SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT among HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. and CERTAIN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES
Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION VERSION
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
among
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
▇▇▇▇▇ ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
and
CERTAIN OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I Definitions |
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1.1 Definitions |
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Article II Business Opportunities |
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2.1 Restricted Businesses |
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2.2 Permitted Exceptions |
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2.3 Procedures |
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2.4 Scope of Prohibition |
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2.5 Enforcement |
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2.6 Limitation on Acquisitions of Subject Assets by Partnership Group Members |
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Article III Indemnification |
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3.1 Environmental Indemnification |
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3.2 Limitations Regarding Environmental Indemnification |
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3.3 Right of Way Indemnification |
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3.4 Additional Indemnification |
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3.5 Indemnification Procedures |
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3.6 Limitation on Indemnification Obligations |
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3.7 Exclusion from Indemnification |
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Article IV General and Administrative Expenses |
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4.1 General |
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Article V Right of First Refusal |
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5.1 ▇▇▇▇▇ Right of First Refusal: Prohibition on Transfer of Refinery
Related Assets |
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5.2 Procedures |
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Article VI ▇▇▇▇▇ Purchase Option |
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6.1 Option to Purchase Tulsa Transferred Assets |
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Article VII Miscellaneous |
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7.1 Choice of Law |
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7.2 Arbitration Provision |
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7.3 Notice |
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7.4 Entire Agreement |
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7.5 Termination of Article II |
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7.6 Amendment or Modification |
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7.7 Assignment |
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7.8 Additional Partnership Entities |
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7.9 Counterparts |
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7.10 Severability |
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7.11 Further Assurances |
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7.12 Rights of Limited Partners |
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7.13 Headings |
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7.14 UNEV Option Agreement |
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7.15 Limitation of Damages |
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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is being entered
into on November 9, 2011 to be effective as of November 1, 2011, by and among HollyFrontier
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“▇▇▇▇▇”), the other ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities (as defined herein)
listed on the signature pages hereto, ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the “Partnership”), and the other Partnership Entities (as defined herein) listed on the
signature pages hereto, and amends and restates in its entirety the Fifth Amended and Restated
Omnibus Agreement entered into on August 31, 2011 (as amended, the “Fifth Amended Omnibus
Agreement”) among ▇▇▇▇▇, Navajo Pipeline Co., L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Navajo
Pipeline”), ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“▇▇▇▇▇
GP”), HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “General
Partner”), the Partnership, HEP Logistics GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the
“OLP GP”), and ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners — Operating, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the “Operating Partnership”) and the other ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities and Partnership Entities
signatory thereto.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Omnibus Agreement on July 13, 2004 (as amended, the
“Original Omnibus Agreement”) to evidence their agreement, as more fully set forth in
Article II, with respect to those business opportunities that the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities and ▇▇▇▇▇
GP would not engage in, directly or indirectly, during the term of the Original Omnibus Agreement
unless the Partnership declined to engage in any such business opportunity for its own account;
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Original Omnibus Agreement to evidence their agreement,
as more fully set forth in Article III, with respect to certain indemnification obligations
of the Parties to each other;
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Original Omnibus Agreement to evidence their agreement,
as more fully set forth in Article IV, with respect to the amount to be paid by the
Partnership for the general and administrative services to be performed by ▇▇▇▇▇ and its Affiliates
(as defined herein) for and on behalf of the Partnership Entities and their Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Original Omnibus Agreement to evidence their agreement,
as more fully set forth in Article V, with respect to Holly’s right of first refusal
relating to the Assets (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, in connection with that certain LLC Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of June 1,
2009, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇, Navajo Pipeline and the Operating Partnership, pursuant to which Navajo
Pipeline transferred and conveyed to the Operating Partnership, and the Operating Partnership has
acquired, all of the limited liability company interests of Lovington-Artesia, L.L.C., the entity
that owns the 16” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipeline (as defined herein), the Parties amended
and restated the Original Omnibus Agreement and
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entered into the First Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement (the “First Amended Omnibus
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 1, 2009,
by and between ▇▇▇▇▇ Refining & Marketing — Tulsa LLC (“▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa”) and HEP Tulsa LLC
(“HEP Tulsa”), pursuant to which ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa transferred and conveyed to HEP Tulsa, and HEP
Tulsa acquired, the Tulsa Transferred Assets (as defined herein), the Parties amended and restated
the First Amended Omnibus Agreement and entered into the Second Amended and Restated Omnibus
Agreement (the “Second Amended Omnibus Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with (i) that certain Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of
October 19, 2009, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa, HEP Tulsa and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa Refining Company
(“▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”), pursuant to which HEP Tulsa acquired the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Transferred Assets (as
defined herein), (ii) that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 1, 2009, by and
among ▇▇▇▇▇, Navajo Pipeline and HEP Pipeline L.L.C., pursuant to which Navajo Pipeline agreed to
transfer and convey to HEP Pipeline L.L.C., and HEP Pipeline L.L.C. agreed to acquire, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Pipeline (as defined herein), and (iii) that certain LLC Interest Purchase Agreement by and among
▇▇▇▇▇, Navajo Pipeline and the Operating Partnership, pursuant to which Navajo Pipeline agreed to
transfer and convey to the Operating Partnership, and the Operating Partnership agreed to acquire,
all of the limited liability company interests of Roadrunner Pipeline, L.L.C., the entity that owns
the Roadrunner Pipeline (as defined herein), the Parties amended and restated the Second Amended
Omnibus Agreement and entered into the Third Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement (the “Third
Amended Omnibus Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with that certain LLC Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of March 31,
2010, by and among Holly, Lea Refining Company, ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa, HEP Refining, L.L.C. (“HEP
Refining”) and HEP Tulsa (the “March 2010 Drop Down LLC Interest Purchase Agreement”),
pursuant to which Holly, Lea Refining Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa agreed to transfer and convey to HEP
Refining and HEP Tulsa the Additional Tulsa East Assets (as defined herein) and the Additional
Lovington Assets (as defined herein), the Parties amended and restated the Third Amended Omnibus
Agreement and entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement (the “Fourth
Amended Omnibus Agreement”).
WHEREAS, in connection with the construction of the Tulsa Interconnecting Pipelines (as
defined herein), ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa, HEP Tulsa and ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Storage — Tulsa LLC entered into that
certain Second Amended and Restated Pipelines, Tankage and Loading Rack Throughput Agreement (Tulsa
East), dated as of August 31, 2011, pursuant to which HEP Tulsa agreed to provide transportation
services to ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa with respect to the Tulsa Interconnecting Pipelines (the “Tulsa
Throughput Agreement”), the Parties amended and restated the Fourth Amended Omnibus Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, in connection with that certain LLC Interest Purchase Agreement effective as of
November 1, 2011, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇, Frontier Refining LLC (“Frontier Cheyenne”), Frontier
El Dorado Refining LLC (“Frontier El Dorado”), the Operating Partnership and the
Partnership, (the “November 2011 Frontier Drop Down LLC Interest Purchase
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Agreement”), pursuant to which Frontier Cheyenne and Frontier El Dorado agreed sell to
the Operating Partnership the entities that own the Cheyenne Assets (as defined herein) and the El
Dorado Assets (as defined herein), the Parties desire to amend and restate the Fifth Amended
Omnibus Agreement as provided herein.
In consideration of the premises and the covenants, conditions, and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Definitions
1.1 Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
below:
“8” and 10” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipelines” means the 8-inch pipeline
running from Lovington, New Mexico to Artesia, New Mexico and the 10-inch pipeline running from
Lovington, New Mexico to Artesia, New Mexico, each owned by Navajo Pipeline.
