SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P. AND BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
EXHIBIT
10.1
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BETWEEN
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P.
AND
BREITBURN
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.1
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Definitions.
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1
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Section
1.2
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Construction.
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7
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ARTICLE
II
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RETENTION
OF BREITBURN MANAGEMENT; SCOPE OF SERVICES
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Section
2.1
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Retention
of BreitBurn Management.
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7
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Section
2.2
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Performance
of Services.
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7
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Section
2.3
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Performance
of Services by Affiliates and Third Parties.
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7
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Section
2.4
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Intellectual
Property.
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8
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Section
2.5
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Appointment
of Independent Accounting Firm and Independent Petroleum
Engineer.
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8
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ARTICLE
III
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BOOKS,
RECORDS AND REPORTING
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Section
3.1
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Books
and Records.
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8
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Section
3.2
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Audits.
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9
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Section
3.3
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Reports.
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9
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ARTICLE
IV
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PAYMENT
AMOUNT
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Section
4.1
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Payment
Amount
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Section
4.2
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Payment
of Payment Amount.
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10
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Section
4.3
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Disputed
Charges.
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10
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Section
4.4
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Set
Off.
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11
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Section
4.5
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BreitBurn
Management's Employees.
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11
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ARTICLE
V
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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Section
5.1
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Force
Majeure.
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11
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ARTICLE
VI
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ASSIGNMENTS
AND SUBCONTRACTS
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Section
6.1
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Assignments.
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12
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Section
6.2
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Other
Requirements
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12
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
ARTICLE
VII
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TERM
AND TERMINATION
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Section
7.1
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Term
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Section
7.2
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Termination
by BEC
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13
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Section
7.3
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Termination
by BreitBurn Management.
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14
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Section
7.4
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Effect
of Termination.
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14
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Section
7.5
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Preferential
Right re BreitBurn Management
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14
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Section
7.6
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Exclusivity
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ARTICLE
VIII
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CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
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Section
8.1
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Nondisclosure
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15
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Section
8.2
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Permitted
Disclosure.
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ARTICLE
IX
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
9.1
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Limitation
of Liability.
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Section
9.2
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Indemnification.
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ARTICLE
X
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
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ARTICLE
XI
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TRANSITION
SERVICES
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Section
11.1
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General
Transition Services.
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Section
11.2
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Access
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Section
11.3
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Employment
Offers
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18
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Section
11.4
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Employee
Plans and Obligations
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18
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Section
11.5
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Sale
of BEC
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
ARTICLE
XII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
12.1
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Notices
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Section
12.2
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Further
Action.
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Section
12.3
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Binding
Effect.
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20
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Section
12.4
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Integration.
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20
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Section
12.5
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Creditors.
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Section
12.6
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Waiver.
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21
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Section
12.7
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Counterparts.
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Section
12.8
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Applicable
Law.
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Section
12.9
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Invalidity
of Provisions.
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21
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Section
12.10
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Amendment
or Restatement.
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Section
12.11
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Directly
or Indirectly.
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Section
12.12
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Prior
Services
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SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
THIS
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT is entered into
on, and effective as of, August 26, 2008 (the "Effective Date"), by and between
BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("BEC"), and
BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("BreitBurn Management," and collectively with BEC, the "Parties" and each,
a
"Party").
RECITALS
A.BEC
is
the owner, directly or indirectly, of interests in the Business (as hereinafter
defined);
B.The
BEC
Group (as hereinafter defined) requires certain services to operate the Business
and to fulfill other general and administrative functions relating to the
Business;
C.The
BEC
Group desires that BreitBurn Management provide such services, and BreitBurn
Management is willing to undertake such engagement, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement; and
D.The
parties also wish to provide the BEC Group with the right to request of
BreitBurn Management certain transitional services.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BEC and BreitBurn Management agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1Definitions.
The
following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly
indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this
Agreement.
"Affiliate"
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control
with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term "control" means the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of
the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise. As used in this Agreement, members of
the
BEC Group shall not be Affiliates of BBEP or BreitBurn Management, and BBEP
and
BreitBurn Management shall not be Affiliates or members of the BEC Group.
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"Agreement"
means
this Second Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement, as it may
be
amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"BBEP"
means
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“BBEP
Change in Control” means
a
change in ownership or control of BBEP effected through any of the
following:
(a)
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the
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the
assets of BBEP or its Subsidiaries;
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(b)
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the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group
of
persons of beneficial ownership of more than forty percent (40%)
of the
outstanding equity securities or limited partnership interests of
BBEP
immediately after the consummation of such transaction or a series
of
related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct
issuance
from BBEP or the acquisition of securities from one or more existing
partners or owners (other than an acquisition by Quicksilver Resources
Inc. and its Affiliates, unless it is an acquisition of (1) all or
substantially all of the outstanding securities or interests of BBEP
or
(2) of a majority of the outstanding securities or interests of BBEP
and
Quicksilver has more than two representatives on the Board of Directors
of
BBEP or BreitBurn Management); or
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(c)
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both
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx are no longer employed as
Co-CEOs
of BBEP,
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provided,
however, that in no event will a change in control be deemed to occur solely
due
to (i) the reorganization or conversion of an entity to another form of entity
if the holders of the equity securities or ownership interests, directly or
indirectly, remain substantially the same after the reorganization or
conversion, or (ii) action taken by BBEP, including, but not limited to
repurchases of equity securities or limited partnership interests.
"Bankrupt"
with
respect to any Person means such Person shall generally be unable to pay its
debts as such debts become due, or shall so admit in writing or shall make
a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be
instituted by or against such Person seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any
law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors,
or
seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its
property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but
not
instituted by it), shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30
days;
or such Person shall take any action to authorize any of the actions set forth
above.
"BEC"
means
BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership as defined in
the
introductory paragraph.
“BEC
Change in Control”
means
a
change
in ownership or control of any of BEC,
BreitBurn Energy Holdings LLC or BEH (GP) effected
through any of the following:
(a)
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the
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the
assets of any of BEC,
BreitBurn Energy Holdings LLC or BEH (GP) LLC
to
any Person or related group of Persons other than Affiliates of members
of
the BEC Group; or
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(b)
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the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person or related group
of
Persons, other than Affiliates of the BEC Group, of beneficial ownership
of more than forty percent (40%) of the outstanding equity securities
or
partnership interests of BEC immediately after the consummation of
such
transaction or a series of related transactions, whether such transaction
involves a direct issuance from BEC or the acquisition of securities
from
one or more existing partners or owners;
or
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(c)
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an
initial public offering of any member of the BEC
Group,
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provided,
however, that in no event will a change in control be deemed to occur solely
due
to the reorganization or conversion of an entity to another form of entity
if
the holders of the equity securities or ownership interests, directly or
indirectly, remain substantially the same after the reorganization or
conversion.
