FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP.
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP.
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS INDENTURE
RELATING TO
SECTIONS 310 THROUGH 318, INCLUSIVE, OF THE
TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939:
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Trust
Indenture
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Act
Section
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Indenture Section
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609
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609
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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608; 609
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608; 610
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Not Applicable
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613
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613
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701; 702
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702
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702
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703
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Not Applicable
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703
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703
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703
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704
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Not Applicable
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102
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102
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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102
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Not Applicable
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601, 603
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602
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601
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601
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514
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101
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502; 512
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513
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Not Applicable
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508
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104
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503
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504
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1003
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107
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NOTE:
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This
reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
a part of the Indenture.
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF
GENERAL APPLICATION
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1
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1
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Section 102. Compliance Certificates and
Opinions
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8
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Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered to
Trustee
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8
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Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record
Dates
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9
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Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and
Issuers
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10
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Section 106. Notice to Holders;
Waiver
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10
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Section 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture
Act
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11
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Section 108. Effect of Headings and Table
of Contents
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11
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Section 109. Successors and
Assigns
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11
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Section 110. Separateability
Clause
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11
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Section 111. Benefits of
Indenture
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11
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Section 112. Governing Law
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11
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Section 113. Legal Holidays
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12
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Section 114. Language of Notices,
Etc.
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12
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Section 115. Interest Limitation
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12
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Section 116. Non-Recourse; No Personal
Liability of Officers, Directors, Employees, Limited Partners or
Shareholders
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ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS
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13
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Section 201. Forms Generally
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13
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Section 202. Form of Face of
Security
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14
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Section 203. Form of Reverse of
Security
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Section 204. Global Securities
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21
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Section 205. Form of Trustee’s
Certificate and Authorization
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22
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ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES
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22
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Section 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in
Series
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22
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Section 302. Denominations
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26
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Section 303. Execution, Authentication,
Delivery and Dating
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26
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Section 304. Temporary
Securities
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Section 305. Registration, Registration of
Transfer and Exchange
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and
Stolen Securities
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30
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Section 307. Payment of Interest; Interest
Rights Preserved
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31
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Section 308. Persons Deemed
Owners
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Section 309. Cancellation
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Section 310. Computation of
Interest
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Section 311. CUSIP Numbers
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ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Section 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of
Indenture
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Section 402. Application of Trust
Money
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Section 501. Events of Default
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Section 502. Acceleration of Maturity;
Rescission and Annulment
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Section 503. Collection of Indebtedness and
Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
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Section 504. Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim
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Section 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims
Without Possession of Securities
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Section 506. Application of Money
Collected
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Section 507. Limitation on Suits
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Section 508. Unconditional Right of Holders
to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest
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Section 509. Restoration of Rights and
Remedies
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Section 510. Rights and Remedies
Cumulative
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Section 511. Delay or Omission Not
Waiver
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Section 512. Control by Holders
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Section 513. Waiver of Past
Defaults
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Section 514. Undertaking for
Costs
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Section 601. Certain Duties and
Responsibilities
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Section 602. Notice of Defaults
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Section 603. Certain Rights of
Trustee
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Section 604. Not Responsible for Recitals
or Issuance of Securities
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section 605. May Hold Securities
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Section 606. Money Held in Trust
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Section 607. Compensation and
Reimbursement
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Section 608. Disqualification; Conflicting
Interests
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Section 609. Corporate Trustee Required;
Eligibility
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Section 610. Resignation and Removal;
Appointment of Successor
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Section 611. Acceptance of Appointment by
Successor
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Section 612. Merger, Conversion,
Consolidation or Succession to Business
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Section 613. Preferential Collection of
Claims Against Issuers
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Section 614. Appointment of Authenticating
Agent
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Section 615 Force Majeure
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ARTICLE VII HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY
TRUSTEE AND ISSUERS
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Section 701. Issuers to Furnish Trustee
Names and Addresses of Holders
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Section 702. Preservation of Information;
Communications to Holder.
