UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 27, 2015

Commission file number: 001-35653

 

 

Sunoco LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   30-0740483
(State or other jurisdiction of   (IRS Employer
Incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, TX 77073

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 234-3600

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Contribution Agreement for Acquisition of Membership Interests in Sunoco, LLC

On April 1, 2015, Sunoco LP (the “Partnership”) completed the previously announced acquisition contemplated by the Contribution Agreement dated as of March 23, 2015 (the “Contribution Agreement”) by and among the Partnership, Sunoco, LLC (the “Company”), ETP Retail Holdings, LLC (“ETP Retail”) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”). Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the Partnership acquired from ETP Retail 31.58% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the Company (the “Membership Interests”), which Membership Interests were subsequently assigned by the Partnership to Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC (“SPOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (the “Transaction”). Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, ETP guaranteed all of the obligations of ETP Retail under the Contribution Agreement.

The Company is primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels across more than 26 states throughout the East Coast and Southeast regions of the United States from Maine to Florida and from Florida to Louisiana. The Company purchases motor fuel through its supply and trading group primarily from independent refiners and major oil companies, along with other major market participants, and distributes it to (i) Sunoco Inc. for resale at its approximately 440 company-operated Sunoco and APlus branded convenience stores and other retail fuel outlets, primarily in the East Coast and Southeast regions of the United States; (ii) 882 Sunoco branded dealer locations pursuant to long-term fuel supply agreements; (iii) other wholesale distributors of Sunoco branded fuel to an additional 3,640 independently operated third-party retail fuel outlets; and (iv) approximately 400 other commercial customers on a spot or short-term contract basis. The Company also receives rental income from approximately 425 properties that it leases or subleases to third-party operators and receives income from the manufacture and sale of race fuels from its Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania manufacturing plant.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement, upon the closing of the Transaction the Partnership paid ETP Retail approximately $775.0 million in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) and issued to ETP Retail approximately $40.8 million of common units (“Common Units”) representing limited partner interests of the Partnership, based on the five day volume weighted average price of the Partnership’s common units as of March 20, 2015 (collectively with the Cash Consideration, the “Contribution Consideration”). The Cash Consideration was financed through the issuance by the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunoco Finance Corp. (“SUN Finance” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”) of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”) on April 1, 2015 as more fully described below. The Common Units issued to ETP Retail as part of the Contribution Consideration were issued and sold in a private transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Sunoco GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), holds a non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership. Following the consummation of the Transaction, ETP (i) indirectly owns Common Units and subordinated units representing an approximately 44.1% limited partner interest in the Partnership, (ii) indirectly owns the general partner interest in the Partnership through ETP’s ownership of the General Partner and (iii) directly owns 100% of the outstanding incentive distribution rights in the Partnership. ETP Retail is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ETP. A special committee (the “Special Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “Board”) evaluated the Transaction on behalf of the Partnership and retained independent legal and financial advisers to assist it in evaluating the Transaction. In recommending the Transaction to the Board, the Special Committee based its decision in part on an opinion from its independent financial advisor that the consideration to be paid by the Partnership in the Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Partnership and the unitholders of the Partnership who are unaffiliated with the General Partner and ETP.

The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Contribution Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2015.

In addition, in connection with the completion of the Transaction, the Partnership or certain of its subsidiaries, as applicable, entered into the following material definitive agreements:

 

    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunoco, LLC: On April 1, 2015, SPOC and ETP Retail entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company (the “Operating Agreement”) governing the operation of the Company. Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the business of the Company will be managed by a four-member board of directors, with SPOC and ETP Retail each having the right to appoint two directors. In addition, so long as SPOC and its affiliates own at least a 15% membership interest in the Company, SPOC and ETP Retail will have a 50.1% and 49.9% voting interest in the Company, respectively. The Operating Agreement requires the Company to distribute from time to time but not less than once each quarter 100% of its available cash to SPOC and ETP Retail on a pro rata basis based upon their respective equity percentage interest in the Company.


    Guarantee of Collection: On April 1, 2015, the Partnership entered into a Guarantee of Collection (the “Guarantee of Collection”) with ETP Retail and the Issuers, pursuant to which ETP Retail has agreed to provide a limited contingent guarantee of collection with respect to the payment of the principal amount of the Notes.

 

    Support Agreements: On April 1, 2015, each of Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) (“Sunoco R&M”) and Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp. (“Atlantic Refining” and, together with Sunoco R&M, the “Support Providers”), each an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ETP, entered into a separate support agreement (collectively, the “Support Agreements”) with ETP Retail and the Issuers. Pursuant to the Support Agreements, the applicable Support Provider agreed to provide contingent residual support to ETP Retail with respect to ETP Retail’s obligations under the Guarantee of Collection to support the payment of the Notes, subject to a cap equal, in the case of each of the Support Providers, to the portion of the principal amount of the Notes corresponding to the pro rata percentage of Cash Consideration distributed to such Support Provider by ETP Retail, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the applicable Support Agreement. Accordingly, the contingent residual support obligations of Sunoco R&M and Atlantic Refining are initially limited to 95.48% and 4.52% of the $800 million principal amount of the Notes, respectively.

The above descriptions of the Operating Agreement, the Guarantee of Collection and the Support Agreements are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Operating Agreement, the Guarantee of Collection and the Support Agreements, as applicable, which are filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3 and Exhibit 10.4, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

Purchase Agreement

On March 27, 2015, the General Partner, the Partnership, SUN Finance and certain other subsidiaries of the Partnership (the “Guarantors”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein (the “Initial Purchasers”), with respect to an offering (the “Offering”) by the Issuers of the Notes. The Notes were issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and were resold by the Initial Purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the General Partner, Issuers and Guarantors, including obligations of the Issuers and Guarantors to indemnify the Initial Purchasers for certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage activities and other financial and non-financial activities and services. The Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have in the past, and may in the future, perform investment banking, commercial banking, advisory and other services for the Partnership and its affiliates from time to time for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees and expenses. Affiliates of the Initial Purchasers are lenders under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility and, accordingly, received a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering.

Issuance of the Notes and the Indenture

On April 1, 2015, the Issuers completed the Offering. The Issuers received net proceeds of $786.5 million from the Offering, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and commissions and estimated offering expenses, and used such net proceeds to fund the Cash Consideration and repay outstanding borrowings under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility.

The terms of the Notes are governed by an indenture dated April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will mature on April 1, 2023 and interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2015.

The Notes are senior obligations of the Issuers and are guaranteed on a senior basis by all of the Partnership’s existing subsidiaries. The Notes and guarantees are unsecured and rank equally with all of the Issuers’ and each Guarantor’s existing and future senior obligations. The Notes are senior in right of payment to any of the Issuers’ and each Guarantor’s future obligations that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and guarantees. The Notes and guarantees are effectively subordinated to the Issuers’ and each Guarantor’s secured obligations, including obligations under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations, and structurally subordinated to all


indebtedness and obligations, including trade payables, of the Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes. As described above, ETP Retail will provide the Guarantee of Collection to the Issuers with respect to the payment of the principal amount of the Notes. ETP Retail is not subject to any of the covenants under the Indenture.

The Issuers may, at their option, redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after April 1, 2018, at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture. Prior to such time, the Issuers may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus the “applicable premium” and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, before April 1, 2018, the Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with an amount of cash not greater than the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at the redemption price specified in the Indenture.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) event, which occurrence (other than one involving the adoption of a plan relating to liquidation or dissolution) is followed by a ratings decline within 90 days after the consummation of the transaction, the Issuers may be required to offer to purchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date. Additionally, if the Partnership sells certain assets and does not apply the proceeds from the sale in a certain manner, the Issuers must use certain excess proceeds to offer to repurchase the Notes at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.

The Indenture contains customary events of default (each an “Event of Default”), including the following:

(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes;

(2) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;

(3) failure by the Partnership or any Guarantor to comply with their obligations to make or consummate a change of control offer or asset sale offer or to comply with any of their agreements or covenants relating to merger, consolidation or sale of assets; provided that such failure (other than one involving failure to make or consummate a change of control offer) will not constitute an Event of Default for 30 days if such failure is capable of cure;

(4) failure by the Partnership for 180 days after notice to comply with its obligations to furnish the holders of Notes and the Trustee certain reports;

(5) failure by the Partnership or any Guarantor for 60 days after written notice to comply with their other covenants or agreements in the Indenture;

(6) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Partnership or any of its restricted subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Partnership or any of its restricted subsidiaries) whether the indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the issue date of the Notes, if that default (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in the indebtedness on the date of the default (a “Payment Default”) or (B) results in the acceleration of the indebtedness prior to its express maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any of the indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more, subject to certain exceptions;

(7) failure by the Issuers or the Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $50.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;

(8) except as permitted under the Indenture, any guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its guarantee; and

(9) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuers or any of the Partnership’s significant subsidiaries or any group of the Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a significant subsidiary.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes will be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Issuers or any of the Partnership’s significant subsidiaries or any group of the Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a significant subsidiary, occurs and is continuing, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Notes. Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences.


Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Offering, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail entered into a registration rights agreement with Merrill Lynch, as representative of the Initial Purchasers, dated April 1, 2015 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail have agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) so that holders of the Notes can exchange the Notes for registered notes (the “Exchange Notes”) with substantially identical terms as the Notes and evidencing the same indebtedness as the Notes. In addition, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail have agreed to exchange the guarantees related to the Notes (including the Guarantee of Collection) for registered guarantees having substantially the same terms as the original guarantees. The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail will use reasonable efforts to cause the exchange to be completed within 365 days of April 1, 2015 (the “Exchange Date”), and if they cannot effect the exchange offer within such period or in certain other circumstances, they will use reasonable best efforts to cause a shelf registration statement for the resale of the Notes to become effective. If the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail fail to satisfy these obligations on a timely basis, an additional 0.25% of interest will accrue on the Notes for the first 90-day period following the Exchange Date and an additional 0.25% of interest for each additional 90-day period that elapses until the exchange offer is completed or the shelf registration statement is declared (or becomes) effective, as applicable, up to a maximum of 1.00% per year over 6.375%.

The above descriptions of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 under the heading “Contribution Agreement for Acquisition of Membership Interests in Sunoco, LLC,” and the information set forth under Item 3.02 is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 under the heading “Issuance of the Notes and the Indenture” is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On April 1, 2015, the Partnership completed the Transaction pursuant to which it issued 795,482 Common Units to ETP Retail as partial consideration for the Transaction. The information set forth under Item 1.01 under the heading “Contribution Agreement for Acquisition of Membership Interests in Sunoco, LLC” is hereby incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.

The 795,482 Common Units issued to ETP Retail were issued and sold in a private transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 27, 2015, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1

On April 1, 2015, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the completion of the Transaction and the closing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

In addition, the Partnership is providing certain pro forma financial information regarding the Partnership set forth in Exhibit 99.3 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

The audited financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2014 are filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2015 and incorporated by reference into this Item 9.01(a).

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The following pro forma financial statements of the Partnership reflecting (i) the consummation of the Partnership’s acquisitions of Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC in October 2014 and Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. in December 2014 and the related financings and (ii) the consummation of the Transaction and the related financing with a combination of debt and the issuance to ETP Retail of 795,482 Common Units, have been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, are filed as Exhibit 99.4 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference:

 

    Unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2014;

 

    Unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014; and

 

    Notes to unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  1.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2015, by and among Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp., Sunoco GP LLC, the Guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the Initial Purchasers named therein.
  4.1    Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp., the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
  4.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, among Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp., the Guarantors party thereto, ETP Retail Holdings, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the Initial Purchasers named therein.
10.1    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunoco, LLC, dated effective as of April 1, 2015, by and between ETP Retail Holdings, LLC and Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC.
10.2    Guarantee of Collection, made as of April 1, 2015, by ETP Retail Holdings, LLC to Sunoco LP and Sunoco Finance Corp.
10.3    Support Agreement, made as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp. and ETP Retail Holdings, LLC.
10.4    Support Agreement, made as of April 1, 2015, by and among Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp., Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp. and ETP Retail Holdings, LLC.
99.1    Press Release dated March 27, 2015 announcing the pricing of the Notes.
99.2    Press Release dated April 1, 2015 announcing completion of Transaction and closing of Offering.
99.3    Pro Forma Financial Information of Sunoco LP.
99.4    Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements of Sunoco LP.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

SUNOCO LP
By:

SUNOCO GP LLC,

its General Partner

Date: April 2, 2015 By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


SUNOCO LP

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  1.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2015, by and among Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp., Sunoco GP LLC, the Guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the Initial Purchasers named therein.
  4.1    Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp., the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
  4.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, among Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp., the Guarantors party thereto, ETP Retail Holdings, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the Initial Purchasers named therein.
10.1    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunoco, LLC, dated effective as of April 1, 2015, by and between ETP Retail Holdings, LLC and Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC.
10.2    Guarantee of Collection, made as of April 1, 2015, by ETP Retail Holdings, LLC to Sunoco LP and Sunoco Finance Corp.
10.3    Support Agreement, made as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp. and ETP Retail Holdings, LLC.
10.4    Support Agreement, made as of April 1, 2015, by and among Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp., Sunoco LP, Sunoco Finance Corp. and ETP Retail Holdings, LLC.
99.1    Press Release dated March 27, 2015 announcing the pricing of the Notes.
99.2    Press Release dated April 1, 2015 announcing completion of Transaction and closing of Offering.
99.3    Pro Forma Financial Information of Sunoco LP.
99.4    Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements of Sunoco LP.


Exhibit 1.1

Execution Version

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

March 27, 2015

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

                          INCORPORATED

As Representative of the Initial Purchasers

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                           Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Introductory. Sunoco LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Sunoco”), and Sunoco Finance Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco, the “Issuers”), propose to issue and sell to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and the other several Initial Purchasers named in Schedule A (the “Initial Purchasers”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule A hereto of $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). Merrill Lynch has agreed to act as the representative of the several Initial Purchasers (the “Representative”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes.

The Securities (as defined below) will be issued pursuant to an indenture, to be dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors (as defined below) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will be issued only in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”), pursuant to a letter of representations to be dated on or before the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2 hereof) (the “DTC Agreement”), among the Issuers, the Trustee and the Depositary.

The holders of the Notes will be entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement, to be dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors, ETP Retail Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ETP Retail”), and the Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers, pursuant to which the Issuers will be required to file with the Commission (as defined below), under the circumstances set forth therein, (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act (as defined below) relating to another series of debt securities of the Issuers with terms substantially identical to the Notes (the “Exchange Notes”) to be offered in exchange for the Notes (the “Exchange Offer”) and (ii) a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act relating to the resale by certain holders of the Notes, and in each case, to use its best efforts to cause such registration statements to be declared effective. All references herein to the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Offer are only applicable if the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail are in fact required to consummate the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.


The payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally by (i) the entities listed on the signature pages hereof as “Guarantors” and (ii) any subsidiary of Sunoco formed or acquired after the Closing Date that executes an additional guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Guarantors”), pursuant to their guarantees (the “Guarantees”). In connection with the Acquisition (as defined below), ETP Retail, will enter into a Guarantee of Collection with Sunoco providing for a limited contingent guarantee of the Issuers’ and Guarantors’ obligation to pay the principal on the Notes (the “ETP Retail Contingent Guarantee”). The Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Securities”; and the Exchange Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Exchange Securities.”

Sunoco has entered into that certain Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), dated as of March 23, 2015, among ETP Retail, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the sole member of ETP Retail (“ETP”), and Sunoco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SLLC”), pursuant to which Sunoco will acquire from ETP Retail a 31.58% limited liability company interest in SLLC (the “Acquisition”).

The Contribution Agreement, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Indenture are referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.”

The issuance and sale of the Notes, the issuance of the Guarantees, the Acquisition, the repayment of certain borrowings under the credit agreement among Sunoco, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and L/C issuer, dated September 25, 2014 (together with any amendment thereto, the “Revolving Credit Facility”) as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package (as defined below) and the payment of transaction costs are referred to herein collectively as the “Transactions.”

The Issuers understand that the Initial Purchasers propose to make an offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and in the Pricing Disclosure Package (as defined below) and agree that the Initial Purchasers may resell, subject to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package (the first time when sales of the Securities are made is referred to as the “Time of Sale”). The Securities and the ETP Retail Contingent Guarantee are to be offered and sold to or through the Initial Purchasers without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder), in reliance upon exemptions therefrom. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, investors who acquire Securities shall be deemed to have agreed that Securities may only be resold or otherwise transferred, after the date hereof, if such Securities are registered for sale under the Securities Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available (including the exemptions afforded by Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”)).

 

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The Issuers have prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated March 23, 2015 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), and have prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a Pricing Supplement, dated March 27, 2015, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Pricing Supplement”), describing the terms of the Securities, each for use by such Initial Purchaser in connection with its solicitation of offers to purchase the Securities. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Pricing Supplement are herein referred to as the “Pricing Disclosure Package.” Promptly after this Agreement is executed and delivered, the Issuers will prepare and deliver to each Initial Purchaser a final offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the “Final Offering Memorandum”).

All references herein to the terms “Pricing Disclosure Package” and “Final Offering Memorandum” shall be deemed to mean and include all information filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) prior to the Time of Sale and incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package (including the Preliminary Offering Memorandum) or the Final Offering Memorandum (as the case may be), and all references herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Final Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to mean and include all information filed under the Exchange Act after the Time of Sale and incorporated by reference in the Final Offering Memorandum.

Sunoco GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), is the sole general partner of Sunoco and a wholly owned subsidiary of ETP. The subsidiaries of Sunoco listed on Schedule B hereto are collectively referred to herein as the “Subsidiaries.” The General Partner, the Guarantors and the Issuers are collectively referred to herein as the “Partnership Parties.”

Each Partnership Party hereby confirms its agreements with the Initial Purchasers as follows:

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Partnership Parties, jointly and severally, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Initial Purchaser that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (references in this Section 1 to the “Offering Memorandum” are to (x) the Pricing Disclosure Package in the case of representations and warranties made as of the date hereof and (y) the Final Offering Memorandum in the case of representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date):

(a) No Registration Required. Subject to compliance by the Initial Purchasers with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(d) hereof and with the procedures set forth in Section 7 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and to each Subsequent Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering Memorandum to register the Securities under the Securities Act or, until such time as the Exchange Securities are issued pursuant to an effective registration statement, to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder).

 

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(b) No Integration of Offerings or General Solicitation. None of the Issuers, its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) (each, an “Affiliate”), or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers makes no representation or warranty) has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, in the United States or to any United States citizen or resident, any security which is or would be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the Securities to be registered under the Securities Act. None of the Issuers, its Affiliates, or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers makes no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage, in connection with the offering of the Securities, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act. With respect to those Securities sold in reliance upon Regulation S, (i) none of the Issuers, its Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers makes no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S and (ii) each of the Issuers and its Affiliates and any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers makes no representation or warranty) has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions set forth in Regulation S.

(c) Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A. The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not be, at the Closing Date, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system.

(d) The Pricing Disclosure Package and Offering Memorandum. Neither the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale, nor the Final Offering Memorandum, as of its date or (as amended or supplemented in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof, as applicable) as of the Closing Date, contains or represents an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuers in writing by any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or amendment or supplement thereto, as the case may be. The Pricing Disclosure Package contains, and the Final Offering Memorandum will contain, all the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A. The Issuers have not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Initial Purchasers’ distribution of the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

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(e) Additional Written Communications. The Partnership Parties have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Pricing Disclosure Package, (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum and (iii) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof. Each such communication by the Issuers or its agents and representatives pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence (each, an “Additional Written Communication”), when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not as of the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from each such Additional Written Communication made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuers in writing by any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in any Additional Written Communication.

(f) Accurate Disclosure. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission (collectively, the “Incorporated Documents”) complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act. Each such Incorporated Document, when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not as of the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(g) Authority. Each of the Partnership Parties has the full partnership, limited liability company or corporate right, power and authority, as the case may be, necessary (i) to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly taken, (ii) in the case of the Issuers, issue, to sell and deliver the Securities and (iii) in the case of the General Partner, to act as the general partner of Sunoco.

(h) Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Partnership Parties.

(i) Authorization, Execution, Delivery and Enforceability of DTC Agreement. The DTC Agreement has been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by, and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of, the Issuers, enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with its terms, provided, that with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such

 

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principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

(j) Authorization, Execution, Delivery and Enforceability of Registration Rights Agreement and Contribution Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by, and will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Partnership Parties, enforceable against the Partnership Parties in accordance with its terms; provided, that with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) public policy, applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The Contribution Agreement was duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Partnership Parties party thereto and constitutes a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against the Partnership Parties party thereto in accordance with its terms; provided that the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law) and (ii) public policy, any applicable law relating to fiduciary duties and indemnification and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

(k) Authorization of the Notes, the Guarantees and the Exchange Notes. The Notes to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers from the Issuers will on the Closing Date be in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed by the Issuers and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuers, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The Exchange Notes have been duly and validly authorized for issuance by the Issuers, and when issued and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuers, enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of the rights and remedies of creditors or by general principles of equity and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The Guarantees of the Notes on the Closing Date and the Guarantees of the Exchange Notes when issued will be in the respective forms contemplated by the Indenture and have been duly authorized for issuance pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture; the Guarantees of the Notes, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed by each of the Guarantors

 

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and, when the Notes have been authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, the Guarantees of the Notes will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors; and, when the Exchange Notes have been authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and issued and delivered in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Guarantees of the Exchange Notes will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors, in each case, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

(l) Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Issuers and the Guarantors and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuers and the Guarantors and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Issuers and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Issuers and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

(m) Contribution Agreement. To the actual knowledge of the officers of the General Partner, there is no condition under the Contribution Agreement that is not expected to be satisfied prior to the Termination Date (as defined in the Contribution Agreement).

(n) Description of the Transaction Documents and Conformity of the Notes. The Transaction Documents conform and will conform, as applicable, in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Offering Memorandum and the Notes to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers from the Issuers will on the Closing Date be substantially in the form contemplated by the Indenture.

(o) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to (1) result in a material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, properties, business, operations or business prospects of the Partnership Parties, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (2) materially and adversely affect the ability of Issuers to perform their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement (each such change, a “Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) there have been no transactions entered into by any of the Partnership Parties, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Partnership Parties, considered as one enterprise, (iii) there have been no liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, incurred by any of the Partnership Parties that are material to the Partnership Parties taken as a whole, (iv) there has been no change in the capitalization, short-term

 

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debt or long-term debt of the Partnership Parties and (v) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Partnership Parties on any class of equity securities

(p) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who has certified certain financial statements and supporting schedules of Sunoco and whose reports are filed with the Commission and appear in the Offering Memorandum, is and was during the periods covered by such financial statements an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to Sunoco as required by the Securities Act and the Public Accounting Oversight Board. Grant Thornton LLP is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to Sunoco as required by the Securities Act and the Public Accounting Oversight Board.

(q) Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The financial statements, together with the related schedules and notes, included in the Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the entities purported to be shown thereby and on the basis stated therein, as of the dates and for the periods indicated. Such financial statements comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The summary financial and operating data set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Summary–Summary Consolidated Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Operating Data” are presented fairly in all material respects and prepared on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in the Offering Memorandum. The pro forma financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Offering Memorandum include assumptions that provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the historical financial statement amounts in the pro forma financial statements included in the Offering Memorandum. The pro forma financial statements included in the Offering Memorandum comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. All other financial information included in the Offering Memorandum has been derived from Sunoco’s accounting records and presents fairly the information shown thereby. No historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules that would be required to be included or incorporated by reference in a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act are omitted from the Offering Memorandum, except audited historical financial statements of ETP Retail. All disclosures contained in the Offering Memorandum regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum

 

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and the Pricing Disclosure Package fairly present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(r) Acquisition Financial Statements. The audited financial statements of (i) SLLC, 31.58% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of which Sunoco will acquire from ETP Retail pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, (ii) Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MACS”), all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of which Sunoco acquired from an Affiliate of ETP pursuant to a contribution agreement dated September 25, 2014 (the “MACS Acquisition”), and (iii) Aloha Petroleum, Ltd., a Hawaii corporation (“Aloha”), all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of which a Sunoco subsidiary acquired pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement dated September 25, 2014 (the “Aloha Acquisition”), together with the related schedules and notes thereto, set forth or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly, as the case may be, the financial condition, results of operation and cash flows of the assets acquired or to be acquired, as applicable, in the Acquisition, the MACS Acquisition and the Aloha Acquisition, each for the periods therein specified; and such financial statements and related notes thereto have been prepared in conformity with GAAP.

(s) Forward-Looking Statements and Supporting Information. Each of the forward-looking statements made by Issuers included in or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum was made or will be made with a reasonable basis and in good faith.

(t) Formation and Good Standing of the Partnership Parties. Each of the Partnership Parties has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation, as the case may be, and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization (as set forth on Schedule C hereto), and has all limited partnership, limited liability company or corporate power and authority, as the case may be, necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and, in the case of the Issuers and the Guarantors, to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each of the Partnership Parties is duly qualified as a foreign limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation, as applicable, to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business (as set forth on Schedule C hereto), except for any failures to be so qualified or in good standing that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule C hereto accurately sets forth the jurisdiction of organization and each jurisdiction of foreign qualification for each of the Partnership Parties.

(u) Power and Authority of General Partner. The General Partner has, and at the Closing Date will have, full limited liability company power and authority to serve as general partner of Sunoco in all material respects as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum.

 

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(v) Ownership of General Partner. ETP, as the sole member of the General Partner, directly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the General Partner; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of the General Partner (the “GP LLC Agreement”) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the GP LLC Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be limited by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Delaware LLC Act”)); and ETP owns such membership interests free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges or claims (collectively, “Liens”).

(w) Ownership of General Partner Interest in Sunoco. The General Partner is the sole general partner of Sunoco, with a 0.0% non-economic general partner interest in the Partnership (the “General Partner Interest”). The General Partner Interest has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Sunoco (as amended to date, the “Partnership Agreement”); and the General Partner owns the General Partner Interest free and clear of all Liens.

(x) Ownership of Sponsor Units. Stripes No. 1009 LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Stripes No. 1009”), owns 5,469,718 subordinated units representing limited partner interests in Sunoco (the “Subordinated Units”), Stripes LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Stripes”), owns 79,308 common units representing limited partner interests in Sunoco (the “Common Units”) and 5,469,718 Subordinated Units and ETC M-A Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ETC M-A”), owns 3,983,540 Common Units (such Common Units and Subordinated Units being collectively referred to herein as the “Sponsor Units”); the Sponsor Units have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required by the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “Delaware LP Act”)); and Stripes No. 1009, Stripes and ETC M-A own their respective Sponsor Units free and clear of all Liens.

(y) Ownership of Incentive Distribution Rights. ETP is the record holder of all of the Incentive Distribution Rights (as such term is defined in the Partnership Agreement, the “Incentive Distribution Rights”); such Incentive Distribution Rights have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act); and ETP owns the Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of all Liens.

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outstanding membership interests in Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Susser Operating”); Susser Operating is the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Susser Energy Services LLC, a Texas limited liability company, T&C Wholesale LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Southside Oil, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, and Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Propco”); Propco is the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in MACS and Aloha; and MACS is the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in MACS Retail LLC, a Virginia limited liability company. Such shares of capital stock and membership interests, as applicable, have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the certificate of incorporation, the certificate of formation, as applicable, of such Subsidiary and bylaws and the limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of such Subsidiary (together, the “Subsidiary Organizational Documents”) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the applicable Subsidiary Organizational Documents) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be limited by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act or the equivalent provisions of the statute governing the organization of such Subsidiary in the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary’s formation), and none of the shares of capital stock of Finance Corp. were issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights; and Sunoco, Susser Operating, Propco and MACS, as the case may be, owns such shares of capital stock and membership interests, as applicable, free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility. The GP LLC Agreement, the Partnership Agreement and the Subsidiary Organizational Documents are referred to collectively herein as the “Organizational Agreements” and each, individually, as an “Organizational Agreement.”

(aa) No Other Subsidiaries. Except as described in the Offering Memorandum, none of the Partnership Parties owns or, at the Closing Date, will own, directly or indirectly, an equity interest in, or long-term debt securities of, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity, other than another Partnership Party.

(bb) No Restrictions on the Subsidiaries. None of the Subsidiaries is, or at the Closing Date, will be prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to Sunoco, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s equity securities, from repaying to Sunoco any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from Sunoco or from transferring any of such Subsidiary’s properties or assets to Sunoco or any other Subsidiary of Sunoco, except as set forth in the Revolving Credit Facility.

(cc) Capitalization. As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Common Units issued pursuant to the Contribution Agreement), the issued and outstanding partnership interests of Sunoco will consist solely of 24,099,177 Common Units, 10,939,436 Subordinated Units, the General Partner Interest and the Incentive Distribution Rights. All outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units, the General Partner Interest and the Incentive Distribution Rights, and the limited partner interests or general partner interests, as applicable, represented thereby, have been duly

 

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authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act).

(dd) Absence of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts. None of the Partnership Parties is in (i) violation of its Organizational Agreement, (ii) violation, breach or default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a violation or breach of, or default under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, including the Revolving Credit Facility, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which any of the Partnership Parties is or, on the Closing Date, will be a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of any of the Partnership Parties is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”), except for any such violations, breaches and defaults that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over any of the Partnership Parties or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”), except for any such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions (including the issuance and delivery of the Securities and the Exchange Securities as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum) do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, constitute a breach or violation of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any properties or assets of any of the Partnership Parties pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for any such violations, breaches, defaults, Repayment Events, or Liens that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect and other than Liens created pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility), nor will such action result in (x) any violation of the provisions of the Organizational Agreements of any of the Partnership Parties or (y) any violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity, except in the case of clause (y), for any such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by any of the Partnership Parties.

(ee) No Consents. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification (“Consent”) of or with any Governmental Entity is required in connection with (i) the issuance and delivery of the Securities and the Exchange Securities as described in the Offering Memorandum, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents or (iii) the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum, except (i) for such Consents as have been obtained or made by the

 

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Partnership Parties, (ii) as may be required by federal securities laws or the securities laws of the several states of the United States with respect to the Partnership Parties’ obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii) as described in the Offering Memorandum.

(ff) No Material Actions or Proceedings. There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Sunoco, threatened (i) against the Partnership Parties or (ii) which has as the subject thereof any property owned or leased by the Partnership Parties, which, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, if determined adversely to the Partnership Parties, would result in a Material Adverse Effect or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(gg) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Partnership Parties own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on the business now operated by them, and none of the Partnership Parties has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Partnership Parties therein, and which infringements or conflicts (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidities or inadequacies, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(hh) Possession of Licenses and Permits. Each of the Partnership Parties possesses such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except for any failures to possess a Governmental License that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Partnership Parties is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, except for any failures to comply that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except for any failures of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Partnership Parties has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) Title to Property. The Partnership Parties have good and marketable title to all real property owned by them and good title to all other property owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except such as (i) are described in the Offering Memorandum or (ii) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such

 

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property by the Partnership Parties; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Partnership Parties, considered as one enterprise, and under which any of the Partnership Parties holds properties described in the Offering Memorandum, are in full force and effect, and none of the Partnership Parties has any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of any of the Partnership Parties under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of any such Partnership Party to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.

(jj) Tax Returns. Each of the Partnership Parties has filed (or has obtained extensions with respect to) all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns that are required to be filed through the date hereof, except in any case in which the failure so to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has timely paid all taxes (including, without limitation, any estimated taxes) required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, other than (i) those that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate actions and for which adequate reserves have been established or (ii) those which, if not paid, would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(kk) Investment Company Act. None of the Partnership Parties is, and as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the issuance and delivery of the Securities and the application of the proceeds therefrom as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum, none of them will be, (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, or (ii) a “business development company” (as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act).

(ll) Insurance. The Partnership Parties carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is generally maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar business, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. No Partnership Party has any reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Partnership Parties has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.

(mm) Stabilization. None of the Partnership Parties has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuers in connection with the sale of the Securities.

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any person on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair market value of the assets of such person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such person, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including contingent obligations, as they mature and (iv) such person does not have unreasonably small capital.

(oo) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. There is and has been no failure on the part of Sunoco or, to the knowledge of Sunoco, any of the General Partner’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

(pp) Accounting Controls. Sunoco maintains effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to Sunoco’s assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum is accurate. Except as described in the Offering Memorandum and the Pricing Disclosure Package, (1) since the end of the Partnership’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in Sunoco’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in Sunoco’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Sunoco’s internal control over financial reporting, and (2) Sunoco is not aware of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Sunoco’s internal control over financial reporting.

(qq) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Sunoco has established and maintains an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Sunoco in the reports that it files or submits, or will file or submit, under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to Sunoco’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they are established to the extent required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

 

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(rr) Regulations T, U, X. Neither the Issuers nor any Guarantor nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor any agent thereof acting on their behalf has taken, and none of them will take, any action that might cause this Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Securities to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(ss) Environmental Laws. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum or as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) none of the Partnership Parties is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the Release (as defined below) or threatened Release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) the Partnership Parties have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (iii) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against any of the Partnership Parties and (iv) there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Entity, against or affecting any of the Partnership Parties relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws. The term “Release” means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, or migrating in, into or through the environment, or in, into from or through any building or structure.

(tt) Hazardous Materials. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, there has been no storage, generation, transportation, use, handling, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials by, relating to or caused by any of the Partnership Parties (or, to the knowledge of Sunoco, any other entity (including any predecessor) for whose acts or omissions any of the Partnership Parties is or could reasonably be expected to be liable) at, on, under or from any property or facility now or previously owned, operated or leased by any of the Partnership Parties, or at, on, under or from any other property or facility, in violation of any Environmental Laws or in a manner or amount or to a location that could reasonably be expected to result in any liability under any Environmental Law, except for any violations or liabilities that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(uu) Review of Environmental Laws. In the ordinary course of its business, the Partnership Parties conduct a periodic review of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Partnership Parties, in the course of which they identified and evaluated associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Partnership Parties have concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum.

(vv) Compliance with ERISA. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which Sunoco or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)) would have any liability (each, a “Plan”) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except for any instances of noncompliance that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption, that would result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, as applicable, has been satisfied (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period) and is reasonably expected to be satisfied in the future (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period); (iv) the fair market value of the assets of each Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a “multiemployer plan”) exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (v) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that either has resulted, or would result, in a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) neither Sunoco nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan,” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); and (vii) there is no pending audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other governmental agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to any Plan that would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (1) an increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans by the Partnership Parties in Sunoco’s current fiscal year compared to the amount of such contributions made in Sunoco’s most recently completed fiscal year that is expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (2) an increase in the Partnership Parties’ “accumulated post-

 

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retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106) compared to the amount of such obligations in Sunoco’s most recently completed fiscal year that is expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(ww) Absence of Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with the employees of any of the Partnership Parties engaged in the business of the Partnership Parties exists or, to the knowledge of Sunoco, is imminent, which, in any case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xx) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any of the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, equityholders, customers or suppliers of any of the Partnership Parties, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be disclosed in a registration statement on Form S-1 which is not so disclosed in the Offering Memorandum. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by any Partnership Party to or for the benefit of any of the directors or officers of the Partnership Party or their respective family members.