"BEC
Group" means
BEC, BreitBurn Energy Holdings LLC, BEH (GP) LLC, BEH (LP) LLC and
all
of their respective Subsidiaries.
"BEC
Group Party" means
the
BEC Group and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and
permitted assigns.
“BreitBurn
Management Change in Control” means
a
change in ownership, management or control of BreitBurn Management effected
through any of the following:
(a)
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the
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the
assets of BreitBurn Management, except to an Affiliate of BreitBurn
Management or an entity majority owned by the senior management team
(ie.
CEO’s, CFO, COO and/or General Counsel) of BreitBurn Management;
or
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(b)
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the
acquisition, directly or indirectly by any person or related group
of
persons of beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%)
of
BreitBurn Management’s outstanding securities or membership interests
immediately after the consummation of such transaction or a series
of
related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct
issuance
from BreitBurn Management or the acquisition of securities from one
or
more existing owners; or
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(c)
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both
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx are no longer employed as
Co-CEOs
by BreitBurn Management,
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provided,
however, that in no event will a change in control be deemed to occur solely
due
to the reorganization or conversion of an entity to another form of entity
if
the holders of the securities or ownership interests remain substantially the
same after the reorganization or conversion.
"BreitBurn
Management Party" means
BreitBurn Management and its controlling persons, directors, officers,
employees, agents and permitted assigns.
"Business"
means
the
acquisition, operation and disposition of oil and gas producing properties,
and
related ancillary real estate development, by the BEC Group.
"Confidential
Information" means
non-public information about the disclosing Party's or any of its Affiliates'
business or activities that is proprietary and confidential, which shall
include, without limitation, all business, financial, technical and other
information, including software (source and object code) and programming code,
of a Party or its Affiliates marked or designated "confidential" or
"proprietary" or by its nature or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure
it should reasonably be regarded as confidential. Confidential Information
includes not only written or other tangible information, but also information
transferred orally, visually, electronically or by any other means. Confidential
Information does not include information that (i) is in or enters the public
domain without breach of this Agreement, or (ii) the receiving Party lawfully
receives from a third party without restriction on disclosure and to the
receiving Party's knowledge without breach of a nondisclosure
obligation.
"Damages"
means all
liabilities, claims, damages, losses and expenses (including, but not limited
to, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees).
“Direct
Costs” means
all
costs and expenses of every type, including but not limited to, labor,
materials, and equipment, incurred directly in the operation of any property
owned by BEC. In the case of properties jointly owned by BEC and BBEP, then
Direct Costs are costs attributable to the proportionate ownership interest
owned by BEC.
"Effective
Date" is
defined in the introductory paragraph.
"Environmental
Law" means
current local, county, state, federal, and/or foreign law (including common
law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, order, judgment, decree, regulation or
other legal obligation relating to the protection of health, safety or the
environment or natural resources, including, without limitation, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
section 9601 et seq.), as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(42 U.S.C. section 6901 et seq.), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq.), as amended, the Clean Air Act
(42
U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.), as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act
(15
U.S.C. section 2601 et seq.), as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health
Act
(29 U.S.C. section 651 et seq.), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. section 300(f) et seq.), as amended, analogous state, tribal or local
laws, and any similar, implementing or successor law, and any amendment, rule,
regulation, or directive issued thereunder, including any determination by,
or
interpretation of any of the foregoing by any Governmental Authority that has
the force of law.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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“Fixed
Fee”
means a
monthly fee of Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($775,000) for
the performance of the Services through December 31, 2008 as adjusted for the
period after December 31, 2008 pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and based on the
parameters set forth in Schedule II.
"Force
Majeure" means
any
cause beyond the reasonable control of a Party, including the following causes
(unless they are within such Party's reasonable control): acts of God, strikes,
lockouts, acts of the public enemy, wars or warlike action (whether actual
or
impending), arrests and other restraints of government (civil or military),
blockades, embargoes, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides, lightning,
earthquakes, fires, sabotage, tornadoes, named tropical storms and hurricanes,
and floods, civil disturbances, terrorism, lack of Governmental Approvals,
mechanical breakdown of machinery or equipment, explosions, confiscation or
seizure by any government or other public authority, any order of any court
of
competent jurisdiction, regulatory agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction.
"Governmental
Approval" means
any
material consent, authorization, certificate, permit, right-of-way grant or
approval of any Governmental Authority that is necessary for the construction,
ownership and operation of the assets used in the Business in accordance with
applicable Laws.
"Governmental
Authority" means
any
court or tribunal in any jurisdiction or any federal, state, tribal, municipal
or local government or other governmental body, agency, authority, department,
commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, arbitrator or arbitral body or
any
quasi- governmental or private body lawfully exercising any regulatory or taxing
authority.
"Laws"
means
any
applicable statute, Environmental Law, common law, rule, regulation, judgment,
order, ordinance, writ, injunction or decree issued or promulgated by any
Governmental Authority.
“LTIP
Costs”
means
all costs associated with BEC sponsored long term incentive plans set forth
on
Schedule II or subsequently implemented by BEC.
"Parties"
is
defined in the introductory paragraph.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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"Payment
Amount"
means
the Fixed Fee, LTIP Costs, Direct Costs and the Third Party Costs.
"Person"
means
an
individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency
or
political subdivision thereof or other entity.
“Prime
Rate”
means an
interest rate (which shall in no event be higher than the rate permitted by
applicable law) equal to the prime interest rate of BEC’s principal
lender.
"Services"
means
such services, consistent with past service levels, which BEC determines may
be
reasonable and necessary to operate the Business, including, without limitation,
those general and administrative services necessary or useful for the conduct
of
the business of the BEC Group, including, but not limited to, operations,
geoscience, accounting, corporate development, finance, land, legal and
engineering and those services described on Schedule I hereto.
"Subsidiary"
means,
with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the
voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of
such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination,
by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination
thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability
company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date
of
determination, a limited partner or member of such partnership or limited
liability company, but only if more than 50% of the partnership or membership
interests of such entity (considering all of the partnership or membership
interests of the entity as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly,
at
the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person, or a combination thereof, (c) a partnership (whether general or limited)
or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person
is, at the date of determination, a general partner or manager of such
partnership or limited liability company, or (d) any other Person (other than
a
corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries
of
such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date
of
determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power
to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other
governing body of such Person.