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Section 703. Reports by Trustee
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Section 704. Reports by Issuers
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ARTICLE VIII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE,
TRANSFER OR LEASE
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Section 801. Issuers May Consolidate, Etc.,
Only on Certain Terms
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Section 802. Successor
Substituted
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ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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Section 901. Supplemental Indentures
Without Consent of Holders
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Section 902. Supplemental Indentures with
Consent of Holders
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Section 903. Execution of Supplemental
Indentures
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Section 904. Effect of Supplemental
Indentures
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Section 905. Conformity with Trust
Indenture Act
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Section 906. Reference in Securities to
Supplemental Indentures
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Section 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium
and Interest
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Section 1002. Maintenance of Office or
Agency
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section 1003. Money for Securities Payments
to Be Held in Trust
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Section 1004. Statement by Officers as to
Default
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Section 1006. Waiver of Certain
Covenants
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Section 1007. Limitation on Finance
Corp.
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ARTICLE XI REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
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Section 1101. Applicability of
Article
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Section 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to
Trustee
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Section 1103. Selection by Trustee of
Securities to be Redeemed
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Section 1104. Notice of
Redemption
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Section 1105. Deposit of Redemption
Price
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Section 1106. Securities Payable on
Redemption Date
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Section 1107. Securities Redeemed in
Part
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ARTICLE XII SINKING FUNDS
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Section 1201. Applicability of
Article
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Section 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund
Payments with Securities
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Section 1203. Redemption of Securities for
Sinking Fund
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Section 1301. Applicability of
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Section 1302. Legal Defeasance
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Section 1303. Covenant
Defeasance
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Section 1304. Application by Trustee of
Funds Deposited for Payment of Securities
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Section 1305. Repayment to
Issuers
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Section 1306. Reinstatement
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INDENTURE dated as
of
, among FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the “ Partnership ”), FERRELLGAS PARTNERS
FINANCE CORP., a Delaware corporation (“ Finance Corp.
” and, together with the Partnership, the “
Issuers ”), having their principal office at One
Liberty Plaza, Liberty, Missouri, 64068, and
, as Trustee (the " Trustee ”).
The Issuers have
duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance from time to time of their debentures,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the " Securities
”), to be issued in one or more series as provided in this
Indenture.
All things
necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuers,
in accordance with its terms, have been done.
This Indenture is
subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are
required to be a part of this Indenture and, to the extent
applicable, shall be governed by such provisions.
NOW, THEREFORE,
THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by
the Holders (as defined below) thereof, it is mutually agreed, for
the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the
Securities or of any series thereof, as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF
GENERAL APPLICATION
For all purposes
of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the context otherwise requires:
(1) the
terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in
this Article and include the plural as well as the
singular;
(2) the
following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the
following meanings:
“indenture securities”
means the Securities;
“indenture security
Holder” means a
Holder of a Security;
“indenture to be
qualified” means
this Indenture;
“indenture trustee”
or “institutional
trustee” means the Trustee; and
“obligor” on the Securities means the Issuers and any
successor obligor upon the Securities;
(3) all
other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture
Act or by Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act, either
directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to
them therein;
(4) all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States, and, except as otherwise herein
expressly provided, the term “ generally accepted
accounting principles ” with respect to any computation
required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting
principles as are generally accepted in the United States at the
date of such computation;
(5) the
words “ herein ”, “ hereof ”
and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar
import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(6) the
words “ Article ” and “ Section
” refer to an Article and Section, respectively, of this
Indenture.
“ Act
”, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning
specified in Section 104.
“
Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other
Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For
the purposes of this definition, “ control ”
when used with respect to any specified Person means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or
cause the direction of, the management or policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more
of the voting securities of a person shall be deemed to be control.
For purposes of this definition, the terms “
controlling, ” “ controlled by ”
and “under common control with” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
“
Authenticating Agent ” means any Person authorized by
the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more
series.
“
Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“ Board
of Directors ” means:
(1) with respect
to a corporation, the board of directors of the
corporation;
(2) with respect
to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of
the partnership; and
(3) with respect
to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving
a similar function.
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“ Board
Resolution ” means resolutions duly adopted by the Board
of Directors of each Issuer and in full force and effect on the
date certified and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section
201.
“
Business Day ”, when used with respect to any Place of
Payment or other location, means, except as otherwise provided as
contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of
Securities, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of
Payment or other location are authorized or obligated by law,
executive order or regulation to close.
“ Capital
Interests ” means any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
capital stock, including, without limitation, with respect to
partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited)
and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person
the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or
distributions of assets of, such partnership.
