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EXHIBIT 10.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARENT AGREEMENT
AMONG
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION,
OXY CH CORPORATION,
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION,
LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY,
MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC.
AND
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 GUARANTEE OF OBLIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Guarantee Regarding Interested Owner Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 No Demand or Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4 Waiver of Resort to Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 No Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.6 Waivers by the Parent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.7 No Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.8 Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.9 Continued Effectiveness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.10 Certain Defenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.11 Parties in Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.12 Parent Net Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SECTION 2 OWNERSHIP AND BUSINESS OF PARTNER SUBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge of Partner Sub Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Right of First Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Prohibition on Affiliated Obligor Bankruptcy, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4 Special Purpose Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 3 STANDSTILL AGREEMENT AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Standstill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 OPC Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4 Mutual Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SECTION 4 MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1 No Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Expenses in Connection with Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.3 Subordination and Subrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4 Confidentiality and Use of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.5 Competing Businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.6 Further Assurances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.7 Assignment; Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.8 Benefits of Agreement Restricted to the Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.9 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.10 Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.11 Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.12 Construction and Certain Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.13 Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.14 Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.15 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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4.16 Waiver of Jury Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.17 Dispute Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.18 Obligations Regarding Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.19 Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
APPENDICES
Appendix A List of Related Agreements
Appendix B Dispute Resolution Procedures
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AMENDED AND RESTATED PARENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Parent Agreement (this "Agreement") is made
as of this 15th day of May, 1998 among Occidental Chemical Corporation, a New
York corporation ("OCC"), Oxy CH Corporation, a California corporation ("Oxy
CH"), Lyondell Petrochemical Company, a Delaware corporation ("Lyondell"),
Millennium Chemicals Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Millennium"), Occidental
Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("OPC"), and Equistar Chemicals,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership," and together with OCC,
Oxy CH, Lyondell, Millennium and OPC, the "Parties").
WHEREAS, except as provided in Section 3, OCC and Oxy CH, taken
together and jointly and severally, are the "Occidental Parent" for purposes of
this Agreement, and the Occidental Parent (except as provided in Section 3),
Lyondell and Millennium are each a "Parent" for purposes of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Lyondell Petrochemical G.P. Inc. ("Lyondell GP") and Lyondell
Petrochemical L.P. Inc. ("Lyondell LP" and, together with Lyondell GP, the
"Lyondell Partner Subs") are both Delaware corporations and direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiaries of Lyondell.
WHEREAS, Millennium Petrochemicals GP LLC ("Millennium GP") and
Millennium Petrochemicals LP LLC ("Millennium LP" and, together with Millennium
GP, the "Millennium Partner Subs") are both Delaware limited liability
companies and direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Millennium.
WHEREAS, PDG Chemical Inc. ("Occidental GP") and Occidental Petrochem
Partner 2, Inc. ("Occidental LP2") are both Delaware corporations and direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Oxy CH; Occidental Petrochem Partner 1,
Inc. ("Occidental LP1" and, together with Occidental GP and Occidental LP2, the
"Occidental Partner Subs") is a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of OCC; and Oxy CH and OCC are both direct or indirect wholly owned
subsidiaries of OPC.
WHEREAS, for purposes of this Agreement, the Occidental Partner Subs
are the Partner Subs of the Occidental Parent.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement
dated as of July 25, 1997 between Lyondell and Millennium (the "Initial Master
Transaction Agreement"), the Partnership was formed under the laws of the State
of Delaware pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement dated October 10,
1997 (the "Old Partnership Agreement"), with Lyondell GP and Millennium GP as
the general partners and Lyondell LP and Millennium LP as the limited partners
of the Partnership.
WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Initial Master Transaction Agreement, Lyondell and
Millennium entered into the Parent Agreement with the Partnership dated as of
December 1, 1997 (the "Initial Parent Agreement"), providing for, among
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other things, certain guarantees of performance by their respective Affiliated
Obligors (as defined therein) and for certain restrictions on the transfer of
their respective Partner Sub Stock (as defined therein);
WHEREAS, the Partnership, OPC, Lyondell and Millennium entered into a
Master Transaction Agreement dated May 15, 1998 (the "Second Master Transaction
Agreement"), providing for, among other things, the admission of the Occidental
Partner Subs as partners in the Partnership. The Occidental Partner Subs,
together with any other Affiliate of the Occidental Parent that is a party to
any of the Related Agreements (as defined herein), are referred to herein as
the "Occidental Affiliated Obligors." The Lyondell Partner Subs, together with
any other Affiliate of Lyondell that is a party to any of the Related
Agreements, are referred to herein as the "Lyondell Affiliated Obligors." The
Millennium Partner Subs, together with any other Affiliate of Millennium that
is a party to any of the Related Agreements, are referred to herein as the
"Millennium Affiliated Obligors." The Occidental Affiliated Obligors, the
Lyondell Affiliated Obligors and the Millennium Affiliated Obligors,
collectively or individually as the context may require, are referred to herein
as the "Affiliated Obligors." The Occidental Partner Subs, the Lyondell
Partner Subs and the Millennium Partner Subs, collectively or individually as
the context may require, are referred to herein as the "Partner Subs."
WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the transactions effected
pursuant to the Initial Master Transaction Agreement and to be effected in
connection with the closing of the Second Master Transaction Agreement, the
Parents and certain of their respective Affiliates, have entered into or are
entering into various agreements and other legal documents, including the
Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership dated as
of the date of this Agreement (the "Partnership Agreement"), the Agreement and
Plan of Merger and Asset Contribution dated as of the date of this Agreement
(the "Occidental Contribution Agreement") among the Partnership, the Occidental
Partner Subs and Oxy Petrochemicals Inc. ("OPI"), services agreements and other
asset contribution agreements, as applicable (including this Agreement, the
"Related Agreements"), each of which is integrally related to the
capitalization or operations of the Partnership and is listed on Appendix A
hereto. The Related Agreements (other than this Agreement) and any additional
agreements that may from time to time be added to Appendix A hereto by
agreement of the Parents, as they may in the future be amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified, are referred to herein as the "Other
Agreements". The Other Agreements to be entered into in connection with the
Second Master Transaction Agreement are herein called the "Additional Other
Agreements".
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Initial Parent
Agreement in connection with the admission of the Occidental Partner Subs to
the Partnership and the closing of the other transactions contemplated by the
Second Master Transaction Agreement.
WHEREAS, this Agreement is essential to the consummation of the
closing pursuant to the Second Master Transaction Agreement and the entering
into and effectiveness of the Additional Other Agreements and each of the
parties to such agreements is relying on this Agreement in connection with
entering into each of the Additional Other Agreements.
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WHEREAS, this Agreement provides for the continuation of obligations
and restrictions set forth in the Initial Parent Agreement, which were
essential to the consummation of the closing pursuant to the Initial Master
Transaction Agreement and the entering into and effectiveness of the Other
Agreements entered into in connection therewith.
WHEREAS, each Parent is willing, solely for the benefit of the
Beneficiaries (as defined below in Section 1.11) and their successors and
assigns, to guarantee the performance by its Affiliated Obligors of certain of
the obligations of such Affiliated Obligors as set forth in this Agreement.
WHEREAS, each Parent is willing to subject the Partner Sub Stock (as
defined herein) to certain restrictions on transfer, as set forth in this
Agreement.
WHEREAS, OPC is willing to (i) indemnify the Partnership from certain
potential liabilities that the Partnership would not otherwise be subject to
but for the merger of OPI with and into the Partnership, and (ii) agree to
certain other covenants in connection with the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Second Master Transaction Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in, consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
promises and covenants of the Parties hereto, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION 1
GUARANTEE OF OBLIGATIONS
1.1 Guarantee. Each Parent hereby unconditionally, absolutely and
irrevocably guarantees, undertakes and promises to cause, as herein provided,
the due and punctual payment and the full and prompt performance by its
Affiliated Obligors of all of the amounts to be paid and all of the terms and
provisions to be performed or observed by or on the part of its Affiliated
Obligors under the Other Agreements in accordance with the terms thereof (all
such terms and provisions as now or hereafter in existence being collectively
called the "Obligations") as follows: in the event that its Affiliated Obligors
shall fail in any manner whatsoever to pay, perform or observe any of their
Obligations, when and as the same shall be required to be paid, performed or
observed under the terms of the Other Agreements, such Parent will itself duly
and punctually pay, or fully and promptly perform or observe, as the case may
be, such Obligations, or cause the same to be duly and punctually paid, or
fully and promptly performed or observed, in each case as if such Parent were
itself the obligor with respect to such Obligations under the Other Agreements.
Insofar as this Section 1.1 relates to the obligations of an Affiliated Obligor
under the Partnership Agreement, no Parent shall be required to make, or cause
a Partner Sub to make, any contribution to the Partnership that such Partner
Sub is not otherwise required to make pursuant to the terms of Section 2.3,
2.4, or 12.2(d)(ii) of the Partnership Agreement. Insofar as this Section 1.1
applies to Other Agreements
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other than the Partnership Agreement, the term "Affiliated Obligors" will not
include the Partnership nor any partner in the Partnership in its capacity as
such. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 1.1 shall not apply to
Obligations that are within the scope of Section 1.2.
