EXHIBIT 10.3
364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 17, 2008
among
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC
The Lenders Party Hereto
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc,
as Administrative Agent, and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, DNB
NOR BANK ASA
and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Arrangers
$375,000,000 364-Day Senior Unsecured Revolving
Credit Facility
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I Definitions
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SECTION
1.01. Defined Terms
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1
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1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings
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17
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SECTION
1.03. Terms Generally
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17
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SECTION
1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP
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17
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ARTICLE
II The Credits
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SECTION
2.01. Commitments
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SECTION
2.02. Loans and Borrowings
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18
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SECTION
2.03. Requests for Borrowings
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SECTION
2.07. Funding of Borrowings
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2.08. Interest Elections
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20
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SECTION
2.09. Termination and Reduction of
Commitments
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21
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SECTION
2.10. Mandatory Prepayment and Repayment of Loans;
Evidence of Debt
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22
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SECTION
2.11. Optional Prepayment of Loans
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22
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SECTION
2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest
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24
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2.15. Illegality; Increased Costs
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25
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SECTION
2.16. Break Funding Payments
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26
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SECTION
2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of
Set-offs
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28
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SECTION
2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of
Lenders
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29
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2.20. Separateness
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30
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ARTICLE
III Representations and Warranties
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SECTION
3.01. Organization; Powers
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SECTION
3.02. Authorization; Enforceability
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30
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SECTION
3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
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31
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SECTION
3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse
Change
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31
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SECTION
3.05. Litigation and Environmental Matters
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3.06. Compliance with Laws
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32
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3.07. Investment Company Status
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SECTION
3.11. Subsidiaries
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SECTION
3.12. Margin Securities
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32
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ARTICLE
IV Conditions
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33
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SECTION
4.01. Effective Date
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SECTION
4.02. Each Credit Event
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34
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ARTICLE
V Affirmative Covenants
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34
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SECTION
5.01. Financial Statements and Other
Information
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34
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SECTION
5.02. Notices of Material Events
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35
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SECTION
5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business
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36
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SECTION
5.04. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
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36
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SECTION
5.05. Books and Records; Inspection Rights
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36
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SECTION
5.06. Compliance with Laws
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36
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SECTION
5.07. Use of Proceeds
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36
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SECTION
5.08. Environmental Matters
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SECTION
5.09. ERISA Information
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ARTICLE
VI Negative Covenants
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SECTION
6.01. Indebtedness
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SECTION
6.03. Fundamental Changes
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6.04. Investment Restriction
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6.05. Restricted Payments
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6.06. Restrictive Agreements
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SECTION
6.07. Financial Condition Covenants
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ARTICLE
VII Events of Default
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ARTICLE
VIII The Administrative Agent
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ARTICLE
IX Miscellaneous
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SECTION
9.02. Waivers; Amendments
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9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
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9.04. Successors and Assigns
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9.06. Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness
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9.07. Severability
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9.08. Right of Setoff
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9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process
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9.10. Waiver of Jury Trial
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9.12. Confidentiality
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9.13. Interest Rate Limitation
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9.14. Liability of Manager
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9.15. USA Patriot Act Notice
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Schedule 2.01 -- Commitments
Schedule 3.05 -- Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.11 -- Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.01 -- Existing
Indebtedness
Schedule 6.06 -- Existing
Restrictions
Exhibit A -- Form of Assignment and
Acceptance
Exhibit B -- Form of Borrowing
Request
Exhibit D -- Form of Interest Election
Request
Exhibit E-1 -- Form of Opinion of Richard
Bachmann,
in-house counsel for Borrower and EPD
Exhibit E-2 -- Form of Opinion of Bracewell
& Giuliani LLP,
Borrower’s and EPD’s
Counsel
Exhibit F -- Form of Compliance
Certificate
Exhibit G -- Form of Note
364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of November 17, 2008, among ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING
LLC, a Texas limited liability company; the LENDERS party hereto;
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as Administrative Agent; and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, DNB NOR BANK ASA and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Arrangers.
W I T N E S S E T H
In consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and in consideration of
the Loans which may hereafter be made by Lenders to Borrower and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined
Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings specified below:
“ ABR ”, when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or
Loans, in the case of a Borrowing, which bear interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“ Administrative Agent
” means The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“ Administrative
Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in
a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the
Person specified.
“ Agreement ”
means this 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated November 17,
2008, among Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a Texas limited
liability company; the Lenders party hereto; and The Royal Bank of
Scotland plc, as Administrative Agent; as amended, extended or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Alternate Base Rate
” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest
of the then determinable of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on
such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on
such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the LIBOR Market Index Rate
in effect on such day plus 1%. Any change in the
Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or
the
Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective
from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime
Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“ Applicable Percentage
” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the
total Commitments represented by such Lender’s
Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or
expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon
the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any
assignments.
“ Applicable Rate
” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan,
ABR Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder,
as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum for such day set
forth below under the caption “Eurodollar Spread”,
“ABR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as
the case may be:
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Eurodollar Spread
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ABR Spread
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Commitment
Fee Rate
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Effective Date through and including March 31,
2009
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2.50%
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1.75%
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0.375%
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April 1, 2009 through and
including June 30, 2009
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2.75%
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2.00%
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0.500%
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July 1, 2009 and thereafter
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3.00%
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2.25%
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0.625%
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“ Assignment and
Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered
into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party
whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by
the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative
Agent.
