Exhibit 10.5
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST TRANSFER
AGREEMENT
by and among
SEMMATERIALS,
L.P.,
and
SEMMATERIALS ENERGY PARTNERS,
L.L.C.
effective as of
11:59 PM CDT on March 31,
2009
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST TRANSFER
AGREEMENT
This Membership Interest Transfer Agreement
(this “ Agreement ”), dated as April 7, 2009, to
be effective as of 11:59 PM CDT on March 31, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), is by and between SemMaterials
Energy Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(“ SMEP ”), and SemMaterials, L.P., an Oklahoma
limited partnership (“ SemMaterials
”). SemMaterials and SMEP are sometimes herein
referred to individually as a “ Party ” and
collectively as the “ Parties .”
RECITALS
WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Contribution
Agreement (the “ Original Contribution Agreement
”) by and among K.C. Asphalt, L.L.C., a Colorado limited
liability company (“ K.C. Asphalt ”),
SemMaterials and SMEP, dated as of January 28, 2008, K.C. Asphalt
and SemMaterials contributed and assigned the Prior Transferred
Assets (as defined herein) to SMEP;
WHEREAS , pursuant to the Original Contribution
Agreement, K.C. Asphalt and SemMaterials retained and reserved
the Prior Retained Assets (as defined herein) and retained and
reserved all of the rights and obligations associated with the
Prior Retained Assets;
WHEREAS , pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated as of
January 14, 2008, SemMaterials sold and transferred 100% of the
limited liability company membership interests of SMEP to SemGroup
Energy Partners Operating, L.L.C. on February 20, 2008;
WHEREAS , commencing on July 22, 2008, SemMaterials and
certain of their Affiliates (as defined herein) filed voluntary
petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as
defined herein), which cases are pending in the Bankruptcy Court
(as defined herein);
WHEREAS , SemMaterials is a debtor and debtor in
possession in the Bankruptcy Cases (as defined herein) and is
currently authorized to conduct its business under Sections 1107
and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;
WHEREAS , as of the Effective Date, K.C. Asphalt and
SemMaterials (i) terminated the Prior Retained Easements (as
defined herein), (ii) transferred, conveyed and
assigned the interests previously retained in the Prior
Retained Leasehold Agreements (as defined herein) to SMEP and (iii)
contributed the Asphalt Processing Assets (as defined herein) to
SGLP Asphalt, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“
SGLP Asphalt ”), each pursuant to a Contribution
Agreement (the “ Asphalt Contribution Agreement
”);
WHEREAS , SemMaterials is the sole member of SGLP
Asphalt and owns 100% of the Equity Interests (as defined
herein) of SGLP Asphalt (the “ Transferred
Interest ”); and
WHEREAS , SemMaterials desires to transfer, convey and
assign to SMEP the Transferred Interest, and SMEP desires to have
the Transferred Interest transferred, conveyed and assigned to it,
on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the premises, the
mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
Certain
Definitions
1.01 In this Agreement,
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meaning assigned such term in the Asphalt Contribution
Agreement, the terms defined in the preamble and the Recitals have
the meanings indicated and the following terms will have the
meanings indicated below:
“ Affiliates ” shall have the
meaning given such term in Master Agreement.
“ Clawback Notice ” shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(b)
.
“ Clawback Payment ” shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(a)
.
“ Clawback Period ” shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(a)
.
“ Clawback Sale ” shall have
the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(a) .
“ Dispute Notice ” shall have
the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(c) .
“ Disputed Items ” shall have
the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(c) .
“ Equity Interests ” means
all limited liability company interests, units, participations or
equivalents of limited liability company interests of SGLP Asphalt,
however designated.
“ GAAP ” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time.
“
Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds
received by SMEP or any of its Affiliates in respect of an asset
sale that includes Asphalt Processing Assets, net of (i) the direct
and indirect costs relating to such asset sale, including, without
limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, (ii)
Taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, and (iii) the value of
and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such
asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP, including,
without limitation, in respect of sales price adjustments,
non-competition agreements and assumed or retained liabilities
associated with the asset or assets disposed of in such
transaction, including, without limitation, liabilities related to
environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations
associated with such asset sale.
“ Referee ” shall have
the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(c) .
“ Resolution Period ” shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(c)
.
ARTICLE 2
Conveyance, Transfer and
Assignment
of the Transferred
Interests
2.01 Conveyance
of the Transferred Interests . For good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, SemMaterials hereby transfers, assigns, conveys and
delivers to SMEP, the Transferred Interests free and clear of any
and all Liens (other than Permitted Exceptions).
2.02 Assumed
Liabilities . As of the Effective Date, SMEP
does hereby assume and thereafter in due course will pay and fully
satisfy any Liabilities associated with the Transferred
Interests.
ARTICLE 3
Further Assurances
3.01 Further
Assurances of SemMaterials to SMEP . From time
to time after the Effective Date, and without any further
consideration, each of SemMaterials and SMEP shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver such additional assignments and other
conveyance documents, and will do all such other acts and things,
all in accordance with Applicable Law, as may be necessary or
reasonably appropriate to more fully and effectively to vest in
SMEP and its successors and assigns beneficial and record title to
the Transferred Interests, and/or to more fully and effectively
carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
4.01 Sale of the
Asphalt Processing Assets .
(a) If SMEP or any of
its Affiliates (as defined in the Master Agreement) consummates a
sale (other than to SMEP or any of its Affiliates), including by
way of merger or consolidation, of any Asphalt Processing Assets (a
“ Clawback Sale ”) during the period beginning
on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2009 (the “
Clawback Period ”), then SMEP will pay SemMaterials
20% of the Net Proceeds received from each such sale attributable
to the sold Asphalt Processing Assets (the “ Clawback
Payment ”) in accordance with the terms of this
Section 4.01 .
(b) Within fifteen
(15) days after a Clawback Sale consummated during the Clawback
Period, SMEP shall deliver a schedule (the “ Clawback
Notice ”) to SemMaterials listing the following in
reasonable detail: (i) the Asphalt Processing Assets that were sold
in such Clawback Sale, (ii) the assets other than Asphalt
Processing Assets that were sold in such Clawback Sale, if any,
(iii) an allocation of the Net Proceeds from such sale showing the
Net Proceeds attributable to the Asphalt Processing Assets and the
Net Proceeds attributable to assets other than Asphalt Processing
Assets, if any, and (iv) the proposed Clawback Payment.
(c) If SemMaterials
disputes the allocatio