (b) that Member's share of the income, gain, loss,
deduction and credits of, and the right to receive distributions from, the
Company; (c) all other rights, benefits and privileges enjoyed by that Member
(under the Act, this Agreement or otherwise) in its capacity as a Member,
including that Member's rights to vote, consent and approve and otherwise to
participate in the management of the Company, including through the Board; and
(d) all obligations, duties and liabilities imposed on that Member (under the
Act, this Agreement or otherwise) in its capacity as a Member, including any
obligations to make Capital Contributions.
"MLP" means Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., a Delaware limited
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partnership.
"Notices" has the meaning given such term in Section 13.02.
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"NYSE" has the meaning given such term in Section 7.02.
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"Operating Partnership" means Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations
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L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any successors thereto.
"Original Filing Date" has the meaning given such term in the Recitals.
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"Partnership Agreement" means the First Amended and Restated Agreement
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of Limited Partnership of the MLP, dated _________ __, 2002, as amended, or any
successor agreement.
"Pennsylvania Certificate" has the meaning given such term in the
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Recitals.
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited
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liability company, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated
organization, joint venture, trust, court, Governmental agency or any political
subdivision thereof, or any other entity.
"Prior Agreement" has the meaning given such term in the Recitals.
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"Profits" and "Losses" means, for each fiscal year or other period, an
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amount equal to the Company's taxable income or loss for such year or period,
determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all
items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately
pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or
loss), with the following adjustments:
(i) any income of the Company that is exempt from federal
income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or
Losses pursuant to this definition shall be added to such taxable
income or loss;
(ii) any expenditures of the Company described in Section
705(a)(2)(B) of the Code and not otherwise taken into account in
computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(iii) in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset
is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iv) of the definition of
Gross Asset Value hereof, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken
into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for
purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
(iv) gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property
(other than money) with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for
federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross
Asset Value of the property disposed of notwithstanding that the
adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(v) in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost
recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income
or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such fiscal
year or other period, computed in accordance with the definition of
Depreciation hereof; and
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(vi) notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of
"Profits" and "Losses," any items that are specially allocated pursuant
to Section 6.03(d) and Section 6.03(e) hereof shall not be taken into
account in computing Profits or Losses.
"Proper Officers" means those officers authorized by the Board to act
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on behalf of the Company.
"Retained Assets" means the pipeline, terminal and other logistics
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assets and investments owned by Sunoco, Inc. and its affiliates that were not
conveyed or contributed to the MLP pursuant to the Contribution Agreement,
including Mid-Valley Pipeline, West Texas Gulf Pipeline Company, Mesa Pipeline
and Inland Corporation.
"Sharing Ratio" means, subject in each case to adjustments in
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accordance with this Agreement or in connection with Dispositions of Membership
Interests, (a) in the case of a Member executing this Agreement as of the date
of this Agreement or a Person acquiring such Member's Membership Interest, the
percentage specified for that Member as its Sharing Ratio on Exhibit A, and (b)
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in the case of Membership Interests issued pursuant to Section 3.01, the Sharing
Ratio established pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the total of all
Sharing Ratios shall always equal 100%.
"Sun Delaware" has the meaning given such term in the introductory
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paragraph of this Agreement.
"Sunoco R&M" has the meaning given such term in the introductory
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paragraph of this Agreement.
"Sunoco Texas" has the meaning given such term in the introductory
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paragraph of this Agreement.
"Target Capital Account Amount" means, with respect to a Member, the
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distribution the Member would receive pursuant to Section 6.02 if the amount to
be distributed to the Member equaled the product of (i) the amount described in
Section 12.02(a)(iii)(C) multiplied by (ii) the Member's Sharing Ratio.
"Tax Matters Partner" has the meaning given such term in Section
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10.03(a).
"Term" has the meaning given such term in Section 2.06.
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"Treasury Regulations" means the regulations (including temporary
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regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury
pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Code. All references herein to
sections of the Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision
or provisions of succeeding, similar or substitute, temporary or final, Treasury
Regulations.
"Withdraw," "Withdrawing" or "Withdrawal" means the withdrawal,
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resignation or retirement of a Member from the Company as a Member. Such terms
shall not include any Dispositions of Membership Interest (which are governed by
Article IV), even though the Member making a Disposition may cease to be a
Member as a result of such Disposition.
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(b) Other terms defined herein have the meanings so given them.
Section 1.02 Construction.
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Whenever the context requires, (a) the gender of all words used in this
Agreement includes the masculine, feminine and neuter, (b) the singular forms of
nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa, (c) all
references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections in this
Agreement, each of which is made a part for all purposes, and (d) the term
"include" or "includes" means includes, without limitation, and "including"
means including, without limitation.
ARTICLE II.
ORGANIZATION
Section 2.01 Formation.
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Sun Delaware formed the Company as a Pennsylvania limited liability
company by the filing of the Pennsylvania Certificate, dated as of the Original
Filing Date, with the Pennsylvania Department of State pursuant to the Act.
Section 2.02 Name.
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The name of the Company is "Sunoco Partners LLC" and all Company
business must be conducted in that name or such other names that comply with
Applicable Law as the Board may select.
Section 2.03 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office.
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The name of the Company's registered agent for service of process is CT
Corporation System, and the address of the Company's registered office in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, #0000, Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000. The principal place of business of the Company shall be
located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000. The Board may
change the Company's registered agent or the location of the Company's
registered office or principal place of business as the Board may from time to
time determine.
Section 2.04 Purposes.
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(a) The Company may carry on any lawful business or activity permitted
by the Act. The Company shall be authorized to engage in any and all other
activities, whether or not related to the foregoing, that in the judgment of the
Board may be beneficial or desirable.