“ Attributable
Indebtedness ” with respect to any Sale/Leaseback
Transaction, means, as at the time of determination, the present
value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of
the lease included in such transaction) of the total obligations of
the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be
paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance,
assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items
that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the
remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback
Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been
extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable
by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty or other termination
payment, such amount shall be the lesser of the amount determined
assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be
terminated (in which case the amount shall also include the amount
of the penalty or termination payment, but no rent shall be
considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to
the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the amount
determined assuming no such termination.
“ Availability Period
” means the period from and including the Effective Date to
but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of
termination of the Commitments.
“ Board ” means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.
“ Borrower ”
means Enterprise Products Operating LLC, a Texas limited liability
company.
“ Borrowing ”
means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the
same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a
single Interest Period is in effect.
“ Borrowing Request
” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.03, and being in the form of attached
Exhibit B.
“ Business Day ”
means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law
to remain closed; provided that , when used in
connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “ Business
Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not
open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank
market.
“ Capital Lease
Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property,
or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet
of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall
be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“ CERCLA ” means
the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
“ Change in Control
” means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) Continuing
Directors cease for any reason to constitute collectively a
majority of the members of the board of directors of Manager or GP
LLC then in office;
(ii) any
Person or related Persons constituting a group (as such term is
used in Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) obtains direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest
in the Manager or GP LLC greater than the direct or indirect
beneficial ownership interests of EPCO and its Affiliates in the
Manager or GP LLC; or
(iii) Manager
and EPD shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, all of the
Equity Interests (including all securities which are convertible
into Equity Interests) of Borrower.
As used herein, “ Continuing
Director ” means any member of the board of directors of
Manager or GP LLC, respectively, who (x) is a member of such board
of directors as of the date hereof or is specified in EPD’s
filings with the SEC filings prior to the date hereof as a Person
who is to become a member of such board as of the Effective Date,
or (y) was nominated for election or elected to such board of
directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing
Directors who were members of such board at the time of such
nomination or election.
“ Change in Law ”
means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the
date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or
regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c)
compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by
any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding
company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether
or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made
or issued after the date of this Agreement.
“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
“ Commercial Operation
Date ” means the date on which a Material Project is
substantially complete and commercially operable.
“ Commitment ”
means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender
to make Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the
maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Exposure hereunder,
as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.01 or assignments by or to such Lender
pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each
Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have
assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial
aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is
$375,000,000.
“ Common Units ”
means the common units of limited partner interests in
EPD.
“ Company Agreement
” means the Company Agreement of the Borrower dated as of
June 30, 2007 between Manager and EPD, as members, substantially in
the form provided to the Lenders, as such Company Agreement may be
amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.
“ Consolidated EBITDA
” means for any period, the sum of (a) the consolidated net
income of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (excluding
Project Finance Subsidiaries) for such period plus, to the extent
deducted in determining consolidated net income for such period,
the aggregate amount of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii)
income or gross receipts tax (or franchise tax or margin tax in the
nature of an income or gross receipts tax) expense and (iii)
depreciation and amortization expense, minus (b) equity in
earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries of the Borrower to the
extent included therein, plus (c) the amount of cash
dividends or distributions payable with respect to such period by a
Project Finance Subsidiary, DEP or an unconsolidated subsidiary
which are actually received by the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other
than a Project Finance Subsidiary) during such period or on or
prior to the date the financial statements with respect to such
period referred to in Section 5.01 are required to be delivered by
the Borrower, plus (d) the amount of all payments during such
period on leases of the type referred to in clause (d) of the
definition herein of Indebtedness and the amount of all payments
during such period under other off-balance sheet loans and
financings of the type referred to in such clause (d), minus
(e) the amount of any cash dividends, repayments of loans or
advances, releases or discharges of guarantees or other obligations
or other transfers of property or returns of capital previously
received by the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than a Project
Finance Subsidiary) from a Project Finance Subsidiary that during
such period were either (x) recovered pursuant to recourse
provisions with respect to a Project Financing at such Project
Finance Subsidiary or (y) reinvested by the Borrower or a
Subsidiary in such Project Finance Subsidiary.
“ Consolidated
Indebtedness ” means the Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its consolidated Subsidiaries (excluding Project Finance
Subsidiaries) including, without duplication, guaranties of funded
debt, determined on a consolidated basis as of such
date.
“ Consolidated Interest
Expense ” means for any period, the interest expense of
the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (excluding Project
Finance Subsidiaries), determined on a consolidated basis for such
period.
“ Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets ” means, at any date of determination, the total
amount of assets of EPD and its consolidated subsidiaries after
deducting therefrom:
(a) all
current liabilities (excluding (A) any current liabilities that by
their terms are extendable or renewable at the option of the
obligor thereon to a time more than 12 months after the time as of
which the amount thereof is being computed, and (B) current
maturities of long-term debt); and
(b) the
value (net of any applicable reserves) of all goodwill, trade
names, trademarks, patents and other like intangible assets, all as
set forth, or on a pro forma basis would be set forth, on the
consolidated balance sheet of EPD and its consolidated subsidiaries
for EPD’s most recently completed fiscal quarter, prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Net
Worth ” means as to any Person, at any date of
determination, the sum of (i) preferred stock (if any), (ii) an
amount equal to (a) the face amount of outstanding Hybrid
Securities not in excess of 15% of Consolidated Total
Capitalization times (b) sixty-two and one-half percent
(62.5%), (iii) par value of common stock, (iv) capital in excess of
par value of common stock, (v) limited liability company capital or
equity, and (vi) retained earnings, less treasury stock (if any),
of such Person, all as determined on a consolidated
basis.