“16” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipeline” means the 16-inch pipeline running from
Lovington, New Mexico to Artesia, New Mexico, owned by Lovington-Artesia, L.L.C.
“2004 Product Pipelines, Terminal and Related Assets” means the assets transferred
under the July 13, 2004 Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement at the time of the
Partnership’s initial public offering.
“2008 Crude Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets” means the Drop-Down Assets as defined
in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated February 25, 2008, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇, Navajo Pipeline,
▇▇▇▇▇ Cross Refining Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and Navajo Refining
Company, L.L.C., as the seller parties, and the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, HEP ▇▇▇▇▇
Cross, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and HEP Pipeline, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company, as the buyer parties.
“Acquisition Proposal” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
“Additional Tulsa East Assets” means the Transferred Tulsa East Assets as defined in
the March 2010 Drop Down LLC Interest Purchase Agreement.
“Additional Lovington Assets” means the Transferred Lovington Assets as defined in the
March 2010 Drop Down LLC Interest Purchase Agreement.
“Administrative Fee” is defined in Section 4.1(a).
“Affiliate” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Agreement” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
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“Applicable Law” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule,
judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license,
agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or
any provision or condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any
of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting
jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each
case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law
of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.
“Arbitrable Dispute” means any and all disputes, Claims, controversies and other
matters in question between any of the Partnership Entities, on the one hand, and any of the ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities, on the other hand, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the alleged breach
hereof, or in any way relating to the subject matter of this Agreement regardless of whether (a)
allegedly extra-contractual in nature, (b) sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, (c) provided
for by Applicable Law or otherwise or (d) seeking damages or any other relief, whether at law, in
equity or otherwise.
“Assets” means all of the following assets conveyed, contributed, or otherwise
transferred, directly or indirectly (including by transfer or sale of the entity that owns such
assets), by the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities to the Partnership Entities: (i) the 2004 Product Pipelines,
Terminal and Related Assets, (ii) the 8” and 10” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipelines, (iii)
the 2008 Crude Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets, (iv) the 16” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate
Pipeline, (v) the Tulsa Transferred Assets, (vi) the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pipeline, (vii) the Roadrunner
Pipeline, (viii) the Additional Lovington Assets, (ix) the Additional Tulsa East Assets, (x) the
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Assets, (xi) the Tulsa Interconnecting Pipelines, (xii) the Cheyenne Assets, and (xiii)
the El Dorado Assets.
“▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pipeline” means the 8” crude oil pipeline extending from ▇▇▇▇▇▇ station to
Lovington, New Mexico, owned by HEP Pipeline, L.L.C.
“Change of Control” means, with respect to any Person (the “Applicable
Person”), any of the following events: (a) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Applicable
Person’s assets to any other Person unless immediately following such sale, lease, exchange, or
other transfer such assets are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Applicable Person; (b) the
consolidation or merger of the Applicable Person with or into another Person pursuant to a
transaction in which the outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person are changed into or
exchanged for cash, securities, or other property, other than any such transaction where (i) the
outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person are changed into or exchanged for Voting
Securities of the surviving Person or its parent and (ii) the holders of the Voting Securities of
the Applicable Person immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less
than a majority of the Voting Securities of the surviving Person or its parent immediately after
such transaction; and (c) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act) (in the case of ▇▇▇▇▇, other than a group consisting of some of all of the
current control persons of ▇▇▇▇▇), being or becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of all of the then outstanding Voting
Securities of
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the Applicable Person, except in a merger or consolidation that would not constitute a Change
of Control under clause (b) above.
“Cheyenne Assets” is defined in the November 2011 Frontier Drop Down LLC Interest
Purchase Agreement.
“Claim” means any existing or threatened future claim, demand, suit, action,
investigation, proceeding, governmental action or cause of action of any kind or character (in each
case, whether civil, criminal, investigative or administrative), known or unknown, under any
theory, including those based on theories of contract, tort, statutory liability, strict liability,
employer liability, premises liability, products liability, breach of warranty or malpractice.
“Claimant” is defined in Section 7.2.
“Closing Date” means the date of the closing of the Partnership’s initial public
offering of Common Units. For purposes of Article III, Closing Date shall mean, with
respect to a group of Assets (e.g. the 8” and 10” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipelines), the
effective date of the purchase of such Assets or the stock, partnership interests or membership
interests of the entity that owned such Assets, by a Partnership Entity.
“Common Units” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Contribution Agreement” means that certain Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption
Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2004, among ▇▇▇▇▇, Navajo Pipeline, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP, the General Partner,
the Partnership, the OLP GP, the Operating Partnership and certain other parties, together with the
additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated or referenced thereunder.
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise.
“Covered Environmental Losses” is defined in Section 3.1.
“Disposition Notice” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
“El Dorado Assets” is defined in the November 2011 Frontier Drop Down LLC Interest
Purchase Agreement.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules,
regulations, orders, and ordinances, now or hereafter in effect, relating to protection of the
environment including, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, the Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act, the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the
Toxic Substances Control Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, and other environmental conservation and protection laws, each as
amended from time to time.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fifth Amended Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“First Amended Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“First ROFR Acceptance Deadline” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
“Fourth Amended Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“General Partner” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any
provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental
functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or
administrative body of any of the foregoing.
“Hazardous Substance” means (a) any substance that is designated, defined, or
classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant, or toxic or hazardous
substance, or that is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law, including, without
limitation, any hazardous substance as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, and (b) petroleum, crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil,
motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum hydrocarbons.
“▇▇▇▇▇” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“▇▇▇▇▇ Entities” means ▇▇▇▇▇ and each other entity listed on the signature pages
hereto as ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity.
“▇▇▇▇▇ Entity” means any of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities.
“▇▇▇▇▇ Group” means the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities and any Person controlled, directly or
indirectly, by ▇▇▇▇▇ other than the Partnership Entities.
“▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member” means any member of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group.
“Indemnified Party” means the Partnership Entities or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, as the case
may be, in their capacity as the parties entitled to indemnification in accordance with Article
III.
“Indemnifying Party” means either the Partnership Entities or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, as
the case may be, in their capacity as the parties from whom indemnification may be required in
accordance with Article III, including Section 3.6.
“Initial Tank Inspection” is defined in Section 3.1(c).
“Initial Tank Inspection Period” is defined in Section 3.1(c).
“Limited Partner” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
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“March 2010 Drop Down LLC Interest Purchase Agreement” is defined in the recitals to
this Agreement.
“Navajo Pipeline” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“November 2011 Frontier Drop Down LLC Interest Purchase Agreement” is defined in the
recitals to this Agreement.
“Offer” is defined in Section 2.3(b)(i).
“Offer Price” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
“OLP GP” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Operating Partnership” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Original Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Partnership” is defined in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P., dated July 13, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P.,
dated February 28, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P., dated July 6, 2005, as amended by Amendment
No. 3 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of ▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners,
L.P., dated April 11, 2008, as such agreement is in effect on the date of this Agreement. No
amendment or modification to the Partnership Agreement subsequent to the date of this Agreement
shall be given effect for the purposes of this Agreement unless consented to by each of the
Parties.
“Partnership Entities” means the Partnership and each other entity listed on the
signature pages hereto as a Partnership Entity.
“Partnership Entity” means any of the Partnership Entities.
“Partnership Group” means the Partnership Entities and any Subsidiary of any such
Person, treated as a single consolidated entity.
“Partnership Group Member” means any member of the Partnership Group.
“Party” means each of the entities listed on the signature page to this Agreement,
collectively the “Parties”.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization association, government agency or political
subdivision thereof or other entity.
