AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II
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ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
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2.03 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Other
Offices
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2.05 Certificate; Foreign
Qualification
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2.07 Merger or Consolidation
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ARTICLE III
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PARTNERS; DISPOSITIONS OF
INTERESTS
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3.02 Representations and Warranties
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3.03 Restrictions on the Disposition of an
Interest
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3.05 Interests in a Partner
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3.07 Vesting of Limited Partners
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ARTICLE IV
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CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
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4.01 Initial and Additional Capital
Contributions
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4.02 Return of Contributions
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4.03 Advances by General Partner
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ARTICLE V
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ALLOCATIONS AND
DISTRIBUTIONS
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5.02 Income Tax Allocations
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5.03 Distributions of Cashflow from EPE
Units
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5.04 Distributions of Proceeds from Sales of EPE
Units
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5.05 Restrictions on Distributions of EPE
Units
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ARTICLE VI
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MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATION
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6.01 Management of Partnership
Affairs
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6.02 Duties and Obligations of General
Partner
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6.03 Release and Indemnification
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ARTICLE VII
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RIGHTS OF OTHER
PARTNERS
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ARTICLE VIII
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TAXES
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ARTICLE IX
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BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS, AND BANK
ACCOUNTS
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9.01 Maintenance of Books
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9.02 Financial Statements
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ARTICLE X
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WITHDRAWAL, BANKRUPTCY, REMOVAL,
ETC.
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10.01 Withdrawal, Bankruptcy, Etc. of General
Partner
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10.02 Conversion of Interest
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ARTICLE XI
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DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, AND
TERMINATION
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11.02 Liquidation and Termination
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11.03 Cancellation of Certificate
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ARTICLE XII
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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12.03 Entire Agreement; Supersedure
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12.04 Effect of Waiver or Consent
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12.05 Amendment or Modification
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12.06 Binding Effect; Joinder of Additional
Parties
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12.10 Waiver of Certain Rights
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12.13 No Effect on Employment
Relationship
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12.14 Legal Representation
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AGREEMENT OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
OF
TEPPCO UNIT L.P.
This Agreement of
Limited Partnership (this “ Agreement ”) of
TEPPCO Unit L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “
Partnership ”), is made and entered into effective as
of September 4, 2008 by and among the Partners (as defined
below).
FOR AND IN
CONSIDERATION OF the mutual covenants, rights, and obligations set
forth herein, the benefits to be derived therefrom, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
each Partner acknowledges and confesses, the Partners hereby agree
as follows:
1.01 Certain
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the following respective meanings:
“ Act
” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
and any successor statute, as amended from time to time.
“
Adjusted Capital Account ” means, with respect to any
Partner, the balance in such Partner’s Capital Account after
giving effect to the following adjustments:
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(a)
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Credit to such Capital Account of
any amounts that such Partner is obligated or deemed obligated to
contribute pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Sections
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations; and
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(b)
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Debit to such Capital Account the
items described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) of the
Regulations.
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The foregoing
definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with
the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the
Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently
therewith.
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Adjustment Date ” means (i) the date on which any
distributions are made pursuant to Section 5.03, but no later
than the fifth Business Day following the payment date for each
distribution made by TEPPCO with respect to TEPPCO Units, and
(ii) as soon as practicable following the receipt of proceeds
by the Partnership from the disposition of TEPPCO Units, but no
later than the fifth Business Day following the receipt of any
proceeds by the Partnership from the disposition of TEPPCO
Units.
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Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person any other
Person that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common
control
with, the
Person specified. For the purpose of this definition,
“control” shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
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Agreement ” has the meaning given it in the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“
Applicable Percentage ” means with respect to a
disposition of less than all the TEPPCO Units owned by the
Partnership, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of the number
of TEPPCO Units held by the Partnership immediately after such
disposition divided by the number of TEPPCO Units held by the
Partnership immediately before such disposition.
“
Bankrupt Partner ” means any Partner (whether a
General Partner or a Limited Partner) with respect to which an
event of the type described in Section 17-402(a)(4) or
(5) of the Act (or any equivalent successor provision) shall
have occurred, subject to the lapsing of any period of time therein
specified.