“ Consolidated Total
Capitalization ” means the sum of (i) Consolidated
Indebtedness and (ii) Borrower’s Consolidated Net
Worth.
“ Control ” means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract
or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and
“ Controlled ” have meanings correlative
thereto.
“ Debt Coverage Ratio
” means the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to
Consolidated EBITDA.
“ Default ” means
any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or
which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or
waived, become an Event of Default.
“ DEP ” means
Duncan Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
“ Disclosed Matters
” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the
environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.05.
“ dollars ” or
“ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United
States of America.
“ Effective Date
” means the date on or prior to November 20, 2008, as
specified in the notice referred to in the last sentence of
Section 4.01.
“ Environmental Laws
” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding
agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental
Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or
reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and
safety matters.
“ Environmental
Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental
remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon
(a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the
generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any
Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of
any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract,
agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which
liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
“ EPCO ” means
EPCO, Inc., a Texas corporation.
“ EPD ” means
Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
or any other Person that is the “Guarantor” as defined
in the March 15, 2000 Indenture or any replacement
indenture.
“ EPD Guaranty
Agreement ” means an agreement executed by EPD in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
guaranteeing, unconditionally, payment of any principal of or
interest on the Loans, or any other amount payable under this
Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and
payable.
“ Equity Interest
” means shares of the capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial
interests in a trust or other equity interests in any Person, or
any warrants, options or other rights to acquire such
interests.
“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
that, together with the Borrower is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for
purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is
treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
“ ERISA Event ”
means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder
with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day
notice period is waived); (b) the failure by a Plan to satisfy
the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code (Section 412(c)
of the Code for Plan years beginning after December 31, 2007) or
Section 303(d) of ERISA (Section 302(c) of ERISA for Plan
years beginning after December 31, 2007) of an application for a
waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan;
(d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with
respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan
administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate
any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan;
(f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates
of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial
withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the
receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or
the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of
Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan
is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within
the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“ Eurocurrency
Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in
Regulation D of the Board, as in effect from time to
time.
“ Eurodollar ”,
when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan,
or Loans, in the case of a Borrowing, which bear interest at a rate
determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.
“ Eurodollar Rate Reserve
Percentage ” of any Lender for any Interest Period for
each Eurodollar Borrowing means the reserve percentage applicable
during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage
shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for
those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage
shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time
by the Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or
other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency
Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.
“ Event of Default
” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Article VII.
“ Excluded Taxes
” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or
franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net
income by the United States of America, by any state
thereof or the District of Columbia or by the jurisdiction under
the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits
taxes imposed by the United States of America, any state thereof or
the District of Columbia or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such
other recipient is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender
(other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under
Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender
becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending
office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure
to comply with Section 2.17(e).
“ Exposure ”
means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the
outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans at such
time.
“ Federal Funds Effective
Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published
for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations
for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative
Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing
selected by it.
“ Financial Officer
” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting
officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
“ Foreign Lender
” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia.
“ GAAP ” means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
“ GP LLC ” means
Enterprise Products GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
the general partner of EPD.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means the government of the United States of
America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof,
whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality,
regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.
“ Guarantee ” of
or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing
or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of
any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any
obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase
(or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security
for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of
such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof,
(c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor
so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or
other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any
letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such
Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term
Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business.
“ Hazardous Materials
” means all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other
pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos
or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or
wastes of any nature, in each case regulated pursuant to any
Environmental Law.
“ Hedging Agreement
” means a financial instrument or security which is used as a
cash flow or fair value hedge to manage the risk associated with a
change in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or
commodity prices.
“ Hybrid Securities
” means any trust preferred securities, or deferrable
interest subordinated debt with a maturity of at least 20 years,
which provides for the optional or mandatory deferral of interest
or distributions, issued by the Borrower, or any business trusts,
limited liability companies, limited partnerships or similar
entities (i) substantially all of the common equity, general
partner or similar interests of which are owned (either directly or
indirectly through one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries) at all
times by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) that have
been formed for the purpose of issuing hybrid securities or
deferrable interest subordinated debt, and (iii) substantially all
the assets of which consist of (A) subordinated debt of the
Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (B) payments made
from time to time on the subordinated debt.