1.2 Guarantee Regarding Interested Owner Agreements. Each Parent
acknowledges that the Partnership Agreement sets forth definitions of
"Conflicted General Partner" and "Nonconflicted General Partner," and provides
that the Nonconflicted General Partners (whether one or more) have certain
exclusive rights to control the Partnership with respect to any Conflict
Circumstance (as defined in the Partnership Agreement); and accordingly,
without limiting the rights of its Partner Subs under Section 6.8 of the
Partnership Agreement, and without prejudice to any rights, remedies or
defenses the Partnership may have in respect of any such Other Agreement or
Conflict Circumstance, each Parent hereby agrees to cause its Partner Subs (i)
to cause the Partnership to pay, perform and observe all of the Obligations to
be paid, performed or observed by or on the part of the Partnership under the
Other Agreements, in accordance with the terms thereof, to the extent that such
Partner Sub is a Nonconflicted General Partner and is thereby entitled to cause
the payment, performance and observance of such Obligations and (ii) except to
the extent inconsistent with its obligations under Section 1.2(i), to abide by
its obligations as a Nonconflicted General Partner with respect to any Conflict
Circumstance arising in connection with any Other Agreement in accordance with
the terms of the Partnership Agreement applicable thereto; provided, however,
that each Parent's responsibility under this Section 1.2 for a failure of the
Partnership to pay, perform or observe its Obligations under the Other
Agreements shall be limited to the circumstances in which the Partnership's
failure to so pay, perform or observe its obligations under the Other
Agreements was directly caused by an act or failure to act of its Partner Sub,
provided, further, that nothing in this Section 1.2 shall require a Parent to
make or cause such Partner Sub (i) to cure or mitigate any inability of the
Partnership to make any payment or to perform or observe any Obligations under
any Other Agreements, (ii) to cause the Partnership to require from the Partner
Subs any cash contributions in respect of any payment, performance or
observance involved in such Conflict Circumstance, or (iii) to make any
contribution to the Partnership that such Partner Sub is not otherwise required
to make pursuant to Section 2.3, 2.4, or 12.2(d)(ii) of the Partnership
Agreement.
1.3 No Demand or Notice. It shall not be a condition to the
guarantees and agreements set forth in Sections 1.1 and 1.2 above (together,
the "Guarantee") that a Beneficiary shall have first made any request of or
demand upon, or given any notice of the occurrence of a default under the Other
Agreements or any other notice whatsoever to, any Parent or its Affiliated
Obligors or any other Person, or shall have instituted any action or proceeding
against any Affiliated Obligor or any other Person in respect thereof, or shall
have joined any Affiliated Obligor or the Partnership in any such action or
proceeding. A Beneficiary in asserting the benefit of the Guarantee shall give
prompt notice to a Parent of any failure by its Affiliated Obligors or the
Partnership to pay, perform or observe any Obligation; provided, however, that
any failure, delay or defect in the giving of such notice shall not alter or
affect the Guarantee under this Agreement.
1.4 Waiver of Resort to Security. Each Parent further agrees that
this Agreement, insofar as it constitutes a guarantee of monetary Obligations,
constitutes a guarantee of payment when due and not of collection, and each
Parent waives any right to require as a condition to its Guarantee that any
resort be had by a Beneficiary to any security held for the payment of any
Obligations.
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1.5 No Discharge. The Guarantee is and shall remain absolute and
unconditional irrespective of any circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor, as the case may be,
with respect to its Guarantee.
1.6 Waivers by the Parent. Each Parent hereby waives, with
respect to the Guarantee but without prejudice to the rights of the parties to
the Other Agreements, any notice of acceptance of this Agreement, grace,
presentment, demand, protest, notice of the occurrence of a default under the
Other Agreements and any other notice of any kind whatsoever and promptness in
making any claim or demand hereunder. The Guarantee shall not be affected by
(i) the failure of a Beneficiary to assert any claim or demand or to enforce
any right or remedy under the provisions of any of the Other Agreements or any
agreement related thereto or otherwise, (ii) any extension or renewal of any of
the Other Agreements or any agreement related thereto, (iii) any rescission,
waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of any of
the Other Agreements or of any agreement related thereto, including, without
limitation, any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance
of any of the obligations under the Other Agreements, or (iv) the release of
any security held for payment of any Obligations.
1.7 No Reduction. The Guarantee shall not be subject to any
reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including,
without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or
compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment or termination whatsoever, except as provided in Section 1.10.
1.8 Enforcement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
a Beneficiary may proceed to enforce the Guarantee without first pursuing or
exhausting any right or remedy that it or any of its successors or assigns may
have against any Affiliated Obligor or any Parent or any other person.
1.9 Continued Effectiveness. The Guarantee shall continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any
part thereof, of any Obligation of an Affiliated Obligor is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by the Person receiving such payment upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of an Affiliated Obligor, all as
though such payment or part thereof had not been made.
1.10 Certain Defenses. Nothing herein is intended to deny to any
Parent, and it is expressly agreed that each Parent shall have and may assert,
any and all of the defenses, set-offs, counterclaims and other rights (other
than those relating to insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization as described in
Section 1.9) with regard to any Obligations that its Affiliated Obligors may
possess except any defense its Affiliated Obligors may possess relating to lack
of validity or enforceability of the Other Agreements or any other agreement or
instrument relating thereto as against its Affiliated Obligors arising from the
defective incorporation or other defective organization of its Affiliated
Obligors, their lack of qualification to do business in any applicable
jurisdiction or their defective corporate or other organizational authority to
enter into, deliver or perform the Other Agreements.
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1.11 Parties in Interest. Section 1 of this Agreement shall inure
solely to the benefit of the Beneficiaries, each of whom has the right to
enforce the Guarantee against the Parents, and nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any
rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of
this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, "Beneficiaries" shall mean (i) as
to any obligations of the Occidental Parent, except for its obligations
pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof with respect to the Partnership Agreement, the
Partnership, Lyondell, the Lyondell Affiliated Obligors, Millennium and the
Millennium Affiliated Obligors, (ii) as to any obligations of Millennium,
except for its obligations pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof with respect to the
Partnership Agreement, the Partnership, the Occidental Parent, the Occidental
Affiliated Obligors, Lyondell and the Lyondell Affiliated Obligors, (iii) as to
any obligations of Lyondell, except for its obligations pursuant to Section 1.1
hereof with respect to the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership, the
Occidental Parent, the Occidental Affiliated Obligors, Millennium and the
Millennium Affiliated Obligors, and (iv) as to any obligations of any Parent
pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof with respect to the Partnership Agreement, the
other Parents. As used in this Agreement, the term Parent includes any
successor or transferee of the Parent, and the term Affiliated Obligors
includes any successor to or transferee of the Affiliated Obligors' interest in
the Partnership permitted pursuant to the Partnership Agreement.
1.12 Parent Net Worth.
(a) Each Parent shall at all times maintain a GAAP Net
Worth in an amount sufficient to satisfy its known and potential obligations
under this Agreement.
(b) Each Parent agrees that, as of the end of each fiscal
quarter, either (i) the excess of its GAAP Net Worth at such time over its
Partnership Investment at such time or (ii) the excess of its Equity Market
Capitalization at such time over its Adjusted Partnership Investment at such
time, shall be at least $250 million.
(c) The term "GAAP Net Worth" means, for a Parent at any
time, such Parent's consolidated stockholders equity, determined in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), as of the end of its
most recent fiscal quarter. The term "Equity Market Capitalization" means, for
a Parent at any time, (x) the aggregate market value of such Parent's
outstanding publicly traded equity securities, as of the end of its most recent
fiscal quarter (based on the average closing price for the most recent 20
trading days on the principal stock exchange on which such securities are
traded) plus (y) the amount of stockholders equity, determined in accordance
with GAAP, attributable at such time to any equity securities of such Parent
that are not publicly traded. The term "Partnership Investment" means, for a
Parent at any time, its investment in the Partnership, determined in accordance
with GAAP as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter. The term "Adjusted
Partnership Investment" means, for a Parent at any time, (A) Lyondell's
investment in the Partnership, determined in accordance with GAAP as of the end
of the most recent fiscal quarter, multiplied by (B) a fraction the numerator
of which is the aggregate Percentage Interest at such time of the Partner Subs
owned by the Parent whose Partnership Investment is being determined and the
denominator of which is the aggregate Percentage Interest at such time of the
Partner Subs owned by Lyondell. The term "Percentage Interest" is used as
defined in the Partnership Agreement.
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(d) The provisions of Section 1.12(b) shall expire as to
a Parent at such time after the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date at
which no material Seven Year PCCL Claim (as defined in the Asset Contribution
Agreement (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) applicable to such Parent,
its Affiliated Obligors or, if applicable, its predecessor Parent or its
Affiliated Obligors) is outstanding against such Parent, any of its Affiliated
Obligors or, if applicable, its predecessor Parent or its Affiliated Obligors.