(b) Subject to the limitations expressly set forth in this Agreement,
the Company shall have the power and authority to do any and all acts and things
deemed necessary or desirable by the Board to further the Company's purposes and
carry on its business, including, without limitation, the following:
(i) acting as the general partner of the MLP;
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(ii) operating, maintaining and administering the Retained
Assets and the businesses conducted by or related to them;
(iii) entering into any kind of activity and performing
contracts of any kind necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of
its business (including the business of the MLP);
(iv) acquiring any property, real or personal, in fee or under
lease or license, or any rights therein or appurtenant thereto,
necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of its business;
(v) borrowing money and issuing evidences of indebtedness and
securing any such indebtedness by mortgage or pledge of, or other lien
on, the assets of the Company;
(vi) entering into any such instruments and agreements as the
Board may deem necessary or desirable for the ownership, management,
operation, leasing and sale of the Company's property; and
(vii) negotiating and concluding agreements for the sale,
exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
properties of the Company, or for the refinancing of any loan or
payment obtained by the Company.
The Members hereby specifically consent to and approve the execution
and delivery by the Proper Officers on behalf of the Company of all loan
agreements, guarantees, notes, security agreements or other documents or
instruments, if any, as required by any lender providing funds to the Company,
the MLP or the Operating Partnership and ancillary documents contemplated
thereby.
Section 2.05 Foreign Qualification.
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Prior to the Company's conducting business in any jurisdiction other
than Pennsylvania, the Proper Officers shall cause the Company to comply, to the
extent procedures are available and those matters are reasonably within the
control of such officers, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Company
as a foreign limited liability company in that jurisdiction. At the request of
the Proper Officers, the Members shall execute, acknowledge, swear to and
deliver all certificates and other instruments conforming with this Agreement
that are necessary or appropriate to qualify, continue and terminate the Company
as a foreign limited liability company in all such jurisdictions in which the
Company may conduct business.
Section 2.06 Term.
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The period of existence of the Company (the "Term") commenced on the
Original Filing Date and shall end at such time as a certificate of dissolution
is filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State in accordance with Section
12.04.
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Section 2.07 No State Law Partnership.
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The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including a
limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint
venturer of any other Member, for any purposes other than federal, state, local
and foreign income tax purposes, and this Agreement may not be construed to
suggest otherwise.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERSHIP
Section 3.01 Membership Interests; Additional Members.
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The Members own Membership Interests in the Company as reflected in
Exhibit A attached hereto. Persons may be admitted to the Company as Members, on
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such terms and conditions as the Board determines at the time of admission. The
terms of admission or issuance must specify the Sharing Ratios applicable
thereto and may provide for the creation of different classes or groups of
Members having different rights, powers and duties. The Board may reflect the
creation of any new class or group in an amendment to this Agreement indicating
the different rights, powers and duties, and such an amendment shall be approved
by the Board and executed by the Proper Officers. Any such admission is
effective only after such new Member has executed and delivered to the Members
and the Company an instrument containing the notice address of the new Member,
the Member's ratification of this Agreement and agreement to be bound by it.
Section 3.02 Access to Information.
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Each Member shall be entitled to receive any information that it may
request concerning the Company; provided, however, that this Section 3.02 shall
not obligate the Company to create any information that does not already exist
at the time of such request (other than to convert existing information from one
medium to another, such as providing a printout of information that is stored in
a computer database). Each Member shall also have the right, upon reasonable
notice, and at all reasonable times during usual business hours to inspect the
properties of the Company and to audit, examine and make copies of the books of
account and other records of the Company. Such right may be exercised through
any agent or employee of such Member designated in writing by it or by an
independent public accountant, engineer, attorney or other consultant so
designated. All costs and expenses incurred in any inspection, examination or
audit made on such Member's behalf shall be borne by such Member.
Section 3.03 Liability.
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(a) No Member shall be liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities
of the Company.
(b) The Company and the Members agree that the rights, duties and
obligations of the Members in their capacities as members of the Company are
only as set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise arise under the Act.
Furthermore, the Members agree that the existence of any rights of a Member, or
the exercise or forbearance from exercise of any such rights, shall not create
any duties or obligations of the Member in their capacities as members of the
Company,
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nor shall such rights be construed to enlarge or otherwise alter in any manner
the duties and obligations of the Members.
Section 3.04 Withdrawal.
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A Member does not have the right or power to Withdraw.
ARTICLE IV.
DISPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 4.01 General Restriction.
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A Member may not Dispose of all or any portion of its Membership
Interests except in strict accordance with this Article IV. References in this
Article IV to Dispositions of a Membership Interest shall also refer to
Dispositions of a portion of a Membership Interest. Any attempted Disposition of
a Membership Interest, other than in strict accordance with this Article IV,
shall be, and is hereby declared, null and void ab initio. The Members agree
that a breach of the provisions of this Article IV may cause irreparable injury
to the Company and to the other Members for which monetary damages (or other
remedy at law) are inadequate in view of (a) the complexities and uncertainties
in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure
of a Member to comply with such provision and (b) the uniqueness of the business
and the relationship among the Members. Accordingly, the Members agree that the
provisions of this Article IV may be enforced by specific performance.
Section 4.02 Admission of Assignee as a Member.
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An Assignee has the right to be admitted to the Company as a Member,
with the Membership Interests (and attendant Sharing Ratio) so transferred to
such Assignee, only if (a) the Member making the Disposition (a "Disposing
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Member") has granted the Assignee either (i) all, but not less than all, of such
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Disposing Member's Membership Interests or (ii) the express right to be so
admitted; and (b) such Disposition is effected in strict compliance with this
Article IV.
Section 4.03 Requirements Applicable to All Dispositions and
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Admissions.
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Any Disposition of Membership Interests and any admission of an
Assignee as a Member shall also be subject to the following requirements, and
such Disposition (and admission, if applicable) shall not be effective unless
such requirements are complied with; provided, however, that the Board, in its
sole and absolute discretion, may waive any of the following requirements:
(a) Disposition Documents. The following documents must be delivered to
the Board and must be satisfactory, in form and substance, to the Board:
(i) Disposition Instrument. A copy of the instrument pursuant
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to which the Disposition is effected.