“ Indebtedness ”
of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations
of such Person for the repayment of money borrowed which are or
should be shown on a balance sheet
as debt in accordance with GAAP, (b)
obligations of such Person as lessee under leases which, in
accordance with GAAP, are capital leases, (c) guaranties of such
Person of payment or collection of any obligations described in
clauses (a) and (b) of other Persons; and (d) all obligations of
such Person under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating
lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet
financing if the obligation under such synthetic lease, tax
retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar
off-balance sheet financing, as the case may be, is considered
indebtedness for borrowed money for tax purposes but is classified
as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP; provided, that (i)
clauses (a) and (b) include, in the case of obligations of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, only such obligations as are or should
be shown as debt or capital lease liabilities on a consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP, (ii) clause
(c) includes, in the case of guaranties granted by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary, only such guaranties of obligations of another
Person that are or should be shown as debt or capital lease
liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person in
accordance with GAAP, and (iii) the liability of any Person as a
general partner of a partnership for Indebtedness of such
partnership, if such partnership is not a Subsidiary of such
Person, shall not constitute Indebtedness.
“ Indemnified Taxes
” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“ Interest Election
Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or
continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, and
being in the form of attached Exhibit D.
“ Interest Payment Date
” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day
of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect
to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period
applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in
the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more
than three (3) months’ duration, each day that occurs an
integral multiple of three (3) months after the first day of such
Interest Period.
“ Interest Period
” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one,
two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may
elect,; provided , that (i) if any Interest
Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in
which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a
Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest
Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar
month of such Interest Period. For purposes of this
definition, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on
which such Borrowing is made and thereafter, shall be the effective
date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such
Borrowing.
“ Lenders ” means
the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall
have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance
or pursuant to Section 2.01(b), other than any such Person that
ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance.
“ LIBO Rate ”
means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest
Period, (a) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) as calculated
by the British Bankers’ Association and
obtained through a nationally recognized service such as Reuters
(or on any successor thereto or substitute therefor provided by
such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those
currently provided on such service, as determined by the
Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing
quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the
London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable
to such Interest Period; and (b) if the rate specified in clause
(a) of this definition does not so appear on the selected service
(or any successor thereto or substitute therefor), the average of
the interest rates per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for
a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the
respective principal London offices of the Reference Banks in
immediately available funds in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“ LIBOR Market Index
Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any interest
calculation with respect to an ABR Borrowing or ABR Loan
(a) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) as calculated by the British Bankers’
Association and obtained through a nationally recognized service
such as Reuters (or on any successor or substitute page of such
service, or any successor to or substitute for such service,
providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on
such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative
Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of
interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London
interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time for such
day, provided, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately
preceding Business Day, as the rate for dollar deposits with a
one-month maturity; and (b) if the rate specified in clause (a) of
this definition does not so appear on the selected service (or any
successor thereto or substitute therefor), the average of the
interest rates per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for
a one-month maturity are offered by the respective principal London
offices of the Reference Banks in immediately available funds in
the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, for such day.
“ Lien ” means,
with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust,
lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security
interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor
or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or
title retention agreement relating to such asset and (c) in
the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right
of a third party with respect to such securities. For
avoidance of doubt, operating leases are not
“Liens”.
“ Loans ” means
loans made pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.
“ Manager ” means
Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“ March 15, 2000
Indenture ” means that certain Indenture dated as of
March 15, 2000, among the Borrower, EPD and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, f/k/a First Union National Bank, as
Trustee.
“ Material Adverse
Change ” means a material adverse change, from that in
effect on December 31, 2007, in the financial condition or results
of operations of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as
indicated in the most recent quarterly or annual financial
statements, except as otherwise disclosed in the Borrower’s
and/or EPD’s filings with the SEC prior to the date
hereof.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the financial
condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as indicated in the
most recent quarterly or annual financial statements.
“ Material Indebtedness
” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), of any one or
more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Project
Finance Subsidiaries) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$25,000,000.
“ Material Project
” means the construction or expansion of any capital project
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate capital
cost of which exceeds $50,000,000.
“ Material Project EBITDA
Adjustments ” shall mean, with respect to each Material
Project:
(A) prior
to the Commercial Operation Date of a Material Project (but
including the fiscal quarter in which such Commercial Operation
Date occurs), a percentage (based on the then-current completion
percentage of such Material Project) of an amount to be approved by
the Administrative Agent as the projected Consolidated EBITDA of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries attributable to such Material Project
for the first 12-month period following the scheduled Commercial
Operation Date of such Material Project (such amount to be
determined based on customer contracts or tariff-based customers
relating to such Material Project, the creditworthiness of the
other parties to such contracts or such tariff-based customers, and
projected revenues from such contracts, tariffs, capital costs and
expenses, scheduled Commercial Operation Date, oil and gas reserve
and production estimates, commodity price assumptions and other
factors deemed appropriate by Administrative Agent), which may, at
the Borrower’s option, be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter in
which construction of such Material Project commences and for each
fiscal quarter thereafter until the Commercial Operation Date of
such Material Project (including the fiscal quarter in which such
Commercial Operation Date occurs, but net of any actual
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
attributable to such Material Project following such Commercial
Operation Date); provided that if the actual Commercial
Operation Date does not occur by the scheduled Commercial Operation
Date, then the foregoing amount shall be reduced, for quarters
ending after the scheduled Commercial Operation Date to (but
excluding) the first full quarter after its Commercial Operation
Date, by the following percentage amounts depending on the period
of delay (based on the period of actual delay or then-estimated
delay, whichever is longer): (i) 90 days or less, 0%, (ii) longer
than 90 days, but not more than 180 days, 25% , (iii) longer
than 180 days but not more than 270 days, 50%, and (iv) longer than
270 days, 100%; and
(B) beginning
with the first full fiscal quarter following the Commercial
Operation Date of a Material Project and for the two immediately
succeeding fiscal quarters, an amount to be approved by the
Administrative Agent as the projected Consolidated EBITDA of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries attributable to such Material Project
(determined in the same manner as set forth in clause (A) above)
for the balance of the four full fiscal quarter period following
such
Commercial Operation Date, which may, at the
Borrower’s option, be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal
quarters.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing:
(i) no
such additions shall be allowed with respect to any Material
Project unless:
(a) not
later than 30 days prior to the delivery of any certificate
required by the terms and provisions of Section 5.01(e) to the
extent Material Project EBITDA Adjustments will be made to
Consolidated EBITDA in determining compliance with Section 6.07,
the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
written pro forma projections of Consolidated EBITDA of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries attributable to such Material Project
and
(b) prior
to the date such certificate is required to be delivered, the
Administrative Agent shall have approved (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld) such projections and shall have received
such other information and documentation as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
(ii) the
aggregate amount of all Material Project EBITDA Adjustments during
any period shall be limited to 15% of the total actual Consolidated
EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period (which
total actual Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined without
including any Material Project EBITDA Adjustments).