“Proposed Transferee” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
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“Prudent Industry Practice” means such practices, methods, acts, techniques, and
standards as are in effect at the time in question that are consistent with (a) the standards
generally followed by the United States pipeline and terminalling industries or (b) such higher
standards as may be applied or followed by the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities in the performance of similar tasks
or projects, or by the Partnership Entities in the performance of similar tasks or projects.
“Purchase Option Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated August 1, 2009, between ▇▇▇▇▇ Refining & Marketing — Tulsa LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as the seller, and HEP Tulsa LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the buyer.
“Respondent” is defined in Section 7.2.
“Restricted Businesses” is defined in Section 2.1.
“Retained Assets” means the pipelines, terminals and other assets and investments
owned by any of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Members on the date of the Contribution Agreement that were not
conveyed, contributed or otherwise transferred to the Partnership Entities pursuant to the
Contribution Agreement or otherwise.
“Roadrunner Pipeline” means 16” crude oil pipeline extending from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ station in
Texas to Lovington, New Mexico owned by Roadrunner Pipeline, L.L.C.
“ROFR Acceptance Deadline” means the First ROFR Acceptance Deadline or the Second ROFR
Acceptance Deadline, as applicable.
“Sale Assets” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
“Second Amended Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Second ROFR Acceptance Deadline” is defined in Section 5.2(a).
“▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Transferred Assets” means the HEP Tulsa Assets as defined in the Asset Sale
and Purchase Agreement dated October 19, 2009 by and among ▇▇▇▇▇ Tulsa, HEP Tulsa and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
“Subject Assets” is defined in Section 2.2(c).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than
50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or
indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such
Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited
partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such
partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is
owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a
corporation or a
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partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination
thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority
ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors
or other governing body of such Person.
“Third Amended Omnibus Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Toxic Tort” means a claim or cause of action arising from personal injury or property
damage incurred by the plaintiff that is alleged to have been caused by exposure to, or
contamination by, Hazardous Substances that have been released into the environment by or as a
result of the actions or omissions of the defendant.
“Tulsa Interconnecting Pipelines” means the Interconnecting Pipelines as defined in
the Tulsa Throughput Agreement.
“Tulsa Throughput Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Tulsa Transferred Assets” means the Transferred Assets as defined in the Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated August 1, 2009, between ▇▇▇▇▇ Refining & Marketing — Tulsa LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as the seller, and HEP Tulsa LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as the buyer.
“Transfer” including the correlative terms “Transferring” or
“Transferred” means any direct or indirect transfer, assignment, sale, gift, pledge,
hypothecation or other encumbrance, or any other disposition (whether voluntary, involuntary or by
operation of law) of the Assets.
“Transferred Tanks” is defined in Section 3.1(a)(iii).
“Units” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Voting Securities” means securities of any class of a Person entitling the holders
thereof to vote on a regular basis in the election of members of the board of directors or other
governing body of such Person.
ARTICLE II
Business Opportunities
Business Opportunities
2.1 Restricted Businesses. For so long as a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member controls the Partnership, and
except as permitted by Section 2.2, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP and each of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Members shall be
prohibited from engaging in or acquiring or investing in any business having assets engaged in the
following businesses (the “Restricted Businesses”): the ownership and/or operation of crude
oil pipelines or terminals, intermediate product pipelines or terminals, refined products pipelines
or terminals, truck racks or crude oil gathering systems in the continental United States.
2.2 Permitted Exceptions. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 2.1 to the
contrary, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Members may engage in the following activities under the
following circumstances:
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(a) the ownership and/or operation of any of the Retained Assets (including replacements of
the Retained Assets);
(b) any Restricted Business conducted by a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member or ▇▇▇▇▇ GP with the approval of
the General Partner;
(c) the ownership and/or operation of any asset or group of related assets used in the
activities described in Section 2.1 that are acquired or constructed by a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group
Member or ▇▇▇▇▇ GP after the Closing Date (the “Subject Assets”) if, in the case of an
acquisition, the fair market value of the Subject Assets (as determined in good faith by the Board
of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇), or, in the case of construction, the estimated construction cost of the
Subject Assets (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇), is less than $5
million at the time of such acquisition or completion of construction, as the case may be;
(d) the ownership and/or operation of any Subject Assets acquired by a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member or
▇▇▇▇▇ GP after the Closing Date with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board
of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇) equal to or greater than $5 million at the time of the acquisition;
provided, the Partnership has been offered the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets
in accordance with Section 2.3 and the Partnership has elected not to purchase the Subject
Assets; and
(e) the ownership and/or operation of any Subject Assets constructed by a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member
or ▇▇▇▇▇ GP after the Closing Date with a construction cost (as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇) equal to or greater than $5 million at the time of completion of
construction that the Partnership has been offered the opportunity to purchase in accordance with
Section 2.3 and the Partnership has elected not to purchase.
2.3 Procedures.
(a) In the event that ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member becomes aware of an opportunity to
acquire Subject Assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇) equal to or greater than $5 million, then subject to Section 2.3(b),
then as soon as practicable, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or such ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member shall notify the General Partner
of such opportunity and deliver to the General Partner, or provide the General Partner access to,
all information prepared by or on behalf of, or material information submitted or delivered to,
▇▇▇▇▇ GP or such ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member relating to such potential transaction. As soon as practicable,
but in any event within 30 days after receipt of such notification and information, the General
Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, shall notify ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member that either
(i) the General Partner, on behalf of the Partnership, has elected not to cause a Partnership Group
Member to pursue the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets, or (ii) the General Partner, on
behalf of the Partnership, has elected to cause a Partnership Group Member to pursue the
opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets. If, at any time, the General Partner abandons such
opportunity (as evidenced in writing by the General Partner following the request of ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or
the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member), ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member under this Section 2.3(a) may
pursue such opportunity. Any Subject Assets which are permitted to be acquired by ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or a
▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member must be so acquired (i) within 12 months of the later to occur of (A) the date
that ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group
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Member becomes able to pursue
such acquisition in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.3(a), and (B) the
date upon which all required governmental approvals to consummate such acquisition have been
obtained, and (ii) on terms not materially more favorable to ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member
than were offered to the Partnership. If either of these conditions are not satisfied, the
opportunity must be reoffered to the Partnership in accordance with this Section 2.3(a).
(b) Notwithstanding Section 2.3(a), in the event that (i) ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group
Member becomes aware of an opportunity to make an acquisition that includes both Subject Assets and
assets that are not Subject Assets and the Subject Assets have a fair market value (as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇) equal to or greater than $5 million but comprise
less than half of the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
▇▇▇▇▇) of the total assets being considered for acquisition or (ii) ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group
Member desires to construct Subject Assets with an estimated construction cost (as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇) equal to or greater than $5 million, then ▇▇▇▇▇ GP
or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member may make such acquisition without first offering the opportunity to the
Partnership or may construct such Subject Assets as long as it complies with the following
procedures:
(i) Within 90 days after the consummation of the acquisition or the completion of construction
by ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or a ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member of the Subject Assets, as the case may be, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the
▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member shall notify the General Partner in writing of such acquisition or construction
and offer the Partnership Group the opportunity to purchase such Subject Assets in accordance with
this Section 2.3(b) (the “Offer”). The Offer shall set forth the terms relating to
the purchase of the Subject Assets and, if ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or any ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member desires to utilize
the Subject Assets, the Offer will also include the commercially reasonable terms on which the
Partnership Group will provide services to ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member to enable ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or
the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member to utilize the Subject Assets. As soon as practicable, but in any event
within 30 days after receipt of such written notification, the General Partner shall notify ▇▇▇▇▇
GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member in writing that either (x) the General Partner has elected not to
cause a Partnership Group Member to purchase the Subject Assets, in which event ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the
▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member shall be forever free to continue to own or operate such Subject Assets, or (y)
the General Partner has elected to cause a Partnership Group Member to purchase the Subject Assets,
in which event the following procedures shall apply.
