AMENDED AND
RESTATED
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of August 27,
2007 (this “ Guaranty ”) is executed by each of
the undersigned (individually a “ Guarantor ”
and collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), in favor
of Union Bank of California, N.A, as Administrative Agent (in such
capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the
ratable benefit of itself, the Banks (as defined below), the
Issuing Banks (as defined below), and the Swap Counterparties (as
defined below) (together with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Banks, the Banks, individually a “ Beneficiary
”, and collectively, the “ Beneficiaries
”).
A. The
Guarantors have previously executed and delivered that certain
Guaranty Agreement dated as of July 13, 2004 (the “
Existing Guaranty ”) in connection with that certain
Credit Agreement dated as of July 7, 2004, as amended
heretofore (as so amended, the “ Existing Credit
Agreement ”), among Holly Energy Partners —
Operating, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (formerly known as
HEP Operating Company, L.P.) (“Borrower”), the Banks
party thereto from time to time (individually, a “
Bank ”, and collectively the “ Banks
”), the Banks issuing letters of credit thereunder from time
to time (individually, an “ Issuing Bank ”, and
collectively, the “ Issuing Banks ”) and the
Administrative Agent.
B. The
Existing Credit Agreement is being amended and restated in its
entirety pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of August 27, 2007 (as amended, restated,
supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, the Banks, the
Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent.
C. The
Guarantors are Subsidiaries of the Borrower and will derive
substantial direct and indirect benefit from (i) the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, and the other
Credit Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and
(ii) the Interest Rate Contracts (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
with a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank (each such counterparty being
referred to as a “ Swap Counterparty
”).
D. It
is a requirement under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall
continue to guarantee the due payment and performance of all
Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) by amending and
restating in its entirety the Existing Guaranty as set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, each Guarantor hereby
agrees (a) that the Existing Guaranty is amended and restated
in its entirety as follows and (b) further agrees as
follows:
Section 1.
Definitions . All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
this Guaranty that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms by the Credit
Agreement.
(a) Each
Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees the punctual payment and performance, when due, whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all
Obligations, whether absolute or contingent and whether for
principal, interest (including, without limitation, interest that
but for the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
proceeding would accrue), fees, amounts owing in respect of Letter
of Credit Obligations, amounts required to be provided as
collateral, indemnities, expenses or otherwise (collectively, the
“ Guaranteed Obligations ”). Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability
shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed
Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Bank under the Credit Documents and
by the Borrower to any Swap Counterparty but for the fact that they
are unenforceable or not allowable due to insolvency or the
existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding
involving the Borrower.
(b) It
is the intention of the Guarantors and each Beneficiary that the
amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by each Guarantor
shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by
fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar Legal
Requirements applicable to such Guarantor. Accordingly,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty
or in any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with
the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by a Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the
largest amount that would not render such Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548
of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of
any other applicable law.
Section 3.
Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the
Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the
terms of the Credit Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or
order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any
of such terms or the rights of any Beneficiary with respect thereto
but subject to Section 2(b) above. The obligations of each
Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed
Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the
Credit Documents or in connection with any Interest Rate Contract,
and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted
against any Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of
whether any action is brought against the Borrower, any other
Guarantor or any other Person or whether the Borrower, any other
Guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action or
actions. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall
be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and
each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or
hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the
following:
(a) any
lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or any
agreement or instrument relating thereto or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations being irrecoverable;
(b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other
term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other
obligations of any Person under the Credit Documents or any
agreement or instrument relating to Interest Rate Contract with a
Swap Counterparty, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to departure from any Credit Document or any agreement or
instrument relating to Interest Rate Contract with a
Swap
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Counterparty,
including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed
Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to
the Borrower or otherwise;
(c) any
taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or
any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed
Obligations;
(d) any
manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or
any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other
disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed
Obligations or any other obligations of any other Person under the
Credit Documents or any other assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(e) any
change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or
existence of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) any
failure of any Bank, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or
any other Beneficiary to disclose to the Borrower or any Guarantor
any information relating to the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, properties or prospects of any Person now
or in the future known to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing
Bank, any Bank or any other Beneficiary (and each Guarantor hereby
irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to
disclose such information);
(g) any
signature of any officer of the Borrower being mechanically
reproduced in facsimile or otherwise; or
(h) any
other circumstance or any existence of or reliance on any
representation by any Beneficiary that might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower, any
Guarantor or any other guarantor, surety or other
Person.
Section 4.
Continuation and Reinstatement, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees
that, to the extent that payments of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations are made, or any Beneficiary receives any proceeds of
collateral, and such payments or proceeds or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside, or otherwise required to be repaid, then
to the extent of such repayment the Guaranteed Obligations shall be
reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the date
such initial payment or collection of proceeds occurred. EACH
GUARANTOR SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY EACH BENEFICIARY FROM AND
AGAINST ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST OR EXPENSE UNDER
THIS SECTION 4 (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND
EXPENSES) IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT INCLUDING SUCH
CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR EXPENSE ARISING AS A
RESULT OF THE INDEMNIFIED BENEFICIARY’S OWN NEGLIGENCE BUT
EXCLUDING SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR EXPENSE
THAT IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED FROM SUCH INDEMNIFIED
BENEFICIARY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT.
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Section 5.
Waivers and Acknowledgments .
(a) Each
Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, notice
of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the
Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that
any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any
property or exhaust any right or take any action against the
Borrower or any other Person or any collateral.
(b) Each
Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this
Guaranty, and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in
nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing
now or in the future.
(c) Each
Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and
indirect benefits from the financing arrangements involving the
Borrower contemplated by the Credit Documents and the Interest Rate
Contracts with the Swap Counterparties and that the waivers set
forth in this Guaranty are knowingly made in contemplation of such
benefits.