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(ii) Ratification of this Agreement. With respect to any
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Disposition, an instrument, executed by the Disposing Member and its
Assignee, containing the following information and agreements, to the
extent they are not contained in the instrument described in Section
4.03(a)(i): (A) the notice address of the Assignee; (B) the Sharing
Ratios after the Disposition of the Disposing Member and its Assignee
(which together must total the Sharing Ratio of the Disposing Member
before the Disposition); (C) the Assignee's ratification of this
Agreement and agreement to be bound by it; and (D) representations and
warranties by the Disposing Member and its Assignee that (1) the
Disposition and admission is being made in accordance with Applicable
Laws, and (2) the matters set forth in Section 4.03(a)(i) and this
Section 4.03(a)(ii) are true and correct.
(iii) Opinions. With respect to any Disposition, such opinions
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of counsel regarding tax and securities law matters as the Board, in
its sole discretion, may require.
(b) Payment of Expenses. The Disposing Member and its Assignee shall
pay, or reimburse the Company for, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
the Company in connection with the Disposition and admission of the Assignee as
a Member, including the legal fees incurred in connection with the legal
opinions referred to in Section 4.03(a)(iii).
(c) No Release. No Disposition of Membership Interests shall effect a
release of the Disposing Member from any liabilities to the Company or the other
Members arising from events occurring prior to the Disposition.
ARTICLE V.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.01 Initial Capital Contributions.
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At the time of the formation of the Company or contemporaneously with
the adoption by the Members of this Agreement, as appropriate, each Member shall
be deemed to have made Capital Contributions as set forth next to the Member's
name on Exhibit A.
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Section 5.02 Loans.
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If the Company does not have sufficient cash to pay its obligations,
any Member(s) that may agree to do so with the consent of the Board may advance
all or part of the needed funds to or on behalf of the Company. An advance
described in this Section 5.02 constitutes a loan from the Member to the
Company, bears interest at a rate determined by the Board from the date of the
advance until the date of payment and is not a Capital Contribution.
Section 5.03 Return of Contributions.
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Except as expressly provided herein, no Member is entitled to the
return of any part of its Capital Contributions or to be paid interest in
respect of either its Capital Account or its Capital Contributions. An unrepaid
Capital Contribution is not a liability of the Company or of any Member. A
Member is not required to contribute or to lend any cash or property to the
Company to enable the Company to return any Member's Capital Contributions.
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Section 5.04 Capital Accounts.
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An individual Capital Account shall be established and maintained for
each Member. A Member that has more than one class or series of Membership
Interest shall have a single Capital Account that reflects all such class,
classes or series of Membership Interests, regardless of the classes or series
of Membership Interests owned by such Member and regardless of the time or
manner in which such Membership Interests were acquired. Upon the Disposition of
all or a portion of a Membership Interest, the Capital Account of the Disposing
Member that is attributable to such Membership Interest shall carry over to the
Assignee in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l).
ARTICLE VI.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.01 Distributions.
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02 and Section 6.05,
distributions to the Members shall be made only to all Members simultaneously in
proportion to their respective Sharing Ratios (at the time the amounts of such
distributions are determined) and in such aggregate amounts and at such times as
shall be determined by the Board; provided, however, any loans from Members
pursuant to Section 5.02 shall be repaid prior to any distributions to Members
pursuant to this Section 6.01.
Section 6.02 Distributions on Dissolution and Winding Up.
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Upon the dissolution and winding up of the Company, after adjusting the
Capital Accounts for all distributions made under Section 6.01 and all
allocations under this Article VI, all available proceeds distributable to the
Members as determined under Section 12.02 shall be distributed to all of the
Members in amounts equal to the Members' positive Capital Account balances.
Section 6.03 Allocations.
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Subject to the allocation rules of Section 6.03(c), (d) and (e) hereof,
Profits and Losses of the Company for any fiscal year shall be allocated as
follows:
(a) Profits for any fiscal year shall be allocated in the following
order of priority:
(i) first, to all Members, in proportion to the deficit
balances (if any) in their Capital Accounts, in an amount necessary to
eliminate any deficits in the Members' Capital Accounts and restore
such Capital Accounts balances to zero;
(ii) second, to the Members until each Member has been
allocated an amount equal to the amount distributed to such Member
pursuant to Section 6.01 in the current and in all previous fiscal
years in excess of amounts previously allocated to such Members
pursuant to this Section 6.03(a)(ii);
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(iii) third, to the Members, to the greatest extent possible,
an amount required to cause the positive Capital Account balances of
each of the Members to be in the same proportion as the Member's
respective Sharing Ratios; and
(iv) thereafter, to the Members in proportion their respective
Sharing Ratios.
(b) Losses for any fiscal year shall be allocated in the following
order of priority:
(i) first, to the Members, to the greatest extent possible, an
amount required to cause the positive Capital Account balances of each
of the Members to be in the same proportion as the Member's respective
Sharing Ratios;
(ii) next, to the Members in proportion to their respective
Sharing Ratios until the Capital Account balances of such Members have
been reduced to zero;
(iii) next, to any Member that has a positive Capital Account
balance until the Capital Account balances of all of the Members have
been reduced to zero; and
(iv) thereafter, to the Members in proportion to their
respective Sharing Ratios.
(c) Notwithstanding the allocation provisions of Section 6.03(a) and
(b), if the allocation of Profits or Losses to a Member pursuant to Sections
6.03(a) and (b) in the current fiscal year would cause a Member to have a
positive Capital Account balance that is greater than or less than the amount
that has been distributed to such Member in the current fiscal year pursuant to
Section 6.01, then the allocations of Profits and Losses in the current fiscal
year shall be adjusted, to the greatest extent possible, to cause the positive
Capital Account balances of each Member to equal the amount of distributions
made to such Member in the current fiscal year. In addition, in the event of the
dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof, if the allocation
of Profits or Losses to a Member pursuant to Sections 6.03(a) and (b) would
cause a Member to have a Capital Account balance in an amount that is greater
than or less than the Member's Target Capital Account Amount, then the
allocations of Profits and Losses shall be adjusted, to the greatest extent
possible, to cause the positive Capital Account balances of each Member to equal
such an amount.