SECTION 2
OWNERSHIP AND BUSINESS OF PARTNER SUBS
2.1 Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge of Partner Sub Stock. (a)
Each Parent agrees that except as otherwise provided below in this Section 2.1
or Section 2.2 or with the written consent of each of the other Parents, which
consent may be granted or withheld in such Parent's sole discretion, it will
not, in any transaction or series of transactions, directly or indirectly, (i)
sell, assign or otherwise in any manner dispose of, whether by act, deed,
merger or otherwise ("Transfer") or (ii) mortgage, pledge, encumber or create
or suffer to exist any pledge, lien or encumbrance upon or security interest in
("Pledge"), all or any part of the capital stock (including any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for or carrying any rights to purchase,
subscribe for or otherwise acquire any such capital stock) of its Partner Subs
(collectively, the "Partner Sub Stock"). (Each of the defined terms
"Transfer"and "Pledge" is used herein both as a noun and as a verb.) Any
attempt by a Parent to Transfer or Pledge all or a portion of its Partner Sub
Stock in violation of this Agreement shall be void ab initio and shall not be
effective to Transfer such Partner Sub Stock or any portion thereof. The
Partnership Agreement contains provisions relating to the Transfer and Pledge
of the Partner Subs' direct interests in the Partnership.
(b) Each Parent agrees that all certificates representing shares
of Partner Sub Stock, whether currently owned or hereafter acquired, shall
carry the following legend, which legend each Parent agrees to cause to be
placed thereon and to cause to remain thereon as long as such shares are
subject to the restrictions of this Agreement:
THE SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER OR HYPOTHECATION OF THE
STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO AND MAY NOT BE EFFECTED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF AN AGREEMENT BINDING UPON THE OWNER OF THE
STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY. THE OWNER OR ISSUER WILL FURNISH A COPY OF
SUCH AGREEMENT TO ANY PROPOSED TRANSFEREE OR PLEDGEE WITHOUT CHARGE
UPON REQUEST.
(c) Without the need for the consent of any Person, any Parent may
Transfer its Partner Sub Stock to any wholly-owned Affiliate of such Parent or
of a common parent.
(d) Without the need for the consent of any Person, each Parent
(other than OCC or Oxy CH) may Transfer all (but not less than all) of its
Partner Sub Stock, if such Transfer is in connection with (i) a merger,
consolidation, conversion or share exchange of such Parent or (ii) a sale or
other
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disposition of (x) the Partner Sub Stock plus (y) other assets representing at
least fifty-percent (50%) of the book value of such Parent's assets excluding
the Partner Sub Stock, as reflected on its most recent audited consolidated (or
combined) financial statements; provided, however, that the Successor Parent,
if any, (A) shall succeed to and be substituted for such Parent, with the same
effect as if it had been named herein and (B) shall execute an instrument
wherein such Successor Parent shall agree to be bound by the obligations of
such Parent under this Agreement, with the same effect as if it had been named
herein, whereupon, unless such Parent shall become a direct or indirect
subsidiary of such Successor Parent, such Parent shall thereupon be released
from all obligations under Sections 1, 2 and 4 of this Agreement.
(e) Without the need for the consent of any Person, OCC may
Transfer all (but not less than all) of its Partner Sub Stock, if such Transfer
is in connection with:
(i) a merger, consolidation, conversion or share exchange
of OCC,
(ii) a sale or other disposition of (x) the Partner Sub
Stock plus (y) other assets representing at least
fifty percent (50%) of the book value of Oxy CH's
assets excluding the Partner Sub Stock, as reflected
on its most recently unaudited consolidated (or
combined) financial statements, or
(iii) any Transfer permitted by Section 2.1(f);
and following the consummation of any such transaction, the Partner
Sub Stock held directly or indirectly by OCC and Oxy CH on the date
hereof shall be held by the same transferee or one or more transferees
that are wholly-owned Affiliates of each other or of a common parent
entity; provided, however, that the Successor Parent, if any, (A)
shall succeed to and be substituted for OCC, with the same effect as
if it had been named herein, and (B) shall execute an instrument
wherein such Successor Parent shall agree to be bound by the
obligations of OCC hereunder, with the same effect as if it had been
named herein, whereupon, unless OCC shall become a direct or indirect
subsidiary of such Successor Parent, OCC shall thereupon be released
from all obligations under Sections 1, 2 and 4 of this Agreement.
(f) Without the need for the consent of any Person, Oxy CH may
Transfer all (but not less than all) of its Partner Sub Stock, if such Transfer
is in connection with:
(i) a merger, consolidation, conversion or share exchange
of Oxy CH,
(ii) a sale or other disposition of (A) the Partner Sub
Stock plus (B) other assets representing at least
fifty percent (50%) of the book value of Oxy CH's
assets excluding the Partner Sub Stock, as reflected
on its most recently prepared unaudited consolidated
(or combined) financial statements, or
(iii) any Transfer permitted by Section 2.1(e) or (g);
and following the consummation of any such transaction, the Partner
Sub Stock held directly or indirectly by OCC and Oxy CH on the date
hereof shall be held by the same transferee or one or more transferees
that are wholly-owned Affiliates of each other or of a common parent
entity; provided, however, that the Successor Parent, if any, (A)
shall succeed to and
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be substituted for Oxy CH, with the same effect as if it had been
named herein, and (B) shall execute an instrument wherein such
Successor Parent shall agree to be bound by the obligations of Oxy CH
hereunder, with the same effect as if it had been named herein,
whereupon, unless Oxy CH shall become a direct or indirect subsidiary
of such Successor Parent, Oxy CH shall thereupon be released from all
obligations under Sections 1, 2 and 4 of this Agreement.
(g) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or restrict the
Transfer or Pledge of the capital stock, equity ownership interests or other
securities of a Parent (or, in the case of the Occidental Parent, either of OCC
or Oxy CH), and no such Transfer or Pledge of securities issued by a Parent
(or, in the case of the Occidental Parent, either of OCC or Oxy CH) shall be
deemed to constitute a Transfer or Pledge of Partner Sub Stock hereunder;
provided that, (i) in the event of a Transfer in the form of a transaction
described in clause (i) of Section 2.1(d), (e) or (f), the Successor Parent, if
any, shall execute an instrument to the effect described in clause (B) of
Section 2.1(d), (e) or (f), as applicable, and (ii) following the consummation
of any such Transfer or Pledge of securities of a Parent, all the Partner Sub
Stock of such Parent shall be held by the same transferee or one or more
transferees that are wholly-owned Affiliates of each other or of a common
parent entity or shall be Pledged to the same pledgee or pledgees.
(h) For purposes of this Section 2.1, the term "Successor Parent"
shall mean the acquiring, succeeding or surviving entity in any transaction
contemplated by Section 2.1 (d), (e) or (f) that owns the applicable Partner
Sub Stock following such transaction, if other than a Parent.
(i) Each Parent may Pledge all (but not less than all) of its
Partner Sub Stock to any one or more Approved Lenders; provided that the Pledge
shall be evidenced by an instrument, reasonably satisfactory to the
Partnership, wherein the Approved Lender receiving such Pledge shall agree that
in the event such Approved Lender obtains a right of foreclosure on such
Parent's Partner Sub Stock, such Approved Lender will foreclose on the Partner
Sub Stock of each of such Parent's Partner Subs equally so that such Approved
Lender will in all events hold equal portions of Partner Sub Stock of
Occidental GP, Occidental LP1 and Occidental LP2, Lyondell GP and Lyondell LP
or Millennium GP and Millennium LP, as the case may be. An "Approved Lender"
shall be any bank, insurance company, investment bank or other financial
institution that is regularly engaged in the business of making loans.
2.2 Right of First Option.
(a) Without the consent of each of the other Parents, no
Parent may Transfer less than all of its Partner Sub Stock, and unless such
Transfer is otherwise permitted by Section 2.1, no Parent may Transfer its
Partner Sub Stock for consideration other than cash. Unless such Transfer is
otherwise permitted by Section 2.1, any Parent (the "Selling Parent") desiring
to Transfer all of its Partner Sub Stock to any person (including another
Parent or any Affiliate thereof) shall give written notice (the "Initial
Notice") to the Partnership and each of the other Parents (the "Offeree
Parents") stating that the Selling Parent desires to Transfer its Partner Sub
Stock and stating the cash
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purchase price and all other terms on which it is willing to sell (the "Offer
Terms"). Delivery of an Initial Notice shall constitute the irrevocable offer
of the Selling Parent to sell its Partner Sub Stock to the Offeree Parents
hereunder.
(b) Each Offeree Parent shall have the option,
exercisable by delivering written notice (the "Acceptance Notice") of such
exercise to the Selling Parent within 45 days of the date of the Initial
Notice, to elect to purchase its pro rata share in the case of both of the
limited partner and the general partner (based on the ratio of the number of
Units held by its Partner Subs to the number of Units held by all of the
Partner Subs of the Offeree Parents or on any other basis that shall be
mutually agreed upon between the Offeree Parents delivering an Acceptance
Notice) of all of the Partner Sub Stock of the Selling Parent on the Offer
Terms described in the Initial Notice. If one Offeree Parent, but not the
other, elects to so purchase, the Selling Parent shall give written notice
thereof (the "Additional Notice") to the Offeree Parent electing to purchase
and such Parent shall have the option, exercisable by delivery of an Acceptance
Notice, of such exercise to the Selling Parent within 15 days of such notice,
to purchase all of the Partner Sub Stock held by the Selling Parent, including
the Partner Sub Stock it has not previously elected to purchase; provided,
however, that any election by an Offeree Parent not to purchase all such
Partner Sub Stock shall be deemed a rescission of such Offeree Parent's
original Acceptance Notice and an election not to purchase any of the Partner
Sub Stock of the Selling Parent. Each Acceptance Notice shall set a date for
closing the purchase, such date to be not less than 30 nor more than 90 days
after delivery of the Acceptance Notice; provided that such time period shall
be subject to extension as reasonably necessary (up to a maximum of an
additional 120 days after such 90 day period) in order to comply with any
applicable filing and waiting period requirements under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act. The closing shall be held at the Partnership's
offices. The purchase price for the Selling Parent's Partner Sub Stock shall
be paid in cash delivered at the closing. The purchase shall be consummated by
appropriate and customary documentation (including the giving of
representations and warranties substantially similar to (i) in the case of
Lyondell or Millennium, those set forth in Sections 2.1 through 2.4 of the
Initial Master Transaction Agreement, and in the case of the Occidental Parent,
those set forth in Section 2.2 of the Second Master Transaction Agreement, and
(ii) customary representations and warranties regarding the Selling Parent's
title to its Partner Sub Stock).