“
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the
Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this
instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the
duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the
body performing such duties at such time.
“
Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the
Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust
business shall be principally administered, which at the date
hereof is
.
“
covenant defeasance ” has the meaning specified in
Section 1303.
“
Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee,
liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“
Default ” means, with respect to a series of
Securities, any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities
of such series.
“
Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in
Section 307.
“
defeasance ” has the meaning specified in
Section 1302.
“
Definitive Security ” means a Security other than a
Global Security or a temporary Security.
“
Depositary ” means, with respect to Securities of any
series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more
Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as
contemplated by Section 301, until a successor Depositary
shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of
this Indenture, and thereafter shall mean or include each Person
which is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is
more than one such Person, shall be a collective reference to such
Persons.
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“
Dollar ” or “ $ ” means the coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment
is legal tender for the payment of public and private
debts.
“ Event
of Default ” has the meaning specified in
Section 501.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended from time to time, and any statute successor
thereto.
“ Finance
Corp. ” means the Person named as “Finance
Corp.” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a
successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “ Finance
Corp. ” shall mean such successor Person.
“ General
Partner ” means Ferrellgas, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“ Global
Security ” means a Security in global form that evidences
all or part of the Securities of any series and is registered in
the name of the Depositary for such Securities or a nominee
thereof.
“
Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Security is
registered in the Security Register.
“
Indebtedness ” means any obligation created or assumed
by any Person for the repayment of money borrowed, any purchase
money obligation created or assumed by such Person and any
guarantee of the foregoing, except that, for purposes of
Section 801, “ Indebtedness ” has the
meaning specified in such Section.
“
Indenture ” means this instrument as originally
executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended
by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant
to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of
this instrument, and any such supplemental indenture, the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part
of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture,
respectively. The term “ Indenture ” also shall
include the terms of particular series of Securities established as
contemplated by Section 301.
“
Interest ”, when used with respect to an Original
Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only
after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
“
Interest Payment Date ”, when used with respect to any
Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest
on such Security.
“ Issuer
Request ” or “ Issuer Order ” means a
written request or order signed on behalf of the Issuers by two
Officers of the Issuers, one of whom must be the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer
or the principal accounting officer.
“
Issuers ” means the Partnership and Finance
Corp.
“
Maturity ”, when used with respect to any Security,
means the date on which the principal of such Security or an
installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein
or
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herein
provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“ Notice
of Default ” means a written notice of the kind specified
in Section 501(3).
“
Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary,
any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President of such Person or, if
such Person is a partnership, of the general partner of such
Person.
“
Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate
signed on behalf of the Issuers by two Officers of the Issuers, one
of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal
financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting
officer, that meets the requirements of Sections 102 and 103
hereof.
“ Opinion
of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements
of Sections 102 and 103 hereof. The counsel may be an employee
of or counsel to the Issuers, any Subsidiary of the Issuers or the
Trustee.
“
Operating Partnership ” means Ferrellgas, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership.
“
Original Issue Discount Security ” means any Security
which provides for an amount less than the stated principal amount
thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of
the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
“
Outstanding ”, when used with respect to Securities,
means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
except:
(i) Securities
theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation;
(ii) Securities
for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has
been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent
(other than an Issuer) in trust or set aside and segregated in
trust by an Issuer (if such Issuer shall act as Paying Agent for
the Issuers) for the Holders of such Securities; provided,
however , that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice
of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture
or provision therefor has been made;
(iii) Securities
which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange
for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated
and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such
Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to
the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held
by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid
obligations of the Issuers; and
(iv) Securities,
except to the extent provided in Sections 1302 and 1303, with
respect to which the Issuers have effected defeasance or covenant
defeasance as provided in Article XIII;
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provided,
however , that in
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder,
(A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount
Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount
of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the
date of such determination upon acceleration of the Maturity
thereof on such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) the
principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more
currencies or currency units other than U.S. dollars shall be the
U.S. dollar equivalent of such currencies or currency units,
determined in the manner provided as contemplated by
Section 301 on the date of original issuance of such Security,
of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue
Discount Security, the U.S. dollar equivalent (as so determined) on
the date of original issuance of such Security, of the amount
determined as provided in Clause (A) above) of such Security,
and (C) Securities owned by an Issuer or any other obligor
upon the Securities or any Affiliate of an Issuer or of such other
obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding,
except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected
in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee knows
to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned as
described in Clause (C) above which have been pledged in good
faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to
the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act
with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not an
Issuer or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of
an Issuer or of such other obligor.
