A Delaware Limited
Partnership
FIFTH AMENDED AND
RESTATED
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
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2.1 Formation of Limited Partnership
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2.3 Principal Office; Registered
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2.5 Purpose of Partnership
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2.6 Actions by Partnership
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2.7 Reliance by Third Parties
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3.1 Capital Contributions
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3.2 Additional Capital Contributions
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3.4 Maintenance of Capital Accounts
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3.5 Capital Withdrawal Rights, Interest and
Priority
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3.6 Class B Partners Profits
Interests
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4.1 Distributions of Available Cash
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4.2 Intentionally Omitted
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4.3 Persons Entitled to Distributions
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4.4 Limitations on Distributions
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5.3 Special Allocation to Class B
Partners
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5.4 Regulatory Allocations
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5.5 Tax Allocations: Code
Section 704(c)
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5.6 Change in Partnership Interest
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6.1 Duties and Powers of the General
Partner
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6.2 No Liability to Limited Partners
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6.3 Indemnification of General
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6.4 Rights of Limited Partners
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ARTICLE VII TRANSFERS OF PARTNERSHIP
INTERESTS
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7.1 Transfer of Limited Partnership
Interests
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7.2 Permitted Transferees
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7.3 Substitute Limited Partners
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7.4 Effect of Admission as a Substitute Limited
Partner
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7.7 Additional Limited Partners
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7.8 Right of First Refusal
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ARTICLE VIII DISSOLUTION AND
LIQUIDATION
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8.1 Dissolution of Partnership
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8.3 Distributions Following Dissolution and
Termination
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8.4 Termination of the Partnership
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8.5 No Action for Dissolution
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ARTICLE IX ACCOUNTING; BOOKS AND
RECORDS
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9.1 Fiscal Year and Accounting Method
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9.3 Delivery to Partners; Inspection
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ARTICLE X NON-COMPETITION
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ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
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11.2 Amendment of Partnership
Agreement
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11.3 No Third Party Rights
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11.5 Nature of Interest in the
Partnership
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11.12 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and
Venue
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FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDED
AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement” ) of Plains AAP, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership
”), is made and entered into as of this 7th day of August,
2008 by Plains All American GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as the general partner, and, pursuant to
Section 11.2(d) of the Fourth Amended and Restated
Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of December 28, 2007,
by and among the General Partner and the Limited Partners (the
“ Fourth A&R Limited Partnership
Agreement” ), is binding on the Persons listed as
Limited Partners in Schedule I hereto, as such schedule
may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance
herewith.
This Agreement
amends and restates in its entirety the Fourth A&R Limited
Partnership Agreement.
For purposes of
this Agreement:
“Acceptance Notice” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8(b) .
“Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform
Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means,
with respect to a Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such
Partner’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant
Taxable Year, after giving effect to the following
adjustments:
(a) Credit to such
Capital Account any amounts which such Partner is obligated to
restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to
be obligated to restore pursuant to
Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( c ),
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
(b) Debit to such
Capital Account the items described in Regulation 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
).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any
specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, such specified Person.
“Agreement” means this Fifth Amended and
Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, as amended from time to
time in accordance with its terms.
“
Applicable Debt Service Amount ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .
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“Available Cash” means, with respect to a
fiscal quarter, all cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership at
the end of such quarter (other than Net Capital Transaction
Proceeds and Contributed Unit Proceeds) less the amount of cash
reserves that is necessary or appropriate in the reasonable
discretion of the General Partner to (a) provide for the
proper conduct of the business of the Partnership (including
reserves for future capital expenditures and for anticipated future
credit needs of the Partnership) subsequent to such quarter or
(b) comply with applicable law or any loan agreement, security
agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or
obligation to which the Partnership is a party or by which it is
bound or its assets or Property is subject; provided, however, that
disbursements made by the Master Limited Partnership to the
Partnership or cash reserves established, increased or reduced
after the expiration of such quarter (including receipt of any
Distribution Loan Proceeds) but on or before the date of
determination of Available Cash with respect to such quarter shall
be deemed to have been made, established, increased or reduced, for
purposes of determining Available Cash, during such quarter if the
General Partner so determines in its reasonable discretion. For the
avoidance of doubt, loan proceeds other than Distribution Loan
Proceeds will not be included in Available Cash.
“Business Day” means any day that is not
a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or
authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.
“Capital Account” means, with respect to
any Partner, a separate account established by the Partnership and
maintained for each Partner in accordance with
Section 3.4 hereof.
