CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
DUNCAN ENERGY PARTNERS
L.P.,
DEP OPERATING PARTNERSHIP,
L.P.
ENTERPRISE GTM HOLDINGS
L.P.
ENTERPRISE HOLDING III,
L.L.C.
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8,
2008
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; RECORDATION
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ARTICLE II THE OFFERING AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
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2.1 Contributions and Conversions of Existing
Interests
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2.2 Conversions of Existing Interests
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2.3 Contribution by Enterprise GTM to DEP of the
Enterprise Holding III Member Interests
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2.4 DEP Cash Distribution to Enterprise
GTM
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2.5 DEP Issuance of Class B Units to
Enterprise GTM
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2.6 Conveyance and Contribution by DEP
(including 0.001% on behalf of OLP GP) to OLP of the Enterprise
Holding III Member Interests
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2.7 Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement of Enterprise Texas
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2.8 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Enterprise Intrastate
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2.9 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Enterprise GC
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2.10 Amended and Restated Omnibus
Agreement
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ARTICLE III FURTHER ASSURANCES
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4.1 Order of Completion of
Transactions
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4.2 Headings; References;
Interpretation
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4.3 Successors and Assigns
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4.4 No Third Party Rights
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4.7 Assignment of Agreement
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4.8 Amendment or Modification
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4.9 Director and Officer Liability
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
– Amended and Restated Company Agreement of Enterprise Texas
Pipeline, LLC
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Exhibit B
– Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Enterprise Intrastate, L.P.
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Exhibit C
– Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Enterprise GC, LP
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CONTRIBUTION, CONVEYANCE AND
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS CONTRIBUTION,
CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) dated as of December 8, 2008,
is made and entered into by and among Duncan Energy Partners L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership (“ DEP ”),
DEP Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“ OLP ”), DEP OLPGP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“ OLP GP ”)
Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“ Enterprise GTM ”) and Enterprise
Holding III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“
Enterprise Holding III ”). 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.
WHEREAS,
Enterprise GTM owns a 99.0% member interest in Enterprise Texas
Pipeline, LLC (“ Enterprise Texas ”), a
99.0% limited partner interest in Enterprise Intrastate, LP
(“ Enterprise Intrastate ”) and a 99.0%
limited partner interest in Enterprise GC, LP (“
Enterprise GC ”).
WHEREAS,
Enterprise Holding III owns a 1.0% member interest in Enterprise
Texas, a 1.0% general partner interest in Enterprise Intrastate and
a 1.0% general partner interest in Enterprise GC.
WHEREAS, the DEP
has entered into a standby Term Loan Agreement, dated as of
April 18, 2008, with Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent and Lender, and the co-syndication agents,
co-documentation agents and other lenders named therein (the
“ Term Loan Agreement ”), to, among other
things, allow DEP to borrow up to $300 million for: (i)
distribution to Enterprise GTM in connection with the contribution
of the Subject Interests ( as defined below ) under this
Agreement and (ii) payment of transaction and bank expenses
related to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
Enterprise GTM desires to contribute to Enterprise Holding III an
existing 50% membership interest in Enterprise Texas, an existing
limited partnership interest in Enterprise Intrastate and an
existing limited partner interest in Enterprise GC, with such
contributed existing interests and other interests owned by
Enterprise Holding III to be converted in each case as set forth in
the applicable amended and restated limited liability company
agreement or limited partnership agreements described below and
attached as Exhibits to this Agreement (collectively referred to as
the “ Subject Interests ”).
WHEREAS,
Enterprise GTM desires to contribute to DEP, and DEP desires to
acquire from Enterprise GTM, all of the membership interests in
Enterprise Holding III (the “ Enterprise
Holding III Member Interests ” ) as
consideration for receipt of (i) cash and
(ii) Class B units representing limited partner interests
of DEP (the “ Class B Units ”) with
the rights, privileges and obligations as set forth in the DEP
Amendment.
