AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
DATED AS OF JUNE 28, 2009
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS
L.P.,
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS GP,
LLC,
TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE
COMPANY, LLC
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ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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2.2 Effective Time of the Merger
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2.3 Effects of the Merger
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ARTICLE 3 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
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3.1 Effect of the Merger on Equity
Securities
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3.2 No Further Ownership Rights in TEPPCO GP
Member Interests
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ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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4.1 Representations and Warranties of TEPPCO and
TEPPCO GP
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4.2 Representations and Warranties of the
Enterprise Entities
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ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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5.2 Reasonable Best Efforts
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5.3 Accounting Methods; Tax Elections
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ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation
to Effect the Merger
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6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the
Enterprise Entities
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6.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the
TEPPCO Entities
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ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
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7.2 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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8.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties
and Agreements
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8.5 Entire Agreement; No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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8.9 Submission to Jurisdiction;
Waivers
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8.10 Waiver of Jury Trial
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8.12 No Waiver Relating to Claims for
Fraud/Willful Misconduct
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8.13 General Limitation of Damages
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 28, 2009 (this “
Agreement ”), by and among Enterprise Products
Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“
Enterprise ”), Enterprise Products GP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and the general partner of Enterprise
(“ Enterprise GP ”), Enterprise Sub A LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Enterprise (“ Enterprise Sub A ”, and
collectively with Enterprise and Enterprise GP, the “
Enterprise Entities ” and each an “
Enterprise Entity ”), TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“ TEPPCO ”), and
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company that is the general partner of TEPPCO (“
TEPPCO GP ”, and collectively with TEPPCO the “
TEPPCO Entities ” and each a “ TEPPCO
Entity ”).
WHEREAS,
the Enterprise Entities and the TEPPCO Entities desire that
Enterprise, TEPPCO GP and TEPPCO combine their businesses on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with, and as a condition to, the execution hereof,
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. (“ GP Holdings ”),
Duncan Family Interests, Inc. (“ DFI ”) and
certain of their respective Affiliates are executing a support
agreement substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit A to the TEPPCO Merger Agreement (as defined
below) (the “ Support Agreement ”);
and
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with, and as a condition to, the execution hereof,
Enterprise, Enterprise GP, Enterprise Sub B LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise
(“ Enterprise Sub B ”), TEPPCO and TEPPCO GP are
entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
TEPPCO Merger Agreement ”) pursuant to which
Enterprise Sub B will merge with and into TEPPCO (the “
TEPPCO Merger ”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in
this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
“
Additional Enterprise GP Interest ” has the meaning
given such term in Section 3.1(a).
“
Additional Limited Partner ” has the meaning given
such term in the Enterprise Partnership Agreement.
“
Affiliate ” has the meaning given such term in
Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, unless otherwise expressly
stated herein.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
beneficial ownership ” or “ beneficially
own ” has the meaning ascribed to such terms under
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“
Business Day ” means any day on which banks are not
required or authorized to close in the City of New York.
“
Certificate of Merger ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
Closing ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4.
“
Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“
Confidentiality Agreement ” means the amended and
restated Confidentiality Agreement dated February 23, 2009,
between TEPPCO, TEPPCO GP, Enterprise and Enterprise GP.
“
Deemed Capital Contribution ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1.
“
Designated TEPPCO Unit Consideration ” has the meaning
set forth in the TEPPCO Merger Agreement.
“
DFI ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
DOJ ” means the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
“
DRULPA ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
Effective Times ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
Encumbrances ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(b).
“
Enterprise ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Enterprise Amendment ” means Amendment No. 4 to
the Enterprise Partnership Agreement, substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit B to the TEPPCO Merger
Agreement.
“
Enterprise Class B Unit ” has the meaning given
to the term “Class B Unit” in the Enterprise
Amendment.
“
Enterprise Entities Organizational Documents ” means
the Enterprise Partnership Agreement, the Enterprise GP LLC
Agreement and the limited liability company agreement of Enterprise
Sub A.
“
Enterprise Entity ” or “ Enterprise
Entities ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
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Enterprise GP ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Enterprise GP Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.2.
“
Enterprise GP LLC Agreement ” means the Fifth Amended
and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Enterprise GP,
dated November 7, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment
dated November 6, 2008, as may be amended from time to
time.
“
Enterprise Incentive Distribution Rights ” means the
rights to “Incentive Distributions” as defined in the
Enterprise Partnership Agreement.
“
Enterprise Partially Owned Entities ” means Partially
Owned Entities of the Enterprise Entities.