“
Partnership ” means the Person named as the
“Partnership” in the first paragraph of this instrument
until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “
Partnership ” shall mean such successor
Person.
“ Paying
Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Issuers to pay
the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on
behalf of the Issuers.
“
Periodic Offering ” means an offering of Securities of
a series from time to time, the specific terms of which Securities,
including, without limitation, the rate or rates of interest or
formula for determining the rate or rates of interest thereon, if
any, the Stated Maturity or Stated Maturities thereof, the original
issue date or dates thereof, the redemption provisions, if any,
with respect thereto, and any other terms specified as contemplated
by Section 301 with respect thereto, are to be determined by
the Issuers upon the issuance of such Securities.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association,
joint-stock company, trust, other entity, unincorporated
organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“ Place
of Payment ”, when used with respect to the Securities of
any series, means, unless otherwise specifically provided for with
respect to such series as contemplated by Section 301, the
office or agency of the Issuers in The City of New York and such
other place or places where, subject to the provisions of
Section 1002, the principal of and any premium and interest on
the Securities of that series are payable as specified as
contemplated by Section 301.
“
Predecessor Security ” of any particular Security
means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the
same Indebtedness as that evidenced by such particular
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Security; and,
for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and
delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to
evidence the same Indebtedness as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Security.
“
Redemption Date ”, when used with respect to any
Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption
by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“
Redemption Price ”, when used with respect to any
Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be
redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“ Regular
Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date
specified for that purpose as contemplated by
Section 301.
“
Securities ” has the meaning stated in the first
recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any
Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
“
Security Register ” and “ Security
Registrar ” have the respective meanings specified in
Section 305.
“ Special
Record Date ” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest
means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 307.
“ Stated
Maturity ”, when used with respect to the principal of
any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest
thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed
date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of
principal or interest is due and payable.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person of which more than 50% of the total voting power of
the Capital Interests of such Person entitled (without regard to
the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of
directors, managers or trustees thereof or, in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the partners’ Capital Interests
(considering all partners’ Capital Interests as a single
class), is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such
Person or a combination thereof.
“ Trust
Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which
this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, except
as provided in Section 905.
“
Trustee ” means the Person named as the
“Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument
until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “
Trustee ” shall mean or include each Person who is
then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one
such Person, “ Trustee ” as used with respect to
the Securities of any series shall mean each Trustee with respect
to Securities of that series.
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“ U.S.
Government Obligations ” means securities which are
(i) direct obligations of the United States for the payment of
which its full faith and credit is pledged, or
(ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and
acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the
payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
credit obligation by the United States, each of which are not
callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof.
Section 102. Compliance Certificates and
Opinions
Upon any
application or request by the Issuers to the Trustee to take or
refrain from taking any action under any provision of this
Indenture, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the
signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided
for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been
complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion
of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have
been complied with. Each such certificate shall comply with the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements
set forth in this Indenture.
Every
Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel (except for
certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall
include:
(1) a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion
has read such covenant or condition;
(2) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in
such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a
statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(4) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual,
such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 103. Form of Documents Delivered
to Trustee
In any case where
several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such
matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one
such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one
document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with
respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to
other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion
as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or
opinion of an Officer of the Issuers may be based, insofar as it
relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, counsel, unless such Officer knows, or in the
exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or
opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which
his certificate or opinion is based are
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erroneous. Any
such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it
relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or
representations by, an Officer or Officers of the Issuers stating
that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the
possession of the Issuers unless such counsel knows that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such
matters are erroneous.
Where any Person
is required to make, give or execute two or more applications,
requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other
instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be
consolidated and form one instrument.
