Exhibit 4.2
ONEOK PARTNERS,
L.P.
Issuer
ONEOK PARTNERS INTERMEDIATE
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Guarantor
and
WELLS FARGO BANK,
N.A.
Trustee
FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 3,
2009
to
INDENTURE
relating to Senior Debt
Securities
Dated as of September 25,
2006
8.625% Senior Notes due
2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 Relation to Indenture;
Definitions
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SECTION 1.01. Relation to Indenture.
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SECTION 1.02. Definitions.
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SECTION 1.03. General References.
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ARTICLE 2 The Series of Debt
Securities
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SECTION 2.01. The Form and Title of the Debt
Securities.
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SECTION 2.02. Amount.
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SECTION 2.03. Stated Maturity.
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SECTION 2.04. Interest and Interest
Rates.
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SECTION 2.05. Optional Redemption.
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SECTION 2.06. Guarantee.
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SECTION 2.07. Global Securities.
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ARTICLE 3 Miscellaneous
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SECTION 3.01. Certain Trustee
Matters.
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SECTION 3.02. Continued Effect.
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SECTION 3.03. Governing Law.
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SECTION 3.04. Counterparts.
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Form of Note
FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE , dated as of
March 3, 2009 (this “ Supplemental
Indenture ”), among ONEOK P
ARTNERS , L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (the “
Partnership ”), ONEOK P
ARTNERS I NTERMEDIATE L IMITED P ARTNERSHIP , a Delaware limited partnership (the “
Guarantor ”), and W
ELLS F ARGO B ANK , N.A. , as trustee under the Indenture referred to
below (in such capacity, the “ Trustee
”).
RECITALS OF THE
PARTNERSHIP
WHEREAS, the Partnership and the
Trustee have heretofore entered into an Indenture, dated as of
September 25, 2006 (the “ Original
Indenture ”) (the Original Indenture, as amended and
supplemented from time to time, including without limitation
pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, being referred to herein
as the “ Indenture ”); and
WHEREAS, under the Original
Indenture, a new series of Debt Securities may at any time be
established by the Board of Directors of ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C.,
the Partnership’s general partner (the “ General
Partner ”), in accordance with the provisions of the
Original Indenture, and the terms of such series may be established
by an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture;
and
WHEREAS, the Partnership proposes to
create under the Indenture a new series of Debt Securities;
and
WHEREAS, all acts and things
necessary to make the Notes (as herein defined), when executed by
the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership and authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee as provided in the Original Indenture
and this Supplemental Indenture, and the Guarantee, when executed
by the general partner of the Guarantor on behalf of the Guarantor,
the valid and binding obligations of the Partnership and the
Guarantor and to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and
binding agreement in accordance with the Original Indenture have
been done or performed;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises, agreements and obligations set forth herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree,
for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the
Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE 1
R ELATION TO I NDENTURE ; D EFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.
Relation to
Indenture.
With respect to the Notes, this
Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the
Indenture.
SECTION 1.02.
Definitions.
For all purposes of this
Supplemental Indenture, capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto
in the Original Indenture.
SECTION 1.03.
General
References.
All references in this Supplemental
Indenture to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified,
refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this
Supplemental Indenture; and the term “ herein ”,
“ hereof ”, “ hereunder ” and
any other word of similar import refers to this Supplemental
Indenture.
ARTICLE 2
T HE S ERIES OF D EBT S ECURITIES
SECTION 2.01.
The Form and Title of the Debt
Securities.
There is hereby established a new
series of Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture and to
be designated as the Partnership’s 8.625% Senior Notes due
2019 (the “ Notes ”). The Notes shall be
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, in
each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by
the Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of
identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as
the Partnership may deem appropriate or as may be required or
appropriate to comply with any laws or with any rules made pursuant
thereto or with the rules of any securities exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or traded, or to
conform to general usage, or as may, consistently with the
Indenture, be determined by the officers executing such Notes, as
evidenced by their execution thereof.
The Notes shall be executed,
authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of,
and shall in all respects be subject to, the terms, conditions and
covenants of the Original Indenture as supplemented by this
Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Note set forth as
Exhibit A hereto (the terms of which are incorporated in and
made a part of this Supplemental Indenture for all intents and
purposes)).
SECTION 2.02.
Amount.
The aggregate principal amount of
the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered pursuant hereto
is unlimited. The Trustee shall initially authenticate and deliver
Notes for original issue in an initial aggregate principal amount
of up to $500,000,000 upon delivery to the Trustee of a Partnership
Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes. The
aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be issued hereunder may
be increased at any time hereafter and the series may be reopened
for issuances of additional Notes upon Partnership Order without
the consent of any Holder. The Notes issued on the date hereof and
any such additional Notes that may be issued hereafter shall be
part of the same series of Debt Securities for all purposes under
the Indenture.
SECTION 2.03.
Stated
Maturity.
