CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP 1,800,000 Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
1,800,000 Common Units
Representing Limited Partner Interests
Representing Limited Partner Interests
April 29, 2011
Barclays Capital Inc.
as Representative of the Underwriters
named in Schedule A attached hereto
named in Schedule A attached hereto
Barclays Capital Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Syndicate Registration
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Syndicate Registration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
“Partnership”),proposes to issue and sell (the “Offering”) to Barclays
Capital Inc. (the “Representative” or the “Underwriters,” it being understood that
all references herein to “Underwriters” are intended to refer only to Barclays Capital Inc.), an
aggregate of 1,800,000 common units (the “Units”) representing limited partner interests in
the Partnership (the “Common Units”). This agreement (this “Agreement”) is to
confirm the agreement among the Partnership and Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “General Partner” and together with the Partnership, the
“Crestwood Parties”), on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, concerning
the purchase of the Units from the Partnership by the Underwriters. The Crestwood Parties and the
subsidiaries listed on Schedule B attached hereto (the “Subsidiaries”) are
hereinafter collectively sometimes referred to as the “Partnership Entities.” Crestwood Gas
Services Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is referred to herein as
“Holdings.”
As used in this Agreement:
(i) “Applicable Time” means 8:10 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of this
Agreement;
(ii) “Base Prospectus” means the base prospectus included in the Registration
Statement at the Applicable Time;
(iii) “Disclosure Package” means, as of the Applicable Time, the most recent
Preliminary Prospectus, together with (A) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus identified on
Schedule D attached hereto and (B) the number of Units and the pricing information set
forth on
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Schedule E attached hereto;
(iv) “Effective Date” means any date as of which any part of such registration
statement relating to the Units became, or is deemed to have become, effective under the Securities
Act in accordance with the Rules and Regulations;
(v) “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means each “free writing prospectus” (as
defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) or “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined
in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) prepared by or on behalf of the Partnership or used or
referred to by the Partnership in connection with the offering of the Units;
(vi) “Preliminary Prospectus” means any preliminary prospectus relating to the
Units included in such registration statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
of the Rules and Regulations, including the Base Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus
supplement thereto relating to the Units;
(vii) “Prospectus” means the final prospectus supplement relating to the Units,
including the Base Prospectus, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules
and Regulations; and
(viii) “Registration Statement” means, collectively, the various parts of such
registration statement, each as amended as of the Effective Date for such part, including the
Prospectus, and all exhibits to such registration statement.
As used in this Agreement, “business day” shall mean a day on which the New York Stock
Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for trading. The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto,”
“hereinafter” and similar terms, as used in this Agreement, shall in each case refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph, sentence or other subdivision of
this Agreement. The term “or,” as used herein, is not exclusive.
Any reference to any Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to
and include any information incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under
the Securities Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case
may be. Any reference to the “most recent Preliminary Prospectus” shall be deemed to refer to the
latest Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement or filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) of the Rules and Regulations prior to the date hereof. Any reference to any amendment or
supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include
any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), after the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and
incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. Any
reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to include any periodic
report of the Partnership filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the Effective Date that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
The Crestwood Parties and the Underwriters agree as follows:
1. Sale and Purchase. Upon the basis of the representations and warranties and
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subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Partnership agrees to issue and sell
to the respective Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to
purchase from the Partnership, the number of Units set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter
in Schedule A attached hereto, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9
hereof, in each case at a purchase price of $29.75 per Unit.
2. Payment and Delivery. Payment of the purchase price for the Units shall be made to
the Partnership by Federal Funds wire transfer against electronic delivery of the certificates for
the Units to you through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for the
respective accounts of the Underwriters. Such payment and delivery shall be made at 10:00 A.M.,
New York City time, on May 4, 2011 (unless another time shall be agreed to by you and the
Partnership or unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof). The
time at which such payment and delivery are to be made is hereinafter sometimes called the
“time of purchase.” Electronic transfer of the Units shall be made to you at the time of
purchase in such names and in such denominations as you shall specify.
Deliveries of the documents described in Section 7 hereof with respect to the purchase
of the Units shall be made at the offices of Xxxxx Lord Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, at 10:00 A.M., New
York City time, on the date of the closing of the purchase of the Units.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Partnership. Each of the Crestwood Parties,
jointly and severally, represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) Registration. A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-171735) with respect
to the Common Units being sold by the Partnership has (i) been prepared by the Partnership in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder, (ii) been filed with the Commission
under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act. The Partnership
meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The initial Effective Date of
the Registration Statement was not earlier than three years before the date of this Agreement.
Copies of such registration statement and each of the amendments thereto, if any, have been
delivered by the Partnership to you.
The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and no
proceeding or examination for such purpose has been instituted or to the knowledge of the
Partnership, threatened by the Commission.
(b) Partnership Not an Ineligible Issuer. At (i) the time of initial filing of the
Registration Statement and (ii) the earliest time after the initial filing of the Registration
Statement that the Partnership or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the
meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Units, the Partnership was not an
“ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(c) Form of Documents. The Registration Statement conformed and will conform in all
material respects on each Effective Date and each time of purchase, and any amendment to
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the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof will conform in all material respects
when filed, to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The most
recent Preliminary Prospectus conformed, and the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects
when filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and at each time of purchase to the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The documents incorporated by
reference in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus conformed, and any further documents so
incorporated will conform, when filed with the Commission, in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(d) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in the Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement did not, as of each Effective Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Partnership through the Representative by or on behalf of any
Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 11.
(e) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in the Prospectus. The Prospectus will not, as
of its date and at each time of purchase, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or
warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Prospectus in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership through the Representative by
or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified
in Section 11.
(f) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in Documents Incorporated by Reference. The
documents incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus did not, and
any further documents filed and incorporated by reference therein will not, when filed with the
Commission, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(g) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in the Disclosure Package. The Disclosure
Package did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or
warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Disclosure Package in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership through the
Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which
information is specified in Section 11.
(h) No Material Misstatements or Omissions in Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including, without limitation, any road show that is a free writing
prospectus under Rule 433), when considered together with the Disclosure Package as of
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the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its date,
did not conflict with the information contained in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus.
(i) Conformity of Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses to the Requirements of the Securities
Act. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed or will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations on the date of first use, and the
Partnership has complied with any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus pursuant to the Rules and Regulations. The Partnership has not made any offer relating
to the Units that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written
consent of the Representative. The Partnership has retained in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to be filed pursuant to the
Rules and Regulations.
(j) Formation and Qualification of Partnership Entities. Each of the Partnership Entities
has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a corporation, limited partnership
or limited liability company, as the case may be, under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of
formation, with all corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority
necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (i) in the case of the General Partner, to act as the
general partner of the Partnership, and (ii) in the case of the Crestwood Parties, to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Foreign Qualification and Registration. Each of the Partnership Entities is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, limited partnership or limited liability
company, as the case may be, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership or
leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate,
(i) have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of the Partnership Entities taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse
Effect”); or (ii) subject the limited partners of the Partnership to any material liability or
disability; insofar as the foregoing representation relates to the registration or qualification of
each Partnership Entity, the applicable jurisdictions are set forth on Schedule C hereto.
(l) Ownership of the General Partner. Holdings owns all of the issued and outstanding
membership interests in the General Partner; such membership interests have been duly authorized
and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the General
Partner (the “General Partner LLC Agreement”); and Holdings owns such membership interests
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances (except restrictions on transferability as described in
the Prospectus), security interests, charges or claims (“Liens”) except as would not be a
Material Adverse Effect or under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 by and
among Crestwood Holdings LLC, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent,
and the lenders party thereto, as amended, and that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement of
even date therewith among Holdings, certain of its affiliates and Bank of America, N.A., as
collateral agent, as amended (collectively, the
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“Holdings Credit Documents”).
(m) Ownership of the General Partner Interest in the Partnership. The General Partner is
the sole general partner of the Partnership and at the time of purchase, immediately after the
issuance of the Units, will have a 2.0% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “GP
Interest”) represented by 800,627 General Partner Units; the GP Interest has been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Partnership
Agreement of the Partnership, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”); and the General
Partner owns such GP Interest free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse
Effect or under the Holdings Credit Documents.
(n) Partnership Interests Outstanding. As of the date hereof and immediately prior to the
time of purchase, the issued and outstanding limited partner interests of the Partnership consist
of 31,187,696 Common Xxxxx, 0 Subordinated Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement),
6,243,000 Class C Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) and the Incentive Distribution
Rights (as defined in the Partnership Agreement); the General Partner owns all the Incentive
Distribution Rights; all of the outstanding Common Units, Class C Units and Incentive Distribution
Rights and the limited partner interests represented thereby have been duly authorized and validly
issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required
under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected
by Sections 17-303 and 17-607 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the
“Delaware LP Act”) and otherwise by matters described in the Prospectus under the caption
“The Partnership Agreement—Limited Liability” incorporated by reference from the Company’s
registration statement on Form 8-A filed on March 17, 2009). The General Partner owns all of the
Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse
Effect or under the Holdings Credit Documents.
(o) Ownership of Crestwood Operating LLC. The Partnership owns all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Crestwood Operating LLC”); such membership interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of
Crestwood Operating LLC (the “Crestwood Operating LLC Agreement”), and are fully paid (to
the extent required under the Crestwood Operating LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-303 and 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act); and the
Partnership owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a
Material Adverse Effect or under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 by and
among the Partnership, BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders
party thereto, as amended, and of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement of even date therewith
among the Partnership, certain of its affiliates and BNP Paribas, as collateral agent, as amended
(collectively, the “Credit Documents”).
(p) Ownership of Crestwood OPGP. Crestwood Operating LLC owns all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Crestwood OPGP”); such membership interests have been duly authorized
and validly issued in accordance with the Crestwood OPGP limited liability company agreement (the
“Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement”), and are fully paid (to the extent required
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under the Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may
be affected by Sections 18-303 and 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act); and Crestwood Operating LLC
owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material
Adverse Effect or under the Credit Documents.
(q) Ownership of Processing Partners. Crestwood OPGP is the sole general partner of
Cowtown Gas Processing Partners L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Processing Partners”),
with a 1.0% general partner interest in Processing Partners; such general partner interest has been
duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the partnership agreement of Processing
Partners (“the “Processing Partners LP Agreement”); and Crestwood OPGP owns such general
partner interest free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or
under the Credit Documents. Crestwood Operating LLC is the sole limited partner of Processing
Partners with a 99.0% limited partner interest in Processing Partners; such limited partner
interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Processing Partners LP
Agreement and is fully paid (to the extent required under the Processing Partners LP Agreement) and
is nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 153.102 and 153.210
of the Texas Business Organizations Code (the “Texas Act”)); and. Crestwood Operating owns
such limited partner interest free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse
Effect or under the Credit Documents.