Section 104. Acts of Holders; Record
Dates
Any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given or taken
by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more
instruments of substantially similar tenor signed (either
physically or by means of a facsimile or an electronic
transmission, provided that such electronic transmission is
transmitted through the facilities of a Depositary) by such Holders
in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as
herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become
effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered (either
physically or by means of a facsimile or an electronic
transmission, provided that such electronic transmission is
transmitted through the facilities of a Depositary) to the Trustee
and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuers. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and
evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “
Act ” of the Holders signing such instrument or
instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a
writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any
purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 315 of the
Trust Indenture Act) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the
Issuers, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including a Depositary
that is a Holder of a Global Security, may make, give or take, by a
proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders,
and a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security may provide
its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any
such Global Security.
The fact and date
of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing
may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by
a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law
to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual
signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the
execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a
capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.
The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or
writing or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also
be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
The ownership,
principal amount and serial numbers of Securities held by any
Person, and the date of commencement of such Person’s holding
the same, shall be proved by the Security Register.
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Any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder
of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon
the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in
lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be
done by the Trustee or the Issuers in reliance thereon, whether or
not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
Without limiting
the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to give or take any
action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so
with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such
Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may
do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any
different part of such principal amount.
The Issuers may
set any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the
Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give or
take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this
Indenture to be given or taken by Holders of Securities of such
series, but the Issuers shall have no obligation to do so. With
regard to any record date set pursuant to this paragraph, the
Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such
record date (or their duly appointed agents), and only such
Persons, shall be entitled to give or take the relevant action,
whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record
date.
Section 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee
and Issuers
Any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of
Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture
to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(1) the
Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuers shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder if made in writing and actually received by
the Trustee at its office at
, or at any other address previously furnished in writing by the
Trustee, or
(2) the
Issuers by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for
every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to
the Partnership addressed to it at One Liberty Plaza, Liberty,
Missouri 64068, to the attention of the Chief Financial Officer, or
at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee
by the Issuers.
Section 106. Notice to Holders;
Waiver
Where this
Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice
shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid (if
international mail, by air mail), to each Holder affected by such
event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not
later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the
earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice.
In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the
failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so
mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of
such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice mailed to a
Holder in the manner herein prescribed shall be
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conclusively
deemed to have been received by such Holder, whether or not such
Holder actually receives such notice.
Where this
Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be
waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice,
either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the
equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be
filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition
precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such
waiver.
In case by reason
of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other
cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then
such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee
shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose
hereunder.
Section 107. Conflict with Trust
Indenture Act
If any provision
hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust
Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a part of and
govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any
provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of
the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the
latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so
modified or excluded, as the case may be.
Section 108. Effect of Headings and
Table of Contents
The Article and
Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
Section 109. Successors and
Assigns
All covenants and
agreements in this Indenture by the Issuers shall bind their
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 110. Separateability
Clause
In case any
provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
Section 111. Benefits of
Indenture
Nothing in this
Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to
any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors
hereunder and Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 112. Governing
Law
This Indenture and
the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of the State of New York.
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Section 113. Legal
Holidays
In any case where
any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of
any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment,
then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of
the Securities (other than a provision of the Securities of any
series which specifically states that such provision shall apply in
lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and
premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such
date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such
Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the
Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated
Maturity, provided that no interest shall accrue for the
period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date
or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.
Section 114. Language of Notices,
Etc.
Any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act
required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English
language, except that any published notice may be in an official
language of the country of publication.
Section 115. Interest
Limitation
It is the
intention of the Issuers to conform strictly to all applicable
usury laws and any subsequent revisions, repeals or judicial
interpretations thereof. Accordingly, if the transactions
contemplated hereby would be usurious under any applicable law
then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
the Securities or this Indenture, it is agreed as follows:
(i) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes
interest under applicable law with respect to a Security shall
under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by
applicable law, and any excess shall be credited to the principal
amount of such Security (or, if the principal amount of such
Security shall have been paid in full, refunded to the Issuers), to
the extent permitted by applicable law; and (ii) in the event
that the maturity of any Security is accelerated or in the event of
any redemption of such Security, then such consideration that
constitutes interest under applicable law may never include more
than the maximum amount allowed by applicable law, and any excess
shall be credited to the principal amount of such Security (or, if
the principal amount of such Security shall be paid in full,
refunded to the Issuers), to the extent permitted by applicable
law. All calculations made to compute the rate of interest with
respect to a Security for the purpose of determining whether such
rate exceeds the maximum amount allowed by applicable law shall be
made, to the extent permitted by such applicable law, by allocating
and spreading during the period of the full stated term of such
Security all interest any time contracted for, taken, reserved,
charged or received by such Holder or by the Trustee on behalf of
any such Holder in connection therewith so that the amount or rate
of interest charged for any and all periods of time during the term
of the Security does not exceed the maximum amount or rate of
interest allowed to be charged by law during the relevant period of
time. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if at any time
applicable laws shall be changed so as to permit a higher rate or
amount of interest to be charged than that permitted prior to such
change, then unless prohibited by law, references in this Indenture
or any Security to “applicable law” when used in the
context of determining the maximum interest or rate of interest
that can be charged shall be deemed to refer to such applicable law
as so amended to allow the greater amount or rate of
interest.