“
Enterprise Partnership Agreement ” means the Fifth
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of
Enterprise, dated August 8, 2005, as amended by the First
Amendment dated as of December 27, 2007, the Second Amendment
dated April 14, 2008 and the Third Amendment dated
November 6, 2008, as may be amended from time to
time.
“
Enterprise SEC Documents ” means the Enterprise 2008
10-K and all other reports, registration statements, definitive
proxy statements or information statements filed by Enterprise or
any of the Enterprise Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31,
2008, including, but not limited to, items incorporated by
reference into such reports, registration statements, definitive
proxy statements or information statements under the Securities Act
or under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange
Act in the form filed prior to the date hereof.
“
Enterprise Special Committee ” means the Audit,
Conflicts and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of
Enterprise GP.
“
Enterprise Sub A ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Enterprise Sub B ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Enterprise Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of
Enterprise or Enterprise GP.
“
Enterprise 2008 10-K ” means Enterprise’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, as filed with the SEC.
“
Enterprise Unit ” has the meaning given to the term
“Common Unit” in the Enterprise Partnership
Agreement.
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EPCO ” means EPCO, Inc.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
Expenses ” means all out-of-pocket expenses (including
all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers,
experts and consultants to a party and its Affiliates) incurred by
a party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the
authorization, preparation,
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negotiation,
execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the preparation, printing, filing
and mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 and
the solicitation of stockholder, member and/or limited partner
approvals and all other matters related to the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
“
Form S-4 ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d).
“
Governmental Entity ” means any
(a) multinational, supranational, national, federal,
provincial, territorial, state, regional, municipal, local or other
government, governmental or public department, central bank, court,
tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau or agency,
domestic or foreign, (b) subdivision, agent, commission,
board, or authority of the foregoing, or
(c) quasi-governmental or private body exercising any
regulatory, taxing, expropriation, importing or other governmental
or quasi-governmental authority under, or for the account of, any
of the foregoing.
“
GP Holdings ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
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Knowledge ” or “ Known ” means,
with respect to any entity, the knowledge of such entity’s
(or its general partner’s) executive officers after
reasonable inquiry.
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LLC Act ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any
entity or group of entities, a material adverse effect on
(a) the business, operations, results of operations or
financial condition of such entity or entities and its or their
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the ability of such
entity or entities to timely consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except, in each case, to the extent
such effect is reasonably attributable to (i) general political and
economic conditions (including changes in commodity prices,
prevailing interest rate and stock market levels), (ii) any
decrease in the market price for the entity’s publicly traded
securities (but not for any effect underlying such decrease that
would otherwise constitute a Material Adverse Effect),
(iii) the general state of the industries in which such entity
operates, except to the extent such entity or entities are
substantially disproportionately affected relative to other
industry participants, (iv) any outbreak of hostilities,
terrorism or war, other than any terrorist or similar act directed
at or directly impacting the business or assets of such entity or
any of its Subsidiaries, (v) the announcement of this
Agreement or the TEPPCO Merger Agreement or the proposed
consummation of the TEPPCO Merger and the TEPPCO GP Merger,
(vi) changes in laws, except to the extent such entity or
entities are substantially disproportionately affected relative to
other industry participants, (vii) changes in accounting
principles, or (viii) any claims, causes of action or other
litigation challenging this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
“
Mergers ” means the TEPPCO Merger and the TEPPCO GP
Merger.
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Necessary Consents ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d).
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NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.
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Other Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(d).
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Other Party ” means, with respect to the Enterprise
Entities, the TEPPCO Entities, and with respect to the TEPPCO
Entities, the Enterprise Entities.
“
Partially Owned Entity ” means, with respect to a
specified Person, any other Person (excluding Jonah Gas Gathering
Company) that is not a Subsidiary of such specified Person but in
which such specified Person, directly or indirectly, owns 35% or
more of the equity interests thereof (whether voting or non-voting
and including beneficial interests).
“
Person ” means an individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association, trust, estate,
Governmental Entity, unincorporated organization or association,
other entity or group (as defined in the Exchange Act).
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Proxy Statement/Prospectus ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.1(d).
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Regulatory Law ” means the HSR Act, and all other
federal, state and foreign, if any, statutes, rules, regulations,
orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines and other
laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or
regulate (a) mergers, acquisitions or other business
combinations, (b) foreign investment, or (c) actions
having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of
trade or lessening of competition.