(r) Ownership of Pipeline Partners. Crestwood OPGP is the sole general partner of Cowtown
Pipeline Partners L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Pipeline Partners”), with a 1.0%
general partner interest in Pipeline Partners; such general partner interest has been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the partnership agreement of Pipeline Partners
(the “Pipeline Partners LP Agreement”); and Crestwood OPGP owns such general partner
interest free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the
Credit Documents. Crestwood Operating is the sole limited partner of Pipeline Partners with a
99.0% limited partner interest in Pipeline Partners; such limited partner interest has been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Pipeline Partners LP Agreement and is fully
paid (to the extent required under the Pipeline Partners LP Agreement) and is nonassessable (except
as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 153.102 and 153.210 of the Texas Act); and
Crestwood Operating owns such limited partner interest free and clear of all Liens except as would
not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the Credit Documents.
(s) Ownership of Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation. The Partnership owns all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock in Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“Crestwood Finance Corporation”); such capital stock has been duly authorized
and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable; and the Partnership owns such capital
stock free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the
Credit Documents.
(t) Ownership of Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline LLC. The Partnership owns all of the
issued and outstanding membership interests in Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline LLC, a Texas limited
liability company (“New Mexico Pipeline LLC”); such membership interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of New
Mexico Pipeline LLC (the “New Mexico Pipeline LLC Agreement”), and are fully paid (to the
extent required under the New Mexico Pipeline LLC Agreement) and
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nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 101.114 and 101.206
of the Texas Act); and the Partnership owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens
except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the Credit Documents.
(u) Ownership of Crestwood Pipeline LLC. The Partnership owns all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in Crestwood Pipeline LLC, a Texas limited liability company
(“Crestwood Pipeline LLC”); such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly
issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Crestwood Pipeline LLC (the
“Crestwood Pipeline LLC Agreement”), and are fully paid (to the extent required under the
Crestwood Pipeline LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be
affected by Sections 101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Act); and the Partnership owns such
membership interests free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect
or under the Credit Documents.
(v) Ownership of Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline LLC. Crestwood Pipeline owns all of the
issued and outstanding membership interests in Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline LLC, a Texas limited
liability company (“Panhandle Pipeline”); such membership interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of
Panhandle Pipeline LLC (the “Panhandle Pipeline LLC Agreement”), and are fully paid (to the
extent required under the Panhandle Pipeline LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by Sections 101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Act); and Panhandle
Pipeline owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a
Material Adverse Effect or under the Credit Documents.
(w) Ownership of Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline LLC. Crestwood Pipeline owns all of the
issued and outstanding membership interests in Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline LLC, a Texas limited
liability company (“Arkansas Pipeline”); such membership interests have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of
Arkansas Pipeline LLC (the “Arkansas Pipeline LLC Agreement”), and are fully paid (to the
extent required under the Arkansas Pipeline LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by Sections 101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Act); and Panhandle
Pipeline owns such membership interests free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a
Material Adverse Effect or under the Credit Documents.
(x) No Other Subsidiaries. Other than a direct or indirect ownership in the Partnership
or the Subsidiaries, neither the Partnership nor the General Partner owns, directly or indirectly,
any shares of stock or any other equity interests or long-term debt securities of any corporation,
firm, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity.
(y) Valid Issuance of Units. The Units and the limited partner interests represented
thereby have been duly authorized in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and, when issued and
delivered to the Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will be
validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and
nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by (i) matters described in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption “Risk
Factors — Risks Inherent in an Investment in Us — Unitholders’ liability may not be limited if a
court finds that unitholder action constitutes control of our business” and “Risk Factors -
Risks
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Inherent in an Investment in US — Unitholders may have liability to repay distributions
that were wrongfully distributed to them” (and any similar information, if any, contained in
any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus) and (ii) Sections 17-303 and 17-607 of the Delaware LP Act)
and free of any restriction upon the voting or transfer thereof pursuant to the Partnership
Agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Partnership or any of the Partnership
Entities or their affiliates is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective
properties may be bound or affected except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus.
(z) Conformity to Description of Common Units. The Units, when issued and delivered to the
Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will conform in all
material respects to the description thereof contained or incorporated by reference in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(aa) Authorization, Execution and Delivery of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Crestwood Parties.
(bb) Authorization, Execution, Delivery and Enforceability of Certain Agreements.
(i) the Partnership Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and validly delivered
by the General Partner and is a valid and legally binding agreement of the General Partner,
enforceable against the General Partner in accordance with its terms;
(ii) the General Partner LLC Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and validly
delivered by Holdings and is a valid and legally binding agreement of Holdings, enforceable against
Holdings in accordance with its terms;
(iii) each of the Crestwood Operating LLC Agreement, the New Mexico Pipeline LLC Agreement
and the Crestwood Pipeline LLC Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and validly
delivered by the Partnership and is a valid and legally binding agreement of the Partnership,
enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with its terms;
(iv) the Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and validly
delivered by Crestwood Operating LLC and is a valid and legally binding agreement of Crestwood
Operating LLC, enforceable against Crestwood Operating LLC in accordance with its terms;
(v) the Processing Partners LP Agreement and the Pipeline Partners LP Agreements have been
duly authorized and executed and validly delivered by Crestwood OPGP and Crestwood Operating LLC
and are the valid and legally binding agreements of Crestwood OPGP and Crestwood Operating LLC,
enforceable against Crestwood OPGP and Crestwood Operating LLC in accordance with their terms;
(vi) the Panhandle Pipeline LLC Agreement and the Arkansas Pipeline LLC Agreement have
been duly authorized and executed and validly delivered by Crestwood Pipeline and are the a valid
and legally binding agreements of Crestwood Pipeline LLC, enforceable against Crestwood Pipeline
LLC in accordance with their respective terms;
provided that, with respect to each agreement described in this Section 3(bb), the
enforceability
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thereof may be limited (A) by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) and (B) with respect to the indemnity, contribution and exoneration
provisions therein, by public policy and applicable laws relating to fiduciary duties and
indemnification.
(cc) No Conflicts. None of (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by the parties hereto, (ii) the offering, issuance and sale of the Units, or (iii) the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will conflict with, result in any breach or violation of or
constitute a default under, or constitute any event which, with notice, lapse of time or both,
would result in any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder of any
indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase,
redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under, or result in the creation or
imposition of a Lien on any property or assets of the Partnership Entities pursuant to (A) any
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificates of formation or limited partnership,
limited partnership agreement, limited liability agreement or other organizational documents (the
“Organizational Documents”) of the Partnership Entities, (B) any indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, or any license, lease,
contract or other agreement or instrument to which any of the Partnership Entities is a party or by
which any of them or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (C) any federal,
state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule, (D) any rule or regulation of any self-regulatory
organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the
rules and regulations of the NYSE), or (E) any decree, judgment or order applicable to any of the
Partnership Entities or any of their respective properties, which conflicts, breaches, violation or
defaults, in the case of clauses (B), (C), (D) or (E) above, would,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, affect the validity of the Units
or prevent or materially interfere with consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(dd) No Consents. No approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any
federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or
agency, or of or with any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory
authority (including, without limitation, the NYSE ) (each, a “Consent”) or any approval of
the security holders of the Partnership Entities, is required in connection with the Offering or
the consummation by the Partnership of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i)
registration of the Units under the Securities Act, which has been effected (or, with respect to
any registration statement to be filed hereunder pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
will be effected in accordance herewith), (ii) any necessary qualification under the securities or
blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Units are being offered by the
Underwriters, (iii) under the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”), (iv) such Consents that have been, or prior to the applicable time of purchase
will be, obtained, (v) a supplemental listing application for the Units to be filed with the New
York Stock Exchange, and (vi) such Consents that, if not obtained, would not, individually or in
the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, affect the validity of the Units or prevent or
materially interfere with consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(ee) No Defaults. None of the Partnership Entities is (A) in violation of its respective
Organizational Documents, (B) in breach of, in default under or violation of (nor has any event
occurred which with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach of, default under or
violation of or give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf)
the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness
under) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other evidence of
indebtedness, or any license, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or affected, (C) in violation of any
federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule, (D) in violation of any rule or
regulation of any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority
(including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of the NYSE), or (E) in violation of any
decree, judgment or order applicable to any of the Partnership Entities or any of their properties,
which breach, default or violation in the case of Clauses (B), (C), (D) and
(E) above, would, if continued, have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect, affect the validity of the Units or prevent or materially interfere with consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ff) No Preemptive Rights, Registration Rights, Options or Other Rights. Except as
described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) no person has the right, contractual or
otherwise, to cause the Partnership to issue or sell to it equity interests of the Partnership,
(ii) no person has any preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to
purchase any equity interests in the Partnership, (iii) no person has any resale rights in respect
of equity interests in the Partnership that would be required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement and are not so disclosed, (iv) no person has the right to act as an underwriter or as a
financial advisor to the Partnership in connection with the Offering and (v) no person has the
right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Partnership to register under the Securities Act any
equity interests in the Partnership, or to include any such equity interests in the Registration
Statement or the Offering.
(gg) Permits. Each of the Partnership Entities has all necessary licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals (each, a “Permit”) and has made all necessary filings required under
any applicable law, regulation or rule, and has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals from other persons, in order to conduct their respective businesses except
for such Permits that, if not obtained, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect. None of the Partnership Entities is in violation of, or in default under,
or has received notice of any proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, any such
Permit or any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, order or
judgment applicable to any of the Partnership Entities, except where such violation, default,
revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(hh) Descriptions; Exhibits. All legal or governmental proceedings, affiliate
transactions, off-balance sheet transactions, contracts, licenses, agreements, properties, leases
or documents of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, each
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
have been so described or filed as required; and the statements included in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectuses and the Prospectus insofar as such statements summarize
legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair
summaries of
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such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
(ii) Litigation. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there
are no actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Partnership Entities, threatened or contemplated to which any of the Partnership Entities or any of
their respective directors or officers is or would be a party or of which any of their respective
properties is or would be subject at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or
foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency, or before or by
any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority (including, without
limitation, the NYSE), except any such action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding that would
not result in a judgment, decree or order having, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
(jj) Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms. Deloitte & Touche LLP, whose report
on the financial statements of the Partnership and the General Partner are included in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectuses and the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses containing an audit report, are independent registered public accountants as required
by the Securities Act and by the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(kk) Financial Statements. At December 31, 2010, the Partnership would have had, on an as
adjusted pro forma basis as indicated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, a
capitalization as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The historical financial
statements incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with
the related notes and schedules, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of the Partnership and the General Partner as of the dates indicated and the consolidated
statements of operations, cash flows and changes in partners’ equity of the Partnership and the
General Partner for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance with the
requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved. The pro forma
financial statements incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have
been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the applicable accounting requirements of
Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the Commission; the assumptions used in the preparation of such pro
forma financial statements are reasonable; the pro forma adjustments used therein are appropriate
to give effect to the transactions or circumstances described therein; and the pro forma
adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such pro
forma financial statements. There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are
required to be included in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not included as
required. The Partnership Entities do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or
contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus.