(d) The following special allocations shall be made in the following
order:
(i) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member
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unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions
described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Company
income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Member in an
amount and manner sufficient to restore, to the extent required by the
Treasury Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such
Member as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to
this Section 6.03(d)(i) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all
other allocations provided for in this Article VI have been tentatively
made as if this Section 6.03(d)(i) was not in this Agreement.
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(ii) Gross Income Allocation. In the event any Member has a
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deficit Capital Account at the end of any Company fiscal year that is
in excess of the sum of (x) the amount such Member is obligated to
restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and (y) the amount
such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the
penultimate sentence of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
1.704-2(i)(5), such Member shall be specially allocated items of
Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as
possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section
6.03(d)(ii) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member
would have a deficit Capital Account balance in excess of such sum
after all other allocations provided for in this Article VI have been
made as if Section 6.03(d)(i) hereof and this Section 6.03(d)(ii) were
not in this Agreement.
(iii) Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment of
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the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b)
of the Code or Section 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into
account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment
to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment
decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially
allocated to the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in
which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to
such section of the Treasury Regulations.
(e) In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any
property contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax
purposes, be allocated among the Members to take account of any variation
between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income
tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with the
definition of same under this Agreement). In the event the Gross Asset Value of
any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of the definition of
Gross Asset Value hereof, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and
deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between
the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross
Asset Value in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to
such allocations shall be made by the Tax Matters Partner in any manner that
reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement, provided that
the Company shall use the remedial allocation method set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-3(d). Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.03(e) are
solely for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign taxes and shall not
affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member's Capital
Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to
any provision of this Agreement.
Section 6.04 Varying Interests.
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All items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit shall be
allocated, and all distributions shall be made, to the Persons shown on the
records of the Company to have been Members as of the last calendar day of the
period for which the allocation or distribution is to be made. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if during any taxable year there is a change in any Member's
Sharing Ratio, the Members agree that their allocable shares of such items for
the taxable year
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shall be determined on any method determined by the Board to be permissible
under Code Section 706 and the related Treasury Regulations to take account of
the Members' varying Sharing Ratios.
Section 6.05 Tax Distributions.
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To the extent the Board, in good faith, determines the Company has
sufficient funds, the Company shall make distributions on quarterly basis after
the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, beginning with the first quarter
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002, to each Member in an amount equal
to (i) the total amount of taxable income allocated to such Member for such
fiscal year that exceeds the aggregate allocation of Losses pursuant to Sections
6.03(b) and (c) for the preceding fiscal years multiplied by (ii) a tax rate
reasonably selected by the Board; provided, however, that subsequent
distributions to the Members made during such fiscal year and subsequent fiscal
years shall be adjusted as necessary to ensure that, over the entire term of the
Company, the aggregate cash distributed to a Member shall be equal to the amount
to which such Member would have been entitled had there been no distributions
made pursuant to this Section 6.05.
Section 6.06 Withheld Taxes.
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All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provision of any
state, local or foreign tax law with respect to any payment, distribution or
allocation to the Company or the Members shall be treated as amounts distributed
to the Members pursuant to this Article VI for all purposes of this Agreement.
The Board is authorized to withhold from distributions, or with respect to
allocations, to the Members and to pay over to any federal, state, local or
foreign government any amounts required to be so withheld pursuant to the Code
or any provision of any other federal, state, local or foreign law and shall
allocate such amounts to those Members with respect to which such amounts were
withheld.
Section 6.07 Limitations on Distributions.
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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to any Member on account of
its interest in the Company if such distribution would violate any Applicable
Law.
ARTICLE VII.
MANAGEMENT
Section 7.01 Management by Board of Directors and Executive Officers.
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The business and affairs of the Company shall be fully vested in, and
managed by, a Board of Directors (the "Board"), subject to the executive
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officers elected pursuant to Article VIII hereof. [The Directors and executive
officers shall collectively constitute "managers" of the Company within the
meaning of the Act.] Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, the authority and functions of the Board, on the one hand, and the
executive officers, on the other hand, shall be identical to the authority and
functions of the board of directors and officers, respectively, of a corporation
organized under the Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended, of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The executive officers shall be vested with
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such powers and duties as are set forth in Article VIII hereof and as are
specified by the Board. Accordingly, except as otherwise specifically provided
in this Agreement, the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed
under the direction of the Board, and the day-to-day activities of the Company
shall be conducted on the Company's behalf by the executive officers who shall
be agents of the Company.
In addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred on the
Board by this Agreement, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company
and do all such acts and things as are not restricted by the Act or Applicable
Law.
Section 7.02 Number; Qualification; Tenure.
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The number of directors constituting the Board shall be six (each a
"Director" and, collectively, the "Directors"), unless otherwise fixed from time
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to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors. A
Director need not be a Member. The Directors shall be elected or approved by the
Members at an annual meeting of the Members and shall serve as Directors of the
Company until their death or removal from office or until their successors are
elected and qualified.
The initial Directors of the Company shall be Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx. The Members will appoint two independent
Directors within three months of the listing of the MLP's common units on the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE") and one additional independent
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Director within 12 months of such listing.
Section 7.03 Regular Meetings.
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The Board shall meet at least quarterly, and a regular meeting of the
Board shall be held without notice other than this Section 7.03 immediately
after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of Members. The Board may,
by resolution, provide the time and place for the holding of additional regular
meetings without other notice than such resolution.
Section 7.04 Special Meetings.