(c) If one or both of the Offeree Parents does not elect
to purchase all of the Selling Parent's Partner Sub Stock within 45 days after
the receipt of the Initial Notice or within 15 days after the receipt of the
Additional Notice, if applicable, the Selling Parent shall have a further 180
days during which it may, subject to Sections 2.2(d) and (e), consummate the
sale of its Partner Sub Stock to a third party purchaser at a purchase price
and on such other terms that are no more favorable to such purchaser than the
Offer Terms. If the sale is not completed within such further 180-day period,
the Initial Notice shall be deemed to have expired and a new notice and offer
shall be required before the Selling Parent may make any Transfer of its
Partner Sub Stock.
(d) Before the Selling Parent may consummate a Transfer
of its Partner Sub Stock to a third party in accordance with this Agreement,
the Selling Parent shall demonstrate to the other two Parents that such
proposed purchaser (or the Person willing to serve as its guarantor as
contemplated by Section 2.2(e)) has outstanding indebtedness that is rated
investment grade by either
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Xxxxx'x Investor Services Inc. or Standard & Poor's Ltd, or if such proposed
purchaser (or such other Person) has no rated indebtedness outstanding, such
Person shall provide an opinion from one of such entities or from a nationally
recognized investment banking firm that it could be reasonably expected to
obtain such a rating.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.2, a Parent may Transfer its Partner Sub Stock (other than pursuant
to Section 2.1) only if all of the following occur:
(i) The Transfer is accomplished in a non-public
offering in compliance with, and exempt from, the registration
and qualification requirements of all federal and state
securities laws and regulations.
(ii) The Transfer does not cause a default under
any material contract which has been approved unanimously by
the Partnership Governance Committee (as defined in the
Partnership Agreement) and to which the Partnership is a party
or by which the Partnership or any of its properties is bound.
(iii) The transferee executes an appropriate
agreement to be bound by this Agreement.
(iv) The transferor and/or transferee bears all
reasonable costs incurred by the Partnership in connection
with the Transfer.
(v) The transferee (or the guarantor of the
obligations of the transferee) satisfies the criteria set
forth in Section 2.2(d) and delivers an agreement to each of
the other Parents and the Partnership substantially in the
form of this Agreement.
(vi) The proposed transferor is not in default in
the timely performance of any of its material obligations to
the Partnership.
(vii) The provisions of Section 2.2(f) are
satisfied.
(f) No Parent may Transfer the Partner Sub Stock of any
of its Partner Subs to any Person unless such Parent simultaneously Transfers
the Partner Sub Stock of its other Partner Sub or Partner Subs (if the Parent
has more than one Partner Sub), to such Person or a wholly-owned Affiliate of
such Person or of a common parent.
2.3 Prohibition on Affiliated Obligor Bankruptcy, Etc. Each
Parent hereby agrees that it will not, without the written consent of each of
the other Parents, permit any of its Affiliated Obligors (or their successors
or assigns) (i) to commence a voluntary action under the Federal bankruptcy
laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable Federal or State
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, (ii) to institute a proceeding to
be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, (iii) to consent to the filing of a
bankruptcy proceeding against it, (iv) to fail to contest a bankruptcy
proceeding against it, (v) to consent to the appointment of a receiver,
custodian, liquidator or trustee for it or for all or any substantial portion
of its property, (vi) in the case of its
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Partner Subs, to issue or sell other than to such Parent any of its own Partner
Sub Stock or (vii) to effect, recognize or permit any transfer of any of its
own Partner Sub Stock other than in accordance with the provisions of Section 2
of this Agreement.
2.4 Special Purpose Subsidiaries. Each Parent agrees that (i) the
business of its Partner Subs shall be restricted solely to the holding of the
respective interests in the Partnership and the doing of things necessary or
incidental in connection therewith, and (ii) it will cause its Partner Subs not
to own any assets, incur any liabilities or engage, participate or invest in
any business outside the scope of their businesses as described in clause (i);
provided, however, that this Section 2.4 shall not apply with respect to any
wholly-owned Affiliates to whom such Partner Subs shall transfer their
respective interests in the Partnership if such wholly-owned Affiliates are not
bound by Section 9.6 of the Partnership Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4, this Section 2.4 shall not prohibit
any Partner Sub from incurring debt payable to its Parent or an Affiliate as
long as:
(i) such debt is not transferable (by contract or operation of law) to any
Person other than Parent or an Affiliate of Parent;
(ii) no payment on such debt is permitted or required to be made if at the
time of such payment such Partner Sub is in Default under (and as
defined in) the Partnership Agreement or by making such payment such
Partner Sub would not be able to perform its obligations under the
Partnership Agreement.
Each Parent hereby agrees that it and its Affiliates shall not be entitled to,
and that the Partner Sub shall not be required to make, any payments on any
such debt payable by its Partner Sub if: (i) at the time of such payment such
Partner Sub is in Default under the Partnership Agreement, (ii) by making such
payment such Partner Sub would not be able to perform its obligations under the
Partnership Agreement, or (iii) such Parent is in default of its obligations
under Section 1.12 of this Agreement.
SECTION 3
STANDSTILL AGREEMENT AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
3.1 Standstill. For purposes of this Section 3 only, the term
"Parent" means and includes OPC, Oxy CH, OCC, Lyondell and Millennium. Each
Parent agrees that with respect to each of the other Parents (each a "Subject
Parent", provided that no Parent shall be a "Subject Parent" from and after the
expiration of 24 months from the date on which such Parent and its Affiliates
no longer hold an interest in the Partnership; and provided, further, that none
of OPC, Oxy CH or OCC is a Subject Parent with respect to each other), neither
it, nor any of its Affiliates shall, without prior written invitation or
request of another Subject Parent: (i) in any manner acquire, agree to acquire
or make any proposal to acquire, directly or indirectly, any securities, assets
or property of such other Subject Parent, whether such agreement or proposal is
made with or to such other Subject Parent or a third party; (ii) make any
unsolicited proposal to enter into, directly or indirectly, any merger or other
business combination involving such other Subject Parent; (iii) make, or in any
way participate,
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directly or indirectly, in any "solicitation" of "proxies" (as such terms are
used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) to vote, or
seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any
voting securities of such other Subject Parent; (iv) form, join or in any way
participate in a "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with respect to any voting securities of such
other Subject Parent; (v) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to
seek to control the management, Board of Directors or policies of such other
Subject Parent; (vi) disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent
with the foregoing; or (vii) advise, encourage, provide assistance (including
financial assistance) to or hold discussions with any other persons in
connection with any of the foregoing. Each Parent also agrees during such
period not to: (i) request that such other Subject Parent (or its respective
directors, officers, employees or agents), directly or indirectly, amend or
waive any provision of this Section 3.1 (including this sentence); or (ii) take
any action which might reasonably be expected to require that such other
Subject Parent to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a
business combination or merger.
3.2 Exceptions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1:
(a) Any Parent may, by notice to another Parent, terminate the
provisions of Section 3.1 (as applied to the relationship between such two
Parents, but not as to their respective relationships with the third Parent) at
any time within 30 days after the occurrence of any of the following events
with respect to such other Parent: (i) a Change of Control (as defined below)
of such other Parent shall have occurred, (ii) such other Parent shall have
entered into a definitive agreement providing for, or publicly announced its
intention to effect, any transaction involving a Change of Control of such
other Parent or (iii) a tender offer or exchange offer shall have been
commenced or publicly announced that, if consummated, would have the effect
with respect to such other Parent described in clause (c) of the definition of
"Change of Control." A "Change of Control" of a Parent shall mean the
occurrence of any of the following events: (a) there shall be consummated any
consolidation, merger or share exchange of such Parent (i) in which such Parent
is not the continuing or surviving Person (other than a consolidation, merger
or share exchange with a wholly owned subsidiary of such Parent in which all
shares of common stock of such Parent outstanding immediately prior to the
effectiveness thereof are changed into or exchanged for the same number of
shares of common stock of such subsidiary) or (ii) pursuant to which the common
stock of such Parent is converted into cash, securities or other property,
other than, in each case, a consolidation, merger or share exchange of such
Parent in which the holders of the common stock immediately prior to the
consolidation, merger or share exchange hold, directly or indirectly, at least
a majority of the voting power and common equity of the continuing or surviving
Person immediately after such consolidation, merger or share exchange; (b) such
Parent's properties and assets are sold or otherwise disposed of substantially
as an entirety on a consolidated basis to any Person or group of Persons in any
one transaction or a series of related transactions, other than as contemplated
by the Initial Master Transaction Agreement or the Second Master Transaction
Agreement; or (c) any Person or any Persons acting together which would
constitute a "group" (as defined in Section 3.1) (other than such Parent, any
subsidiary of such Parent, any employee stock purchase plan, stock option plan
or other stock incentive plan or program, retirement plan or automatic dividend
reinvestment plan or any substantially similar plan of such Parent or any
subsidiary of such Parent or any Person holding securities of such Parent for
or pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan), together
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with any Affiliates thereof, shall acquire beneficial ownership (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 50% or more of the
voting stock of such Parent.