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Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or day on which commercial banks in the State of Texas are
authorized or required to be closed for business.
“ Capital
Account ” means the account maintained for each Partner
pursuant to Section 4.04 .
“ Capital
Contribution ” means any contribution by a Partner to the
capital of the Partnership.
“
Certificate ” means the Certificate of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership referred to in
Section 2.05 , as it may be amended or restated from
time to time.
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Change of Control ” means Duncan shall (i) cease
to own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the equity
interests in the General Partner or the general partner of EPE, or
(ii) shall cease to have the ability to elect, directly or
indirectly, at least a majority of the directors of the general
partner of TEPPCO.
“
Class A Capital Base ” means the amount of any
contributions of cash or cash equivalents made by the Class A
Limited Partner to the Partnership, adjusted on each Adjustment
Date as follows:
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(a)
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increased by the Class A
Preference Return that has accrued since the previous Adjustment
Date (or in the case of the first Adjustment Date, since the
Closing Date); and
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(b)
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decreased by all distributions made
to the Class A Limited Partner since the previous Adjustment
Date (or in the case of the first Adjustment Date, since the
Closing Date).
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Class A Limited Partner ” means EPCO Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and
assigns.
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Class A Preference Return ” means the sum of the
amounts determined for each day, equal to the Class A
Preference Return Rate multiplied by the Class A Capital
Base.
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Class A Preference Return Amount ” means the
aggregate Class A Preference Return minus all prior
distributions to the Class A Limited Partner pursuant to
Sections 5.03(a) and 5.04(a) .
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Class A Preference Return Rate ” means a floating
preference rate to be determined by the General Partner, in its
sole discretion, not less than annually on or prior to the date on
which any annual tax allocations are required to be determined in
accordance with the Partnership Agreement, that will be no less
than 4.5% and no greater than 5.725% per annum, in each case
divided by 365 or 366 days, as the case may be during such
calendar year.
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Class B Limited Partner ” means any Person
executing (by power of attorney or otherwise) this Agreement as of
the date hereof as a Class B Limited Partner or hereafter
admitted to the Partnership as a Class B Limited Partner as
herein provided, but shall not include any Person who has ceased to
be a Class B Limited Partner in the Partnership.
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Class B Percentage Interest ” means with respect
to each Class B Limited Partner the quotient (expressed as a
percentage) of (i) such Class B Limited Partner’s
Sharing Points, divided by (ii) the Sharing Points of all
Class B Limited Partners. For purposes of calculating the
Class B Percentage Interest, Sharing Points attributable to
interests in the Partnership that are forfeited pursuant to
Section 3.07 shall be ignored.
“ Closing
Date ” means the date on which the Class A Limited
Partner first contributes cash to the Partnership.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
any successor statute, as amended from time to time.
“ Default
Interest Rate ” means a varying per annum rate equal at
any given time to the lesser of (a) four percentage points in
excess of the General Interest Rate and (b) the maximum rate
permitted by applicable law.
“
Disability ” means the event whereby a Limited Partner
becomes entitled to receive long-term disability benefits under the
long-term disability plan of the General Partner or any of its
Affiliates.
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Dispose ,” “ Disposing ,” or
“ Disposition ” means a sale, assignment,
transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, grant of a security interest,
or other disposition or encumbrance, or the acts thereof, other
than by divorce, legal separation or other dissolution of a
Partner’s marriage.
“
Duncan ” means, collectively, individually or in any
combination, Dan L. Duncan, his wife, descendants, heirs and/or
legatees and/or distributees of Dan L. Duncan’s estate,
and/or trusts established for the benefit of his wife, descendants,
such legatees and/or distributees and/or their respective
descendants, heirs, legatees and distributees.
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EPCO ” means EPCO, Inc., a Texas
corporation.
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“ EPE
” means Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
“ General
Interest Rate ” means a varying per annum rate equal at
any given time to the lesser of (a) the interest rate publicly
quoted by J.P. Morgan Chase from time to time as its prime
commercial or similar reference interest rate, and (b) the
maximum rate permitted by applicable law.