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A special meeting of the Board may be called at any time at the request
of (a) the Chairman of the Board or (b) any four Directors.
Section 7.05 Notice.
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Written notice of all regular meetings of the Board must be given to
all Directors at least 10 Days prior to the regular meeting of the Board and two
Business Days prior to any special meeting of the Board. All notices and other
communications to be given to Directors shall be sufficiently given for all
purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered by hand, courier or overnight
delivery service or three days after being mailed by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or when
received in the form of a telegram or facsimile, and shall be directed to the
address or facsimile number as such Director shall designate by notice to the
Company. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any
regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice of such
meeting, except for amendments to this Agreement, as provided herein. A meeting
may be held at any
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time without notice if all the Directors are present or if those not present
waive notice of the meeting either before or after such meeting.
Section 7.06 Action by Consent of Board or Committee of Board.
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Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, all decisions of the
Board, or any committee of the Board, shall require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum, as described
in Section 7.08, is present. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the
Board, or any committee of the Board, may act without a meeting so long as all
Directors shall have executed a written consent with respect to any action taken
in lieu of a meeting.
Section 7.07 Conference Telephone Meetings.
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Directors or members of any committee of the Board may participate in a
meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in
the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 7.08 Quorum.
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A majority of Directors, present in person or participating in
accordance with Section 7.07, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, but if at any meeting of the Board there shall be less than a quorum
present, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time
to time without further notice. Any act of the majority of the Directors present
at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board. The
Directors present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business
until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Directors to leave
less than a quorum.
Section 7.09 Vacancies; Increases in the Number of Directors.
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Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, vacancies and newly
created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of
Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although
less than a quorum, or a sole remaining Director; and any Director so chosen
shall hold office until the next annual election and until his successor shall
be duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced.
Section 7.10 Committees.
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(a) The Board may establish committees of the Board and may delegate
certain of its responsibilities to such committees.
(b) The Board shall have an audit committee comprised of three
Directors, all of whom shall be Independent Directors. Such audit committee
shall establish a written audit committee charter in accordance with the rules
of the NYSE, as amended from time to time. "Independent Director" shall mean
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Directors meeting the independence and experience requirements as set forth most
recently by the NYSE.
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(c) The Board shall have a conflicts committee comprised of at least
three Directors, all of whom shall be Independent Directors (the "Conflicts
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Committee"). The Conflicts Committee shall review transactions between the MLP
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and Sunoco, Inc., or any of its Affiliates, and any other transactions involving
the MLP or its Affiliates, that the Board believes may involve conflicts of
interest. Any matter approved by the Conflicts Committee in the manner provided
for in the Partnership Agreement shall be conclusively deemed to be fair and
reasonable to the MLP, and not a breach by the Company of any fiduciary or other
duties owed to the MLP by the Company.
(d) The Board shall have a compensation committee comprised of the
Directors serving on the Conflicts Committee (the "Compensation Committee"). The
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Compensation Committee shall be charged with setting compensation for officers
of the Company and the MLP, as well as administering any Incentive Plans put in
place by the Company.
(e) A majority of any committee, present in person or participating in
accordance with Section 7.07, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business of such committee.
(f) A majority of any committee may determine its action and fix the
time and place of its meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide. Notice
of such meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the manner
provided for in Section 7.05. The Board shall have power at any time to fill
vacancies in, to change the membership of or to dissolve any such committee.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Board from appointing one or more
committees consisting in whole or in part of persons who are not Directors;
provided, however, that no such committee shall have or may exercise any
authority of the Board.
Section 7.11 Removal.
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Any Director or the entire Board may be removed, with or without cause,
by the holders of a Majority Interest then entitled to vote at an election of
Directors.
ARTICLE VIII.
OFFICERS
Section 8.01 Elected Officers.
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The executive officers of the Company shall serve at the pleasure of
the Board. Such officers shall have the authority and duties delegated to each
of them, respectively, by the Board from time to time. The elected officers of
the Company shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a
President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other
officers (including, without limitation, Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice
Presidents and Vice Presidents) as the Board from time to time may deem proper.
The Chairman of the Board shall be chosen from among the Directors. All officers
elected by the Board shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain
to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article
VIII. The Board or any committee thereof may from time to time elect, such other
officers (including one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Treasurers), as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the
business of the Company. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties
and shall hold their offices for
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such terms as shall be provided in this Agreement or as may be prescribed by the
Board or such committee, as the case may be.
Section 8.02 Election and Term of Office.
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The names and titles of the initial officers of the Company are set
forth on Exhibit B hereto. Thereafter, the officers of the Company shall be
elected annually by the Board at the regular meeting of the Board held after the
annual meeting of the Members. If the election of officers shall not be held at
such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each
officer shall hold office until such person's successor shall have been duly
elected and shall have qualified or until such person's death or until he shall
resign or be removed pursuant to Section 8.10.
Section 8.03 Chairman of the Board.
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The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Members
and of the Board. The Directors also may elect a Vice-Chairman to act in the
place of the Chairman upon his absence or inability to act.
Section 8.04 Chief Executive Officer.
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The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the general
management of the affairs of the Company and shall perform all duties incidental
to such person's office that may be required by law and all such other duties as
are properly required of him by the Board. He shall make reports to the Board
and the Members and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board and
of any committee thereof are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer
may sign, with the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or any other Proper Officer
of the Company thereunto duly authorized by the Board, any deeds, mortgages,
bonds, contracts or other instruments that the Board has authorized to be
executed except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly
delegated by the Board or by this Agreement to some other officer or agent of
the Company or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed. The Chairman
of the Board may serve in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer. If the
Chairman of the Board does not so serve, then the Chief Executive Officer, if he
is also a director, shall, in the absence of or because of the inability to act
of the Chairman of the Board, perform all duties of the Chairman of the Board
and preside at all meetings of the Board.
Section 8.05 President.