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The right to
accelerate maturity of any Security does not include the right to
accelerate any interest which has not otherwise accrued to the date
of such acceleration, provided, however, that the foregoing shall
not prohibit the continuing accrual after acceleration of interest
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and such
Security.
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Section 116.
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Non-Recourse; No Personal Liability
of Officers, Directors, Employees, Limited Partners or
Shareholders
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Obligations of the
Issuers under this Indenture and the Securities hereunder are
non-recourse to the Operating Partnership and its Affiliates (other
than the Issuers and the General Partner), and are payable only out
of the cash flow and assets of the Issuers and the General Partner.
The Trustee agrees, and each Holder of a Security by its acceptance
thereof will be deemed to have agreed, in this Indenture that the
Operating Partnership and its Affiliates (other than the Issuers
and the General Partner) shall not be liable for any of the
obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture or such
Securities.
No limited partner
of the Partnership or director, officer, employee, incorporator or
stockholder of the General Partner or Finance Corp., as such, will
have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers under this
Indenture or the Securities or any claim based on, in respect of or
by reason of, such obligations. Each Holder of a Security, by its
acceptance thereof, waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal
securities laws and it is the view of the Commission that such
waiver is against public policy.
The agreements set
forth in this Section are part of the consideration for the
issuance of the Securities.
Section 201. Forms
Generally
The Securities of
each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this
Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or
pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or
permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or
other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements
placed thereon as may be required to comply with applicable laws or
the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system
on which the Securities of such series may be listed or traded or
of any Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be
determined by the Officers executing such Securities, as evidenced
by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of
any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board
Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be
certified by an authorized Officer or other authorized Person on
behalf of each Issuer and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to
the delivery of the Issuer Order contemplated by Section 303
for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. Any form of
Security approved by or pursuant to a Board Resolution must
be
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acceptable as
to form by the Trustee, such acceptance to be evidenced by the
Trustee’s authentication of Securities in that
form.
The Definitive
Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel
engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as
determined by the Officers executing such Securities, as evidenced
by their execution of such Securities.
Section 202.
Form of Face of Security .
[Insert any legend
required by the United States Internal Revenue Code and the
regulations thereunder.]
[ If a Global
Security,—insert legend required by Section 204 of the
Indenture] [If applicable, insert— UNLESS THIS SECURITY
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION, TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO.
OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL IN AS MUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS, L.P.
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS FINANCE CORP.
FERRELLGAS
PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (herein called the
“Partnership”, which term includes any successor person
under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), and FERRELLGAS
PARTNERS FINANCE CORP., a Delaware corporation (herein called
“Finance Corp.”, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture, and, together with the Partnership,
herein called the “Issuers”), for value received,
hereby promises to pay to , or
registered assigns, the principal sum of
United States Dollars [state other
currency] on [if the Security is to bear interest prior to
Maturity, insert—, and to pay interest thereon from
, or from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
semi-annually on and
in each year, commencing
, at the rate of
% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available
for payment [if applicable, insert—, and at the rate
of % per annum on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue installment of interest].
[If applicable, insert — The amount of interest payable for
any period shall be
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computed on the
basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. The amount of
interest payable for any partial period shall be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the days
elapsed in any partial month. In the event that any date on which
interest is payable on this Security is not a Business Day, then a
payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on the
next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any
interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) with the
same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was
originally payable. A “Business Day” shall mean, when
used with respect to any Place of Payment, each Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking
institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated
by law, executive order or regulation to close.] The interest so
payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the
Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest, which shall be
the or
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding
such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually
paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to
the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to
the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special
Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed
by the Trustee, notice of which shall be given to Holders of
Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such
Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful
manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities of
this series may be listed or traded, and upon such notice as may be
required by such exchange or automated quotation system, all as
more fully provided in the Indenture].
