FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF EPCO UNIT L.P. Dated as of December 2, 2009
EXHIBIT 10.5
Dated as of December 2, 2009
This First Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Agreement of Limited Partnership dated
as of November 13, 2008 (as subsequently amended, the “Partnership Agreement”) of EPCO Unit
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), is made and entered into
effective as of December 2, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement and in
accordance with Section 12.05 thereof.
Section 1. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Section 11.01. Paragraph (b) of Section 11.01 of the Partnership Agreement is
hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(b) unless otherwise agreed to by the General Partner, the Class A Limited Partner and
a Required Interest, the date that falls on the second trading day immediately following
the first date as of which the distributions with respect to all outstanding EPD Units held
by the Partnership relating to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 have been paid in
full by EPD;
Section 2. RATIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. Except as expressly modified and amended
herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
Section 3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS-OF-LAW RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT
REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR CONTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first set
forth above.
GENERAL PARTNER: | EPCO, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
CLASS A LIMITED PARTNER: | DFI DELAWARE HOLDINGS, L.P. | |||||
By: | DFI Delaware General, LLC, | |||||
its general partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Manager | ||||||
CLASS B LIMITED PARTNERS: | Representing a majority of Class B Limited Partners of the Partnership, pursuant to Powers of Attorney executed in favor of, and granted and delivered to the General Partner | |||||
By: | EPCO, INC. | |||||
(As attorney-in-fact for the Class B Limited | ||||||
Partners pursuant to powers of attorney) | ||||||
By: | /s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
President and Chief Executive | ||||||
Officer |
First Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of EPCO Unit L.P.