“
Required Approvals ” all consents, waivers, licenses,
orders, registrations, approvals, permits, rulings, authorizations
and clearances necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third
party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the
TEPPCO GP Merger or the TEPPCO Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“
SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to a specified
Person, any other Person (excluding Jonah Gas Gathering Company)
(a) that is a subsidiary of such specified Person as defined
in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act
or (b) of which such specified Person or any of its
Subsidiaries owns beneficially more than 50% of the equity
interests.
“
Surviving Entity ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
“
Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any and
all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges imposed
by any Governmental Entity, including, income, profits, gross
receipts, net proceeds, alternative or add-on minimum, ad valorem,
value added, turnover, sales, use, property, personal property
(tangible and intangible), environmental (including taxes under
section 59A of the Code), stamp, leasing, lease, user, excise,
duty, franchise, capital stock, transfer, registration, license,
withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, payroll, employment, fuel, excess profits,
occupational, premium, windfall profit, severance,
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estimated, or
other charge of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“
Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar
statement (including any attached schedules thereto and any
amendments thereof) required to be filed with respect to any Tax,
including any information return, claim for refund, amended return
or declaration of estimated Tax.
“
Termination Date ” means December 31,
2009.
“
TEPPCO ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
TEPPCO Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in
the TEPPCO Merger Agreement.
“
TEPPCO Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“
TEPPCO Entities ” or “ TEPPCO Entity
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“
TEPPCO Entities Organizational Documents ” means the
TEPPCO Partnership Agreement, the TEPPCO certificate of limited
partnership, the TEPPCO GP LLC Agreement and the TEPPCO GP
certificate of formation.
“
TEPPCO GP ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
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TEPPCO GP Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(a).
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TEPPCO GP Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1.
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TEPPCO GP Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.2.
“
TEPPCO GP LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of TEPPCO GP, dated
effective May 7, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment dated
as of November 6, 2008.
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TEPPCO GP Member ” means the sole member of TEPPCO
GP.
“
TEPPCO GP Member Interests ” means the limited
liability company interests of TEPPCO GP.
“
TEPPCO GP Merger ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
“
TEPPCO Incentive Distribution Rights ” means the
rights to receive increasing distributions of “Available
Cash” from “Cash from Operations” (as such terms
are defined in the TEPPCO Partnership Agreement) above specified
levels pursuant to Section 5.4 of the TEPPCO Partnership
Agreement.
“
TEPPCO Merger ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
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TEPPCO Merger Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
the recitals.
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TEPPCO Partially Owned Entities ” means Partially
Owned Entities of TEPPCO.
“
TEPPCO Partnership Agreement ” means the Fourth
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of TEPPCO,
dated December 8, 2006, as amended by the First Amendment
dated as of December 27, 2007 and Amendment No. 2 dated
as of November 6, 2008.
“
TEPPCO SEC Documents ” means the TEPPCO 2008 10-K and
all other reports, registration statements, definitive proxy
statements or information statements filed by TEPPCO or any of the
TEPPCO Subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 2008,
including, but not limited to, items incorporated by reference into
such reports, registration statements, definitive proxy statements
or information statements under the Securities Act or under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act in the
form filed prior to the date hereof.
“
TEPPCO Special Committee ” means a special committee
of the Audit, Conflicts and Governance Committee of the Board of
Directors of TEPPCO GP.
“
TEPPCO Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of either of
the TEPPCO Entities.
“
TEPPCO 2008 10-K ” means TEPPCO’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as
filed with the SEC.
“
TEPPCO Unit ” has the meaning given the term “LP
Unit” in the TEPPCO Partnership Agreement.
“
TEPPCO Unit Plan ” means the employee and director
unit plans of EPCO or TEPPCO that provide for awards of, or related
to, TEPPCO Units.
“
TEPPCO Unitholder Approvals ” has the meaning given
such term in the TEPPCO Merger Agreement.
“
TEPPCO Unitholders ” means the holders of the TEPPCO
Units.
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Termination Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(b)
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Unaffiliated TEPPCO Unitholders ” means all of the
TEPPCO Unitholders other than TEPPCO GP, Enterprise, Enterprise GP,
EPCO, Dan L. Duncan, DD Securities LLC, DFI GP Holdings, L.P., GP
Holdings, DFI, Duncan Family 2000 Trust, Jerry E. Thompson, Richard
S. Snell, Michael B. Bracy, Murray H. Hutchison, W. Randall Fowler,
Michael A. Creel and Richard H. Bachmann.
“
Unit Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(a)
“
Voting Debt ” means any bonds, debentures, notes or
other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which
holders of capital stock or members or partners of the same issuer
may vote.