(ii) If ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member and the General Partner within 60 days after
receipt by the General Partner of the Offer are able to agree on the fair market value of the
Subject Assets that are subject to the Offer and the other terms of the Offer including, without
limitation, the terms, if any, on which the Partnership Group will provide services to ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or
the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member to enable it to utilize the Subject Assets, a Partnership Group Member shall
purchase the Subject Assets for the agreed upon fair market value as soon as commercially
practicable after such agreement has been reached and, if applicable, enter into an agreement with
▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member to provide services in a manner consistent with the Offer.
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(iii) If ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member and the General Partner are unable to agree within
60 days after receipt by the General Partner of the Offer on the fair
market value of the Subject Assets that are subject to the Offer or the other terms of the
Offer including, if applicable, the terms on which the Partnership Group will provide services to
▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member to enable it to utilize the Subject Assets, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the
▇▇▇▇▇ Entity and the General Partner will engage a mutually agreed upon investment banking firm to
determine the fair market value of the Subject Assets and/or the other terms on which the
Partnership Group and ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member are unable to agree. Such investment
banking firm will determine the fair market value of the Subject Assets and/or the other terms on
which the Partnership Group and ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member are unable to agree within 30
days of its engagement and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member and the General Partner its
determination. The fees of the investment banking firm will be split equally between ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or
the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member and the Partnership Group. Once the investment banking firm has submitted
its determination of the fair market value of the Subject Assets and/or the other terms on which
the Partnership Group and ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member are unable to agree, the General
Partner will have the right, but not the obligation, to cause a Partnership Group Member to
purchase the Subject Assets pursuant to the Offer as modified by the determination of the
investment banking firm. The Partnership Group will provide written notice of its decision to ▇▇▇▇▇
GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member within 30 days after the investment banking firm has submitted its
determination. Failure to provide such notice within such 30-day period shall be deemed to
constitute a decision not to purchase the Subject Assets. If the General Partner elects to cause a
Partnership Group Member to purchase the Subject Assets, then the Partnership Group Member shall
purchase the Subject Assets pursuant to the Offer as modified by the determination of the
investment banking firm as soon as commercially practicable after such determination and, if
applicable, enter into an agreement with ▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member to provide services in
a manner consistent with the Offer, as modified by the determination of the investment banking
firm, if applicable.
2.4 Scope of Prohibition. Except as provided in this Article II and the Partnership
Agreement, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP and each ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Member shall be free to engage in any business activity,
including those that may be in direct competition with any Partnership Group Member.
2.5 Enforcement. ▇▇▇▇▇ GP and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Members agree and acknowledge that the
Partnership Group does not have an adequate remedy at law for the breach by ▇▇▇▇▇ GP and the ▇▇▇▇▇
Group of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Article II, and that any breach by
▇▇▇▇▇ GP or the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Article II
would result in irreparable injury to the Partnership Group. ▇▇▇▇▇ GP and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group Members
further agree and acknowledge that any Partnership Group Member may, in addition to the other
remedies which may be available to the Partnership Group, file a suit in equity to enjoin ▇▇▇▇▇ GP
and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Group from such breach, and consent to the issuance of injunctive relief under this
Agreement.
2.6 Limitation on Acquisitions of Subject Assets by Partnership Group Members.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Partnership Group Member who is not a
party to this Agreement is prohibited from acquiring Subject Assets. In the event the General
Partner desires a Partnership Group Member who is not a party to this Agreement to
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acquire any
Subject Assets, then the General Partner shall first cause such Partnership Group Member to become
a party to this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
Indemnification
Indemnification
3.1 Environmental Indemnification.
(a) Subject to Section 3.2, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Partnership Entities for a period of 10 years after the Closing Date or, solely with
respect to the 2008 Crude Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets, 15 years after the Closing Date, as
applicable, from and against environmental and Toxic Tort losses (including, without limitation,
economic losses, diminution in value suffered by third parties, and lost profits), damages,
injuries (including, without limitation, personal injury and death), liabilities, claims, demands,
causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or
character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the Partnership Entities
or any third party to the extent arising out of:
(i) any violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws associated with the
ownership or operation of the Assets, or
(ii) any event or condition associated with ownership or operation of the Assets (including,
without limitation, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from
the Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of the Assets
at non-Asset locations), including, without limitation, (A) the cost and expense of any
investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, repair, restoration,
remediation, or other corrective action required or necessary under Environmental Laws, (B) the
cost or expense of the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, corrective action,
or other plans required or necessary under Environmental Laws, and (C) the cost and expense for any
environmental or Toxic Tort pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation support work;
but only to the extent that such violation complained of under Section 3.1(a)(i) or such
events or conditions included under Section 3.1(a)(ii) occurred before the Closing Date
(collectively, “Covered Environmental Losses”); or
(iii) the operation or ownership by ▇▇▇▇▇ and its Affiliates of any assets not constituting
part of the Assets, including but not limited to underground pipelines retained by the Seller
Parties which serve the refineries in Lovington, New Mexico, Artesia, New Mexico and ▇▇▇▇▇ Cross,
Utah or the tanks that are part of the 2008 Crude Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets to the extent
not transferred to the Partnership Entities (the “Transferred Tanks”), except to the extent
arising out of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of a member of the Partnership
Entities.
(b) To the extent that a good faith claim by the Partnership Entities for indemnification
under Section 3.1(a)(i) or Section 3.1(a)(ii) arises from events or conditions at
the Transferred Tanks or the soil immediately underneath the Transferred Tanks or the
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Transferred Tanks’ secondary containment, and the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities refuse to provide such
indemnification, then the burden of proof shall be on the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities to demonstrate that
the events or conditions giving rise to the claim arose after the Closing Date.
(c) The ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities shall, during the period that commences on the Closing Date and ends
five (5) years thereafter (the “Initial Tank Inspection Period”), reimburse the Partnership
Entities for the actual costs associated with the first regularly scheduled API 653 inspection (the
“Initial Tank Inspections”) and the costs associated with the replacement of the tank
mixers on each of the Transferred Tanks after the Closing Date and any repairs required to be made
to the Transferred Tanks as a result of any discovery made during the Initial Tank Inspections;
provided, however, that (i) the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities shall not reimburse the Partnership
Entities with respect to the relocated crude oil Tank 437 in the Artesia refinery complex and the
new crude oil tank to replace crude oil Tank 439 in the Artesia refinery complex more particularly
described in the definition of 2008 Crude Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets, and (ii) upon
expiration of the Initial Tank Inspection Period, all of the obligations of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities
pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) shall terminate, except that the Initial Tank Inspection
Period shall be extended if, and only to the extent that (A) inaccessibility of the Transferred
Tanks during the Initial Tank Inspection Period caused the delay of an Initial Tank Inspection
originally scheduled to be performed during the Initial Tank Inspection Period, and (B) the ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities received notice from the Partnership Entities regarding such delay at the time it
occurred.