(yy) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. No Partnership Party nor, to the knowledge of Sunoco, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or other person acting on behalf of or providing services to any Partnership Party is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Partnership Parties and, to the knowledge of Sunoco, their Affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

(zz) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of each of the Partnership Parties are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving any of the Partnership Parties with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of Sunoco, threatened.

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behalf of or providing services to any Partnership Party is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is any Partnership Party located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Issuers will directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

(bbb) Regulation S. The Issuers and the Guarantors and their respective Affiliates and all persons acting on their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers and the Guarantors make no representation) have complied with and will comply with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S in connection with the offering of the Securities outside the United States and, in connection therewith, the Offering Memorandum will contain the disclosure required by Rule 902 under the Securities Act. Sunoco is a “reporting issuer” as defined in Rule 902.

(ccc) Statistical and Market-Related Data. Any statistical and market-related data included in the Offering Memorandum is based on or derived from sources that the Partnership Parties believe, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, the Partnership Parties have obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

(ddd) Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of either of the Issuers and delivered to the Initial Purchasers or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers in connection with the offering shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Issuers to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters covered thereby.

SECTION 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities.

(a) The Securities. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, all of the Securities, and, subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Initial Purchasers agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuers and the Guarantors the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names on Schedule A hereto, at a purchase price of 98.650% of the principal amount thereof payable on the Closing Date, in each case, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms herein set forth.

(b) The Closing Date. The closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall occur at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002 (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Issuers and Merrill Lynch)

 

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at 9:00 a.m., Houston time, on April 1, 2015, or such other time and date as Merrill Lynch shall designate by notice to the Issuers (the time and date of such closing are called the “Closing Date”). The Issuers hereby acknowledge that circumstances under which Merrill Lynch may provide notice to postpone the Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any determination by the Issuers or the Initial Purchasers to recirculate to investors copies of an amended or supplemented Offering Memorandum or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 18 hereof.

(c) Delivery of the Securities. The Issuers shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Merrill Lynch for the accounts of the several Initial Purchasers certificates for the Notes at the Closing Date against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The certificates for the Notes shall be in such denominations and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary, pursuant to the DTC Agreement, and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the Closing Date at a location in New York City as Merrill Lynch may designate. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers.

(d) Initial Purchasers as Qualified Institutional Buyers. Each Initial Purchaser severally and not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Issuers that:

(i) it will offer and sell Securities only to (a) persons who it reasonably believes are “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Qualified Institutional Buyers”) in transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (b) upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I to this Agreement;

(ii) it is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act; and

(iii) it will not offer or sell Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including but not limited to the methods described in Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.

SECTION 3. Additional Covenants. Each of the Partnership Parties further covenants and agrees with each Initial Purchaser as follows:

(a) Preparation of Final Offering Memorandum; Initial Purchasers’ Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements and Additional Written Communications. As promptly as practicable following the Time of Sale and in any event not later than the second business day following the date hereof, the Issuers will prepare and deliver to the Initial Purchasers the Final Offering Memorandum, which shall consist of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum as modified only by the information contained in the Pricing Supplement. The Issuers will not amend or supplement the

 

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Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Pricing Supplement. The Issuers will not amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum prior to the Closing Date unless the Representative shall previously have been furnished a copy of the proposed amendment or supplement at least two business days prior to the proposed use or filing, and shall not have objected to such amendment or supplement. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or distributing any Additional Written Communication, the Issuers will furnish to the Representative a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or distribute any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.

(b) Amendments and Supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act Matters. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Partnership Parties will immediately notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and (subject to Section 3(a) hereof) furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Pricing Disclosure Package will comply with all applicable law. If, prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Offering Memorandum is delivered to a Subsequent Purchaser, not misleading, or if in the judgment of the Representative or counsel for the Initial Purchasers it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Partnership Parties agree to promptly prepare (subject to Section 3 hereof), file with the Commission and furnish at its own expense to the Initial Purchasers, amendments or supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum so that the statements in the Final Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances at the Closing Date and at the time of sale of Securities, be misleading or so that the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with all applicable law.

Following the consummation of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of an applicable shelf registration statement and for so long as the Securities are outstanding, if, in the judgment of the Representative, the Initial Purchasers or any of their Affiliates are required to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of, or market-making activities with respect to, the Securities, the Partnership Parties agree to periodically amend the applicable registration statement so that the information contained therein complies with the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, to amend the applicable registration statement or supplement the related prospectus or the documents incorporated therein

 

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when necessary to reflect any material changes in the information provided therein so that the registration statement and the prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing as of the date the prospectus is so delivered, not misleading and to provide the Initial Purchasers with copies of each amendment or supplement filed and such other documents as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

The Issuers hereby expressly acknowledge that the indemnification and contribution provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof are specifically applicable and relate to each offering memorandum, registration statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement referred to in this Section 3.

(c) Copies of the Offering Memorandum. The Issuers agrees to furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many copies of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto as they shall reasonably request.

(d) Blue Sky Compliance. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantors shall cooperate with the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers to qualify or register (or to obtain exemptions from qualifying or registering) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States or any other jurisdictions designated by the Representative, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities. None of the Partnership Parties shall be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation. The Issuers will advise the Representative promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Partnership Parties shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

(e) Use of Proceeds. The Issuers shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Pricing Disclosure Package.

(f) The Depositary. The Issuers will cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and use its best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of the Depositary.

(g) Additional Issuer Information. Prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, the Issuers shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission all reports and documents required to be filed under Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act. Additionally, at any time when the

 

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Issuers is not subject to Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act, for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners from time to time of the Securities, the Issuers shall furnish, at its expense, upon request, to holders and beneficial owners of Securities and prospective purchasers of Securities information (“Additional Issuer Information”) satisfying the requirements of Rule 144A(d).

(h) Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the period of 45 days following the date hereof, the Issuers will not, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of Merrill Lynch), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the Issuers or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities of the Issuers (other than (i) as contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) Sunoco’s universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and (iii) to register the Exchange Securities).

(i) No Integration. Each of the Issuers agrees that it will not and will cause its Affiliates not to make any offer or sale of securities of the Issuers of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of “integration” referred to in Rule 502 under the Securities Act, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the sale of the Securities by the Issuers to the Initial Purchasers, (ii) the resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of the Securities by such Subsequent Purchasers to others) the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof or by Rule 144A or by Regulation S thereunder or otherwise.

(j) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. Each of the Issuers agrees that it will not and will not permit any of its respective Affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) to (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities within the meaning of Regulation S, and the Issuers will and will cause all such persons to comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S with respect to the Securities.

(k) No Restricted Resales. Until the date on which all registration statements required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall become effective, the Issuers will not, and will not permit any of their affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Notes that have been reacquired by any of them.

(l) Legended Securities. Each certificate for a Note will bear the legend contained in “Transfer Restrictions” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

 

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The Representative on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers, may, in its sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Partnership Parties of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses. Each of the Partnership Parties agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, (a) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Securities (including all printing and engraving costs), (b) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers, (c) all fees and expenses counsel to the Partnership Parties, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (d) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution (including any form of electronic distribution) of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including financial statements and exhibits), and all amendments and supplements thereto, and the Transaction Documents, (e) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Partnership Parties or the Initial Purchasers in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States or other jurisdictions designated by the Initial Purchasers (including, without limitation, the cost of preparing, printing and mailing preliminary and final blue sky or legal investment memoranda and any related supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, (f) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture, the Securities and the Exchange Securities, (g) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities or the Exchange Securities with the ratings agencies, (h) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Partnership Parties in connection with approval of the Securities by the Depositary for “book-entry” transfer, and the performance by the Partnership Parties of their respective other obligations under this Agreement and (i) all of its expenses incident to the “road show” for the offering of the Securities, including one half of the cost of any chartered airplane or other transportation. Except as provided in this Section 4 and Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.

SECTION 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchasers. The obligations of the several Initial Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Securities as provided herein on the Closing Date shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Issuers and the Guarantors set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made and to the timely performance by each of the Partnership Parties of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

(a) Accountants’ Comfort Letters. The Initial Purchasers shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a “comfort letter” addressed to the Initial Purchasers in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, covering the financial information in the Pricing Disclosure Package and other customary matters, from each of:

(i) Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm for Sunoco, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to Initial Purchasers with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package;

 

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(ii) Grant Thornton LLP, covering, without limitation, the financial statements of MACS as of December 31, 2013 and for the period from October 3, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and of MACS Holdings, LLC for the period from January 1, 2013 to October 2, 2013, as included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package;

(iii) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, covering, without limitation, the financial statements of MACS as of and for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, as included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package;

(iv) Deloitte & Touche LLP, covering, without limitation, the statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of Aloha, as included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package; and

(v) Grant Thornton LLP, covering, without limitation, the financial statements of SLLC as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, and the unaudited pro forma balance sheet and statement of operations of Sunoco for the year ended December 31, 2014, as included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package.

In addition, on the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from each accounting firm described in Sections 5(a)(i)-(iv), a “bring-down comfort letter” dated the Closing Date addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, in the form of the “comfort letter” delivered on the date hereof, except that (x) it shall cover the financial information in the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto and (y) procedures shall be brought down to a date no more than three days prior to the Closing Date.

(b) No Material Adverse Effect or Ratings Agency Change. For the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

(i) in the judgment of the Representative there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect; and

(ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded the Issuers or any of its subsidiaries or any of their securities or indebtedness by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(c) Opinions of Counsel for the Partnership Parties. On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received the favorable opinions and opinion regarding certain tax matters of Latham & Watkins LLP, outside counsel for the Partnership Parties, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., special Virginia counsel for the Partnership Parties, and Cades Schutte LLP, special Hawaii counsel for the Partnership Parties, each dated as of the Closing Date, the forms of which are attached as Exhibits B-1, B-2, and B-3, B-4 and B-5, respectively, and to such further effect as counsel to the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers. On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received the favorable opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated as of the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as may be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers.

(e) Officers’ Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received a written certificate executed by the President or Chief Executive Officer or President of the Issuers and each Guarantor and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Issuers and each Guarantor, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 5(b)(ii) hereof, and further to the effect that:

(i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date there has not occurred any Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Partnership Parties set forth in Section 1 hereof were true and correct as of the date hereof and are true and correct as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of the Closing Date; and

(iii) each of the Partnership Parties has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date.

(f) Indenture; Registration Rights Agreement. The Issuers and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered the Indenture and the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received executed copies thereof.

(g) Additional Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Issuers at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

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SECTION 6. Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers’ Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representative pursuant to Section 5 or 10 hereof, including if the sale to the Initial Purchasers of the Securities on the Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Issuers to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Issuers agree to reimburse the Initial Purchasers, severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Securities, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.

SECTION 7. Offer, Sale and Resale Procedures. Each of the Initial Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Issuers and each of the Guarantors, on the other hand, hereby agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities:

(a) Offers and sales of the Securities will be made only by the Initial Purchasers or Affiliates thereof qualified to do so in the jurisdictions in which such offers or sales are made. Each such offer or sale shall only be made to persons whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes to be Qualified Institutional Buyers or non-U.S. persons outside the United States to whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes offers and sales of the Securities may be made in reliance upon Regulation S upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I hereto, which Annex I is hereby expressly made a part hereof.

(b) No general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act) will be used in the United States in connection with the offering of the Securities.

(c) Upon original issuance by the Issuers, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, other than the Exchange Notes) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A

 

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NON-U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE, OR (C) IT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY),] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S,] ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUERS OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE, (D) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION D THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUERS’ AND THE TRUSTEE’S, OR REGISTRAR’S, AS

 

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APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C), (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE OR REGISTRAR. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144.

Following the sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers pursuant to the terms hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall not be liable or responsible to the Issuers for any losses, damages or liabilities suffered or incurred by the Issuers, including any losses, damages or liabilities under the Securities Act, arising from or relating to any resale or transfer of any Security.

SECTION 8. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers. Each of the Partnership Parties, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its Affiliates, selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Initial Purchasers, affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and to reimburse each Initial Purchaser and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Merrill Lynch) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Initial Purchaser or such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply, with respect to an Initial Purchaser, to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuers by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto). The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Partnership Parties may otherwise have.

 

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(b) Indemnification of the Issuers and the Guarantors. Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership Parties, each of their respective directors, officers and each person, if any, who controls the Partnership Parties within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Partnership Parties or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Initial Purchaser), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuers by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Partnership Parties and each such director, officer or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Partnership Parties or such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. Each of the Partnership Parties hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Initial Purchasers through the Representative have furnished to the Issuers expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in “Plan of Distribution—Commissions and Discounts,” the third and fourth sentences under the captions “Plan of Distribution—New Issue of Notes” and in “Plan of Distribution—Short Positions” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Initial Purchaser may otherwise have.

(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 8 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure

 

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(through the forfeiture of substantive rights and defenses) and shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that the indemnifying party may have to an indemnified party other than under this Section 8. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel (in each jurisdiction)), which shall be selected by Merrill Lynch (in the case of counsel representing the Initial Purchasers or their related persons), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.

(d) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this Section 8, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement and (iii) such indemnified party shall have given the indemnifying party at least 60 days prior notice of its intention to settle. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement,

 

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compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include any statements as to or any findings of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

SECTION 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (a) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (b) if the allocation provided by clause (a) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (a) above but also the relative fault of the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers, and the total discount received by the Initial Purchasers bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8 hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 8 hereof with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8 hereof for purposes of indemnification.

The Partnership Parties and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.

 

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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the discount received by such Initial Purchaser in connection with the Securities distributed by it. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective commitments as set forth opposite their names in Schedule A hereto. For purposes of this Section 9, each Affiliate, director and officer of an Initial Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchaser, and each director and officer of the Partnership Parties, and each person, if any, who controls the Partnership Parties within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Partnership Parties.

SECTION 10. Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by Merrill Lynch by notice given to Sunoco if at any time: (a) (i) trading or quotation in any of Sunoco’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), or (ii) trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the NYSE shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such quotation system or stock exchange by the Commission or FINRA; (b) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal, New York or Delaware State authorities; (c) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of Merrill Lynch is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering sale or delivery of the Securities in the manner and on the terms described in the Pricing Disclosure Package or to enforce contracts for the sale of Securities. Any termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of (i) the Partnership Parties to any Initial Purchaser, except that the Partnership Parties shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (ii) any Initial Purchaser to the Partnership Parties, or (iii) any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

SECTION 11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Partnership Parties, their respective officers and the several Initial Purchasers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser, the Partnership Parties or any of their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 12. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, couriered or facsimiled and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

If to the Initial Purchasers:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Facsimile: (917) 267-7085

Attention: High Yield Legal

with a copy to:

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Facsimile: (713) 615-5725

Attention: Sarah K. Morgan

If to the Partnership Parties:

Sunoco GP LLC

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, Texas 77073

Facsimile: (361) 693-3725

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

811 Main Street, 37th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Facsimile: (713) 546-5401

Attention: Debbie P. Yee

Any party hereto may change the address or facsimile number for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

SECTION 13. Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Initial Purchasers are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Partnership Parties, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Initial Purchasers to properly identify their respective clients.

SECTION 14. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the indemnified parties referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any Subsequent Purchaser or other purchaser of the Securities as such from any of the Initial Purchasers merely by reason of such purchase.

 

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SECTION 15. Authority of the Representative. Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by Merrill Lynch on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by Merrill Lynch shall be binding upon the Initial Purchasers.

SECTION 16. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

SECTION 17. Governing Law Provisions. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for suits, actions, or proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any Specified Court in a Related Proceeding a related judgment, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of the Specified Courts in any Related Proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceedings in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceedings brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

SECTION 18. Default of One or More of the Several Initial Purchasers. If any one or more of the several Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date, and the aggregate number of Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Initial Purchasers shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the number of Securities set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A hereto bears to the aggregate number of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the Initial Purchasers with the consent of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase on the Closing Date. If any one or more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate number of Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date, and arrangements

 

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satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and the Parent Guarantor for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In any such case either the Initial Purchasers or the Parent Guarantor shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Final Offering Memorandum or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.

As used in this Agreement, the term “Initial Purchaser” shall be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Initial Purchaser under this Section 18. Any action taken under this Section 18 shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.

SECTION 19. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. Each of the Partnership Parties acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Partnership Parties, on the one hand, and the several Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the Partnership Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Partnership Parties or their respective Affiliates, members, limited partners, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (c) no Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Partnership Parties with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Partnership Parties on other matters) or any other obligation to the Partnership Parties except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (d) the several Initial Purchasers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Partnership Parties, and the several Initial Purchasers have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any fiduciary or advisory relationship; and (e) the Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby, and the Partnership Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.

This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Partnership Parties and the several Initial Purchasers, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Partnership Parties hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Partnership Parties may have against the several Initial Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

SECTION 20. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Issuers the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

Very truly yours,

 

ISSUERS:
Sunoco LP
By: Sunoco GP LLC,
its general partner
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
Sunoco Finance Corp.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President
GENERAL PARTNER:
Sunoco GP LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President

Signature Page to Purchase Agreement


If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Issuers the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

Very truly yours,

 

GUARANTORS:
Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
Susser Energy Services LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
T&C Wholesale LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
Southside Oil, LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President

Signature Page to Purchase Agreement


Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President
MACS Retail LLC
By: Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Name: Mary E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President

Signature Page to Purchase Agreement


The foregoing Purchase Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Initial Purchasers as of the date first above written.

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
                         INCORPORATED

  Acting on behalf of itself

  and as the Representative of

  the several Initial Purchasers

By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                                Incorporated
By:

/s/ Tom Gardner

Name: Tom Gardner
Title: Managing Director

Signature Page to Purchase Agreement


SCHEDULE A

INITIAL PURCHASERS

 

Initial Purchasers

   Aggregate Principal
Amount of
Securities to be
Purchased
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

   $ 266,666,000   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     266,666,000   

BBVA Securities Inc.

     35,556,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

     35,556,000   

DNB Markets, Inc.

     35,556,000   

Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

     22,222,000   

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

     22,222,000   

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

     22,222,000   

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

     22,222,000   

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     17,778,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     17,778,000   

Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.

     17,778,000   

ING Financial Markets LLC

     17,778,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

$ 800,000,000   

Schedule A


SCHEDULE B

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

    Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation

 

    Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

    T&C Wholesale LLC, a Texas limited liability company

 

    Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

    Susser Energy Services LLC, a Texas limited liability company

 

    Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

    Southside Oil, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company

 

    MACS Retail LLC, a Virginia limited liability company

 

    Aloha Petroleum, Ltd., a Hawaii corporation

Schedule B


SCHEDULE C

LIST OF JURISDICTIONS OF ORGANIZATION AND FOREIGN QUALIFICATION

 

Entity

   Jurisdiction of
Formation
   Jurisdiction(s) of
Foreign Qualification

Sunoco LP

   Delaware    Texas

Sunoco GP LLC

   Delaware    Texas

Sunoco Finance Corp.

   Delaware    None

Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC

   Delaware    Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas

Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC

   Delaware    Texas

T&C Wholesale LLC

   Texas    None

Susser Energy Services LLC

   Texas    Arkansas
Kansas

New Mexico
Oklahoma

Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC

   Delaware    Maryland
Virginia

Southside Oil, LLC

   Virginia    Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia

MACS Retail LLC

   Virginia    Georgia
Tennessee

Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.

   Hawaii    None

Schedule C


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF PRICING SUPPLEMENT

 

LOGO

Sunoco LP

Sunoco Finance Corp.

$800,000,000 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

March 27, 2015

Term Sheet

Term Sheet dated March 27, 2015 to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated March 23, 2015. This Term Sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. The information in this Term Sheet supplements the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. Capitalized terms used in this Term Sheet but not defined have the meanings given them in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

 

Issuers Sunoco LP and Sunoco Finance Corp.
Guarantors All subsidiaries that guarantee the revolving credit facility and certain future subsidiaries
Title of Securities 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023
Aggregate Principal Amount $800,000,000
Distribution 144A/Regulation S with registration rights
Maturity Date April 1, 2023
Issue Price 100.000%
Coupon 6.375%
Yield to Maturity 6.375%
Interest Payment Dates April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2015

Exhibit A


Trade Date    March 27, 2015
Settlement Date    April 1, 2015 (T+3)
Optional Redemption    On or after April 1, 2018, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed during the twelve-month period indicated beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Price  
2018      104.781
2019      103.188
2020      101.594
2021 and thereafter      100.000

 

Make-Whole Redemption    Make-whole redemption at Treasury Rate + 50 basis points prior to April 1, 2018
Equity Clawback    Up to 35% prior to April 1, 2018 at 106.375% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest
Change of Control Put    101% plus accrued and unpaid interest
Joint Physical Book-Running Managers   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Co-Managers    BBVA Securities Inc.
   Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
   DNB Markets, Inc.
   Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
   SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
   SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
   U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
   BMO Capital Markets Corp.
   BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
   Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.
   ING Financial Markets LLC
CUSIP Numbers    Rule 144A: 86765L AA5
   Regulation S: U86759 AA2
ISIN Numbers    Rule 144A: US86765LAA52
   Regulation S: USU86759AA29

 

Exhibit A-2


Denominations Minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof

All information (including financial information) presented in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the changes described herein.

 

 

This material is strictly confidential and has been prepared by the Issuers solely for use in connection with the proposed offering of the securities described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. This material is personal to each offeree and does not constitute an offer to any other person or the public generally to subscribe for or otherwise acquire the securities. Please refer to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum for a complete description.

The securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are being offered only to (1) “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and (2) outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, and this communication is only being distributed to such persons.

This communication is not an offer to sell the securities and it is not a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

Any disclaimers or notices that may appear on this Term Sheet below the text of this legend are not applicable to this Term Sheet and should be disregarded. Such disclaimers may have been electronically generated as a result of this Term Sheet having been sent via, or posted on, Bloomberg or another electronic mail system.

 

Exhibit A-3


EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF OPINION OF LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

 

1. The Partnership is a limited partnership under the DRULPA, with limited partnership power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum. With your consent, based solely on certificates from public officials, we confirm that the Partnership is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do business in the States set forth opposite its name on Annex B hereto.

 

2. Finance Corp. is a corporation under the DGCL, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum. With your consent, based solely on certificates from public officials, we confirm that Finance Corp. is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do business in the States set forth opposite its name on Annex B hereto.

 

3. Each of the Delaware Guarantors is a limited liability company under the DLLCA, with limited liability company power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum. With your consent, based solely on certificates from public officials, we confirm that each of the Delaware Guarantors is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do business in the States set forth opposite its name on Annex B hereto.

 

4. Each of the Texas Guarantors is a limited liability company under the TBOC, with limited liability company power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum. With your consent, based solely on certificates from public officials, we confirm that each of the Texas Guarantors is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and is qualified to do business in the States set forth opposite its name on Annex B hereto.

 

5. The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership, corporate and limited liability company action, as applicable, of each Issuer and each Specified Guarantor, and has been duly executed and delivered by each Issuer and each Specified Guarantor.

 

6. The Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership and corporate action, as applicable, of each Issuer, has been duly executed and delivered by each Issuer and is the legally valid and binding agreement of each Issuer, enforceable against each Issuer in accordance with its terms.

 

7. The Indenture and the Guarantees contained in the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of each of the Specified Guarantors and constitute legally valid and binding agreements of each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms.

 

Exhibit B-1-1


8. The Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership and corporate action, as applicable, of each Issuer and, when executed, issued and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, will be legally valid and binding obligations of each Issuer, enforceable against each Issuer in accordance with their terms.

 

9. The execution, delivery and performance of the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership, corporate and limited liability company action, as applicable, of each Issuer and each Specified Guarantor, has been duly executed and delivered by each Issuer and each Specified Guarantor, and is the legally valid and binding agreement of each Issuer and each Guarantor, enforceable against each Issuer and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

 

10. The Issuers’ new 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Exchange Notes”), and the guarantees thereof by the Guarantors pursuant to the Indenture, to be issued in exchange for the Notes and the Guarantees pursuant to the registered exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership, corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, of each Issuer and each Specified Guarantor and, when executed, issued and authenticated (in the case of the Exchange Notes) and issued (in the case of the guarantees of the Exchange Notes) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered in accordance with the terms of the registered exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, will be legally valid and binding obligations of each Issuer and each Guarantor, enforceable against each Issuer and each Guarantor in accordance with their terms.

 

11. The execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, and the issuance and sale of the Notes and the Guarantees by the Issuers and the Specified Guarantors to you and the application of the net proceeds therefrom by the Partnership as described in the Offering Memorandum, and assuming the issuance and exchange of the Exchange Notes and the guarantees of the Exchange Notes occurred on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, such issuance and exchange of the Exchange Notes and the guarantees of the Exchange Notes, do not on the date hereof:

(i) violate the provisions of the Governing Documents;

(ii) result in the breach of or a default under any of the Specified Agreements;

(iii) violate any federal, New York or Texas statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuers and the Specified Guarantors or the DGCL, DLLCA or DRULPA; or

 

Exhibit B-1-2


(iv) require any consents, approvals, or authorizations to be obtained by the Issuers or the Specified Guarantors from, or any registrations, declarations or filings to be made by the Issuers or the Specified Guarantors with, any governmental authority under any federal, New York or Texas statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuers and the Specified Guarantors or the DGCL, DLLCA or DRULPA on or prior to the date hereof that have not been obtained or made.

 

12. The statements in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Description of Notes,” insofar as they purport to describe or summarize certain provisions of the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture, and under the captions “Description of Other Indebtedness” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” insofar as they purport to describe or summarize certain provisions of the documents referred to therein, are accurate summaries or descriptions in all material respects.

 

13. Each Issuer and Guarantor is not, and immediately after giving effect to the sale of the Notes in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the application of the proceeds as described in the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Use of Proceeds,” will not be required to be, registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

14. No registration of the Notes or the Guarantees under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, is required for the purchase of the Notes by you or the initial resale of the Notes by you, in each case, in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Offering Memorandum. We express no opinion, however, as to when or under what circumstances any Notes initially sold by you may be reoffered or resold.

 

Exhibit B-1-3


Annex C

Specified Agreements

 

1. Credit Agreement among Susser Petroleum Partners LP, as the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and an LC Issuer, dated September 25, 2014

 

2. Unit Purchase Agreement by and among Catterton Aggregating, LLC, the unitholders of the company signatory from time to time party thereto, Steven M. Uphoff, MACS Holdings, LLC, and the other signatories from time to time party thereto, dated June 23, 2010

 

3. Amendment to Unit Purchase Agreement, by and among Catterton Aggregating, LLC, Uphoff Holdco, LLC, Uppy’s Holdco, Inc., Steven M. Uphoff and Linda G. Uphoff, MACS Holdings, LLC and each of the Uphoff Real Estate Holders from time to time party thereto, dated March 27, 2012

 

4. Second Amendment to Unit Purchase Agreement, by and among Catterton Aggregating, LLC, Uphoff Holdco, LLC, Uppy’s Holdco, LLC, Uppy’s Holdco, Inc., Steven M. Uphoff and Linda G. Uphoff, MACS Holdings, LLC and each of the Uphoff Real Estate Holders from time to time party thereto, dated December 21, 2012

 

5. Omnibus Agreement by and among Susser Petroleum Partners LP, Susser Petroleum Partners GP LLC and Susser Holdings Corporation, dated September 25, 2012

 

6. Transportation Agreement between Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC and Susser Petroleum Company LLC, dated September 25, 2012

 

7. Unbranded Supply Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, by and between Susser Petroleum Company, LP and Valero Marketing and Supply Company, L.P., as assigned to Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC on September 25, 2012

 

8. Fuel Distribution Agreement by and among Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, Susser Holdings Corporation, Stripes LLC and Susser Petroleum Company LLC, dated September 25, 2012

 

9. Branded Motor Fuel Marketer Agreement between Susser Petroleum Operating Co. LLC and Chevron Products Company effective May 1, 2014

 

10. Unbranded Supply Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, by and between Susser Petroleum Company, LP and Valero Marketing and Supply Company, L.P., and assigned to Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC on September 25, 2012

 

11. Branded Distributor Marketing Agreement (Valero Brand) dated July 28, 2006, by and between Valero Marketing and Supply Company and Susser Petroleum Company, LP, and assigned to Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC on September 25, 2012

 

Exhibit B-1-4


12. Branded Distributor Marketing Agreement (Shamrock Brand) dated July 28, 2006, by and between Valero Marketing and Supply Company and Susser Petroleum Company, LP, and assigned to Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC on September 25, 2012

 

13. Master Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, by and between Valero Marketing and Supply Company and Susser Petroleum Company, LP, and assigned to Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC on September 25, 2012, as amended

 

Exhibit B-1-5


EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF 10B-5 LETTER OF LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

The primary purpose of our professional engagement was not to establish or confirm factual matters or financial or quantitative information. Therefore, we are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents (except to the extent expressly set forth in numbered paragraph 12 of our letter to you of even date or in our letter to you of even date with respect to certain tax matters), and have not made an independent check or verification thereof (except as aforesaid). However, in the course of acting as special counsel to the Issuers and the Guarantors in connection with the preparation by the Issuers and the Guarantors of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement and the Offering Memorandum, we reviewed the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, the Offering Memorandum and the Incorporated Documents, and participated in conferences and telephone conversations with officers and other representatives of the Issuers and the Guarantors, the independent public accountants for the Issuers and the Guarantors, and your counsel, during which conferences and conversations the contents of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, the Offering Memorandum and portions of certain of the Incorporated Documents and related matters were discussed. We also reviewed and relied upon certain corporate records and documents, letters from counsel and accountants, and oral and written statements of officers and other representatives of the Issuers, the Guarantors, the general partner of the Partnership and others as to the existence and consequence of certain factual and other matters.

Based on our participation, review and reliance as described above, we advise you that no facts came to our attention that caused us to believe that:

 

    the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as of []:00 [a.m.] [p.m.], New York City time, on March [], 2015 (together with the Incorporated Documents at that date), when taken together with the Pricing Supplement, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or

 

    the Offering Memorandum, as of its date or as of the date hereof (together with the Incorporated Documents at those dates), contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

it being understood that we express no belief with respect to the financial statements, financial statement schedules, or other financial data included or incorporated by reference in, or omitted from, the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents.

 

Exhibit B-2


EXHIBIT B-3

FORM OF TAX OPINION OF LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

Based on such facts and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations set forth herein and in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and Offering Memorandum, we hereby confirm that the statements in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and Offering Memorandum under the caption “Certain Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences,” insofar as such statements purport to constitute summaries of United States federal income tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the matters described therein in all material respects.

 

Exhibit B-3


EXHIBIT B-4

FORM OF OPINION OF KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.

 

1. Based solely upon the SCC Certificates, each of the Virginia Subsidiaries is a validly existing limited liability company under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 

2. Each of the Virginia Subsidiaries has the limited liability company power and authority under its Organizational Documents, and under applicable limited liability company law, to own, lease, and operate its properties and to conduct its business.

 

3. The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of each of the Virginia Subsidiaries and has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Virginia Subsidiaries.

 

4. Each of the Indenture and the Guarantees has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of each of the Virginia Subsidiaries and has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Virginia Subsidiaries.

 

5. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of each of the Virginia Subsidiaries and has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Virginia Subsidiaries.

 

6. The issuance of the Exchange Guarantees in exchange for the Guarantees pursuant to the registered exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of each of the Virginia Subsidiaries.

 

7. [The execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Guarantees by the Virginia Subsidiaries to you and, assuming the issuance and exchange of the guarantees of the Exchange Notes pursuant to the registered offer contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement occurred on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, such issuance and exchange of the guarantees of the Exchange Notes, do not on the date hereof:

 

  i. violate the provisions of the Organizational Documents;

 

  ii. violate any Virginia statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Virginia Subsidiaries limited liability company law; or

 

  iii. require any consents, approvals or authorizations to be obtained by the Virginia Subsidiaries from, or any registrations, declarations or filings to be made by the Virginia Subsidiaries with, any governmental authority under any Virginia statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Virginia Subsidiaries on or prior to the date hereof that have not been obtained or made.]

 

Exhibit B-4


EXHIBIT B-5

FORM OF OPINION OF CADES SCHUTTE LLP

 

1. The Hawaii Guarantor is a validly existing corporation under the laws of the State of Hawaii.

 

2. The Hawaii Guarantor has the corporate power and authority under its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and under applicable corporate law, to own, lease, and operate its properties and to conduct its business.

 

3. The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Hawaii Guarantor and has been duly executed and delivered by the Hawaii Guarantor.

 

4. Each of the Indenture and the Guarantee has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Hawaii Guarantor and has been duly executed and delivered by the Hawaii Guarantor.

 

5. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Hawaii Guarantor and has been duly executed and delivered by the Hawaii Guarantor.

 

6. The Exchange Guarantees to be issued in exchange for the Guarantee pursuant to the registered exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Hawaii Guarantor.

 

7. The execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, and the Registration Rights Agreement, the issuance of the Guarantee by the Hawaii Guarantor to you and, assuming the issuance and the exchange of the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Guarantee pursuant to the registered offering contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement occurred on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, such issuance and exchange of the Exchange Guarantee, do not on the date hereof: (a) violate the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the Bylaws of the Hawaii Guarantor; (b) violate any provision of any Hawaii statutory law or regulation applicable to the Hawaii Guarantor; or (c) require any consents, approvals or authorizations to be obtained by the Hawaii Guarantor from, or any registrations, declarations or filings to be made by the Hawaii Guarantor with, any governmental authority under any Hawaii statute law or regulation applicable to the Hawaii Guarantor on or prior to the date hereof that have not been obtained or made.

 

Exhibit B-5


ANNEX I

Resale Pursuant to Regulation S or Rule 144A. Each Initial Purchaser understands that:

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Securities in the United States or to, or for the benefit or account of, a U.S. person (other than a distributor), in each case, as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (i) as part of its distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities pursuant hereto and the Closing Date, other than in accordance with Regulation S or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, during such 40-day restricted period, it will not cause any advertisement with respect to the Securities (including any “tombstone” advertisement) to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and will not issue any circular relating to the Securities, except such advertisements as are permitted by and include the statements required by Regulation S.