(ll) No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, in each case excluding any
amendments or supplements to the foregoing made after the execution of this Agreement, there has
not been (i) any material adverse change, or any development involving, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse change, in the business, properties, management, financial
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condition, prospects or results of operations of the Partnership Entities (considered as a
single enterprise), (ii) any transaction which is material to the Partnership Entities (considered
as a single enterprise), (iii) any obligation or liability, direct or contingent (including any
off-balance sheet obligations), incurred by any of the Partnership Entities, which is material to
the Partnership Entities (considered as a single enterprise), (iv) any material change in the
capitalization, ownership or outstanding indebtedness of any of the Partnership Entities or (v) any
dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the security interests of any of the
Partnership Entities, in each case whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business.
(mm) Lock-Up Agreement. The Partnership Entities have obtained for the benefit of the
Underwriters the agreement (a “Lock-Up Agreement”), in substantially the form set forth as
Exhibit A attached hereto, of each person listed on Exhibit A-1 hereto, including Holdings
and each executive officer and director of the General Partner.
(nn) Investment Company. None of the Partnership Entities is and at no time during which a
prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through
compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale
of Units will any of them be, and, after giving effect to the Offering and sale of the Units and
the application of the proceeds thereof, none of them will be, an “investment company” or
an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(oo) Title to Properties. Each of the Partnership Entities has good and marketable title
to all real property and good title to all personal property described in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus as being owned by any of them, free and clear of all Liens except Liens,
individually or in the aggregate, that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Liens that would
not materially interfere with the use of any such property for the conduct of its businesses and/or
Liens described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All of the property described in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, if any, as being held under lease by any of the Partnership
Entities is held thereby under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases.
(pp) Rights-of-Way. Each of the Partnership Entities has such consents, easements,
rights-of-way or licenses from any person (“rights-of-way”) as are necessary to enable it
to conduct its business in the manner described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
except for (i) qualifications, reservations and encumbrances that would not have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) such rights-of-way that, if not obtained,
would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and, except as
described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or as would not interfere with the operations
of the Partnership Entities as conducted on the date hereof to such a material extent that the
Representative could reasonably conclude that proceeding with the Offering would be inadvisable,
none of such rights-of-way contains any restriction that is materially burdensome to the
Partnership Entities, taken as a whole.
(qq) Intellectual Property. Each of the Partnership Entities owns or possesses all
inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks (both registered and unregistered),
tradenames, service names, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary information described
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in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being owned or licensed by it or which is
necessary for the conduct of, or material to, its respective businesses, except where the failure
to own, license or have such rights would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”), and the Partnership Entities
are unaware of any claim to the contrary or any challenge by any other person to the rights of any
of the Partnership Entities with respect to the Intellectual Property. None of the Partnership
Entities has infringed or is infringing the intellectual property of a third party, and none of the
Partnership Entities has received notice of a claim by a third party to the contrary.
(rr) Labor and Employment. None of the Partnership Entities is engaged in any unfair
labor practice; no labor disputes with the employees that are engaged in the businesses of the
Partnership Entities exist or, to the knowledge of the Crestwood Parties after due inquiry, are
imminent or threatened that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the knowledge of the Crestwood Parties: (i) there is (A) no unfair labor practice
complaint pending or threatened against any of the Partnership Entities before the National Labor
Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective
bargaining agreements is pending or threatened, (B) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage
pending or threatened against any of the Partnership Entities and (C) no union representation
dispute currently existing concerning the employees of any of the Partnership Entities, (ii) no
union organizing activities are currently taking place concerning the employees of any of the
Partnership Entities and (iii) there has been no violation of any federal, state, local or foreign
law relating to discrimination in the hiring, promotion or pay of employees, any applicable wage or
hour laws or any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”), or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder concerning the employees of
the Partnership Entities.
(ss) Environmental Compliance. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, each of the Partnership Entities (i) is in compliance with any and all applicable
federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, permits, licenses, authorizations or other binding requirements, or common
laws, relating to health, safety or the protection, cleanup or restoration of the environment or
natural resources, including those relating to the distribution, processing, generation, treatment,
storage, disposal, transportation, other handling or release or threatened release of Hazardous
Materials (as defined below) (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) has received and are in
compliance with all permits, licenses, or other approvals required of it under applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct its respective businesses as they are currently being conducted,
(iii) has not received written notice of any, and to the knowledge of the Crestwood Parties after
due inquiry there are no, pending events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to form
the basis for any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any
disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and
(iv) is not subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Crestwood Parties after due inquiry,
threatened actions, suits, demands, orders or proceedings relating to any Environmental Laws
against the Partnership Entities, except in the cases of clauses (i) through (iv) where such
non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other
approvals, actual or potential liability or such actions, suits, demands, orders or proceedings
could not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the
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Partnership Entities has entered into any agreement relating to any alleged violation of any
Environmental Law or any actual or alleged release or threatened release or cleanup at any location
of any Hazardous Materials (as defined below). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus, none of the Partnership Entities is currently named as a “potentially responsible
party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (“CERCLA”). As used herein, “Hazardous Materials” means any material
(including, without limitation, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes)
that is regulated by or may give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
(tt) Environmental Compliance Review. In the ordinary course of their respective
businesses, the Partnership Entities (i) monitor changes in Environmental Laws applicable to their
respective businesses, operations and properties, and take actions as necessary to obtain and
maintain compliance with any new or amended Environmental Laws; (ii) retain environmental
consultants to apply for and obtain certain permits, licenses and approvals required for their
operations under Environmental Laws, and to advise the Partnership Entities as to measures that may
be required to obtain and maintain compliance with Environmental Laws; and (iii) consult with
appropriate operations personnel to ensure that adequate capital and operating budgets are
established to provide funding for expenditures required to conduct their operations in compliance
with Environmental Laws.
(uu) Tax Returns. All tax returns required to be filed by the Partnership Entities have
been timely filed, and all taxes and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed
directly or through withholding) including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto due or claimed to be due from such entities have been timely paid, other than those (i)
that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided or (ii)
that, if not paid, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(vv) Insurance. Crestwood maintains insurance covering the Partnership Entities’
properties, operations, personnel and businesses as the Crestwood Parties reasonably deem adequate;
such insurance insures against such losses and risks to an extent which is adequate in accordance
with customary industry practice to protect the Partnership Entities and their respective
businesses; all such insurance is fully in force on the date hereof and will be fully in force at
the time of purchase; and the Crestwood Parties do not have reason to believe that it will not be
able to renew any such insurance as and when such insurance expires.
(ww) No Business Interruptions. None of the Partnership Entities has sustained since the
date of the last audited financial statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
any material loss or interference with its respective business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental
action, order or decree.
(xx) Non-Renewal of Agreements; No Third Party Defaults. Except as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Partnership Entities has sent or received any
communication regarding termination of, or intent not to renew, any of the contracts or agreements
referred to or described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or referred to or described
in, or filed as an exhibit to, the Registration Statement, and no such termination or non-
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renewal has been threatened by any of the Partnership Entities or, to the knowledge of the
Crestwood Parties, any other party to any such contract or agreement. To the knowledge of the
Crestwood Parties after due inquiry, no third party to any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage,
deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant
or instrument to which any of the Partnership Entities or any of their subsidiaries is a party or
bound or to which their respective properties are subject, is in breach, default or violation under
any such agreement (and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such an event), which breach, default or violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(yy) Internal Controls. The Partnership Entities maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(zz) Disclosure Controls. The Partnership has established and will maintain and evaluate
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15
under the Exchange Act) and “internal control over financial reporting” (as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Partnership, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to General Partner’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to perform the
functions for which they were established; the Partnership’s independent auditors and the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner have been advised of: (i) all known
significant deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which could adversely affect the Partnership’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data; and (ii) any known fraud, if any, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the Partnership’s internal control
over financial reporting; all material weaknesses, if any, in internal control over financial
reporting have been identified to the Partnership’s independent auditors; since the date of the
most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls, there have
been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses; and the principal executive officers (or their equivalents) and principal
financial officers (or their equivalents) of the General Partner have made all certifications
required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) and any related rules
and regulations promulgated by the Commission, and the statements contained in each such
certification are complete and correct; the Partnership Entities and the General Partner’s
directors and officers are each in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
effective provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and
the NYSE promulgated thereunder.
(aaa) Related Party Transactions. None of the Partnership Entities has, directly or
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indirectly, including through any Subsidiary: (A) extended credit, arranged to extend credit,
or renewed any extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan, to or for any director or
executive officer of the General Partner or its affiliates, or to or for any family member or
affiliate of any director or executive officer of the General Partner or its affiliates; or (B)
made any material modification, including any renewal thereof, to the term of any personal loan to
any director or executive officer of the General Partner or its affiliates, or any family member or
affiliate of any director or executive officer of the General Partner or its affiliates.
(bbb) Forward-Looking Statements. Each “forward-looking statement” (within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act or Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, if any, has been made or
reaffirmed with a reasonable basis and in good faith.
(ccc) Statistical and Market-Related Data. All statistical or market-related data included
in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the
Partnership reasonably believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Partnership has obtained the
written consent to the use of such data from such sources to the extent required.
(ddd) No Prohibition on Distributions. None of the Partnership Entities is currently
prohibited, directly or indirectly, from making distributions with respect of its equity securities
or from repaying to the Partnership any loans or advances or from transferring any property or
assets to the Partnership or any other Subsidiary, except as described in (i) the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus or (ii) the Organizational Documents of the Partnership and the General
Partner.
(eee) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Partnership Entities nor, to the
knowledge of the Crestwood Parties, any employee or agent of the Partnership Entities has made any
payment of funds of the Partnership Entities or received or retained any funds in violation of any
law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977),
which payment, receipt or retention of funds is of a character required to be disclosed in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;
(fff) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Partnership Entities are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money
laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or
similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental
agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or
before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator or non-governmental
authority involving the Partnership Entities with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending
or, to the knowledge of the Crestwood Parties, threatened.
(ggg) OFAC. None of the Partnership Entities nor, to the knowledge of the Crestwood
Parties, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of any
Partnership Entity is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC; and the
Partnership will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend, contribute
or otherwise make available such proceeds to any entity for the purpose of financing the activities
of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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(hhh) NYSE Listing. The Units will have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject
only to official notice of issuance.
(iii) No Brokers’ Fees. Except pursuant to this Agreement, none of the Partnership
Entities has incurred any liability for any finder’s or broker’s fee or agent’s commission in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(jjj) No Stabilizing Transactions. None of the Partnership Entities nor any of their
Affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) has taken, directly
or indirectly, any action designed, or which has constituted or might reasonably be expected to
cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Partnership to facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.