(d) The Partnership Entities shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities from
and against environmental and Toxic Tort losses (including, without limitation, economic losses,
diminution in value and lost profits suffered by third parties), damages, injuries (including,
without limitation, personal injury and death), liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action,
judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, court
costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or
unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities or any third party to the
extent arising out of:
(i) any violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws associated with the
operation of the Assets by a Person other than a ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity or ownership and operation of the
Assets by a Person other than a ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity, or
(ii) any event or condition associated with the operation of the Assets by a Person other than
a ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity or ownership and operation of the Assets by a Person other than a ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity
(including, but not limited to, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating
to or from the Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of
the Assets at non-Asset locations) except, where a ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity is operating an Asset, to the
extent resulting from the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of such ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity
including, without limitation, (A) the cost and expense of any investigation, assessment,
evaluation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation, or other corrective
action required or necessary under Environmental Laws, (B) the cost or expense of the preparation
and implementation of any closure, remedial, corrective action, or other plans required or
necessary under Environmental Laws, and (C) the
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cost and expense for any environmental or Toxic
Tort pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation support work;
but only to the extent such violation complained of under Section 3.1(d)(i) or such events
or conditions included under Section 3.1(d)(ii) occurred after the Closing Date;
provided, however, that nothing stated above shall make the Partnership Entities
responsible for any post-Closing Date negligent actions or omissions or willful misconduct by the
▇▇▇▇▇ Entities.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, as used in Section
3.1(a) the definition of Assets shall not include the 16” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate
Pipeline, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pipeline, the Roadrunner Pipeline, or the Tulsa Interconnecting Pipelines.
3.2 Limitations Regarding Environmental Indemnification. The aggregate liability of the ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities in respect of all Covered Environmental Losses under Section 3.1(a) shall not
exceed (1) with respect to Assets other than the 2008 Crude Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets,
$15.0 million plus an additional $2.5 million in the case of Covered Environmental Losses related
to the 8” and 10” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipelines (for clarity, the first $15,000,000
million limit would apply to Covered Environmental Losses associated with the 8” and 10”
Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipelines and the 2004 Product Pipelines, Terminal and Related
Assets, while the limit between $15,000,000 and $17,500,00 would apply only to Covered
Environmental Losses associated with the 8” and 10” Lovington/Artesia Intermediate Pipelines) and
(2) $7.5 million in the case of Covered Environmental Losses related to the 2008 Crude Pipelines,
Tanks and Related Assets. The ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities will not have any obligation under Section
3.1 with respect to any Assets until the Covered Environmental Losses of the Partnership
Entities exceed $200,000.
3.3 Right of Way Indemnification. The ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Partnership Entities from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, claims,
demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses
(including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and
every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the
Partnership Entities to the extent arising out of (a) the failure of the applicable Partnership
Entity to be the owner of such valid and indefeasible easement rights or fee ownership interests in
and to the lands on which any pipeline or related pump station, tank farm or equipment conveyed or
contributed or otherwise Transferred (including by way of a Transfer of the ownership interest of a
Person or by operation of law) to the applicable Partnership Entity on the Closing Date is located
as of the Closing Date; (b) the failure of the applicable Partnership Entity to have the consents,
licenses and permits necessary to allow any such pipeline referred to in clause (a) of this
Section 3.3 to cross the roads, waterways, railroads and other areas upon which any such
pipeline is located as of the Closing Date; and (c) the cost of curing any condition set forth in
clause (a) or (b) above that does not allow any Asset to be operated in accordance with Prudent
Industry Practice, to the extent that the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities are notified in writing of any of the
foregoing within 10 years after the Closing Date or, solely with respect to the 2008 Crude
Pipelines, Tanks and Related Assets, 15 years after the Closing Date, as applicable.
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3.4 Additional Indemnification.
(a) In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification provided under Section
3.1(a) and Section 3.3, the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
the Partnership Entities from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes
of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or
character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the Partnership Entities
to the extent arising out of (i) events and conditions associated with the operation of the Assets
occurring before the Closing Date (other than Covered Environmental Losses which are provided for
under Section 3.1 and Section 3.2) to the extent that the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities are
notified in writing of any of the foregoing within five years after the Closing Date, (ii) all
legal actions pending against the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities on July 13, 2004, (iii) the completion of
remediation projects at the Partnership’s El Paso, Albuquerque and Mountain Home terminals that
were ongoing or scheduled as of July 13, 2004, (iv) events and conditions associated with the
Retained Assets and whether occurring before or after the Closing Date, and (v) all federal, state
and local tax liabilities attributable to the operation or ownership of the Assets prior to the
Closing Date, including any such tax liabilities of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities that may result from the
consummation of the formation transactions for the Partnership Entities and the General Partner.
(b) In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification provided under Section
3.1(b) or the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership Entities shall indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands,
causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or
character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities to the
extent arising out of events and conditions associated with the operation of the Assets occurring
on or after the Closing Date (other than Covered Environmental Losses which are provided for under
Section 3.1 except, where a ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity is operating an Asset, to the extent resulting
from the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of such ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity), unless such
indemnification would not be permitted under the Partnership Agreement by reason of one of the
provisos contained in Section 7.7(a) of the Partnership Agreement.
3.5 Indemnification Procedures.
(a) The Indemnified Party agrees that promptly after it becomes aware of facts giving rise to
a claim for indemnification under this Article III, it will provide notice thereof in
writing to the Indemnifying Party, specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim.
(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to control all aspects of the defense of (and
any counterclaims with respect to) any claims brought against the Indemnified Party that are
covered by the indemnification under this Article III, including, without limitation, the
selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any court and the settling
of any such matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such
settlement shall be entered into without the consent of the Indemnified Party unless it includes a
full release of the Indemnified Party from such matter or issues, as the case may be.
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(c) The Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party, with respect
to all aspects of the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification under this Article
III, including, without limitation, the prompt furnishing to the Indemnifying Party of any
correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the Indemnified Party may
receive, permitting the name of the Indemnified Party to be utilized in connection with such
defense, the making available to the Indemnifying Party of any files, records or other information
of the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party considers relevant to such defense and the
making available to the Indemnifying Party of any employees of the Indemnified Party;
provided, however, that in connection therewith the Indemnifying Party agrees to
use reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the Indemnified Party
and further agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all files, records, and other information
furnished by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 3.5. In no event shall the
obligation of the Indemnified Party to cooperate with the Indemnifying Party as set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence be construed as imposing upon the Indemnified Party an obligation to
hire and pay for counsel in connection with the defense of any claims covered by the
indemnification set forth in this Article III; provided, however, that the
Indemnified Party may, at its own option, cost and expense, hire and pay for counsel in connection
with any such defense. The Indemnifying Party agrees to keep any such counsel hired by the
Indemnified Party informed as to the status of any such defense, but the Indemnifying Party shall
have the right to retain sole control over such defense.
(d) In determining the amount of any loss, cost, damage or expense for which the Indemnified
Party is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the gross amount of the indemnification
will be reduced by all amounts recovered by the Indemnified Party under contractual indemnities
(other than insurance policies) from third Persons. An Indemnified Party shall be obligated to
pursue all contractual indemnities that such Indemnified Party has with third Persons outside of
this Agreement, provided, however, if the Indemnified Party’s right to such
indemnification is assignable, the Indemnified Party may, in its sole discretion and in lieu of
pursuing such claim, elect to assign such indemnification claim to the Indemnifying Party to pursue
and shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party (including, without limitation, making
its relevant books, records, officers, information and testimony reasonably available to the
Indemnifying Party) in the Indemnifying Party’s pursuit of such claim. In the event the
Indemnified Party recovers under a contractual indemnity from a third Person outside of this
Agreement, the amount recovered, less the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by
the Indemnified Party in recovering such amounts, shall reduce the amount such Indemnified Party
may recover under this Article III and if the Indemnified Party receives any such amounts
subsequent to an indemnification payment by the Indemnifying Party in respect of such losses, then
such Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for any payment made or
expense incurred by such Indemnifying Party in connection with providing such indemnification
payment up to the amount so received by the Indemnified Party.