“Third
Party Costs” means
costs incurred by BreitBurn Management on behalf of BEC with entities or persons
other than a BEC Group Party or a BreitBurn Management Party relating
specifically to the Business or the assets of BEC and which can be separately
billed and segregated from costs incurred with respect to the assets of BBEP,
including but not limited to, outside accounting, reserve engineering and legal
costs as well as the third-party costs shown on Schedule II hereto.
Other
terms defined herein have the meanings so given them.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Section
1.2 Construction.
Unless
the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular
form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa;
(b)
references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this
Agreement; (c) references to Exhibits refer to the Exhibits attached to this
Agreement, each of which is made a part hereof for all purposes; (d) the terms
"include", "includes", "including" and words of like import shall be deemed
to
be followed by the words "without limitation"; (e) the terms "hereof," "herein"
and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement; and (f) references to money refer to legal currency
of the United States of America. The table of contents and headings contained
in
this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not affect in any
way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
RETENTION
OF BREITBURN MANAGEMENT; SCOPE OF SERVICES
Section
2.1 Retention
of BreitBurn Management.
BEC
hereby engages BreitBurn Management to perform the Services, and to provide
all
personnel and any facilities, goods and equipment necessary to perform the
Services. BreitBurn Management hereby accepts such engagement and agrees to
perform the Services requested by BEC and to provide facilities, goods,
equipment, and all employees and other personnel as may be reasonable and
necessary to perform the Services. BEC recognizes that BreitBurn Management
is
concurrently providing Services to BBEP. All decisions relating to the
assignment of personnel or the methodology or systems to be utilized in
providing the Services shall be in the reasonable discretion of BreitBurn
Management after consultation with BEC.
Section
2.2 Performance
of Services.
BreitBurn
Management hereby covenants and agrees that the Services will be performed
in
accordance with (i) applicable material Governmental Approvals and Laws and
(ii)
good and customary industry standards.
Section
2.3 Performance
of Services by Affiliates and Third Parties.
The
Parties hereby agree that in discharging its obligations hereunder, BreitBurn
Management may engage any of its Affiliates or any qualified third party to
perform the Services (or any part of the Services) on its behalf and that the
performance of the Services (or any part of the Services) by any such Affiliate
or third party shall be treated as if BreitBurn Management performed such
Services itself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall
relieve BreitBurn Management of its obligations hereunder.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
7
Section
2.4 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Any
(i)
inventions, whether patentable or not, developed or invented, or (ii)
copyrightable material (and the intangible rights of copyright therein)
developed, by BreitBurn Management, its Affiliates or its or their employees
in
connection with the performance of the Services shall: (a) in the case such
intellectual property relates solely to the Services or property owned
exclusively by BEC, be the property of BEC and (b) in all other cases be the
property of BreitBurn Management; provided,
however, that
the
BEC Group shall be granted an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive right
and
license to use such inventions or material. BreitBurn Management covenants
not
to, at any time, make any claim to or attempt to prohibit the BEC Group from
using any process, technical knowledge, invention, technology or equipment
used
in respect of the Business and the assets of the BEC Group, and acknowledges
that all property-specific (including general reservoir characterization
studies) technical knowledge and processes used in connection with the Business
and the assets of BEC shall be the property of BEC. For certainty this covenant
in the foregoing sentence shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(b) BEC
hereby grants to BreitBurn Management and its Affiliates an irrevocable,
royalty-free, non-exclusive and non-transferable right and license to use,
during the term of this Agreement, any intellectual property provided by the
BEC
Group to BreitBurn Management or its Affiliates, but only to the extent such
use
is necessary for the performance of the Services. BreitBurn Management agrees
that it and its Affiliates will utilize such intellectual property solely in
connection with the performance of the Services.
Section
2.5 Appointment
of Independent Accounting Firm and Independent Petroleum
Engineer.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties hereby recognize and
agree that BEC shall have the exclusive authority to appoint an independent
accounting firm to audit the financial statements of BEC and to appoint an
independent petroleum engineer to provide reports to BEC relating to estimates
of reserves for applicable securities laws and other reporting
purposes.
ARTICLE
III
BOOKS,
RECORDS AND REPORTING
Section
3.1 Books
and Records.
BreitBurn
Management shall maintain accurate books and records regarding the performance
of the Services and its calculation of the Payment Amount, and shall maintain
such books and records for the period required by applicable accounting
practices or law.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Section
3.2 Audits.
BEC
shall
have the right, upon reasonable notice, and at all reasonable times during
usual
business hours, to audit, examine and make copies of the books and records
referred to in Section 3.1. Such right may be exercised through any agent or
employee of the BEC Group designated in writing by it or by an independent
public accountant, engineer, attorney or other agent so designated. BEC shall
bear all costs and expenses incurred in any inspection, examination or audit.
BreitBurn Management shall review and respond in a timely manner to any claims
or inquiries made by BEC regarding matters revealed by any such inspection,
examination or audit.
Section
3.3 Reports.
BreitBurn
Management shall prepare and deliver to BEC any reports provided for in this
Agreement and such other reports as BEC may reasonably request from time to
time
regarding the performance of the Services.
ARTICLE
IV
PAYMENT
AMOUNT
Section
4.1 Payment
Amount.
(a) BEC
shall
pay BreitBurn Management the Fixed Fee monthly. BEC shall also reimburse
BreitBurn Management monthly for: (a) Third Party Costs, (b) all LTIP Costs,
and
(c) all Direct Costs. For certainty there shall be no duplication in the
categories of fees and costs set forth in the foregoing.
(b) For
the
period beginning January 1, 2009, BEC and BreitBurn Management shall meet and
determine the Fixed Fee to be paid by BEC to BreitBurn Management for the
Services to be supplied during the ensuing calendar year pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 4.1(b). On or about November 1, 2008, and each
succeeding anniversary of such date during the Term of this Agreement, BreitBurn
Management will provide to the Board of Directors of BreitBurn GP, LLC, the
general partner of BBEP, and to the Board of Directors of BreitBurn Energy
Holdings, LLC a recommendation for the Fixed Fee to be utilized during the
ensuing calendar year determined in accordance with the methodology set forth
on
Schedule II, together with all appropriate backup material explaining the
recommendation for the proposed fee. BreitBurn Management and BEC agree to
negotiate in good faith to determine the Fixed Fee for such services, which
Fixed Fee shall represent a reasonable allocation of all projected costs (other
than Third-Party Costs, LTIP Costs and Direct Costs) to be incurred by BreitBurn
Management in providing such Services. In the event that the Parties are unable
to agree upon the Fixed Fee portion of such costs, the issue shall be determined
pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article X below.
