EXHIBIT 4.2
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SFP Pipeline Holdings, Inc.
and
First Trust of California, National Association,
(successor Trustee to Bank of America National Trust
and Savings Association, successor by merger to
Security Pacific National Bank),
Trustee
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First Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of March 6, 1998
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO INDENTURE DATED AS OF
SEPTEMBER 13, 1990
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 6, 1998, between SFP
PIPELINE HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the "Company"), having its
principal office at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and FIRST TRUST OF
CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized
and existing under the laws of the United States of America (herein called the
"Trustee"), as successor trustee to Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, successor by merger to Security Pacific National Bank.
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee
its Indenture, dated as of September 13, 1990 (herein called the "Indenture"),
to provide for the issuance of its unsecured debentures, notes or other
evidences of indebtedness ("Debentures"); and
WHEREAS, Section 11.01 of the Indenture provides that, subject to certain
limitations, without the consent of any holders of the Debentures, the Company,
when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may
at any time and from time to time enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental to the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company's Board of Directors has duly authorized the substance
of the modifications of the Indenture hereinafter set forth (the "First
Supplemental Indenture") and the execution and delivery of this First
Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, as required by Section 4.05 of the Indenture and permitted by
Section 11.01(c) of the Indenture, the Company desires to execute this First
Supplemental Indenture and has requested the Trustee to execute this First
Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this First Supplemental Indenture a
valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all holders of the
Debentures, as follows:
1. The Indenture shall be modified as follows. Brackets indicate matters
to be deleted and italics indicate matters to be added.
a. Recital. Introduction. shall be amended by deleting the second
unnumbered paragraph thereof (such paragraph being the first recital thereof)
and substituting therefor the following:
WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly
authorized an issue of its Variable Rate Exchangeable Debentures Due
2010 (hereinafter referred to as the "Debentures"), for an aggregate
principal amount of Two Hundred Eighteen Million Nine Hundred Eighty
One Thousand Dollars ($218,981,000) to be issued as registered
Debentures without coupons, to be authenticated by the certificate of
the Trustee, to be payable August 15, 2010, to be redeemable and
subject to prepayment as hereinafter provided, and to be exchangeable
for Common Units of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (the "Partnership"), as hereinafter provided; and,
to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Debentures are to
be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has been duly
authorized the execution of this Indenture; and
b. Recital. Form of Reverse of Debenture. shall be amended by
deleting the third unnumbered paragraph thereof and substituting therefor
the following:
The Indenture provides that upon the first to occur of final
maturity on August 15, 2010 or the occurrence of certain other events
described in Section 4.01(a) that accelerate the maturity of the
Debentures, the holder of this Debenture is entitled, at his option,
at any time during the 30-day Exchange Period prior to maturity
described in Section 4.01(b), to exchange the outstanding principal
amount of this Debenture (in whole but not in part) for Common Units
(as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") of the Partnership) of the
Partnership, as said Common Units shall be constituted at the date of
exchange, subject, however, to the right of the Company to elect to
pay cash in lieu thereof under certain circumstances. The Debentures
may be exchanged for Common Units at the exchange rate of 51.720927
Common Units for each $1,000 original principal amount of Debentures
(regardless of the then remaining outstanding principal amount), or at
the adjusted exchange rate in effect at the date of exchange
determined as provided in the Indenture, upon surrender of this
Debenture to the company at the office of agency of the Company in the
City of Sparks, Nevada, or the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, New York, accompanied by written notice of election to exchange,
and (if so required by the Company) by instruments
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of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company, duly executed by the
registered holder or by his duly authorized attorney. No adjustment is
to be made on exchange for interest accrued hereon or for
distributions on Common Units delivered in exchange therefor. The
Company is not required to deliver fractional interests in Common
Units upon any such exchange, but shall make adjustments therefor in
cash on the basis of the current market value of such fractional
interests as provided in the Indenture.
c. Article One. Definitions. shall be amended as follows:
(1) The definition of "Cash From Interim Capital Transactions"
shall be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor:
Cash From Interim Capital Transactions: The term "Cash From Interim
Capital Transactions," when used with reference to the Partnership,
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.3(a) of the
Partnership Agreement.
(2) The definition of "Cash From Operations" shall be deleted
and the following shall be substituted therefor:
Cash From Operations: The term "Cash From Operations," when used with
reference to the Partnership, shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Article II of the Partnership Agreement, but shall not in any
case include any cash attributable to a Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage.
(3) The definition of "Cumulative Common Unit Deficiency" shall
be deleted and the following shall be substituted therefor:
Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage: The term "Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage," when used with reference to the Partnership, shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Article II of the Partnership
Agreement.
In addition, each reference in the Indenture to a "Cumulative
Common Unit Deficiency" shall be amended to refer to a "Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage."
(4) The definition of "Partnership" shall be deleted and the
following shall be substituted therefor:
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Partnership: The term "Partnership" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Energy
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor
thereto.
(5) The definition of "Partnership Agreement" shall be deleted
and the following shall be substituted therefor:
Partnership Agreement: The term "Partnership Agreement," when used
with reference to the Partnership, shall mean the Second Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as it
may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
2. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Indenture.
3. Except as specifically supplemented and amended by this First
Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain
in full force and effect.
4. The Recitals of the Company preceding Section 1 of this First
Supplemental Indenture are statements of the Company and the Trustee has no
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof.
5. This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the law of the State of California.
6. This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same
First Supplemental Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
SFP PIPELINE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Senior Vice President
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FIRST TRUST OF CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(successor trustee to Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, successor by merger
to Security Pacific National Bank), as Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
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Title: Vice President
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