0000950123-10-057663 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. BUCKEYE GP LLC GRAND OHIO, LLC and BUCKEYE GP HOLDINGS L.P. and MAINLINE MANAGEMENT LLC Dated as of June 10, 2010

Merger Agreement • June 11th, 2010 • Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. • Pipe lines (no natural gas) • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  June 11th, 2010
• Company
  Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.
• Industry
  Pipe lines (no natural gas)
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 10, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Buckeye Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Partners”), Buckeye GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Partners (“Partners GP”), Grand Ohio, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Partners (“MergerCo”), Buckeye GP Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”), and MainLine Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Holdings (“Holdings GP”).