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of a sale of Securities by it to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration during the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of Regulation S, it will send to such distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:

“The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of your distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the date the Securities were first offered to persons other than distributors in reliance upon Regulation S and the Closing Date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (or in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or to accredited investors in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), and in connection with any subsequent sale by you of the Securities covered hereby in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act during the period referred to above to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration, you must deliver a notice to substantially the foregoing effect. Terms used above have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S under the Securities Act.”

 

Annex I



Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

 

 

SUNOCO LP

SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.

AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

6.375% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of April 1, 2015

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Trustee

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section    Indenture Section

310 (a)(1)

   7.10

       (a)(2)

   7.10

       (a)(3)

   N.A.

       (a)(4)

   N.A.

       (a)(5)

   7.10

       (b)

   7.10

       (c)

   N.A.

311 (a)

   7.11

       (b)

   7.11

       (c)

   N.A.

312 (a)

   2.05

       (b)

   12.03

       (c)

   12.03

313 (a)

   7.06

       (b)(1)

   N.A.

       (b)(2)

   7.06; 7.07

       (c)

   7.06; 12.02

       (d)

   7.06

314 (a)

   4.03; 12.02; 12.05

       (b)

   N.A.

       (c)(1)

   12.04

       (c)(2)

   12.04

       (c)(3)

   N.A.

       (d)

   N.A.

       (e)

   12.05

       (f)

   N.A.

315 (a)

   7.01

       (b)

   7.05; 12.02

       (c)

   7.01

       (d)

   7.01

       (e)

   6.11

316 (a)(last sentence)

   2.09

       (a)(1)(A)

   6.05

       (a)(1)(B)

   6.04

       (a)(2)

   N.A.

       (b)

   6.07

       (c)

   2.12

317 (a)(1)

   6.08

       (a)(2)

   6.09

       (b)

   2.04

318 (a)

   12.01

       (b)

   N.A.

       (c)

   12.01

 

N.A. means not applicable.

 

* This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        

Page

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01  

Definitions.

   1
Section 1.02  

Other Definitions.

   24
Section 1.03  

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

   24
Section 1.04  

Rules of Construction.

   25
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01  

Form and Dating.

   25
Section 2.02  

Execution and Authentication.

   26
Section 2.03  

Registrar and Paying Agent.

   26
Section 2.04  

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

   26
Section 2.05  

Holder Lists.

   27
Section 2.06  

Transfer and Exchange.

   27
Section 2.07  

Replacement Notes.

   37
Section 2.08  

Outstanding Notes.

   37
Section 2.09  

Treasury Notes.

   38
Section 2.10  

Temporary Notes.

   38
Section 2.11  

Cancellation.

   38
Section 2.12  

Defaulted Interest.

   38
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE
Section 3.01  

Notices to Trustee.

   39
Section 3.02  

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

   39
Section 3.03  

Notice of Redemption.

   39
Section 3.04  

Effect of Notice of Redemption.

   40
Section 3.05  

Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

   40
Section 3.06  

Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

   41
Section 3.07  

Optional Redemption.

   41
Section 3.08  

Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

   42
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01  

Payment of Notes.

   43
Section 4.02  

Maintenance of Office or Agency.

   44
Section 4.03  

Reports.

   44
Section 4.04  

Compliance Certificate.

   45

 

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Section 4.05  

Taxes.

   45
Section 4.06  

Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

   46
Section 4.07  

Restricted Payments.

   46
Section 4.08  

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.

   49
Section 4.09  

Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity.

   50
Section 4.10  

Asset Sales.

   53
Section 4.11  

Transactions with Affiliates.

   55
Section 4.12  

Liens.

   57
Section 4.13  

Business Activities.

   57
Section 4.14  

Corporate Existence.

   57
Section 4.15  

Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

   57
Section 4.16  

Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.

   59
Section 4.17  

Additional Guarantees.

   59
Section 4.18  

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

   60
Section 4.19  

Termination of Covenants.

   60
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01  

Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.

   61
Section 5.02  

Successor Person Substituted.

   63
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01  

Events of Default.

   63
Section 6.02  

Acceleration.

   65
Section 6.03  

Other Remedies.

   65
Section 6.04  

Waiver of Past Defaults.

   65
Section 6.05  

Control by Majority.

   66
Section 6.06  

Limitation on Suits.

   66
Section 6.07  

Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

   66
Section 6.08  

Collection Suit by Trustee.

   66
Section 6.09  

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

   67
Section 6.10  

Priorities.

   67
Section 6.11  

Undertaking for Costs.

   67
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01  

Duties of Trustee.

   68
Section 7.02  

Rights of Trustee.

   69
Section 7.03  

Individual Rights of Trustee.

   70
Section 7.04  

Trustee’s Disclaimer.

   70
Section 7.05  

Notice of Defaults.

   70
Section 7.06  

Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

   70
Section 7.07  

Compensation and Indemnity.

   70
Section 7.08  

Replacement of Trustee.

   71

 

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Section 7.09  

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

   72
Section 7.10  

Eligibility; Disqualification.

   72
Section 7.11  

Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers.

   72
Section 7.12  

Force Majeure.

   72
Section 7.13  

U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

   73
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01  

Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

   73
Section 8.02  

Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

   73
Section 8.03  

Covenant Defeasance.

   74
Section 8.04  

Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

   74
Section 8.05  

Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

   75
Section 8.06  

Repayment to the Issuers.

   76
Section 8.07  

Reinstatement.

   76
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01  

Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

   77
Section 9.02  

With Consent of Holders of Notes.

   78
Section 9.03  

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

   79
Section 9.04  

Revocation and Effect of Consents.

   79
Section 9.05  

Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

   79
Section 9.06  

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

   80
ARTICLE 10
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.01  

Guarantee.

   80
Section 10.02  

Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

   81
Section 10.03  

Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.

   81
Section 10.04  

Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.

   82
Section 10.05  

Releases.

   82
ARTICLE 11
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01  

Satisfaction and Discharge.

   83
Section 11.02  

Application of Trust Money.

   84

 

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ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01  

Trust Indenture Act Controls.

   85
Section 12.02  

Notices.

   85
Section 12.03  

Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

   86
Section 12.04  

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

   86
Section 12.05  

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

   86
Section 12.06  

Rules by Trustee and Agents.

   87
Section 12.07  

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

   87
Section 12.08  

Governing Law.

   87
Section 12.09  

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

   87
Section 12.10  

Successors.

   87
Section 12.11  

Severability.

   87
Section 12.12  

Counterpart Originals.

   88
Section 12.13  

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

   88

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A   FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit B   FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C   FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D   FORM OF CERTIFICATE ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Exhibit E   FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Exhibit F   FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

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This INDENTURE, dated as of April 1, 2015, is among SUNOCO LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), SUNOCO FINANCE CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) of the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”):

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01 Definitions.

“144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or becomes a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person, but excluding Indebtedness which is extinguished, retired or repaid in connection with such Person merging with or becoming a Subsidiary of such specified Person; and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

“Additional Interest” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.

“Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 4.09 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.

“Agent” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.


“Applicable Premium” means with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, an amount equal to the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or

(2) the excess of: (a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at April 1, 2018 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07(b) hereof) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through April 1, 2018 (in each case excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the Note.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, that apply to such transfer or exchange.

“Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any properties or assets; provided, however, that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Sunoco LP and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 4.15 hereof and/or Section 5.01 hereof and not by Section 4.10 hereof; and

(2) the issuance of Equity Interests in any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves properties or assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $25.0 million;

(2) a transfer of properties or assets between or among Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(3) an issuance or sale of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP to Sunoco LP or to a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP;

(4) the sale or lease of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete properties or assets in the ordinary course of business;

(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents, Hedging Obligations or other financial instruments in the ordinary course of business;

(6) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.07 hereof or a Permitted Investment;

(7) any trade or exchange by Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP of properties or assets of any type for properties or assets of any type owned or held by another

 

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Person, including any disposition of some but not all of the Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP in exchange for assets or properties and after which the Person whose Equity Interests have been so disposed of continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets traded or exchanged by Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary (together with any cash or Cash Equivalents and liabilities assumed) is reasonably equivalent to the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets (together with any cash or Cash Equivalents and liabilities assumed) to be received by Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary; and provided, further, that any cash received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof; and

(8) the creation or perfection of a Lien that is not prohibited by Section 4.12 hereof and any disposition in connection with a Permitted Lien.

“Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”

“Available Cash” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement, as in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.

“Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors or board of managers of the general partner of the partnership, or, if such general partner is itself a limited partnership, then the board of directors or board of managers of its general partner;

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

 

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“Broker-Dealer” has the meaning attributed to the term “Participating Broker-Dealer” in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person,

but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars or, in an amount up to the amount necessary or appropriate to fund local operating expenses, other currencies;

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

(3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better;

(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

(5) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and

(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.

 

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“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Sunoco LP and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than a Qualified Owner, which occurrence is followed by a Ratings Decline within 90 days;

(2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Sunoco LP or the removal of the General Partner by the limited partners of Sunoco LP; or

(3) the consummation of any transaction (including any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than a Qualified Owner, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the General Partner or of Sunoco LP, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, which occurrence is followed by a Ratings Decline within 90 days.

Notwithstanding the preceding, a conversion of Sunoco LP from a limited partnership to a corporation, limited liability company or other form of entity or an exchange of all of the outstanding limited partnership interests for capital stock in a corporation, for member interests in a limited liability company or for Equity Interests in such other form of entity shall not constitute a Change of Control, so long as immediately following such conversion or exchange either (i) the “persons” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) who Beneficially Owned the Capital Stock of Sunoco LP immediately prior to such transactions continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity, or continue to Beneficially Own sufficient Equity Interests in such entity to elect a majority of its directors, managers, trustees or other persons serving in a similar capacity for such entity, and, in either case no “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), excluding any Qualified Owner, Beneficially Owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity or (ii) one or more Qualified Owners in the aggregate own more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity.

“Company Order” means a written order delivered to the Trustee by Sunoco LP and executed on its behalf by an Officer of the General Partner.

“Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:

(1) an amount equal to (i) any extraordinary loss plus (ii) any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale or the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(3) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease

 

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Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net of all payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses, charges or losses (excluding any such non-cash expense, charge or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses, charges or losses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense, charge or loss that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses, charges or losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(5) unrealized non-cash losses resulting from foreign currency balance sheet adjustments required by GAAP to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(6) all extraordinary or non-recurring items of gain or loss, or revenue or expense; minus

(7) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business,

in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

(1) the aggregate Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person;

(2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, partners or members;

(3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;

(4) unrealized losses and gains under derivative instruments included in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, including those resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815 will be excluded; and

(5) any nonrecurring charges relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or other charges in connection with redeeming or retiring any Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity will be excluded.

 

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“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, with respect to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of total assets included in such Person’s most recent quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP less applicable reserves reflected in such balance sheet, after (i) adding the aggregate incremental amount of total assets that would have resulted from an acquisition of assets from an Affiliate that is accounted for as a pooling had it been accounted for using purchase accounting and (ii) deducting the following amounts: (a) all current liabilities reflected in such balance sheet, and (b) all goodwill, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discounts and expenses and other like intangibles reflected in such balance sheet.

“Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Issuers.

“Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2014, by and among Sunoco LP (f/k/a/ Susser Petroleum Partners LP), the Guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders and collateral agent, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (including increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder).

“Credit Facilities” means, one or more debt facilities (including the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, accounts receivable financing (including through the sale of accounts receivable to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such accounts receivable) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time (including increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder).

“Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note’ attached thereto.

“Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

“Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by Sunoco LP) of non-cash consideration received by Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

 

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“Disqualified Equity” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Equity Interest), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Equity Interest, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Equity solely because the holders of the Equity Interest have the right to require Sunoco LP to repurchase or redeem such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Equity if the terms of such Equity Interest provide that Sunoco LP may not repurchase or redeem any such Equity Interest pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

“Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity and other than to a Subsidiary) made for cash on a primary basis by Sunoco LP after the date of this Indenture.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchange Notes” means the Notes issued in an Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 2.06(f) hereof.

“Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement.

“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement.

“Existing Indebtedness” means the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Sunoco LP and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in existence on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.

“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the General Partner (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture).

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any four-quarter reference period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. If the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Equity subsequent to the commencement of the applicable four-quarter reference period and

 

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on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Equity, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of such period.

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including any related financing transactions during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period, including any Consolidated Cash Flow and any pro forma expense and cost reductions that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial or accounting officer of Sunoco LP (regardless of whether those cost savings or operating improvements could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto);

(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;

(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;

(4) interest income reasonably anticipated by such Person to be received during the applicable four-quarter period from cash or Cash Equivalents held by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, which cash or Cash Equivalents exist on the Calculation Date or will exist as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, will be included;

(5) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the average rate in effect from the beginning of the applicable period to the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months); and

(6) if any Indebtedness is incurred under a revolving credit facility and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated based on the average daily balance of such Indebtedness for the four fiscal quarters subject to the pro forma calculation.

“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, (A) the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including amortization of debt issuance costs and

 

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original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus

(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

(4) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of Disqualified Equity of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Equity) or to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person; minus

(B) to the extent included in (A) above, write-offs of deferred financing costs of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and any charge related to, or any premium or penalty paid in connection with, paying any such Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to its Stated Maturity.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“General Partner” means Sunoco GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and permitted assigns as general partner of Sunoco LP or as the business entity with the ultimate authority to manage the business and operations of Sunoco LP.

“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

“Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4) or 2.06(f) hereof.

“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.

“guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.

 

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“Guarantors” means each of:

(1) the Subsidiaries of Sunoco LP executing this Indenture as initial Guarantors; and

(2) any other Subsidiary of Sunoco LP that becomes a Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture,

and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:

(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements entered into with one or more financial institutions and designed to reduce costs of borrowing or to protect the Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entering into the agreement against fluctuations in interest rates with respect to Indebtedness incurred;

(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk;

(3) foreign exchange contracts and currency protection agreements entered into with one of more financial institutions and designed to protect the Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries entering into the agreement against fluctuations in currency exchange rates with respect to Indebtedness incurred;

(4) any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in the price of Hydrocarbons used, produced, processed or sold by that Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time; and

(5) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

“Hydrocarbons” means crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all constituents, elements or compounds thereof and products refined or processed therefrom.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(1) in respect of borrowed money;

(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

(3) in respect of bankers’ acceptances;

(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;

 

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(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

(6) representing any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute “Indebtedness”:

(1) accrued expenses and trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business;

(2) any obligation of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of bid, performance, surety and similar bonds issued for the account of Sunoco LP and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, including guarantees and obligations of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit supporting such obligations (in each case other than an obligation for money borrowed);

(3) any Indebtedness that has been defeased in accordance with GAAP or defeased pursuant to the deposit of cash or Government Securities (in an amount sufficient to satisfy all such Indebtedness at fixed maturity or redemption, as applicable, and all payments of interest and premium, if any) in a trust or account created or pledged for the sole benefit of the holders of such Indebtedness and subject to no other Liens, and the other applicable terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness;

(4) any obligation arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such obligation is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence; and

(5) any obligation arising from any agreement providing for indemnities, guarantees, purchase price adjustments, holdbacks, contingency payment obligations based on the performance of the acquired or disposed assets or similar obligations (other than guarantees of Indebtedness) incurred by any Person in connection with the acquisition or disposition of assets.

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Initial Notes” means the first $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

“Initial Purchasers” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, BBVA Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., DNB Markets, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and ING Financial Markets LLC.

 

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“Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, that is not also a QIB.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 by Moody’s or BBB- by S&P (or, if either such entity ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of Sunoco LP, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act selected by Sunoco LP as a replacement agency).

“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding (1) commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business and (2) advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP, Sunoco LP will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of Sunoco LP’s Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(b) hereof.

“Joint Venture” means any Person that is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Sunoco LP in which Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries makes any Investment.

“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in Houston, Texas or the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.

“Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Issuers and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with an Exchange Offer.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction other than a precautionary financing statement respecting a lease not intended as a security interest. In no event shall a right of first refusal be deemed to constitute a Lien.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

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“Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:

(1) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with:

(a) any Asset Sale; or

(b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person; and

(2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).

“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of:

(1) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale,

(2) taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements,

(3) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than revolving credit Indebtedness except to the extent resulting in a permanent reduction in availability of such Indebtedness under a Credit Facility, secured by a Lien on the properties or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and all distributions and payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale, and

(4) any amounts to be set aside in any reserve established in accordance with GAAP or any amount placed in escrow, in either case for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such properties or assets or for liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries until such time as such reserve is reversed or such escrow arrangement is terminated, in which case Net Proceeds shall include only the amount of the reserve so reversed or the amount returned to Sunoco LP or its Restricted Subsidiaries from such escrow arrangement, as the case may be.

“Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

(1) as to which neither Sunoco LP nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise or (c) is the lender;

(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and

(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except as contemplated by clause (10) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.09 hereof, if any Non-Recourse Debt of any of Sunoco LP’s Unrestricted Subsidiaries ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, such event will be deemed to constitute an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP.

“Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

“Note Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

“Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include any Additional Notes.

“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

“Offering Memorandum” means the final Offering Memorandum of the Issuers, dated March 27, 2015 with respect to the Notes.

“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice President of such Person (or, if such Person is a limited partnership, the general partner of such Person, and in the case of Sunoco LP, the General Partner).

“Officers’ Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed on behalf of such Person by any two of its Officers, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of such Person that meets the requirements of Section 12.05 hereof.

“Operating Surplus” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement as in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 12.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to Sunoco LP, the General Partner, any Subsidiary of Sunoco LP or the General Partner or the Trustee.

“Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Sunoco LP (f/k/a Susser Petroleum Partners LP), dated as of September 25, 2012, as amended as of the date of this Indenture, and as such may be further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Permitted Business” means either (1) gathering, transporting, treating, processing, marketing, distributing, storing or otherwise handling Hydrocarbons, or activities or services reasonably

 

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related, ancillary or complementary thereto, or a reasonable extension or expansion thereof, including entering into Hedging Obligations to support these businesses, (2) any other business that generates gross income that constitutes “qualifying income” under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (3) the retail sale of motor fuel and the operation of convenience stores or activities or services reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto, or a reasonable extension or expansion thereof.

“Permitted Business Investments” means Investments by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP or in any Joint Venture, provided that:

(1) either (a) at the time of such Investment and immediately thereafter, Sunoco LP could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof or (b) such Investment does not exceed the aggregate amount of Incremental Funds (as defined in Section 4.07 hereof) not previously expended at the time of making such Investment;

(2) if such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture has outstanding Indebtedness at the time of such Investment, either (a) all such Indebtedness is Non-Recourse Debt or (b) any such Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Joint Venture that is recourse to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (which shall include all Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture for which Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may be directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, obligated to pay, whether pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness, by law or pursuant to any guarantee, including any “claw-back,” “make-well” or “keepwell” arrangement) could, at the time such Investment is made, be incurred at that time by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof; and

(3) such Unrestricted Subsidiary’s or Joint Venture’s activities are not outside the scope of the Permitted Business.

“Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in Sunoco LP or in a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP;

(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

(3) any Investment by Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP; or

(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its properties or assets to, or is liquidated into, Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP,

(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from:

(a) an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof; or

(b) pursuant to clause (7) of the items deemed not to be Asset Sales under the definition of “Asset Sale”;

 

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(5) any Investment in any Person solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity) of Sunoco LP;

(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or as a result of a foreclosure by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment in default; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;

(7) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations permitted to be incurred;

(8) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business of Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 million at any one time outstanding;

(9) repurchases of the Notes;

(10) any Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility, workers’ compensation and performance and other similar deposits and prepaid expenses made in the ordinary course of business;

(11) Permitted Business Investments;

(12) Investments owned by any Person at the time such Person merges with Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP, provided such Investments (a) are not incurred in contemplation of such merger or acquisition and (b) are, in the good faith determination of Sunoco LP, incidental to such merger or acquisition, and in each case renewals or extensions thereof in amounts not greater than the amount of such Investment;

(13) Investments existing on the date of this Indenture; and

(14) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (14) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (a) $60.0 million and (b) 5.0% of Sunoco LP’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(1) Liens securing any Indebtedness under any Credit Facilities and all Obligations and Hedging Obligations relating to such Indebtedness;

(2) Liens in favor of Sunoco LP or the Guarantors;

(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with Sunoco LP or any Subsidiary of Sunoco LP; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with Sunoco LP or the Subsidiary;

 

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(4) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition, and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;

(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by clause (4) of Section 4.09(b) hereof covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;

(7) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture (other than Liens securing the Credit Facilities);

(8) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes (or the Note Guarantees);

(9) Liens on any property or asset acquired, constructed or improved by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which (a) are in favor of the seller of such property or assets, in favor of the Person developing, constructing, repairing or improving such asset or property, or in favor of the Person that provided the funding for the acquisition, development, construction, repair or improvement cost, as the case may be, of such asset or property, (b) are created within 360 days after the acquisition, development, construction, repair or improvement, (c) secure the purchase price or development, construction, repair or improvement cost, as the case may be, of such asset or property in an amount up to 100% of the Fair Market Value of such acquisition, construction or improvement of such asset or property, and (d) are limited to the asset or property so acquired, constructed or improved (including the proceeds thereof, accessions thereto and upgrades thereof);

(10) Liens on and pledges of the Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Joint Venture owned by Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP to the extent securing Non-Recourse Debt or other Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture;

(11) Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on deposit with or in possession of such bank;

(12) Liens to secure performance of Hedging Obligations of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(13) Liens arising under construction contracts, interconnection agreements, operating agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, farmout agreements, division orders, contracts for purchase, gathering, processing, sale, transportation or exchange of crude oil, natural gas liquids, condensate and natural gas, natural gas storage agreements, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, real property leases and other agreements arising in the ordinary course of business of Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are customary in the Permitted Business;

 

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(14) Liens upon specific items of inventory, receivables or other goods or proceeds of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or receivables securitizations issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory, receivables or other goods or proceeds and permitted by Section 4.09;

(15) Liens securing any Indebtedness equally and ratably with all Obligations due under the Notes or any Note Guarantee pursuant to a contractual covenant that limits Liens in a manner substantially similar to Section 4.12;

(16) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP; provided, however, that, after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding and secured by any Liens pursuant to this clause (16) does not exceed the greater of (a) $60.0 million or (b) 5.0% of Sunoco LP’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at such time; and

(17) any Lien renewing, extending, refinancing or refunding a Lien permitted by clauses (3), (4), (6), (7) or (9) above; provided that (a) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to the renewal, extension, refinance or refund of such Lien, plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness secured thereby and the amount of all fees, expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith, and (b) no assets encumbered by any such Lien other than the assets permitted to be encumbered immediately prior to such renewal, extension, refinance or refund are encumbered thereby.

After termination of the covenants referred to in Section 4.19 hereof, for purposes of complying with the “Liens” covenant, the Liens described in clauses (1) and (16) of this definition of “Permitted Liens” will be Permitted Liens only to the extent those Liens secure Indebtedness not exceeding, at the time of determination, 15% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of Sunoco LP. Once effective, this 15% limitation on Permitted Liens will continue to apply during any later period in which the Notes do not have an Investment Grade Rating by both Rating Agencies.

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

(1) the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date no earlier than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;

 

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(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and

(4) such Indebtedness is not incurred (other than by way of a guarantee) by a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Finance Corp. or a Guarantor) if Sunoco LP is the issuer or other primary obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.

“Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1)(A) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

“Qualified Owner” means any of (i) LE GP, LLC., Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., (ii) any Person who Beneficially Owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock of any entity specified in clause (i) above or who Beneficially Owns sufficient Equity Interests in such entity to elect a majority of its directors, managers, trustees or other persons serving in a similar capacity for such entity and (iii) any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any entity specified in either clause (i) or clause (ii) above.

“Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P.

“Ratings Categories” means:

(1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and

(2) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories).

“Ratings Decline” means a decrease in the rating of the Notes by both Moody’s and S&P by one or more gradations (including gradations within Rating Categories as well as between Rating Categories). In determining whether the rating of the Notes has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within Ratings Categories, namely + or - for S&P, and 1, 2, and 3 for Moody’s, will be taken into account; for example, in the case of S&P, a ratings decline either from BB+ to BB or BB to BB- will constitute a decrease of one gradation.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means (i) with respect to the Initial Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof, and (ii) with respect to any Additional Notes, the comparable agreement, in each case as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

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“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.

“Responsible Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Reporting Default” means a Default described in clause (4) under Section 6.01.

“Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless specified otherwise, references to a Restricted Subsidiary refer to a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, Finance Corp. shall be a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP.

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Senior Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness owed to an Affiliate), unless the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness provides that such Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee of such Person, as the case may be.

“Shelf Registration Statement” means a registration statement effecting a Shelf Registration as defined in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability company (a) the sole general partner or member of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person, or (b) if there is more than a single general partner or member, either (x) the only managing general partners or managing members of which are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof) or (y) such Person owns or controls, directly or indirectly, a majority of the outstanding general partner interests, member interests or other Voting Stock of such partnership or limited liability company, respectively.

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to April 1, 2018; provided, however, that if such period is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, Sunoco LP shall obtain the Treasury Rate by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the Redemption Date to April 1, 2018, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used. Sunoco LP will (a) calculate the Treasury Rate on the second Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date and (b) prior to such Redemption Date file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail.

“Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

“Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend

 

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“Unrestricted Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Sunoco LP (other than Finance Corp. or any successor to it) that is designated by the Board of Directors of the General Partner as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(1) except to the extent permitted by subclause (2)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Business Investments,” has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(2) except as permitted under clause (4) of Section 4.09(b) hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Sunoco LP;

(3) is a Person with respect to which neither Sunoco LP nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

All Subsidiaries of an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be also Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

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Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

“Affiliate Transaction”    4.11
“Alternate Offer”    4.15
“Asset Sale Offer”    3.08
“Authentication Order”    2.02
“Change of Control Offer”    4.15
“Change of Control Payment”    4.15
“Change of Control Payment Date”    4.15
“Covenant Defeasance”    8.03
“DTC”    2.03
“Event of Default”    6.01
“Excess Proceeds”    4.10
“Incremental Funds”    4.07
“incur”    4.09
“Legal Defeasance”    8.02
“Offer Amount”    3.08
“Offer Period”    3.08
“Patriot Act”    7.13
“Paying Agent”    2.03
“Permitted Debt”    4.09
“Payment Default”    6.01
“Purchase Date”    3.08
“Redemption Date”    3.07
“Registrar”    2.03
“Restricted Payments”    4.07
“Termination Event”    4.19

 

Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“indenture securities” means the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

“indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Note;

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

“obligor” on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Issuers and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

 

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Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(5) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act or Exchange Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01 Form and Dating.

(a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

 

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Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication.

At least one Officer must sign the Notes for each of the Issuers by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.

A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Issuers signed by two Officers of each Issuer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue that may be validly issued under this Indenture, including any Additional Notes and Exchange Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Issuers pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuers to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Issuers.

 

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Issuers will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuers may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Issuers will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuers fail to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. Sunoco LP, Finance Corp. or any of Sunoco LP’s other Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Issuers initially appoint The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

The Issuers initially appoint the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Issuers will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuers in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuers at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than Sunoco LP or a Subsidiary) will have no further liability for

 

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the money. If Sunoco LP or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to Sunoco LP, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

 

Section 2.05 Holder Lists.

The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuers will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Issuers shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).

 

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Notes if:

(1) the Issuers deliver to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuers within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary; or

(2) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the Depositary notifies the Trustee of its decision to exchange the Global Notes for Definitive Notes.

Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Sections 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof.

(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(1) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted

 

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Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).

(2) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:

(A) both:

(i) a written order from a participant or an indirect participant in the Depositary given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

(ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the participant account to be credited with such increase; or

(B) both:

(i) a written order from a participant or an indirect participant in the Depositary given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

(ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (i) above.

Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Issuers in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(2) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof.

(3) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and

(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.

 

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(4) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and:

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers;

(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement; or

(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate, one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

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(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

(1) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to Sunoco LP or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

(2) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers;

 

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(B) such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement; or

(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (l)(b) thereof; or

(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(3) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Issuers will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the participant or indirect participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

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(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests. Definitive Notes may not be exchanged for beneficial interests in a Global Note.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).

(1) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

(2) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:

(A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to an Exchange Offer in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (i) a Broker-Dealer, (ii) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (iii) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers;

(B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement;

(C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to an Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement; or

(D) the Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

 

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(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(3) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

(f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of an Exchange Offer in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuers will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate:

(1) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A) they are not Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers; and

(2) Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (A) they are not Broker-Dealers, (B) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (C) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Issuers.

Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Issuers will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount.

(g) Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

(1) Private Placement Legend.

(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED,

 

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TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE, OR (C) IT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY),] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S,] ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUERS OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE, (D) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION D THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUERS’ AND THE TRUSTEE’S, OR REGISTRAR’S, AS APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C), (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE OR REGISTRAR. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144.”

 

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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (e)(2), (e)(3) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

(2) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUERS.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for

 

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or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuers will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of a Company Order or at the Registrar’s request.

(2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.08, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).

(3) [Reserved.]

(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Issuers, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(5) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuers will be required:

(A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange, any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection;

(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or

(C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

(6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Issuers may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Issuers shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes for original issue in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

(8) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or electronic transmission.

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Restricted Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.06(j), the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note and the Unrestricted Global Note, respectively, equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred. Following any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.06(j) of all of the beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note, such Restricted Global Note shall be cancelled.

(k) Transfers of Securities Held by Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.06, any certificate (i) evidencing a Note that has been transferred to an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Issuers, as evidenced by a notation on the certificate of transfer or certificate of exchange for such transfer or in the representation letter delivered in respect thereof, or (ii) evidencing a Note that has been acquired from an affiliate (other than by an affiliate) in a transaction or a chain of transactions not involving any public offering, as evidenced by a notation on the certificate of transfer or certificate of exchange for such transfer or in the representation letter delivered in respect thereof, shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Issuer, until one year after the last date on which either the Issuers or any affiliate of the Issuers was an owner of such Note, in each case, be in the form of a permanent Definitive Note and bear the private placement legend subject to the restrictions in this Section 2.06. The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to this Section 2.06(k). Sunoco LP, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable advance written notice to the Trustee.

 

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes.

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Issuers and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuers will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuers, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuers to protect the Issuers, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuers and the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of each of the Issuers and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes.

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuers or an Affiliate of the Issuers holds the Note; however, Notes held by Sunoco LP or a Subsidiary of Sunoco LP shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(a) hereof.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

 

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If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on it cease to accrue.

If the Paying Agent (other than Sunoco LP, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds as of 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on a Redemption Date or other maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest and Additional Interest, if any.

 

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuers or any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Issuers or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.10 Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuers may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuers consider appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuers will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Section 2.11 Cancellation.

The Issuers at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will destroy canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes will be delivered to the Issuers. The Issuers may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest.

If the Issuers default in a payment of interest on the Notes, they will pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Issuers will notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Issuers will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuers (or, upon the written request of the Issuers, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuers) will send or cause to be sent to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE

 

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee.

If the Issuers elect to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, Sunoco LP must furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before the giving of the notice of redemption pursuant to Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:

(1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur,

(2) the Redemption Date;

(3) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed;

(4) the redemption price, if then determinable and, if not, then a method for determination; and

(5) any conditions precedent with respect to such redemption.

 

Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption as follows:

(1) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed; or

(2) if the Notes are not listed on any national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate (except that Global Notes will be selected by such method DTC or its nominee or successor may require or, where such nominee or successor is the Trustee, a method that most nearly approximates pro rata selection as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate unless otherwise required by law).

No Notes of $2,000 or less can be redeemed in part.

 

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption.

Subject to the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuers will send or cause to be sent a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Article 8 or 11 hereof.

The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state:

(1) the Redemption Date;

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(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;

(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(6) that, unless the Issuers default in making such redemption payment, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section 3.02 of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;

(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and

(9) any conditions precedent with respect to such redemption.

At the Issuers’ request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Issuers’ names and at their expense; provided, however, that the Issuers have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days prior to the date of giving such notice (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph. Such Officers’ Certificate may be combined with the Officers’ Certificate referred to in Section 3.01.

 

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price, subject to satisfaction of conditions precedent specified in the applicable notice of redemption.

 

Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price.

By 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the redemption date, the Issuers will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Issuers any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuers in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed.

If the Issuers comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest and Additional Interest, if any, will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption is not so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Issuers to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

 

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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Issuers will issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuers a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.

 

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time prior to April 1, 2018, the Issuers may, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture at a redemption price of 106.375% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date, in an amount not greater than the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings, provided that:

(i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding Notes held by Sunoco LP and its Subsidiaries); and

(ii) the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of each such Equity Offering.

(b) On and after April 1, 2018, the Issuers may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or a part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2018

     104.781

2019

     103.188

2020

     101.594

2021 and thereafter

     100.000

(c) Prior to April 1, 2018, the Issuers may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or part of the Notes at a redemption price equal to the sum of the principal amount thereof, plus the Applicable Premium at the Redemption Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date).

(d) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

 

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Section 3.08 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, Sunoco LP is required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (an “Asset Sale Offer”), it will follow the procedures specified below.

The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets. The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “Purchase Date”), the Issuers will apply all Excess Proceeds (the “Offer Amount”) to the purchase of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and other Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made in the manner prescribed in the Notes.

If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Issuers will send a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:

(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.08 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open;

(2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest and Additional Interest, if any;

(4) that, unless the Issuers default in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer will cease to accrue interest and Additional Interest, if any, after the Purchase Date;

(5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;

(6) that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Issuers, a depositary, if appointed by the Issuers, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days before the Purchase Date;

(7) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Issuers, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the

 

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Offer Period, facsimile or electronic transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Issuers will select the Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Issuers so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased); and

(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).

On or before the Purchase Date, the Issuers will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount allocable to the Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount allocable to the Notes has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Issuers in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.08. The Issuers, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Issuers for purchase, and the Issuers will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, will authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Issuers to the Holder thereof. The Issuers will publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.

Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.08, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.08 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.06 hereof.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes.

The Issuers shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than Sunoco LP or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Issuers in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, then due. The Issuers will pay all Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner as interest on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement.

The Issuers shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; they shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

 

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The Issuers shall give the Trustee written notice of the amounts and payment dates of any Additional Interest that may become payable under any Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Issuers shall maintain in the continental United States an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuers fail to maintain any such required office or agency or fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

The Issuers may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Issuers of their obligation to maintain an office or agency in the continental United States for such purposes. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

The Issuers hereby designate the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Issuers in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.03 Reports.

(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, Sunoco LP will furnish (whether through hard copy or internet access) to the Holders of Notes or cause the Trustee to furnish to the Holders of Notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:

(1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if Sunoco LP were required to file such reports as a non-accelerated filer; and

(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if Sunoco LP were required to file such reports.

