Exhibit 10.2
CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
BY AND
AMONG
WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC,
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES COMPANY, LLC,
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES GROUP, LLC,
WILLIAMS PARTNERS GP LLC,
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L.P.
AND
WILLIAMS PARTNERS OPERATING LLC
DECEMBER 11, 2007
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; RECORDATION
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1.1
Definitions
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ARTICLE II
CONCURRENT TRANSACTIONS
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2.1 Contribution
by WFS Company of the Wamsutter Assets to Wamsutter LLC
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2.2 Distribution
by WFS Company of the Subject Interest to WFS Group
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2.3 Distribution
by WFS Group of the Subject Interest to WES
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2.4 Contribution
by WES of the Subject Interest to the General Partner
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2.5 Contribution
by the General Partner of the Subject Interest to the
Partnership
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2.6 Distribution
of the Cash and Equity Consideration
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2.7 Increase in
Capital Account of the General Partner
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2.8 Issuance of
General Partner Units
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2.9 Contribution
by the Partnership of the Subject Interest to the Operating
Company
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ARTICLE III
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
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ARTICLE IV FURTHER
ASSURANCES
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4.1 Further
Assurances
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4.2 Other
Assurances
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
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5.1 Costs
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5.2 Headings;
References; Interpretation
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5.3 Successors and
Assigns
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5.4 No Third Party
Rights
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5.5
Counterparts
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5.6 Governing
Law
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5.7 Assignment of
Agreement
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5.8 Amendment or
Modification
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5.9 Director and
Officer Liability
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5.10
Severability
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5.11
Integration
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5.12 Effect of
Amendment
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CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”)
dated December 11, 2007, to be effective on December 1,
2007, is made and entered into by and among Williams Energy
Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
WES ”), Williams Field Services Company, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ WFS
Company ”), Williams Field Services Group, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ WFS Group
”), Williams Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “ General Partner ” and,
together with WES, WFS Company and WFS Group, the “
Transferor Parties ”), Williams Partners L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership (the “
Partnership ”), and Williams Partners Operating
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Partnership (the “ Operating
Company ”). The above-named entities are sometimes
referred to in this Agreement each as a “ Party
” and collectively as the “ Parties
.” Certain capitalized terms used are defined in
Article I hereof.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Transferor Parties
desire to transfer a 100% Class A limited liability company
membership interest and 20 Class C Units (collectively, the
“ Subject Interest ”) in Wamsutter LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ Wamsutter
LLC ”), to the Partnership pursuant to the terms of
the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and this Agreement, and
the Partnership desires to transfer the Subject Interest to the
Operating Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Operating
Company desires to accept all of the Subject Interest in accordance
with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement;
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the
objectives and purposes in the preceding recital, and to effect the
intent of the Parties in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the following actions have been
taken prior to the date hereof:
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WFS Company formed Wamsutter LLC pursuant to the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware LLC
Act ”) in exchange for all of its membership
interests (the “ Membership Interests
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Wamsutter LLC acquired certain rights-of-way and permits
related to the ownership and operation of the Wamsutter
Assets. |
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WES, WFS Group, WFS Company, the General Partner, the
Partnership and the Operating Company entered into that certain
Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”) dated November 30, 2007 pursuant to
which the Partnership will acquire the Subject Interests from the
Sellers for aggregate consideration of $750 million (the
“ Aggregate Consideration ”
) of which $749 million is for the Class A limited liability
company interest and $1.0 million is for the 20 Class C
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WHEREAS, concurrently with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the
following shall occur:
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WFS Company shall contribute the Wamsutter Assets (as defined
below) to Wamsutter LLC in return for 100% of the Class A and
100% of the Class B limited liability company membership