(b) The terms of the first sentence of Section 3.1 shall not be
applicable to the purchase and sale of any securities of a Parent by
independent third-party managers of any pension or other related employee
benefit plans who are acting as passive investors in such Parent.
3.3 OPC Indemnity. OPC hereby agrees, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Partnership and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors and
employees from, against and in respect of any Liability (as defined in Section
6.2(a) of the Occidental Contribution Agreement) incurred or suffered by the
Partnership or any of its Affiliates, arising out of, in connection with, or
relating to:
(a) all income taxes, and all interest and penalties incurred with
respect thereto, that are imposed on OPC or any member of its affiliated group;
and
(b) any obligation arising under Title IV of ERISA (as defined in
the Occidental Contribution Agreement) with respect to any Employee Plan (as
defined in the Occidental Contribution Agreement) maintained by any Contributor
(as defined in the Occidental Contribution Agreement) or any member of a
controlled group (as defined in Section 414 of the Code (as defined in the
Occidental Contribution Agreement)) with the Contributor, but excluding
obligations arising under the Xxxx Plan (as defined in the Occidental
Contribution Agreement) and obligations under the PDG Plan (as defined in the
Occidental Contribution Agreement with respect to funding requirements arising
after the Closing Date.
3.4 Mutual Indemnity.
(a) From the date hereof through the twenty-fifth anniversary
hereof, each of OPC, Lyondell and Millennium (an "Indemnifying Party") hereby
agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Partnership, its partners, their Affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties") from, against and in respect of any Liability incurred by any of the
Indemnified Parties arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, any
Third Party Claim (as defined in the Occidental Contribution Agreement)
(whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise) arising out of, in connection
with, or relating to the failure of the Indemnifying Party or any of its
Affiliates to give notice to, obtain any consent of, or obtain any waiver by,
or any breach by the Indemnifying Party or any of its Affiliates of any
obligation owing to, any Person (as defined in the Occidental Contribution
Agreement), in each case with respect to such Indemnifying Party's or its
Affiliates' entering into the Related Agreements or performing their respective
obligations thereunder;
provided, however, that the following limitations shall apply to the
indemnification obligations in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 above:
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(b) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NO INDEMNIFYING PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH
DIRECT CLAIMS BY AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY (I.E., A CLAIM BY AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY
THAT DOES NOT SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR A THIRD PARTY CLAIM PAID OR PAYABLE BY THE
INDEMNIFIED PARTY) WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT UNLESS ANY SUCH CLAIM ARISES OUT OF THE FRAUDULENT ACTIONS OF AN
INDEMNIFYING PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES. IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF ANY LOSS,
LIABILITY, OR EXPENSE FOR WHICH ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS ENTITLED TO
INDEMNIFICATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE GROSS AMOUNT THEREOF WILL BE REDUCED
(BUT NOT BELOW ZERO) BY THE NET PRESENT VALUE OF ANY CORRELATIVE INSURANCE
PROCEEDS ACTUALLY REALIZED BY THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY UNDER POLICIES TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE FUTURE PREMIUM RATE WILL NOT BE INCREASED BY CLAIM EXPERIENCE
RELATING TO SUCH LOSS, LIABILITY OR EXPENSE.
(c) Indemnification pursuant to Sections 3.3 and 3.4 shall be
subject to the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 6.3 of the
Occidental Contribution Agreement, as if the Indemnified Parties and
Indemnifying Party were the "Indemnified Parties" and the "Indemnifying Party"
thereunder.
(d) The rights provided to each Indemnified Party pursuant to
Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of this Agreement and Section 14 of the Partnership
Agreement, as limited by and subject to the provisions of this Section 3 shall
be such Indemnified Party's sole remedy for any matter arising out of, relating
to, or in connection with, the matters described in Section 3.3 and 3.4 of this
Agreement and Section 14 of the Partnership and shall be without duplication of
any rights provided to such Indemnified Party under the Master Transaction
Agreement or any of the Related Agreements.
(e) EXTENT OF INDEMNIFICATION. WITHOUT LIMITING OR ENLARGING THE
SCOPE OF THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
INDEMNIFICATION HEREUNDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS HEREOF, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER THE INDEMNIFIABLE LOSS GIVING RISE TO ANY SUCH INDEMNIFICATION
OBLIGATION IS THE RESULT OF THE SOLE, GROSS, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, CONCURRENT OR
COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OR VIOLATION OF ANY LAW
OF OR BY ANY SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS STATEMENT
CONSTITUTES A CONSPICUOUS LEGEND.
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SECTION 4
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 No Waivers. No failure or delay by a Beneficiary or a Party
in exercising any right or power under this Agreement, or any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, shall preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Such single or
partial exercise of any right or power shall be cumulative and not exclusive of
any rights or remedies provided by law.
4.2 Expenses in Connection with Exercise. In the event of a
dispute between Parties regarding the exercise or enforcement of any of the
rights of a Beneficiary under this Agreement or the failure by a Party to
perform or observe any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Party that does
not ultimately prevail in such dispute shall be liable, and hereby agrees, to
reimburse, on demand, each other such Party for any and all costs and expenses,
including the fees and expenses of legal counsel and of any other counsel,
experts, consultants or agents, that such other Party may incur in connection
therewith.
4.3 Subordination and Subrogation. The rights of a Parent against
its Affiliated Obligors arising from any payment or performance by a Parent
hereunder shall be subordinate in all respects to the rights of the
Beneficiaries against such Affiliated Obligors, and such Parent shall not
compete in any way with a Beneficiary in any winding-up or dissolution of such
Affiliated Obligors unless and until all sums due and to become due from such
Affiliated Obligors to the Beneficiaries have been paid in full. If any amount
shall be paid to a Parent in violation of this Section, such amount shall be
held in trust for the benefit of the Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid
to the Beneficiaries to be credited and applied to any sums owed or to be owed
by such Parent's Affiliated Obligors. Subject to the foregoing, upon payment
of all sums due or to become due by Affiliated Obligors to the Beneficiaries,
the Parent of such Affiliated Obligors shall be subrogated to the rights of the
Beneficiary against such Affiliated Obligors, and the Beneficiaries agree to
take at such Parent's expense such steps as such Parent may reasonably request
to implement such subrogation.
4.4 Confidentiality and Use of Information. (a) Each Parent
agrees that it and its Affiliates shall be bound by the terms and conditions of
Section 13.1 of the Partnership Agreement as if such Person was a "Partner" as
defined in such agreement.
(b) Lyondell, Millennium and OPC shall consult with each other on
an ongoing basis with respect to disclosures regarding the Partnership and its
business and affairs that each is required to make in reports filed from time
to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) The letter agreement regarding confidentiality dated December
11, 1997 between Lyondell and OPC is hereby terminated.
4.5 Competing Businesses. If any Parent or an Affiliate thereof
desires to initiate or pursue any opportunity to undertake, engage in, acquire
or invest in a Business Opportunity (as such term is defined in the Partnership
Agreement), such Person shall offer such Business Opportunity to the
Partnership under the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 9.3(c) and (d)
of the
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Partnership Agreement as if such Person were the "Proposing Partner" (as
defined in the Partnership Agreement) with respect thereto, and in such event
the Partnership shall have the rights and obligations with respect thereto set
forth in such Sections 9.3(c) and (d).
4.6 Further Assurances. From time to time, each Party agrees to
execute and deliver such additional documents and provide such additional
information and assistance as the Beneficiaries may reasonably require to carry
out the terms of this Agreement.
4.7 Assignment; Successors and Assigns. (a) Except as provided in
this Agreement and except that a Parent may assign its rights or obligations
under this Agreement to a third party in connection with a transfer of direct
interests in the Partnership owned by its Partner Subs if such transfer is
permitted and consummated in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, no
Parent may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of all the Beneficiaries, which
consent shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of such Beneficiaries.
Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and
ineffective.
(b) Except as may be expressly provided herein, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors of the
Beneficiaries.
(c) Within six months after the date of this Agreement, Oxy CH and
OCC shall be entitled to assign their respective rights and obligations under
Section 1 to Occidental Chemical Holding Corporation, a California corporation
and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of OPC ("OCHC"), provided that OCHC
executes an instrument wherein OCHC shall agree to be bound by the obligations
of Oxy CH and OCC thereunder and under Section 4 in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Partnership. Upon such execution, OCHC shall become the
"Occidental Parent" for purposes of Section 1, and Oxy CH and OCC shall
thereupon be released from all obligations under Section 1.
4.8 Benefits of Agreement Restricted to the Parties. This
Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Parties and, with respect to
Sections 1 and 4 (excluding Sections 4.4 and 4.5), the Beneficiaries (as
defined in Section 1.11), and no other Person shall have any right, claim or
cause of action under or by virtue of this Agreement.