“Capital Contribution” means, with
respect to any Partner, the amount of money, if any, and the
initial Gross Asset Value of any Property (other than money), if
any, contributed to the Partnership with respect to the interests
purchased by such Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
in return for which the Partner contributing such capital shall
receive a Partnership Interest.
“
Carryover Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1 .
“Certificate ” means the Certificate of
Limited Partnership of the Partnership filed with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, as amended or restated from time to
time.
“Class A Partner” means a Limited
Partner all or any portion of whose Limited Partnership Interest is
evidenced by Class A Units.
“Class A Unit” means a Partnership
Interest representing a fractional part of the Partnership
Interests of all Limited Partners, and having the rights and
obligations specified with respect to Class A Units in this
Agreement.
“Class B Partner” means a Limited
Partner all or any portion of whose Limited Partnership Interest is
evidenced by Class B Units.
“Class B Restricted Unit Agreement”
means an agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto, between the Partnership and any Limited Partner that is
issued Class B Units, as any such agreement shall be amended
or modified from time to time by the parties thereto.
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“Class B Unit” means a Partnership
Interest representing a fractional part of the Partnership
Interests of all Limited Partners, and having the rights and
obligations specified with respect to Class B Units in this
Agreement and the Class B Restricted Unit Agreement pursuant
to which it was issued.
“Code” means the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Contributed Unit Proceeds” means
(i) distributions attributable to the ownership by the
Partnership of Contributed Units and (ii) proceeds of any
Special Disposition or other disposition of Contributed
Units.
“
Contributed Units ” means the subordinated
units in the Master Limited Partnership contributed to the
Partnership in 2001, which subordinated units converted into common
units in the Master Limited Partnership in accordance with the
provisions of the Master Limited Partnership Agreement.
“
Contribution Percentage ” means in respect of a
Capital Contribution required to be made pursuant to
Section 3.1(b) , (i) in the case of the General
Partner, 1%, (ii) in the case of a Class A Partner, 99%
times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of such
Class A Partner’s Class A Units at such time, and
the denominator of which is the sum of (x) the number of
outstanding Class A Units at such time and (y) the
product of the Conversion Factor and the aggregate number of Earned
Units and Vested Units outstanding at such time, and (iii) in
the case of a Class B Partner, 99% times a fraction, the
numerator of which is the product of the Conversion Factor and the
number of such Class B Partner’s Earned Units and Vested
Units at such time, and the denominator of which is the sum of
(x) the number of outstanding Class A Units at such time
and (y) the product of the Conversion Factor and the aggregate
number Earned Units and Vested Units outstanding at such
time.
“
Conversion Factor ” means, as of a particular
time, a fraction, the numerator of which is the regular quarterly
cash distribution, if any, paid with respect to an Earned Unit or
Vested Unit for the most recent quarter, and the denominator of
which is the regular quarterly cash distribution (excluding, for
this purpose, any distribution pursuant to
Section 4.1(a) paid with respect to a Class A Unit
for such quarter).
“
Cumulative Carryover Amount ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.1 .
“Depreciation” means, for each Taxable
Year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with
respect to an asset for such Taxable Year, except that if the Gross
Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes at the beginning of such Taxable Year,
Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such
beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Taxable Year
bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that
if the adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset
at the beginning of such Taxable Year is zero, Depreciation shall
be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value
using any reasonable method selected by the General
Partner.
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“Distribution Loan” means a loan to the
Partnership, the proceeds of which are intended for inclusion in
Available Cash; provided, that if any proceeds of a loan are used
for any purposes other than a distribution to the Class A
Members pursuant to Section 4.1(a) , only the portion
of such loan distributed to the Class A Members shall be
deemed to be a “Distribution Loan.”
“Distribution Loan Proceeds” means the
proceeds of a Distribution Loan.
“
Distribution Threshold Amount ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.1 .
“
Earned Unit ” means a Class B Unit that
constitutes an “Earned Unit” under the Class B
Restricted Unit Agreement pursuant to which such Class B Unit
was issued.
“EnCap” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 10.1 .
“Encumbrance” means any security
interest, pledge, mortgage, lien (including, without limitation,
environmental and tax liens), charge, encumbrance, adverse claim,
any defect or imperfection in title, preferential arrangement or
restriction, right to purchase, right of first refusal or other
burden or encumbrance of any kind, other than those imposed by this
Agreement.