(e) The date on which notification of a claim for indemnification is received by the
Indemnifying Party shall determine whether such claim is timely made.
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3.6 Limitation on Indemnification Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, when referring to the
indemnification obligations of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities in Article III, the definition of ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities shall be deemed to mean solely (i) the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity or ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities that own or operate,
or owned or operated immediately prior to the transfer to the Partnership Entities, the Retained
Asset, Asset or other property in question with respect to which indemnification is
sought by reason of such ▇▇▇▇▇ Entity’s or ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities’ ownership or operation of the
Retained Asset, Asset or other property in question or that is responsible for causing such loss,
damage, injury, judgment, claim, cost, expense or other liability suffered or incurred by the
Partnership Entities for which it is entitled to indemnification under Article III and (ii)
▇▇▇▇▇.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, when referring to the
indemnification obligations of the Partnership Entities in Article III, the definition of
Partnership Entities shall be deemed to mean solely (i) the Partnership Entity or Partnership
Entities that own or operate, or owned or operated, the Asset or other property in Partnership
Entity’s or Partnership Group Entities’ ownership or operation of the Asset or other property in
question or that is responsible for causing such loss, damage, injury, judgment, claim, cost,
expense or other liability suffered or incurred by the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities for which they are entitled
to indemnification under Article III, (ii) the Partnership and (iii) the Operating
Partnership.
3.7 Exclusion from Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, as used in Article III the definition of Assets shall not include the Tulsa
Transferred Assets, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Transferred Assets or the Additional Tulsa East Assets, though the
parties hereto acknowledge the environmental indemnity provided among certain of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities
and HEP Entities with respect to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Transferred Assets and the Additional Tulsa East
Assets contained in the Tulsa Throughput Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
General and Administrative Expenses
General and Administrative Expenses
4.1 General
(a) The Partnership will pay ▇▇▇▇▇ an administrative fee (the “Administrative Fee”) in
the amount set forth on Schedule I to this Agreement, payable in equal quarterly
installments, for the provision by ▇▇▇▇▇ and its Affiliates for the Partnership Group’s benefit of
all the general and administrative services that ▇▇▇▇▇ and its Affiliates have traditionally
provided in connection with the Assets including, without limitation, the general and
administrative services listed on Schedule I to this Agreement. The General Partner may
agree on behalf of the Partnership to increases in the Administrative Fee in connection with
expansions of the operations of the Partnership Group through the acquisition or construction of
new assets or businesses.
(b) At the end of each year, the Partnership will have the right to submit to ▇▇▇▇▇ a proposal
to reduce the amount of the Administrative Fee for that year if the Partnership believes, in good
faith, that the general and administrative services performed by ▇▇▇▇▇ and its
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Affiliates for the
benefit of the Partnership Group for the year in question do not justify payment of the full
Administrative Fee for that year. If the Partnership submits such a proposal to ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇
agrees that it will negotiate in good faith with the Partnership to determine if the Administrative
Fee for that year should be reduced and, if so, by how much.
(c) The Administrative Fee shall not include and the Partnership Group shall reimburse ▇▇▇▇▇
and its Affiliates for:
(i) salaries of employees of ▇▇▇▇▇ GP, to the extent, but only to the extent, such employees
perform services for the Partnership Group;
(ii) the cost of employee benefits relating to employees of ▇▇▇▇▇ GP, such as 401(k), pension,
and health insurance benefits, to the extent, but only to the extent, such employees perform
services for the Partnership Group; and
(iii) all sales, use, excise, value added or similar taxes, if any, that may be applicable
from time to time in respect of the services provided by the ▇▇▇▇▇ and its Affiliates to the
Partnership pursuant to Section 4.1(a).
(d) Either ▇▇▇▇▇, on the one hand, or the Partnership, on the other hand, may terminate this
Article IV, by providing the other with written notice of its election to do so at least
six months prior to the proposed date of termination.
ARTICLE V
Right of First Refusal
Right of First Refusal
5.1 ▇▇▇▇▇ Right of First Refusal: Prohibition on Transfer of Refinery Related Assets.
(a) The Partnership Entities hereby grant to ▇▇▇▇▇ a right of first refusal on any proposed
Transfer (other than a grant of a security interest to a bona fide third-party lender or a Transfer
to another Partnership Group Member) of the Assets that serve the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities’ refineries.
(b) The Partnership Entities are prohibited from Transferring any of the Assets that serve the
▇▇▇▇▇ Entities’ refineries to a Partnership Group Member that is not a party to this Agreement. In
the event the Partnership Entities wish to Transfer any of the Assets that serve the ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities’ refineries to a Partnership Group Member that is not a party to this Agreement, they
shall first cause the proposed transferee Partnership Group Member to become a party to this
Agreement.
(c) The Parties acknowledge that all potential Transfers of Sale Assets pursuant to this
Article V are subject to obtaining any and all required written consents of governmental
authorities and other third parties and to the terms of all existing agreements in respect of the
Sale Assets.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, as used in Article V
the definition of Assets shall not include the Tulsa Transferred Assets.
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5.2 Procedures.
(a) If a Partnership Entity proposes to Transfer any of the Assets that serve the ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities’ refineries to any Person pursuant to a bona fide third-party offer (an “Acquisition
Proposal”), then the Partnership shall promptly give written notice (a “Disposition
Notice”) thereof to ▇▇▇▇▇. The Disposition Notice shall set forth the following information in
respect of the proposed Transfer: the name and address of the prospective acquiror (the
“Proposed Transferee”), the Assets subject to the Acquisition Proposal (the “Sale
Assets”), the purchase price offered by such Proposed Transferee (the “Offer Price”),
reasonable detail concerning any non-cash portion of the proposed consideration, if any, to allow
▇▇▇▇▇ to reasonably determine the fair market value of such non-cash consideration, the Partnership
Entities’ estimate of the fair market value of any non-cash consideration and all other material
terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal that are then known to the Partnership Entities.
To the extent the Proposed Transferee’s offer consists of consideration other than cash (or in
addition to cash) the Offer Price shall be deemed equal to the amount of any such cash plus the
fair market value of such non-cash consideration. In the event ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities
agree as to the fair market value of any non-cash consideration, ▇▇▇▇▇ will provide written notice
of its decision regarding the exercise of its right of first refusal to purchase the Sale Assets
within 30 days of its receipt of the Disposition Notice (the “First ROFR Acceptance
Deadline”). Failure to provide such notice within such 30-day period shall be deemed to
constitute a decision not to purchase the Sale Assets. In the event (i) Holly’s determination of
the fair market value of any non-cash consideration described in the Disposition Notice (to be
determined by ▇▇▇▇▇ within 30 days of receipt of such Disposition Notice) is less than the fair
market value of such consideration as determined by the Partnership Entities in the Disposition
Notice and (ii) ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities are unable to mutually agree upon the fair
market value of such non-cash consideration within 30 days after ▇▇▇▇▇ notifies the Partnership
Entities of its determination thereof, the Partnership Entities and ▇▇▇▇▇ shall engage a
mutually-agreed-upon investment banking firm to determine the fair market value of the non-cash
consideration. Such investment banking firm shall be instructed to return its decision within 30
days after all material information is submitted thereto, which decision shall be final. The fees
of the investment banking firm will be split equally between ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities.
▇▇▇▇▇ will provide written notice of its decision regarding the exercise of its right of first
refusal to purchase the Sale Assets to the Partnership Entities within 30 days after the investment
banking firm has submitted its determination (the “Second ROFR Acceptance Deadline”).