WHEREAS, DEP
desires to contribute the Enterprise Holding III Member Interest to
OLP as a capital contribution.
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “ Closing ”), each of the
following matters shall occur:
1.
Enterprise GTM will contribute the membership and limited partner
interests to Enterprise Holding III, and the current general
partner, limited partner and membership interests owned by
Enterprise Holding III and Enterprise GTM in each of Enterprise GC,
Enterprise Intrastate and Enterprise Texas will be converted into
new general partner, limited partner and membership interests,
including the Subject Interests.
2.
Enterprise GTM will assign and convey the Enterprise Holding III
Member Interests to DEP.
3.
DEP will contribute the Enterprise Holding III Member Interests to
OLP (including 0.001% on behalf of OLP GP).
4.
DEP will consummate a registered equity offering the “
Equity Offering ”) for 41,529 common units
representing limited partner interests in DEP (“ Common
Units ”) for an aggregate purchase price of
$500,000.
5.
DEP will borrow $282.25 million under the Term Loan Agreement
(the “ Debt Proceeds ”).
6.
DEP will use the aggregate net proceeds (after discounts and
commissions, if any) from the Equity Offering (the “
Offering Proceeds ”) and the Debt Proceeds to
(i) pay transaction and bank expenses of approximately
$2.25 million and (ii) pay $280.0 million plus the
net Offering Proceeds to Enterprise GTM as the “ Cash
Consideration ” for the contribution of the Subject
Interests.
7.
DEP will issue an aggregate of 37,333,887 Class B Units with
an aggregate value of $449.5 million ($450.0 million less the
value of the net Offering Proceeds) to Enterprise GTM as partial
consideration and the “ Unit Consideration
” for the contribution of the Subject Interests.
8.
The limited liability company agreement of Enterprise Texas and the
agreements of limited partnership of each of Enterprise Intrastate
and Enterprise GC will each be amended and restated to the extent
necessary to reflect the applicable matters set forth above and as
contained in this Agreement.
9.
The omnibus agreement between Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (“ EPO
”), OLP and each of Enterprise Texas, Enterprise Intrastate
and Enterprise GC will be amended and restated to the extent
necessary to reflect the applicable matters set forth above and as
contained in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of their mutual undertakings and agreements
hereunder, the Parties undertake and agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; RECORDATION
1.1
Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not defined
elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings given such
terms as is set forth below.
“
affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified
person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with that first person. As used in this definition, the
term “control” includes (i) with respect to any
person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected
directors, managers or persons performing similar functions, the
ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting
securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power
to vote in the election of directors, managers or persons
performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of
the equity or equivalent interest in any person and (iii) the
ability to direct the business and affairs of any person by acting
as a general partner, manager or otherwise.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such
term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“
Amended and Restated Agreements ” means the
amended and restated limited liability company agreement of
Enterprise Texas and the amended and restated agreement of limited
partnership of Enterprise GC and Enterprise Intrastate, in each
case as executed on the date hereof in substantially the same form
as attached hereto as Exhibits A, B and C.
“ Cash
Consideration ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the recitals.
“
Class B Units ” has the meaning assigned
to such term in the recitals.
“
Common Units ” has the meaning assigned to such
term in the recitals and the DEP Amendment.
“
Closing ” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the recitals.
“
Delaware LLC Act ” has the meaning assigned to
such term in the recitals.
“
Delaware LP Act ” has the meaning assigned to
such term in the recitals.
“
DEP ” has the meaning assigned to such term in
the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“ DEP
Amendment ” means the Third Amendment to Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Duncan Energy Partners
L.P. dated December 8, 2008.
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Effective Date ” means December 8,
2008.
“
Enterprise GC ” means Enterprise GC, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership.
“
Enterprise Holding III ” has the meaning
assigned to such term in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
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“
Enterprise Intrastate ” means Enterprise
Intrastate L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
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