“First Refusal Notice” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8(a) .
“
Fourth A&R Limited Partnership Agreement” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“General Partner” means Plains All
American GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, any
successor thereto, and any Persons hereafter admitted as additional
general partners, each in its capacity as a general partner of the
Partnership.
“Gross Asset Value” means with respect to
any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes, except as follows and as otherwise provided in
Section 3.2(b) :
(a) The initial
Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the
Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as
reasonably determined by the General Partner; provided, however,
that the initial Gross Asset Values of the assets contributed to
the Partnership pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof shall be
as set forth in such section or the schedule referred to
therein;
(b) The Gross
Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be adjusted to equal
their respective gross fair market values (taking Code Section
7701(g) into account), as reasonably determined by the General
Partner as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an
additional interest in the Partnership by any new or existing
Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital
Contribution; (ii) the distribution by the Partnership to a
Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as
consideration for an interest in the Partnership; (iii) the
issuance by the Partnership of Class B Units; and
(iv) the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and
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(c) The Gross
Asset Value of any item of Partnership assets distributed to any
Partner shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value
(taking Code Section 7701(g) into account) of such asset on the
date of distribution as reasonably determined by the General
Partner.
If the Gross Asset
Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to
subparagraph (b), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be
adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to
such asset, for purposes of computing Profits and
Losses.
“Initial Grant Date Partnership Capital”
means, with respect to the Class B Partners, the amount set
forth in Schedule I , which amount is equal to the
aggregate Capital Account balances of the General Partner and the
Class A Partners. Initial Grant Date Partnership Capital shall
be reduced by the amount of any Distribution Loan Proceeds
distributed under Section 4.1(a) and then increased by the
principal amount of any Distribution Loan assumed or paid by any
entity that directly or indirectly owns the Class A
Units.
“Kayne Anderson” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 10.1 .
“Limited Partner” means, unless the
context otherwise requires, each Initial Class A Holder and
each additional Person that becomes a Class A Partner or a
Class B Partner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and
that is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership,
in each case, in such Person’s capacity as a limited partner
of the Partnership.
“Limited Partnership Interest” means the
ownership interest of a Limited Partner in the Partnership, which
may be evidenced by Class A Units, Class B Units or any
other Partnership Security or a combination thereof or interest
therein, and includes any and all benefits to which such Limited
Partner is entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with
all obligations of such Limited Partner to comply with the terms
and provisions of this Agreement.
“Liquidating Trustee” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.3(a) .
“LLC
Agreement ” means the Fourth Amended and Restated
Agreement Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General
Partner, dated as of August 7, 2008, by and among the members
in the General Partner and any other Persons who become members in
the General Partner as provided therein, as amended from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in the
definition of “Profits” and
“Losses”.
“Master Limited Partnership” means Plains
All American Pipeline, L.P., and any successor thereto.
“Master Limited Partnership Agreement”
means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Master Limited Partnership, dated as of
June 27, 2001, as amended on April 15, 2004 and
November 15, 2006, and as such may be further amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof.
“Member” means a record holder of a
Membership Interest.
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“Membership Interest” means, with respect
to a Partner, such Partner’s limited liability company
interest, if any, in the General Partner, which refers to all of
such Partner’s rights and interests in the General Partner in
such Partner’s capacity as a member thereof, all as provided
in the LLC Agreement and the Delaware Limited Liability Company
Act.
“Membership Transfer” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(b) .
“Net
Capital Transaction Proceeds” means the cash, notes,
equity interests and any other consideration derived from the sale
or other disposition of all or a portion of the Partnership’s
assets.
“Non-Purchasing Partner” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8(d) .
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Non-Qualifying Transferee ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.2(a) .
“Non-Selling Partner” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8(b) .
“Notice” means a writing, containing the
information required by this Agreement to be communicated to a
party, and shall be deemed to have been received (a) when
personally delivered or sent by telecopy, (b) one day
following delivery by overnight delivery courier, with all delivery
charges pre-paid, or (c) on the third Business Day following
the date on which it was sent by United States mail, postage
prepaid, to such party at the address or fax number, as the case
may be, of such party as shown on the records of the
Partnership.
“Offer” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 7.8(a) .
“Offeror” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 7.8(a) .
“Option” means an option to purchase
Contributed Units granted pursuant to the Option Plan, as
amended.
“Option Plan” means the Plains All
American 2001 Performance Option Plan, as amended, and any
successor employee incentive plan funded with Contributed
Units.