interests and 40 Class C Units of Wamsutter LLC, and the
original Membership Interests shall be cancelled. |
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WFS Company and the Operating Company shall enter into the
amended and restated Wamsutter LLC Agreement. |
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WFS Company shall transfer the Subject Interest to WFS
Group. |
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WFS Group shall transfer the Subject Interest to WES. |
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WES shall transfer the Subject Interest to the General Partner
as a contribution to the capital of the General Partner. |
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The public, through the underwriters of the Underwritten Public
Offering (as defined below), shall contribute cash to the
Partnership in exchange for 9,250,000 Common Units (the “
Public Units ”). The cash contribution of the
net proceeds of such Underwritten Public Offering (approximately
$335.2 million net of the underwriters’ discounts and
commissions) (the “ Equity Proceeds ”)
shall be deposited into a bank account maintained solely by the
Partnership (the “ Partnership Bank Account
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The Partnership shall borrow $250 million pursuant to the
New Credit Facility (the “ Debt Proceeds
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Bank Account. |
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The General Partner shall transfer the Subject Interest to the
Partnership as a contribution to the capital of the
Partnership. |
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As consideration for the transfer of the Subject Interest by
the General Partner to the Partnership, the Partnership shall
(i) distribute $333.3 million (approximately
$346.3 million net of the General Partner’s capital
contribution related to the Underwritten Public Offering and the
Private Equity Placement) in cash to the General Partner (the
“ Cash Consideration ”), (ii) issue
4,163,527 Common Units (the “ Equity
Consideration ” ) to the General Partner (the
“ Private Equity Placement
” ) and (iii) increase the capital account of the
General Partner by an amount equal to 2/98ths of the product of the
gross underwritten price per unit times the aggregate number of
Common Units issued in the Underwritten Public Offering and
pursuant to the Private Equity Placement (the “
Additional GP Interest ”) and issue a
proportionate number of General Partner Units to the General
Partner. The Cash Consideration shall be paid to the General
Partner from the Equity Proceeds and the Debt Proceeds in the
Partnership Bank Account. |
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Except as provided in the Purchase Agreement, the Partnership
shall pay its transaction expenses associated with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (exclusive of the
underwriters’ discounts and commissions), and the |
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Transferor Parties shall pay their transaction expenses
associated with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. |
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The General Partnership shall distribute the Cash Consideration
to the General Partner. |
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The Partnership shall contribute the Subject Interest to the
Operating Company as a contribution to the capital of the Operating
Company. |
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If the underwriters’ over-allotment option (the “
Shoe ”) for up to 1,387,500 Common Units is
exercised in the Underwritten Public Offering, the General Partner
shall contribute an amount equal to 2/98ths of the gross Shoe
proceeds to the Partnership as a contribution to the capital of the
Partnership. |
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
their mutual undertakings and agreements set forth herein and in
the Purchase Agreement, the Parties undertake and agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; RECORDATION
1.1 Definitions . The
following capitalized terms have the meanings given below.
“ Additional GP
Interest ” has the meaning assigned to such term in
the recitals.
“ Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls,
is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in
question. As used herein, the term “control” means the
possession, direct or indirect, 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.
“ Aggregate
Consideration ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the recitals.
“ Agreement
” has the meaning assigned to such term in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
“ Assignment
Agreement ” means the Assignment, Conveyance
and Bill of Sale, dated effective December 1, 2007, between
WFS Company and Wamsutter LLC.
“ Cash
Consideration ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the recitals.
“ Common
Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the Partnership Agreement.
“ Debt
Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned to such
term in the recitals.
“ Delaware LLC
Act ” has the meaning assigned to such term in
the recitals.
“ Equity
Consideration ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the recitals.
“ Equity Proceeds
” has the meaning assigned to such term in the
recitals.
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“ General Partner
” has the meaning assigned to such term in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
“ General Partner
Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the Partnership Agreement.
“ Laws ”
means any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations
promulgated by a governmental authority, orders of a governmental
authority, judicial decisions, decisions of arbitrators or
determinations of any governmental authority or court.
“ LLC Agreement
” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Wamsutter LLC, dated December 1, 2007.
“ New Credit
Facility ” means the $450 million Credit
Agreement between the Partnership, Citibank, N.A., as
administrative agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Scotia
Capital, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, The Bank
of Nova Scotia, as Syndication Agent and the Lenders listed in
Schedule 2.01 attached thereto (the “
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