Pending the final determination of the Fixed Fee, BEC shall pay monthly the
Fixed Fee payable for December of the preceding year. Any amounts determined
to
be due between the parties for past months once the Fixed Fee is finally
determined, shall be promptly paid with interest at the Prime Rate for the
period from when the revised Fixed Fee would have originally been due hereunder
until paid. The Parties acknowledge and agree that prior approval of the
Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of BreitBurn GP, LLC may be
required in connection with the agreement by BreitBurn Management to the amount
of the Fixed Fee to be determined pursuant to this Section 4.1(b).
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section, with respect to the Pre-Existing
Equity Plans Obligations as defined pursuant to Section 5.7 of that certain
Purchase Agreement by and among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP and BreitBurn Energy
Partners L.P. dated June 16, 2008 for the purchase and sale of all the limited
liability interests of BreitBurn Management Company (the “Purchase Agreement”),
the BEC Group shall reimburse BreitBurn Management for the cost of the portion
of the Pre-Existing Plans Obligations allocated to the BEC Group pursuant to
Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement, and BBEP shall reimburse BreitBurn
Management for the cost of the portion of the Pre-Existing Plans Obligations
allocated to BBEP pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement. Neither
BEC
nor BBEP nor any of their respective affiliates shall be responsible for the
cost of the Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations except as provided in the
preceding sentence. BreitBurn Management agrees not to cause BEC Group to incur
or be responsible for any additional LTIP Costs not otherwise set forth on
or
contemplated by Schedule II. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
the provisions of this Section 4.1(c) shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
Section
4.2 Payment
of Payment Amount.
BreitBurn
Management shall invoice BEC on or before the 25th day of each month for the
estimated Payment Amount for the next succeeding month, plus or minus any
adjustment necessary to correct prior estimated xxxxxxxx to actual xxxxxxxx.
Subject to Section 4.3, all invoices shall be due and payable, in immediately
available funds, on the last day of the month to which the invoice relates.
Upon
the request of BEC, BreitBurn Management shall furnish a reasonable detail
of
the Services provided and charges assessed during any month.
Section
4.3 Disputed
Charges.
BEC
MAY,
WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A CHARGE FROM BREITBURN MANAGEMENT, TAKE
WRITTEN EXCEPTION TO SUCH CHARGE, ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAME WAS NOT A
REASONABLE COST INCURRED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT OR ITS AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICES. BEC SHALL NEVERTHELESS PAY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT IN FULL
WHEN
DUE THE FULL PAYMENT AMOUNT OWED TO BREITBURN MANAGEMENT. SUCH PAYMENT SHALL
NOT
BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF BEC TO RECOUP ANY CONTESTED PORTION OF ANY
AMOUNT SO PAID. HOWEVER, IF THE AMOUNT AS TO WHICH SUCH WRITTEN EXCEPTION IS
TAKEN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED NOT TO BE AN APPROPRIATE
COST INCURRED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT OR ITS AFFILIATES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
IN
CONNECTION WITH ITS PROVIDING THE SERVICES HEREUNDER, SUCH AMOUNT OR PORTION
THEREOF (AS THE CASE MAY BE) SHALL BE REFUNDED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT TO BEC
TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE PRIME RATE DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE
DATE
OF PAYMENT BY BEC TO THE DATE OF REFUND BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Section
4.4 Set
Off.
In
the
event that BreitBurn Management owes BEC a sum certain in an uncontested amount
under any other agreement, then any such amounts may be aggregated and BEC
and
BreitBurn Management may discharge their obligations by netting those amounts
against any amounts owed by BEC to BreitBurn Management under this Agreement.
If
BEC or BreitBurn Management owes the other party a greater aggregate amount,
that Party may pay to the other Party the difference between the amounts
owe.
Section
4.5 BreitBurn
Management's Employees.
BEC
shall
not be obligated to pay to BreitBurn Management's or its Affiliates' employees
directly any compensation, salaries, wages, bonuses, benefits, social security
taxes, workers' compensation insurance, retirement and insurance benefits,
training and other such expenses; provided, however, that BEC may, at its
option, compensate employees providing Services hereunder under any BEC
long-term incentive plan or any equity-based incentive plan or agreement for
the
provision of Services hereunder; and provided further, however, that if
BreitBurn Management fails to pay any employee providing Services hereunder,
with the exception of employee claims for amounts owed that BreitBurn Management
disputes in good faith, within 30 days of the date such employee's payment
is
due:
(a) BEC
may
(i) pay such employee directly, (ii) employ such employee directly, (iii) notify
BreitBurn Management and begin to pay such employee directly, or (iv) if such
failure to pay affects all or substantially all such employees, notify BreitBurn
Management that this Agreement is terminated and employ all such employees
directly; and
(b) BreitBurn
Management shall reimburse BEC, as the case may be, the amount BEC paid to
BreitBurn Management for Services provided by any BreitBurn Management employee
that BreitBurn Management did not pay to any such employee.
ARTICLE
V
FORCE
MAJEURE
Section
5.1 Force
Majeure.
A
Party's
obligation under this Agreement shall be excused when and to the extent its
performance of that obligation is prevented due to Force Majeure; provided,
however, that
a
Party shall not be excused by Force Majeure from any obligation to pay money.
The Party that is prevented from performing its obligation by reason of Force
Majeure shall promptly notify the other Parties of that fact and shall exercise
due diligence to end its inability to perform as promptly as practicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party is not required to settle any strike,
lockout or other labor dispute in which it may be involved; provided,
however, that,
in
the event of a strike, lockout or other labor dispute affecting BreitBurn
Management, BreitBurn Management shall use reasonable efforts to continue to
perform all obligations hereunder by utilizing its management personnel and
that
of its Affiliates.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE
VI
ASSIGNMENTS
AND SUBCONTRACTS
Section
6.1 Assignments.
(a) Other
than as permitted herein, without the prior consent of BreitBurn Management,
none of BEC or the other members of the BEC Group may sell, assign, transfer
or
convey any of its rights, or delegate any of its obligations, under this
Agreement to any Person.
(b) Without
the prior consent of BEC, BreitBurn Management may not sell, assign, transfer
or
convey any of its rights, or delegate any of its obligations, under this
Agreement to any Person, other than the delegation of performance of Services
to
an Affiliate of BreitBurn Management or a qualified third party as permitted
by
Section 2.3 and the sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance of its rights
hereunder to any such Affiliate.
Section
6.2 Other
Requirements.
Subject
to the other provisions hereof:
(a) All
materials and workmanship used or provided in performing the Services shall
be
in accordance with applicable specifications and standards.
