[Form of Hamm Funding and
Rollover Commitment Letter — HPGP Merger]
HH GP Holding,
LLC
302 North Independence
Enid, Oklahoma 73701
Reference
is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated the date hereof
(the “ Merger Agreement ”), among you (“
Parent ”), HPGP MergerCo, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger
Sub ”), Hiland Partners GP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and the general partner of Holdings
(“ Holdings GP ”), and Hiland Holdings GP, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (“ Holdings ” and,
together with Holdings GP, the “ Holdings Parties
”). “ Trusts ” as used herein means the
Harold Hamm DST Trust, for which Bert Harold Mackie is the trustee,
and the Harold Hamm HJ Trust, for which Bert Harold Mackie is the
trustee. Terms used and not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
Prior
to the Effective Time, and subject to (i) the terms and
conditions of this letter agreement and (ii) the satisfaction
or waiver (where permissible) of all of the conditions set forth in
Sections 6.1 and 6.3 of the Merger Agreement, the undersigned
hereby:
(1)
agrees to contribute to Parent $21,167,000.00 in cash, less the
amount of cash, if any, immediately available to Parent or Merger
Sub on the Closing Date that was contributed to Parent or Merger
Sub by the Trusts (such amount, as so reduced, the “
Funding Commitment Amount ”); and
(2)
acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 2.1(b) of the
Merger Agreement, each of the 59,600 Common Units owned by the
undersigned will be unchanged and remain outstanding as Common
Units of the Surviving Entity, and no consideration will be
delivered in respect thereof.
The undersigned agrees that
the Holdings Parties shall be third party beneficiaries of this
letter agreement in respect of the undersigned’s obligations,
representations and warranties hereunder and, in such capacity and
to the fullest extent permitted by law, are permitted to
specifically enforce this letter agreement, provided that,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, under no circumstances
(including, without limitation, willful breach) shall the
undersigned’s aggregate liability hereunder (i) exceed
the Funding Commitment Amount or (ii) include any special,
indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages or lost
profits. Parent, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees
and acknowledges that no person other than the undersigned shall
have any obligation hereunder.
The
undersigned represents and warrants to Parent that (i) the
undersigned has all requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver, and perform this letter agreement and (ii) this
letter agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
undersigned and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the undersigned, enforceable against the undersigned in
accordance with its terms (except insofar as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)). The undersigned
further represents and warrants to Parent that the undersigned has,
and will have throughout the term of this letter agreement,
sufficient cash or other immediately available funds to enable the
undersigned to contribute the full Funding Commitment
Amount.
Neither
this letter agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned by either party hereto
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior
written consent of the other party. This letter agreement may not
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified unless made by
written instrument signed by both parties hereto, and Parent hereby
agrees not to enter into any such amendment, supplement or
modification, or to waive or fail to enforce any of its rights or
interests hereunder, without the prior written consent of the
Conflicts Committee of Holdings GP.
Any
term or provision of this letter agreement which is invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction,
be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable such
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