“ General
Partner ” means EPCO, Inc., a Texas corporation, or any
Person hereafter admitted to the Partnership as a general partner
as herein provided, but shall not include any Person who has ceased
to be a general partner in the Partnership.
“ Limited
Partner ” means the Class A Limited Partner or any
Class B Limited Partner.
“ Net
Income ” and “ Net Loss ” mean,
respectively, subject to Section 4.04 , an amount equal to
the Partnership’s taxable income or loss determined in
accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of
income, gain, loss, or deduction required to be stated separately
pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in
taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any
income of the Partnership that is exempt from federal income tax
and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net
Loss pursuant to this definition of Net Income and Net Loss shall
be added to such taxable income or loss;
(b) Any
expenditures of the Partnership described in Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Regulations, and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss
pursuant to this definition of Net Income and Net Loss, shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In the
event the value of any Partnership property is adjusted pursuant to
Section 4.04 (i) such adjustment shall be taken
into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such
Partnership property for purposes of computing Net Income or Net
Loss, (ii) if such property is subject to depreciation, cost
recovery, depletion or amortization, any further deductions for
such depreciation, cost recovery, depletion or amortization
attributable to such property shall be determined taking into
account such adjustment, and (iii) in determining the amount
of any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition
of such property such adjustment (and the related adjustments for
depreciation, cost recovery, depletion or amortization) shall be
taken into account;
(d) To the
extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership
Property pursuant to Code Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Regulations, to be
taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a
Distribution other than in liquidation of a Partner’s
interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment shall be
treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis
of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from
the disposition of such Partnership Property and shall be taken
into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;
and
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(e) Any items
that are allocated pursuant to Section 5.01(b) shall
not be taken into account in computing Net Income or Net
Loss.
“
Partner ” means the General Partner, the Class A
Limited Partner or any Class B Limited Partner.
“
Partnership ” has the meaning given it in the
introductory paragraph.
“
Person ” has the meaning given it in the
Act.
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Qualifying Termination ” means the termination of a
Class B Limited Partner’s employment with the General
Partner and its Affiliates due to (i) death,
(ii) receiving long-term disability benefits under the
long-term disability plan of the General Partner or any of its
Affiliates or (iii) retirement with the approval of the
General Partner on or after reaching age 60.
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Regulations ” means the regulations promulgated under
Section 704 of the Code.
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Required Interest ” means one or more Class B
Limited Partners having among them more than 50% of the
Class B Percentage Interests of all Limited Partners in its or
their capacities as such.
“ Sharing
Points ” means, with respect to each Class B Limited
Partner, the number of Sharing Points granted by the General
Partner to such Class B Limited Partner (which number is set
forth on the Power of Attorney executed by the Class B Limited
Partner and delivered to the General Partner), as the same may be
amended from time to time pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
“
TEPPCO ” means TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership.
“ TEPPCO
Units ” means partnership units representing limited
partner interests in TEPPCO.
“ Vesting
Date ” means the earliest of (i) the fifth
anniversary of the date of this Agreement, (ii) a Change of
Control or (iii) dissolution of the Partnership.
1.02 Other
Definitions . Other terms defined herein have the meanings so
given them.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
2.01
Formation . The Partnership has been previously formed as a
Delaware limited partnership for the purposes hereinafter set forth
under and pursuant to the provisions of the Act.
2.02 Name .
The name of the Partnership is “TEPPCO Unit L.P.” and
all Partnership business shall be conducted in such name or such
other name or names that comply with applicable law as the General
Partner may designate from time to time.
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2.03 Registered
Office; Registered Agent; Other Offices . The registered office
of the Partnership in the State of Delaware shall be at such place
as the General Partner may designate from time to time. The
registered agent for service of process on the Partnership in the
State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction shall be such Person or
Persons as the General Partner may designate from time to time. The
Partnership may have such other offices as the General Partner may
designate from time to time.