“ Material Subsidiary
” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the last
day of the fiscal year of the Borrower most recently ended prior to
the relevant determination of Material Subsidiaries, has a net
worth determined in accordance with GAAP that is greater than 10%
of the Consolidated Net Worth of the Borrower as of such
day.
“ Maturity Date ”
means the date 364 days after the Effective Date; provided ,
however , if such date is not a Business Day, then the
Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such
date.
“ Multiemployer Plan
” means a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“ Multi-Year Credit
Facility ” means the revolving credit facility of the
Borrower under that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of November 19, 2007, among the Borrower,
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and
the lenders party thereto, together with any and all amendments and
supplements thereto.
“ Multi-Year Credit
Facility Commitment ” means the “Commitments”
of the lenders under the Multi-Year Credit Facility, as such term
is defined therein.
“ Notes ” means
any promissory notes issued by the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.10(e)
“ Other Taxes ”
means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or
any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies
arising from any payment made
hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement.
“ PBGC ” means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in
ERISA and any successor entity performing similar
functions.
“ Permitted Liens
” means:
(a) liens
upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
(b) any
statutory or governmental lien or lien arising by operation of law,
or any mechanics’, repairmen’s, materialmen’s,
suppliers’, carriers’, landlords’,
warehousemen’s or similar lien incurred in the ordinary
course of business which is not yet due or which is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and any undetermined lien
which is incidental to construction, development, improvement or
repair; or any right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or
public authority by the terms of any right, power, franchise,
grant, license, permit or by any provision of law, to purchase or
recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
(c) liens
for taxes and assessments which are (i) for the then current year,
(ii) not at the time delinquent, or (iii) delinquent but the
validity or amount of which is being contested at the time by the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD in good faith by appropriate
proceedings;
(d) liens
of, or to secure performance of, leases, other than capital leases,
or any lien securing industrial development, pollution control or
similar revenue bonds;
(e) any
lien upon property or assets acquired or sold by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or EPD resulting from the exercise of any rights arising
out of defaults on receivables;
(f) any
lien in favor of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD; or any lien
upon any property or assets of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD
permitted under the March 15, 2000 Indenture, or any replacement
indenture containing similar terms and conditions with respect
thereto;
(g) any
lien in favor of the United States of America or any state thereof,
or any department, agency or instrumentality or political
subdivision of the United States of America or any state thereof,
to secure partial, progress, advance, or other payments pursuant to
any contract or statute, or any debt incurred by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or EPD for the purpose of financing all or any part of
the purchase price of, or the cost of constructing, developing,
repairing or improving, the property or assets subject to such
lien;
(h) any
lien incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with
workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary
disability, social security, retiree health or similar laws or
regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or
governmental regulations;
(i) liens
in favor of any Person to secure obligations under provisions of
any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations
required or requested by any governmental authority in connection
with any contract or statute; or any lien upon or deposits of any
assets to secure performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or
statutory obligations;
(j) any
lien upon any property or assets created at the time of acquisition
of such property or assets by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD
or within one year after such time to secure all or a portion of
the purchase price for such property or assets or debt incurred to
finance such purchase price, whether such debt was incurred prior
to, at the time of or within one year after the date of such
acquisition; or any lien upon any property or assets to secure all
or part of the cost of construction, development, repair or
improvements thereon or to secure debt incurred prior to, at the
time of, or within one year after completion of such construction,
development, repair or improvements or the commencement of full
operations thereof (whichever is later), to provide funds for any
such purpose;
(k) any
lien upon any property or assets (i) existing thereon at the time
of the acquisition thereof by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD,
(ii) existing thereon at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary
by acquisition, merger or otherwise, or (iii) acquired by any
Person after the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary by
acquisition, merger or otherwise, to the extent such lien is
created by security documents existing at the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary and not added to such security documents in
contemplation thereof;
(l) liens
imposed by law or order as a result of any proceeding before any
court or regulatory body that is being contested in good faith, and
liens which secure a judgment or other court-ordered award or
settlement as to which the Borrower, the applicable Subsidiary or
EPD has not exhausted its appellate rights;
(m) any
extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement (or
successive extensions, renewals, refinancing, refunding or
replacements) of liens, in whole or in part, referred to in clauses
(a) through (l) above; provided, however, that any such extension,
renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be
limited to the property or assets covered by the lien extended,
renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and that the obligations
secured by any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or
replacement lien shall be in an amount not greater than the amount
of the obligations secured by the lien extended, renewed,
refinanced, refunded or replaced and any expenses of the Borrower,
its Subsidiaries and EPD (including any premium) incurred in
connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or
replacement; or
(n) any
lien resulting from the deposit of moneys or evidence of
indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing debt of the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD.