[If the Security
is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert—The
principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the
case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon
redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue
principal of this Security shall bear interest at the rate of
% per annum, which shall accrue from the date of
such default in payment to the date payment of such principal has
been made or duly provided for. Interest on any overdue principal
shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on any overdue
principal that is not so paid on demand shall bear interest at the
rate of % per annum, which shall accrue from the
date of such demand for payment to the date payment of such
interest has been made or duly provided for, and such interest
shall also be payable on demand.]
[If a Global
Security, insert—Payment of the principal of [(and premium,
if any)] and [if applicable, insert—any such] interest on
this Security will be made by transfer of immediately available
funds to a bank account in
designated by the Holder in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts [state other
currency].]
[If a Definitive
Security, insert—Payment of the principal of [(and premium,
if any)] and [if applicable, insert—any such] interest on
this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Issuers
maintained for that purpose in , [in
such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts] [state other currency] [or subject to any laws or
regulations applicable thereto and
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to the right of
the Issuers (as provided in the Indenture) to rescind the
designation of any such Paying Agent, at the [main] offices of
in
and in
, or at such other offices or
agencies as the Issuers may designate, by [United States Dollar]
[state other currency] check drawn on, or transfer to a [United
States Dollar] account maintained by the payee with, a bank in The
City of New York [ ] (so long as the applicable
Paying Agent has received proper transfer instructions in writing
at least [ ] days prior to the payment date)]
[if applicable, insert—; provided, however , that
payment of interest may be made at the option of the Issuers by
[United States Dollar] [state other currency] check mailed to the
addresses of the Persons entitled thereto as such addresses shall
appear in the Security Register] [or by transfer to a [United
States Dollar] [state other currency] account maintained by the
payee with a bank in The City of New York [state other Place of
Payment] (so long as the applicable Paying Agent has received
proper transfer instructions in writing by the Record Date prior to
the applicable Interest Payment Date)].]
Reference is
hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on
the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the
certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this
Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture
or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Issuers have caused this instrument to be duly
executed.
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FERRELLGAS
PARTNERS, L.P.,
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Inc.,
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its General
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FERRELLGAS
PARTNERS FINANCE CORP.
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By:
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Section 203. Form of Reverse of
Security
This Security is
one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuers (the
“Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more
series under an Indenture dated as of
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(the “Indenture”), among
the Issuers and
, as Trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a
statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Issuers, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon
which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered. As provided in the Indenture, the Securities may be
issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued
in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different
times, may bear interest, if any, at different rates, may be
subject to different redemption provisions, if any, may be subject
to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds, if any, may be
subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may
otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided or permitted. This
Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if
applicable, insert—, limited in aggregate principal amount to
U.S.$ ].
[If applicable,
insert—The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’
notice by mail, [if applicable, insert—(1)
on in
any year commencing with the
year and
ending with the
year through
operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price
equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [if
applicable, insert—on or
after , ], as a whole or in
part, at the election of the Issuers, at the following Redemption
Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If
redeemed [if applicable, insert—on or
before , %, and if redeemed]
during the 12-month period
beginning of
the years indicated,
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Year
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and thereafter at
a Redemption Price equal to % of
the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption
[if applicable, insert—(whether through operation of the
sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption
Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or
prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of
such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record
at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to
on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]
[If applicable,
insert—The Securities of this series are subject to
redemption upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’
notice by mail,
(1) on in
any year commencing with the
year and
ending with the
year through
operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption
Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the
table below, and (2) at any time [if applicable,
insert—on or after ], as a whole or in part, at the election
of the Issuers, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise
than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as
percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below:
If redeemed during the 12-month period
beginning of
the years indicated,
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Redemption Price
for
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Otherwise
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and thereafter
at a Redemption Price equal to %
of the principal amount, together in the case of any such
redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or
otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but
interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such
Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities,
or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of
business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face
hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]
[If applicable,
insert—The sinking fund for this series provides for the
redemption on in each year beginning with the
year and
ending with the
year of
[if applicable,—not less than $ (“mandatory sinking
fund”) and not more than]
$ aggregate
principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this
series acquired or redeemed by the Issuers otherwise than through
[if applicable,—mandatory] sinking fund payments may be
credited against subsequent [if applicable,—mandatory]
sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [if
applicable,—in the inverse order in which they become
due].]