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports, including Section 3-10 of Regulation S-X. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on Sunoco LP’s consolidated financial statements by Sunoco LP’s independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, Sunoco LP will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and will post the reports on its website within those time periods.

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preceding paragraphs of this Section 4.03 with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing; provided that, for so long as Sunoco LP is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the time period for filing reports on Form 8-K shall be 5 Business Days after the event giving rise to the obligation to file such report. Sunoco LP will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept Sunoco LP’s filings for any reason, Sunoco LP will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if Sunoco LP were required to file those reports with the SEC.

(b) To the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, for so long as the Notes are outstanding, Sunoco LP will furnish to the Holders of the Notes, securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Sunoco LP will be deemed to have furnished such reports to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes if it has filed such reports with the SEC using the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available.

(c) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.03 is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including Sunoco LP’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate.

(a) The Issuers and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year (starting with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015), an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Issuers and Sunoco LP’s Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Issuers have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Issuers have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Issuers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto).

(b) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee, within ten Business Days upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Issuers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 4.05 Taxes.

The Issuers shall pay, and will cause each of Sunoco LP’s Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

 

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Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Issuers and each of the Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuers and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 4.07 Restricted Payments.

(a) Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of its outstanding Equity Interests (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of Sunoco LP’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than distributions or dividends payable in Equity Interests, excluding Disqualified Equity, of Sunoco LP and other than distributions or dividends payable to Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary);

(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Sunoco LP) any Equity Interests of Sunoco LP or any direct or indirect parent of Sunoco LP;

(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding intercompany Indebtedness between or among Sunoco LP and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of interest or principal within one month of the Stated Maturity thereof; or

(4) make any Restricted Investment,

(all such payments and other actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default (except a Reporting Default) or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment and either:

(1) if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Sunoco LP’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment is not less than 1.75 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of Section 4.07(b) hereof) during the quarter in which such Restricted Payment is made, is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

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(B) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds received by Sunoco LP (including the Fair Market Value of any Permitted Business or long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business to the extent acquired in consideration of Equity Interests of Sunoco LP (other than Disqualified Equity)) since the date of this Indenture as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of Sunoco LP (other than Disqualified Equity) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of Sunoco LP that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Equity or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of Sunoco LP); plus

(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of this Indenture is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, the return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any); plus

(D) the net reduction in Restricted Investments resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets in each case to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person (including Unrestricted Subsidiaries) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such amounts have not been included in Available Cash from Operating Surplus for any period commencing on or after the date of this Indenture (items (B), (C) and (D) being referred to as “Incremental Funds”); minus

(E) the aggregate amount of Incremental Funds previously expended pursuant to this clause (1) and clause (2) below; or

(2) if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Sunoco LP’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment is less than 1.75 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of Section 4.07(b) hereof) during the quarter in which such Restricted Payment is made (such Restricted Payments for purposes of this clause (2) meaning only distributions on common units and subordinated units of Sunoco LP, plus the related distribution on the general partner interest and any incentive distribution rights), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

(A) $200.0 million less the aggregate amount of all prior Restricted Payments made by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (2)(A) since the date of this Indenture; plus

(B) Incremental Funds to the extent not previously expended pursuant to this clause (2) or clause (1) above.

(b) The provisions of Section 4.07(a) hereof shall not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration, if at the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

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(2) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of subordinated Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any Guarantor or of any Equity Interests of Sunoco LP in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of, a substantially concurrent (a) capital contribution to Sunoco LP from any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP) or (b) sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP) of Equity Interests of Sunoco LP, with a sale being deemed substantially concurrent if such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition occurs not more than 120 days after such sale; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition will be excluded or deducted from the calculation of Available Cash from Operating Surplus and Incremental Funds;

(3) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of any subordinated Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or any Guarantor with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of, or in exchange for, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

(4) the payment of any distribution or dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP to the holders of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity) on a pro rata basis;

(5) so long as no Default (except a Reporting Default) has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP held by any current or former officer, director or employee of the General Partner, Sunoco LP or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement or plan, stock or unit option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $2.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (a) the cash proceeds received by Sunoco LP from the sale of Equity Interests of Sunoco LP to members of management or directors of the General Partner, Sunoco LP or its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the date of this Indenture (to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clauses (1)(B) or (2)(B) of Section 4.07(a) hereof), plus (b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Sunoco LP after the date of this Indenture;

(6) so long as no Default (except a Reporting Default) has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, payments of dividends on Disqualified Equity issued pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof;

(7) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible securities if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or other convertible securities;

(8) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of Sunoco LP;

(9) any purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of warrants, options or rights to acquire Equity Interests;

 

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(10) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to provisions similar to those in Sections 4.10 or 4.15 hereof; provided that prior to such repurchase, redemption or other acquisition Sunoco LP (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Indenture) shall have made a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as the case may be, with respect to the Notes and shall have repurchased all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Change of Control or Asset Sale Offer; or

(11) in connection with an acquisition by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the return to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of Sunoco LP or its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting a portion of the purchase consideration in settlement of indemnification claims.

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 4.07 will be determined, in the case of amounts of $50.0 million or more, by the Board of Directors of the General Partner, whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the Trustee. For the purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, if a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in the preceding clauses (1) – (11), Sunoco LP will be permitted to classify (or reclassify in whole or in part in its sole discretion) such Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.07.

 

Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.

(a) Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Equity Interests to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or to pay any indebtedness owed to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(2) make loans or advances to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) The restrictions in Section 4.08(a) hereof shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) agreements as in effect on the date of this Indenture and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements or the Indebtedness to which they relate; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend, distribution and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Indenture;

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(3) applicable law, rule, regulation, order, licenses, permits or similar governmental, judicial or regulatory restriction;

(4) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Equity Interests of a Person acquired by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Equity Interests were incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, the incurrence thereof was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Indenture;

(5) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts for purchase, gathering, processing, sale, transportation or exchange of crude oil, natural gas liquids, condensate and natural gas, natural gas storage agreements, transportation agreements or purchase and sale or exchange agreements, pipeline or terminaling agreements, or similar operational agreements or in licenses or leases, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(6) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (3) of Section 4.08(a) hereof;

(7) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;

(8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(9) Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of Section 4.12 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;

(10) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements, buy/sell agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(11) any agreement or instrument relating to any property or assets acquired after the date of this Indenture, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates only to the property or assets so acquired and is not and was not created in anticipation of such acquisitions;

(12) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(13) Hedging Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes from time to time.

 

Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity.

(a) Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including

 

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Acquired Debt), and Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, issue any Disqualified Equity; provided, however, that Sunoco LP and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) and Sunoco LP and the Restricted Subsidiaries may issue Disqualified Equity, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Sunoco LP’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Equity is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Equity had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

(b) The provisions of Section 4.09(a) hereof shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”) or the issuance of any Disqualified Equity described in clause (11) below:

(1) the incurrence by Sunoco LP and any Restricted Subsidiary of additional Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under one or more Credit Facilities, provided, that, after giving effect to such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (1) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (a) $1,500.0 million and (b) the sum of $1,200.0 million and 25.0% of Sunoco LP’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(2) the incurrence by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;

(3) the incurrence by Sunoco LP, Finance Corp. and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes issued on the date of this Indenture, any Notes issued in exchange for other Notes pursuant to the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, and the Note Guarantees;

(4) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), provided that after giving effect to such incurrence the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (a) $45.0 million and (b) 3.5% of Sunoco LP’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(5) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.09(a) hereof or clauses (2) or (3) of this Section 4.09(b) or this clause (5);

(6) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among Sunoco LP and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:

(A) if Sunoco LP or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not Sunoco LP or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly

 

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subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of Sunoco LP, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor, and

(B) (1) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP and (2) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);

(7) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(8) the guarantee by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 4.09; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes, then the guarantee shall be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

(9) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations relating to net gas balancing positions arising in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

(10) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Acquired Debt in connection with a transaction meeting either one of the financial tests set forth in Section 5.01(a)(4) hereof;

(11) the issuance by any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries to Sunoco LP or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Disqualified Equity; provided, however, that:

(a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Disqualified Equity being held by a Person other than Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP; and

(b) any sale or other transfer of any such Disqualified Equity to a Person that is not either Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP;

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Disqualified Equity by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (11);

(12) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of liability in respect of the Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP or any Joint Venture but only to the extent that such liability is the result of Sunoco LP’s or any such Restricted Subsidiary’s being a general partner of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture and not as guarantor of such Indebtedness and provided that, after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (12) and then outstanding does not exceed $50.0 million; and

(13) the incurrence by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness; provided that, after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (13) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (a) $60.0 million and (b) 5.0% of Sunoco LP’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

 

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Sunoco LP shall not incur, and shall not permit Finance Corp. or any Guarantor to incur, any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Sunoco LP, Finance Corp. or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness of a Person shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a first or junior Lien basis.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, if an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (13) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, Sunoco LP will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which Notes are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt.

The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Equity in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Equity shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Equity for purposes of this Section 4.09; provided, however, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges of Sunoco LP as accrued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 4.09 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.

 

Section 4.10 Asset Sales.

Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:

(1) Sunoco LP (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of;

(2) such Fair Market Value is determined by the Board of Directors of the General Partner if the value is $50.0 million or more, as evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors of the General Partner; and

(3) at least 75% of the aggregate consideration received by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Asset Sale and all other Asset Sales since the date of this Indenture is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash:

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liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation or indemnity agreement that releases Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary from or indemnifies against further liability;

(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by Sunoco LP or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are within 180 days after the Asset Sale (subject to ordinary settlement periods), converted by Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in that conversion;

(C) any Capital Stock or assets of the kind referenced in clause (2) or (4) of the next paragraph; and

(D) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by Sunoco LP), taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (d), not to exceed the greater of (i) $30.0 million and (ii) 2.5% of Sunoco LP’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale (or within 180 days after such 365-day period in the event Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a binding commitment with respect to such application), Sunoco LP (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply an amount equal to such Net Proceeds:

(1) to repay Senior Indebtedness of Sunoco LP and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or to make an offer to repurchase or redeem such Indebtedness, provided that such repurchase or redemption closes within 45 days after the end of such 365-day period or any permitted extension thereof as contemplated by the first sentence of this paragraph);

(2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP;

(3) to make a capital expenditure; or

(4) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business.

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.

Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in the second paragraph of this Section 4.10 will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $30.0 million, within five business days thereof, Sunoco LP will make an Asset Sale Offer, pursuant to Section 3.08, to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal

 

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amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the purchase date, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, Sunoco LP may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, then the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness shall be purchased on a pro rata basis (except that Global Notes will be selected by such method as DTC or its nominee or successor may require or, where such nominee or successor is the trustee, a method that most nearly approximates pro rata selection as the trustee deems fair and appropriate unless otherwise required by law). Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.

In making an Asset Sale Offer Sunoco LP will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and other securities laws and regulations. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof or this Section 4.10, Sunoco LP will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 3.08 hereof or this Section 4.10 by virtue of such compliance.

 

Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Sunoco LP (each an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:

(1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Sunoco LP or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

(2) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, Sunoco LP delivers to the Trustee a resolution of the Board of Directors of the General Partner set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions complies with clause (1) of this Section 4.11(a) and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner meeting the independence standards prescribed by the exchange upon which Sunoco LP’s common units representing limited partner interests in Sunoco LP are listed for trading.

(b) The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.11(a) hereof:

(1) any employment agreement, equity award, equity option or equity appreciation agreement or plan or any similar arrangement entered into by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;

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(3) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP) that is an Affiliate of Sunoco LP solely because Sunoco LP owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

(4) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity) of Sunoco LP to Affiliates of Sunoco LP;

(5) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments that do not violate Section 4.07 hereof;

(6) customary compensation, indemnification and other benefits made available to officers, directors or employees of Sunoco LP, a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP or the General Partner, including reimbursement or advancement of out-of-pocket expenses and provisions of officers’ and directors’ liability insurance;

(7) in the case of contracts for purchase, sale, transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids, hedging agreements, and handling, storage, or other operational contracts, any such contracts are entered into in the ordinary course of business on terms substantially similar to those contained in similar contracts entered into by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and third parties, or if neither Sunoco LP nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a similar contract with a third party, that the terms are no less favorable than those available from third parties on an arm’s length basis, as determined by the Board of Directors of the General Partner;

(8) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $2.5 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(9) transactions effected in accordance with the terms of (A) the Partnership Agreement, (B) the Contribution Agreement, dated September 25, 2012, by and among Susser Petroleum Partners LP, Susser Petroleum Partners GP LLC, Susser Holdings Corporation, Susser Holdings, L.L.C., Stripes LLC and Susser Petroleum Company LLC, (C) the Omnibus Agreement, dated September 25, 2012, by and among Susser Petroleum Partners LP, Susser Petroleum Partners GP LLC and Susser Holdings Corporation, (D) the Transportation Agreement, dated September 25, 2012, between Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC and Susser Petroleum Company LLC, (E) the Fuel Distribution Agreement, dated September 25, 2012, by and among Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, Susser Holdings Corporation, Stripes LLC and Susser Petroleum Company LLC and (F) each other agreement in effect on the date of this Indenture that is described in the Offering Memorandum, as each such agreement is in effect on the date of this Indenture, and any amendment or extension of such agreement so long as the terms of such amendment or extension, taken as a whole, are not less advantageous to Sunoco LP or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (as determined by the Board of Directors of the General Partner in its reasonable good faith judgment) in any material respect than the agreement so amended or extended; and

(10) any transaction with respect to which Sunoco LP has obtained an opinion from an independent accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing to the effect that such transaction is fair from a financial point of view to Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable.

 

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Section 4.12 Liens.

Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) securing Indebtedness (including any Attributable Debt) upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, unless all payments due under the Notes and the Note Guarantees are secured on an equal and ratable basis or on a senior basis with the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien (other than Permitted Liens).

 

Section 4.13 Business Activities.

Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Finance Corp. shall not hold any material assets, become liable for any material obligations or engage in any significant business activities; provided, that Finance Corp. may be a co-obligor or guarantor with respect to Indebtedness if Sunoco LP is an obligor on such Indebtedness and the net proceeds of such Indebtedness are received by Sunoco LP, Finance Corp. or one or more Guarantors. At any time after Sunoco LP is a corporation, Finance Corp. may consolidate or merge with or into Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.14 Corporate Existence.

Subject to Article 5 hereof, Sunoco LP shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

(1) its limited partnership existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of Sunoco LP or any such Restricted Subsidiary; and

(2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

provided, however, that Sunoco LP shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if it shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

 

Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, Sunoco LP shall make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder of Notes to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, Sunoco LP will send a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:

(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;

 

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(2) the purchase price and the Change of Control Payment Date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent;

(3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest and Additional Interest, if any;

(4) that, unless Sunoco LP defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest and Additional Interest, if any, after the Change of Control Payment Date;

(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile, electronic transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and

(7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Sunoco LP shall comply with all applicable requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.15, Sunoco LP shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue of such compliance.

(b) Promptly following the expiration of the Change of Control Offer, Sunoco LP will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. Promptly thereafter on the Change of Control Payment Date, Sunoco LP will:

(1) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

(2) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Issuers.

 

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The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes (or, to the extent the Notes are in global form, make such payment through the facilities of DTC), and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided; that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Sunoco LP will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

The provisions described above that require the Issuers to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.15, Sunoco LP will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.15 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer; (2) notice of redemption with respect to all outstanding Notes has been given pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price; or (3) in connection with, or in contemplation of, any publicly announced Change of Control, Sunoco LP has made an offer to purchase (an “Alternate Offer”) any and all Notes properly tendered at a cash price equal to or higher than the Change of Control Payment and has purchased all Notes properly tendered in accordance with the terms of such Alternate Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.

(d) In the event that Holders of not less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes accept a Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer and Sunoco LP purchases all of the Notes held by such Holders, Sunoco LP will have the right, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following the purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer described above, to redeem all of the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price equal to the Change of Control Payment or Alternate Offer price, as applicable, plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment or Alternate Offer price, as applicable, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of the Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date).

 

Section 4.16 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.

Sunoco LP shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; provided that Sunoco LP or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback transaction is permitted by, and Sunoco LP or such Restricted Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with, Section 4.10 hereof.

 

Section 4.17 Additional Guarantees.

If, after the date of this Indenture, any Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP that is not already a Guarantor guarantees any Indebtedness of either of the Issuers or any Guarantor under a Credit Facility, or any Domestic Subsidiary, if not then a Guarantor, incurs any Indebtedness under any Credit Facility, then in either case that Subsidiary will become a Guarantor by executing a supplemental

 

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indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto and delivering it to the Trustee within 20 Business Days of the date on which it guaranteed or incurred such Indebtedness, as the case may be; provided, however, that the preceding shall not apply to Subsidiaries of Sunoco LP that have been properly designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with this Indenture for so long as they continue to constitute Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the preceding, any Note Guarantee of a Restricted Subsidiary that was incurred pursuant to this paragraph as a result of its guarantee of any Indebtedness shall provide by its terms that it shall be automatically and unconditionally released upon the release or discharge of the guarantee that resulted in the creation of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Note Guarantee, except a discharge or release by, or as a result of payment under, such guarantee.

 

Section 4.18 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of Directors of the General Partner may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be either an Investment made as of the time of the designation that will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof or a Permitted Investment under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by Sunoco LP; provided that any designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Any designation of a Subsidiary of Sunoco LP as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the General Partner giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.09 hereof, Sunoco LP will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the General Partner may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.

 

Section 4.19 Termination of Covenants.

If at any time following the date of this Indenture, the Notes achieve an Investment Grade Rating and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing under this Indenture, Sunoco LP and its Restricted Subsidiaries will no longer be subject to the following provisions of this Indenture (a “Termination Event”):

(1) Section 4.07;

(2) Section 4.08;

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(4) Section 4.10;

(5) Section 4.11;

(6) Section 4.13;

(7) Section 4.16;

(8) Section 4.17;

(9) Section 4.18; and

(10) Section 5.01(a)(4).

Promptly after such Termination Event, Sunoco LP shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate certifying to such event.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

 

Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.

(a) Neither of the Issuers may, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Issuer is the surviving entity); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Sunoco LP and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

(1) either:

(A) such Issuer is the surviving entity; or

(B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; provided, however, that Finance Corp. may not consolidate or merge with or into any Person other than a corporation satisfying such requirement so long as Sunoco LP is not a corporation;

(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Issuer) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of such Issuer under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture hereto;

(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;

 

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(4) in the case of a transaction involving Sunoco LP and not Finance Corp., Sunoco LP or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Sunoco LP), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made, will, either:

(A) be, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a); or

(B) have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, on the date of such transaction and after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, not less than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Sunoco LP immediately prior to such transaction; and

(5) such Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or disposition and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture and all conditions precedent therein relating to such transaction have been satisfied;

provided that clauses (3) and (4) shall not apply to any sale of assets of a Restricted Subsidiary to Sunoco LP or another Restricted Subsidiary or the merger or consolidation of a Restricted Subsidiary into any Restricted Subsidiary or Sunoco LP.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.01(a), Sunoco LP is permitted to reorganize as any other form of entity in accordance with the procedures established in this Indenture; provided that:

(1) the reorganization involves the conversion (by merger, sale, legal conversion, contribution or exchange of assets or otherwise) of Sunoco LP into a form of entity other than a limited partnership formed under Delaware law;

(2) the entity so formed by or resulting from such reorganization is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

(3) the entity so formed by or resulting from such reorganization assumes all the obligations of Sunoco LP under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture hereto;

(4) immediately after such reorganization no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(5) such reorganization is not materially adverse to the Holders of Notes (for purposes of this clause (5) it is stipulated that such reorganization shall not be considered materially adverse to the Holders of the Notes solely because the successor or survivor of such reorganization (a) is subject to federal or state income taxation as an entity or (b) is considered to be an “includible corporation” of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504(b)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any similar state or local law).

(c) A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person), another Person, other than the Issuers or another Guarantor, except as permitted by Sections 10.04 and 10.05 hereof.

 

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Section 5.02 Successor Person Substituted.

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Sunoco LP in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which Sunoco LP is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to “Sunoco LP” shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to Sunoco LP), and may exercise every right and power of Sunoco LP under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as Sunoco LP herein, and thereafter (except in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of such Issuer’s properties or assets), such Issuer will be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01 Events of Default.

Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or Additional Interest, if any, with respect to, the Notes;

(2) default in the payment when due (at stated maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the Notes;

(3) failure by Sunoco LP or any Guarantor to (a) make a Change of Control Offer within the time periods set forth, or to consummate a purchase of notes when required pursuant to the terms described, in Section 4.15 hereof, (b) make an Asset Sale Offer within the time periods set forth, or consummate a purchase of Notes when required pursuant to the terms described in Section 4.10 hereof or (c) comply with the provisions of Section 5.01 hereof; provided that, with respect to (b) and (c), such failure will not constitute an Event of Default for 30 days if such failure is capable of cure;

(4) failure by Sunoco LP for 180 days after notice by the trustee or holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding to comply with the provisions of Section 4.03 hereof;

(5) failure by the Issuers or the Guarantors for 60 days after written notice by the trustee or holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding to comply with any of the other agreements in this Indenture;

 

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(6) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by Sunoco LP or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, if that default:

(A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or

(B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,

and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more, provided, however, that if, prior to any acceleration of the Notes, (i) any such Payment Default is cured or waived, (ii) any such acceleration is rescinded, or (iii) such Indebtedness is repaid during the 10 Business Day period commencing upon the end of any applicable grace period for such Payment Default or the occurrence of such acceleration, as applicable, any Default or Event of Default (but not any acceleration of the Notes) caused by such Payment Default or acceleration shall automatically be rescinded, so long as such rescission does not conflict with any judgment, decree or applicable law;

(7) failure by an Issuer or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $50.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;

(8) an Issuer or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Sunoco LP that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case,

(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,

(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or

(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

(9) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(A) is for relief against an Issuer or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Sunoco LP that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

(B) appoints a custodian of an Issuer or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Sunoco LP that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of an Issuer or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Sunoco LP that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

(C) orders the liquidation of an Issuer or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Sunoco LP that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

 

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and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; and

(10) except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its Obligations under its Note Guarantee.

 

Section 6.02 Acceleration.

In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (8) or (9) of Section 6.01 hereof, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare, by notice in writing to the Issuers, all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes.

 

Section 6.03 Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.

Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase); provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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Section 6.05 Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.

A Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:

(1) such Holder gives to the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole discretion against any loss, liability or expense;

(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5) during such 60-day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

 

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuers for the whole amount of principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on, the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

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Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuers (or any other obligor upon the Notes), their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 6.10 Priorities.

If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, respectively; and

Third: to the Issuers or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.

(a) If an Event of Default bas occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(2) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(3) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against any loss, liability or expense.

(f) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuers. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuers will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of each of the Issuers.

(f) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against the losses, liabilities and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(h) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(i) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture.

(j) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

(k) In no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, including but not limited to lost profits, irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action arising in connection with this Indenture.

 

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Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or any Affiliate of the Issuers with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the TIA) after a Default has occurred and is continuing it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

 

Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuers’ use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuers or upon the Issuers’ direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

 

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee will send to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

 

Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

(a) Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee will send to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also send all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).

(b) A copy of each report at the time of its delivery to the Holders of Notes will be mailed or delivered by the Trustee to the Issuers and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Issuers will promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.

 

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity.

(a) The Issuers will pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuers will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

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(b) The Issuers and the Guarantors will indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuers and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Issuers, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense which is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the Trustee’s own negligence or bad faith. The Trustee will notify the Issuers promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Issuers will not relieve the Issuers or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Issuers or such Guarantor will defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Issuers will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Issuers nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) The obligations of the Issuers and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(d) To secure the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(8) or (9) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

(f) The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

 

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee.

(a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

(b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuers. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Issuers in writing. The Issuers may remove the Trustee if:

(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

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(c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuers will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuers.

(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuers, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(f) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuers. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will send a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuers’ obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act will be the successor Trustee.

 

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification.

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).

 

Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuers.

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

Section 7.12 Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil

 

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or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

Section 7.13 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act (the “Patriot Act”), the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the Patriot Act.

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Issuers may, at their option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuers and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuers and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(2) the Issuers’ obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) this Article 8.

 

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Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuers may exercise their option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

 

Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuers and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.08, 4.03, 4.04 (except for paragraph (a) thereof to the extent required by the TIA), 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19 hereof and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes, and the Guarantors will be released from their obligations with respect to the Note Guarantees, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes to the extent permitted by GAAP). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Issuers and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3) through 6.01(7) inclusive hereof will not constitute Events of Default.

 

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:

(1) the Issuers must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Issuers must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular Redemption Date;

 

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(2) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

(A) the Issuers have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which Sunoco LP or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Sunoco LP or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

(6) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuers with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Issuers with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuers or others; and

(7) the Issuers must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including either Issuer acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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The Issuers will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Issuers from time to time upon the request of the Issuers any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

Section 8.06 Repayment to the Issuers.

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuers, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuers on their request or (if then held by the Issuers) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Issuers for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuers as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that, if any Notes then outstanding are in definitive form, the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Issuers cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuers.

 

Section 8.07 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Issuers make any payment of principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees without the consent of any Holder of Notes:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

(3) to provide for the assumption of the Issuers’ or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Issuers’ or such Guarantors’ properties or assets, as applicable;

(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any such Holder;

(5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;

(6) to conform the text of this Indenture or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such text of this Indenture or the Note Guarantees was intended to reflect such provision of the “Description of Notes”;

(7) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date of this Indenture;

(8) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a notation of Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes or to reflect the addition or release of a Note Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture;

(9) to secure the Notes and/or the Note Guarantees; or

(10) to provide for the reorganization of Sunoco LP as any other form of entity, in accordance with the provisions described in Section 5.01 hereof.

Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by resolutions of their Boards of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Issuers and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Sections 3.08, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof) and the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by resolutions of their Boards of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Issuers and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.

It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuers will send to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuers to send such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

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(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption or repurchase of the Notes (other than provisions relating to Sections 3.08, 4.10 or 4.15 hereof);

(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note;

(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of, principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes (other than as permitted by clause (7) below);

(7) waive a redemption or repurchase payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by Sections 4.10 or 4.15 hereof);

(8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

(9) make any change in the preceding amendment, supplement and waiver provisions.

 

Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes will be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

 

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder; except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 9.02.

 

Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuers in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Issuers may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until the Boards of Directors of each of the Issuers approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04 hereof, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. In the case of any amendment or supplement pursuant to Section 9.01(6) hereof, such Officers’ Certificate shall include a certification that the conforming change being made to this Indenture reflects the intent of the Issuers and the Initial Purchasers.

ARTICLE 10

NOTE GUARANTEES

 

Section 10.01 Guarantee.

(a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Issuers hereunder or thereunder, that:

(1) the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and

(2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuers, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or

 

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defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuers, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuers, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuers, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuers or the Guarantors, any amount paid by any of the foregoing to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

(d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.

 

Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.

To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.

 

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If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the notation of Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a notation of Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

In the event that the Issuers or any of Sunoco LP’s Restricted Subsidiaries creates or acquires any Domestic Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, if required by Section 4.17 hereof, the Issuers will cause such Domestic Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.17 hereof and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.

 

Section 10.04 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof, no Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Issuers or another Guarantor, unless:

(1) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(2) either:

(a) subject to Section 10.05 hereof, the Person acquiring the properties or assets in any such sale or other disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (other than the Guarantor) unconditionally assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under this Indenture and its Note Guarantee on the terms set forth herein, pursuant to a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto; or

(b) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation, Section 4.10 hereof.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, of such obligations, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the notations of Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Issuers and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

 

Section 10.05 Releases.

(a) In the event of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor, in each case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) Sunoco LP or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP, then such

 

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Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the Person acquiring the properties or assets (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of such Guarantor) will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee; provided that such sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.10 hereof. Upon delivery by the Issuers to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Issuers in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 hereof, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.

(b) Upon designation of any Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, such Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee.

(c) At such time as any Guarantor ceases to guarantee any other Indebtedness of an Issuer or another Guarantor, such Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee, provided that, if it is also a Domestic Subsidiary, it is no longer an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness under any Credit Facility; provided, however, that if, at any time following such release, that Guarantor incurs a guarantee under a Credit Facility, then such Guarantor shall be required to provide a Note Guarantee at such time.

(d) Upon Legal or Covenant Defeasance in accordance with Article 8 hereof or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 11 hereof, each Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee.

(e) Upon the first day on which the Notes achieve an Investment Grade Rating, each Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee.

Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee as provided in this Section 10.05 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 10.

ARTICLE 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder (except as otherwise specified herein), when:

(1) either:

(a) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuers, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

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of the sending of a notice of redemption or otherwise and the Issuers or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of fixed maturity or redemption;

(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which Sunoco LP or any Guarantor is a party or by which Sunoco LP or any Guarantor is bound;

(3) the Issuers or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

(4) the Issuers have delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at fixed maturity or on the Redemption Date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Issuers must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money or Government Securities have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (2) of clause (a) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10, 8.06 and 11.02 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 11.01 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including either Issuer acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium and Additional Interest, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or

 

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judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuers’ and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01 hereof, provided that if the Issuers have made any payment of principal of, premium or Additional Interest, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls.

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties will control.

 

Section 12.02 Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Issuers, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing in the English language and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

 

If to the Issuers and/or any Guarantor:

Sunoco LP

Sunoco Finance Corp.

555 East Airtex Drive
Houston, TX 77073
Facsimile No.: (361) 693-3725
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
811 Main Street, Suite 3700
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile No.: (713) 546-5401
Attention: Debbie P. Yee
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe Street
Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77056

The Issuers, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

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All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. When the Notes are represented by one or more Global Notes, all notices will be deemed to be given when sent pursuant to the Applicable Procedures.

Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. When the Notes are represented by one or more Global Notes, all notices or communications will be sent pursuant to the Applicable Procedures and will be deemed to be given when sent pursuant to such procedures. Any notice or communication will also be so mailed or sent to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail or send a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is mailed or otherwise sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Issuers mail a notice or communication to Holders, they will mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

 

Section 12.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuers, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

 

Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Issuers to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 12.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be required to furnish such Opinion of Counsel in connection with their request for the Trustee to authenticate the Initial Notes on the date of this Indenture.

 

Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) must comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and must include:

(1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

 

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(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

 

Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

None of the Trustee, the General Partner or any past, present or future director, officer, partner, member, employee, incorporator, manager or unit holder or other owner of Equity Interests of the Trustee, the General Partner, the Issuers or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

Section 12.08 Governing Law.

THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES.

 

Section 12.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of Sunoco LP or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

Section 12.10 Successors.

All agreements of the Issuers in this Indenture and the Notes will bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof.

 

Section 12.11 Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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Section 12.12 Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

Section 12.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

[Signatures on following pages]

 

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SIGNATURES

Dated as of the date first written above.

 

SUNOCO LP
By: Sunoco GP LLC, its general partner
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Robert W. Owens
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

GUARANTORS
SUSSER PETROLEUM OPERATING
COMPANY LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

SUSSER ENERGY SERVICES LLC
T&C WHOLESALE LLC
SOUTHSIDE OIL, LLC
SUSSER PETROLEUM PROPERTY
COMPANY LLC
By:

Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC,

its sole member

By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

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MID-ATLANTIC CONVENIENCE STORES, LLC
By:

Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC,

its sole member

By:

Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC,

its sole member

By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

ALOHA PETROLEUM, LTD.
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

MACS RETAIL LLC
By:

Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC,

its sole member

By:

Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC,

its sole member

By:

Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC,

its sole member

By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By: 

/s/ Mauri J. Cowen

Mauri J. Cowen

Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Face of Note]

CUSIP No. 86765L AA5

ISIN No. US86765LAA52

6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

 

No.              $        

SUNOCO LP

and

SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.

promise to pay to         , or registered assigns,

the principal sum of         DOLLARS on April 1, 2023.

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1, beginning on October 1, 2015

Record Dates: March 15 and September 15

 

SUNOCO LP
By:

Sunoco GP LLC,

its general partner

By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to

in the within-mentioned Indenture:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:

 

Authorized Signatory
Dated:             , 20    

 

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[Back of Note]

6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

(1) Interest. Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), jointly and severally promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note at 6.375% per annum and shall pay the Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Issuers will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2015, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date. The Issuers will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; they will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any (without regard to any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

(2) Method of Payment. The Issuers will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) and Additional Interest, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Holders of Definitive Notes must surrender their Notes to the Paying Agent to collect payments of principal and premium, if any, due at maturity. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Issuers maintained for such purpose within the continental United States, or, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes for which the Holders of $5.0 million or more in principal amount of which have provided wire transfer instructions to an account in the United States to the Issuers or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

(3) Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. Sunoco LP or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

(4) Indenture. The Issuers issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”) among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such

 

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terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Issuers. The Notes were validly issued in an aggregate principal amount of $800.0 million on the date of the Indenture. Additional Notes may be issued thereunder subject to the terms of the Indenture.

(5) Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time prior to April 1, 2018, the Issuers may, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture at a redemption price of 106.375% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date), in an amount not greater than the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings, provided that:

(i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding Notes held by Sunoco LP and its Subsidiaries); and

(ii) the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of each such Equity Offering.

(b) On and after April 1, 2018, the Issuers may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or a part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2018

     104.781

2019

     103.188

2020

     101.594

2021 and thereafter

     100.000

(c) Prior to April 1, 2018, the Issuers may, on one or more occasions, redeem all or part of the Notes at a redemption price equal to the sum of the principal amount thereof, plus the Applicable Premium at the Redemption Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Redemption Date).

Unless the Issuers default in the payment of the redemption price, interest and Additional Interest, if any, will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable Redemption Date.

(d) In the event that Holders of not less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes accept a Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer and Sunoco LP purchases all of the Notes held by such Holders, Sunoco LP will have the right, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following the purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer, to redeem all of the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price equal to the Change of Control Payment or Alternate Offer price, as applicable, plus, to

 

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the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment or Alternate Offer price, as applicable, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the right of the Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is prior to the Redemption Date).

(6) Repurchase at the Option of Holder.

(a) If there is a Change of Control, the Issuers will be required to make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuers will send a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

(b) If the Issuers or a Restricted Subsidiary of Sunoco LP consummates any Asset Sale, in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture, the Issuers may be required to commence an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Holders of Definitive Notes that are the subject of an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes.

(7) Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be sent at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed.

(8) Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

(9) Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note will be treated as its owner for all purposes.

 

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(10) Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented for certain purposes as described in the Indenture.

(11) Defaults and Remedies. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, as described in the Indenture, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes.