“Optioned Interest” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8(a) .
“
Oxy ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
“Partner” means the General Partner or
any of the Limited Partners, and “Partners” means the
General Partner and all of the Limited Partners.
“Partnership” shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereof.
“Partnership Interest” means a
Partner’s limited partnership or general partnership interest
in the Partnership which refers to all of a Partner’s rights
and interests in the Partnership in such Partner’s capacity
as a Partner, all as provided in this Agreement and the
Act.
“Partnership Transfer” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.1(b) .
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“Partnership Security” means any class or
series of equity interest in the Partnership (but excluding any
options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to an
equity interest in the Partnership), including without limitation,
Class A Units and Class B Units.
“Permitted Transfer” shall
mean:
(a) with respect
to Class A Units, a Transfer of any or all of the Partnership
Interest by any Partner who is a natural person to (i) such
Partner’s spouse, children (including legally adopted
children and stepchildren), spouses of children or grandchildren or
spouses of grandchildren; (ii) a trust for the benefit of the
Partner and/or any of the Persons described in clause (i); or
(iii) a limited partnership or limited liability company whose
sole partners or members, as the case may be, are the Partner
and/or any of the Persons described in clause (i) or clause
(ii); provided , that in any of clauses (i), (ii) or
(iii), the Partner transferring such Partnership Interest, or
portion thereof, retains exclusive power to exercise all rights
under this Agreement;
(b) a Transfer of
any or all of the Partnership Interest by any Partner to the
Partnership;
(c) with respect
to Class A Units, a Transfer of any or all of the Partnership
Interest by a Partner to any Affiliate of such Partner;
provided, however , that such transfer shall be a Permitted
Transfer only so long as such Partnership Interest, or portion
thereof, is held by such Affiliate or is otherwise transferred in
another Permitted Transfer; and
(d) with respect
to Class B Units, a Transfer permitted under the applicable
Class B Restricted Unit Agreement and any Transfer of Vested
Units in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Provided, however , that no Permitted Transfer shall be
effective unless and until the transferee of the Partnership
Interest, or portion thereof, so transferred complies with
Sections 7.1(b) . Except in the case of a Permitted
Transfer pursuant to clause (b) above, from and after the date
on which a Permitted Transfer becomes effective, the Permitted
Transferee of the Partnership Interest, or portion thereof, so
transferred shall have the same rights, and shall be bound by the
same obligations, under this Agreement as the transferor of such
Partnership Interest, or portion thereof, and shall be deemed for
all purposes hereunder a Partner and such Permitted Transferee
shall, as a condition to such Transfer, agree in writing to be
bound by the terms of this Agreement. No Permitted Transfer shall
conflict with or result in any violation of any judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation or require the
Company, if not currently subject, to become subject, or if
currently subject, to become subject to a greater extent, to any
statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation, excluding matters of a
ministerial nature that are not materially burdensome to the
Company.
“Permitted Transferee” shall mean any
Person who shall have acquired and who shall hold a Partnership
Interest, or portion thereof, pursuant to a Permitted
Transfer.
“Person ” means any individual,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated organization or other legal entity
of any kind.
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“Profits” and
“Losses” means, for each Taxable Year, an
amount equal to the Partnership’s net taxable income or loss
for a taxable year, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of
the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or
deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to
Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in computing
such 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 Profits or Losses shall
be added to such taxable income or loss;
(b) Any
expenditures of the Partnership described in
Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In the event
the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant
to subparagraphs (b) or (c) of the definition of Gross
Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an
item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of
the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the
Gross Asset Value of the asset) from the disposition of such asset
and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits
or Losses;
(d) Gain or loss
resulting from any disposition of Property with respect to which
gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be
computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the Property
disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such
Property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(e) In lieu of the
depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions
taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there
shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Taxable Year,
computed in accordance with the definition of
Depreciation;
(f) To the extent
an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset
pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required,
pursuant to Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) 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 asset and shall be taken into account for
purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and
(g) Profits and
Losses shall not include any items specially allocated pursuant to
Section 5.3 or 5.4 .
“Property” means all assets, real or
intangible, that the Partnership may own or otherwise have an
interest in from time to time.
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“Regulations” means the regulations,
including temporary regulations, promulgated by the United States
Department of Treasury with respect to the Code, as such
regulations are amended from time to time, or corresponding
provisions of future regulations.
“Regulatory Allocations” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(c) .