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The Chief Executive Officer may serve in the capacity of President. If
the Chief Executive Officer does not so serve, then the President shall (i)
assist the Chief Executive Officer in the administration and operation of the
Company's business and general supervision of its policies and affairs, and (ii)
in the absence of or because of the inability to act of the Chief Executive
Officer, perform all duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
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Section 8.06 Chief Financial Officer.
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The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for financial
reporting for the Company and shall perform all duties incidental to such
persons' office that may be required by law and all such other duties as are
properly required of him by the Board. He shall make reports to the Board and
shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board and of any committee
thereof relating to financial reporting are carried into effect.
Section 8.07 Vice Presidents.
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Each Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President and any Vice
President shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be
assigned to him by the Board.
Section 8.08 Comptroller; Treasurer.
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(a) The Comptroller shall act as the Treasurer of the Company. The
Comptroller shall exercise general supervision over the receipt, custody and
disbursement of corporate funds. The Comptroller shall cause the funds of the
Company to be deposited in such banks as may be authorized by the Board, or in
such banks as may be designated as depositories in the manner provided by
resolution of the Board. The Comptroller shall, in general, perform all duties
incident to the office of Treasurer and shall have such further powers and
duties and shall be subject to such directions as may be granted or imposed from
time to time by the Board.
(b) Assistant Treasurers shall have such of the authority and perform
such of the duties of the Comptroller as may be provided in this Agreement or
assigned to them by the Board or the Comptroller. Assistant Treasurers shall
assist the Comptroller in the performance of the duties assigned to the
Comptroller and, in assisting the Comptroller, each Assistant Treasurer shall
for such purpose have the powers of the Comptroller. During the Comptroller's
absence or inability, the Comptroller's authority and duties shall be possessed
by such Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers as the Board may designate.
Section 8.09 Secretary.
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(a) The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, in one or more books
provided for that purpose, the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the
committees of the Board and the Members. The Secretary shall (i) see that all
notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and
as required by law; (ii) be custodian of the records and the seal of the Company
and affix and attest the seal to all documents to be executed on behalf of the
Company under its seal; (iii) see that the books, reports, statements,
certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept and
filed are properly kept and filed; and (iv) in general, perform all the duties
incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time
may be assigned to the Secretary by the Board.
(b) Assistant Secretaries shall have such of the authority and perform
such of the duties of the Secretary as may be provided in this Agreement or
assigned to them by the Board or the Secretary. Assistant Secretaries shall
assist the Secretary in the performance of the duties assigned to the Secretary
and, in assisting the Secretary, each Assistant Secretary shall for such purpose
have the powers of the Secretary. During the Secretary's absence or inability,
the
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Secretary's authority and duties shall be possessed by such Assistant Secretary
or Assistant Secretaries as the Board may designate.
Section 8.10 Removal.
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Any officer elected, or agent appointed, by the Board may be removed by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board whenever, in their judgment, the
best interests of the Company would be served thereby. No elected officer shall
have any contractual rights against the Company for compensation by virtue of
such election beyond the date of the election of such person's successor, such
person's death, such person's resignation or such person's removal, whichever
event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract
or under an employee deferred compensation plan.
Section 8.11 Vacancies.
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A newly created elected office and a vacancy in any elected office
because of death, resignation or removal may be filled by the Board for the
unexpired portion of the term at any meeting of the Board.
ARTICLE IX.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
Section 9.01 Indemnification.
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(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the
limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including
legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or
other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which
any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or
otherwise, by reason of its status as an Indemnitee; provided, that in each case
the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that such Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Company and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe its conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo
contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that the
Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified above. Any
indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be made only out of the
assets of the Company.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal
fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to
Section 9.01(a) in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding
shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final
disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by
the Company of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such
amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified as authorized in this Section 9.01.
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(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 9.01 shall be in
addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any
agreement, as a matter of law or otherwise, both as to actions in the
Indemnitee's capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity,
and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity
and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and
administrators of the Indemnitee.
(d) The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the
Company, its Affiliates and such other Persons as the Company shall determine,
against any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be
incurred by such Person in connection with the Company's activities or such
Person's activities on behalf of the Company, regardless of whether the Company
would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the
provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 9.01, (i) the Company shall be deemed
to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit
plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Company also imposes
duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or
beneficiaries of the plan; (ii) excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute
"fines" within the meaning of Section 9.01(a); and (iii) action taken or omitted
by the Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan in the performance
of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of
the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a
purpose that is in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.
(f) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in
part under this Section 9.01 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the
transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction
was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
(g) The provisions of this Section 9.01 are for the benefit of the
Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not
be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.
(h) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.01 or any
provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of
any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the
obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.01 as in effect immediately
prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising
from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or
be asserted.
Section 9.02 Liability of Indemnitees.
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(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Company or
any other Persons who have
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acquired membership interests in the Company, for losses sustained or
liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission if such Indemnitee acted
in good faith.
(b) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company,
such Indemnitee acting in connection with the Company's business or affairs
shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member for its good faith reliance
on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the
extent that they restrict or otherwise modify the duties and liabilities of an
Indemnitee otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to
replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnitee.
(c) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 9.02 or any
provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the
limitations on the liability to the Company, and the Company's directors,
officers and employees under this Section 9.02 as in effect immediately prior to
such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or
relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment,
modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
ARTICLE X.
TAXES
Section 10.01 Tax Returns.
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The Tax Matters Partner of the Company shall prepare and timely file
(on behalf of the Company) all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns
required to be filed by the Company. Each Member shall furnish to the Company
all pertinent information in its possession relating to the Company's operations
that is necessary to enable the Company's tax returns to be timely prepared and
filed. The Company shall bear the costs of the preparation and filing of its
returns.
Section 10.02 Tax Elections.