(b) BreitBurn
Management shall exercise reasonable diligence to obtain the most favorable
terms or warranties available from vendors, suppliers and other third parties,
and where appropriate, BreitBurn Management shall assign such warranties to
BEC.
(c) In
rendering the Services, BreitBurn Management shall not discriminate against
any
employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age or handicap, and shall comply with all applicable
provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and any successor
order thereto. Subject to the above, BreitBurn Management shall, to the extent
practicable, engage employees who reside in or whose businesses are located
in
the local area or state where the Services are performed.
(d) BreitBurn
Management agrees to exercise reasonable diligence to ensure that, during the
term of this Agreement, it shall not employ unauthorized aliens as defined
in
the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, or any successor law.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE
VII
TERM
AND
TERMINATION
Section
7.1 Term.
The
initial term of this Agreement shall be from the Effective Date through December
31, 2013; provided, however, that in the absence of written notice delivered
to
the other party by either party to this Agreement of the intention not to
continue under the terms of this Agreement, given no later than the day that
is
180 days before December 31, 2013, and each successive anniversary thereof,
the
term of this Agreement shall be extended for one additional calendar year until
either or both parties have given notice of their intention to terminate. It
is
the intention of this "evergreen" extension clause that each party have at
least
180 days notice of the other party's intention not to continue under this
Agreement.
Section
7.2 Termination
by BEC.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence of any of the following events, BEC may terminate this Agreement
by
giving written notice of such termination to BreitBurn Management:
(i) a
BEC
Change in Control;
(ii) a
BBEP
Change in Control;
(iii) a
BreitBurn Management Change in Control; or
(iv) BreitBurn
Management's failure to pay employees providing Services hereunder within thirty
(30) days of the date such employees’ payment is due, subject to the limitations
described in Section 4.5.
Any
termination under this Section 7.2(a) shall become effective, at the election
of
BEC as set forth in its notice, either: (1) at the end of the calendar month
following the calendar month during which the notice first described in this
Section 7.2(a) is delivered; or (2) if Transition Services are requested in
writing by BEC pursuant to this Section 7.2(a) and Article XI, at the end of
the
monthly period set forth in the notice requesting such Transition Services,
which period may extend only until the end of the sixth calendar month following
the calendar month during which the notice first described in this Section
7.2(a) is delivered.
(b) In
addition to its rights under Sections 7.1 and 7.2(a), beginning no earlier
than
the day that is 180 days before December 31, 2010, upon 180 days prior written
notice, BEC may provide written notice to BreitBurn Management that BEC does
not
believe that BreitBurn Management is devoting adequate time and resources to
BEC, or is not effectively maximizing the value of BEC. Unless the situation
is
reasonably corrected by BreitBurn Management within the ensuing 180 days, then
BEC may elect to terminate this Agreement effective as of the end of the 180
day
period following the delivery notice by BEC under this paragraph
7.2(b).
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
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(c) In
the
event that BBEP or BreitBurn Management becomes Bankrupt or dissolves or
commences liquidation or winding-up, this Agreement shall automatically
terminate without notice to BreitBurn Management.
(d) If
this
Agreement is terminated prior to December 31, 2013, pursuant to Section 7.2
(a)
(ii) or Section 7.2 (a) (iii) due to the fact that both Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx are no longer employed as Co-CEOs of BBEP or BreitBurn
Management or Section 7.2 (b) hereof, BEC shall be obligated to promptly
reimburse BreitBurn Management for its reasonable expenses incurred in reducing
its staffing, including, but not limited to reasonable severance payments,
up to
a maximum of the lesser of two times the Fixed Fee in effect at the date of
such
termination and $2,000,000.
Section
7.3 Termination
by BreitBurn Management.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence of a BEC Change in Control, BreitBurn Management may terminate this
Agreement by giving written notice of such termination to BEC:
Any
termination under this Section 7.3(a) shall become effective at the later to
occur of: (1) the end of the calendar month following the calendar month during
which the notice first described in this Section 7.3(a) is delivered; or (2)
if
Transition Services are requested in writing by BEC pursuant to Article XI,
at
the end of the monthly period set forth in the notice requesting such Transition
Services, which period may extend only until the end of the sixth calendar
month
following the calendar month during which the notice first described in this
Section 7.3(a) is delivered.
(b) In
the
event that BEC becomes Bankrupt or dissolves or commences liquidation or
winding-up, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without notice to
BEC.
Section
7.4 Effect
of Termination.
If
this
Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 7.2 or 7.3, at the effective
date of termination, all rights and obligations under this Agreement shall
cease
except for (a) obligations that expressly survive termination of this Agreement;
(b) liabilities and obligations that have accrued prior to such termination,
including the obligation to pay any amounts that have become due and payable
prior to such termination, and (c) the obligation to pay any portion of the
Payment Amount that has accrued prior to such termination, even if such portion
has not become due and payable at that time.
Section
7.5 Preferential
Right re BreitBurn Management.
In
the
event that BBEP elects to no longer utilize the services of any administrative
office of BreitBurn Management in the management and operation of BBEP or if,
in
conjunction with a BBEP Change in Control, the purchaser of BBEP, or
substantially all of its assets, intends not to utilize substantially all of
the
services of BreitBurn Management above the Asset Manager (or equivalent) level
at any administrative office, then BEC shall have a preferential right to
acquire, for the sum of Ten Dollars, all of the assets of BreitBurn Management
with respect to such office(s), including but not limited to, furniture and
office furnishings, office equipment and computers, software and software
licenses (to the extent transferable), supplies, telephone and communications
equipment, and, at BEC’s separate election, lease(s) on office and parking
space.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Section
7.6 Exclusivity.
During
the term of this Agreement, BreitBurn Management agrees that it will not provide
any services comparable to those Services provided to BEC hereunder to any
Person in the oil and gas industry other than to any member of the BBEP Group
or
to any other member of the BEC Group without the prior written consent of BEC;
provided, however, that in connection with a sale or transfer of oil and gas
properties or interests therein to any third party purchaser, BreitBurn
Management may agree to provide transitional services to such third party
purchaser for a period of up to one year.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
Section
8.1 Nondisclosure.
Each
of
BreitBurn Management and BEC agrees that (i) it will not disclose to any third
party or use any Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other except
as
expressly permitted in this Agreement, and (ii) it will take all reasonable
measures to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information of
the
other Party in its possession or control, which will in no event be less than
the measures it uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own information
of
similar type and importance.