(12) Trustee Dealings with the Issuers. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Issuers or their Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

(13) No Recourse Against Others. None of the Trustee, the General Partner or any past, present or future director, officer, partner, member, employee, incorporator, manager or unit holder or other owner of Equity Interests of the Trustee, the General Partner, the Issuers or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

(14) Authentication. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

(15) Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

(16) Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes issued after the date of the Indenture will have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 1, 2015, among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof or, in the case of Additional Notes, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes will have the rights set forth in one or more registration rights agreements, if any, among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the other parties thereto, relating to rights given by the Issuers and the Guarantors to the purchasers of any Additional Notes (collectively, the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

 

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(17) CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuers have caused CUSIP numbers and corresponding ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers and corresponding ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

(18) GOVERNING LAW. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES.

The Issuers will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to:

 

Sunoco LP
Sunoco Finance Corp.
555 East Airtex Drive
Houston, TX 77073
Attention: Senior Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations

 

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Assignment Form

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to: (Insert assignee’s legal name)

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:

 

 

Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

Signature Guarantee*:

 

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

¨ Section 4.10                                        ¨ Section 4.15

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$        

 

Date:

 

 

Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:

 

Signature Guarantee*:

 

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange    Amount of decrease
in Principal Amount
of this Global Note
   Amount of increase
in Principal Amount
of this Global Note
   Principal Amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease (or
increase)
   Signature of
authorized officer of
Trustee or Custodian
           
           
           

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Sunoco LP

Sunoco Finance Corp.

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, TX 77073

U.S. Bank National Association

5555 San Felipe Street

Suite 1150

Houston, TX 77056

Re: 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

            (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $         in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to              (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

2. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a

 

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designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

3. Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

(a) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

or

(b) such Transfer is being effected to the Issuers or a subsidiary thereof;

or

(c) such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;

or

(d) such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on a Restricted Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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4. Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

(a) Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(b) Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(c) Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuers.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

Dated:

 

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

  1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

  (a) a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i) 144A Global Note (CUSIP             ), or

 

  (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP             ), or

 

  2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

[CHECK ONE OF]

 

  (a) a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i) 144A Global Note (CUSIP             ), or

 

  (ii) Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP             ), or

 

  (iii) Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP             ); or

 

  (b) a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

  (c) an Unrestricted Definitive Note,

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Sunoco LP

Sunoco Finance Corp.

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, TX 77073

U.S. Bank National Association

5555 San Felipe Street

Suite 1150

Houston, TX 77056

Re: 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

(CUSIP 86765L AA5)

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

                     (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $         in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

(a) Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(b) Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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(c) [Reserved]

(d) Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

(a) Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuers.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

Dated:

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM

ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

Sunoco LP

Sunoco Finance Corp.

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, TX 77073

U.S. Bank National Association

5555 San Felipe Street

Suite 1150

Houston, TX 77056

Re: 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

In connection with our proposed purchase of $         aggregate principal amount of:

 

  (a) a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or

 

  (b) a Definitive Note,

we confirm that:

1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to Sunoco LP or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Issuers a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuers to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.

 

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3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Issuers such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Issuers may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.

You and the Issuers are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

Dated:

 

 

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EXHIBIT E

[FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE]

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on, the Notes, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same, (i) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions (ii) authorizes and directs the Trustee, on behalf of such Holder, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in the Indenture and (iii) appoints the Trustee attorney-in-fact of such Holder for such purpose.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

[Name of Guarantor(s)]
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

Dated:

 

 

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EXHIBIT F

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of             , 20     , among              (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and Sunoco Finance Corp. (“Finance Corp.” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Issuers”), the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Issuers have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of April 1, 2015 providing for the issuance of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers’ Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

3. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer, partner, member, employee, incorporator, manager or unit holder or other owner of Equity Interests of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

 

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5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Issuers.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Dated:             , 20    

 

[Guaranteeing Subsidiary]
By:

 

Name:
Title:
SUNOCO LP
By:

Sunoco GP LLC,

its general partner

By:

 

Name:
Title:
SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

 

Name:
Title:
[Existing Guarantors]
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit 4.2

Execution Version

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated April 1, 2015 (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and among Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Guarantors”), ETP Retail Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ETP Retail”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), on behalf of itself and the other initial purchasers listed on Schedule A of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”).

The Issuers, the Initial Guarantors and Merrill Lynch, as representative of the Initial Purchasers, are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated March 27, 2015 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Issuers to the Initial Purchasers of $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Securities”), which will be guaranteed on an unsecured basis by each of the Guarantors and which will have the benefit of a limited contingent guarantee by ETP Retail (the “ETP Limited Guarantee”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Partnership that executes a Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this Agreement.

Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Business Day” shall mean 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.

ETP Limited Guarantee” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

ETP Retail” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any successor of ETP Retail.

ETP Retail Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b) hereof.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.


Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the Issuers and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture, having the benefit of the ETP Limited Guarantee and containing terms substantially identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

Finance Corp.” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include Finance Corp.’s successor.

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Issuers or used or referred to by the Issuers in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.

Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and guarantees of the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture.

Guarantors” shall mean the Initial Guarantors, any Additional Guarantors and any Guarantor’s successor that guarantee the Securities.

Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that, for purposes of Section 4 and Section 5 hereof, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of April 1, 2015 among the Issuers, the Initial Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.

Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.

Issuers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Issuers’ respective successors.

Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Issuers or any of its affiliates shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the Issuers shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained.

Merrill Lynch” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a notice of registration statement and selling security holder questionnaire distributed to a Holder by the Issuers upon receipt of a Shelf Request from such Holder.

Offering Memorandum” shall mean the final offering memorandum dated March 27, 2015 and delivered to the Initial Purchasers.

Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

Participating Holder” shall mean any Holder of Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Issuers in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof.

Partnership” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Partnership’s successor.

Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

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Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged and disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, or (ii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding; provided, however, that Securities held by an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer shall remain Registrable Securities notwithstanding the consummation of the Exchange Offer.

Registration Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Exchange Offer is not completed on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not become effective on or before the Target Registration Date, (iii) if the Issuers receive a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii), the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed thereby has not become effective on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period or (v) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter, on more than two occasions in any 12-month period during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, the Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement.

Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Participating Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Participating Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities held by such Participating Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent registered public accountants of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than

 

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fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.

Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.

Target Registration Date” shall mean 365 days after the date hereof.

Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time.

Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.

Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

 

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2. Registration Under the Securities Act.

(a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall use their reasonable efforts to (x) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (y) have such Exchange Offer Registration Statement become and remain effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers. The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than the Target Registration Date.

The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:

(i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;

(ii) the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);

(iii) that the interest on the Exchange Securities will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the Securities, or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement);

(iv) that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest set forth on the cover page of the Offering Memorandum and will be subject to all of the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture, including the transfer restrictions;

(v) that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address and in the manner specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and

(vi) that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address specified in the notice, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities.

 

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As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail that (1) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (2) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (3) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail and (4) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall:

(I) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and

(II) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Issuers and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.

The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall use their reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff.

(b) In the event that (i) the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) hereof is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed by the Target Registration Date; or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial Purchaser representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective; provided that no Holder will be entitled to have any Registrable Securities included in any Shelf Registration Statement, or entitled to use the prospectus forming a part of such Shelf Registration Statement, until such Holder shall have delivered a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire and provided such other information regarding such Holder to the Issuers as is contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof.

 

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In the event that the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall use their reasonable efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer.

The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail agree to use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement and, (y) the date on which all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold or otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Issuers for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail agree to furnish to the Participating Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.

(c) The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

(d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period beginning on the day immediately following such Registration Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until and including the date such Registration Default ends, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum. A Registration Default ends when the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or, if earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (i) of the definition thereof, when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective or is no longer required to be effective or (3) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (iv) or clause (v) of the definition thereof, when the

 

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Shelf Registration Statement again becomes effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. If at any time more than one Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, then, until the next date that there is no Registration Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph shall apply as if there occurred a single Registration Default that begins on the date that the earliest such Registration Default occurred and ends on such next date that there is no Registration Default.

(e) Any additional interest paid in accordance with this Section 2 shall be (i) liquidated damages and shall be paid by the Issuers and the Guarantors on the next scheduled interest payment date in the same manner as other interest is paid on the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Indenture and (ii) the sole and exclusive remedy available to Holders due to a failure by the Issuers, Guarantors’ and ETP Retail to comply with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b).

3. Registration Procedures.

(a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall as expeditiously as possible:

(i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (A) shall be selected by the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail, (B) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (C) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use their reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(a)(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;

(iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing Prospectus that is required to be filed by the Issuers, the Guarantors or ETP Retail with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act and to retain any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;

(iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Participating Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Participating Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other

 

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disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to Section 3(c) hereof, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the Participating Holders and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;

(v) use their commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Participating Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Participating Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Participating Holder; provided that the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall not be required to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where they would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject themselves to taxation in any such jurisdiction if they are not so subject;

(vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Participating Holder and counsel for such Participating Holders promptly and, if requested by any such Participating Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, when any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Issuers of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of any Issuer or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free

 

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Writing Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus would be appropriate;

(vii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, including by filing an amendment to such Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder or Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;

(viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

(ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Participating Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Participating Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;

(x) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus, Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall notify the Participating Holders (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) and the Initial Purchasers and any Participating Broker-Dealers known to the Issuers (in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Participating Holders, such Participating Broker-Dealers and the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail have amended or supplemented the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to correct such misstatement or omission;

 

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(xi) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Participating Holders and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of such document; and the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) shall object; provided that this clause (xi) shall not apply to any filing by the Issuers, the Guarantors or ETP Retail of any annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q or current report on Form 8-K with respect to matters unrelated to the Securities, the Registrable Securities and the Exchange Securities and the offering or exchange therefor, unless such filing is incorporated by reference into any Shelf Registration Statement, any Prospectus included therein or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing;

(xii) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;

(xiii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

(xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Participating Holders (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders and any attorneys and accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Issuers, ETP Retail and their

 

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respective subsidiaries, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter;

(xv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system on which similar securities issued or guaranteed by any Issuer or any Guarantor are then listed if requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing requirements;

(xvi) if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Participating Holder as such Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Issuers have received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;

(xvii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Issuers and their subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each Participating Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent registered public accountants of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail (and, if necessary, any other registered public accountant of any subsidiary of any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail, or of any business acquired by any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in

 

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“comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and

(xviii) so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Partnership of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such counterpart, together with an opinion of counsel as to the enforceability thereof against such entity, to the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof.

(b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Issuers a Notice and Questionnaire and such other information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

(c) Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, such Participating Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof and, if so directed by the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail, such Participating Holder will deliver to the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Participating Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice.

(d) If the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 30 days for each suspension and there shall not be more than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day period.

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or investment banks and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering.

4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.

(a) The Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act.

(b) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof), in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4.

(c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to any Issuer, any Guarantor, ETP Retail or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof.

5. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Each Issuer and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers, ETP Retail, the directors of ETP Retail and each officer of ETP Retail who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser, any Holder and ETP Retail within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material

 

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fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser or information relating to any Holder furnished to the Issuers in writing through Merrill Lynch or any selling Holder, respectively, expressly for use therein. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 0, each Issuer and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information.

(b) ETP Retail agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, the Guarantors, the directors of the Issuers and the Guarantors, each officer of the Issuer and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement, to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to ETP Retail furnished to the Issuers expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus (the “ETP Retail Information”), including reimbursement of any indemnification provided by each Issuer and each Guarantor to each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers, and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser and any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any ETP Retail Information.

(c) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, the Guarantors, ETP Retail, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail, each officer of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Issuers, the Guarantors, ETP Retail, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus.

 

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(d) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm (w) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by Merrill Lynch, (x) for any Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders, (y) for ETP Retail shall be designated in writing by ETP Retail and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Issuers. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance

 

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with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(e) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail on the one hand and the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, (x) the Issuers and the Guarantors will be required to contribute to the Holders for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising out of, or based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with the ETP Retail Information and (y) ETP Retail shall not be required to contribute to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, except for such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising out of, or based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with the ETP Retail Information.

(f) The Issuers, the Guarantors, ETP Retail and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (e) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (e) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay

 

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by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint.

(g) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

(h) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantors, ETP Retail or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Issuers, the Guarantors or ETP Retail, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

6. General.

(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by any Issuer, any Guarantor or ETP Retail under any other agreement and (ii) the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail have not entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail have obtained the written consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto.

(c) Notices. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, fax, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Issuers by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Issuers and the Guarantors, initially at the Issuers’ address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this

 

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Section 6(c); and (iii) if to ETP Retail, initially at 3738 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75219 and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if faxed; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Issuers, the Guarantors or ETP Retail with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

(e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Issuers, the Guarantors and ETP Retail, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(h) Governing Law. This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(i) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The Issuers, the Guarantors, ETP Retail and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in

 

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good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

SUNOCO LP
By: Sunoco GP LLC, its general partner
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Robert W. Owens
President and Chief Executive Officer
SUSSER PETROLEUM OPERATING COMPANY LLC
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SUSSER ENERGY SERVICES LLC
T&C WHOLESALE LLC
SOUTHSIDE OIL, LLC
SUSSER PETROLEUM PROPERTY COMPANY LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, its sole member
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


MID-ATLANTIC CONVENIENCE STORES, LLC
By: Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC, its sole member
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, its sole member
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ALOHA PETROLEUM, LTD.
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MACS RETAIL LLC
By: Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC, its sole member
By: Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC, its sole member
By: Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, its sole member
By:

/s/ Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

 

ETP RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

                               INCORPORATED

For itself and on behalf of the

several Initial Purchasers

By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                     Incorporated
By:

/s/ Chris Getz

Name: Chris Getz
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Schedule 1

Initial Guarantors

Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC

T&C Wholesale LLC

Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC

Susser Energy Services LLC

Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC

Southside Oil, LLC

MACS Retail LLC

Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.

 

Schedule 1


Annex A

Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement

The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2015 by and among Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto, ETP Retail Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers), to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of             , 201    .

 

[GUARANTOR]
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

Annex A



Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

SUNOCO, LLC

DATED EFFECTIVE AS APRIL 1, 2015

THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND WERE ISSUED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR IN THE EVENT THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSFER DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAWS.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

  2   

ARTICLE II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

  10   

ARTICLE III. PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY

  11   

ARTICLE IV. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS

  12   

ARTICLE V. CONTRIBUTIONS; FINANCING; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

  12   

ARTICLE VI. ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

  16   

ARTICLE VII. MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

  22   

ARTICLE VIII. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

  31   

ARTICLE IX. TRANSFERS

  32   

ARTICLE X. DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

  34   

ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  36   
EXHIBIT A     Members and Membership Interests

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

SUNOCO, LLC

A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

This Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunoco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company), is entered into and effective as of April 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between ETP Retail Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), and Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SPOC”). Each of Holdings and SPOC is referred to herein individually as a “Member” and collectively as the “Members.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company was formed on November 19, 2013 by filing a certificate of formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §18-101, et seq. (as amended from time to time, the “Act”);

WHEREAS, prior to the Effective Date, the Company was governed by the Operating Agreement of the Company, dated November 19, 2013 (the “Original Operating Agreement”);

WHEREAS, (a) Holdings is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”), and, prior to the Effective Date, owned 100% of the Membership Interest in the Company and (b) SPOC is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated March 23, 2015 (the “Contribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, Holdings, ETP and the Partnership, Holdings agreed to contribute to the Partnership, and the Partnership agreed to acquire, a 31.58% Membership Interest in the Company (the “Acquired Interest”);

WHEREAS, immediately following the acquisition contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, the Partnership contributed the Acquired Interest to SPOC; and

WHEREAS, as a part of the closing of the transactions contemplated under the Contribution Agreement, the parties hereto desire that (a) SPOC be admitted as a Member of the Company, (b) the Original Operating Agreement be amended and restated in its entirety by this Agreement and (c) the Company be governed by the Act and this Agreement.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby amend and restate the Original Operating Agreement in its entirety and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

1.1 Defined Terms. The following terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context requires otherwise.

Act” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Adjusted Capital Account” means the Capital Account maintained for each Member as of the end of each taxable year of the Company (i) increased by any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore under the standards set by Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (or is deemed obligated to restore under Regulations §§ 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5)) and (ii) decreased by (a) the amount of all losses and deductions that, as of the end of such taxable year, are reasonably expected to be allocated to such Member in subsequent taxable years under Code Sections 704(e)(2) and 706(d) and Regulations § 1.751-1(b)(2)(ii), and (b) the amount of all distributions that, as of the end of such taxable year, are reasonably expected to be made to such Member in subsequent taxable years in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or otherwise to the extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Member’s Capital Account that are reasonably expected to occur during (or prior to) the taxable year in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made (other than increases as a result of a minimum gain chargeback pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b)). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Adjusted Property” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 5.8(d).

Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person; provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the Partnership and its general partner and Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Partnership Group”) shall not be construed as Affiliates of ETP and its Subsidiaries (excluding, for the purposes of clarity, the Partnership Group) and ETP and its Subsidiaries (excluding, for the purposes of clarity, the Partnership Group) shall not be construed as Affiliates of any Person that is a member of the Partnership Group.

Agreed Value” of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such property or asset at the time of contribution and, in the case of Adjusted Property, the fair market value of such Adjusted Property on the date of the revaluation event as described in Section 5.8(d), in both cases as determined by the Company.

Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as it may be amended or restated from time to time.

Acquired Interest” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Available Cash” means, with respect to any Distribution Period ending prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company:

(a) the sum of (i) all cash and cash equivalents of the Company on hand at the end of such Distribution Period, and (ii) if the Board so determines, all or any portion of any additional cash and cash equivalents of the Company on hand immediately prior to the date of distribution of Available Cash with respect to such Distribution Period, less

(b) the amount of any cash reserves that is necessary or appropriate in the reasonable discretion of the Board to (i) provide for the proper conduct of the business of the Company subsequent to such Distribution Period (including reserves for future capital expenditures and for anticipated future credit needs of the Company within the subsequent 12 month period), or (ii) comply with applicable Law or any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument or other agreement or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or its assets are subject;

provided, however, that the disbursements made, cash received or cash reserves established, increased or reduced after the end of such Distribution Period but on or before the date of distribution of Available Cash with respect to such Distribution Period shall be deemed to have been made, received, established, increased or reduced, for purposes of determining Available Cash, within such Distribution Period if the Board so determines.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Available Cash” with respect to the Distribution Period in which liquidation or dissolution of the Company occurs and any subsequent Distribution Period shall equal zero.

Board” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

Book-Tax Disparity” means with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date. A Member’s share of the Company’s Book-Tax Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will be reflected by the difference between such Member’s Capital Account balance as maintained pursuant to Section 5.8 and the hypothetical balance of such Member’s Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained strictly in accordance with federal income tax. accounting principles. The determination of Book-Tax Disparity and a Member’s share thereof will be determined consistently with Regulations § 1.704-3(d).

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York City and Dallas, Texas are open for the general transaction of business.

Capital Account” means the capital account maintained for each Member pursuant to Section 5.8.

Capital Call” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).

Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the total amount of cash and the Net Agreed Value of property (other than cash) contributed to the capital of the Company by such Member.

 

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Carrying Value” means (i) with respect to a Contributed Property or an Adjusted Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions charged to the Members’ Capital Accounts in respect of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, and (ii) with respect to any other Company property, the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 5.8(d) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Company properties, as deemed appropriate by the Company.

Certificate” means the certificate of formation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the Act, as such certificate may be amended or restated from time to time.

Charter Documents” means the Certificate and this Agreement.

Claim” means any demand, demand letter, claim, action, notice of noncompliance or violation, or other proceeding.

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any corresponding provisions of a successor statute).

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Group” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Company Minimum Gain” means the amount of “partnership minimum gain” determined in accordance with the principles of Regulations § 1.704-2(d).

Consequential Damages” means all exemplary, punitive, special, indirect, consequential, remote or speculative damages, including loss of profit, loss of revenue or any other special or incidental damages, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, whether or not the Person at fault knew or should have known that such damage would likely be suffered.

Contributed Property” means each property or asset, but excluding cash or cash equivalents, contributed to the Company by a Member. Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed Property is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.8(d), such property or asset will no longer constitute a Contributed Property, but will be deemed an Adjusted Property.

Contribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Control” (and “Controls,” “Controlled by” and other derivatives thereof), means, with respect to a specified Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such specified Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

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Director” means any individual appointed to the Board as provided in Section 7.1(a), but only for so long as such Person remains a member of the Board in accordance with this Agreement.

Distribution Period” means a period equal to a fiscal quarter of the Company or such shorter period thereof, as determined from time to time by the Board.

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Equity Percentage Interest” means the interest of a Member in the equity of the Company, stated as a percentage and, for all Members, aggregating 100%. The Equity Percentage Interest of each Member is set forth on Exhibit A and is subject to adjustment or revision from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that for so long as the aggregate interest of SPOC and its Affiliates in the equity of the Company, stated as a percentage, is greater than or equal to 15.0%, in connection with any vote, approval or consent of the Directors or the Members required by the Act or under this Agreement, the Equity Percentage Interest of SPOC will be deemed to be 50.1% and the Equity Percentage Interest of Holdings will be deemed to be 49.9% for the purpose of such vote, approval or consent (but not for any other purpose).

ETP” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Fair Market Value” means the value of any specified interest or property, which shall not in any event be less than zero, that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to purchase or sell, respectively, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Gross Liability Value” means, with respect to any Liability of the Company described in Regulations § 1.752-7(b)(3)(i), the amount of cash that a willing assignor would pay to a willing assignee to assume such Liability in an arm’s length transaction.

Group Member” means a member of the Company Group.

Group Member Agreement” means the partnership agreement of any Group Member that is a limited or general partnership, the limited liability company agreement of any Group Member, other than the Company, that is a limited liability company, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents of any Group Member that is a corporation, the joint venture agreement or similar governing document of any Group Member that is a joint venture and the governing or organizational or similar documents of any other Group Member that is a Person other than a limited or general partnership, limited liability company, corporation or joint venture, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

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Governmental Authority” means any domestic or foreign, national, state, parish, county, local or tribal government, or any subdivision, agency, branch, bureau, board, commission, legislature, court, tribunal, arbitrator, official or other instrumentality or authority thereof, or any governmental, quasi-governmental or non-governmental body exercising or entitled to exercise any similar powers of authority thereunder including regulatory, administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police or taxing authority.

Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).

Interest” has the same meaning as Membership Interest.

Internal Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency succeeding to substantially all of the authority of the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Law” means any statute, law (including common law), rule, ordinance, regulation, ruling, requirement, writ, injunction, decree, order or other official act of or by any Governmental Authority or any arbitral tribunal to which a Person or property is subject, whether such Laws now exist or hereafter come into effect.

Liability” means any liability or obligation of any nature, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise.

Liquidating Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

Liquidating Trustee” means the liquidating trustee specified m accordance with Section 10.2(a).

Member” means any Person that is a party to this Agreement by virtue of ownership of Membership Interests, and any other Person that hereafter becomes a Member in accordance with Article IX, but only for so long as each such Person remains a member of the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the Act, and does not include an assignee which is not admitted as a Substitute Member in accordance with Article IX.

Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth in Regulations § 1.704-2(b)(4) for the phrase “partner nonrecourse debt.”

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations § 1.704-2(i)(2) for the phrase “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain.”

Member Nonrecourse Deductions” means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including any expenditure described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B)) that, in accordance with principles of Regulations § 1.704-2(i), are attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt.

 

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Membership Interest” means all of the ownership interests and rights of a Member in the Company, including such Member’s (a) right to a distributive share of the Net Income and Net Loss (and items thereof) of the Company, (b) right to a distributive share of the assets of the Company, (c) rights to allocations, information and to consent or approve, (d) right to participate in the management of the affairs of the Company as provided herein and (e) Equity Percentage Interest.

Net Agreed Value” means (a) in the case of any Contributed Property, the Agreed Value of such property reduced by any Liability either assumed by the Company upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed and (b) in the case of any property distributed to a Member by the Company, the Company’s Carrying Value of such property (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5.8(d)(ii)) at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any Liability either assumed by such Member upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of distribution, in either case, as determined and required by Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(b).

Net Income” means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Company’s items of income and gain for such taxable year over the Company’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.8 but shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.2; provided that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.2 shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.2(h).

Net Loss” means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Company’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable year over the Company’s items of income and gain for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.8 but shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 6.2; provided that the determination of the items that have been specially allocated under Section 6.2 shall be made without regard to any reversal of such items under Section 6.2(h).

Nonrecourse Built-in Gain” means, with respect to any Contributed Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable gain that would be allocated to the Members pursuant to Section 6.3(b), if such properties were disposed of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and for no other consideration.

Nonrecourse Deductions” means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure (including any expenditure described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B)) that, in accordance with the principles of Regulations § 1.704-2(b), are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.

Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations § 1.752-l(a)(2).

Original Operating Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Partnership” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Permits” means any licenses, permits, certificates of authority, approvals, authorizations, registrations, tariffs, statements of operating conditions, franchises and similar consents granted by a Governmental Authority.

 

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Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership (general, limited, limited liability or otherwise), limited liability company, firm, association, trust or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity or any Governmental Authority.

Pro Rata” means proportionately among all Members, or with respect to a particular subset of Members, among the Members of such subset, in accordance with the Members’ respective Equity Percentage Interests.

Recapture Income” means any gain recognized by the Company (computed without regard to any adjustment required by Code Sections 734 or 743) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the Company, which gain is characterized as ordinary income or gain because it represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to such property or asset.

Regulations” means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of successor regulations).

Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(i)(i).

Residual Gain” or “Residual Loss” means, any item of gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Company recognized for federal income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 6.3(b) to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.

SPOC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) of which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general partner, but only if such Person, directly or through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, controls such partnership at the date of determination or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (x) at least a majority ownership interest or (y) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.

Substitute Member” means any Person who acquires Membership Interests from a Member and is admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.2.

Supermajority Approval” means, when used with respect to the Board, 75.0% approval by the Directors (calculated by reference to the Equity Percentage Interest of the Members that appointed the Directors); and, when used with respect to the Members, 75.0% approval by the Members (calculated by reference to the Equity Percentage Interest of such Members).

 

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Tax” or “Taxes” means any United States federal, state or local income tax, ad valorem tax, excise tax, sales tax, use tax, franchise tax, margin tax, real or personal property tax, transfer tax, gross receipts tax or other tax assessment, fee, levy or other governmental charge, together with and including any and all interest, fines, penalties, assessments and additions to the Tax resulting from, relating to, or incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or any contest or dispute thereof.

Tax Matters Partner” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.

Third Parties” means any Person other than the Company and its Members, or their respective Affiliates.

Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).

Transferee” means a Person who receives all or part of a Member’s Membership Interest through a Transfer.

Unrealized Gain” attributable to any item of Company property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.8(d)) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.8(d) as of such date).

Unrealized Loss” attributable to any item of Company property means, as of the date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 5.8(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 5.8(d)).

Wholly-Owned Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by such other Person, where “control” for purposes of this definition means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such specified Person, through ownership of 100% of the equity securities of such specified Person.

1.2 Rules of Construction. In construing this Agreement:

(a) no consideration shall be given to the captions of the articles, sections, subsections, or clauses, which are inserted for convenience in locating the provisions of this Agreement and not as an aid in its construction;

(b) no consideration shall be given to the fact or presumption that one party had a greater or lesser hand in drafting this Agreement;

(c) examples shall not be construed to limit, expressly or by implication, the matter they illustrate;

(d) the word “includes’’ and its derivatives means “includes, but is not limited to,” and corresponding derivative expressions;

 

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(e) a defined term has its defined meaning throughout this Agreement, and each exhibit, attachment, and schedule to this Agreement, regardless of whether it appears before or after the place where it is defined;

(f) all references to prices, values or monetary amounts refer to United States dollars, unless expressly provided otherwise;

(g) all references to articles, sections, paragraphs, clauses, exhibits, attachments or schedules refer to articles, sections, paragraphs and clauses of this Agreement, and to exhibits, attachments or schedules attached to this Agreement, unless expressly provided otherwise;

(h) each exhibit, attachment, and schedule to this Agreement is a part of this Agreement, but if there is any conflict or inconsistency between the main body of this Agreement and any exhibit, attachment or schedule, the provisions of the main body of this Agreement shall prevail;

(i) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision, unless expressly so limited, but do not refer to documents attached hereto as exhibits and schedules or referred to therein unless expressly so stated; and

(j) reference to a given agreement, instrument, exhibit or schedule constitutes a reference to that agreement, instrument, exhibit or schedule as, and as may be, from time to time, modified, amended, supplemented and restated.

ARTICLE II.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

2.1 Formation. The Company was formed as a limited liability company under and pursuant to the provisions of the Act. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, duties and liabilities of each Member shall be as provided under the Act. The Members hereby ratify the execution, delivery and filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of the Certificate by Philip D. Amoa, as an “authorized person” of the Company within the meaning of the Act.

2.2 Name. The name of the Company is Sunoco, LLC and all Company business must be conducted in that name or such other names that comply with applicable Law as the Board may select from time to time with notice to the Members. The Members hereby agree to execute an appropriate assumed name certificate or certificates if required by the applicable Law of any state, and to file such certificate, and all amendments that may be necessitated from time to time, in the appropriate filing locations.

2.3 Registered Office and Registered Agent; Principal Place of Business. The registered office and registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be as set forth in the Certificate. From time to time, the Board may change the Company’s registered office and/or registered agent in the State of Delaware as provided in the Act with notice to the other Members. The principal place of business of the Company shall be at 10 Industrial Highway, Building G, MS4, Lester, PA 19029, or such other location as the Board may

 

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designate from time to time (which may be within or outside of the State of Delaware). The Company may have additional places of business, offices and/or agents, and may seek qualification of the Company to conduct business in such other jurisdictions, as the Board may designate from time to time.

2.4 Foreign Qualification. Prior to the Company’s conducting business in any jurisdiction other than Delaware, the Company shall comply, to the extent procedures are available and those matters are reasonably within the control of the Company, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Company as a foreign limited liability company in that jurisdiction.

2.5 Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date of the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall continue until the Company is dissolved and wound up in accordance with this Agreement and the Act.

2.6 General. All real and other property owned or leased by the Company shall be deemed owned or leased by the Company as an entity. Title to all real or other property owned or leased by the Company shall be held in the name of the Company and no Member, individually, shall have any ownership of or leasehold interest in any such property.

2.7 Tax Status. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for federal and state income Tax purposes, rather than an association Taxable as a corporation, and neither the Members nor the Company shall make any election pursuant to Regulations § 301.7701-3(c) or any similar state Law or policy to cause the Company to be treated as an entity other than a partnership for federal or state income Tax purposes.

2.8 No Partnership Intended for Nontax Purposes. The Members have formed the Company under the Act, and expressly do not intend hereby to form a partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction. By executing this Agreement, the Members do not intend to be partners as to one another, or partners as to any third party, for any purpose other than federal, state, local or foreign tax purposes.

ARTICLE III.

PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY

3.1 Purposes of the Company. The purpose of the Company is to transact any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the Act. The Company has the power and authority to do anything permitted by the Act and other applicable Law.

3.2 General Powers. The Company shall have the power to enter into all transactions necessary or incidental to accomplish or implement the business or purposes of the Company, in its own name or in the name of, or by or through, one or more agents, nominees or trustees, including, without limitation, the incurring of indebtedness and the granting of liens and security interests in assets of the Company to secure the payment of such indebtedness, together with such other powers as may be authorized by this Agreement or permitted under the Act and which are necessary, incidental or customary in connection with the business of the Company.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS

4.1 Names and Addresses of Members. The names and addresses of the Members are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time by the Board.

4.2 Substitute or Additional Members. No substitute or additional Members shall be admitted to the Company except in accordance with Article IX.

4.3 Preemptive Rights. The Members shall not have a preemptive right to acquire additional, unissued or treasury Membership Interests of the Company or securities of the Company, convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe to acquire Membership Interests.

ARTICLE V.

CONTRIBUTIONS; FINANCING; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

5.1 Capital Contributions.

(a) All Capital Contributions shall be made in cash except as otherwise approved by the Board. The Capital Contributions of the Members may be used for any valid Company purpose.

(b) The Members shall own, hold and be entitled to Membership Interests with the initial Equity Percentage Interests shown on Exhibit A (except to the extent set forth to the contrary in Section 7.3(a)), and such Membership Interests shall be subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement. The Capital Account balances of each Member as of the Effective Date are agreed to be amounts set forth on Exhibit A. Exhibit A (including the Name, Address, Capital Contributions and Membership Interests of each Member reflected therein) shall be amended from time to time by the Board to reflect Transfers of Membership Interests and issuances of new Membership Interests in accordance with this Agreement.

5.2 Capital Calls.

(a) At any time and from time to time that the Board determines, by Supermajority Approval, that the Company requires additional capital for any reason related to the business of the Company, the Board may call for additional capital by written notice (“Capital Call”) to the Members, and each Member shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make a Capital Contribution in an amount equal to its Pro Rata portion of the Capital Call (or, so long as the aggregate amount of the Members’ Capital Contributions equal the total amount of the Capital Call, in such other proportions as the Members unanimously agree).

(b) In the event a Member does not make a Capital Contribution in an amount equal to its Pro Rata portion of a Capital Call (or, so long as the aggregate amount of the Members’ Capital Contributions equal the total amount of the Capital Call, in such other proportions as the Members unanimously agreed), the fully contributing Member shall have the right, but not the obligation, to contribute all or any portion of the Capital Contribution that was not contributed by the non-contributing Member. The only result of a Member not making a

 

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Capital Contribution in an amount equal to its Pro Rata portion of a Capital Call will be a reduction in such Member’s Equity Percentage Interest (except to the extent set forth to the contrary in Section 7.3(a)) to the extent other Members make validly called Capital Contributions in accordance with this Agreement.

5.3 Required Capital Contributions. No Member shall have any obligation to make any Capital Contributions to the Company other than as expressly set forth herein. In particular, no Member shall have any obligation to restore (to the Company or to or for the benefit of any creditor of the Company) any deficit balance in its Capital Account at any time, whether on liquidation or otherwise, and such deficit balance shall not be considered a debt owed by such Member to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.

5.4 Interest. No Member shall be entitled to be paid interest in respect of either its Capital Account or its Capital Contributions.

5.5 Return of Capital. No Member shall be entitled to have any Capital Contribution returned to it or to receive any distributions from the Company upon withdrawal or otherwise, except in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement. No unrepaid Capital Contribution shall be deemed or considered to be a liability of the Company or any Member. No Member shall be required to contribute any cash or property to the Company to enable the Company to return any Member’s Capital Contribution.

5.6 Creditors of the Company. No creditor of the Company will have or shall acquire at any time any direct or indirect interest in the profits, capital or property of the Company other than as a secured creditor as a result of making a loan to the Company.