2.04
Purposes . The purposes of the Partnership are to acquire,
own, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of TEPPCO Units, and to
enter into, make and perform all contracts and other undertakings
and to engage in any other business, activity or transaction that
now or hereafter may be necessary, incidental, proper, advisable,
or convenient, as determined by the General Partner, to accomplish
the foregoing purposes.
2.05
Certificate; Foreign Qualification . The General Partner has
previously executed and caused to be filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Limited
Partnership, effective as of August 13, 2008, containing
information required by the Act and such other information as the
General Partner deemed appropriate. Prior to conducting business in
any jurisdiction other than Delaware, the General Partner shall
cause the Partnership to comply, to the extent such matters are
reasonably within the control of the General Partner, with all
requirements necessary to qualify the Partnership as a foreign
limited partnership (or a partnership in which the Limited Partners
have limited liability) in such jurisdiction. Upon the request of
the General Partner, each Partner shall execute, acknowledge, swear
to, and deliver all certificates and other instruments conforming
with this Agreement that are necessary or appropriate as determined
by the General Partner to qualify, continue, and terminate the
Partnership as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of
Delaware and to qualify, continue, and terminate the Partnership as
a foreign limited partnership (or a partnership in which the
Limited Partners have limited liability) in all other jurisdictions
in which the Partnership may conduct business, and to this end the
General Partner may use the power of attorney described in
Section 6.04 .
2.06 Term .
The term of this Partnership shall continue in existence until the
close of Partnership business on the earliest to occur of
(i) the fiftieth anniversary of the date of this Agreement,
and (ii) such earlier time as this Agreement may
specify.
2.07 Merger or
Consolidation . The Partnership may merge or consolidate with
or into another business entity, or enter into an agreement to do
so, with the consent of the General Partner and a Required
Interest.
ARTICLE III
PARTNERS; DISPOSITIONS OF INTERESTS
3.01
Partners . The General Partner, the Class A Limited
Partner and the Class B Limited Partner of the Partnership are
the Persons executing (by power of attorney or otherwise) this
Agreement as of the date hereof as the General Partner, the
Class A Limited Partner and the Class B Limited Partner,
respectively, each of which is admitted to the Partnership as the
General Partner, Class A Limited Partner or a Class B
Limited Partner, as the case may be, effective as of the date
hereof.
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3.02
Representations and Warranties . Each Partner hereby
represents and warrants to the Partnership and each other Partner
that (a) if such Partner is a corporation, it is duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation and is duly qualified and in
good standing as a foreign corporation in the jurisdiction of its
principal place of business (if not incorporated therein),
(b) if such Partner is a trust, estate or other entity, it is
duly formed, validly existing, and (if applicable) in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and if
required by law is duly qualified to do business and (if
applicable) in good standing in the jurisdiction of its principal
place of business (if not formed therein), (c) such Partner
has full corporate, trust, or other applicable right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder and all necessary actions by the board of
directors, trustees, beneficiaries, or other Persons necessary for
the due authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement by such Partner have been duly taken, and such
authorization, execution, delivery, and performance do not conflict
with any other agreement or arrangement to which such Partner is a
party or by which it is bound, and (d) such Partner is
acquiring its interest in the Partnership for investment purposes
and not with a view to distribution thereof.
3.03
Restrictions on the Disposition of an Interest .
(a) The Class B Limited Partner may not Dispose of all or
part of its interest in the Partnership without the prior written
consent (which may be given or withheld in its sole discretion) of
the General Partner, and then only after
Sections 3.03(c) , (d) and (e) have been
complied with, except that the Class B Limited Partner may
Dispose of all of its interest upon the death of such Class B
Limited Partner or upon becoming a Bankrupt Partner, but in each
case only after compliance with Sections 3.03(c) ,
(d) and (e) . Neither the General Partner nor the
Class A Limited Partner may Dispose of all or a part of its
interest in the Partnership to a Person who is not an Affiliate of
Duncan without the prior written consent of a Required Interest,
and then only after Sections 3.03(c) , (d) and
(e) have been complied with.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Sections 3.03(c) , (d) and
(e) , a permitted transferee of all or a part of a
Partner’s interest in the Partnership shall be admitted to
the Partnership as a General Partner or a Limited Partner (as
applicable) with, in the case of the Class B Limited Partner,
such Sharing Points (no greater than the Sharing Points of the
Class B Limited Partner effecting such Disposition immediately
prior thereto) as the Partner effecting such Disposition and such
permitted transferee may agree.