Section
8.2 Permitted
Disclosure.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, each Party may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the
extent required by a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental
authority or otherwise as required by law, including without limitation
disclosure obligations imposed under the federal securities laws, provided
that
such Party has given the other Party prior notice of such requirement when
legally permissible to permit the other Party to take such legal action to
prevent the disclosure as it deems reasonable, appropriate or necessary, or
(ii)
to its consultants, legal counsel, Affiliates, accountants, banks and other
financing sources and their advisors; provided, however, that such Persons
shall
be bound by the confidentiality obligations imposed pursuant to this Agreement
with respect to such Confidential Information.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE
IX
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
Section
9.1 Limitation
of Liability.
Except
as
may be provided in Section 9.2 below, each BreitBurn Management Party shall
not
be liable to each BEC Group Party for any liabilities, claims, damages, losses
or expenses, including, but not limited to, any special, indirect, incidental
or
consequential damages, of a BEC Group Party arising in connection with this
Agreement and the Services provided hereunder.
Section
9.2 Indemnification.
(a) BreitBurn
Management shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the BEC Group
Parties from and against all Damages of any kind or nature, of third parties
unrelated to any BEC Group Party, caused by or arising in connection with the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of BreitBurn Management in connection
with the performance of the Services.
(b) From
and after the Effective Date and except for those matters for which BreitBurn
Management has indemnity obligations pursuant to Section 9.2(a), BEC shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each BreitBurn Management Party from and
against all liabilities, claims, damages, losses and expenses (including, but
not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees)(collectively
referred to as "Damages") of any kind or nature, arising from or related to
the
Business, the Services or their performance by BreitBurn Management under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
X
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
If
the
Parties are unable to resolve any dispute regarding the validity or terms of
this Agreement or its termination, service or performance issues, there is
a
material breach of this Agreement that has not been corrected within thirty
(30)
days of receipt of notice of such breach or any other dispute between the
parties related to this Agreement, either party hereto may refer the matter
to
an arbitrator selected in accordance with the rules of JAMS in Los Angeles
County, California as the exclusive remedy for any such dispute, and in lieu
of
any court action, which is hereby waived. The only exception shall be a claim
by
either Party for injunctive relief pending arbitration.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE
XI
TRANSITION
SERVICES
Section
11.1 General
Transition Services.
In
the
event that this Agreement is terminated by the giving of notice pursuant to
Section 7.1 or in the event that BEC makes an election pursuant to Section
7.2(a) or 7.3(a), BEC shall have the right to receive from BreitBurn Management
commercially reasonable transitional services (the "Transition Services") in
addition to Services under this Agreement. Such Transition Services shall
provide for the orderly, efficient and timely transition to BEC of the
responsibility for the administrative services previously provided by BreitBurn
Management hereunder. Such Transition Services shall be provided for the
applicable Payment Amount otherwise attributable to the period in question
without any increase in the Fixed Fee. The Transition Services shall be provided
for a six (6) month period (the "Transition Period"). Transition Services shall
at the request of the BEC Group include, without limitation, the
following:
(a) BreitBurn
Management shall segregate all books, records and data that relate to Business
or the assets of the BEC Group and provide the BEC Group with a listing of
all
such books, records and data. BreitBurn Management shall take all such steps,
including using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable
approvals, consents, or waivers, as are necessary or appropriate to transfer
such books, records and data to the BEC Group.
(b) BreitBurn
Management shall take all necessary or appropriate steps to transfer and to
transition to the BEC Group the information, knowledge and systems data relating
to the Services currently provided by BEC under this Agreement, including
without limitation, banking arrangements, taxation matters, lease, land,
conveyancing and real estate administration matters, treasury matters, insurance
coverage matters, information systems matters, human resource matters, marketing
matters, operations, development, exploration and geological and geophysical
matters, and accounting and audit matters.
(c) BreitBurn
Management shall take all necessary or appropriate steps, including using
reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable approvals, consents
or
waivers, to transfer all contracts applicable to the Business and the assets
of
the BEC Group.
(d) BreitBurn
Management shall take all reasonably necessary or appropriate steps, including
using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable consents, approvals
or waivers, in order to transfer all data for all systems relating to the
Business and the assets of the BEC Group. The BEC Group shall be entitled to
use
BreitBurn Management systems, software and hardware until such time as such
data
is transferred to the BEC Group and the BEC Group systems are fully functional.
To the extent software systems can be duplicated at no cost to BreitBurn
Management a copy shall be provided to BEC, and to the extent software systems
relate solely to the assets of the BEC Group, they shall be transferred to
BEC.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
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(e) BreitBurn
Management shall take all reasonably necessary or appropriate steps, including
using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable consents,
appraisals or waivers, to transfer all technical data and knowledge, studies,
reports, working papers, logs and interpretations related to the Business or
the
assets of the BEC Group to the BEC Group.
Section
11.2 Access.
The
BEC
Group shall be entitled to have access to BreitBurn Management and its staff
during any period during which Transition Services are being provided. The
BEC
Group shall also during the Transition Period have access to all books, records,
data, systems relating to the Business and the assets of the BEC Group. The
BEC
Group shall be permitted to have employees or representatives in each of the
areas of the services being provided attend at the offices of BreitBurn
Management during normal business hours during the Transition Period and
BreitBurn Management shall provide such persons with reasonable working areas
comparable with BreitBurn Management employees.
Section
11.3 Employment
Offers.
The
BEC
Group shall be entitled during the Transition Period to offer employment or
service contracts to those employees of BreitBurn Management who are field
workers or officed exclusively at BEC field offices. BreitBurn Management agrees
to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the BEC Group in obtaining
the
transfer of the employment of such personnel to the BEC Group. BreitBurn
Management and the BEC Group agree to meet and discuss whether it would be
appropriate for other employees of BreitBurn Management who spend a material
amount of time on BEC Group matters to transfer their employment to the BEC
Group at the end of the Transition Period.
Section
11.4 Employee
Plans and Obligations.
BreitBurn
Management and the BEC Group will take all reasonably necessary or appropriate
steps, (including using reasonable commercial efforts to cause its affiliates
to
take necessary or appropriate steps and reasonably commercial efforts to obtain
applicable consents, approvals and waivers) to segregate any employee plans
and
the obligations thereunder such that the BEC Group will only have liability
under the employee plans relating to it.
Section
11.5 Sale
of BEC.