[If the Security
is subject to redemption in part of any kind, insert—In the
event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security
or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed
portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon
the cancellation hereof.]
[If applicable,
insert—The Securities of this series are not redeemable prior
to Stated Maturity.]
[If the Security
is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this
series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the
effect provided in the Indenture.]
[If the Security
is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert—If an Event of
Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and
be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this
series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the
effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal
to—insert formula for determining the amount. Upon payment
(1) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable,
and (2) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue
interest, all of the Issuers’ obligations in respect of the
payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities
of this series shall terminate.]
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The Indenture
permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each
series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the
Issuers and the Trustee with the consent of not less than the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of all series to be affected (voting as one
class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of all affected series (voting as one
class), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series,
to waive compliance by the Issuers with certain provisions of the
Indenture. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as
therein provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Securities of any series then Outstanding to waive past defaults
under the Indenture with respect to such series and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this
Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon
the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in
lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Security.
As provided in and
subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this
Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with
respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder
shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this
series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect
of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee
reasonable indemnity and the Trustee shall not have received from
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this
series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such
request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding,
for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by
the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of
principal hereof or [any premium or] interest hereon on or after
the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference
herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the
Indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder, alter or impair
the obligation of the Issuers, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay the principal of and [any premium and] interest on this
Security at the times, place(s) and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed, except for Section 115 of the
Indenture (which limits interest to the maximum amount permissible
by law), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
[If a Global
Security, insert—This Global Security or portion hereof may
not be exchanged for Definitive Securities of this series except in
the limited circumstances provided in the Indenture.
The holders of
beneficial interests in this Global Security will not be entitled
to receive physical delivery of Definitive Securities except as
described in the Indenture and will not be considered the Holders
thereof for any purpose under the Indenture.]
[If a Definitive
Security, insert—As provided in the Indenture and subject to
certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this
Security is registerable in the Security Register,
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upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or
agency of the Issuers in [if applicable, insert — any place
where the principal of and any premium and interest on this
Security are payable] [if applicable, insert— The City of New
York [, or, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto
and to the right of the Issuers (limited as provided in the
Indenture) to rescind the designation of any such transfer agent,
at the [main] offices of
in and
in or
at such other offices or agencies as the Issuers may designate]],
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuers and the Security
Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of
this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for
the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees.]
The Securities of
this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of U.S.$ [state other currency] and any integral
multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to
certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series
are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering
the same.
No service charge
shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange,
but the Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith.
Prior to due
presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the
Issuers, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuers or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is
overdue, and neither the Issuers, the Trustee nor any such agent
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Obligations of the
Issuers under this Indenture and the Securities hereunder are
non-recourse to the Operating Partnership and its Affiliates (other
than the Issuers and the General Partner), and are payable only out
of the cash flow and assets of the Issuers and the General Partner.
The Trustee has agreed, and each Holder of a Security by its
acceptance hereof will be deemed to have agreed, in the Indenture
that the Operating Partnership and its Affiliates (other than the
Issuers and the General Partner) shall not be liable for any of the
obligations of the Issuers under the Indenture or such Securities,
including this Security. No limited partner of the Partnership or
director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
General Partner or Finance Corp., as such, will have any liability
for any obligations of the Issuers under the Indenture or such
Securities, including this Security or any claim based on, in
respect of or by reason of, such obligations. Each Holder of a
Security, including this Security, by its acceptance thereof,
waives and releases all such liability.
The Indenture
contains provisions that relieve the Issuers from the obligation to
comply with certain restrictive covenants in the Indenture and for
satisfaction and discharge at any time of the entire indebtedness
upon compliance by the Issuers with certain conditions set forth in
the Indenture.
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This Security
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York.
All terms used in
this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
[If a Definitive
Security, insert as a separate page—
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
(Pl
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