(c) The
Partnership shall not recognize for any purpose any purported
Disposition of an interest in the Partnership or distributions
therefrom unless and until the provisions of this
Section 3.03 shall have been satisfied and there shall
have been delivered to the General Partner a document
(i) executed by both the Partner effecting such Disposition
and the Person to which such interest or interest in distributions
are to be Disposed, (ii) including the written acceptance by
any Person to be admitted to the Partnership of all the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, such Person’s notice address,
and an agreement by such Person to perform and discharge timely all
of the obligations and liabilities in respect of the interest being
obtained, (iii) setting forth, in the case of the Class B
Limited Partner, the Sharing Points of the Class B Limited
Partner effecting such Disposition and the Person to which such
interest is Disposed after such Disposition (which together shall
total the Sharing Points of the Class B Limited Partner
effecting such Disposition prior thereto), (iv) containing a
representation and warranty
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that such
Disposition complied with all applicable laws and regulations
(including securities laws) and a representation and warranty by
such Person that the representations and warranties in
Section 3.02 are true and correct with respect to such
Person. Each such Disposition and, if applicable, admission shall
be effective as of the first day of the calendar month immediately
succeeding the month in which the General Partner shall receive
such notification of Disposition and the other requirements of this
Section 3.03 shall have been met unless the General
Partner and the Partner affecting such Disposition agree to a
different effective date; provided , however , that
if there shall be only one General Partner and such Disposition or
admission and, as a result of such Disposition such General Partner
would cease to be a General Partner, such permitted transferee
shall be deemed admitted as a General Partner immediately prior to
such cessation.
(d) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the right of any
Partner to Dispose of an interest in the Partnership or
distributions therefrom or of any Person to be admitted to the
Partnership in connection therewith shall not exist or be exercised
(i) unless and until the Partnership shall have received a
favorable opinion of the Partnership’s legal counsel or of
other legal counsel acceptable to the General Partner to the effect
that such Disposition or admission is not required to be registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable securities
laws, and such Disposition or admission would not cause the
Partnership to become an “investment company” required
to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and
(ii) unless such Disposition or admission would not result in
the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a
corporation for federal income tax purposes or as a publicly traded
partnership as defined in Section 7704 of the Code. The
General Partner, however, may waive the requirements of
Section 3.03(d)(i) .
(e) All costs
(including, without limitation, the legal fees incurred in
connection with the obtaining of the legal opinions referred to in
Section 3.03(d) ) incurred by the Partnership in
connection with any Disposition or admission of a Person to the
Partnership pursuant to this Section 3.03 shall be
borne and paid by the Partner effecting such Disposition within
10 days after the receipt by such Person of the
Partnership’s invoice for the amount due.
(f) In the
event of a Disposition of an interest in the Partnership pursuant
to the death of a Limited Partner that would, in the opinion of the
Partnership’s legal counsel, result in the Partnership
becoming an “investment company” required to register
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the General Partner shall
have the right to purchase such interest from the estate (or
beneficiaries) of such deceased Partner for a price equal to the
amount that the deceased Partner’s estate (or beneficiaries)
would receive if all of the TEPPCO Units held by the Partnership
were sold at a price equal to the closing sale price per TEPPCO
Unit as reported by the New York Stock Exchange (or such other
applicable trading market) on the day prior to the exercise of such
right by the General Partner and the proceeds from such sale were
distributed to the Partners in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5.04 . The determination by the General Partner
of the foregoing purchase price of such deceased Partner’s
interest in the Partnership shall be conclusive and binding on the
deceased Partner’s estate and beneficiaries.
(g) Any
attempted Disposition by a Person of an interest or right, or any
part thereof, in or in respect of the Partnership other than in
accordance with this Section 3.03 shall be, and is
hereby declared, null and void ab initio.