“
Representative ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
“Selling Partner” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.8(a) .
“Special Disposition” means (i) the
delivery of Contributed Units upon the exercise of an Option when
the exercise price is paid in cash, (ii) the sale of
Contributed Units in a “cashless” exercise of an
Option, but only to the extent the proceeds of such sale satisfy
the exercise price, (iii) in the case of the exercise of an
Option in which the exercise price is satisfied by
“netting” the units delivered to the optionee, the sale
of Contributed Units equal in number to the netted units,
(iv) the sale of Contributed Units with a value substantially
equivalent to the deemed aggregate exercise price for any Options
cancelled and paid in cash, and (iv) any other disposition of
Contributed Units reasonably attributable to the payment of the
exercise price of an Option.
“Subsequent Grant Date” means any date on
which any Class B Units are granted following the date of the
initial grant of Class B Units (as set forth on
Schedule I ).
“Subsequent Grant Date Partnership
Capital” means, with respect to any Subsequent Grant
Date, an amount equal to the aggregate Capital Account balances as
of such date of the General Partner, the Class A Partners and
the then-existing Class B Partners, which amount shall be set
forth in an amendment to Schedule I approved by the
General Partner in good faith. Each Subsequent Grant Date
Partnership Capital shall be reduced by the amount of any
Distribution Loan Proceeds distributed under
Section 4.1(a) after the date of the such Subsequent
Grant Date and increased by the principal amount of any
Distribution Loan assumed or paid by any entity that directly or
indirectly owns the Class A Units after the date of such
Subsequent Grant Date.
“Taxable Year” shall mean the calendar
year.
“
Transaction Agreement ” means the Transaction
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2008 among the Partners and
Plains AAP, as such may be further amended, modified, supplemented
or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.
“Transfer” or
“Transferred” means to give, sell,
exchange, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, bequeath, devise
or otherwise dispose of or encumber, voluntarily or involuntarily,
by operation of law or otherwise. When referring to a Partnership
Interest, “Transfer” shall mean the Transfer of such
Partnership Interest whether of record, beneficially, by
participation or otherwise.
“
Unapplied Cumulative Carryover Amount ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .
“Unit
Percentages” means the Unit Percentages set forth on
Schedule I .
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“Unit
Percentage Transfer” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(b) .
“
Vested Unit ” means a Class B Unit that
constitutes a “Vested Unit” under the Class B
Restricted Unit Agreement pursuant to which such Class B Unit
was issued.
2.1
Formation of Limited Partnership
The General
Partner has previously formed the Partnership as a limited
partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the parties
hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Fourth A&R Limited
Partnership Agreement of the Partnership in its entirety. The
parties hereto acknowledge that they intend that the Partnership be
taxed as a partnership and not as an association taxable as a
corporation for federal income tax purposes. No election may be
made to treat the Partnership as other than a partnership for
federal income tax purposes.
The name of the
Partnership is Plains AAP, L.P. or such other name as the General
Partner may hereafter adopt from time to time. The General Partner
shall execute and file in the proper offices such certificates as
may be required by any assumed name act or similar law in effect in
the jurisdictions in which the Partnership may elect to conduct
business.
2.3
Principal Office; Registered Office
The principal
office address of the Partnership is located at 333 Clay Street,
16th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, or such other place as the
General Partner designates from time to time. The registered office
address and the name of the registered agent of the Partnership for
service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware is
as stated in the Certificate or as designated from time to time by
the General Partner.
The term of the
Partnership commenced on May 21, 2001 and shall continue until
dissolved pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof. The legal
existence of the Partnership as a separate legal entity continues
until the cancellation of the Certificate.
2.5 Purpose
of Partnership
The Partnership is
formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the
business to be conducted and promoted by the Partnership is,
(a) acting as the sole member of the limited liability company
that acts as the general partner, of the Master Limited Partnership
pursuant to the Master Limited Partnership Agreement,
(b) holding any or all of the Contributed Units and the
Incentive Distribution Rights (as such terms are defined in the
Transfer Agreement) and (c) engaging in any and all activities
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
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2.6 Actions
by Partnership
The Partnership
may execute, deliver and perform all contracts, agreements and
other undertakings and engage in all activities and transactions as
may in the opinion of the General Partner be necessary or advisable
to carry out its objects.
2.7 Reliance
by Third Parties
Persons dealing
with the Partnership are entitled to rely conclusively upon the
power and authority of the General Partner as herein set
forth.