Failure to provide such notice within such 30-day period shall be deemed to constitute a decision
by ▇▇▇▇▇ not to purchase the Sale Assets. If ▇▇▇▇▇ fails to exercise a right during any applicable
period set forth in this Section 5.2(a), ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be deemed to have waived its rights
with respect to such proposed disposition of the Sale Assets, but not with respect to any future
offer of Assets.
(b) If ▇▇▇▇▇ chooses to exercise its right of first refusal to purchase the Sale Assets under
Section 5.2(a), ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities shall enter into a purchase and sale
agreement for the Sale Assets which shall include the following terms:
(i) ▇▇▇▇▇ will agree to deliver cash for the Offer Price (or any other consideration agreed to
by ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities (each in their sole discretion));
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(ii) the Partnership Entities will represent that they have good and indefeasible title to the
Sale Assets, subject to all recorded and unrecorded matters and all physical conditions and other
matters in existence on the closing date for the purchase of the Sale Assets, plus any other such
matters as ▇▇▇▇▇ may approve, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. If ▇▇▇▇▇ desires to
obtain any title insurance with respect to the Sale Assets, the full cost and expense of obtaining
the same (including but not limited to the cost of title examination, document duplication and
policy premium) shall be borne by ▇▇▇▇▇;
(iii) the Partnership Entities will grant to ▇▇▇▇▇ the right, exercisable at Holly’s risk and
expense, to make such surveys, tests and inspections of the Sale Assets as ▇▇▇▇▇ may deem
desirable, so long as such surveys, tests or inspections do not damage the Sale Assets or interfere
with the activities of the Partnership Entities thereon and so long as ▇▇▇▇▇ has furnished the
Partnership Entities with evidence that adequate liability insurance is in full force and effect;
(iv) ▇▇▇▇▇ will have the right to terminate its obligation to purchase the Sale Assets under
this Article V if the results of any searches, surveys, tests or inspections conducted
pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(ii) or Section 5.2(b)(iii) above are, in the reasonable
opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇, unsatisfactory;
(v) the closing date for the purchase of the Sale Assets shall, unless otherwise agreed to by
▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities, occur no later than 90 days following receipt by the
Partnership Entities of written notice by ▇▇▇▇▇ of its intention to exercise its option to purchase
the Sale Assets pursuant to Section 5.2(a);
(vi) the Partnership Entities shall execute, have acknowledged and deliver to ▇▇▇▇▇ a special
warranty deed, assignment of easement, or comparable document, as appropriate, in the applicable
jurisdiction, on the closing date for the purchase of the Sale Assets constituting real property
interests conveying the Sale Assets unto ▇▇▇▇▇ free and clear of all encumbrances created by the
Partnership Entities other than those set forth in Section 5.2(b)(ii) above;
(vii) the sale of any Sale Assets shall be made on an “as is,” “where is” and “with all
faults” basis, and the instruments conveying such Sale Assets shall contain appropriate
disclaimers; and
(viii) neither the Partnership Entities nor ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have any obligation to sell or buy the
Sale Assets if any of the material consents referred to in Section 5.1(c) have not been
obtained or such sale or purchase is prohibited by Applicable Law.
(c) ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Partnership Entities shall cooperate in good faith in obtaining all
necessary governmental and other third Person approvals, waivers and consents required for the
closing. Any such closing shall be delayed, to the extent required, until the third Business Day
following the expiration of any required waiting periods under the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended; provided, however, that such delay shall not
exceed 120 days and, if governmental approvals and waiting periods shall not have been obtained or
expired, as the case may be, by such 120th day, then ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be deemed to
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have waived its right
of first refusal with respect to the Sale Assets described in the Disposition Notice and thereafter
neither ▇▇▇▇▇ nor the Partnership shall have any further obligation under this Article V
with respect to such Sale Assets unless such Sale Assets again become subject to this Article
V pursuant to Section 5.2(d).
(d) If the Transfer to the Proposed Transferee is not consummated in accordance with the terms
of the Acquisition Proposal within the later of (A) 180 days after the later of the applicable ROFR
Acceptance Deadline, and (B) 10 days after the satisfaction of all
governmental approval or filing requirements, if any, the Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed
to lapse, and the Partnership or Partnership Entity may not Transfer any of the Sale Assets
described in the Disposition Notice without complying again with the provisions of this Article
V if and to the extent then applicable.
ARTICLE VI
▇▇▇▇▇ Purchase Option
▇▇▇▇▇ Purchase Option
6.1 Option to Purchase Tulsa Transferred Assets. The Parties acknowledge the purchase options
and right of first refusal granted to an Affiliate of ▇▇▇▇▇ with respect to the Tulsa Transferred
Assets in the Purchase Option Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
7.1 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State
of Delaware, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state.
7.2 Arbitration Provision. Any and all Arbitrable Disputes must be resolved through the use
of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any
procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If
there is any inconsistency between this Section and the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal
Arbitration Act, the terms of this Section will control the rights and obligations of the parties.
Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such
limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed by the applicable statute of
limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a party (“Claimant”) serving written notice
on the other party (“Respondent”) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute
to binding arbitration. Claimant’s notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the
arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within 30 days after
receipt of Claimant’s notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the
Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30 day period, Claimant shall
petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondent’s
account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within 30 days after the
second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the
arbitrator named by it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator
named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall
be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-
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half of the compensation and
expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been
officers, directors or employees of any of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, the Partnership Entities or any of
their affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven years experience in the petroleum transportation
industry. The hearing will be conducted in Dallas, Texas and commence within 30 days after the
selection of the third arbitrator. The ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, the Partnership Entities and the
arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as
promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the
arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the parties hereto. The
arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award indirect, consequential, punitive or
exemplary damages of any kind. The Arbitrable Disputes may be arbitrated in a common proceeding
along with disputes under other agreements between the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, the Partnership Entities or
their Affiliates to the extent that the issues raised in such disputes are related. Without the
written consent of ▇▇▇▇▇, on behalf of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, and the Partnership, on behalf of the
Partnership Entities, no unrelated disputes or third party disputes may be joined to an arbitration
pursuant to this Agreement.
7.3 Notice.
(a) Any notice or other communication given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by documented overnight delivery service, (iii) sent by
email transmission, or (iv) sent by first class mail, postage prepaid (certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested). Such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given (x) if
received, on the date of the delivery, with a receipt for delivery, (y) if refused, on the date of
the refused delivery, with a receipt for refusal, or (z) with respect to email transmissions, on
the date the recipient confirms receipt. Notices or other communications shall be directed to the
following addresses.
Notices to the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities:
HollyFrontier Corporation
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: President
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: President
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, but is required in order to
give proper notice, to:
give proper notice, to:
HollyFrontier Corporation
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
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Notices to the Partnership Entities:
▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P.
c/o ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C.
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: President
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
c/o ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C.
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: President
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, but is required in order to
give proper notice, to:
give proper notice, to:
▇▇▇▇▇ Energy Partners, L.P.
c/o ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C.
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
c/o ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C.
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
(b) Either Party may at any time change its address for service from time to time by giving
notice to the other Party in accordance with this Section 7.3.
7.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties relating
to the matters contained herein, superseding all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or
written, relating to the matters contained herein.
7.5 Termination of Article II. The provisions of Article II of this Agreement may be
terminated by ▇▇▇▇▇ upon a Change of Control of ▇▇▇▇▇.