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(a) The Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate
tax returns:
(i) to adopt as the Company's fiscal year the calendar year;
(ii) to adopt the accrual method of accounting;
(iii) if a distribution of the Company's property as described
in Section 734 of the Code occurs or upon a transfer of Membership
Interest as described in Section 743 of the Code occurs, on request by
notice from any Member, to elect, pursuant to Section 754 of the Code,
to adjust the basis of the Company's properties;
(iv) to elect to amortize the organizational expenses of the
Company ratably over a period of 60 months as permitted by Section
709(b) of the Code; and
(v) any other election the Board may deem appropriate.
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(b) Neither the Company nor any Member shall make an election for the
Company to be excluded from the application of the provisions of subchapter K of
chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Code or any similar provisions of applicable
state, local or foreign law and no provision of this Agreement (including
Section 2.07) shall be construed to sanction or approve such an election.
Section 10.03 Tax Matters Partner.
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(a) The Board shall select _______________ to act as the "tax matters
partner" of the Company pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code (the "Tax
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Matters Partner"). The Tax Matters Partner shall take such action as may be
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necessary to cause to the extent possible each Member to become a "notice
partner" within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code. The Tax Matters Partner
shall inform each Member of all significant matters that may come to its
attention in its capacity as Tax Matters Partner by giving notice thereof on or
before the fifth Business Day after becoming aware thereof and, within that
time, shall forward to each Member copies of all significant written
communications it may receive in that capacity.
(b) The Tax Matters Partner shall take no action without the
authorization of the Board, other than such action as may be required by
Applicable Law. Any cost or expense incurred by the Tax Matters Partner in
connection with its duties, including the preparation for or pursuance of
administrative or judicial proceedings, shall be paid by the Company.
(c) The Tax Matters Partner shall not enter into any extension of the
period of limitations for making assessments on behalf of the Members without
first obtaining the consent of the Board. The Tax Matters Partner shall not bind
any Member to a settlement agreement without obtaining the consent of such
Member. Any Member that enters into a settlement agreement with respect to any
Company item (as described in Section 6231(a)(3) of the Code) shall notify the
other Members of such settlement agreement and its terms within 90 Days from the
date of the settlement.
(d) No Member shall file a request pursuant to Section 6227 of the Code
for an administrative adjustment of Company items for any taxable year without
first notifying the other Members. If the Board consents to the requested
adjustment, the Tax Matters Partner shall file the request for the
administrative adjustment on behalf of the Members. If such consent is not
obtained within 30 Days from such notice, or within the period required to
timely file the request for administrative adjustment, if shorter, any Member
may file a request for administrative adjustment on its own behalf. Any Member
intending to file a petition under Sections 6226, 6228 or other Section of the
Code with respect to any item involving the Company shall notify the other
Members of such intention and the nature of the contemplated proceeding. In the
case where the Tax Matters Partner is intending to file such petition on behalf
of the Company, such notice shall be given within a reasonable period of time to
allow the Members to participate in the choosing of the forum in which such
petition will be filed.
(e) If any Member intends to file a notice of inconsistent treatment
under Section 6222(b) of the Code, such Member shall give reasonable notice
under the circumstances to the other Members of such intent and the manner in
which the Member's intended treatment of an item is (or may be) inconsistent
with the treatment of that item by the other Members.
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ARTICLE XI.
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS AND BANK ACCOUNTS
Section 11.01 Maintenance of Books.
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(a) The Board shall cause to be kept a record containing the minutes of
the proceedings of the meetings of the Board and of the Members, appropriate
registers and such books of records and accounts as may be necessary for the
proper conduct of the business of the Company.
(b) The books of account of the Company shall be (i) maintained on the
basis of a fiscal year that is the calendar year, (ii) maintained on an accrual
basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and (iii) audited by the
Certified Public Accountants at the end of each calendar year.
Section 11.02 Reports.
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With respect to each calendar year, the Board shall prepare, or cause
to be prepared, and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each Member:
(a) Within 120 Days after the end of such calendar year, a profit and
loss statement and a statement of cash flows for such year, a balance sheet and
a statement of each Member's Capital Account as of the end of such year,
together with a report thereon of the Certified Public Accountants; and
(b) Such federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns and such
other accounting, tax information and schedules as shall be necessary for the
preparation by each Member on or before June 15 following the end of each
calendar year of its income tax return with respect to such year.
Section 11.03 Bank Accounts.
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Funds of the Company shall be deposited in such banks or other
depositories as shall be designated from time to time by the Board. All
withdrawals from any such depository shall be made only as authorized by the
Board and shall be made only by check, wire transfer, debit memorandum or other
written instruction.
ARTICLE XII.
DISSOLUTION, WINDING-UP AND TERMINATION
Section 12.01 Dissolution.
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(a) The Company shall dissolve and its affairs shall be wound up on the
first to occur of the following events (each, a "Dissolution Event"):
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(i) the unanimous consent of the Members; or
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(ii) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company
under Section 8972 of the Act.
(b) No other event shall cause a dissolution of the Company.
Section 12.02 Winding-Up and Termination.
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(a) On the occurrence of a Dissolution Event of the type described in
Section 12.01(a)(i) or Section 12.01(a)(ii), the Board shall act as liquidator.
The liquidator shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company
and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Act. The costs of
winding up shall be borne as a Company expense. Until final distribution, the
liquidator shall continue to operate the Company properties with all of the
power and authority of the Members. The steps to be accomplished by the
liquidator are as follows:
(i) as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after
final winding up, the liquidator shall cause a proper accounting to be
made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the
Company's assets, liabilities and operations through the last day of
the month in which the dissolution occurs or the final winding up is
completed, as applicable;
(ii) the liquidator shall discharge from Company funds all of
the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company (including all
expenses incurred in winding up) or otherwise make adequate provision
for payment and discharge thereof (including the establishment of a
cash escrow fund for contingent liabilities in such amount and for such
term as the liquidator may reasonably determine); and
(iii) all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed
to the Members as follows:
(A) the liquidator may sell any or all Company
property, including to Members, and any resulting gain or loss
from each sale shall be computed and allocated to the Capital
Accounts of the Members in accordance with the provisions of
Article VI;
(B) with respect to all Company property that has not
been sold, the fair market value of that property shall be
determined and the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be
adjusted to reflect the manner in which the unrealized income,
gain, loss and deduction inherent in property that has not
been reflected in the Capital Accounts previously would be
allocated among the Members if there were a taxable
disposition of that property for the fair market value of that
property on the date of distribution; and
(C) Company property (including cash) shall be
distributed among the Members in accordance with Section 6.02;
and those distributions shall be made by the end of the
taxable year of the Company during which the liquidation of
the Company occurs (or, if later, 90 Days after the date of
the liquidation).