3.1 Capital
Contributions
(a) As of the
date hereof, there are 2,300,000 Class A Units authorized and
outstanding and 200,000 Class B Units authorized.
Schedule I sets forth the ownership of outstanding
Class A Units and Unit Percentages and the number of outstanding
Class B Units, and may be amended from time to time by the
Partnership to reflect the issuance of additional Class A
Units or Class B Units.
(b) Each
Partner agrees to make Capital Contributions in proportion to such
Partner’s then-applicable Contribution Percentage for equity
issuances by the Master Limited Partnership pursuant to
Section 5.2(b) of the Master Limited Partnership
Agreement approved by the Members pursuant to the LLC
Agreement.
3.2
Additional Capital Contributions
(a) No
Partner shall be required to make any additional Capital
Contribution other than as required under Section 3.1
.
(b) Subject
to the restrictions contained in Section 3.5 of the
Class B Restricted Unit Agreement, the Partnership may offer
additional Partnership Interests to any Person with the approval of
the General Partner. The names, addresses and Capital Contributions
of the Partners shall be reflected in the books and records of the
Partnership.
(a) No
Partner shall be obligated to loan funds to the Partnership. Loans
by a Partner to the Partnership shall not be considered Capital
Contributions. The amount of any such loan shall be a debt of the
Partnership owed to such Partner in accordance with the terms and
conditions upon which such loan is made.
(b) A Partner
may (but shall not be obligated to) guarantee a loan made to
the Partnership. If a Partner guarantees a loan made to the
Partnership and is required to make payment pursuant to such
guarantee to the maker of the loan, then the amounts so paid to
the
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maker of the
loan shall be treated as a loan by such Partner to the Partnership
and not as an additional Capital Contribution.
3.4
Maintenance of Capital Accounts
(a) The
Partnership shall maintain for each Partner a separate Capital
Account with respect to the Partnership Interest owned by such
Partner in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) To
each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be credited
(A) such Partner’s Capital Contributions, (B) such
Partner’s share of Profits and items of income and gain
allocated to such Partner pursuant to Sections 5.3 or
5.4 , and (C) the amount of any Partnership liabilities
assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any Property
distributed to such Partner. The principal amount of a promissory
note which is not readily traded on an established securities
market and which is contributed to the Partnership by the maker of
the note (or a Partner related to the maker of the note within the
meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)) shall
not be included in the Capital Account of any Partner until the
Partnership makes a taxable disposition of the note or until (and
only to the extent) principal payments are made on the note,
all in accordance with
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)(2);
(ii) To
each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be debited
(A) the amount of money and the Gross Asset Value of any
Property distributed or treated as an advance distribution to such
Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (including
without limitation any distributions pursuant to
Section 4.1) , (B) such Partner’s share of
Losses and items of loss and deduction allocated to such Partner
pursuant to Section 5.4 , and (C) the amount of
any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or which
are secured by any Property contributed by such Partner to the
Partnership;
(iii) In
the event Partnership Interests are Transferred in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the
Capital Account of the transferor to the extent such Capital
Account relates to the Transferred Partnership Interests;
and
(iv) In
determining the amount of any liability for purposes of
Sections 3.4(a)(i) and (ii) there shall be taken
into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable
provisions of the Code and Regulations.
(b) The
foregoing Section 3.4(a) and the other provisions of
this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are
intended to comply with Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)
and, to the greatest extent practicable, shall be interpreted and
applied in a manner consistent with such Regulation. The General
Partner in its discretion and to the extent otherwise consistent
with the terms of this Agreement shall (i) make any
adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality
between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of
capital reflected on the Partnership’s balance sheet, as
computed for book purposes, in accordance with
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q), and
(ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event
unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to
comply with Regulation Section 1.704-1(b).
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3.5 Capital
Withdrawal Rights, Interest and Priority
Except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall be entitled
to (a) withdraw or reduce such Partner’s Capital
Contribution or to receive any distributions from the Partnership,
or (b) receive or be credited with any interest on the balance
of such Partner’s Capital Contribution at any
time.
3.6
Class B Partners Profits Interests
The Class B
Units have been, and may in the future be, issued for zero
consideration in order to provide additional incentives for the
Class B Partners to build value for the Partnership and
achieve its business goals. Each Class B Unit represents an
interest in the Partnership of the nature commonly referred to as a
“ profits interest ” (as described in Revenue
Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 and Revenue Pr
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