“ Permitted Sale/Leaseback
Transactions ” means any Sale/Leaseback
Transaction:
(a) which
occurs within one year from the date of completion of the
acquisition of the Principal Property subject thereto or the date
of the completion of construction, development or substantial
repair or improvement, or commencement of full operations on such
Principal Property, whichever is later; or
(b) involves
a lease for a period, including renewals, of not more than three
years; or
(c) the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD would be entitled to incur
Indebtedness, in a principal amount equal to the Attributable
Indebtedness with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction,
secured by a Lien on the property subject to such Sale/Leaseback
Transaction
pursuant to Section 6.02 without equally and
ratably securing the Indebtedness under this Agreement pursuant to
such Section; or
(d) the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD, within a one-year period after
such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be applied an
amount not less than the Attributable Indebtedness from such
Sale-Leaseback Transaction to (a) the prepayment, repayment,
redemption, reduction or retirement of any Indebtedness of the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD that is not subordinated to the
Indebtedness under this Agreement, or (b) the expenditure or
expenditures for Principal Property used or to be used in the
ordinary course of business of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or
EPD.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
definition, any Sale-Leaseback Transaction not covered by clauses
(a) through (d), inclusive, of this definition, shall nonetheless
be a Permitted Sale/Leaseback Transaction if the
Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction,
together with the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement and
Indebtedness under the March 15, 2000 Indenture) secured by Liens
other than Permitted Liens upon Principal Properties, does not
exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
“ Person ” means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental
Authority or other entity.
“ Plan
” means any employee pension benefit plan (other
than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would
under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an
“employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
“ Prime Rate ”
means the rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as its prime rate. Each
change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the
date such change is announced as being effective.
“ Principal Property
” means whether owned or leased on the date hereof or
thereafter acquired:
(a) any
pipeline assets of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD, including
any related facilities employed in the transportation,
distribution, storage or marketing of refined petroleum products,
natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals, that are located in the
United States of America or any territory or political subdivision
thereof; and
(b) any
processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by
the Borrower, any Subsidiary or EPD that is located in the United
States or any territory or political subdivision
thereof;
except, in the case of either of the
foregoing clauses (a) or (b):
(i) any
such assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures
and equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles and
equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles; and
(ii) any
such assets, plant or terminal which, in the opinion of the Board
of Directors (as defined in the March 15, 2000 Indenture), is not
material in relation to the activities of the Borrower or of EPD
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“ Program ” means
the buy-back program initiated by EPD whereby EPD or the Borrower
may after September 30, 2007 buy back up to the greater of (i)
2,000,000 publicly held Common Units or (ii) the number of publicly
held Common Units the aggregate purchase price of which is
$80,000,000.
“ Project Financing
” means Indebtedness incurred by a Project Finance Subsidiary
to finance the acquisition or construction of any asset or project
which Indebtedness does not permit or provide for recourse against
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Project
Finance Subsidiary) and other than recourse that consists of rights
to recover dividends paid by such Project Finance
Subsidiary.
“ Project Finance
Subsidiaries ” means a Subsidiary that is (A) created
principally to (i) construct or acquire any asset or project
that will be or is financed solely with Project Financing for such
asset or project, related equity investments and any loans to, or
capital contributions in, such Subsidiary that are not prohibited
hereby, (ii) own an Equity Interest in a Project Finance
Subsidiary, and/or (iii) own an interest in any such asset or
project and (B) designated as a Project Finance Subsidiary by the
Borrower in writing to Administrative Agent.
“ Reference Banks
” means The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Wachovia Bank,
National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Citibank,
N.A.
“ Register ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
“ Related Parties
” means, with respect to any specified Person, such
Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers,
employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such
Person’s Affiliates.
“ Required Lenders
” means, at any time, Lenders having Exposures and unused
Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total
Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.
“ Restricted Payment
” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any class of Equity
Interests of the Borrower, or any payment (whether in cash,
securities or other property), including any sinking fund or
similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity
Interests of EPD or the Borrower or any option, warrant or other
right to acquire any Equity Interests of EPD or the
Borrower.
“ Sale/Leaseback
Transaction ” means any arrangement with any Person
providing for the leasing, under a lease that is not a capital
lease under GAAP, by the Borrower, or a Subsidiary (other than a
Project Finance Subsidiary) or EPD of any Principal Property, which
property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower,
such Subsidiary or EPD to such Person in contemplation of such
leasing.
“ SEC ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).
“ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent
”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or other entity of which securities or
other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity
or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests,
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent and
one or more subsidiaries of the parent; provided ,
notwithstanding the foregoing, neither DEP nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall constitute or be deemed to be a Subsidiary of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“ Taxes ” means
any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority.
“ Transactions ”
means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans, and the use of the proceeds
thereof.
“ Type ”, when
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the
rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or the
Alternate Base Rate.
“ Withdrawal Liability
” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a
complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as
such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of
Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02.
Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For
purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to
by Type ( e.g. , a “Eurodollar
Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and
referred to by Type ( e.g. , a “Eurodollar
Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms
Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall
apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and
neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”. The word “will” shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word
“shall”. Unless the context requires
otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to
time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set
forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to
refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and
“property” shall be construed to have the same meaning
and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.
SECTION 1.04.
Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial
nature shall be construed in accordance with (i) except for
purposes of Section 6.07, GAAP, as in effect from time to time;
provided that , if the Borrower notifies the
Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to
any
provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the
application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required
Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such
purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such
provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect
and applied immediately before such change shall have become
effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such
provision amended in accordance herewith; and (ii) for
purposes of Section 6.07, GAAP, as in effect on September 30,
2007.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01.
Commitments . (a) Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Loans
to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in
an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such
Lender’s Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or
(ii) the sum of the total Exposures exceeding the total
Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow,
prepay and reborrow Loans.
(b) The
Borrower shall have the right, without the consent of the Lenders
but with the prior approval of the Administrative Agent, not to be
unreasonably withheld, to cause from time to time an increase in
the total Commitments of the Lenders by adding to this Agreement
one or more additional Lenders or by allowing one or more Lenders
to increase their respective Commitments; provided
however (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred
hereunder which is continuing, (ii) no such increase shall cause
the aggregate Commitments hereunder to exceed $1,000,000,000, and
(iii) no Lender’s Commitment shall be increased without such
Lender’s consent.
SECTION 2.02. Loans
and Borrowings . (a) Each Loan shall be
made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders
ratably in accordance with their respective
Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan
required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments
of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for
any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as
required.
(b) Subject
to Section 2.14, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of
ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in
accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make
any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or
Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided
that any exercise of such option shall not affect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At
the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is
an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than
$5,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made,
such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral
multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided
that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is
equal to the entire unused balance of the total
Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type may be
outstanding at the same
time; provided that there shall
not at any time be more than a total of six Eurodollar Borrowings
outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be
entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any
Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto
would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03.
Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing,
the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request
by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later
than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case
of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such
telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the
Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing
Request shall specify the following information in compliance with
Section 2.02:
(i) the
aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the
date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing;
(iv) in
the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to
be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of the term “Interest Period”;
and
(v) the
location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds
are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of
Section 2.07.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is
specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR
Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with
respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower
shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of
a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as
part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.07. Funding
of Borrowings . (a) Each Lender shall
make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date
thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00
p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative
Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to
the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such
Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts
so received, in like funds, to an account designated by the
Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(b) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender
prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will
not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s
share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that
such Lender has made such share available on such date in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance
upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not
in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower
severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each
day from and including the date such amount is made available to
the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the
greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined
by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the
Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such
Borrowing. If such Lender pays such amount to the
Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such
Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.08.
Interest Elections . (a) Each
Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the
applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in
such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may
elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue
such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may
elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this
Section. The Borrower may elect different options with
respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which
case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders
holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans
comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate
Borrowing.
(b) To
make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by
the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section
2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type
resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of
such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election
Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by
hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written
Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower.
(c) Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the
following information in compliance with
Section 2.02:
(i) the
Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if
different options are being elected with respect to different
portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each
resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified
for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest
Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing; and
(iv) if
the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest
Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such
election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of
the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a
Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of
one month’s duration, in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing.
(d) Promptly
following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting
Borrowing.
(e) If
the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request
with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is
repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such
Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR
Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision
hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders,
so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is
continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or
continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each
Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the
end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.09.
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
. (a) Unless previously terminated, the
Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity
Date. Upon the consummation of any public or private
debt offering by EPD or any of its Subsidiaries on or after
December 17, 2008 (or any such debt offering after the Effective
Date and prior to December 17, 2008 in excess of $500,000,000),
other than (i) the Multi-Year Credit Facility (or any replacement
facility therefor) or (ii) debt with a maturity of three years or
less, the Commitments shall be permanently and ratably reduced by
the cash proceeds (net of transaction fees, costs and expenses
associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses)
of such debt offering (or, as to any such offering prior to
December 17, 2008, such net cash proceeds in excess of
$500,000,000) received therefrom.
(b) The
Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce,
the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of
the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower
shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving
effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with
Section 2.11, the sum of the Exposures would exceed the total
Commitments.
(c) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any
election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under
paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days
prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction,
specifying such election and the effective date
thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the
Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a
notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower
may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of
other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked
by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior
to the specified effective date) if such condition is
not
satisfied. Any termination or
reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each
reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the
Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.10.