4.9 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications (collectively, "notices") required or may be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
and when (i) transmitted by telecopier facsimile with proof of confirmation
from the transmitting machine or (ii) delivered by commercial courier or other
hand delivery, as follows:
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If to OPC If to OCC, Oxy CH, the Occidental Partner Subs
Occidental Petroleum Company c/o Occidental Petroleum Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx. 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President Attention: President
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy Number:(000) 000-0000
With a copy to With a copy to
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Occidental Petroleum Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
If to Lyondell If to the Lyondell Partner Subs
Lyondell Petrochemical Company c/o Lyondell Petrochemical Company
0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx 0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
If to Millennium If to the Millennium Partner Subs
Millennium Chemicals Inc. c/o Millennium Chemicals Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 Iselin, New Jersey 08830
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, III Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, III
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
If to the Partnership
Equistar Chemicals, LP
0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. X'Xxxxx
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
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or to such other address as such Party or Beneficiary shall have specified by
notice to the other Parent.
4.10 Severability. In the event that any provisions of this
Agreement shall finally be determined to be unlawful, such provision shall, so
long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any materially adverse manner as to any Party, be
deemed severed from this Agreement and every other provision of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.
4.11 Termination. Except for Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4 (which
sections shall terminate only as provided therein), this Agreement shall
terminate and be of no further force and effect as to a Parent (i) as and when
provided in Section 2.1(d), (e) or (f) or (ii) if and when such Parent
Transfers all of its Partner Sub Stock in a transaction permitted by Section
2.2; provided, however, that such termination shall not discharge (x) any
accrued Obligations owed by a Parent as of the date of such termination or (y)
any Obligations, whether arising before or after such termination, under such
Parent's Asset Contribution Agreement (as such term is defined in the
Partnership Agreement) or any Related Agreement executed pursuant to such Asset
Contribution Agreement. In addition, the Guarantee by a Parent of Obligations
of an Affiliated Obligor other than a Partner Sub shall terminate as and when
the Parent ceases to be an Affiliate of such Affiliated Obligor, insofar as
such Guarantee relates to Obligations arising thereafter. The obligations of
OPC and the obligations of each of Lyondell and Millennium to OPC, in each case
pursuant to Section 4.4(b), shall terminate and be of no further force and
effect at such time as OPC is no longer required to make the disclosures
referred to in Section 4.4(b) to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
4.12 Construction and Certain Definitions.
(a) In construing this Agreement, the following principles shall
be followed: (i) no consideration shall be given to the captions of the
articles, sections, subsections or clauses, which are inserted for convenience
in locating the provisions of this Agreement and not as an aid in construction;
(ii) no consideration shall be given to the fact or presumption that any Party
had a greater or lesser hand in drafting this Agreement; (iii) examples shall
not be construed to limit, expressly or by implication, the matter they
illustrate; (iv) the word "includes" and its syntactic variants mean "includes,
but is not limited to" and corresponding syntactic variant expressions; (v) the
plural shall be deemed to include the singular, and vice versa; (vi) each
gender shall be deemed to include the other gender; and (vii) each exhibit,
attachment and schedule to this Agreement is a part of this Agreement.
(b) The term "Affiliate" shall mean any Person that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or
is under common control with the Person specified; provided, however, that, in
the case of OPC and its Affiliates, for purposes of this Agreement, such term
shall not include Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. For purposes of this
definition, the term "control" shall have the meaning set forth in
17 CFR230.405 as in effect on the date hereof.
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(c) The term "Person" shall mean any natural person or any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, trust or other entity or organization.
4.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which when
taken together shall constitute one and the same original document.
4.14 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern
the construction, interpretation and effect of this Agreement without giving
effect to any conflicts of law principles.
4.15 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver. ANY
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DISPUTE
UNDER OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTER
RELATED HERETO SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES
TO THIS AGREEMENT ACCEPTS THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND
IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT (AS FINALLY ADJUDICATED)
RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL APPOINT THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, THE XXXXXXXX-XXXX
CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC. OR A SIMILAR ENTITY (THE "AGENT") AS AGENT TO RECEIVE
ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT IN THE
STATE OF DELAWARE. THE FOREGOING CONSENTS TO JURISDICTION AND APPOINTMENTS OF
AGENT TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE GENERAL CONSENTS TO
SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
ABOVE AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONFER RIGHTS ON ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE
PARTIES HERETO. EACH PARENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON
LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON-CONVENIENS.
4.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND
INTENTIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM
THEREIN.
4.17 Dispute Resolution. All disputes under this Agreement shall
be resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Procedures set forth in
Appendix B.
4.18 Obligations Regarding Affiliates. Each Parent shall cause its
Affiliates (including any person controlling such Parent) to comply with all
provisions of this Agreement that apply to Affiliates of such Parent, and each
Parent shall be responsible for any failure of any such Affiliate to comply
with any such provision.
4.19 Amendment. All waivers, modifications, amendments or
alterations of this Agreement shall require the execution of a written
instrument signed by each of the Parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this
Amended and Restated Parent Agreement as of the date first above written.
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxx
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Name: X. X. Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
OXY CH CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. XxXxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By: /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President and
Controller
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Parent Agreement]
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LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, III
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, III
Title: Senior Vice President
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Operating
Officer
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Parent Agreement]
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APPENDIX A
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PARENT AGREEMENT
LIST OF RELATED AGREEMENTS
1. Old Partnership Agreement.
2. $345 million promissory note dated December 1, 1997, of Lyondell LP
payable to the Partnership.
3. Asset Contribution Agreement dated as of December 1, 1997, between
Lyondell, Lyondell LP and the Partnership.
4. Asset Contribution Agreement dated as of December 1, 1997, between
Millennium Petrochemicals, Millennium LP and the Partnership.
5. Xxxx of Sale and Assignment dated December 1, 1997 from Lyondell to the
Partnership with respect to property specified on attached schedule.
6. Assignment of Trademarks dated November 25, 1997 from Lyondell to the
Partnership with respect to certain O&P Trademarks as listed on
attached schedule.
7. Assignment of Patents dated November 25, 1997 from Lyondell to the
Partnership with respect to certain O&P Patents as listed on attached
schedule.
8. Assumption Agreement dated December 1, 1997 between Lyondell as
Assignor and the Partnership as Assignee pursuant to the Asset
Contribution Agreement with respect to the assumption by Assignee of
certain liabilities.
9. Master Intellectual Property Agreement dated December 1, 1997 by and
between Lyondell and the Partnership.
10. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Lyondell as "Assignor" and
the Partnership as "Assignee" with respect to the contribution by
Assignor of LCR Agreements.
11. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Lyondell and the Partnership,
of Ground Lease (LMC) with respect to certain real property specified
therein.
12. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Lyondell and the Partnership,
of Operating Agreement, Natural Gas Sales and Methanol Supply with
respect to Lyondell Methanol Company.
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00. Administrative Services Agreement (as amended or otherwise modified
from time to time) effective as of December 1, 1997 between the
Partnership and Lyondell with respect to the provision of services as
described in Appendix A attached.
14. Letter Agreement dated December 1, 1997 between Lyondell and the
Partnership with respect to the net payment by the Partnership to
Lyondell for certain Administrative Services as described in Attachment
1 thereto.
15. Assignment dated November 25, 1997, but effective December 1, 1997,
from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified therein
(Channelview, Texas Golf Courses).
16. Assignment dated November 25, 1997, but effective December 1, 1997,
from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified therein (Alvin,
Texas).
17. Assignment dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of December 1,
1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified therein
(Plano, Texas).
18. Assignment dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of December 1,
1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified therein
(Chicago, Illinois - CALPERS Lease).
19. Assignment of Sublease dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of
December 1, 1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified
therein (Chicago, Illinois - MATRIX Partners Sublease).
20. Assignment dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of December 1,
1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified therein
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
21. Assignment dated November 25, 1997, but effective December 1, 1997,
from Lyondell to the Partnership, of leases specified therein
(Victoria, Texas).
22. Sublease Agreement dated November 25, 1997, but effective December 1,
1997, by and between Lyondell and the Partnership with respect to
Office Lease Agreement dated December 31, 1985 and amended by 19
Amendments as described on Exhibit A as attached thereto
(Administrative Office Space, OHC).
23. General Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of
December 1, 1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership with respect to
certain real property specified therein (Channelview, Texas).
24. General Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of
December 1, 1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership, with respect to
certain real property specified therein (Mount Belvieu, Texas).
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00. General Warranty Deed dated, November 25, 1997, but effective December
1, 1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership with respect to certain real
property specified therein (Bayport, Texas).
26. General Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997, but effective December
1, 1997, from Lyondell to the Partnership with respect to certain real
property specified therein (Matagorda, Texas).
27. Conveyance and Assignment of Easements, Rights of Way, and Licenses
dated November 25, 1997, but effective as of December 1, 1997, from
Lyondell to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Pipeline Right of Way).
28. Xxxx of Sale and Assignment dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to the property set
forth on Schedule A attached.
29. Assignment of Trademarks dated November 21, 1997 between Millennium
Petrochemicals as Assignor and the Partnership as Assignee with respect
to the transfer of O&P Trademarks as set forth in the schedule
attached.