7.6 Amendment or Modification. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid
unless it is in writing and signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is
sought to be enforced. Any of the exhibits or schedules to this Agreement may be amended,
modified, revised or updated by the parties hereto if each of ▇▇▇▇▇ (on behalf of the ▇▇▇▇▇
Entities) and the Partnership (on behalf of the Partnership Entities) execute an amended, modified,
revised or updated exhibit or schedule, as applicable, and attach it to this Agreement. Such
amended, modified, revised or updated exhibits or schedules shall be sequentially numbered (e.g.
Exhibit ▇-▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇, etc.), dated and appended as an additional exhibit or schedule to this
Agreement and shall replace the prior exhibit or schedule, as applicable, in its entirety, except
as specified therein. No failure or delay in exercising any right hereunder, and no course of
conduct, shall operate as a waiver of any provision of this Agreement. No single or partial
exercise of a right hereunder shall preclude further or complete exercise of that right or any
other right hereunder.
7.7 Assignment. No Party shall have the right to assign any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the consent of the other Parties hereto.
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7.8 Additional Partnership Entities. In the event the General Partner desires a Partnership
Group Member who is not a party to this Agreement to acquire Subject Assets or a Partnership Entity
wishes to Transfer any of the Assets that serve the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities’ refineries to a Partnership
Group Member who is not a party to this Agreement, then the Partnership Group Member that is the
proposed acquiror of the Subject Assets or transferee of the Assets that serve the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities’
refineries may become a party to this Agreement by executing a joinder in a form reasonably
satisfactory to ▇▇▇▇▇ (on behalf of the ▇▇▇▇▇ Entities) and the Partnership (on behalf of the
Partnership Entities).
7.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same
effect as if all signatory parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be
construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.
7.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable
by a court or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.
7.11 Further Assurances. In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, each signatory party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such additional
documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to
effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and
all such transactions.
7.12 Rights of Limited Partners. The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by
the Parties to this Agreement, and no Limited Partner of the Partnership shall have the right,
separate and apart from the Partnership, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel
any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
7.13 Headings. Headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the parties
only and shall be given no substantive or interpretative effect whatsoever. All references in this
Agreement to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise stated.
7.14 UNEV Option Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms and provisions of the Option Agreement, dated January
31, 2008, among ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ UNEV Pipeline Company, Navajo Pipeline, ▇▇▇▇▇ GP, the General Partner,
the Partnership, OLP GP and the Operating Partnership remain in full force and effect.
7.15 Limitation of Damages. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS MADE BY THIRD PARTIES WHICH SHALL NOT BE LIMITED
BY THIS SECTION, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE RECOVERY BY ANY PARTY, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE III, OF ANY LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR OTHER EXPENSES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY
IT (i) AS A RESULT OF ANY BREACH OR NONFULFILLMENT BY A PARTY OF ANY OF ITS COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS
OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (ii) BY REASON OF OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE EVENTS,
CONDITIONS OR OTHER
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MATTERS LISTED IN SECTIONS 3.1, 3.3 OR 3.4 WHICH THE
PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO INDEMNIFY THE OTHER PARTY AGAINST, SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES AND
SHALL NOT INCLUDE OR APPLY TO, NOR SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER, ANY INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT
OF LOST PROFITS OR OPPORTUNITIES OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE) SUFFERED OR
INCURRED BY ANY PARTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH RESTRICTION AND LIMITATION
SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY THE OTHER PARTY UNDER SECTIONS 3.1,
3.3 OR 3.4 HEREOF, AS APPLICABLE, (y) AS A RESULT OF A THIRD PARTY CLAIM FOR
SUCH INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AGAINST SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY OR (z)
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT ARE A RESULT OF SUCH INDEMNIFYING
PARTY’S OR ITS AFFILIATES’ GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF LOST PROFITS OR OPPORTUNITIES OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR DIMINUTION IN
VALUE). FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 7.15, “AFFILIATES” OF THE INDEMNIFYING PARTY SHALL NOT
INCLUDE THE PARTNERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS WHEN A ▇▇▇▇▇ ENTITY IS THE INDEMNIFYING PARTY AND SHALL NOT
INCLUDE THE ▇▇▇▇▇ GROUP MEMBERS WHEN THE INDEMNIFYING PARTY IS A PARTNERSHIP ENTITY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of November 1,
2011.
▇▇▇▇▇ ENTITIES: HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | |||
▇▇▇▇▇ REFINING & MARKETING COMPANY — ▇▇▇▇▇ CROSS LLC
(formerly ▇▇▇▇▇ Refining & Marketing Company — ▇▇▇▇▇
Cross) |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Refinery Operations | |||
NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY, L.L.C. (formerly Navajo Refining Company, L.P.) |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Refinery Operations | |||
[Signature Page 1 of 6 to Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement]
NAVAJO PIPELINE CO., L.P. |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
▇▇▇▇▇ REFINING & MARKETING — TULSA LLC |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Refinery Operations | |||
FRONTIER REFINING LLC |
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Title: | Senior Vice President, Refinery Operations | |||
FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING LLC |
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Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Refinery Operations | |||
[Signature Page 2 of 6 to Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement]
PARTNERSHIP ENTITIES: | ||||||||||
▇▇▇▇▇ ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||||||||
By: | HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P. Its General Partner |
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By: | ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C. Its General Partner |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||||
▇▇▇▇▇ ENERGY PARTNERS — OPERATING, L.P. | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||||
▇▇▇▇▇ LOGISTIC SERVICES, L.L.C. | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||||
HEP LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, L.P. | ||||||||||
By: | ▇▇▇▇▇ Logistic Services, L.L.C, Its General Partner |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations |
[Signature Page 3 of 6 to Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement]
HEP LOGISTICS GP, L.L.C. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
HEP MOUNTAIN HOME, L.L.C. HEP PIPELINE GP, L.L.C. HEP PIPELINE, L.L.C. HEP REFINING GP, L.L.C. HEP REFINING, L.L.C. HEP ▇▇▇▇▇ CROSS, L.L.C. LOVINGTON-ARTESIA, L.L.C. |
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By: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ENERGY PARTNERS — OPERATING, L.P. Sole Member |
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Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
HEP NAVAJO SOUTHERN, L.P. | ||||||||
By: | HEP Pipeline GP, L.L.C. Its General Partner |
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Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
HEP REFINING ASSETS, L.P. | ||||||||
By: | HEP Refining GP, L.L.C. Its General Partner |
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Title: | Vice President, Operations |
[Signature Page 4 of 6 to Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement]
HEP PIPELINE ASSETS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | ||||||||
By: | HEP Pipeline GP, L.L.C. Its General Partner |
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By: Name: |
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Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
HEP TULSA LLC | ||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
ROADRUNNER PIPELINE, L.L.C. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
▇▇▇▇▇ ENERGY STORAGE — TULSA LLC | ||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||||||
▇▇▇▇▇ ENERGY STORAGE — LOVINGTON LLC | ||||||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Operations |
[Signature Page 5 of 6 to Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement]
CHEYENNE LOGISTICS LLC |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||
EL DORADO LOGISTICS LLC |
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By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
Title: | Vice President, Operations | |||
[Signature Page 6 of 6 to Sixth Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
Administrative Fee
Amount of Annual Administrative Fee | ||||
Years beginning July 13, 2004 through
June 30, 2007 |
$ | 2,000,000 | ||
Years beginning July 1, 2007 through
February 29, 2008 |
$ | 2,100,000 | ||
Years beginning March 1, 2008 |
$ | 2,300,000 |
General and Administrative Services
(1) | executive services | ||
(2) | finance, including treasury, and administration services | ||
(3) | information technology services | ||
(4) | legal services | ||
(5) | health, safety and environmental services | ||
(6) | human resources services |
Schedule I