Mandatory Prepayment and Repayment of Loans; Evidence of
Debt . (a) Within one (1) Business Day of the
consummation of any public or private debt offering described in
Section 2.09(a) and not excluded thereby, if the sum of the
Exposures exceeds the total Commitments, the Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Lenders the amount of such excess, to be applied by
the Administrative Agent as a ratable prepayment on the
Loans. On any date on which any Loans shall be
outstanding and any Multi-Year Credit Facility Commitment shall be
unused or otherwise available, the Borrower hereby unconditionally
promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender all such outstanding Loans on such date. The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid
principal amount of each Loan on the Maturity Date.
(b) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an
account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to
such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including
the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such
Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall
record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type
thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the
amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and
(iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each
Lender’s share thereof.
(d) The
entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of
the obligations recorded therein; provided that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such
accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any
Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a
promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall
prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note
payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such
Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and
substantially in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit
G. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory
note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more
promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee
named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to
such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.11.
Optional Prepayment of Loans . (a) The
Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to
prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice
in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.
(b) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone
(confirmed promptly by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in
the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar
Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, or
(ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later
than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of
prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and
shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each
Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided
that , if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with
a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as
contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment
may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in
accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following
receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall
be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not
less than $1,000,000 in the case of an ABR Borrowing, or $3,000,000
in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing. Each prepayment
of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in
the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied
by accrued interest to the extent required by Section
2.13.
SECTION 2.12.
Fees . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a
commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the
daily amount of the unused Commitment of such Lender (determined
for each day by deducting such Lender’s Exposure at the end
of each day from such Lender’s Commitment) during the period
from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on
which such Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment
fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June,
September and December of each year, and on the date on which the
Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur
after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in leap
year) and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account
of Lenders, fees payable in the amounts and at the times agreed
upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on behalf
of Lenders, pursuant to that certain letter agreement of even date
herewith between Borrower and Administrative Agent.
(c) The
Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own
account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately
agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent.
(d) All
fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for
distribution, in the case of commitment, duration and funding fees,
to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under
any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13.
Interest . (a) The Loans comprising
each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest on each day at the Alternate
Base Rate for such day plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The
Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at
the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing
plus the Applicable Rate.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any
fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid
when due, whether at stated
maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such
overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before
judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue
principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise
applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of
this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the
rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this
Section.
(e) Accrued
interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments;
provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to
paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in
the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued
interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable
on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event
of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the
current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan
shall be payable on the effective date of such
conversion.
(f) All
interest determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or clause (b) of
the definition of Alternate Base Rate shall be computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days, and all other interest shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap
year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of
days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last
day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or LIBO Rate
shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(g) The
Borrower shall pay to each Lender, so long as such Lender shall be
required under regulations of the Board to maintain reserves with
respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including
Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid
principal amount of each Borrowing of such Lender during such
periods as such Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, from the date
of such Borrowing until such principal amount is paid in full, at
an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder
obtained by subtracting (i) the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period
in effect for such Eurodollar Borrowing from (ii) the rate obtained
by dividing such LIBO Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the
Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest
Period. Such additional interest shall be determined by
such Lender. The Borrower shall from time to time,
within 15 days after demand (which demand shall be accompanied by a
certificate comporting with the requirements set forth in Section
2.15(d)) by such Lender (with a copy of such demand and certificate
to the Administrative Agent) pay to the Lender giving such notice
such additional interest; provided , however , that
the Borrower shall not be required to pay to such Lender any
portion of such additional interest that accrued more than
90 days prior to any such demand, unless such additional
interest was not determinable on the date that is 90 days
prior to such demand.
SECTION 2.14.
Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the
commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar
Borrowing:
(a) the
Administrative Agent determines in good faith (which determination
shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower) that dollar
deposits are not generally available in the London interbank market
in the applicable principal amounts and Interest Period of such
requested Eurodollar Borrowing, or by reason of circumstances
affecting the LIBOR interbank market, adequate and reasonable means
do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period; or
(b) the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the
LIBO Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period
will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of
making or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans included in such
Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period (as conclusively
certified by such Lenders);
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice
thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as
promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative
Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances
giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to,
or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall
be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing, and
(iii) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the
first day after the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to
such Eurodollar Loans, to ABR Loans. Furthermore, until
the Administrative Agent has withdrawn such notice, no further
Eurodollar Borrowings or Eurodollar Loans shall be made or
continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert
ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
SECTION 2.15.
Illegality; Increased Costs . (a) If
any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any
Lender to make, maintain or fund its Eurodollar Loans, such Lender
shall so notify the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt
of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall immediately give
notice thereof to the other Lenders and to the Borrower, whereupon
until such Lender notifies the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no
longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar
Loans shall be suspended. If such Lender shall determine
that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of its
outstanding Eurodollar Loans to maturity and shall so specify in
such notice, the Borrower shall immediately prepay (which
prepayment shall not be subject to Section 2.11) in full the then
outstanding principal amount of such Eurodollar Loans, together
with the accrued interest thereon.
(b) If
any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of,
or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve
requirement reflected in Section 2.13(g)); or
(ii) impose
on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition
affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such
Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be
to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining
any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any
such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or
receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest
or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for
such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(c) If
any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of
return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such
Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this
Agreement or the
Loans made by such Lender to a level below that
which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lender