BreitBurn
Management acknowledges that the BEC Group may
sell
all or any portion of BEC, or all or a portion of its assets and therefore
the
BEC Group shall be entitled to assign the rights it has to obtain the Transition
Services hereunder to any purchaser of the BEC Group, any part thereof, or
any
of its assets.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE
XI1
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
12.1 Notices.
All
notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise in
connection with, this Agreement must be in writing and must be given by
depositing same in the mail, addressed to the Person to be notified, postpaid
and registered or certified with return receipt requested or by transmitting
by
national overnight courier or by transmitting by national overnight courier
or
by delivering such notice in person or by facsimile to such Party. Notice given
by mail, national overnight courier or personal delivery shall be effective
upon
actual receipt. Notice given by facsimile shall be effective upon confirmation
of receipt when transmitted by facsimile if transmitted during the recipient's
normal business hours or at the beginning of the recipient's next business
day
after receipt if not transmitted during the recipient's normal business hours.
All notices to be sent to a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be sent
to or
made at the address, in each case as follows:
if
to BEC:
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P.
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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With
copies to:
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Metalmark
Capital Holdings LLC
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1177
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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and
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Xxxxxxxxx
Capital Partners, LLC
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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V.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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and
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Xxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
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000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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if
to BreitBurn Management:
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BreitBurn
Management Company, LLC
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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and
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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(000)
000-0000
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Section
12.2 Further
Action.
The
Parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and
take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve
the purposes of this Agreement.
Section
12.3 Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives
and permitted assigns.
Section
12.4 Integration.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement among the Parties hereto pertaining
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings pertaining thereto.
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ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Section
12.5 Creditors.
None
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be
enforceable by, any creditor of BEC.
Section
12.6 Waiver.
No
failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant,
duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or
remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such
breach of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
Section
12.7 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall
constitute an agreement binding on all the Parties hereto, notwithstanding
that
all such Parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.
Each Party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its
signature hereto.
Section
12.8 Applicable
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the
State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of
law.
Section
12.9 Invalidity
of Provisions.
If
any
provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in
any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
Section
12.10 Amendment
or Restatement.
This
Agreement may be amended or restated only by a written instrument executed
by
each of the Parties; provided, however, that BreitBurn Management may not,
without the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee of BreitBurn GP, LLC,
agree to any amendment or modification of this Agreement that the Conflicts
Committee determines will adversely affect the holders of common units
representing limited partner interests in BBEP.
Section
12.11 Directly
or Indirectly.
Where
any
provision of this Agreement refers to action to be taken by any Party, or which
such Party is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether
such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Party, including actions
taken by or on behalf of any Affiliate of such Party.
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Section
12.12 Prior
Services.
Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to change, affect or supersede the provisions
of
the prior Administrative Services Agreement amended hereby and the parties
each
remain responsible for all obligations, costs, liabilities and benefits provided
for under that prior agreement through the Effective Date of this Second Amended
and Restated Agreement (and for such extended periods as may have been provided
for thereunder, as applicable).
BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective
as
of, the Effective Date.
By:
BEH (GP), its General Partner
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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BREITBURN
ENERGY COMPANY L.P
SECOND
AMENDED & RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
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SCHEDULE
I
SERVICES
PROVIDED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT TO BEC
1. Accounting
2.
Information
Technology
3. Real
Property
4. Legal
5. Operations/Reservoir
Engineering/Geology/Geophysics
6. Administrative
Services
7. Financial
Services
8. Insurance
Service
9. Risk
Management
10.Corporate
Development
11.
Commercial
and Marketing
12.Treasury
00.Xxx
14.
Audit
15.
SOX
16.
Investor
Relations
17.
EH
&
S
18.
HR
19.
Regulatory
Compliance
20.
Land
Administration
Approval
Levels
Other
than pursuant to commitments set forth in BEC's annual budget of capital
expenditures, operating expenses and general and administrative expenses as
supplemented by forecast updates thereto, BreitBurn Management shall not cause
BEC to directly or indirectly do any of the following without the prior approval
of a designated representative of BreitBurn Energy Holdings LLC: (i) sell,
pledge, dispose of or encumber any assets, except in the ordinary course of
business, for a consideration in excess of $500,000 in aggregate or incur any
capital expenditure for the period following the date hereof in excess of
$250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in aggregate, or except for the sale of
petroleum substances in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
BEC's current marketing practices; (ii) acquire by merger, amalgamation,
consolidation or acquisition of shares or assets, any corporation, partnership
or other business organization or division thereof, or, except for investments
in securities for hedging purposes made in the ordinary course of business,
make
any investment either by purchase of shares or securities, contributions of
capital, property transfer, or, except in the ordinary course of business,
purchase of any property or assets of any other individual or entity; (iii)
enter into any material joint venture, farm-out or other partnering arrangement;
(iv) except for draws in the ordinary course of business under any exisitng
and
approved credit facility, incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or any
other
material liability or obligation or issue any debt securities or assume,
guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for,
the
obligations of any other individual or entity, or make any loans or advances;
(v) pay, discharge or satisfy any material claims, liabilities or obligations
other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice, of liabilities reflected or reserved
against in its financial statements or incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice; (vi) authorize, recommend or propose
any
release or relinquishment of any material contract right; (vii) waive, release,
grant or transfer any rights of material value or modify or a change in any
material respect any existing license, lease, contract, production sharing
agreement, government land concession, development plan or other document;
(viii) enter into or terminate any interest rate swaps, currency swaps, xxxxxx
or any other rate fixing agreement for a financial transaction or enter into
any
hedge, put or call arrangement of any sort or any forward sale agreement for
commodities; (ix) authorize any of the foregoing, or enter into or modify any
contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing,
except as permitted above.
Schedule
II
BEC
Cost
Billing and Sharing
Direct
Costs –
all
costs
and expenses of every type, including but not limited to, labor, materials,
and
equipment, incurred directly in the operation of any property owned by BEC
will
be directly charged to BEC. In the case of properties jointly owned by BEC
and
BBEP, then Direct Costs are costs attributable to the proportionate ownership
interest owned by BEC. These costs include, but are not necessarily limited
to:
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All
lease operating expenses, fuel costs, utilities, chemicals, equipment
costs, and the costs of all outside vendors and contractors for supplies,
equipment and work performed in, or directly for the benefit of,
the
field.
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All
salaries, benefits, recruiting costs and short term incentive payments
attributable to individuals working directly on BEC Business or
properties.
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All
costs associated with drilling, reworking, completing, maintaining
and
operating all producing and injection xxxxx.
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All
abandonment and remediation/environmental costs incurred with respect
to
the field.
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Liability
and property insurance costs are allocated to each property based
upon the
risk allocation provided by the broker and
underwriters.
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All
direct costs associated with North Hills LLC or other real estate
owned by
BEC.
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The
same standards apply to direct billing of charges to
BBEP.
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LTIP
Costs–
all
costs
associated with BEC sponsored long term incentive plans or other employee
incentive plans, including equity-based plans or agreements will be directly
charged to BEC.