Section 6.
Subrogation . No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it
may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower or any other
Person to the extent that such rights arise from the existence,
payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s
obligations under this Guaranty or any other Credit Document,
including, without limitation, any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any
right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Beneficiary
against the Borrower or any other Person, whether or not such
claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute
or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or
receive from the Borrower or any other Person, directly or
indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or
right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and any
and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty
shall have been paid in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have
terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit Obligations shall
remain outstanding, all Interest Rate Contracts with the
Beneficiaries have been terminated, and all Commitments shall have
expired or terminated. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor
in violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to
(a) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations
and any and all other amounts payable by the Guarantors under this
Guaranty, (b) the satisfaction of all Letter of Credit
Obligations and the termination of all obligations of the Issuing
Banks and the Banks in respect of Letters of Credit, (c) the
termination of all Interest Rate Contracts with the Beneficiaries,
and (d) the termination of the Commitments, such amount shall
be held in trust for the benefit of the Beneficiaries and shall
forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and
applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and any and all other amounts
payable by the Guarantors under this Guaranty, whether matured or
unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit
Documents.
Section 7.
Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) There
are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty.
Such Guarantor benefits from executing this Guaranty.
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(b) Such
Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Bank and based on
such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made
its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Guaranty,
and such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from
the Borrower and each other relevant Person on a continuing basis
information pertaining to, and is now and on a continuing basis
will be reasonably familiar with, the business, condition
(financial and otherwise), operations, properties and prospects of
the Borrower and each other relevant Person.
(c) The
obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty are the valid,
binding and legally enforceable obligations of such Guarantor, and
the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by such Guarantor has
been duly and validly authorized in all respects by such Guarantor,
and the Person who is executing and delivering this Guaranty on
behalf of such Guarantor has full power, authority and legal right
to so do, and to observe and perform all of the terms and
conditions of this Guaranty on such Guarantor’s part to be
observed or performed.
Section 8.
Right of Set-Off . Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, any Bank or the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Bank and any other Beneficiary is hereby
authorized at any time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to
set off and apply any deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final) and other indebtedness owing by such
Beneficiary to the account of each Guarantor against any and all of
the obligations of the Guarantors under this Guaranty, irrespective
of whether or not such Beneficiary shall have made any demand under
this Guaranty and although such obligations may be contingent and
unmatured. Such Beneficiary shall promptly notify the affected
Guarantor after any such set-off and application is made, provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity
of such set-off and application. The rights of the Beneficiaries
under this Section 8 are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off)
which any Beneficiary may have.
Section 9.
Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Guaranty and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor
therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the affected Guarantor, the Administrative
Agent and the Majority Banks, and then such waiver or consent shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; provided that no amendment, waiver
or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Banks,
(a) other than to the extent expressly provided in such
amendment, waiver or consent, limit the liability of any Guarantor
hereunder (it being understood that waivers and amendments
permitted to be made under the Credit Agreement by the Majority
Banks with respect to any of the underlying obligations guaranteed
hereunder shall not be deemed to limit the liability of any
Guarantor within the meaning of this clause (a)), (b) postpone
any date fixed for payment hereunder in respect of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations that is principal of, or interest on, the
Notes or any fees, or Letter of Credit Obligations, or
(c) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes required to take any
action hereunder.
Section 10.
Notices, Etc . All notices and other communications provided
for hereunder shall be sent in the manner provided for in
Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement and if to a Guarantor, at
its address specified on the signature page hereto and if to the
Administrative
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Agent, any
Issuing Bank or any Bank, at its address specified in or pursuant
to the Credit Agreement, and if to a Swap Counterparty, at its
address specified in the applicable Interest Rate Contract. All
such notices and communications shall be effective when delivered,
except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent
shall not be effective until received by the Administrative
Agent.
Section 11.
No Waiver: Remedies . No failure on the part of the
Administrative Agent or any other Beneficiary to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.
Section 12.
Continuing Guaranty: Assignments under the Credit Agreement.
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in
full force and effect until the payment in full of all Guaranteed
Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit
Documents, the termination of all Letter of Credit Obligations, and
the termination of all the Commitments, (b) be binding upon
each Guarantor and its successors and assigns, (c) inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent, each
Bank, and each Issuing Bank, and their respective successors, and,
in the case of transfers and assignments made in accordance with
the Credit Agreement, transferees and assigns, and (d) inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by a Swap Counterparty and
each of its successors, transferees and assigns to the extent such
successor, transferee or assign is a Bank or an Affiliate of a
Bank. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c),
subject to Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement, any Bank may
assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without
limitation, all or any portion of its Commitment, the Advances
owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person,
and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the
benefits in respect thereof granted to such Bank herein or
otherwise, subject, however, in all respects to the provisions of
the Credit Agreement. Furthermore, when any Swap Counterparty
assigns or otherwise transfers any interest held by it under an
Interest Rate Contract to any other Swap Counterparty pursuant to
the terms of such agreement, that other Swap Counterparty shall
thereupon become vested with all the benefits held by the assigning
Swap Counterparty under this Guaranty, subject, however, in all
respects to the provisions of the Credit Agreement. Each Guarantor
acknowledges that upon any Person becoming a Bank, the
Administrative Agent, or an Issuing Bank in accordance with the
Credit Agreement, such Person shall be entitled to the benefits
hereof.
Section 13.
Governing Law . This Guaranty shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Texas. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any Texas state or federal court sitting in Dallas,
Texas in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Guaranty and the other Credit Documents, and each Guarantor
hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action
or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. Each
Guarantor hereby irrevoca
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