(kkk) FINRA Affiliations. To the knowledge of the Crestwood Parties, there are no
affiliations or associations between (i) any member of FINRA and (ii) the Partnership, the General
Partner, any of the General Partner’s officers and directors, or any beneficial owner of the
Partnership’s unregistered equity securities that were acquired at any time on or after the 180th
day immediately preceding the date the Registration Statement was initially filed with the
Commission, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(lll) No Distribution of Other Offering Materials. None of the Partnership Entities nor
any of their Affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) has
distributed nor will they distribute, prior to the later to occur of (i) the time of purchase and
(ii) the completion of the distribution of the Units, any prospectus (as defined under the
Securities Act) in connection with the offering and sale of the Units other than the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses or
other materials, if any, permitted by the Securities Act, including Rule 134 promulgated
thereunder.
In addition, any certificate signed by any officer of the Partnership Entities and delivered
to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the Offering shall be deemed
to be a representation and warranty by the Partnership Entity, as the case may be, as to matters
covered thereby to each Underwriter.
4. Certain Covenants of the Partnership. The Crestwood Parties, jointly and severally,
hereby agree:
(a) Blue Sky Qualification. To furnish such information as may be required and otherwise
to cooperate in qualifying the Units for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of
such states or other jurisdictions as you may designate and to maintain such qualifications in
effect so long as you may request for the distribution of the Units; provided, however, that the
Partnership shall not be required to qualify as a foreign limited partnership or to consent to the
service of process under the laws of any such jurisdiction (except service of process with respect
to the Offering); and to promptly advise you of the receipt by the Partnership of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Units for offer or sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
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(b) Copies of Prospectus. To make available to the Underwriters in New York City, as soon
as practicable after this Agreement becomes effective, and thereafter from time to time to furnish
to the Underwriters, as many copies of the Prospectus (or of the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented if the Partnership shall have made any amendments or supplements thereto after the
effective date of the Registration Statement) as the Underwriters may request for the purposes
contemplated by the Securities Act; in case any Underwriter is required to deliver (whether
physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) a
prospectus after the nine-month period referred to in Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act in
connection with the sale of the Units, the Partnership will prepare, at its expense, promptly upon
request such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be
necessary to permit compliance with the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
(c) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If, at the time this Agreement is executed
and delivered, it is necessary or appropriate for a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement, or a Registration Statement under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, to be filed with
the Commission and become effective before the Units may be sold, to use its best efforts to cause
such post-effective amendment or such Registration Statement to be filed and become effective, and
will pay any applicable fees in accordance with the Securities Act, as soon as possible; and the
Partnership will advise you promptly and, if requested by you, will confirm such advice in writing,
(i) when such post-effective amendment or such Registration Statement has become effective, and
(ii) if Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act is used, when the Prospectus is filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (which the Partnership agrees to
file in a timely manner in accordance with such Rules).
(d) Delivery of Prospectus. If, at any time during the period when a prospectus is
required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule
172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of Units, the
Registration Statement shall cease to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act with
respect to eligibility for the use of the form on which the Registration Statement was filed with
the Commission, to (i) promptly notify the Underwriters, (ii) promptly file with the Commission a
new registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the Units or a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement, which new registration statement or post-effective
amendment shall comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and shall be in a form
satisfactory to the Underwriters, (iii) use its best efforts to cause such new registration
statement or post-effective amendment to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as
practicable, (iv) promptly notify the Underwriters of such effectiveness and (v) take all other
action necessary or appropriate to permit the Offering to continue as contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; all references herein to the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to include each such new registration statement or post-effective amendment, if any.
(e) Filing of Amendments or Supplements. To advise the Underwriters promptly, confirming
such advice in writing, of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or for additional information with respect thereto, or of notice of institution of
proceedings for, or the entry of a stop order, suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and, if the Commission should enter a stop order suspending the
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effectiveness of the Registration Statement, to use its best efforts to obtain the lifting or
removal of such order as soon as possible; to advise the Underwriters promptly of any proposal to
amend or supplement (other than, after the termination of the Offering, by means of filing any
document that is incorporated by reference therein) the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and to provide the Underwriters
and Underwriters’ counsel copies of any such documents for review and comment a reasonable amount
of time prior to any proposed filing and to file no such amendment or supplement to which the
Underwriters shall object in writing.
(f) Exchange Act Reports. Subject to Section 4(e) hereof, to file promptly all
reports and documents and any preliminary or definitive proxy or information statement required to
be filed by the Partnership with the Commission in order to comply with the Exchange Act for so
long as a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or
through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with
any sale of Units.
(g) Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. If necessary or appropriate, to file a
registration statement pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act
and pay the applicable fees in accordance with the Securities Act.
(h) Misstatements and Omissions. To advise the Underwriters promptly of the happening of
any event within the period during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be
delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any
similar rule) in connection with any sale of Units, which event could require the making of any
change in the Prospectus then being used so that the Prospectus would not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading,
and to advise the Underwriters promptly if, during such period, it shall become necessary to amend
or supplement the Prospectus to cause the Prospectus to comply with the requirements of the
Securities Act, and, in each case, during such time, subject to Section 4(e)hereof, to
prepare and furnish, at the Partnership’s expense, to the Underwriters promptly such amendments or
supplements to such Prospectus as may be necessary to reflect any such change or to effect such
compliance.
(i) Earnings Information. To make generally available to its security holders, and to
deliver to the Underwriters, an earnings statement of the Partnership (which will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) covering a period of twelve months beginning
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the
Securities Act) as soon as is reasonably practicable after the termination of such twelve-month
period but in any case not later than 18 months after the effective date of this Registration
Statement.
(j) Annual Report. Unless otherwise available through the electronic data gathering,
analysis and retrieval system (“XXXXX”), to furnish to the Partnership’s security holders
as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year a 10-K (including a consolidated balance
sheet of the General Partner, as required, and the consolidated balance sheet and statements of
income, partners’ equity and cash flow of the Partnership and the Subsidiaries for such fiscal
year,
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accompanied by a copy of the certificate of report thereon of nationally recognized
independent registered public accountants duly registered with the PCAOB).
(k) Copies of the Registration Statement. To furnish or make available via XXXXX to the
Underwriters as many copies of the Registration Statement as may be reasonably requested, as such
Registration Statement was initially filed with the Commission, and of all amendments thereto
(including all exhibits thereto) and sufficient copies of the foregoing (other than exhibits) for
distribution of a copy to each of the other Underwriters and counsel.
(l) Copies of Other Documents. To furnish or make available via XXXXX to each of the
Underwriters for a period of five years from the date of this Agreement (i) copies of any reports,
proxy statements, or other communications which the Partnership shall send to its security holders
(excluding any periodic income tax reporting materials) or shall from time to time publish or
publicly disseminate, (ii) copies of all annual, quarterly, transition and current reports filed
with the Commission on Forms 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K, or such other similar forms as may be designated by
the Commission, (iii) copies of publicly available documents or reports filed with any national
securities exchange on which any class of securities of the Partnership is listed and (iv) such
other information as you may reasonably request regarding the Partnership Entities, in each case to
the extent that such materials are not publicly available.
(m) Application of Proceeds. To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Units in the
manner set forth under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus.
(n) Compliance with Rules 433(d) and (g). To comply with Rule 433(d) under the Securities
Act (without reliance on Rule 164(b) under the Securities Act) and Rule 433(g) under the Securities
Act.
(o) Partnership Lock-Up. Beginning on the date hereof and ending on, and including, the
date that is 60 days after the date hereof (the “Lock-Up Period”), without the prior
written consent of the Representative, not to (i) issue, sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to
sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose
of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or
decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to any Common Units or
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Units or warrants or other
rights to purchase Common Units or any other securities of the Partnership that are substantially
similar to Common Units, (ii) file or cause to become effective a registration statement under the
Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of any Common Units or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for Common Units or warrants or other rights to purchase Common Units
or any other securities of the Partnership that are substantially similar to Common Units, (iii)
enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the
economic consequences of ownership of Common Units or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for Common Units or warrants or other rights to purchase Common Units
or any such securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Units
or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iv) publicly announce an intention to effect any
transaction specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), except, in each case,
for (A) the sale of the Units as contemplated by this Agreement, (B) issuances of Common Units upon
the exercise or
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vesting of securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Units
pursuant to the Partnership’s 2007 equity plan, as amended, (C) the issuance of securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Units not exercisable during the Lock-Up
Period pursuant to the Partnership’s 2007 equity plan, as amended, and (D) as required under that
certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2011, by and between the Partnership and the
purchasers named therein.
(p) Distribution of Prospectuses. Not, at any time at or after the execution of this
Agreement, to, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Units by means of any “prospectus”
(within the meaning of the Securities Act), or use any “prospectus” (within the meaning of
the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Units, in each case other than the
Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus identified on Schedule D attached hereto.
(q) No Stabilization. Not to take, directly or indirectly, any action designed, or which
has constituted or might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or
otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Partnership to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Units.
(r) NYSE Listing. To use its best efforts to cause the Units to be approved for trading on
NYSE.
(s) Transfer Agent. To maintain a transfer agent and, if necessary under the jurisdiction
of formation of the Partnership, a registrar for the Partnership Units.
5. Covenant to Pay Costs. The Crestwood Parties jointly and severally agree to pay all
costs, expenses, fees and taxes in connection with (i) the preparation and filing of the
Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the printing and furnishing of copies of
each thereof to the Underwriters, counsel and to dealers (including costs of mailing and shipment),
(ii) the registration, issue, sale and delivery of the Units including any stock or transfer taxes
and stamp or similar duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Units to the
Underwriters, (iii) the producing, word processing and/or printing of this Agreement, any agreement
among underwriters, any dealer agreements, any powers of attorney and custody agreements and any
closing documents (including compilations thereof) and the reproduction and/or printing and
furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Underwriters and counsel and (except closing documents)
to dealers (including costs of mailing and shipment), (iv) the qualification of the Units for
offering and sale under state or foreign laws and the determination of their eligibility for
investment under state or foreign law (including the reasonably incurred legal fees and filing fees
and other disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters) and the reasonably incurred costs and
expenses of printing and furnishing of copies of any Canadian wrapper, blue sky surveys or legal
investment surveys to the Underwriters and to dealers, (v) any listing of the Units on any
securities exchange, (vi) any filing for review of the public offering of the Units by FINRA,
including any reasonably incurred legal fees and filing fees and other disbursements of counsel to
the Underwriters relating to FINRA matters in an amount not to exceed $5,000, (vii) the fees and
disbursements of any transfer agent or registrar for the Units, (viii) the costs and expenses of
the Partnership Entities relating to presentations or meetings undertaken in connection with the
marketing of the offering and sale of the Units to prospective investors and
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the Underwriters’ sales forces, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the
production of road show slides and graphics, lodging and other expenses incurred by the officers of
any of the Partnership Entities, (ix) the costs and expenses of qualifying the Units for inclusion
in the book-entry settlement system of the DTC, and (x) the performance of the obligations of the
Partnership Entities hereunder; provided, however, that (i) except as otherwise
provided in this Section 5 and in Section 6 hereof, the Underwriters shall bear and
pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees and expenses of their counsel, any
transfer taxes payable on the issuance of any Units and any advertising expenses incurred by them
in connection with any offers they make.
6. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the Units are not delivered for any
reason other than the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Section
9 hereof or the default by one or more of the Underwriters in its or their respective
obligations hereunder, the Partnership shall, in addition to paying the amounts described in
Section 5 hereof, reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses,
including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their counsel.
7. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters
hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Crestwood Parties on the date of this Agreement, at the Applicable Time, and at the time of
purchase the performance by the Crestwood Parties of their obligations hereunder and to the
following additional conditions precedent:
(a) The Partnership shall furnish to you at the time of purchase an opinion of Xxxxx Lord
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Partnership, addressed to the Underwriters, and dated the
time of purchase with executed copies for each of the other Underwriters, and in the form approved
by the Representative, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto.
(b) The Partnership shall furnish to you at the time of purchase an opinion of Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, General Counsel for the Partnership, addressed to the Underwriters, and dated the time of
purchase with executed copies for each of the other Underwriters, and in the form approved by the
Representative, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto.
(c) You shall have received from each of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
customary comfort letters dated, respectively, the date of this Agreement, the date of the
Prospectus, and the time of purchase and addressed to the Underwriters (with executed copies for
each of the Underwriters) in the forms approved by the Representative, which letters shall cover,
without limitation, the various financial disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectuses, the Prospectus and the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any.
(d) You shall have received at the time of purchase the opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P.,
counsel for the Underwriters, dated the time of purchase in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representative.
(e) No Prospectus or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus shall have been filed to which you shall have objected.
(f) The Registration Statement and any registration statement required to be filed,
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prior to the sale of the Units, under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 462(b) shall have
been filed and shall have become effective under the Securities Act. The Prospectus shall have
been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act at or before 5:30
P.M., New York City time, on the second full business day after the date of this Agreement (or such
earlier time as may be required under the Securities Act).
(g) Prior to and at the time of purchase (i) no stop order with respect to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Securities Act or
proceedings initiated under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act; (ii) the Registration
Statement and all amendments thereto shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; (iii) none of the Preliminary Prospectuses or the Prospectus, and no
amendment or supplement thereto, shall include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; (iv) no Disclosure Package, and no
amendment or supplement thereto, shall include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; and (v) none of the Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses, if any, shall include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading.
(h) Between the time of execution of this Agreement and the time of purchase (i) no
material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in the
business, properties, management, financial condition, or results of operations or prospects of the
Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, shall occur or become known and (ii) no transaction which
is material and adverse to the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, shall have been entered into
by any of the Partnership Entities or become probable, the effect of which is, in the judgment of
the Representative, so material or adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed
with the Offering or the delivery of the Units as contemplated by the Prospectus.
(i) The Partnership will, at the time of purchase deliver to you a certificate of the
President and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer of
the General Partner, dated the time of purchase in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto.
(j) The Partnership shall have furnished to you such other documents and certificates as
to the accuracy and completeness of any statement in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of the time of purchase as you
may reasonably request.
(k) The Units shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject only to notice of
issuance at or prior to the time of purchase.
(l) FINRA shall not have raised any objection (that has not been resolved) with respect to
the fairness or reasonableness of the underwriting, or other arrangements of the transactions,
contemplated hereby.
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8. Effective Date of Agreement; Termination. This Agreement shall become effective when
the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement.
The obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder shall be subject to termination in the
absolute discretion of the Representative, if (1) since the time of execution of this Agreement or
the earlier respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus there has been any change or any development involving a
prospective change in the business, properties, management, financial condition or results of
operations of or prospects of the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, the effect of which
change or development is, in the sole judgment of the Representative, so material and adverse as to
make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the Offering on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectuses, the Prospectus and the
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, or (2) since the time of execution of this Agreement,
there shall have occurred: (A) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities
generally on the NYSE; (B) a suspension or material limitation in trading in the Partnership’s
securities on the NYSE; (C) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by
either federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or
securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (D) an outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States or a declaration by the United States
of a national emergency or war; or (E) any other calamity or crisis or any change in financial,
political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event
specified in clause (D) or (E), in the judgment of the Representative, makes it
impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Units on the
terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectuses,
the Prospectus and the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, or (3) since the time of execution
of this Agreement, there shall have occurred any downgrading, or any notice or announcement shall
have been given or made of: (A) any intended or potential downgrading or (B) any watch, review or
possible change that does not indicate an affirmation or improvement in the rating accorded any
securities of or guaranteed by any Partnership Entity by any “nationally recognized statistical
rating organization,” as that term is defined in Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act.
If the Representative elects to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section
8, the Partnership and each other Underwriter shall be notified promptly in writing.
If the sale to the Underwriters of the Units, as contemplated by this Agreement, is not
carried out by the Underwriters for any reason permitted under this Agreement, or if such sale is
not carried out because the Crestwood Parties shall be unable to comply with any of the terms of
this Agreement, the Crestwood Parties shall not be under any obligation or liability under this
Agreement (except to the extent provided in Sections 5, 6 and 10 hereof), and the
Underwriters shall be under no obligation or liability to the Partnership Entities under this
Agreement (except to the extent provided in Section 10 hereof) or to one another hereunder.
9. Increase in Underwriters’ Commitments. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 hereof,
if any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to take up and pay for the Units to be purchased
by it hereunder (otherwise than for a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7 hereof
or a reason sufficient to justify the termination of this Agreement under the provisions of
Section 8 hereof)
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and if the number of Units which all Underwriters so defaulting shall have agreed but failed to
take up and pay for does not exceed 10% of the total number of Units, the non-defaulting
Underwriters (including the Underwriters, if any, substituted in the manner set forth below) shall
take up and pay for (in addition to the aggregate number of Units they are obligated to purchase
pursuant to Section 1 hereof) the number of Units agreed to be purchased by all such
defaulting Underwriters, as hereinafter provided. Such Units shall be taken up and paid for by
such non-defaulting Underwriters in such amount or amounts as you may designate with the consent of
each Underwriter so designated or, in the event no such designation is made, such Units shall be
taken up and paid for by all non-defaulting Underwriters pro rata in proportion to the aggregate
number of Units set forth opposite the names of such non-defaulting Underwriters in Schedule
A.
Without relieving any defaulting Underwriter from its obligations hereunder, the Partnership
agrees with the non-defaulting Underwriters that it will not sell any Units hereunder unless all of
the Units are purchased by the Underwriters (or by substituted Underwriters selected by you with
the approval of the Partnership or selected by the Partnership with your approval).
If a new Underwriter or Underwriters are substituted by the Underwriters or by the Partnership
for a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters in accordance with the foregoing provision, the
Partnership or you shall have the right to postpone the time of purchase for a period not exceeding
five business days in order that any necessary changes in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus and other documents may be effected.
The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall refer to and include any
Underwriter substituted under this Section 9 with like effect as if such substituted
Underwriter had originally been named in Schedule A hereto.
If the aggregate number of Units which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed to
purchase exceeds 10% of the total number of Units which all Underwriters agreed to purchase
hereunder, and if neither the non-defaulting Underwriters nor the Partnership shall make
arrangements within the five business day period stated above for the purchase of all the Units
which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed to purchase hereunder, this Agreement shall
terminate without further act or deed and without any liability on the part of the Crestwood
Parties to any Underwriter and without any liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter
to the Crestwood Parties. Nothing in this paragraph, and no action taken hereunder, shall relieve
any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this
Agreement.
10. Indemnity and Contribution.
(a) Each of the Crestwood Parties, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless each Underwriter, the partners, directors, officers, employees and agents of any
Underwriter, affiliates of any Underwriter who have participated in the distribution of the Units
as underwriters, and any person who controls any Underwriter or any such affiliate within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors
and assigns of all of the foregoing persons, from and against any loss, damage, expense, liability
or claim (including the reasonable cost of investigation) which, jointly or
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severally, any such Underwriter or any such person may incur under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act, the common law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, damage, expense, liability or
claim arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in, or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required
to be stated in, the Registration Statement (or in the Registration Statement as amended by any
post-effective amendment thereof by the Partnership) or arises out of or is based upon any omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, except insofar as any such loss, damage, expense, liability or
claim arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in, and in conformity with the information specified in Section 11 hereof
furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Underwriter through you to the Partnership expressly
for use in, the Registration Statement or arises out of or is based upon any omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact in the Registration Statement in connection with such
information, which material fact was not contained in such information and which material fact was
required to be stated in such Registration Statement or was necessary to make such information not
misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in
any Prospectus (the term Prospectus for the purpose of this Section 10 being deemed to
include any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements to the
foregoing), in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule
433 under the Securities Act) of the Partnership or in any Prospectus together with any combination
of one or more of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, or arises out of or is based upon
any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except, with
respect to such Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, insofar as any such loss, damage,
expense, liability or claim arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in, and in conformity with the information specified in
Section 11 hereof furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Underwriter through you to
the Partnership expressly for use in, such Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or arises
out of or is based upon any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in such
Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in connection with such information, which material
fact was not contained in such information and which material fact was necessary in order to make
the statements in such information, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Crestwood
Parties, their directors and officers, and any person who controls the Partnership within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors
and assigns of all of the foregoing persons, from and against any loss, damage, expense, liability
or claim (including the reasonable cost of investigation) which, jointly or severally, the
Crestwood Parties or any such person may incur under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the
common law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim arises out of or
is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in,
and in conformity with the information specified in Section 11 hereof furnished in writing
by or on behalf of such Underwriter through you to the Partnership expressly for use in, the
Registration Statement (or in the Registration Statement as amended by any post-effective amendment
thereof by the Partnership), or arises out of or is based upon any omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact in such Registration Statement in connection with such
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information, which material fact was not contained in such information and which material fact
was required to be stated in such Registration Statement or was necessary to make such information
not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in, and in conformity with the information specified in Section 11 hereof
furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Underwriter through you to the Partnership expressly
for use in, a Prospectus or a Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arises out of or is based upon any
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in such Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus in connection with such information, which material fact was not contained in such
information and which material fact was necessary in order to make the statements in such
information, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) If any action, suit or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”) is brought against a
person (an “indemnified party”) in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the
Crestwood Parties or an Underwriter (as applicable, the “indemnifying party”) pursuant to
subsection (a) or (b), respectively, of this Section 10, such indemnified party
shall promptly notify such indemnifying party in writing of the institution of such Proceeding and
such indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such Proceeding, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and payment of all fees and expenses;
provided, however, that the failure to so notify such indemnifying party shall not relieve
such indemnifying party from any liability which such indemnifying party may have to any
indemnified party or otherwise. The indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ
its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless the employment of such counsel shall have
been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party in connection with the defense of such
Proceeding or the indemnifying party shall not have, within a reasonable period of time in light of
the circumstances, employed counsel to defend such Proceeding or such indemnified party or parties
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are
different from, additional to or in conflict with those available to such indemnifying party (in
which case such indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such
Proceeding on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such fees and
expenses shall be borne by such indemnifying party and paid as incurred (it being understood,
however, that, except as provided in the second paragraph of Section 10(a), such
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in
addition to any local counsel) in any one Proceeding or series of related Proceedings in the same
jurisdiction representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such Proceeding). The
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without its
written consent, but, if settled with its written consent, such indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party or parties from and against any loss or liability
by reason of such settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified
party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and
expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second sentence of this Section 10(c), then the
indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected
without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 business days after
receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall not
have fully reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of
such settlement unless such failure to reimburse the indemnified party is based on a dispute with a
good faith basis as to either the obligation of the indemnifying party arising under this Section
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indemnified party or the amount of such obligation and the indemnifying party shall have
notified the indemnified party of such good faith dispute prior to the date of such settlement and
(iii) such indemnified party shall have given the indemnifying party at least 30 days’ prior notice
of its intention to settle. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of
which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought
hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of
such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding
and does not include an admission of fault or culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of
such indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10 is unavailable to an
indemnified party under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 10 or insufficient
to hold an indemnified party harmless in respect of any losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or
claims referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, damages, expenses,
liabilities or claims (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Crestwood Parties on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the
Offering or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Crestwood Parties on the
one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Crestwood Parties on the one hand
and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the
total proceeds from the Offering (net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before
deducting expenses) received by the Partnership, and the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by the Underwriters, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Units.