The Notes may be issued on any
Business Day on or after March 3, 2009, and the Stated
Maturity of the Notes shall be March 1, 2019.
SECTION 2.04.
Interest and Interest
Rates.
The rate or rates at which the Notes
shall bear interest, the date or dates from which such interest
shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which any such interest
shall be payable and the regular record date for any interest
payable on any interest payment date, in each case, shall be as set
forth in the form of Note set forth as Exhibit A
hereto.
SECTION 2.05.
Optional
Redemption.
At its option, the Partnership may
redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, in principal amounts of
$2,000 and in multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, at any time or
from time to time, at the applicable redemption price determined as
set forth in the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A ,
in accordance with the terms set forth in the Notes and in
accordance with Article III of the Original Indenture.
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SECTION 2.06. Guarantee
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Except as provided below, Article
XII of the Original Indenture shall apply to the Notes. For the
purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes (including
without limitation the provisions of the Original Indenture to the
extent applicable thereto), the term “ Guarantor
” shall mean ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited Partnership,
a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor Person thereto
under the Indenture.
With respect to the Notes, paragraph
(a) of Section 12.04 of the Original Indenture is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below;
provided, however that the amendment and restatement set
forth below in this Section 2.06 shall apply only to the Notes
and not to any other series of Debt Securities issued under the
Original Indenture:
“(a) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Article XII, if any Guarantor shall cease
to be a Subsidiary of the Partnership, then, if no Default or Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Guarantor,
upon giving notice to the Trustee to the foregoing effect, shall be
deemed to be released from all of its obligations under this
Indenture, and the Guarantee shall be of no further force or effect
with respect to such Guarantor. Following the receipt by the
Trustee of any such notice, the Partnership shall cause this
Indenture to be amended as provided in Section 9.01(l) hereof;
provided, however , that the failure to so amend this
Indenture shall not affect the validity of the termination of the
Guarantee with respect to such Guarantor.”
The Guarantor’s address and
telecopier number for the purposes of Section 13.03 of the
Original Indenture is:
ONEOK Partners Intermediate Limited
Partnership
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c/o
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ONEOK Partners
GP, L.L.C.
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100 West Fifth Street, Suite
1831
Tulsa, Oklahoma
74103-4298
Telecopier No.:
(918) 588-7800
Attention: Chief Financial
Officer
SECTION 2.07. Global
Securities .
The Notes shall initially be
issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global
Securities. Such Global Securities (i) shall be deposited
with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, which shall
act as Depositary with respect to the Notes, (ii) shall bear
the legends applicable to Global Securities set forth in
Section 2.15(a) of the Original Indenture, (iii) may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Notes in definitive form upon the
terms and subject to the conditions provided in
Section 2.15(b) of the Original Indenture and in this
Supplemental Indenture and (iv) shall otherwise be subject to
the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
ARTICLE 3
M ISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.01. Certain Trustee
Matters .
The recitals contained herein shall
be taken as the statements of the Partnership, and the Trustee
assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
The Trustee makes no representations
as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture,
the Guarantee or the Notes or the proper authorization or the due
execution hereof or thereof by the Partnership or the
Guarantor.
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Except as expressly set forth
herein, nothing in this Supplemental Indenture shall alter the
duties, rights or obligations of the Trustee set forth in the
Original Indenture.
The Trustee makes no representation
or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of the information
contained in the prospectus supplement related to the Notes, except
such information which specifically pertains to the Trustee itself,
or any information incorporated therein by reference.
SECTION 3.02. Continued
Effect .
Except as expressly supplemented and
amended by this Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the
provisions thereof, and the Original Indenture (as supplemented and
amended by this Supplemental Indenture) is in all respects hereby
ratified and confirmed. This Supplemental Indenture and all its
provisions shall be deemed a part of the Original Indenture in the
manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.
SECTION 3.03. Governing
Law .
This Supplemental Indenture and the
Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 3.04. Counterparts
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This instrument may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which, when delivered, shall be
deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.
(Signature Page
Follows)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed
and delivered, all as of the day and year first above
written.
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ONEOK PARTNERS,
L.P.
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By:
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ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C.,
its General Partner
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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ONEOK PARTNERS
INTERMEDIATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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By:
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ONEOK ILP GP, L.L.C.,
its General Partner
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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WELLS FARGO
BANK, N.A.,
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as
Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Fifth Supplemental Indenture
Signature Page
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF
NOTE]
[If a Global Security,
insert—UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK
CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE
PARTNERSHIP OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER
USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS
AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
[If a Global Security,
insert—TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO
TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A
SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS
OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE
REFERRED TO HEREIN.]
ONEOK PARTNERS,
L.P.
8.625% Senior Note due
2019
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No.
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U.S.$
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CUSIP No. 68268NAE3
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ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (herein called the “Partnership”,
which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to
pay to
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or registered assigns, the principal sum of