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2.1 The
Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, immediately prior to the TEPPCO Effective Time, at the
TEPPCO GP Effective Time, Enterprise Sub A shall be merged with and
into TEPPCO GP (the “ TEPPCO GP Merger ”) in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, with TEPPCO GP as
the surviving entity in the TEPPCO GP Merger (the “
Surviving Entity ”), and the separate existence of
Enterprise Sub A shall thereupon cease.
2.2 Effective
Time of the Merger . The TEPPCO GP Merger shall become
effective as set forth in (or, if not set forth, at the time of
filing of) a properly executed certificate of merger, in accordance
with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ LLC
Act ”), duly filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware (the “ Certificate of Merger
”), which filing shall be made on the Closing Date. As used
in this Agreement, the term “ TEPPCO GP Effective Tim
e” shall mean the date and time when the TEPPCO GP Merger
becomes effective, as set forth in (or, if not set forth, at the
time of filing of) the Certificate of Merger, the term “
TEPPCO Effective Time ” shall mean the date and time
when the TEPPCO Merger becomes effective as set forth in (or, if
not set forth, at the time of filing of) the certificate of merger
with respect to the TEPPCO Merger in accordance with the Delaware
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “ DRULPA
”) and the LLC Act, and the term “ Effective
Times ” shall mean the TEPPCO GP Effective Time and the
TEPPCO Effective Time.
2.3 Effects of
the Merger . The TEPPCO GP Merger shall have the effects set
forth in this Agreement, the TEPPCO GP LLC Agreement and the
applicable provisions of the LLC Act.
2.4 Closing
. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
Article 6 and the termination rights set forth in
Article 7, the closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) will take place
at the offices of Andrews Kurth LLP, 600 Travis, Suite 4200,
Houston, Texas 77002 at 10:00 A.M. on the date that is the
second full NYSE trading day to occur after the date following the
satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law) of the
conditions (excluding conditions that, by their nature, cannot be
satisfied until the Closing Date) set forth in Article 6,
unless this Agreement has been theretofore terminated pursuant to
its terms or unless another place, time or date is agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto (the date of the Closing being
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
”).
2.5 LLC
Agreement . At the TEPPCO GP Effective Time, the limited
liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity shall be the
TEPPCO GP LLC Agreement as of the TEPPCO GP Effective Time until
thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or under
applicable law.
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3.1 Effect of
the Merger on Equity Securities
(a) At
the TEPPCO GP Effective Time, by virtue of the TEPPCO GP Merger and
without any action on the part of any holder of TEPPCO GP Member
Interests, subject to Section 3.1(b), all TEPPCO GP Member
Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the TEPPCO GP
Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive
aggregate consideration issued by Enterprise consisting of (1)
1,331,681 Enterprise Units (the “ Unit Consideration
”) and (2) a deemed contribution and increase in the
capital account in Enterprise of Enterprise GP, the general partner
of Enterprise and a wholly owned subsidiary of the TEPPCO GP
Member, by an amount equal to the Additional Enterprise GP Interest
(the “ Deemed Capital Contribution ” and,
together with the Unit Consideration, the “ TEPPCO GP
Consideration ”). “ Additional Enterprise GP
Interest ” means the dollar amount, equal to 2/98ths of
the aggregate fair market value of the Enterprise Units and
Enterprise Class B Units issued in the Mergers as TEPPCO
Consideration, Designated TEPPCO Unit Consideration and Unit
Consideration, necessary to fund the capital contribution required
to maintain Enterprise GP’s 2.0% Enterprise general partner
interest. The TEPPCO GP Member Interests converted into the right
to receive the TEPPCO GP Consideration pursuant to this
Section 3.1(a) shall cease to be outstanding and shall be
canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and the TEPPCO GP
Member shall thereafter cease to be a member of TEPPCO GP or have
any rights with respect to the TEPPCO GP Member Interests, except
the right (i) to be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner
under the Enterprise Partnership Agreement and receive the Unit
Consideration and (ii) to have Enterprise GP receive the
Deemed Capital Contribution, in each case in accordance with this
Article 3. Upon such exchange of the TEPPCO GP Member
Interests and the recording of the name of the TEPPCO GP Member as
a limited partner of Enterprise on the books and records of
Enterprise, the TEPPCO GP Member shall automatically and effective
as of the TEPPCO GP Effective Time be admitted to Enterprise as an
Additional Limited Partner and be bound by the Enterprise
Partnership Agreement as such. By its exchange of the TEPPCO GP
Member Interests or by its acceptance of Enterprise Units, the
TEPPCO GP Member confirms its agreement to be bound by all of the
terms and conditions of the Enterprise Partnership Agreement,
including the power of attorney granted in Section 2.6
thereof.