5.7 Loans. No Member may make any loans to the Company (a) without Supermajority Approval by the Board and (b) without offering to the other Members the opportunity to make such loans Pro Rata.

5.8 Capital Accounts. The Company shall maintain for each Member owning a Membership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Membership Interest in accordance with the rules of Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).

(a) Increases and Decreases. Each Member’s Capital Account (i) shall be increased by (x) the amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Company with respect to such Membership Interest and (y) all items of Company income and gain (including income and gain exempt from tax), computed in accordance with Section 5.8(b) and allocated with respect to such Membership Interest pursuant to Article VI; and (ii) shall be decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Membership Interest, and (y) all items of Company deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.8(b) and allocated with respect to such Membership Interest, and (y) all items of Company deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 5.8(b) and allocated with respect to such Membership Interest pursuant to Article VI.

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any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for that purpose), provided that:

(i) solely for purposes of this Section 5.8, the Company shall be treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the Company based upon the provisions of the applicable Group Member Agreement) of all property owned by (x) any other Group Member that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) any other partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes of which a Group Member is, directly or indirectly, a partner, member or other equity holder;

(ii) all fees and other expenses incurred by the Company to promote the sale of (or to sell) a Membership Interest that can neither be deducted nor amortized under Code Section 709, if any, shall, for purposes of Capital Account maintenance, be treated as an item of deduction at the time such fees and other expenses are required and shall be allocated among the Members pursuant to Article VI;

(iii) except as otherwise provided in Regulations § 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Code Section 754 that may be made by the Company and, as to those items described in Code Section 705(a)(l)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B), without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations § 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment in the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain or loss;

(iv) any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition of any Company property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the Company’s Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date;

(v) in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 704(b), any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to any Contributed Property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property on the date it was acquired by the Company was equal to the Agreed Value of such property. Upon an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.8(d) to the Carrying Value of any Company property subject to depreciation, cost recovery or amortization, any further deductions for such depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to such property shall be determined, under the rules prescribed by Regulation § 1.704-3(d)(2), as if the adjusted basis of such property were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following such adjustment; and

 

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(vi) the Gross Liability Value of each Liability of the Company described in Regulation § 1.752-7(b)(3)(i) shall be adjusted at such times as provided in this Agreement for an adjustment to Carrying Values and the amount of any such adjustment shall be treated for purposes hereof as an item of loss (if the adjustment increases the Carrying Value of such Liability of the Company) or an item of gain (if the adjustment decreases the Carrying Value of such Liability of the Company).

(c) Transferees. A Transferee of a Membership Interest shall succeed to a Pro Rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferring Member relating to the Membership Interest so transferred.

(d) Unrealized Gains and Losses.

(i) In accordance with Regulations § 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(f), on an issuance of additional Membership Interests for cash or Contributed Property, the Capital Account of each Member and the Carrying Value of each Company property immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Company property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior to such issuance for an amount equal to its fair market value and had been allocated to the Members at such time pursuant to Section 6.2. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Company assets (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Interests shall be determined by the Company using such method of valuation as the Board may adopt.

(ii) In accordance with Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any distribution to a Member of any Company property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Membership Interest), the Capital Account of each Member and the Carrying Value of each Company property shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Company property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior to such distribution for an amount equal to its fair market value and had been allocated to the Members at such time pursuant to Section 6.2. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate fair market value of all Company assets (including cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the distribution shall (x) in the case of a distribution other than a distribution made pursuant to Section 10.2, be determined in the same manner as that provided in Section 5.8(d)(i) or (y) in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 10.2, be determined by the Liquidating Trustee using such method of valuation as it may adopt.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

6.1 Allocations. After giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 6.2 and Section 6.3, Company Net Income or Net Loss for any taxable year shall be allocated to the Members Pro Rata.

6.2 Regulatory Allocations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VI, the following special allocations shall be made in the following order of priority:

(a) Company Minimum Gain Chargeback. If there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Company taxable year, then each Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such taxable year (and, if necessary, for subsequent years) in the manner and amounts provided in Regulations §§ 1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor provision. For purposes of this Section 6.2, each Member’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 6.2 with respect to such taxable year (other than an allocation pursuant to Section 6.2(e) and Section 6.2(f)). This Section 6.2(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement of Regulations § 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(b) Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as provided in Regulations § 1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any Company taxable year, any Member with a share of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of such taxable year shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such taxable year (and, if necessary, for subsequent years) in the manner and amounts provided in Regulations §§ 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions. For purposes of this Section 6.2, each Member’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 6.2, other than Section 6.2(a) and other than allocations pursuant to Section 6.2(e) and Section 6.2(f), with respect to such taxable year. This Section 6.2(b) is intended to comply with the partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback requirement of Regulations § 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(c) Qualified Income Offset. If any Member unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation, or distribution of the type contemplated by Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), then items of income and gain shall be allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(b), the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.2(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account after all other allocations provided for in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.2(c) were not in this Agreement.

(d) Limitation on Allocation of Loss. If the allocation of Loss (or items of loss or deduction) to a Member as provided in Section 6.1 hereof would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account deficit, then there shall be allocated to such Member only that amount

 

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of Loss (or items of loss or deduction) as will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account deficit. The Loss (or items of loss or deduction) that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in proportion to their relative Equity Percentage Interests, subject to the limitations of this Section 6.2(d).

(e) Nonrecourse Deductions. The Nonrecourse Deductions for each Company taxable year shall be allocated to the Members Pro Rata.

(f) Member Nonrecourse Deductions. The Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable year shall be allocated 100% to the Member that bears the economic risk of loss (within the meaning of Regulations § 1.752-2) for the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations § 1.704-2(i). If more than one Member bears the economic risk of loss with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt, the Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among such Members in accordance with the ratios in which they share such economic risk of loss.

(g) Nonrecourse Liabilities. For purposes of Regulations § 1.752-3(a)(3), the Members agree that Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Company in excess of the sum of (i) the amount of Company Minimum Gain and (ii) the total amount of Nonrecourse Built-in Gain shall be allocated among the Members Pro Rata.

(h) Code Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations § 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts 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), and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Regulations.

(i) Curative Allocations.

(i) The allocations set forth in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b), Section 6.2(c), Section 6.2(d), Section 6.2(e), Section 6.2(f) and Section 6.2(h) (the “Regulatory Allocations) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Regulations §§ 1.704-l(b) and 1.704-2(i). Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations, together, shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations and the related Curative Allocation had not otherwise been provided in this Article VI. In exercising its discretion under this Section 6.2(i)(i), the Company may take into account future Regulatory Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Regulatory Allocations previously made. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6.2(i)(i) shall only be made with respect to Regulatory Allocations to the extent the Company determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent with the economic agreement among the Members.

 

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(ii) The Company shall, with respect to each taxable year, (x) apply the provisions of Section 6.2(i)(i) in whatever order is most likely to minimize the economic distortions that might otherwise result from the Regulatory Allocations, and (y) divide all allocations pursuant to Section 6.2(i)(i) among the Members in a manner that is likely to minimize such economic distortions.

6.3 Allocations for Tax Purposes.

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.

(b) With respect to any Contributed Property or Adjusted Property with a Book-Tax Disparity, the Company shall adopt the “remedial allocation method” described in Regulations § 1.704-3(d), and consistent therewith and in an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss, depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions will be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Members as follows:

(i) In the case of a Contributed Property, (A) such items of income, gain, loss, depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions attributable thereto will be allocated among the Members in the manner provided under Code Section 704(c) and Regulations § 1.704-3(d) (i.e., the “remedial allocation method”) that takes into account the variation between the Agreed Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of contribution; and (B) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to a Contributed Property will be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.

(ii) In the case of an Adjusted Property, (A) such items will (1) first, be allocated among the Members in a manner consistent with the principles of Code Section 704(c) and Regulations § 1.704-3(d) (i.e., the “remedial allocation method”) to take into account the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property and the allocations thereof pursuant to Section 5.8(d), and (2) second, in the event such Adjusted Property was originally a Contributed Property, be allocated among the Members in a manner consistent with Section 6.3(b)(i)(A); and (B) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to an Adjusted Property will be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.

(c) For the proper administration of the Company, the Company shall (i) adopt such conventions as it deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions; and (ii) amend the provisions of this Agreement as

 

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appropriate to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Regulations under Code Section 704(b) or 704(c). The Company may adopt such conventions, make such allocations and make such amendments to this Agreement as provided in this Section 6.3(c) only if such conventions, allocations or amendments are consistent with the principles of Code Section 704.

(d) In accordance with Regulations §§ 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1250-1(f), any gain allocated to the Members upon the sale or other taxable disposition of any Company property or asset will, to the extent possible, after taking into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 6.3, be characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and the same extent as such Members (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as Recapture Income.

(e) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the Company for federal income tax purposes and allocated to the Members in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be determined without regard to any election under Code Section 754 which may be made by the Company; provided, however, that such allocations, once made, shall be adjusted (in any manner determined by the Board) to take into account those adjustments permitted or required by Code Sections 734 and 743.

6.4 Other Rules.

(a) For purposes of determining the Net Income, Net Loss or any other item allocable to any period, Net Income, Net Loss and other items will be determined on a daily, monthly or other basis, as reasonably determined by the Board using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the related Regulations.

(b) In the event that the Code or any Regulations require allocations of items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit different from those set forth in this Article VI, the Company is hereby authorized to make new allocations in reliance on the Code and such Regulations, and no such new allocation shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by any Member.

6.5 Distributions.

(a) From time to time, but not less than once each Distribution Period, the Board shall distribute an amount equal to 100% of Available Cash with respect to such Distribution Period to the Members Pro Rata; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not make any distribution to its Members that would be prohibited by the Act or by any other applicable law or contract to which the Company is a party or to which it is subject.

(b) The Company and the Board shall be entitled to treat the record owner of a Membership Interest as the absolute owner thereof in all respects and shall incur no liability for distributions of cash or other property made in good faith to such record owner until such time as a Transfer of such Membership Interest has become effective on the books of the Company. From the date of the receipt of any instrument relating to Transfer of a Membership Interest or at any time if the Company is reasonably in doubt as to the Person entitled to receive distributions in respect of such Membership Interest, the Company may withhold any such distributions until the Transfer is completed or abandoned or the dispute is resolved. Any amounts that a Member owes the Company may be deducted from the amount of a distribution to such Member before payment.

 

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6.6 Accounting Matters.

(a) The fiscal year of the Company shall end on December 31 unless otherwise established by the Board. The books and records of account of the Company shall, at the expense of the Company, (i) be kept, or caused to be kept, by the Company at the principal place of business of the Company, (ii) be on a basis consistent with GAAP consistently applied, (iii) reflect all Company transactions and (iv) be appropriate and adequate for conducting the Company business. The Company may cause accountants who are employees of one or more Members or their Affiliates to keep the Company’s books and records, or the Company may hire third party accountants to keep the Company’s books and records.

(b) Company books and records of account will be available for inspection and audit as provided in Section 8.4.

(c) The Company shall provide to each Member such information with respect to the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as is reasonably necessary for such Member to file any required Tax returns of such Member or its Affiliates. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Tax Matters Partner shall prepare (or cause to be prepared), at Company expense, and file for the Company appropriate Tax returns and send all Members a copy thereof.

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.4, within 45 days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each Company fiscal year, the Company shall furnish each Member with a copy of the balance sheet of the Company as of the last day of the applicable period, and a statement of income or loss for the Company for such period, which shall be prepared from the books and records of the Company in accordance with GAAP (except for the absence of footnotes) consistently applied. The Company’s year-end annual statements shall be audited by a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.4, within 45 days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year, the Company shall furnish each Member with a copy of the Company’s audited financial statements.

(e) The funds of the Company shall not be commingled with the funds of any Member or any other Person, and neither the Company nor any Member shall employ or permit any other Person to employ such funds in any manner except for the benefit of the Company. The bank accounts of the Company shall be maintained in the name of the Company in such banking institutions as are approved by the Board, and withdrawals shall be made only in the regular course of Company business and as otherwise authorized in this Agreement on such signature or signatures as the Board may determine.

(f) Each Member shall furnish to the Company all pertinent information in its possession relating to Company operations that is necessary to enable the Company’s income tax returns and financial statements to be prepared.

 

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6.7 Dissolution. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VI, but subject to the proviso in Section 6.5(a), upon dissolution of the Company as provided in Article X, all distributions occurring after such dissolution shall be made in accordance with Article X.

6.8 Amounts Withheld. All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provision of any state, local or other tax Law with respect to any payment or distribution to the Members shall be treated as amounts distributed to the Members pursuant to this Article VI for all purposes of this Agreement.

6.9 Conformity of Reporting. The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Article VI and hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Article VI in reporting their shares of Company profits, gains, income, losses, deductions, credits and other items for income tax purposes.

6.10 Elections. The Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate tax returns:

(a) to adopt the calendar year as the Company’s taxable year;

(b) to adopt the accrual method of accounting;

(c) to elect in a timely manner pursuant to Code Section 754 and pursuant to corresponding provisions of applicable state and local tax laws, an election under Code Section 754 and the Regulations promulgated thereunder to adjust the bases of the Company’s properties under Code Sections 734 and 743; and

(d) any other election approved by the Board.

Neither the Company nor any Member may make an election for the Company to be excluded from the application of the provisions of subchapter K of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Code or any similar provisions of applicable state Law or take any other action which would result in the Company not being treated as a “partnership” for federal tax purposes.

6.11 Tax Matters Partner. SPOC shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Company pursuant to Code Section 6231(a)(7) (the “Tax Matters Partner”). The Tax Matters Partner shall take such action as may be necessary to cause each other Member to become a “notice partner” within the meaning of Code Section 6223. The Tax Matters Partner shall inform each other Member of all significant matters that may come to its attention in its capacity as the Tax Matters Partner by giving notice thereof on or before the fifth Business Day after becoming aware thereof and, within that time, shall forward to each other Member copies of all material written communications it may receive in that capacity. The Tax Matters Partner may not take any action contemplated by Code Sections 6222 through 6231 without the consent of the Members except as necessary to meet applicable time deadlines or comply with other requirements of law, but this sentence does not authorize the Tax Matters Partner to take any action left to the determination of an individual Member under Code Sections 6222 through 6231.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

7.1 Management by Board of Directors.

(a) The overall management and control of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors (the “Board” and, each member of the Board, a “Director) as provided in this Article VII. A Director shall be deemed to be a “manager” within the meaning of the Act. The Board shall be exclusively vested with all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or by non-waivable provisions of applicable Law. Except as expressly provided herein or as is otherwise required by Law, no Member, in its capacity as a Member, shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Company or actual or apparent authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the Company.

(b) The Board shall be comprised of four Directors, two of whom shall be designated by each of Holdings and SPOC, in each case so long as such entity remains a Member. The Persons initially serving as Directors are as follows:

 

Holdings:

Arnold D. Dodderer
Karl R. Fails

SPOC:

Christopher B. Dial
Clare P. McGrory

(c) Each Director shall continue to serve in such capacity until his resignation, death or removal. A Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Member that appointed such Director and may be removed at any time with or without cause by, and only by, the Member that is entitled to appoint such Person.

(d) In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the Member entitled pursuant to Section 7.1(b) to appoint the Director in respect of which such vacancy occurred may appoint a Person to fill such vacancy.

(e) After the date hereof, Members entitled to appoint Directors may appoint such Persons by providing written notice thereof to the other Members and the Company, which notice shall state the effective date of any such appointment.

(f) A Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Company and the Member that appointed such Director. Such resignation shall be in writing and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Company. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless expressly so provided in the resignation.

(g) Elimination and Replacement of Duties of Board: WHENEVER THE BOARD, ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OR ANY DIRECTOR MAKES A DETERMINATION OR TAKES OR DECLINES TO TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE BOARD, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OR A DIRECTOR, AS

 

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OPPOSED TO IN ANY DIRECTOR’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, THE BOARD, SUCH COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OR SUCH DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE SUCH DETERMINATION OR TAKE OR DECLINE TO TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTION IN GOOD FAITH AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY HIGHER STANDARD CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR UNDER THE DELAWARE ACT OR ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION OR AT EQUITY. A DETERMINATION, OTHER ACTION OR FAILURE TO ACT WILL BE DEEMED TO BE IN GOOD FAITH IF THE BOARD, ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OR ANY DIRECTOR REASONABLY BELIEVED SUCH DETERMINATION, OTHER ACTION OR FAILURE TO ACT TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7.11 AND SECTION 7.13 SHALL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO DIRECTORS ACTING IN SUCH CAPACITY AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF EACH DIRECTOR. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY SHALL INDEMNIFY, PROTECT, DEFEND, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH DIRECTOR FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS ASSERTED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PERSON (INCLUDING ANOTHER MEMBER OR THE COMPANY), OTHER THAN THE MEMBER THAT DESIGNATED SUCH DIRECTOR, THAT ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO OR ARE OTHERWISE ATTRIBUTABLE TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, SUCH DIRECTOR’S SERVICE ON THE BOARD, OTHER THAN SUCH CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE BAD FAITH, FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH DIRECTOR (SUCH BAD FAITH, FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT HAVING BEEN DETERMINED BY A FINAL AND NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT ENTERED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION) WHICH HAS A MATERIAL ADVERSE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE COMPANY.

7.2 Authority of the Board. Except for matters that (a) require approval of the Members by the express terms of this Agreement or (b) relate to the responsibilities and authority delegated by the Board to the officers, the Board shall have the exclusive authority to make all decisions and take all actions and act on behalf of the Company generally to conduct, direct and manage the business, activities, operations and affairs of the Company.

7.3 Board Decisions and Quorum.

(a) Each Director shall be entitled to cast on all matters to come before the Board a number of votes equal to the Equity Percentage Interest deemed to be held by the Member that appointed such Director divided by the number of Directors appointed by such Member; provided that, if any other Director appointed by such Member is not in attendance at the Board meeting, the Director in attendance shall be entitled to cast an aggregate number of votes equal to the entire Equity Percentage Interest held by the Member that appointed such Director. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as the aggregate interest of SPOC and its Affiliates in the equity of the Company, stated as a percentage, is greater than or equal to 15.0%, on all matters to come before the Board, SPOC shall be deemed to hold a 50.1% Equity Percentage Interest and Holdings shall be deemed to hold a 49.9% Equity Percentage Interest, in each case, for purposes of determining the number of votes entitled to be cast with respect to any such matters by the Directors appointed by SPOC.

(b) The Board shall hold such regular meetings, if any, as it may determine from time to time which shall not require prior written notice, and such special meetings as may be called by any Director upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written notice to all Directors.

 

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(c) Notices of Board meetings shall state the place, day and hour thereof, shall include appropriate dial-in information to each Director to participate in such meeting by means of telephone conference, and shall otherwise be in accordance with Section 11.1. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

(d) Attendance of a Director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business at such meeting on the ground that such meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any Director may waive notice of any meeting by signing a written waiver to such effect before or after such meeting and such waiver shall be effective for all purposes as satisfying all notice requirements under this Agreement or applicable Law.

(e) The presence in person or by proxy of Directors having, in the aggregate, 50.1% of the votes deemed to be held by all Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board. If, however, a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a quorum shall be present. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business at such meeting on the ground that such meeting is not lawfully called or convened, such attendance shall not constitute participation in, or presence at, such meeting.

(f) With respect to any matter for which the approval, consent or vote of Directors is required by the Act or this Agreement, except to the extent Supermajority Approval or unanimous approval is required by this Agreement, the approval of Directors deemed to hold an Equity Percentage Interest of 50.1% or greater at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, and the phrases “approval”, “consent” or “vote” of or by the Board and phrases of like import shall mean approval by the Board, similarly construed. At any meeting of the Board, each Director shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by such Director or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact.

(g) Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board may be taken without a meeting if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by Directors deemed to hold the requisite number of votes and such consent shall have the same force and effect as a vote of such Directors at a meeting of the Board, provided that reasonable advance notice of such consent is given to all Directors. Such consent shall be filed with the consents of the Board and a copy of such consent shall be provided to all Directors.

(h) Any meeting of the Board may be held by conference telephone, televideo or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to such equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

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(i) The Directors shall designate a person to keep and maintain minutes of each meeting of the Board with the other books and records of the Company, and shall provide copies thereof to the other Directors for approval by the Directors.

7.4 Officers and Employees; Outsourced Services.

(a) Officers and Agents. The Board may appoint such officers and agents as may from time to time appear to be necessary or advisable in the conduct of the affairs of the Company, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. The officers shall have such titles and hold their offices for such terms as shall be determined from time to time by the Board and shall have such authority as set forth in Section 7.5 except to the extent modified from time to time by the Board. The Board may grant powers of attorney or other authority as appropriate to establish and evidence the authority of the officers and other Persons.

(b) Term of Office. Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, only by the Board. Vacancies in any office may be filled only by the Board.

(c) Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the Board. Any such resignation shall be effective immediately unless a certain date is specified for it to take effect, in which event it shall be effective upon such date. Acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

(d) Compensation. The compensation, if any, of all officers, employees and agents of the Company shall be fixed by the Board.

(e) Reimbursements. The officers and agents of the Company may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Company paid or incurred by them on behalf of the Company.

7.5 Authority of the Officers. Except for matters that require approval of the Members or the Directors by the express terms of this Agreement, or as the Directors may otherwise determine, the officers shall have the authority to make all decisions and take all actions and act on behalf of the Company generally to conduct, direct and manage the day-to-day business, activities, operations and affairs of the Company and all matters related to the business of the Company.

7.6 Member Decisions and Quorum.

(a) The Members in their capacity as Members shall not have any power or authority to manage the business or affairs of the Company or to bind the Company or enter into agreements on behalf of the Company. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Act, Members shall have no voting rights or rights of approval, veto or consent or similar rights over any actions of the Company. For so long as the aggregate interest of SPOC and its Affiliates in the equity of the Company, stated as a percentage, is greater than or equal to

 

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15.0%, where the vote, approval or consent of the Members is required under this Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, SPOC shall be deemed to hold a 50.1% Equity Percentage Interest and Holdings shall be deemed to hold a 49.9% Equity Percentage Interest.

(b) There shall be no regular meetings of the Members. Special meetings of the Members for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by Law, may be called by any Member holding, together with its Affiliates, at least an aggregate 20% or more Equity Percentage Interest. Meetings of the Members shall take place at the principal office of the Company unless the Members agree otherwise.

(c) Written notice of all special meetings of Members stating the place, day and hour thereof, and the purpose for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than one Business Day prior to the date of the meeting, to the Members of record entitled to vote at such meeting and shall otherwise be in accordance with Section 11.1.

(d) Attendance of a Member at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the Member attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business at such meeting on the ground that such meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any Member may waive notice of any meeting by signing a written waiver to such effect before or after such meeting and such waiver shall be effective for all purposes as satisfying all notice requirements under this Agreement or applicable Law.

(e) The presence in person or by proxy of Members deemed to hold, in the aggregate, 50.1% of the Equity Percentage Interests shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Members. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the Members, the Members entitled to vote at such meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally convened.

(f) With respect to any matter for which the approval, consent or vote of Members is required by the Act or this Agreement, the affirmative vote of Members deemed to hold an Equity Percentage Interest of 50.1% at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Members, unless the matter is one for which the Act (in a non-waivable provision thereof) or this Agreement requires the consent, approval or vote of all of the Members or a Supermajority Approval. The terms “approval”, “consent” or “vote” of or by the Members and phrases of like import shall mean approval by the Members, similarly construed. At any meeting of the Members, each Member entitled to vote at such meeting shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by such Member or by his or its duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after 11 months from the date of its execution unless such proxy otherwise provides. Each proxy shall be revocable before it has been voted unless the proxy form conspicuously states that the proxy is irrevocable and the proxy is coupled with an interest.

 

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(g) Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by Members deemed to hold an aggregate Equity Percentage Interest sufficient to take such action at a meeting of the Members at which a quorum is present provided that reasonable advance notice of the proposed action has been provided to all Members. Such consents shall be filed with the minutes of the Members, and a copy of such consents shall be provided to all Members.

(h) Members may participate in and hold a meeting of the Members by means of conference telephone, televideo or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to such telephone or communication equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

7.7 Acts Requiring Supermajority Approval. Neither any Member, Director or officer shall have any authority to take any of the following actions or enter into any agreement or arrangement to consummate any of the following actions on behalf of the Company, or otherwise cause or permit the Company to do any of the following without Supermajority Approval of the Board:

(a) any Capital Call (or acceptance of any Capital Contribution);

(b) the acceptance of any loans from a Member to the Company;

(c) any issuance of any Membership Interests, except pursuant to any convertible security, call, option, warrant, subscription, purchase right or other contract or commitment previously approved by Supermajority Approval, or any change in the number of outstanding Membership Interests whether by recapitalization, reclassification, split-up, combination, exchange, repurchase, acquisition or otherwise or take any action affecting the amount of outstanding Membership Interests or altering the rights of outstanding Membership Interests set forth in this Agreement;

(d) any distributions of Membership Interests or any other distributions other than distributions of Available Cash;

(e) the approval of any Transfer of Membership Interests (other than Internal Transfers); and

(f) the approval of the admission of an additional Member into the Company.

7.8 Acts Requiring Unanimous Approval. Neither any Member, Director or officer shall have any authority to take any of the following actions or enter into any agreement or arrangement to consummate any of the following actions on behalf of the Company, or otherwise cause or permit the Company to do any of the following without the unanimous approval of the Board:

(a) any amendment of the Charter Documents of the Company;

 

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(b) the adoption of any voluntary change in the tax classification for federal income tax purposes of the Company;

(c) the approval of any merger, consolidation or other combination of the Company, or participation of the Company in a share exchange, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

(d) the assignment of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in trust for creditors or on the assignee’s promise to pay its debts or file a voluntary petition commencing a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding; and

(e) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

7.9 Budget. The Board may approve budgets for the Company from time to time.

7.10 Determination of Fair Market Value. Whenever a determination of Fair Market Value is required under this Agreement (including as part of a determination of Agreed Value), the Board shall determine the Fair Market Value and shall notify the Member who (or whose Affiliate) owns or to whom is being distributed the interest or property being valued of the Board’s determination.

7.11 Limitation of Liability. No Member, Director or officer has guaranteed nor shall it have any obligation with respect to the return of a Member’s Capital Contributions, and no Member, Director or officer has guaranteed profits from the operation of the Company. No Member or any of its Affiliates, nor any Director or officer shall be liable to the Company or to any other Member for any loss or damage sustained by the Company or any other Member arising from any actions taken or omitted to be taken in its capacity as a Member, Director or officer, except for any loss or damage directly resulting from fraud or willful misconduct by such Member or its officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates, or the bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct of such Director or officer (such bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct having been determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction) which has a material adverse financial impact on the Company, it being specifically agreed that no Member, Director or officer shall be liable to the Company or to any Member for its own ordinary, joint or concurrent negligence of such Member or its officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates, or such Director or officer. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no event shall any Member or its officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates, or such Director or officer be liable to the Company or to any other Member for any Consequential Damages sustained by the Company or any other Member. Each Member, Director and officer shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the Member, Director or officer reasonably believes are within such Person’s professional competence or expertise, including financial statements or other financial data prepared or presented in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and any act taken or omitted in reliance thereon shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance therewith. The provisions of this Agreement, including this Section 7.11, Section 7.1 and Section 7.13 to the extent that they restrict or eliminate fiduciary and other duties of Members, Directors, officers or Affiliates to the Company or its Members otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Members, Directors, officers or Affiliates.

 

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7.12 No Restrictions.

(a) No Member, Director or officer shall be required to tend to the business and affairs of the Company as such Member’s, Director’s or officer’s sole and exclusive function, and any Member, Director or officer may have other business interests and may engage in other investments and activities in addition to those relating to the business of the Company or the Company, independently or with others, including businesses, investments and activities that may be similar to, or in competition with, the business of the Company, the Company, any of its Members or any of their respective Affiliates, and none of the same shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or any duty expressed or implied by law to any Member, Director or officer or the Company. No Member, Director or officer shall incur liability to the Company or to any Member as a result of engaging in any other such business, investment or activity.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to a Member, Director or officer. No Member, Director or officer who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company or any Member, and such Member, Director or officer shall not be liable to the Company, to any Member or any other Person for breach of any fiduciary or other duty by reason of the fact that such Member, Director or officer pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to the Company or any other Member.

(c) Neither the Company nor any Member shall have any right, by virtue of this Agreement, to share or participate in such other businesses, investments or activities of a Member or to the income or proceeds derived therefrom.

(d) Subject to Section 7.7(f), the Company may enter into contracts with Affiliates, including contracts pursuant to which such Affiliates will perform any function which the Board is authorized or obligated to perform hereunder.

7.13 Indemnity of Members, Directors and Other Agents.

(a) To the fullest extent permitted under the Act, the Members, Directors and the officers of the Company, to the extent acting on behalf of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any delegation of authority from the Board and each of such Person’s equity owners, directors, directors, officers, agents, representatives and employees (the “Indemnitees”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against all losses, Claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably paid or incurred by the Indemnitee), whether or not such Indemnitee is acting in such capacity at the time such liability or expense is paid or incurred, as a result of a Claim arising out of or related to the business of the Company, assets or affairs of the Company, to the extent in the action, omission or

 

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transaction giving rise to such Claim, the Indemnitee’s actions or omissions were in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company and the Indemnitee’s conduct did not constitute fraud or willful misconduct (such fraud or willful misconduct having been determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction) which has a material adverse financial impact on the Company. THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY EXPRESSLY INCLUDES AN INDEMNITY TO PROTECT AN INDEMNITEE FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS OWN CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, PASSIVE OR ACTIVE NEGLIGENCE (INCLUDING GROSS NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT LIABILITY OF SUCH INDEMNITEE. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order or settlement shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee’s actions or omissions were not in good faith and in a manner that the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company, or constituted fraud or willful misconduct. The right of indemnification provided herein shall be cumulative of, and in addition to, any and all rights to which any Indemnitee may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of Law or equity and shall extend to his heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

(b) To the extent an Indemnitee is successful on the merits or otherwise in any proceeding that arises out of or otherwise relates to the Company or this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall be indemnified in accordance with Section 7.13 by the Company against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee or on such Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If an Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all Claims, issues or matters in such proceeding, the Company shall indemnify such Indemnitee in accordance with Section 7.13 against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 7.13(b) and without limitation, the termination of any Claim; issue or matter in such a proceeding by dismissal or withdrawal with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such Claim, issue or matter.

(c) The Company shall advance all reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding within 20 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from the Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of any Indemnitee to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses.

(d) The Company may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any Indemnitee, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under Section 7.13(a).

(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7.13 is unavailable to an Indemnitee in respect of any amount referred to therein as a result of a final judicial determination that such indemnification cannot be enforced, then, to the extent permitted by

 

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Law, the Company shall, in lieu of indemnifying each Indemnitee, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such amount in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and each Indemnitee and the relative fault of the Company and each Indemnitee in connection with the matter which resulted in such Claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, penalties (including excise and similar Taxes and punitive damages), fines, cost, expense or settlement amount, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

(f) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.13 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

(g) The provisions of this Section 7.13 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors and assigns, and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of other Persons.

(h) No amendment or repeal of this Section 7.13 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.13 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

7.14 Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses. Except as approved by the Board, no Member, Director or officer shall be entitled to compensation for actions taken on behalf of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the Directors and Members for any out of pocket expenses reasonably incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of the Members.

ARTICLE VIII.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

8.1 Limitation on Liability and Authority. Each Member’s liability shall be limited as set forth in this Agreement, the Act and other applicable Law. Without limiting the right of any Member to exercise the rights expressly granted to such Member under this Agreement, each Member agrees that it has no authority under this Agreement, and will not exercise any authority it may have under the Act, to act for, bind or commit the Company to agreements, transactions or other arrangements, or hold itself out as an agent of the Company, without the express prior written consent of the Board.

8.2 No Liability for Company Obligations. No Member or its officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates shall be liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company (whether arising in contract, tort, statute or otherwise), including under a judgment, decree or order of a court, except as may be expressly provided in a separate, written guaranty or other agreement executed by a Member or its officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates or as may be provided under the Act relating to liability for wrongful distributions.

 

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8.3 Priority and Return of Capital. Except as is expressly provided herein, no Member shall have priority over any other Member, either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to Net Income, Net Losses, or distributions. This Section 8.3 shall not apply to loans made to the Company by any Member.

8.4 Access to Information. Each Member shall be entitled to receive the following (provided, however, an assignee of a Membership Interest who is not admitted as a Substitute Member shall not be entitled to any of the following):

(a) to receive a copy of this Agreement and any amendments hereto;

(b) to receive a current list of the name and last known address of each to receive information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of the Agreed Value of any other property or services contributed by each Member and that each Member has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member;

(c) to receive the financial information described in Section 6.6;

(d) to receive copies of the Company’s federal, state and local tax returns for each year; and

(e) to inspect the assets of the Company during business hours at the principal office of the Company upon reasonable prior written notice.

ARTICLE IX.

TRANSFERS

9.1 Restrictions on Transfers.

(a) A Member may only transfer, sell, assign, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of (each, a “Transfer”) all or any portion of its Membership Interest (i) to an Affiliate or another Member upon the consent of the Board, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (each, an “Internal Transfer”), or (ii) to any other Person after Supermajority Approval of the proposed Transfer and, in each case, otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article IX. Any attempted Transfer of a Membership Interest, other than in strict accordance with this Section 9.1(a), shall be, and is hereby declared, null and void to the fullest extent permitted by Law.

(b) All Transfers hereunder shall be by instrument in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, which instrument shall contain an express statement by the Transferee of its agreement to accept the Transfer and to accept, adopt and be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, as the same may have been amended from time to time, and shall provide for the payment by the transferring Member of all reasonable expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such Transfer, including, without limitation, any necessary amendments to this Agreement to reflect such Transfer. The transferring Member and

 

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the Transferee shall execute and acknowledge any and all such instruments as the Company may reasonably request to effectuate such Transfer, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company. In no event shall the Company dissolve or terminate (other than for tax purposes, to the extent provided by the Code and Regulations) upon the admission of any Member to the Company or upon any permitted Transfer of a Membership Interest in the Company by any Member.

9.2 Substitute Members. As of the effectiveness of any Transfer of a Membership Interest permitted under Section 9.1, any Transferee acquiring such Membership Interest shall be deemed admitted as a Substitute Member with respect to the Membership Interest so transferred. Substitute Members shall have all of the rights and obligations of Members. Transferees of Membership Interests who do not become Substitute Members shall have only the rights of assignees of Membership Interests and, therefore, no rights of a Member hereunder. An assignee shall have only the right to receive allocations and distributions attributable to the Membership Interest acquired by such assignee, which Membership Interest shall be subject to the same restrictions on transfer as contained in this Agreement. An assignee shall have the same obligations to the Company and the Members as a Member holding the same Membership Interest would have, including any obligation to make Capital Contributions.