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(b) The distribution of cash or property to a Member in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 12.02 constitutes a complete return to the Member
of its Capital Contributions and a complete distribution to the Member of its
Membership Interest and all the Company's property. To the extent that a Member
returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those
funds.
Section 12.03 Deficit Capital Accounts.
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No Member will be required to pay to the Company, to any other Member
or to any third party any deficit balance that may exist from time to time in
the Member's Capital Account.
Section 12.04 Certificate of Dissolution.
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On completion of the distribution of Company assets as provided herein,
the Members (or such other Person or Persons as the Act may require or permit)
shall file a certificate of dissolution with the Pennsylvania Department of
State, cancel any other filings made pursuant to Section 2.05 and take such
other actions as may be necessary to terminate the existence of the Company.
Upon the filing of such certificate of dissolution, the existence of the Company
shall terminate (and the Term shall end), except as may be otherwise provided by
the Act or by Applicable Law.
ARTICLE XIII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Offset.
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Whenever the Company is to pay any sum to any Member, any amounts that
Member owes the Company may be deducted from that sum before payment.
Section 13.02 Notices.
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All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other
communications (collectively, "Notices") required or permitted to be given
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hereunder or that are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with
charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile,
addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have
specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the
date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram,
telex or facsimile. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed
given upon delivery of such notice:
To the Company:
Sunoco Partners LLC
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: General Counsel and Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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To Sun Pipe Line Company of Delaware:
Sun Pipe Line Company of Delaware
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
To Sunoco Texas Pipe Line Company:
Sunoco Texas Pipe Line Company
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
To Sunoco, Inc. (R&M):
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
To Atlantic Petroleum Corporation:
Atlantic Petroleum Corporation
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Section 13.03 Entire Agreement; Superseding Effect.
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Members and
their Affiliates relating to the Company and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and supersedes all provisions and concepts contained in all prior
contracts or agreements among the Members or any of their Affiliates with
respect to the Company, whether oral or written.
Section 13.04 Effect of Waiver or Consent.
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a waiver or consent,
express or implied, to or of any breach or default by any Member in the
performance by that Member of its obligations with respect to the Company is not
a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or
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default in the performance by that Member of the same or any other obligations
of that Member with respect to the Company. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, failure on the part of a Member to complain of any act of any Member
or to declare any Member in default with respect to the Company, irrespective of
how long that failure continues, does not constitute a waiver by that Member of
its rights with respect to that default until the applicable
statute-of-limitations period has run.
Section 13.05 Amendment or Restatement.
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This Agreement or the Pennsylvania Certificate may be amended or
restated only by a written instrument executed (or, in the case of the
Pennsylvania Certificate, approved) by the Members.
Section 13.06 Binding Effect.
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Subject to the restrictions on Dispositions set forth in this
Agreement, this Agreement is binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the
Members and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 13.07 Governing Law; Severability.
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THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAW OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE
OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS
AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. In the event of a direct conflict
between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory, non-waivable
provision of the Act, such provision of the Act shall control. If any provision
of the Act provides that it may be varied or superseded in a limited liability
company agreement (or otherwise by agreement of the members or managers of a
limited liability company), such provision shall be deemed superseded and waived
in its entirety if this Agreement contains a provision addressing the same issue
or subject matter. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof
to any Member or circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent,
(a) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to
other Members or circumstances is not affected thereby, and (b) the Members
shall negotiate in good faith to replace that provision with a new provision
that is valid and enforceable and that puts the Members in substantially the
same economic, business and legal position as they would have been in if the
original provision had been valid and enforceable.
Section 13.08 Further Assurances.
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In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, each Member shall execute and deliver any additional documents and
instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate
to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and those
transactions.
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Section 13.09 Waiver of Certain Rights.
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Each Member irrevocably waives any right it may have to maintain any
action for dissolution of the Company or for partition of the property of the
Company.
Section 13.10 Counterparts.
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This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the
same effect as if all signing parties had signed the same document. All
counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument.
Section 13.11 Jurisdiction.
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Any and all Claims arising out of, in connection with or in relation to
(i) the interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement, or (ii) any
relationship before, at the time of entering into, during the term of, or upon
or after expiration or termination of this Agreement, between the parties
hereto, shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each party hereto unconditionally and irrevocably
consents to the jurisdiction of any such court over any Claims and waives any
objection that such party may have to the laying of venue of any Claims in any
such court.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members have executed this Agreement as of the
date first set forth above.
MEMBERS
SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY OF DELAWARE
By:
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Name:
Title:
SUNOCO TEXAS PIPE LINE COMPANY
By:
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Name:
Title:
SUNOCO, INC. (R&M)
By:
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Name:
Title:
ATLANTIC PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
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Effective Capital
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Member Membership Interest Contribution
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Sun Pipe Line Company of Delaware ____% $________
Sunoco Texas Pipe Line Company ____% $________
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) ____% $________
Atlantic Petroleum Corporation ____% $________
EXHIBIT B
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx President and Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Comptroller
Xxxx X. Broker Vice President, Western Operations
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice President, Business Development
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice President, Eastern Operations
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Secretary