30. Assignment of Patents dated November 21, 1997 between Millennium
Petrochemicals as Assignor and the Partnership as Assignee with respect
to the transfer of O&P Patents as set forth in the schedule attached.
31. Assumption Agreement effective as of December 1, 1997 between
Millennium Petrochemicals as Assignor and the Partnership as Assignee
pursuant to the Asset Contribution Agreement with respect to the
assumption by the assignee of certain liabilities.
32. Master Intellectual Property Agreement dated December 1, 1997 by and
between Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership.
33. Shared Services Agreement for Wastewater effective as of December 1,
1997 by and between Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership.
34. Shared Services Agreement for the XxXxxxx Complex effective as of
December 1, 1997 by and between Millennium Petrochemicals and the
Partnership with respect to the services as specified therein and on
the attachments and appendix.
35. Shared Services Agreement for Water and Utility Instrument Air
effective as of December 1, 1997 by and between Millennium
Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to the services as
specified therein and on the attachments, exhibits and appendix.
36. Shared Services Agreement for the Northlake Office Complex effective as
of December 1, 1997 by and between Millennium Petrochemicals and the
Partnership with respect to services as specified therein and on
attachments and appendix.
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00. Agreement for Interim Study at the XxXxxxx Complex effective as of
December 1, 1997 by and between Millennium Petrochemicals and the
Partnership.
38. Fuel Stream Agreement effective as of December 1, 1997 by and between
Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership.
39. Electricity Service Agreement effective as of December 1, 1997 by and
between Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership.
40. Sales Agreement (Vinyl Acetate Monomer), effective December 1, 1997
between Millennium Petrochemicals as "Seller" and the Partnership as
"Buyer".
41. Sales Agreement (Ethylene), effective December 1, 1997 between the
Partnership as "Seller" and Millennium Petrochemicals as "Buyer".
42. Sales Agreement (Purified Hydrogen), between the Partnership as
"Seller" and Millennium Petrochemicals as "Buyer" effective December 1,
1997.
43. Sales Agreement (Natural Gas), effective December 1, 1997 between the
Partnership as "Seller" and Millennium Petrochemicals as "Buyer".
44. Letter Agreement dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium
Petrochemicals and the Partnership regarding interim distribution
logistics support.
45. Letter Agreement dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium
Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to the net payment for
various shared services.
46. Assignment of Railcar Lease dated December 3, 1997 by and between
Millennium Petrochemicals Inc. as "Assignor" and the Partnership as
"Assignee" (The Sumitomo Bank Leasing and Finance, Inc. Lease).
47. Assignment of Leasehold dated November 25, 1997 by and between
Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to certain
real property specified therein (Tuscola, Illinois).
48. Assignment of Leasehold dated December 1, 1997 by and between
Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to certain
real property specified therein (Fairport Harbor, Ohio).
49. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of lease specified therein (Clinton, Iowa).
50. Quit Claim Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals
to the Partnership with respect to certain real property specified
therein (Clinton, Iowa).
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00. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Credit Union Sublease (Clinton, Iowa).
52. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Appurtenant Easements (Clinton, Iowa).
53. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Dock Lease and Agreement (Clinton, Iowa).
54. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Sub-lease Option to Purchase Agreement (Clinton,
Iowa).
55. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Cellular Telephone Sublease (Clinton, Iowa).
56. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Farm Leases (Clinton, Iowa).
57. Assignment dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium Petrochemicals and
the Partnership of Eastern Iowa Propane Lease (Clinton, Iowa).
58. Lease Agreement dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium
Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to certain real
property specified therein (Lease for Cincinnati Research Laboratory).
59. Warranty Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to
the Partnership with respect to certain Real Property specified therein
(Clinton, Iowa).
60. General Warranty Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (XxXxxxx, Texas).
61. Letter agreement dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals
to the Partnership with respect to Millennium Petrochemicals agreement
to provide the Partnership an option on approximately 20+ acres of land
(XxXxxxx Expansion Land).
62. Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to
the Partnership with respect to certain real property specified therein
(Morris, Illinois).
63. General Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Port Xxxxxx, Texas).
64. General Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Chocolate Bayou, Texas).
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00. Xxxxxxxx Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to
the Partnership with respect to certain real property specified therein
(Tuscola, Illinois).
66. General Warranty Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Heath, Ohio)
67. General Warranty Deed dated November 25, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Crockett, Texas)
68. Deed dated November 24, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to the
Partnership with respect to certain real property specified therein
(Newark, New Jersey).
69. Grant Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to the
Partnership with respect to certain real property specified therein
(Anaheim, California).
70. Limited Warranty Deed dated December 1, 1997 from the Partnership to
Millennium Petrochemicals with respect to certain real property
specified therein (the Northlake Drive 0.1553 Acre Parcel
Cincinnati-Research Center-Northlake, Ohio).
71. General Warranty Deed (Conveyance between Adjoining Lot Owners) dated
December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to the Partnership with
respect to certain real property specified therein (Cincinnati-Research
Center-Northlake, Ohio).
72. General Warranty Deed (Conveyance between Adjoining Lot Owners) dated
December 1, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to the Partnership with
respect to certain real property specified therein, the Northlake Drive
0.0987 Acre Parcel (Cincinnati-Research Center-Northlake, Ohio).
73. General Warranty Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein, the East Xxxxxx Road and Northlake Drive 25.0864
Acre Parcel (Cincinnati-Research Center-Northlake).
74. Declaration of Easements and Restrictive Covenants dated December 1,
1997 by Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to
certain real property specified therein (Cincinnati-Research
Center-Northlake, Ohio).
75. Assignment and Assumption dated December 1, 1997 by and between
Millennium Petrochemicals and the Partnership, of Service Agreement
(Cincinnati-Research Center-Northlake, Ohio).
76. Letter Agreement dated November 20, 1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals
to the Partnership with respect to Fiber-Optic Cable System, Northlake
Drive Property, Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati-Research Center-Northlake,
Ohio).
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00. Parking Agreement dated December 1, 1997 between Millennium
Petrochemicals and the Partnership with respect to additional parking
at the Northlake Facility (Cincinnati-Research Center-Northlake, Ohio).
78. General Warranty Deed dated December 1, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Fairport Harbor, Ohio).
79. Assignment of Easements dated November 25, 1997 from Millennium
Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to certain real property
specified therein (Chocolate Bayou, Texas).
80. Easement Agreement dated December 1, 1997 to Millennium Petrochemicals
from the Partnership with respect to certain real property specified
therein (XxXxxxx, Texas).
81. Easement Agreement dated December 1, 1997 to the Partnership from
Millennium Petrochemicals with respect to certain real property
specified therein (XxXxxxx, Texas).
82. Assignment (Mont Belvieu Pipeline Easements) dated November 25, 1997
from Millennium Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to
certain real property specified therein.
83. General Warranty (Mont Belvieu Pipeline Fee Parcels) dated November 25,
1997 from Millennium Petrochemicals to the Partnership with respect to
certain real property specified therein.
84. Partnership Agreement.
85. Agreement and Plan of Merger and Asset Contribution dated as of May 15,
1998, among Occidental GP, Occidental LP1, Occidental LP2, OPI and the
Partnership.
86. Sales Agreement (Ethylene) dated as of May 15, 1998 by and between the
Partnership and OCC with respect to the sale of Ethylene by the
Partnership to OCC.
87. Operating Agreement dated as of May 15, 1998 by and between the
Partnership and OCC with respect to OCC providing certain services to
the Partnership after May 15, 1998.
88. Toll Processing Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between the Partnership
and OCC with respect to Ashtabula EO/EG tolling.
89. Amended and Restated Indemnity Agreement among OCC, Occidental GP,
Occidental LP1, Occidental LP2, Lyondell GP, Lyondell LP, Millennium
GP, Millennium LP and Millennium America Inc.
90. Letter Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OCC and the Partnership
with respect to OCC providing a guarantee for the collection of
$419,700,000 of Partnership debt.
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00. Letter Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OCC and the Partnership
with respect to the prepayment or restructuring of the Occidental
Assumed Debt.
92. Promissory Note for $419,700,000 dated May 15, 1998 of the Partnership
payable to Occidental LP2.
93. Promissory Note for $75 million dated May 15, 1998 of the Partnership
payable to Millennium LP.
94. Xxxx of Sale and Assignment dated May 15, 1998 from OCC to Occidental
LP1 with respect to property specified on attached schedule.
95. Xxxx of Sale and Assignment dated May 15, 1998 from Occidental LP1 to
the Partnership with respect to property specified on attached
schedule.
96. Patent Assignment dated May 15, 1998 from OCC to the Partnership with
respect to patents as listed on attached schedule.
97. Assumption Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between Occidental LP1,
Occidental LP2 and Occidental GP, as Assignors, and the Partnership, as
Assignee, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Asset
Contribution with respect to the assumption by Assignee of certain
liabilities.
98. Master Intellectual Property Agreement dated May 15, 1998 by and
between the Partnership and OCC.
99. Assignment of Partnership Interests dated May 15, 1998 from Occidental
GP to the Partnership with respect to interests in PD Glycol, a Texas
limited partnership.
100. Assignment of Leases dated May 15, 1998 from OCC to the Occidental LP1
with respect to leases specified therein.
101. Assignment of Lease and Act of Exchange dated May 15, 1998 from
Occidental LP1 to the Partnership with respect to the lease specified
therein, together with such lease.