9.3 Admission of Additional Members. An additional Member (which shall not include a Substitute Member resulting from a Transfer in accordance with Article IX) may be admitted into the Company only upon Supermajority Approval, including in such approval the additional Member’s required Capital Contribution and Equity Percentage Interest, and execution of a counterpart of this Agreement by the additional Member. Additional Members shall have all of the rights and obligations of Members.

9.4 Withdrawal. No Member has the right or power to withdraw from the Company, and no Member shall withdraw from the Company without the consent of the Board.

9.5 Effective Date of Transfers. In the event a Transfer of a Membership Interest is consummated in accordance with this Article, such Transfer will be recognized for the purpose of distributions and allocations as of the date on which such Transfer became effective; provided that the Company shall have been given a copy of all documents or instruments executed in connection with such Transfer. Notwithstanding any assumption of liabilities by a Transferee, the transferring Member shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Company unless such a release is approved by the Board. The Company shall be entitled to treat the record owner of a Membership Interest as the absolute owner thereof in all respects and shall incur no liability for distributions of cash or other property made in good faith to such record owner until such time as the Transfer of such Membership Interest has become effective on the books of the Company.

9.6 Withholding of Distributions. From the date of the receipt of any instrument relating to Transfer of a Membership Interest or at any time if the Board is reasonably in doubt as to the Person entitled to receive distributions in respect of such Membership Interest, the Board may withhold any such distributions until the Transfer is completed or abandoned or the dispute is resolved.

 

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9.7 Compliance with Securities Laws. In addition to the restrictions on Transfer of the Membership Interests contained in this Agreement, no Transfer of any Membership Interest shall be made by or on behalf of any Member unless the Company has received a written opinion of, or satisfactory to, its legal counsel that the proposed Transfer is exempt from registration under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Board may waive the requirement of this Section to obtain a legal opinion.

ARTICLE X.

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

10.1 Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up in accordance with Section 10.2 upon the occurrence of any of the following (each, a “Liquidating Event”):

(a) the end of the term of the Company, if any, stated in the Certificate;

(b) the unanimous consent of the Members to dissolve the Company;

(c) the bankruptcy of or the appointment of a receiver for the Company; or

(d) the occurrence of any other event which causes a dissolution of the Company under the Act, unless the Company is continued without dissolution in accordance with the Act.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly agreed and provided that the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of any Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of any Member shall not, in and of itself, cause the Company to be wound up or dissolved, and upon the occurrence of any such event, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be continued without winding up or dissolution.

10.2 Winding Up, Liquidation and Distribution of Assets.

(a) Upon the dissolution of the Company because of an occurrence of any of the events described in Section 10.1, no further business shall be conducted except for the taking of such action as shall be necessary for the winding up of the affairs of the Company and the distribution of its assets to the Members pursuant to the provisions of this Article X. Upon the occurrence of an event requiring winding up of the Company, the Board shall act as the Liquidating Trustee. The Liquidating Trustee shall have full authority to wind up the affairs of the Company and to make distributions as provided herein, subject to the same restrictions under Section 7.3 as if the Liquidating Trustee were the Board.

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shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof. If any assets are sold or otherwise liquidated for value, the Liquidating Trustee shall proceed as promptly as practicable in a commercially reasonable manner to implement the procedures of this Section 10.2. If any assets are to be distributed in kind, the Fair Market Value of such assets shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.10, and each Member’s Capital Account shall be charged or credited, as the case may be, as if such asset had been sold for cash at such Fair Market Value and the net gain or net loss recognized thereby had been allocated to and among the Members in accordance with Article VI.

(c) All assets of the Company shall be applied and distributed by the Liquidating Trustee in the following order:

(i) first, to the creditors of the Company (including, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Member who has made a loan to the Company that remains outstanding) in satisfaction of liabilities of the Company (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof (including by setting up reserves for contingent, conditional or unmatured liabilities)), other than liabilities to Members on account of their Capital Contributions or on account of a Member’s withdrawal from the Company or pursuant to a withdrawal of capital; and

(ii) thereafter, to the Members in accordance with, and to the extent of, the positive balances of their Capital Accounts (after all adjustments to such Capital Accounts have been made for such taxable year, including to reflect any Net Income or Net Losses to be allocated to the Members in connection with the dissolution and liquidation of the Company).

10.3 Certificate of Cancellation. When all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company have been satisfied and all of the remaining property and assets of the Company have been distributed to the Members, a Certificate of Cancellation shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act.

10.4 Return of Contribution; Nonrecourse Against Other Members. Except as provided by law or as expressly provided in this Agreement, upon dissolution, each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of its Capital Contributions. If the assets of the Company remaining after the payment or discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Company are insufficient to return the Capital Contributions of one or more Members, such Member or Members shall have no recourse against any other Member. No Member shall be required to contribute any cash or property to the Company to enable the Company to return any Member’s Capital Contributions.

 

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10.5 Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.6, in the event the Company is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made pursuant to Section 10.2. In the discretion of the Liquidating Trustee, all or any portion of the ·distributions that would otherwise be made to the Members may be:

(a) Distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the Members for the purposes of paying any contingent, conditional or unmatured liabilities or obligations of the Company arising out of or in connection with the Company. The assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the Members from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the Liquidating Trustee, in the same proportions as the amount distributed to such trust by the Company would otherwise have been distributed to the Members pursuant to this Agreement; or

(b) Withheld to provide a reasonable reserve for Company liabilities (contingent or otherwise) and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Company; provided that such withheld amounts shall be distributed to the Members as soon as practicable.

10.6 Deemed Contribution and Distribution. In the event the Company is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Company’s property shall not be liquidated, the Company’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Company’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, solely for federal income tax purposes, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed all Company property and liabilities to a new limited liability company in exchange for an interest in such new limited liability company and, immediately thereafter, the Company will be deemed to liquidate by distributing interests in the new limited liability company to the Members.

ARTICLE XI.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

11.1 Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the Members at their respective addresses or facsimile number set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto or to such other address or facsimile number as may be specified by a party hereto pursuant to notice given by such party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.1, and shall be deemed to have been duly given and received (a) when delivered in person, (b) five Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when dispatched by electronic facsimile transfer (if confirmed in writing by mail simultaneously dispatched) or by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), if delivery thereof is confirmed to have occurred) on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving Party, otherwise it shall be deemed delivered and received on the next Business Day, or (d) one Business Day after having been dispatched by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, to the appropriate Party at the address or facsimile number specified on Exhibit A (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a Party may designate by written notice to each of the other Parties in any manner permitted in this Section 11.1). Notices to the Company shall be made to the Company at its principal place of business, with a copy of the notice to each Member.

11.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

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11.3 Modifications and Waivers. No amendment or other modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless it is in writing and signed by all of the Members. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless it is in writing and signed by the party waiving compliance with such provision. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver of any partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege. No waiver of any breach, term or condition of this Agreement by any Member shall constitute a subsequent waiver of the same or any other breach, term or condition.

11.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any reason and to any extent invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to the other persons or circumstances will not be affected thereby, but rather are to be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by Law and (b) the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace that provision with a new provision that is valid and enforceable and that puts the Parties in substantially the same economic, business and legal position as they would have been in if the original provision had been valid and enforceable.

11.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

11.6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE EXPRESS REMEDIES AND MEASURES OF DAMAGES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR A PARTY HEREUNDER AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. IF NO REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS EXPRESSLY HEREIN PROVIDED, A PARTY’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES ONLY, SUCH DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BY STATUTE, IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION IMPOSED ON REMEDIES AND THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY PARTY AND STRICT LIABILITY. TO THE EXTENT ANY DAMAGES REQUIRED TO BE PAID HEREUNDER ARE LIQUIDATED, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DAMAGES ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE REMEDY IS INCONVENIENT AND THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CONSTITUTE A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION OF THE HARM OR LOSS.

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11.8 Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Members shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to execute such agreements, instruments and other documents and to take or cause to be taken such further actions as may be reasonably required or desirable to consummate and give full force and effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

11.9 Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of any party hereto under this Agreement may not be assigned except in compliance with Article IX hereof. Each and all of the covenants, terms, provisions and agreements herein contained shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

11.10 Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement shall only be for the benefit of, and enforceable by, the Company and its Members and shall not inure to the benefit of or be enforceable by any third party, except that the Members agree that any Indemnitee shall be entitled to assert rights and remedies under Section 7.13 as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

MEMBERS:
ETP RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunoco, LLC]


SUSSER PETROLEUM OPERATING COMPANY LLC
By: Sunoco LP,
its sole member
By: Sunoco GP LLC,
its general partner
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunoco, LLC]


Exhibit A

Members and Membership Interests

 

Name and Address of Member

   Capital Contribution      Initial Equity
Percentage Interest
 

ETP Retail Holdings, LLC

1735 Market Street, 13th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (866) 627-8010

   $ 1,767,457,743.42         68.42

Susser Petroleum Operating Company LLC

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, Texas 77073

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (361) 693-3725

   $ 815,789,470.00         31.58


Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

GUARANTEE OF COLLECTION

THIS GUARANTEE OF COLLECTION (this “Guarantee”) is made as of April 1, 2015, by ETP RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Guarantor”), to SUNOCO LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), and SUNOCO FINANCE CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Sunoco Issuers”) to provide a guarantee of collection, on the terms set forth herein, for the benefit of the holders (the “Holders”) of the Supported Debt (as hereinafter defined) and the trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture dated April 1, 2015 (collectively, the “Senior Notes Indenture”) with respect to the $800 million aggregate principal amount of the Sunoco Issuers’ 6.375% senior notes due 2023 (together with any senior notes of the Sunoco Issuers with substantially identical terms that are issued to the Holders pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the “Supported Debt”). The Guarantor and the Sunoco Issuers may hereinafter be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Sunoco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunoco LLC”), the Guarantor and Sunoco LP, and, solely for limited purposes, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP LP”), have entered into that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2015, as amended (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which the Guarantor has agreed to contribute to Sunoco LP thirty-one and fifty-eight/hundredths percent (31.58%) of the membership interests in Sunoco LLC (the “Contribution”);

WHEREAS, on April 1, 2015, the Sunoco Issuers issued the Supported Debt;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Guarantee, Sunoco LP will distribute to Guarantor the Cash Consideration (as such term is defined in the Contribution Agreement) equal to $775,000,013 (the “Sunoco LP Distribution”), and in consideration of the Sunoco LP Distribution, Guarantor hereby enters into this Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Contribution, the Guarantor desires to enter into this Guarantee and be bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein.

AGREEMENTS

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Guarantee. Subject to the terms herein, the Guarantor guarantees to the Holders and the Trustee the full and prompt collection of the principal amount due under the Supported Debt, but not any accrued and unpaid interest thereon or any fees or other amounts of any kind whatsoever that shall be due to the Holders by the Sunoco Issuers (the “Liabilities”).


Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee are obligations solely of the Guarantor and do not constitute a debt or obligation of (and no recourse shall be made with respect to) ETP LP, any of its affiliates (other than the Guarantor), or any shareholder, partner, member, officer, director or employee of ETP LP or such affiliates (collectively, the “Non-Recourse Parties”). No action under or in connection with this Guarantee shall be brought against any Non-Recourse Party, and no judgment for any deficiency upon the obligations hereunder shall be obtainable against any Non-Recourse Party.

2. Guarantee of Collection. This is a guarantee of collection only and not a guarantee of payment. Notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Guarantee to the contrary, the Guarantor shall not be obligated to make any payment pursuant to this Guarantee unless and until each of the following has occurred: (i) the Trustee or other Holder must use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain judgment against Sunoco LP and any of its subsidiaries with obligations with respect to the Supported Debt (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), (ii) the Trustee or other Holder must use commercially reasonable efforts to execute on any judgment obtained against Sunoco LP and any of its Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iii) following execution of any such judgment, a portion of the sums due under the Supported Debt constituting Liabilities must remain unpaid, (iv) if no bankruptcy proceeding has been commenced with respect to Sunoco LP, the Trustee or other Holder shall have brought an action in a court of law having proper subject matter jurisdiction against Sunoco LP and any applicable Guarantor Subsidiaries to collect such Liabilities, obtained a final and non-appealable judgment by such court against Sunoco LP and any applicable Guarantor Subsidiaries in respect of such Liabilities and levied execution of such judgment against the property of Sunoco LP and any applicable Guarantor Subsidiaries, and as a result of such execution received less than payment in full in cash or property of such Liabilities, and (v) if a bankruptcy proceeding has been commenced with respect to Sunoco LP and any of its applicable Guarantor Subsidiaries, the closing of the bankruptcy proceeding after its administration under 11 U.S.C. Section 350(a) shall have occurred and the Trustee or other Holder shall have received, after all distributions contemplated by such bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, less than payment in full in cash or property in respect of such Liabilities. For these purposes, the value of any payment made in property shall be equal to the fair market value of such property at the time of such payment.

3. Termination of Guarantee. This Guarantee shall remain in effect and will not terminate until the Liabilities have been paid in full.

4. Waivers. The Guarantor waives (i) notice of acceptance of this Guarantee, (ii) all presentments and protests, and (iii) notice of dishonor.

5. Obligations Absolute. Except as set forth in this Guarantee, the Guarantor’s obligations are in all respects absolute and unconditional and will not be impaired, modified, released or limited by any occurrence or condition whatsoever, including, without limitation, (i) any modification, discharge, renewal or extension of the Liabilities or the Supported Debt, or any amendment, modification or stay of the Trustee’s or other Holder’s rights under the Supported Debt which may occur in any bankruptcy or reorganization case or proceeding concerning the Sunoco Issuers, whether permanent or temporary and whether or not assented to by the Trustee or other Holder, (ii) any notice of withdrawal of this Guarantee, at any time and from time to time before, at or after maturity of the Supported Debt, (iii) any determination that

 

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any signatures on behalf of the Sunoco Issuers on the Supported Debt are not genuine or that the Supported Debt is not the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sunoco Issuers, or (iv) any defenses that the Sunoco Issuers may have as to any sums due under the Supported Debt.

6. Waiver of Subrogation. The Guarantor irrevocably waives, relinquishes and renounces any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or any claim whatsoever which the Guarantor may have against the Sunoco Issuers or any other persons liable on the Supported Debt. The Guarantor will not assert any such claim against the Sunoco Issuers or any other persons liable on the Supported Debt, in any proceeding, legal or equitable, including any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization proceeding. This provision will inure to the benefit of and will be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders, the Sunoco Issuers and any such persons liable on the Supported Debt, and their successors and assigns, including any trustee in bankruptcy or debtor-in-possession.

7. Reinstatement of Guaranteed Liabilities. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall apply to and continue with respect to any amount paid to the Trustee and the Holders on the Liabilities which is subsequently recovered from the Trustee and the Holders for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, as a result of any bankruptcy, insolvency or fraudulent conveyance proceeding), notwithstanding the fact that the Liabilities may have been previously paid in full or this Guarantee terminated, or both.

8. Assignment. The Trustee and the Holders may, from time to time, whether before or after any withdrawal of this Guarantee, without notice to the Guarantor, assign or transfer any or all of the Liabilities or any interest therein; and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer or any subsequent assignment or transfer thereof, such Liabilities shall be and remain Liabilities for purposes of this Guarantee, and each and every immediate and successive assignee or transferee of any of the Liabilities or of any interest therein shall, to the extent of the interest of such assignee or transferee in the Liabilities, be entitled to the benefits of this Guarantee to the same extent as if such assignee or transferee were the Trustee or other Holder; provided, however, that, unless the Trustee or Holders shall otherwise consent in writing, the Trustee and the Holders shall have an unimpaired right, prior and superior to that of any such assignee or transferee, to enforce this Guarantee, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, as to that portion of the Liabilities which the Trustee and the Holders have not assigned or transferred.

9. Cumulative Rights; No Waiver. Each and every right granted to the Trustee and the Holders hereunder or under any other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time subject only to the limitations set forth in this Guarantee. No failure on the part of the Trustee and the Holders to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Trustee or other Holder of any right preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

10. Interpretation and Construction. Each reference herein to the Trustee and the Holders shall be deemed to include their respective successors and assigns, and each reference to the Sunoco Issuers and the Guarantor and any pronouns referring thereto as used herein shall be construed in the singular or plural as the context may require and shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of the Sunoco Issuers and the Guarantor, all of whom shall be bound by the provisions hereof.

 

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11. Continuing Guarantee. Subject to the limitations herein, this instrument is intended to be a full, complete and continuing guarantee to the Trustee and the Holders to the extent of and for the Liabilities owing by the Sunoco Issuers to the Trustee and the Holders from time to time and to be valid and continuous without other or further notice to the Guarantor, notwithstanding the dissolution of the Sunoco Issuers or any other guarantor, until notice in writing of withdrawal of this Guarantee, signed by the parties hereto or any of them, has actually been given to the Trustee and the Holders, and then only as to the party or parties signing such notice and to transactions subsequent to the time of such notice; provided, however, that no such notice of withdrawal shall affect or impair (a) any of the agreements and obligations of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to any and all Liabilities existing at the time of actual receipt of such notice by the Trustee and the Holders until paid in full; or (b) the Trustee’s or other Holder’s right to recover all expenses paid or incurred by the Trustee or other Holder endeavoring to enforce this Guarantee against the Guarantor. All of the agreements and obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall, notwithstanding any such notice of withdrawal, remain in effect until all such Liabilities and all such expenses shall have been paid in full.

12. Subsequent Guaranties. No subsequent guarantee by the Guarantor or any other person of the Liabilities shall be deemed to be in lieu of or to supersede this Guarantee, unless otherwise expressly provided therein.

13. Covenants of Sunoco LP.

(a) Repayment or Refinancing of Supported Debt. Without the prior written consent of the Guarantor, Sunoco LP shall not be entitled to (i) repay any principal amount of the Supported Debt or (ii) refinance through an exchange offer or otherwise all or any portion of the Supported Debt, unless, in the case of (ii) above, Sunoco LP (x) simultaneously replaces the Supported Debt with at least an equivalent amount of new indebtedness (such new indebtedness, the “Refinancing Supported Debt”) with substantially similar covenants providing for no earlier amortization of principal than the amortization contemplated by the applicable maturity date of the Supported Debt (any such date, a “Maturity Date”) and (y) permits the Guarantor, at its sole discretion, to provide a guarantee of collection of the Refinancing Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(b) Extinguishment of Supported Debt. Sunoco LP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to extinguish any applicable outstanding Supported Debt on the Maturity Date. Sunoco LP shall release the Guarantor from any liability or obligation under this Guarantee related to the Supported Debt on the applicable Maturity Date for such Supported Debt and shall enter into and execute such documents and instruments as the Guarantor may reasonably request in order to evidence such release.

(c) Finance Corp. Prior to the Maturity Date of the Supported Debt, Finance Corp shall continue to have no material assets or any liabilities, other than as a co-issuer of debt securities of Sunoco LP.

 

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14. Covenants of Guarantor.

(a) Net Worth. The Guarantor hereby represents to Sunoco LP that it will maintain net assets (excluding any interest in Sunoco LP held by the Guarantor) with a fair market value equal to or greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Supported Debt and in the event the Guarantor disposes of, transfers, or conveys any of its assets, except with respect to distributions permitted in clause (b) below, it shall promptly replace such assets with assets having a net fair market value (after taking into account any indebtedness to be assumed by the Guarantor in connection with any such transaction) substantially equivalent to or greater than the net fair market value (after taking into account any indebtedness to be assumed by the Guarantor in connection with any such transaction) of the disposed assets. Guarantor shall provide a certificate to Sunoco LP and the Trustee on an annual basis (beginning on the first anniversary of this Guarantee and until the Liabilities have been paid in full) providing that it is in full compliance with this Section 14(a).

(b) Distributions. The Guarantor shall be entitled to make distributions of available cash with respect to its equity interests provided the Guarantor shall not make a distribution of cash or property to the extent such distribution would constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance (as defined in Section 16) in light of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Guarantee or otherwise impair the Guarantor’s ability to satisfy its obligations under this Guarantee.

15. Covenants of Sunoco LP and Guarantor to Maintain Tax Treatment. For so long as this Guarantee is outstanding, Sunoco LP and the Guarantor hereby agree that:

(a) Unless otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the Parties to treat the Guarantor as the sole partner bearing the economic risk of loss with respect to the Supported Debt pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.752-2; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sunoco LP shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Sunoco LP determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(b) It is the intent of the Parties, that the distribution to the Guarantor by Sunoco LP of the Cash Consideration be treated as a distribution under Section 731 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and neither Sunoco LP nor any partner of Sunoco LP shall take a position inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sunoco LP shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Sunoco LP determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(c) Neither Sunoco LP nor the Guarantor shall (i) modify this Guarantee so as to eliminate or limit the ultimate recourse liability of the Guarantor with respect to the Supported Debt, or (ii) except as required by the Senior Notes Indenture, cause or permit any other corporation, partnership, person or entity to assume, guarantee, indemnify against or otherwise incur any liability with respect to any Supported Debt.

 

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(d) In the event a subsidiary of Sunoco LP that is regarded as separate and apart from Sunoco LP for U.S. federal income tax purposes becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor (as such term is defined in the Senior Notes Indenture) of the Supported Debt or otherwise guarantees the Supported Debt, the Guarantor agrees to indemnify such subsidiary for any amounts that the subsidiary is required to pay pursuant to its guarantee of the Supported Debt.

(e) In the event a partner of Sunoco LP guarantees or otherwise incurs any liability with respect to the Supported Debt, the Guarantor agrees to indemnify such partner for any amounts that the partner is required to pay pursuant to its guarantee or liability with respect to the Supported Debt.

16. Fraudulent Conveyance. Notwithstanding any provision of this Guarantee to the contrary, it is intended that this Guarantee not constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance (as defined below). Consequently, the Guarantor agrees that if this Guarantee would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, this Guarantee shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause this Guarantee to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and this Guarantee shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly at all relevant times. For purposes of this Section 16, the term “Fraudulent Conveyance” means a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the provisions of any applicable fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or similar law of any state, nation or other governmental unit, as in effect from time to time.

17. Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Guarantee is for the benefit only of the Guarantor, the Sunoco Issuers, the Trustee, the Holders and the subsidiaries and partners of Sunoco LP described in Sections 15(d) and 15(e), and is not intended to confer upon any other third party any rights or remedies hereunder, and shall not be construed as for the benefit of any other third party.

18. Notices. Any and all notices, requests or other communications hereunder shall be given in writing and delivered by: 1) regular, overnight, registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), with first class postage prepaid; 2) hand delivery; 3) facsimile transmission; or 4) overnight courier service, if to the Guarantor, at the following address or facsimile number for the Guarantor:

ETP Retail Holdings, LLC

3738 Oak Lawn Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (214) 981-0701

 

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If to the Sunoco Issuers, at the following address or facsimile number:

Sunoco LP

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, Texas 77073

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (361) 693-3725

or at such other address or number as shall be designated by the Guarantor or Sunoco LP in a notice to the other Party to this Guarantee. All such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: (A) in the case of a notice sent by regular mail, on the date actually received by the addressee; (B) in the case of a notice sent by registered or certified mail, on the date receipted for (or refused) on the return receipt; (C) in the case of a notice delivered by hand, when personally delivered; (D) in the case of a notice sent by facsimile, upon transmission subject to telephone confirmation of receipt; and (E) in the case of a notice sent by overnight mail or overnight courier service, the date delivered at the designated address, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.

19. Separability. Should any clause, sentence, paragraph, subsection or section of this Guarantee be judicially declared to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such decision will not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Guarantee, and the part or parts of this Guarantee so held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable will be deemed to have been stricken herefrom, and the remainder will have the same force and effectiveness as if such stricken part or parts had never been included herein.

20. Counterparts. This Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signatures are physically attached to the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

21. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

22. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. The Guarantor irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees that no such proceeding relating to this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought by it except in such courts). The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives (and agrees not to plead or claim) any objection to the laying of venue of any proceeding arising out of this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby in any New

 

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York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, or that any such proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Guarantor also agrees that any final and non appealable judgment against it in connection with any proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on it and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR TO DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

23. Entire Agreement. This Guarantee constitutes the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties related thereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Guarantee as of the date and year first written above.

 

ETP RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President
SUNOCO LP
By: Sunoco GP LLC, its general partner
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President

Signature Page

Guarantee of Collection



Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Support Provider”), Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Sunoco LP Finance” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Sunoco Issuers”), and ETP Retail Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Guarantor”). The Support Provider, Sunoco Issuers and Guarantor may hereinafter be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

A. Sunoco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “Sunoco LLC”), Guarantor and Sunoco LP, and, solely for limited purposes, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”), have entered into that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2015, as amended (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Guarantor has agreed to contribute to Sunoco LP 31.58% of the membership interests in Sunoco LLC (the “Contribution”).

B. In connection with and in order to facilitate the Contribution, pursuant to the Indenture dated April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), the Sunoco Issuers issued $800 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2023 (the “Supported Debt”).

C. Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, at the closing of the Contribution on the date hereof, (i) Sunoco LP distributed to Guarantor, in partial consideration for the Contribution, $775,000,013.00 in cash, financed entirely from the proceeds of the Supported Debt (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) Guarantor executed and delivered a guarantee dated as of even date herewith, providing for a guarantee of collection (but not of payment) for the principal amount due under the Supported Debt (the “ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

D. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Guarantor is distributing to the Support Provider, a portion of the Cash Consideration equal to $739,994,305.48 (the “R&M Distribution” and the proportion of the total Cash Consideration reflected by such R&M Distribution, which equals 95.48%, the “R&M Distribution Percentage”). Accordingly, in consideration of the R&M Distribution, the Support Provider desires to enter into this Agreement to provide support to Guarantor in furtherance of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee in support of the Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

E. The Sunoco Issuers and Guarantor desire to enter into this Agreement and be bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein.


NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Support. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including but not limited to Sections 2 and 3 below, the Support Provider hereby provides support to Guarantor and agrees to contribute cash to Guarantor in such amounts as necessary to guarantee collection of the aggregate principal amount of the Supported Debt pursuant to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement are obligations solely of the Parties and do not constitute a debt or obligation of (and no recourse shall be made with respect to) ETP, any of its affiliates (other than the Parties hereto), or any shareholder, partner, member, officer, director or employee of ETP or such affiliates (collectively, the “Non-Recourse Parties”). No action under or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought against any Non-Recourse Party, and no judgment for any deficiency upon the obligations hereunder shall be obtainable against any Non-Recourse Party.

2. Support Payment Conditions. Notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement to the contrary, the Support Provider shall be obligated to make contributions of cash to Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement to enable Guarantor to pay any and all amounts of the Supported Debt due and payable pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee.

3. Cap. Notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement to the contrary, it is agreed that the Support Provider’s maximum liability under this Agreement with respect to the Supported Debt shall not exceed the R&M Distribution Percentage, multiplied by the positive difference (if any) between (i) the principal amount of Supported Debt, minus (ii) the sum of (A) all payments of principal made by or on behalf of the Sunoco Issuers in respect of such Supported Debt, plus (B) the fair market value of any property received or cash proceeds collected or any consideration otherwise realized (including by way of set off) from or for the account of the Sunoco Issuers pursuant to, or in connection with, the principal amount of Supported Debt, including, but not limited to, any property or cash proceeds collected or realized from the exercise of any rights and remedies at law or in equity that the holders of such Supported Debt may have against the Sunoco Issuers or any collateral securing such Supported Debt, plus (C) any principal amount of such Supported Debt which is forgiven or otherwise voluntarily compromised by the holders of such Supported Debt (such amount, the “Support Cap”).

The Support Provider shall have no obligation to make a payment hereunder with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest or any other costs, fees, expenses, penalties, charges or other amounts of any kind whatsoever that may be owed by Guarantor or any Sunoco Issuer, whether on or related to the Supported Debt or otherwise.

4. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect and will not terminate until the earlier to occur of (a) termination or expiration of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee and (b) payment by the Support Provider of the maximum amount due by the Support Provider under Section 3 hereof, as such amount may be limited by Section 10 hereof.

5. Notices; Defenses; Etc. The Sunoco Issuers and Guarantor hereby agree to provide the Support Provider with notice promptly following any alleged default by any Sunoco Issuer under the documents evidencing the Supported Debt or by Guarantor under the documents evidencing the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee, and the Support Provider shall be entitled to

 

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receive information regarding, and make reasonable requests for information with respect to, the actions the holders of the Supported Debt have taken against the Sunoco Issuers with respect to the Supported Debt or Guarantor with respect to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee. By entering into this Agreement, the Support Provider is not waiving any defense, set-off or counterclaim available to Guarantor or the Sunoco Issuers with respect to the Supported Debt nor is the Support Provider waiving its rights with respect to diligence, presentment, demand for performance, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, default or non-payment, or notice of acceptance of this Agreement.

6. Covenants of Sunoco LP and Guarantor.

(a) Repayment or Refinancing of Supported Debt. Without the prior written consent of the Support Provider, Sunoco LP shall not be entitled to (i) repay any principal amount of a tranche of the Supported Debt or (ii) refinance through an exchange offer or otherwise all or any portion of the Supported Debt, unless, in the case of (ii) above, Sunoco LP (x) simultaneously replaces the Supported Debt with at least an equivalent amount of new indebtedness (such new indebtedness, the “Refinanced Supported Debt”) with substantially similar covenants providing for no earlier amortization of principal than the amortization contemplated by the applicable maturity date of any Supported Debt (any such date, a “Maturity Date”), (y) permits Guarantor at its sole discretion to guarantee the Refinanced Supported Debt on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee and (z) permits Support Provider at its sole discretion to provide support to Guarantor in furtherance of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee of the Refinanced Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(b) Actions Upon Maturity Date. Upon the Maturity Date for the Supported Debt, and payment in full of the aggregate principal amount of Supported Debt, no additional ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee shall be permitted to be made by Guarantor with respect to such Supported Debt. Any Supported Debt subject to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee may be retired or refinanced with debt that is not subject to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee commencing at any time on or after the scheduled Maturity Date for such Supported Debt.

(c) Extinguishment of Supported Debt. Sunoco LP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to extinguish any applicable outstanding Supported Debt on the Maturity Date. Guarantor shall release the Support Provider from any liability or obligation under this Agreement related to the Supported Debt on the applicable Maturity Date for such Supported Debt and shall enter into and execute such documents and instruments as the Support Provider may reasonably request in order to evidence such release.

(d) Sunoco LP Finance Corp. Prior to the Maturity Date of the Supported Debt, Sunoco LP Finance shall continue to have no material assets or any liabilities, other than as a co-issuer of debt securities of Sunoco LP.

(e) Guarantor Limited Activities. Without the prior written consent of Support Provider, Guarantor shall not (i) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness (as defined below) other than the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee or (ii) consummate any transactions other than the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee of the Supported

 

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Debt. As used in this Section 6(d), “Indebtedness” shall mean (A) all obligations for borrowed money, (B) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (C) all obligations under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets, (D) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (E) all guarantees of Indebtedness of others, (F) all capital lease obligations, (G) all obligations with respect to hedging and swap agreements, (H) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (I) the principal component of all obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances.

7. Covenants of Support Provider.

(a) Net Worth. Support Provider hereby represents to Guarantor and Sunoco LP that it will maintain net assets (excluding any interest in Guarantor and Sunoco LP held by Support Provider) with a fair market value equal to or greater than the amount of the Support Cap and in the event Support Provider disposes of, transfers, or conveys any of its assets, except with respect to distributions permitted in clause (b) below, it shall, if necessary, promptly replace such assets so as to have net assets (excluding any interest in Guarantor and Sunoco LP held by Support Provider) with a fair market value equal to or greater than the amount of the Support Cap. Support Provider shall provide a certificate to Guarantor and the Trustee on an annual basis (beginning on the first anniversary of this Agreement and until the Supported Debt has been paid in full) providing that it is in full compliance with this Section 7(a).

(b) Distributions. Support Provider shall be entitled to make distributions of available cash with respect to its equity interests provided Support Provider shall not make a distribution of cash or property to the extent such distribution would constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance (as defined in Section 10) in light of Support Provider’s obligations under this Agreement or otherwise impair Support Provider’s ability to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

8. Covenants of the Parties to Maintain Tax Treatment. For so long as any ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee is outstanding, the Parties hereto hereby agree that:

(a) At the Sunoco LP level, unless otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the Parties to treat Guarantor as the sole partner bearing the economic risk of loss with respect to the Supported Debt pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.752-2; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sunoco LP shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Sunoco LP determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(b) It is the intent of the Parties that the distribution to Guarantor by Sunoco LP of the Cash Consideration be treated as a distribution under Section 731 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and neither Sunoco LP nor any partner of Sunoco LP shall take a position inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sunoco LP shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Sunoco LP determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

 

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(c) At the Guarantor level, unless otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the Parties to treat the Support Provider as bearing the economic risk of loss with respect to the Supported Debt in an amount equal to the Supported Debt distributed to it pursuant to the R&M Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulation § 1.752-2; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Guarantor determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(d) It is the intent of the Parties to treat the R&M Distribution as a distribution under Section 731 of the Code, and neither Guarantor nor any partner of Guarantor shall take a position inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Guarantor determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(e) Neither Sunoco LP nor Guarantor shall (i) modify the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee so as to eliminate or limit the ultimate recourse liability of the Support Provider with respect to the Supported Debt, (ii) merge or consolidate with, or take any action that would cause, Guarantor to become a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (iii) except as required by the Indenture, cause or permit any other corporation, partnership, person or entity to assume, guarantee, indemnify against or otherwise incur any liability with respect to any Supported Debt.

(f) In the event a subsidiary of Sunoco LP that is regarded as separate and apart from Sunoco LP for U.S. federal income tax purposes becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the Supported Debt or otherwise guarantees the Supported Debt, the Support Provider agrees to indemnify such subsidiary for any amounts that the subsidiary is required to pay pursuant to its guarantee of the Supported Debt, on the same basis and subject to the same limits as with respect to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee.

(g) In the event a partner of Sunoco LP guarantees or otherwise incurs any liability with respect to the Supported Debt, Guarantor agrees to indemnify such partner for any amounts that the partner is required to pay pursuant to its guarantee or liability with respect to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee.