(b) If,
between the date of this Agreement and the TEPPCO GP Effective
Time, there is a reclassification, recapitalization, split,
split-up, unit distribution, combination or exchange of units with
respect to, or rights issued in respect of, Enterprise Units, the
Unit Consideration shall be adjusted accordingly to provide to the
TEPPCO GP Member the same economic effect as contemplated by this
Agreement prior to such event.
(c) At
the TEPPCO GP Effective Time, by virtue of the TEPPCO GP Merger and
without any action on the part of the Enterprise Entities, all
limited liability company interests in Enterprise Sub A issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the TEPPCO GP Effective Time shall
be converted into 100% of the limited liability company interests
in the Surviving Entity, and, if permitted in the TEPPCO LLC
Agreement, TEPPCO GP shall issue to Enterprise, as the holder of
such limited liability company interests, a certificate evidencing
such
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limited
liability company interests in the Surviving Entity. Enterprise
agrees that at the TEPPCO GP Effective Time, Enterprise shall be
automatically bound by the TEPPCO GP LLC Agreement, and Enterprise
shall be admitted to the Surviving Entity as the sole member of the
Surviving Entity immediately upon the TEPPCO GP Effective Time. At
the TEPPCO GP Effective Time, the books and records of the
Surviving Entity shall be revised to reflect the admission of
Enterprise as the sole member of TEPPCO GP and the simultaneous
withdrawal of any other members of TEPPCO GP, and TEPPCO GP shall
automatically continue without dissolution.
3.2 No Further
Ownership Rights in TEPPCO GP Member Interests . All TEPPCO GP
Consideration issued upon conversion of TEPPCO GP Member Interests,
in accordance with the terms of this Article 3 shall be deemed
to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining
to the TEPPCO GP Member Interests.
3.3 Further
Assurances . At and after the TEPPCO GP Effective Time, the
officers and directors of the Surviving Entity shall be authorized
to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Surviving
Entity or TEPPCO, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or
assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the
Surviving Entity, any other actions and things necessary to vest,
perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Entity
any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the
rights, properties or assets acquired or to be acquired by the
Surviving Entity as a result of, or in connection with, the TEPPCO
GP Merger.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
4.1
Representations and Warranties of TEPPCO and TEPPCO GP .
Except as disclosed in a section of TEPPCO GP’s disclosure
schedule delivered to the Enterprise Entities concurrently herewith
(the “ TEPPCO GP Disclosure Schedule ”)
corresponding to the subsection of this Section 4.1 to which
such disclosure applies ( provided that the disclosure in
any paragraph of the TEPPCO GP Disclosure Schedule shall qualify
other paragraphs in this Section 4.1 only to the extent it is
reasonably apparent from a reading of such disclosure that it also
qualifies or applies to such other paragraphs), or as disclosed in
the TEPPCO SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof to the
extent such disclosure on its face appears to constitute
information that would reasonably be deemed a qualification or
exception to the following representations and warranties, with
respect to each of the following under this Section 4.1,
TEPPCO GP, and with respect to Section 4.1(h) only, TEPPCO,
represents and warrants to the Enterprise Entities as
follows:
(a)
Organization. TEPPCO GP is a limited liability company duly
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware. TEPPCO is a limited partnership duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware. TEPPCO GP has the requisite limited liability company
power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted,
and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or
the character or location of the properties and assets
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owned or leased
by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where
the failure to have such power or authority or to be so licensed or
qualified would not, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
TEPPCO Entities and the TEPPCO Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. True
and complete copies of the TEPPCO Entities Organizational
Documents, as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have
previously been made available to the Enterprise Entities by the
TEPPCO Entities.
(b)
Capitalization . TEPPCO GP is the sole general partner of
TEPPCO. TEPPCO GP is the beneficial owner and the sole record owner
of the TEPPCO general partner interest and TEPPCO Incentive
Distribution Rights, and such TEPPCO general partner interest and
TEPPCO Incentive Distribution Rights have been duly authorized and
validly issued in accordance with applicable laws and the TEPPCO
Partnership Agreement. TEPPCO GP owns such general partner interest
and TEPPCO Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of any
liens, pledges, charges, encumbrances, restrictions and security
interests whatsoever (“ Encumbrances ”), except
pursuant to the TEPPCO Entities Organizational Documents. TEPPCO GP
has no Voting
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