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Provided
below are two lists showing all LTIP or equity plans currently sponsored
in whole or in part by BEC:
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It
is the understanding of the parties that at the closing of the pending
acquisition of ownership interests in BEC from Provident, the following
plans and/or awards will be fully paid out pursuant to the change
in
control provisions applicable to such plans:
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EQUITY
PLAN
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LIABLE
PARTY
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ALLOCATED
LIABILITY PERCENTAGE
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan – Performance and
Restricted Awards
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BEC
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100%
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EQUITY
PLAN
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LIABLE
PARTY
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ALLOCATED
LIABILITY PERCENTAGE
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. Unit Appreciation Plan for Officers and Key
Individuals—all Unit Appreciation Rights tied to the net asset value of
BECLP (per Article II of the applicable Amended and Restated Award
Agreements under such plan)
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BEC
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100%
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. Unit Appreciation Plan for Officers and Key
Individuals—all Unit Appreciation Rights with an exercise price based on
the original price per unit in the Partnerships initial public offering
(per Article IV of the applicable Amended and Restated Award Agreements
under such plan)
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BEC
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100%
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BECLP
Director Grants – Grant Billing & Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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BEC
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100%
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. Unit Appreciation Plan – Profits Interest Agreements
dated October 1, 2007 with Mssrs. Jackson, Andress, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx; [All of these interests will be converted
to
Class A shares in BEH except Xxxxxxx to be paid in cash]
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BEC
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100%
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After
the closing of the pending acquisition of ownership interests in
BEC from
Provident, the only remaining historical LTIP or equity plans sponsored
by
BEC are shown below. BEC will be charged its proportionate share
of the
costs of these plans as they are paid out. The parties agree that
no
further awards shall be made to any plan participants under these
plans.
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EQUITY
PLAN
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LIABLE
PARTY
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ALLOCATED
LIABILITY PERCENTAGE
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended on June
28,
2006)—all awards granted in 2006
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BBEP
BEC
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36%
64%
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended on June
28,
2006)—all awards granted in 2007
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BEC
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100%
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BreitBurn
Energy Company L.P. Unit Appreciation Plan for Employees and
Consultants
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BBEP
BEC
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48.9%
51.1%
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Any
new LTIP plan established by BEC will be administered by BreitBurn
Management and will be charged directly to
BEC.
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BEC
will not be responsible for the costs of LTIP Plans sponsored by
BBEP,
including the costs of RPU’s and CPU’s denominated to be paid in BBEP
units.
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Third-Party
Costs
-
costs
incurred by
BreitBurn Management on behalf of BEC
with
entities or persons other than a BEC Group Party or a BreitBurn Management
Party
relating solely to the Business or the assets of BEC and which are separately
billed and segregated from costs incurred with respect to the assets of BBEP,
including but not limited to, the third-party costs shown below, will be billed
directly to BEC.
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Outside
accounting, auditing, tax and SOX compliance fees and
costs.
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Outside
reserve and other engineering fees and
costs.
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Outside
legal fees and costs.
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Outside
risk management costs.
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Consultant
and independent contractor fees and
costs.
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All
fees and costs associated with a BEC acquisition or
divestiture.
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Costs
incurred by North Hills LLC or in conjunction with other BEC owned
real
estate.
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The
same standards apply to direct billing of third-party costs to
BBEP.
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Fixed
Fee
-
a
monthly
fee of Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($775,000) for the
performance of the Services through December 31, 2008 as adjusted for the period
after December 31, 2008 pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and based on the parameters
set forth below.
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The
Fixed Fee will reimburse BreitBurn Management an allocated portion
of all
general and administrative costs incurred by BreitBurn Management
for
salaries, overhead and other costs utilized in the operation of both
BBEP
and BEC and their properties. These costs (“Fixed Fee Costs”) include all
general and administrative costs incurred by BreitBurn Management
at or
above the Asset Manager level (or its equivalent) including but not
limited to:
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Salaries,
bonuses, recruitment costs, benefits and related human resources
expenses
related to employees and contract labor who perform support Services
for
both BBEP and BEC generally in the areas of: management; accounting,
tax
and internal audit; legal; finance; information technology; environmental,
health and safety; engineering; geotechnical; business development;
risk
management; land and real estate; human resources; treasury; and
office
support.
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Office
rent, supplies, equipment rentals and leases, expensed computer and
information technology costs and telephone
charges.
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Computer
and information technology equipment, office furnishings, and other
capital costs, charged annually on the basis of a reasonable ammortization
schedule.
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Legal
and other professional costs.
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Dues
and publications, postage, charitable gifts and delivery
costs.
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Automobiles.
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Travel
and entertainment.
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Insurance
not directly charged to fields, including Director’s and Officer’s
liability insurance. Insurance is charged to BBEP and BEC based on
the
risk allocation provided by the broker and
underwriters.
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None
of the above expenses shall be duplicative of Direct Costs, LTIP
Costs or
Third-Party Costs. The costs covered by the Fixed Fee shall exclude
all
such costs.
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The
Fixed Fee costs shall be allocated between BBEP and BEC based on
a
detailed review of how the individual employees working on both BEC
and
BBEP Business and Properties will most likely split their time between
BBEP and BEC during the ensuing calendar year. This estimation will
be
made in good faith by BreitBurn Management based upon a review of
the
ensuing year’s projected capital budgets for the entities and the expected
allocation of resources for both routine and new initiatives.
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For
calendar year 2008, the analysis described above resulted in an allocation
of Fixed Fee Costs of 68% to BBEP and 32% to BEC. That figure will
be
reevaluated and adjusted each year based upon the projected budgets
for
each entity as described here.
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The
Fixed Fee will be determined by multiplying the applicable allocation
percentage times the Fixed Fee Costs portion of the BreitBurn Management
budget for the applicable year. The resulting allocation applicable
to BEC
for the year shall be divided by 12 to arrive at the monthly Fixed
Fee to
be utilized during the ensuing calendar year.
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On
or about November 1 of each year, BreitBurn Management will supply
both
BBEP and BEC with a recommendation for the allocation of Fixed Fee
Costs
and proposed monthly Fixed Fee for the ensuing year’s budget, together
with all appropriate backup material explaining the recommendation
for the
proposed fee.
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In
the event that either BBEP or BEC make a significant acquisition
or
divestiture during the course of a calendar year, then BreitBurn
Management will reevaluate the allocation percentage for Fixed Fee
costs
and, if appropriate, recommend a revised monthly Fixed Fee to be
applicable for the remainder of the calendar
year.
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