102. Assignment of Leases dated May 15, 1998 from Occidental LP1 to the
Partnership with respect to leases specified therein.
103. Assumption Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OPI as Assignor and the
Partnership as Assignee with respect to Lease Intended for Security
dated December 18, 1991 ($205 million).
104. Termination and Release of Guaranty dated May 15, 1998 between Lyondell
and OCC with respect to the termination of Lyondell guaranty of certain
Partnership railcar leases.
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000. Sublease dated May 15, 1998 from OCC to the Partnership with respect to
1990 railcar lease.
106. Sublease dated May 15, 1998 from OPI to the Partnership with respect to
1995 railcar lease.
107. Tax Indemnity Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OCC and the
Partnership with respect to Sublease of 1990 railcar lease.
108. Tax Indemnity Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OPI and the
Partnership with respect to Sublease of 1998 railcar lease.
109. Master Arbitration Amendment to Related Agreements dated May 15, 1998
between the Partnership, Lyondell and Millennium.
110. First Amendment to Lyondell Asset Contribution Agreement dated May 15,
1998 between the Partnership, Lyondell and Lyondell LP.
111. First Amendment to Millennium Asset Contribution Agreement dated May
15, 1998 between the Partnership, Millennium Petrochemicals and
Millennium LP.
112. Transition Services Agreement between the Partnership and OCC to be
entered into pursuant to the Operating Agreement with respect to OCC
providing certain services to the Partnership.
113. Pipeline Acquisition Agreement dated as of May 15, 1998 between OCC and
the Partnership with respect to the Cyclohexane pipeline.
114. Trademark License Agreement dated as of May 15, 1998 among OCC,
Occidental and the Partnership with respect to the trademarks as set
forth on the schedule attached.
115. Assignment of Excluded Assets dated May 14, 1998 between OPI as
Assignor and OCC as Assignee with respect to certain assets described
therein.
116. Assumption Agreement dated May 14, 1998 between OPI as Assignor and OCC
as Assignee with respect to certain liabilities described therein.
117. Termination Agreement and General Release dated May 15, 1998 among
Occidental, OPI, Occidental LP2 and Occidental Holding Company with
respect to certain intercompany debts.
118. Assumption Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OPI as Assignor and
Occidental LP2 as Assignee with respect to certain intercompany debts.
119. Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated May 15, 1998 between OCC as
Assignor and the Partnership as Assignee with respect to Lease intended
for security dated March 28, 1994 by and between OCC and Pitney Xxxxx
Credit Corporation.
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000. Letter from Lyondell to OCC and the Partnership regarding PVC
technology.
121. Agreement regarding provision by the Partnership of certain support
facilities associated with the Lake Xxxxxxx propylene fractionation
unit to be entered into pursuant to the Operating Agreement.
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PARENT AGREEMENT
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES
(1) Binding and Exclusive Means. The dispute resolution
provisions set forth in this Appendix B shall be the binding and exclusive
means to resolve all disputes arising under this Agreement (each a "Dispute").
(2) Standards and Criteria. In resolving any Dispute, the
standards and criteria for resolving such dispute shall, unless the Parties
involved in the Dispute in their discretion jointly stipulate otherwise, be as
set forth in Appendix 1 to this Appendix B.
(3) ADR and Binding Arbitration Procedures. If a Dispute arises,
the following procedures shall be implemented (with references to "Parties"
meaning the Parties involved in the Dispute):
(a) Any Party may at any time invoke the dispute resolution
procedures set forth in this Appendix B as to any Dispute by providing written
notice of such action to the other Parties, and all Parties within five
Business Days after such notice shall schedule a meeting to be held in Houston,
Texas between the Parties. The meeting shall occur within 10 Business Days
after notice of the meeting is delivered to the other Parties. The meeting
shall be attended by representatives of each Party having decision-making
authority regarding the Dispute as well as the dispute resolution process and
who shall attempt in a commercially reasonable manner to negotiate a resolution
of the Dispute.
(b) The representatives of the Parties shall cooperate in a
commercially reasonable manner and shall explore whether techniques such as
mediation, minitrials, mock trials or other techniques of alternative dispute
resolution might be useful. In the event that a technique of alternative
dispute resolution is so agreed upon, a specific timetable and completion date
for its implementation shall also be agreed upon. The representatives will
continue to meet and discuss settlement until the date (the "Interim Decision
Date") that is the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) an agreement
shall be reached by the Parties resolving the Dispute; (ii) one of the Parties
shall determine and notify the other Parties in writing that no agreement
resolving the Dispute is likely to be reached; (iii) if a technique of
alternative dispute resolution is agreed upon, the completion date therefor
shall occur without the Parties having resolved the Dispute; or (iv) if another
technique of alternative dispute resolution is not agreed upon, two full
meeting days (or such other time period as may be agreed upon) shall expire
without the Parties having resolved the Dispute.
(c) If, as of the Interim Decision Date, the Parties have not
succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the dispute pursuant to subsection
(b), the Parties shall proceed under subsections (d), (e) and (f).
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(d) After satisfying the requirements above, such Dispute shall be
submitted to mandatory and binding arbitration at the election of any Party
involved in the Dispute (the "Disputing Party"). The arbitration shall be
subject to the Federal Arbitration Act as supplemented by the conditions set
forth in this Appendix B. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance
with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association
in effect on the date the notice of arbitration is served, other than as
specifically modified herein. In the absence of an agreement to the contrary,
the arbitration shall be held in Houston, Texas. The Arbitrator (as defined
below) will allow reasonable discovery in the forms permitted by the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, to the extent consistent with the purpose of the
arbitration. During the pendency of the Dispute, each Party shall make
available to the Arbitrator and the other Parties all books, records and other
information within its control requested by the other Parties or the Arbitrator
subject to the confidentiality provisions contained herein, and provided that
no such access shall waive or preclude any objection to such production based
on any privilege recognized by law. Recognizing the express desire of the
Parties for an expeditious means of dispute resolution, the Arbitrator may
limit the scope of discovery between the Parties as may be reasonable under the
circumstances. In deciding the substance of the Parties' claims, the laws of
the State of Delaware shall govern the construction, interpretation and effect
of this Agreement (including this Appendix B) without giving effect to any
conflict of law principles. The arbitration hearing shall be commenced
promptly and conducted expeditiously, with each Party involved in the Dispute
being allocated an equal amount of time for the presentation of its case.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, the arbitration hearing shall be
conducted on consecutive days. Time is of the essence in the arbitration
proceeding, and the Arbitrator shall have the right and authority to issue
monetary sanctions against any of the Parties if, upon a showing of good cause,
that Party is unreasonably delaying the proceeding. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, the arbitration proceedings and award shall be maintained in
confidence by the Arbitrator and the Parties.
(e) The Disputing Party shall notify the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA") and the other Parties in writing describing in reasonable
detail the nature of the Dispute (the "Dispute Notice"). The arbitrator (the
"Arbitrator") shall be selected within 15 days of the date of the Dispute
Notice by all of the Parties from the members of a panel of arbitrators of the
AAA or, if the AAA fails or refuses to provide a list of potential arbitrators,
of the Center for Public Resources and shall be experienced in commercial
arbitration. In the event that the Parties are unable to agree on the
selection of the Arbitrator, the AAA shall select the Arbitrator, using the
criteria set forth in this Appendix B, within 30 days of the date of the
Dispute Notice. In the event that the Arbitrator is unable to serve, his or
her replacement will be selected in the same manner as the Arbitrator to be
replaced. The Arbitrator shall be neutral. The Arbitrator shall have the
authority to assess the costs and expenses of the arbitration proceeding
(including the arbitrators', and attorneys' fees and expenses) against any or
all Parties.
(f) The Arbitrator shall decide all Disputes and all substantive
and procedural issues related thereto, and shall enforce this Agreement in
accordance with its terms. Without limiting the generality of the previous
sentence, the Arbitrator shall have the authority to issue injunctive relief;
however, the Arbitrator shall not have any power or authority to (i) award
consequential, incidental, indirect or punitive damages or (ii) amend this
Agreement. The Arbitrator shall render the arbitration award, in writing,
within 20 days following the completion of the arbitration hearing, and
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shall set forth the reasons for the award. In the event that the Arbitrator
awards monetary damages in favor of any Party, the Arbitrator must certify in
the award that no indirect, consequential, incidental, indirect or punitive
damages are included in such award. If the Arbitrator's decision results in a
monetary award, the interest to be granted on such award, if any, and the rate
of such interest shall be determined by the Arbitrator in his or her
discretion. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties,
and judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction, and
may not be appealed except to the extent permitted by the Federal Arbitration
Act.
(4) Continuation of Business. Notwithstanding the existence of
any Dispute or the pendency of any procedures pursuant to this Appendix B, the
Parties agree and undertake that all payments not in dispute shall continue to
be made and all obligations not in dispute shall continue to be performed.
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Appendix 1
(a) First priority shall be given to maximizing the consistency of
the resolution of the Dispute with the satisfaction of all express obligations
of the Parties and their Affiliates as set forth in the Agreement.
(b) Second priority shall be given to resolution of the Dispute in
a manner which best achieves the objectives of the business activities and
arrangements under the Agreement and permits the Parties to realize the
benefits intended to be afforded thereby.
(c) Third priority shall be given to such other matters, if any,
as the Parties or the Arbitrator determine to be appropriate under the
circumstances.
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