The relative fault of the Crestwood Parties on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission relates to information supplied
by the Crestwood Parties or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid
or payable by a party as a result of the losses, damages, expenses, liabilities and claims referred
to in this subsection shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably
incurred by such party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any
Proceeding.
(e) The Crestwood Parties and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in
subsection (d) above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10, no
Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Units underwritten by such Underwriter and distributed to the public were
offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damage which such Underwriter has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities
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Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 10
are several in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments and not joint.
(f) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 10 and the
covenants, warranties and representations of the Crestwood Parties contained in this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any
Underwriter, its partners, directors or officers or any person (including each partner, officer or
director of such person) who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, or by or on behalf of the Crestwood Parties,
their directors or officers or any person who controls the Crestwood Parties within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and shall survive any
termination of this Agreement or the issuance and delivery of the Units. The Crestwood Parties and
each Underwriter agree promptly to notify each other of the commencement of any Proceeding against
it and, in the case of the Crestwood Parties, against any of the General Partner’s officers or
directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Units, or in connection with the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus.
11. Information Furnished by the Underwriters. The concession figure appearing under
the caption “Underwriting—Underwriting Discounts and Expenses,” the legal name of each Underwriter
appearing in the table under the caption “Underwriting,” and the disclosure appearing under the
caption “Underwriting—Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids” in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus constitute the only information furnished by or on behalf of the
Underwriters, as such information is referred to in Sections 3 and 10 hereof.
12. Notices. Except as otherwise herein provided, all statements, requests, notices and
agreements shall be in writing or by telegram or facsimile and, if to the Underwriters, shall be
sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to Barclays Capital Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Syndicate Registration (Fax: 000-000-0000); with a copy, in the
case of any notice pursuant to Section 10 hereof, to the Director of Litigation, Office of
the General Counsel, Barclays Capital Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000; and, if
to the Crestwood Parties, shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to the Crestwood
Parties at the offices of the Partnership at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, General Counsel, facsimile number (000) 000-0000.
13. Governing Law; Construction. This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute
of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement
(“Claim”), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York. The section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a
matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement.
14. Submission to Jurisdiction. Except as set forth below, no Claim may be commenced,
prosecuted or continued in any court other than the courts of the State of New York located in the
City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and the parties
hereto consent to the jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto.
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The parties hereto hereby consent to personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court in which
any Claim arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement is brought by any third party
against any Underwriter or any indemnified party. Each Underwriter and the Crestwood Parties (on
each of its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of each of its equity
holders and affiliates waive all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim
(whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising out of or relating to this
Agreement. The Crestwood Parties agree that a final judgment in any such action, proceeding or
counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Crestwood Parties
and may be enforced in any other courts to the jurisdiction of which the Crestwood Parties are or
may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.
15. Parties at Interest. The Agreement herein set forth has been and is made solely for
the benefit of the Underwriters and the Crestwood Parties and to the extent provided in Section
10 hereof the controlling persons, partners, directors and officers referred to in such
Section, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, personal representatives and executors
and administrators. No other person, partnership, association or corporation (including a
purchaser, as such purchaser, from any of the Underwriters) shall acquire or have any right under
or by virtue of this Agreement.
16. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Crestwood Parties hereby acknowledge that the
Underwriters are acting solely as underwriters in connection with the purchase and sale of the
Partnership’s securities. The Crestwood Parties further acknowledge that the Underwriters are
acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an
arm’s length basis, and in no event do the parties intend that the Underwriters act or be
responsible as a fiduciary to the Crestwood Parties, their management, security holders or
creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Underwriters may undertake
or have undertaken in furtherance of the purchase and sale of the Units, either before or after the
date hereof. The Underwriters hereby expressly disclaim any fiduciary or similar obligations to
the Crestwood Parties, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Crestwood Parties hereby confirm their
understanding and agreement to that effect. The Crestwood Parties and the Underwriters agree that
they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such
transactions and that any opinions or views expressed by the Underwriters to the Crestwood Parties
regarding such transactions, including, but not limited to, any opinions or views with respect to
the price or market for the Partnership’s securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations
to the Crestwood Parties. The Crestwood Parties hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any claims that the Crestwood Parties may have against the Underwriters with
respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Crestwood Parties
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to
such transactions.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed by the parties in one or more
counterparts which together shall constitute one and the same agreement among the parties.
18. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Underwriters and
the Crestwood Parties and their successors and assigns and any successor or assign of any
substantial portion of any of the Crestwood Parties and any of the Underwriters’ respective
businesses and/or
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assets.
19. Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III
of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Partnership,
which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other
information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Crestwood Parties and
the several Underwriters, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose,
whereupon this Agreement and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between the
Crestwood Parties and the Underwriters, severally.
Very truly yours, CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP |
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By: Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC, its | ||||||
general partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and CFO | |||
CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES GP LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and CFO | |||
Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement
Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written:
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement
SCHEDULE A
Number of Units | ||||
Underwriter | to be Purchased | |||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
1,800,000 | |||
Total |
1,800,000 | |||
SCHEDULE B
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries
STATE/JURISDICTION | ||||
OF | ||||
INCORPORATION/ | NAME UNDER WHICH | |||
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY | ORGANIZATION | BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED | ||
Crestwood Gas Services
Operating LLC
|
Delaware | Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC | ||
Crestwood Gas Services
Operating GP LLC
|
Delaware | Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC | ||
Crestwood Midstream Finance
Corporation
|
Delaware | Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation | ||
Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline
LLC
|
Texas | Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline LLC | ||
Crestwood Pipeline LLC
|
Texas | Crestwood Pipeline LLC | ||
Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline
LLC
|
Texas | Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline LLC | ||
Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline
LLC
|
Texas | Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline LLC | ||
Cowtown Gas Processing
Partners L.P.
|
Texas | Cowtown Gas Processing Partners L.P. | ||
Cowtown Pipeline Partners L.P.
|
Texas | Cowtown Pipeline Partners L.P. |
SCHEDULE C
Jurisdictions of Foreign Qualification or Registration
Jurisdictions of Foreign Qualification or Registration
Entities | Foreign Jurisdictions | |
TX | ||
Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC
|
TX | |
Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC
|
TX | |
Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC
|
TX | |
Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation
|
None | |
Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline LLC
|
New Mexico | |
Crestwood Pipeline LLC
|
None | |
Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline LLC
|
None | |
Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline LLC
|
Arkansas | |
Cowtown Pipeline Partners L.P.
|
None | |
Cowtown Gas Processing Partners L.P.
|
None |
SCHEDULE D
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
None.
SCHEDULE E
Pricing Information
Number of Units: |
1,800,000 Common Units | |||
Price to Public: |
$ | 30.65 | ||
Closing Date: |
May 4, 2011 |
EXHIBIT A
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
May [ ], 2011
Barclays Capital Inc.
Together with the other Underwriters
named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement referred to herein
Together with the other Underwriters
named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement referred to herein
Barclays Capital Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Syndicate Registration
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Syndicate Registration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Lock-Up Agreement is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be entered into by Crestwood Gas Services LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, on the one hand, and Barclays Capital Inc. (the
“Representative”) and the other underwriters named in Schedule A to the Underwriting
Agreement, on the other hand, with respect to the public offering (the “Offering”) of
1,800,000 common units of the Partnership representing limited partner interests in the Partnership
(the “Units”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to
them in the Underwriting Agreement.
In order to induce you to enter into the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned agrees that,
for a period (the “Lock-Up Period”) beginning on the date hereof and ending on, and
including, the date that is 60 days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the
Offering, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, (i)
sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase
or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in
the filing of) a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or
liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to any Common Units or any other securities of
the Partnership that are substantially similar to Common Units, or any securities convertible into
or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights to purchase, the foregoing,
whether currently held or later acquired, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that
transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common
Units or any other securities of the Partnership that are substantially similar to Common Units, or
any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights
to purchase, the foregoing, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common
Units or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce an intention to
effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to
(a) the sale of the Units as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and the sale of the Units
to the Underwriters (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) in the Offering, (b)
bona fide gifts, provided the recipient thereof agrees in writing with the Underwriters to be
bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement, (c) dispositions to any trust for the direct or
indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that
such trust agrees in writing with the Underwriters to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up
Agreement, (d) the exercise or vesting of securities issued pursuant to the Partnership’s 2007
equity plan, as amended, that are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for the Common
Units, provided, that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to (b), (c) or (d)
above, no filing by any party under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required
or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing
on a Form 5 made after the expiration of the 60-day period referred to above), or (e) the
disposition to the Partnership of Common Units or securities issued pursuant to the Partnership’s
2007 equity plan, as amended, that are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for the
Common Units in order to satisfy any tax withholding. For purposes of this paragraph, “immediate
family” shall mean the undersigned and the spouse, any lineal descendent, father, mother, brother
or sister of the undersigned.
In addition, the undersigned hereby waives any rights the undersigned may have to require
registration of Common Units in connection with the filing of a registration statement relating to
the Offering. The undersigned further agrees that, for the Lock-Up Period, the undersigned will
not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, make any demand for, or exercise any
right with respect to, the registration of Common Units or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Units, or warrants or other rights to purchase Common Units
or any such securities.