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3.04 Additional
Partners . Subject to the provisions of
Section 12.05 and 3.03 , additional Persons may
be admitted to the Partnership as General Partners or Limited
Partners, only to the extent that, and on such terms and conditions
as, the General Partner shall consent at the time of such admission
or issuance. Such admission or issuance shall, in the case of a
Class B Limited Partner, specify the Sharing Points applicable
thereto. Any such admission must comply with the provisions of
Section 3.03(d) and shall not be effective until such
new Partner shall have executed and delivered to the General
Partner a document including such new Partner’s notice
address, acceptance of all the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, an agreement to perform and discharge timely all of its
obligations and liabilities hereunder, and a representation and
warranty that the representations and warranties in
Section 3.02 are true and correct with respect to such
new Partner.
3.05 Interests
in a Partner . No Partner that is not a natural person shall
cause or permit an interest, direct or indirect, in itself to be
Disposed of such that, on account of such Disposition, the
Partnership would become an association taxable as a corporation
for federal income tax purposes.
3.06 Spouses of
Partners . A spouse of a Partner does not become a Partner as a
result of such marital relationship or by reason of a divorce,
legal separation or other dissolution of marriage. If, in the event
of a divorce, legal separation or other dissolution of marriage of
a Partner, a former spouse of a Partner is awarded ownership of, or
an interest in, all or part of a Partner’s interest in the
Partnership (the “ Awarded Interest ”), the
Awarded Interest shall automatically and immediately be forfeited
and cancelled without payment on such date.
3.07 Vesting of
Limited Partners . One hundred percent (100%) of the
Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership
shall vest on the Vesting Date, but only if (i) on such date
the Class B Limited Partner continues to be an active,
full-time employee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates
or (ii) prior to the Vesting Date a Qualifying Termination has
occurred with respect to the Class B Limited Partner. At such
time as the Class B Limited Partner ceases, for any reason
other than a Qualifying Termination, to be an active, full-time
employee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates prior to
the Vesting Date, his unvested interest in the Partnership shall be
forfeited. If the Class B Limited Partner ceases to be an
active, full-time employee prior to the Vesting Date, as determined
by the General Partner in its sole discretion, without regard as to
how his status is treated by the General Partner or any of its
Affiliates for any of its other compensation or benefit plans or
programs, the Class B Limited Partner will be deemed to have
terminated employment with the General Partner and its Affiliates
and forfeited his unvested interest in the Partnership for purposes
of this Agreement. The Capital Account attributable to any
Class B Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership
that is forfeited pursuant to Section 3.06 , this
Section 3.07 or otherwise hereunder shall be allocated
to the Class A Limited Partner.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
4.01 Initial
and Additional Capital Contributions . In connection with the
formation of the Partnership, the General Partner contributed
$1,000 to the Partnership and on the Closing Date, the Class A
Limited Partner has agreed to contribute to the Partnership
$7,000,000. The
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Class B
Limited Partner is not obligated to make a contribution to the
Partnership. Subject to the provisions of applicable law or except
as otherwise provided for herein, no Partner shall be liable for or
obligated to make an additional Capital Contribution to the
Partnership, whether for the purpose of enabling the Partnership to
meet its obligations under Section 6.03 or for any other
purpose. The Class A Limited Partner, in its sole discretion
and without the consent of any of the Class B Limited Partners
or the General Partner, may make additional Capital Contributions
in excess of $7,000,000, provided that any such voluntary
additional Capital Contributions will not have the effect of
changing the Sharing Points of any Class B Limited Partner.
The initial Capital Account of the General Partner is $1,000, the
initial Capital Account of the Class A Limited Partner as of
the Closing Date is the amount of cash actually contributed by the
Class A Limited Partner as of the Closing Date, and the
initial Capital Account of the Class B Limited Partner is
zero.
4.02 Return of
Contributions . No Partner shall be entitled to the return of
any part of its Capital Contributions or to be paid interest in
respect of either its Capital Account or any Capital Contribution
made by it. No unrepaid Capital Contribution shall be deemed or
considered to be a liability of the Partnership or of any Partner.