In addition, the undersigned hereby waives any and all preemptive rights, participation
rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights that the undersigned may have in
connection with the Offering or with any issuance or sale by the Partnership of any equity or other
securities before the Offering, except for any such rights as have been heretofore duly exercised.
The undersigned hereby confirms that the undersigned has not, directly or indirectly, taken,
and hereby covenants that the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, take, any action
designed, or which has constituted or will constitute or might reasonably be expected to cause or
result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Partnership to
facilitate the sale or resale of Common Units.
If (i) the Partnership notifies you in writing that it does not intend to proceed with the
Offering, (ii) the registration statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Offering is
withdrawn or (iii) for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the “time
of purchase” (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), this Lock-Up Agreement shall be terminated
and the undersigned shall be released from its obligations hereunder.
Yours very truly, |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement
EXHIBIT A-1
List of Parties to Execute Lock-Up Agreements
List of Parties to Execute Lock-Up Agreements
Name | Position with General Partner | |
Crestwood Gas Services Holdings LLC |
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Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC |
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Crestwood Holdings LLC |
||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
Senior Vice President — Business Development | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Senior Vice President — Operations and Commercial | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
Senior Vice President — General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Xxxx Xxx
|
Vice President and Controller | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer | |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Director | |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Director | |
Xxxxxxx X. Day
|
Director | |
Xxxxxxx X. France
|
Director | |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Director | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
Director | |
X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Director | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
|
Director |
EXHIBIT B
Form of Opinion of Xxxxx Lord Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Form of Opinion of Xxxxx Lord Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Exhibit B-1
Form of Opinion of Xxxxx Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
1. The Partnership is validly existing in good standing as a limited partnership under the
Delaware LP Act with all necessary limited partnership power and authority to (a) issue the Common
Units; (b) enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder, and (c)
own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and as described in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, in each case in all material respects. The
Partnership is duly registered or qualified as a foreign limited partnership for the transaction of
business under the laws of the states set forth on Schedule I hereto.
2. The General Partner is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability company
under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the "Delaware LLC Act") with all necessary
limited liability company power and authority to (a) enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to
perform its obligations thereunder; (b) own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as
presently conducted and as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and (c) to
act as the general partner of the Partnership, in each case in all material respects. The General
Partner is duly registered or qualified as a foreign limited liability company for the transaction
of business under the laws of the states set forth on Schedule I hereto.
3. Each of the Subsidiaries is validly existing in good standing as a limited liability
company, limited partnership or corporation with all necessary power and authority to own or lease
its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and described in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus. Each of the Subsidiaries is duly registered or qualified as a foreign
limited liability company or limited partnership for the transaction of business under the laws of
the states set forth on Schedule I hereto.
4. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the
Partnership and the General Partner.
5. Each of the New Mexico Pipeline LLC Agreement and the Crestwood Pipeline LLC Agreement has
been duly authorized and executed and validly delivered by the Partnership and is a valid and
legally binding agreement of the Partnership, enforceable against the Partnership in accordance
with its terms. The Processing Partners LP Agreement and the Pipeline Partners LP Agreements have
been duly authorized and executed and validly delivered by Crestwood OPGP and Crestwood Operating
LLC and are the valid and legally binding agreements of Crestwood OPGP and Crestwood Operating LLC,
enforceable against Crestwood OPGP and Crestwood Operating LLC in accordance with their terms. The
Panhandle Pipeline LLC Agreement and the Arkansas Pipeline LLC Agreement have been duly authorized
and executed and validly delivered by Crestwood Pipeline and are the a valid and legally binding
agreements of Crestwood Pipeline LLC, enforceable against Crestwood Pipeline LLC in accordance with
their respective terms.
With respect to each agreement described in this opinion ___, the enforceability thereof may
be limited (A) by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law) and (B) with respect to the indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions therein, by
public policy and applicable laws relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification.
Exhibit B-2
6. The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership with a 2% general
partner interest in the Partnership; such general partner interest has been duly authorized and
validly issued in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of
the Partnership, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”); and the General Partner owns such
general partner interest free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or
claims (“Liens”) (a) in respect of which a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of
the State of Delaware naming the General Partner as debtor is on file in the office of the
Secretary of State of Delaware or (b) otherwise known to us, without independent investigation, in
each case other than those as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or created by or arising under
the Delaware LP Act, liens granted pursuant to the Holdings Credit Documents, applicable securities
laws and any restrictions set forth in the Partnership Agreement.
7. The Partnership is the owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding membership
interests in New Mexico Pipeline LLC, Crestwood Operating LLC and Crestwood Pipeline LLC and such
membership interest have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the New Mexico
LLC Agreement, the Crestwood Operating LLC Agreement and Crestwood Pipeline LLC Agreement,
respectively, and are fully paid (to the extent required thereunder) and nonassessable (except as
such nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-303 and 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act or
Sections 101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Business Organizations Code); and such membership
interests are free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under
the Partnership Credit Documents.
8. The Partnership is the owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Crestwood Finance Corporation and such capital stock has been duly authorized and validly
issued, and is fully paid and nonassessable; and such capital stock is free and clear of all Liens
except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the Partnership Credit Documents.
9. Crestwood Operating LLC is the owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding
membership interest in Crestwood OPGP and such membership interest has been duly authorized and
validly issued in accordance with the Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement, and are fully paid (to the
extent required under the Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-303 and 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act); and such
membership interests are free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse
Effect or under the Partnership Credit Documents.
10. Crestwood Pipeline LLC is the sole owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding
membership interests in Panhandle Pipeline LLC and Arkansas Pipeline LLC and such membership
interest have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Panhandle Pipeline LLC
Agreement and the Arkansas Pipeline Agreement, respectively, and are fully paid (to the extent
required thereunder) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections
101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Business Organizations Code); and such membership interests are
free and clear of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the
Partnership Credit Documents.
11. Crestwood OPGP is the sole general partner of Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners,
with a 1.0% general partner interest in each of Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners; such
general partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the
Processing Partners LP Agreement and Pipeline Partners LP Agreement, respectively; and Crestwood
OPGP owns such general partner interest free and clear of all
Exhibit B-3
Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the Partnership Credit
Documents. Crestwood Operating LLC is the sole limited partner of Processing Partners and Pipeline
Partners with a 99.0% limited partner interest in Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners,
respectively; such limited partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in
accordance with the Processing Partners LP Agreement and Pipeline Partners LP Agreement,
respectively and is fully paid (to the extent required thereunder) and is nonassessable (except as
such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 153.102 and 153.210 of the Texas Business
Organizations Code); and, Crestwood Operating LLC owns such limited partner interest free and clear
of all Liens except as would not be a Material Adverse Effect or under the Partnership Credit
Documents.
12. The Common Units and the limited partner interests represented thereby have been duly
authorized in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and, when issued and delivered to the
Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid (to the
extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability
may be affected by Sections 17-303 and 17-607 of the Delaware LP Act and other matters described in
the Prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors — Risks Inherent in an Investment in Us —
Unitholders’ liability may not be limited if a court finds that unitholder action constitutes
control of our business” and “Risk Factors — Risks Inherent in an Investment in US — Unitholders
may have liability to repay distributions that were wrongfully distributed to them” and under the
caption “The Partnership Agreement—Limited Liability” incorporated by reference from the
Partnership’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on March 17, 2009), and the issuance of such
Common Units is not subject to any statutory preemptive rights or similar rights arising under the
Partnership Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated January 31,
2007, as amended (the “Partnership Certificate”), the Delaware LP Act.
13. The Partnership is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Common
Units and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus will not be,
required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
14. None of (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and the General
partner of, and the performance by the Partnership and the General Partner of their respective
obligations under, the Underwriting Agreement (ii) the offering, issuance and sale of the Units, or
(iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will conflict with, result in any
breach or violation of or constitute a default under, or constitute any event which, with notice,
lapse of time or both, would result in any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or
give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to
require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under, or
result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on any property or assets of the Partnership
Entities pursuant to (A) any certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificates of
formation or limited partnership, limited partnership agreement, limited liability agreement or
other organizational documents (the “Organizational Documents”) of the Partnership Entities, (B)
any agreement filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or filed or incorporated by
reference as an exhibit to the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2010 and any applicable current reports of the Partnership on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission since December 31, 2010, or (c) any provision of the laws of the State of New York, the
DGCL, the Delaware LP Act or the Delaware LLC Act or any federal law of the United States of
America that in our experience is normally applicable to limited partnerships and limited liability
companies in relation to transactions of the type
Exhibit B-4
contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, (provided that we express no opinion as to federal
or state securities laws) which conflicts, breaches, violation or defaults, in the case of
clauses (B) or (C) would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect, affect the validity of the Units or prevent or materially interfere with consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement.
15. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or qualification with, any governmental
body or agency under the laws of the State of New York, the DGCL, the Delaware LP Act or the
Delaware LLC Act or any federal law of the United States of America that in our experience is
normally applicable to limited partnerships and limited liability companies in relation to
transactions of the type contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, or is required for the
Offering or the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and the General Partner of
their obligations under the Underwriting Agreement or the consummation by the Partnership of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except such as may be required under federal or state securities
or Blue Sky laws (as to which we express no opinion).
16. Our opinion filed as Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement dated April 11, 2011 is
confirmed and the Underwriters may rely upon such opinion as if it were addressed to them.
17. The statements (a) in the Registration Statement under the captions “Provisions of our
Partnership Agreement Relating to Cash Distributions,” “Description of Common Units,” “Material
Provisions of Our Partnership Agreement,” and “Investment in Crestwood Midstream Partners LP by
Employee Benefit Plans” insofar as they constitute descriptions of agreements, fairly describe in
all material respects the portions of the agreements addressed thereby, and the Units conform in
all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus under the captions “Prospectus Supplement Summary — The Offering,” “Cash
Distributions,” “Description of Common Units,” and “Material Provisions of Our Partnership
Agreement.”
18. The Registration Statement was declared effective under the Act as of April 28, 2011; the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement were filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) on April 29, 2011 and April 29, 2011, respectively, in a manner and within
the time period required by Rule 424(b); and, to our knowledge, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Act and no proceeding for
that purpose has been instituted or threatened by the Commission.
19. Without independent verification of the factual accuracy, completeness or fairness of any
statements made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, each of the Registration
Statement, on each Effective Date, and the Prospectus, when filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and on the date hereof (other than the financial statements and financial schedules,
and other financial and statistical information included therein, as to which we express no
opinion) appears on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the
applicable requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
20. Without independent verification of the factual accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any further
amendment or supplement thereto made by the Partnership prior to the Closing Date, each of such
documents (other than exhibits thereto and the financial statements and financial schedules, and
other financial and statistical information included
Exhibit B-5
therein, as to which we express no opinion), when it became effective or was filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, appears on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material
respects to the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
In addition, such counsel shall state that they have reviewed the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and have participated in conferences with officers and other
representatives of the Partnership and the independent registered public accounting firm of the
Partnership and representatives of the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and
although such counsel has not independently verified, are not passing upon, and are not assuming
any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in, the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except to the extent specified
in the foregoing opinions), based on the foregoing, no facts have come to such counsel’s attention
that lead such counsel to believe that:
(a) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading;
(b) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, included an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or
(c) the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the applicable Closing Date, included or includes an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
it being understood that such counsel expresses no statement or belief with respect to (a) the
financial statements and related schedules, including the notes thereto and the independent public
accounting firm’s report thereon, or (b) other financial data, accounting data and statistical data
contained therein or omitted therefrom.
Exhibit B-6
EXHIBIT C
Form of Opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Form of Opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Exhibit C-1
Form of Opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
1. Each of the Partnership Entities has been duly formed and is validly existing in good
standing as a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be,
under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of formation, with all corporate, partnership or
limited liability company power and authority necessary to own, lease and operate its properties
and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (i) in the
case of the General Partner, to act as the general partner of the Partnership, and (ii) in the case
of the Crestwood Parties, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2. The Partnership is qualified to do business and is in good standing, or the applicable
equivalent thereof, as a limited partnership in each jurisdiction listed on Exhibit A attached
hereto.
3. Each of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC, Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC and
Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC, Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline LLC, Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline
LLC, and Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline LLC is qualified to do business and is in good standing, or
the applicable equivalent thereof, as a limited liability company in each jurisdiction listed on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
4. Each of Cowtown Pipeline Partners L.P. and Cowtown Gas Processing Partners L.P. is
qualified to do business and is in good standing, or the applicable equivalent thereof, as a
limited partnership in each jurisdiction listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
5. Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation is qualified to do business and is in good
standing, or the applicable equivalent thereof, as a corporation in each jurisdiction listed on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
6. The Partnership is the owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding membership
interests in New Mexico Pipeline LLC, Crestwood Operating LLC and Crestwood Pipeline LLC and such
membership interest have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the New Mexico
LLC Agreement, the Crestwood Operating LLC Agreement and Crestwood Pipeline LLC Agreement,
respectively, and are fully paid (to the extent required thereunder) and nonassessable (except as
such nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-303 and 18-607 of the Delaware LLC Act or
Sections 101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Business Organizations Code); and such membership
interests are free and clear of all Liens except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect
or except for Liens under the Partnership Credit Documents.
7. The Partnership is the owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Crestwood Finance Corporation and such capital stock has been duly authorized and validly
issued, and is fully paid and nonassessable; and such capital stock is free and clear of all Liens
except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect or except for Liens under the Partnership
Credit Documents.
8. Crestwood Operating LLC is the owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding
membership interest in Crestwood OPGP and such membership interest has been
Exhibit C-2
duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement, and
are fully paid (to the extent required under the Crestwood OPGP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable
(except as such nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-303 and 18-607 of the Delaware LLC
Act); and such membership interests are free and clear of all Liens except as would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect or except for Liens under the Partnership Credit Documents.
9. Crestwood Pipeline LLC is the sole owner of record of all of the issued and outstanding
membership interests in Panhandle Pipeline LLC and Arkansas Pipeline LLC and such membership
interest have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Panhandle Pipeline LLC
Agreement and the Arkansas Pipeline Agreement, respectively, and are fully paid (to the extent
required thereunder) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections
101.114 and 101.206 of the Texas Business Organizations Code); and such membership interests are
free and clear of all Liens except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect or except for
Liens under the Partnership Credit Documents.
10. Crestwood OPGP is the sole general partner of Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners,
with a 1.0% general partner interest in each of Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners; such
general partner interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the
Processing Partners LP Agreement and Pipeline Partners LP Agreement, respectively; and Crestwood
OPGP owns such general partner interest free and clear of all Liens in respect of which a financing
statement naming Crestwood OPGP as a debtor is on file in the office of the Secretary of State of
the States of Delaware or Texas except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect or except
for Liens under the Partnership Credit Documents. Crestwood Operating LLC is the sole limited
partner of Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners with a 99.0% limited partner interest in
Processing Partners and Pipeline Partners, respectively; such limited partner interest has been
duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Processing Partners LP Agreement and
Pipeline Partners LP Agreement, respectively and is fully paid (to the extent required thereunder)
and is nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 153.102 and
153.210 of the Texas Business Organizations Code); and, Crestwood Operating LLC owns such limited
partner interest free and clear of all Liens except as would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect or except for Liens under the Partnership Credit Documents.
11. The Partnership has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization,” such capitalization being as of
the respective dates of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. As of the date of the
Underwriting Agreement and immediately prior to the time of purchase, the issued and outstanding
limited partner interests of the Partnership consist of 31,187,696 Common Units, 6,243,000 Class C
Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights. All of the outstanding Common Units, Class C Units and
Incentive Distribution Rights and the limited partner interests represented thereby have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and are fully paid (to
the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable, except as such
non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-303 and 17-607 of the Delaware Revised Uniform
Limited Partnership Act and otherwise by matters described in the Prospectus under the captions
“Risk Factors—Risks Inherent in an Investment in Us—Your liability may not be limited if a court
finds that unitholder action
Exhibit C-3
constitutes control of our business” and “Risk Factors—Risks Inherent in an Investment in
Us—Unitholders may have liability to repay distributions that were wrongfully distributed to them”
and under the caption “The Partnership Agreement—Limited Liability” incorporated by reference from
the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on March 17, 2009.
12. None of (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and the General
Partner of, and the performance by the Partnership and the General Partner of their respective
obligations under, the Underwriting Agreement (ii) the offering, issuance and sale of the Units, or
(iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will conflict with, result in any
breach or violation of or constitute a default under, or constitute any event which, with notice,
lapse of time or both, would result in any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or
give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to
require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under, or
result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on any property or assets of the Partnership
Entities pursuant to (A) any certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificates of
formation or limited partnership, limited partnership agreement, limited liability agreement or
other organizational documents (the “Organizational Documents”) of the Partnership Entities, (B)
any agreement filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or filed or incorporated by
reference as an exhibit to the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2010 and any applicable current reports of the Partnership on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission since December 31, 2010, or, to my knowledge, any other agreement to which any of the
Partnership Entities is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties may
be bound, or (C) to my knowledge, any decree, judgment or order applicable to any of the
Partnership Entities or any of their respective properties, which conflicts, breaches, violation or
defaults, in the case of clause (B) would, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect, affect the validity of the Units or prevent or materially interfere with
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement.
13. To my knowledge, except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus,
there are no legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings pending to which the Partnership or any
of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Partnership or any of its
subsidiaries is the subject, which, if determined adversely to the Partnership or any of its
subsidiaries, is reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and, to my knowledge, no such proceedings are contemplated by governmental or regulatory
authorities or threatened by others.
14. To my knowledge, except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, no
person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Partnership to register under the
Securities Act any equity interests in the Partnership, or to include any such equity interests in
the Registration Statement.
15. To my knowledge, (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory
actions, suits or proceedings that are required to be described in the Registration Statement that
are not described as so required and (ii) there are no documents that are required to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not so filed.
Exhibit C-4
16. To my knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose are pending or threatened by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
In addition, such counsel shall state that they have reviewed the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and have participated in conferences with officers and other
representatives of the Partnership and the independent registered public accounting firm of the
Partnership and representatives of the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and
although such counsel has not independently verified, are not passing upon, and are not assuming
any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in, the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except to the extent specified
in the foregoing opinions), based on the foregoing, no facts have come to such counsel’s attention
that lead such counsel to believe that:
(a) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading;
(b) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, included an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or
(c) the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the applicable Closing Date, included or includes an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
it being understood that such counsel expresses no statement or belief with respect to (a) the
financial statements and related schedules, including the notes thereto and the independent public
accounting firm’s report thereon, or (b) other financial data, accounting data and statistical data
contained therein or omitted therefrom.
Exhibit C-5
Exhibit A
Subsidiaries
Foreign | ||||
Jurisdiction | Qualification | |||
Delaware | Texas | |||
Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC
|
Delaware | Texas | ||
Crestwood Gas Services Operating LLC
|
Delaware | Texas | ||
Crestwood Gas Services Operating GP LLC
|
Delaware | Texas | ||
Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation
|
Delaware | None | ||
Crestwood New Mexico Pipeline LLC
|
Texas | New Mexico | ||
Crestwood Pipeline LLC
|
Texas | None | ||
Crestwood Panhandle Pipeline LLC
|
Texas | None | ||
Crestwood Arkansas Pipeline LLC
|
Texas | Arkansas | ||
Cowtown Gas Processing Partners L.P.
|
Texas | None | ||
Cowtown Pipeline Partners L.P.
|
Texas | None |
Exhibit C-6
EXHIBIT D
Form of Officers’ Certificate
Form of Officers’ Certificate
Exhibit D-1
CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES GP LLC
Officers’ Certificate
May 4, 2011
Pursuant to Section 7(i) of the Underwriting Agreement dated April 29, 2011 (the “Underwriting
Agreement”), by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (the “Partnership”) and Crestwood Gas
Services GP LLC (the “General Partner”), on the one hand, and Barclays Capital Inc. (the
"Underwriter”), on the other hand, relating to the issuance and sale by the Partnership to the
Underwriter of 1,800,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership,
the undersigned duly elected and acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the General
Partner and the Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner, each acting
on behalf of the Partnership, hereby certify as follows (terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Underwriting Agreement):
1. The representations, warranties and agreements of the Crestwood Parties in Section 3 of the
Underwriting Agreement are true and correct on and as of such time of purchase; and that each of
the Crestwood Parties has complied with all of its respective agreements contained therein and
satisfied all of the respective conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied thereunder at
or prior to the date hereof;
2. The Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been
filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules
and regulations under the Securities Act; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued; and no proceedings or examination for that purpose have
been instituted or, to the knowledge of such officers, threatened; and the Commission has not
notified the Partnership of any objection to the use of the form of the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto;
3. Since the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been
no Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated by the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus.
4. The undersigned have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, and nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that,
(A) (i) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, (ii) the Prospectus, as of its date
and on the applicable time of purchase, or (iii) the Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time,
did or do contain any untrue statement of a material fact and did or do omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (except in the case
of the Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading or (B) since the Effective Date, an event has occurred that should have been set forth
in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that has not been so set forth; and
Exhibit D-2
5. Each of Xxxxx Lord Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP and Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P. is entitled to rely on this
certificate in connection with the opinion that such firm is rendering pursuant to Section 7 of the
Underwriting Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
Exhibit D-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate as of the date first
written above.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit D-4