No Partner shall be required to contribute, advance or lend any
cash or property to the Partnership to enable the Partnership to
return any Partner’s Capital Contributions to the
Partnership. To the extent, however, any Partner (by mistake,
overpayment or otherwise) advances funds to the Partnership in
excess of the Capital Contributions called for under
Section 4.01 , such excess amounts shall not be Capital
Contributions and (other than advances made by the General Partner
pursuant to Section 4.03 below) shall be promptly
returned by the Partnership to the Partner so advancing such
funds.
4.03 Advances
by General Partner . At any time that the Partnership shall not
have sufficient cash to pay its obligations, the General Partner
may, but shall not be obligated to, advance such funds for or on
behalf of the Partnership. Each such advance shall constitute a
loan from the General Partner to the Partnership and shall bear
interest from the date of the advance until the date of repayment
at the General Interest Rate. Any advances made by the General
Partner pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall not be
considered to be Capital Contributions. All advances shall be
repaid out of the next available funds of the Partnership,
including Capital Contributions received.
4.04 Capital
Accounts . A Capital Account shall be established and
maintained for each Partner. Each Partner’s Capital Account
(a) shall be increased by (i) the amount of money
contributed by that Partner to the Partnership, (ii) the fair
market value of property, if any, contributed by that Partner to
the Partnership (net of liabilities secured by such contributed
property that the Partnership is considered to assume or take
subject to under Section 752 of the Code), and
(iii) allocations to that Partner of Partnership income and
gain (or items thereof), including income and gain exempt from tax
and income and gain described in Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g), but excluding income and gain
described in Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i), and
(b) shall be decreased by (i) the amount of money
distributed to that Partner by the Partnership, (ii) the fair
market value of property distributed to that Partner by the
Partnership (net of liabilities secured by such distributed
property that such Partner is considered to assume or take subject
to under Section 752 of the Code), (iii) allocations to
that Partner of expenditures of the Partnership described in
Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, and (iv) allocations of
Partnership loss and deduction (or items thereof), including loss
and deduction
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described in
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g), but excluding
items described in clause (b)(iii) above and loss or
deduction described in
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i). The Partners’
Capital Accounts also shall be maintained and adjusted as permitted
by the provisions of
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and as required
by the other provisions of Regulation
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and 1.704-1(b)(4), including
adjustments to reflect the allocations to the Partners of
depreciation, amortization, and gain or loss as computed for book
purposes rather than the allocation of the corresponding items as
computed for tax purposes, as required by
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g). A Partner that
has more than one interest in the Partnership shall have a single
Capital Account that reflects all such interests, regardless of the
class of interests owned by such Partner and regardless of the time
or manner in which such interests were acquired; provided ,
that Partners that are Affiliates but nevertheless separate legal
entities shall have separate Capital Accounts. Upon the transfer of
all or part of an interest in the Partnership, the Capital Account
of the transferor that is attributable to the transferred interest
in the Partnership shall carry over to the transferee Partner in
accordance with the provisions of
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l).
ARTICLE V
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(a) Net
Income and Net Loss . For purposes of maintaining the Capital
Accounts, Net Income or Net Loss (and all items included in the
computation thereof) shall be allocated among the Partners as
follows:
(A) First, to the
Class A Limited Partner until the Class A Limited
Partner’s Adjusted Capital Account equals the Class A
Capital Base; and
(B) Thereafter, to
the Class B Limited Partner in accordance with the
Class B Percentage Interest.
(A) First, to the
Class B Limited Partner in accordance with the Class B
Percentage Interest until the Adjusted Capital Account of the
Class B Limited Partner is reduced to zero; and
(B) Thereafter, to
the Class A Limited Partner.
(b)
Special Allocations . Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Section 5.01 , the following special allocations shall
be made for such taxable period:
(i) Partnership
Minimum Gain Chargeback . Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Section 5.01 , if there is a net decrease in
Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period,
each Partner shall be allocated items of Partnership income and
gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in
the
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manner and
amounts provided in Regulation Sections 1.704-2(f)(6),
1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor provision. For
purposes of this Section 5.01(b) , each Partner’s
Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the
allocation of income or gain
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