9. Waiver of Subrogation. The Support Provider irrevocably waives, relinquishes and renounces any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or any claim whatsoever which the Support Provider may have against the Sunoco Issuers or any other persons liable on the Guarantee or the Supported Debt. The Support Provider will not assert any such claim against the Sunoco Issuers or any other persons liable on the Guarantee or the Supported Debt, in any proceeding, legal or equitable, including any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization proceeding. This provision will inure to the benefit of and will be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders, the Sunoco Issuers and any such persons liable on the Guarantee or the Supported Debt, and their successors and assigns, including any trustee in bankruptcy or debtor-in-possession.

 

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10. Fraudulent Conveyance. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, it is intended that this Agreement not constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance (as defined below). Consequently, the Support Provider agrees that if this Agreement would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause this Agreement to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and this Agreement shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly at all relevant times. For purposes of this Section 10, the term “Fraudulent Conveyance” means a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the provisions of any applicable fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or similar law of any state, nation or other governmental unit, as in effect from time to time.

11. Cumulative Rights; No Waiver. Each and every right granted to Support Provider hereunder or under any other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time subject only to the limitations set forth in this Agreement. No failure on the part of Support Provider to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Support Provider of any right preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

12. Amendments; Waivers.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement may not be modified, amended or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(b) The Parties hereby agree that no provision of Section 1 hereof may be modified, amended or waived without the prior written consent of a majority of the noteholders or lenders under the Indenture if such modification, amendment or waiver would materially and adversely reduce the benefits to such noteholders or lenders of the support contemplated by Section 1 hereof with respect to such Supported Debt.

13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Support Provider from merging or consolidating with or into any other person so long as the surviving person agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

14. Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the benefit only of the Support Provider, the Sunoco Issuers, and Guarantor, the trustee under the Indenture, the holders of the Supported Debt, and the subsidiaries of Sunoco LP described in Section 8(d) and is not intended to confer upon any other third party any rights or remedies hereunder, and shall not be construed as for the benefit of any other third party.

 

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15. Notices. Any and all notices, requests or other communications hereunder shall be given in writing and delivered by: (a) regular, overnight, registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), with first class postage prepaid; (b) hand delivery; (c) facsimile transmission; or (d) overnight courier service, if to the Support Provider, at the following address or facsimile number for the Support Provider:

Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)

3738 Oak Lawn Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (214) 981-0701

if to any Sunoco Issuer, at the following address or facsimile number for Sunoco LP:

Sunoco LP

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, Texas 77073

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (361) 693-3725

if to Guarantor, at the following address or facsimile number for Guarantor:

ETP Retail Holdings, LLC

3738 Oak Lawn Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (214) 981-0701

or at such other address or number as shall be designated by the Support Provider, any Sunoco Issuer or Guarantor in a notice to the other Parties to this Agreement. All such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: (A) in the case of a notice sent by regular mail, on the date actually received by the addressee; (B) in the case of a notice sent by registered or certified mail, on the date receipted for (or refused) on the return receipt; (C) in the case of a notice delivered by hand, when personally delivered; (D) in the case of a notice sent by facsimile, upon transmission subject to telephone confirmation of receipt; and (E) in the case of a notice sent by overnight mail or overnight courier service, the date delivered at the designated address, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.

16. Separability. Should any clause, sentence, paragraph, subsection or section of this Agreement be judicially declared to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such decision will not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement, and the part or parts of this Agreement so held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable will be deemed to have been stricken herefrom, and the remainder will have the same force and effectiveness as if such stricken part or parts had never been included herein.

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same

 

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agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signatures are physically attached to the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

18. Section Headings. Section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the Parties related thereto.

20. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

21. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. The Parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (and each agrees that no such proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought by it except in such courts). The Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive (and agree not to plead or claim) any objection to the laying of venue of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, or that any such proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties also agrees that any final and non appealable judgment against a Party in connection with any proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on such Party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR TO DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is duly executed and delivered by the authorized signatories set forth below, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

SUNOCO, INC. (R&M)
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
SUNOCO LP
By: Sunoco GP LLC, its general partner
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President
ETP RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President

[Signature Page to Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) Support Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

GUARANTEE OF COLLECTION



Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION VERSION

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Support Provider”), Sunoco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sunoco LP”), Sunoco Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Sunoco LP Finance” and, together with Sunoco LP, the “Sunoco Issuers”), and ETP Retail Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Guarantor”). The Support Provider, Sunoco Issuers and Guarantor may hereinafter be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

A. Sunoco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunoco LLC”), Guarantor and Sunoco LP, and, solely for limited purposes, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”), have entered into that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2015, as amended (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Guarantor has agreed to contribute to Sunoco LP 31.58% of the membership interests in Sunoco LLC (the “Contribution”).

B. In connection with and in order to facilitate the Contribution, pursuant to the Indenture dated April 1, 2015 (the “Indenture”), the Sunoco Issuers issued $800 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2023 (the “Supported Debt”).

C. Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, at the closing of the Contribution on the date hereof, (i) Sunoco LP distributed to Guarantor, in partial consideration for the Contribution, $775,000,013.00 in cash, financed entirely from the proceeds of the Supported Debt (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) Guarantor executed and delivered a guarantee dated as of even date herewith, providing for a guarantee of collection (but not of payment) for the principal amount due under the Supported Debt (the “ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

D. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Guarantor is distributing to the Support Provider, a portion of the Cash Consideration equal to $35,005,707.52 (the “Atlantic Distribution” and the proportion of the total Cash Consideration reflected by such Atlantic Distribution, which equals 4.52%, the “Atlantic Distribution Percentage”). Accordingly, in consideration of the Atlantic Distribution, Support Provider desires to enter into this Agreement to provide support to Guarantor in furtherance of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee in support of the Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

E. The Sunoco Issuers and Guarantor desire to enter into this Agreement and be bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein.


NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Support. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including but not limited to Sections 2 and 3 below, the Support Provider hereby provides support to Guarantor and agrees to contribute cash to Guarantor in such amounts as necessary to guarantee collection of the aggregate principal amount of the Supported Debt pursuant to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement are obligations solely of the Parties and do not constitute a debt or obligation of (and no recourse shall be made with respect to) ETP, any of its affiliates (other than the Parties hereto), or any shareholder, partner, member, officer, director or employee of ETP or such affiliates (collectively, the “Non-Recourse Parties”). No action under or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought against any Non-Recourse Party, and no judgment for any deficiency upon the obligations hereunder shall be obtainable against any Non-Recourse Party.

2. Support Payment Conditions. Notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement to the contrary, the Support Provider shall be obligated to make contributions of cash to Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement to enable Guarantor to pay any and all amounts of the Supported Debt due and payable pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee.

3. Cap. Notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement to the contrary, it is agreed that the Support Provider’s maximum liability under this Agreement with respect to the Supported Debt shall not exceed the Atlantic Distribution Percentage, multiplied by the positive difference (if any) between (i) the principal amount of Supported Debt, minus (ii) the sum of (A) all payments of principal made by or on behalf of the Sunoco Issuers in respect of such Supported Debt, plus (B) the fair market value of any property received or cash proceeds collected or any consideration otherwise realized (including by way of set off) from or for the account of the Sunoco Issuers pursuant to, or in connection with, the principal amount of Supported Debt, including, but not limited to, any property or cash proceeds collected or realized from the exercise of any rights and remedies at law or in equity that the holders of such Supported Debt may have against the Sunoco Issuers or any collateral securing such Supported Debt, plus (C) any principal amount of such Supported Debt which is forgiven or otherwise voluntarily compromised by the holders of such Supported Debt (such amount, the “Support Cap”).

The Support Provider shall have no obligation to make a payment hereunder with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest or any other costs, fees, expenses, penalties, charges or other amounts of any kind whatsoever that may be owed by Guarantor or any Sunoco Issuer, whether on or related to the Supported Debt or otherwise.

4. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect and will not terminate until the earlier to occur of (a) termination or expiration of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee and (b) payment by the Support Provider of the maximum amount due by the Support Provider under Section 3 hereof, as such amount may be limited by Section 10 hereof.

5. Notices; Defenses; Etc. The Sunoco Issuers and Guarantor hereby agree to provide the Support Provider with notice promptly following any alleged default by any Sunoco Issuer under the documents evidencing the Supported Debt or by Guarantor under the documents evidencing the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee, and the Support Provider shall be entitled to

 

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receive information regarding, and make reasonable requests for information with respect to, the actions the holders of the Supported Debt have taken against the Sunoco Issuers with respect to the Supported Debt or Guarantor with respect to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee. By entering into this Agreement, the Support Provider is not waiving any defense, set-off or counterclaim available to Guarantor or the Sunoco Issuers with respect to the Supported Debt nor is the Support Provider waiving its rights with respect to diligence, presentment, demand for performance, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, default or non-payment, or notice of acceptance of this Agreement.

6. Covenants of Sunoco LP and Guarantor.

(a) Repayment or Refinancing of Supported Debt. Without the prior written consent of the Support Provider, Sunoco LP shall not be entitled to (i) repay any principal amount of a tranche of the Supported Debt or (ii) refinance through an exchange offer or otherwise all or any portion of the Supported Debt, unless, in the case of (ii) above, Sunoco LP (x) simultaneously replaces the Supported Debt with at least an equivalent amount of new indebtedness (such new indebtedness, the “Refinanced Supported Debt”) with substantially similar covenants providing for no earlier amortization of principal than the amortization contemplated by the applicable maturity date of any Supported Debt (any such date, a “Maturity Date”), (y) permits Guarantor at its sole discretion to guarantee the Refinanced Supported Debt on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee and (z) permits Support Provider at its sole discretion to provide support to Guarantor in furtherance of the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee of the Refinanced Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(b) Actions Upon Maturity Date. Upon the Maturity Date for the Supported Debt, and payment in full of the aggregate principal amount of Supported Debt, no additional ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee shall be permitted to be made by Guarantor with respect to such Supported Debt. Any Supported Debt subject to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee may be retired or refinanced with debt that is not subject to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee commencing at any time on or after the scheduled Maturity Date for such Supported Debt.

(c) Extinguishment of Supported Debt. Sunoco LP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to extinguish any applicable outstanding Supported Debt on the Maturity Date. Guarantor shall release the Support Provider from any liability or obligation under this Agreement related to the Supported Debt on the applicable Maturity Date for such Supported Debt and shall enter into and execute such documents and instruments as the Support Provider may reasonably request in order to evidence such release.

(d) Sunoco LP Finance Corp. Prior to the Maturity Date of the Supported Debt, Sunoco LP Finance shall continue to have no material assets or any liabilities, other than as a co-issuer of debt securities of Sunoco LP.

(e) Guarantor Limited Activities. Without the prior written consent of Support Provider, Guarantor shall not (i) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness (as defined below) other than the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee or (ii) consummate any transactions other than the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee of the Supported

 

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Debt. As used in this Section 6(d), “Indebtedness” shall mean (A) all obligations for borrowed money, (B) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (C) all obligations under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets, (D) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (E) all guarantees of Indebtedness of others, (F) all capital lease obligations, (G) all obligations with respect to hedging and swap agreements, (H) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (I) the principal component of all obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances.

7. Covenants of Support Provider.

(a) Net Worth. Support Provider hereby represents to Guarantor and Sunoco LP that it will maintain net assets (excluding any interest in Guarantor and Sunoco LP held by Support Provider) with a fair market value equal to or greater than the amount of the Support Cap and in the event Support Provider disposes of, transfers, or conveys any of its assets, except with respect to distributions permitted in clause (b) below, it shall, if necessary, promptly replace such assets so as to have net assets (excluding any interest in Guarantor and Sunoco LP held by Support Provider) with a fair market value equal to or greater than the amount of the Support Cap. Support Provider shall provide a certificate to Guarantor and the Trustee on an annual basis (beginning on the first anniversary of this Agreement and until the Supported Debt has been paid in full) providing that it is in full compliance with this Section 7(a).

(b) Distributions. Support Provider shall be entitled to make distributions of available cash with respect to its equity interests provided Support Provider shall not make a distribution of cash or property to the extent such distribution would constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance (as defined in Section 10) in light of Support Provider’s obligations under this Agreement or otherwise impair Support Provider’s ability to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

8. Covenants of the Parties to Maintain Tax Treatment. For so long as any ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee is outstanding, the Parties hereto hereby agree that:

(a) At the Sunoco LP level, unless otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the Parties to treat Guarantor as the sole partner bearing the economic risk of loss with respect to the Supported Debt pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.752-2; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sunoco LP shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Sunoco LP determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(b) It is the intent of the Parties that the distribution to Guarantor by Sunoco LP of the Cash Consideration be treated as a distribution under Section 731 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and neither Sunoco LP nor any partner of Sunoco LP shall take a position inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sunoco LP shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Sunoco LP determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

 

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(c) At the Guarantor level, unless otherwise required by law, it is the intent of the Parties to treat the Support Provider as bearing the economic risk of loss with respect to the Supported Debt in an amount equal to the Supported Debt distributed to it pursuant to the Atlantic Distribution in accordance with Treasury Regulation § 1.752-2; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Guarantor determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(d) It is the intent of the Parties to treat the Atlantic Distribution as a distribution under Section 731 of the Code, and neither Guarantor nor any partner of Guarantor shall take a position inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor shall not be required to take such position in any taxable year to the extent Guarantor determines in good faith after consulting with tax counsel that such position is not supported by current law or actual facts and circumstances.

(e) Neither Sunoco LP nor Guarantor shall (i) modify the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee so as to eliminate or limit the ultimate recourse liability of the Support Provider with respect to the Supported Debt, (ii) merge or consolidate with, or take any action that would cause, Guarantor to become a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (iii) except as required by the Indenture, cause or permit any other corporation, partnership, person or entity to assume, guarantee, indemnify against or otherwise incur any liability with respect to any Supported Debt.

(f) In the event a subsidiary of Sunoco LP that is regarded as separate and apart from Sunoco LP for U.S. federal income tax purposes becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the Supported Debt or otherwise guarantees the Supported Debt, the Support Provider agrees to indemnify such subsidiary for any amounts that the subsidiary is required to pay pursuant to its guarantee of the Supported Debt, on the same basis and subject to the same limits as with respect to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee.

(g) In the event a partner of Sunoco LP guarantees or otherwise incurs any liability with respect to the Supported Debt, Guarantor agrees to indemnify such partner for any amounts that the partner is required to pay pursuant to its guarantee or liability with respect to the ETP Retail Holdings Guarantee.

9. Waiver of Subrogation. The Support Provider irrevocably waives, relinquishes and renounces any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or any claim whatsoever which the Support Provider may have against the Sunoco Issuers or any other persons liable on the Guarantee or the Supported Debt. The Support Provider will not assert any such claim against the Sunoco Issuers or any other persons liable on the Guarantee or the Supported Debt, in any proceeding, legal or equitable, including any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization proceeding. This provision will inure to the benefit of and will be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders, the Sunoco Issuers and any such persons liable on the Guarantee or the Supported Debt, and their successors and assigns, including any trustee in bankruptcy or debtor-in-possession.

 

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10. Fraudulent Conveyance. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, it is intended that this Agreement not constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance (as defined below). Consequently, the Support Provider agrees that if this Agreement would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause this Agreement to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and this Agreement shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly at all relevant times. For purposes of this Section 10, the term “Fraudulent Conveyance” means a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the provisions of any applicable fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or similar law of any state, nation or other governmental unit, as in effect from time to time.

11. Cumulative Rights; No Waiver. Each and every right granted to Support Provider hereunder or under any other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time subject only to the limitations set forth in this Agreement. No failure on the part of Support Provider to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Support Provider of any right preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

12. Amendments; Waivers.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement may not be modified, amended or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by each of the Parties hereto.

(b) The Parties hereby agree that no provision of Section 1 hereof may be modified, amended or waived without the prior written consent of a majority of the noteholders or lenders under the Indenture if such modification, amendment or waiver would materially and adversely reduce the benefits to such noteholders or lenders of the support contemplated by Section 1 hereof with respect to such Supported Debt.

13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Support Provider from merging or consolidating with or into any other person so long as the surviving person agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

14. Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the benefit only of the Support Provider, the Sunoco Issuers, and Guarantor, the trustee under the Indenture, the holders of the Supported Debt, and the subsidiaries of Sunoco LP described in Section 8(d) and is not intended to confer upon any other third party any rights or remedies hereunder, and shall not be construed as for the benefit of any other third party.

 

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15. Notices. Any and all notices, requests or other communications hereunder shall be given in writing and delivered by: (a) regular, overnight, registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), with first class postage prepaid; (b) hand delivery; (c) facsimile transmission; or (d) overnight courier service, if to the Support Provider, at the following address or facsimile number for the Support Provider:

Atlantic Refining & Marketing Corp.

3738 Oak Lawn Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (214) 981-0701

if to any Sunoco Issuer, at the following address or facsimile number for Sunoco LP:

Sunoco LP

555 East Airtex Drive

Houston, Texas 77073

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (361) 693-3725

if to Guarantor, at the following address or facsimile number for Guarantor:

ETP Retail Holdings, LLC

3738 Oak Lawn Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number: (214) 981-0701

or at such other address or number as shall be designated by the Support Provider, any Sunoco Issuer or Guarantor in a notice to the other Parties to this Agreement. All such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: (A) in the case of a notice sent by regular mail, on the date actually received by the addressee; (B) in the case of a notice sent by registered or certified mail, on the date receipted for (or refused) on the return receipt; (C) in the case of a notice delivered by hand, when personally delivered; (D) in the case of a notice sent by facsimile, upon transmission subject to telephone confirmation of receipt; and (E) in the case of a notice sent by overnight mail or overnight courier service, the date delivered at the designated address, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.

16. Separability. Should any clause, sentence, paragraph, subsection or section of this Agreement be judicially declared to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such decision will not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement, and the part or parts of this Agreement so held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable will be deemed to have been stricken herefrom, and the remainder will have the same force and effectiveness as if such stricken part or parts had never been included herein.

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same

 

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agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signatures are physically attached to the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

18. Section Headings. Section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the Parties related thereto.

20. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

21. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. The Parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (and each agrees that no such proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought by it except in such courts). The Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive (and agree not to plead or claim) any objection to the laying of venue of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, or that any such proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties also agrees that any final and non appealable judgment against a Party in connection with any proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on such Party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR TO DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is duly executed and delivered by the authorized signatories set forth below, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING CORP.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President
SUNOCO LP
By: Sunoco GP LLC, its general partner
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
SUNOCO FINANCE CORP.
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President
ETP RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
By:

/s/ Robert W. Owens

Name: Robert W. Owens
Title: President

Signature Page to Support Agreement


EXHIBIT A

GUARANTEE OF COLLECTION



Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO News Release

Sunoco LP Announces Pricing of Private Offering of

Senior Notes Due 2023

HOUSTON, March 27, 2015 - Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) (“Sunoco”) today announced that it has priced at par a private offering of $800 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “notes”). Sunoco Finance Corp., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Sunoco, will serve as co-issuer of the notes. The sale of the notes is expected to settle on April 1, 2015, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Sunoco intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the cash consideration for its acquisition of a 31.58% membership interest in Sunoco, LLC from a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) and repay outstanding borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility.

The offering of the notes has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

About Sunoco LP

Sunoco LP is a master limited partnership (MLP) that primarily distributes motor fuel to convenience stores, independent dealers, commercial customers and distributors. Sunoco also operates more than 150 convenience stores and retail fuel sites. Sunoco’s general partner is a wholly owned subsidiary of ETP. While primarily engaged in natural gas, natural gas liquids,


crude oil and refined products transportation, ETP also operates a retail business with a network of more than 5,500 company or independently operated retail fuel outlets and convenience stores through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Sunoco, Inc. and Stripes LLC.

Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding future events. These forward-looking statements are based on Sunoco’s current plans and expectations and involve a numbers of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to vary materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of Sunoco’s most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and in other filings made by Sunoco with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While Sunoco may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Contacts

Investors:

Scott Grischow

Director – Investor Relations and Treasury

(361) 884-2463, scott.grischow@susser.com

Anne Pearson

Dennard-Lascar Associates

(210) 408-6321, apearson@dennardlascar.com

Media:

Jeff Shields, Communications Manager

(215) 977-6056, jpshields@sunocoinc.com

Jessica Davila-Burnett, Public Relations Director

(361) 654-4882, jessica.davila-burnett@susser.com

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

LOGO

Sunoco LP Completes Acquisition of Interest in

Fuel Distribution Business, Closes Senior Notes Offering

HOUSTON, April 1, 2015 - Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a 31.58 percent equity interest in Sunoco, LLC, from ETP Retail Holdings, an affiliate of Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP). The transaction is valued at approximately $816 million. SUN paid $775 million in cash and issued to ETP 795,482 new SUN units valued at $40.8 million.

The acquisition was funded using proceeds from the previously announced issuance of senior notes that was also completed today. SUN issued $800 million of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023 through a private offering. The Notes were co-issued by Sunoco LP and Sunoco Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary. Net proceeds totaled $789.2 million. SUN also used a small portion of the proceeds to repay outstanding borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility.

Sunoco, LLC distributes approximately 5.3 billion gallons per year of motor fuels to customers in more than 26 states in the east, midwest and southeast regions of the United States to:

 

    Sunoco Inc. (owned by ETP) for resale at approximately 440 company-operated Sunoco and APlus branded convenience stores and other retail fuel outlets.

 

    Approximately 880 Sunoco-branded dealer locations under long-term fuel supply agreements.

 

    Other fuel distributors of Sunoco-branded fuel that supply approximately 3,640 additional third-party retail fuel outlets.

 

    Approximately 400 other commercial customers under spot or short-term contracts.

Management expects that substantially all of the income from SUN’s interest in Sunoco, LLC will be qualifying income. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to SUN’s distributable cash flow for 2015 and beyond.

The offering of the senior notes has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

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This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) is a master limited partnership (MLP) that primarily distributes motor fuel to convenience stores, independent dealers, commercial customers and distributors. SUN also operates more than 150 convenience stores and retail fuel sites. SUN conducts its business through wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as through its 31.58 percent interest in Sunoco, LLC, in partnership with an affiliate of its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners. While primarily engaged in natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products transportation, ETP also operates a retail and fuel distribution business through its interest in Sunoco, LLC, as well as wholly owned subsidiaries, Sunoco, Inc. and Stripes LLC, that operate approximately 1,100 convenience stores and retail fuel sites. For more information, visit the Sunoco LP website at www.SunocoLP.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” which may describe Sunoco LP’s (“SUN”) objectives, expected results of operations, targets, plans, strategies, costs, anticipated capital expenditures, potential acquisitions, new store openings and/or new dealer locations, management’s expectations, beliefs or goals regarding proposed transactions between ETP and SUN, the expected timing of those transactions and the future financial and/or operating impact of those transactions, including the anticipated integration process and any related benefits, opportunities or synergies. These statements are based on current plans, expectations and projections and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to vary materially, including but not limited to: execution, integration, environmental and other risks related to acquisitions (including the Sunoco, LLC drop-down, and future drop-downs) and our overall acquisition strategy; competitive pressures from convenience stores, gasoline stations, other non-traditional retailers and other wholesale fuel distributors located in SUN’s and Sunoco, LLC’s markets; dangers inherent in storing and transporting motor fuel; SUN’s or Sunoco, LLC’s ability to renew or renegotiate long-term distribution contracts with customers; changes in the price of and demand for motor fuel; changing consumer preferences for alternative fuel sources or improvement in fuel efficiency; competition in the wholesale motor fuel distribution industry; seasonal trends; severe or unfavorable weather conditions; increased costs; environmental laws and regulations; dangers inherent in the storage of motor fuel; reliance on suppliers to provide trade credit terms to adequately fund ongoing operations; acts of war and terrorism; dependence on information technology systems; SUN’s and ETP’s ability to consummate any proposed transactions, or to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummation of such transactions; successful development and execution of integration plans; ability to realize anticipated synergies or cost-savings and the potential impact of the transactions on employee, supplier, customer and competitor relationships; and other unforeseen factors. For a full discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, refer to the “Risk Factors” section of SUN’s and ETP’s most recently filed annual reports on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements are based on and include our estimates as of the date hereof. Subsequent events and market developments could cause our estimates to change. While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if new information becomes available, except as may be required by applicable law.

 

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Contacts

Scott Grischow

Director – Investor Relations and Treasury

(361) 884-2463, scott.grischow@susser.com

Dennard-Lascar Associates

Anne Pearson

(210) 408-6321, apearson@dennardlascar.com

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Exhibit 99.3

PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF SUNOCO LP

The summary pro forma financial information presented below is derived from our unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. The pro forma financial information gives effect to (i) the consummation of our acquisitions of Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC in October 2014 and Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. in December 2014 and the related financings and (ii) the consummation of our acquisition of Sunoco LLC and the related financing with a combination of debt and the issuance to ETP Retail of 795,482 million common units representing limited partner interests in us. The unaudited pro forma financial information is based on certain assumptions and do not purport to be indicative of the results which actually would have been achieved if the proposed transactions listed above had been consummated on the dates indicated or of results that may be achieved in the future.

 

Other Financial Data:

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Sunoco LP(1)

  31,695      51,884      122,313      307,218   

Distributable cash flow attributable to Sunoco LP(1)

  10,457      47,678      92,488      193,517   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

  11.92   9.47   4.38   2.52

Operating Data:

Total motor fuel gallons sold

  1,449,946      1,571,034      2,011,963      4,145,415   

Average motor fuel gross profit per gallon

  2.8 ¢    3.7 ¢    7.0 ¢    9.6 ¢ 


(1) We define EBITDA as net income before net interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA to reflect certain other non-recurring and non-cash items, including adjustments for unrealized gains and losses on commodity derivatives and inventory fair value adjustments. We define distributable cash flow as Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, current income tax expense, maintenance capital expenditures and other non-cash adjustments. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The following table presents a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow:

 

     Historical     Pro Forma  
     Predecessor      Combined        
     January 1, 2012      September 25,
2012
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     through
September 24,
2012
     through
December 31,
2012
     December 31,
2013
     2014     December 31,
2014
 
     (in thousands)  
                          (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Net income

   $ 8,420       $ 9,150       $ 37,027       $ 57,786      $ 120,215   

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

     5,735         1,296         8,687         26,955        108,014   

Interest expense, net

     269         540         3,471         14,329        80,452   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     4,809         224         440         2,352        12,158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

  19,233      11,210      49,625      101,422      320,839   

Non-cash compensation expense

  810      101      1,935      6,080      7,128   

Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge

  229      112      324      2,631      717   

Unrealized gains on commodity derivatives

  —        —        —        (1,433   (932

Inventory fair value adjustments

  —        —        —        13,613      189,818   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 20,272    $ 11,423    $ 51,884    $ 122,313    $ 517,570   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest

  —        —        —        —        (210,352

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Sunoco LP

$ 20,272    $ 11,423    $ 51,884    $ 122,313    $ 307,218   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash interest expense

  439      3,090      12,029      76,464   

Income tax expense (current)

  71      302      3,275      13,081   

Maintenance capital expenditures

  456      814      5,196      16,917   

MACS acquisition adjustment(a)

  —        —        8,282      8,282   

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

  —        —        1,043      (1,043
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow attributable to Sunoco LP

$ 10,457    $ 47,678    $ 92,488    $ 193,517   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Adjustment includes MACS’ recasted results of operations for the period September 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014 (the date of common control), as further adjusted for depreciation, amortization and accretion, interest expense, income tax expense and other non-cash items, in accordance with the Adjusted EBITDA definition.


Exhibit 99.4

SUNOCO LP

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Introduction

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements of Sunoco LP (“SUN”), formerly Susser Petroleum Partners LP, reflects the pro forma impacts of multiple transactions, each of which is described in the following sections. Our unaudited pro forma financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, reflect the following transactions:

 

    The previously reported October 1, 2014 acquisition of Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC (“MACS”) from Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”), the owner of our general partner and a 42.8% limited partner interest in us, for total consideration consisting of (i) $556 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital, and (ii) 3,983,540 of our common units (the “MACS Acquisition”);

 

    The previously reported December 16, 2014, acquisition of Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. (“Aloha”) for cash consideration of $240 million, subject to a post-closing earn-out and certain closing adjustments (the “Aloha Acquisition”); and

 

    The April 1, 2015 acquisition of a 31.58% interest in Sunoco, LLC from ETP Retail Holdings, LLC (“ETP Retail”), which is wholly owned by ETP, for total consideration consisting of approximately $775.0 million in cash and $40.8 million of our common units, including the issuance of $800,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2023 (the “Sunoco LLC Acquisition”).

The historical financial information included in the column entitled “SUN” was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in SUN’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations assumes that the above transactions were consummated as of January 1, 2014. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet assumes that the Sunoco LLC Acquisition was completed as of December 31, 2014. The MACS Acquisition and Aloha Acquisition are already reflected in our audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. The pro forma results of the MACS Acquisition and Aloha Acquisition were previously provided in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A on March 2, 2015.

MACS Acquisition

On September 25, 2014, SUN entered into a contribution agreement with MACS, ETC M-A Acquisition LLC (“ETC”) and ETP, whereby SUN agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of MACS from ETC for $556 million in cash, subject to adjustment for working capital, and 3,983,540 SUN common units. SUN initially financed the cash portion of the purchase price by utilizing availability under its revolving credit facility, subsequently raising net proceeds of $405 million from the sale of 9.1 million common units which were used to repay revolver borrowing. The MACS Acquisition was completed on October 1, 2014.

SUN is accounting for the acquisition of MACS as a transfer of net assets between entities under common control. As such, the MACS assets acquired from ETP have been recorded by SUN at ETP’s historic carrying value, and SUN has included the activities of MACS in its 2014 audited financial statements as of the September 1, 2014 date of common control for accounting purposes. Financial statements for MACS were previously provided as attachments 99.2 and 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K/A on October 21, 2014.

Aloha Acquisition

On September 25, 2014, SUN and Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC (“Propco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SUN, entered into a purchase and sale agreement in which SUN and

 

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SUNOCO LP

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Propco agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Aloha for base consideration of $240 million in cash, subject to a post-closing earn-out and certain closing adjustments. Consummation of the Aloha Acquisition occurred on December 16, 2014. SUN financed the purchase of Aloha by utilizing availability under its revolving credit facility. SUN’s management currently plans to contribute certain assets from Propco to SUN at a future date; however, the impact of this discretionary management action is not included in the accompanying pro forma combined financial information.

The pro forma adjustments reflect a preliminary purchase price allocation. The carrying values of assets and liabilities (excluding intangibles and non-current liabilities) in this preliminary estimate were assumed to approximate their fair values. Our identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of dealer relationships. The amount of goodwill preliminarily recorded represents the excess of our estimated enterprise value over the fair value of our assets and liabilities. The value of certain assets and liabilities are preliminary in nature, and are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date. As a result, material adjustments to this preliminary allocation may occur in the future. Management is reviewing the valuation and confirming the results to determine the final purchase price allocation.

Sunoco LLC Acquisition

On March 23, 2015, we entered into a contribution agreement with ETP Retail and ETP to acquire a 31.58% membership interest in Sunoco, LLC, for total consideration of $775 million in cash and $40.8 million of our common units. The Sunoco LLC Acquisition closed on April 1, 2015. We have a 50.1% voting interest in Sunoco, LLC.

SUN will account for the Sunoco LLC Acquisition as a transfer of net assets under common control, and therefore will record the acquired assets at ETP’s historic carrying value. Additionally, SUN will recast its historical financial statements to include the operations of Sunoco, LLC as of the September 1, 2014 date of common control for accounting purposes. Because we will have a controlling interest in Sunoco LLC as a result of our 50.1% voting interest, our pro forma financial results and balance sheet reflect the results of Sunoco LLC on a consolidated basis, which means that, except as otherwise indicated, our pro forma financial results and balance sheet reflect 100% of the assets and operations of Sunoco LLC, even though our pro forma economic interest is only 31.58%.

Adjustments for the above-listed transactions are presented in in the following schedules, and further described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements. Certain information normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP has been condensed or omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and related notes thereto.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations or financial position that we actually would have achieved if the transactions had been consummated on the dates indicated, nor do they project our results of operations or financial position for any future period or date.

 

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SUNOCO LP

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

                  Pro Forma        
     Historical      Adjustments     Pro Forma  
     SUN     Sunoco LLC      Sunoco LLC     Combined  

ASSETS:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 67,151      $ —         $ —        $ 67,151   

Advances to affiliated companies

     —          396,376         (389,376 (k)      7,000   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     64,082        129,598         —          193,680   

Accounts receivable affiliates

     36,716        54,316         (66,291 ) (k)      24,741   

Inventories, net

     48,646        276,408         —          325,054   

Other current assets

     8,546        40,735         —          49,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  225,141      897,433      (455,667   666,907   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

  905,465      394,814      —        1,300,279   

Goodwill

  863,458      —        —        863,458   

Intangible assets, net

  172,108      185,796      13,500   (l)    371,404   

Deferred tax asset—long-term

  14,893      —        —        14,893   

Other noncurrent assets

  16,416      1,718      —        18,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

$ 2,197,481    $ 1,479,761    $ (442,167 $ 3,235,075   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$ 95,932    $ 390,188    $ —      $ 486,120   

Accounts payable affiliates

  3,112      140,900      (66,291 (k)    77,721   

Current maturities of long-term debt

  13,757      —        —        13,757   

Other current liabilities

  41,881      —        —        41,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  154,682      531,088      (66,291   619,479   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revolving line of credit

  683,378      —        (11,500 (m)    671,878   

Long term debt

  173,383      —        800,000   (n)    973,383   

Other noncurrent liabilities

  49,306      1,756      —        51,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

  1,060,749      532,844      722,209      2,315,802   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

  (5,644   —        381,466   (o)    375,822   

Partners’ equity

  1,142,376      946,917      (1,545,842 (p)    543,451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Partners’ Equity

$ 2,197,481    $ 1,479,761    $ (442,167 $ 3,235,075   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SUNOCO LP

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

                            Pro Forma                 Pro Forma  
                            Combined,                 Combined,  
                            Before           Pro Forma     After  
    Historical     Pro Forma Adjustments     Sunoco LLC     Historical     Adjustments     Sunoco LLC  
    SUN     MACS (a)     Aloha (b)     Adjustments     Transaction     Sunoco, LLC     Sunoco, LLC     Acquisition  

Revenues:

               

Merchandise sales

  $ 52,275      $ 88,616      $ 47,084        $ 187,975      $ —        $ —        $ 187,975   

Motor fuel sales—third parties

    2,216,665        1,006,520        620,633        (48,958 (c)      3,794,860        14,067,955        (1,389,265 (q)      16,473,550   

Motor fuel sales—affiliated

    3,074,236        —          —            3,074,236        3,232,383        (325,877 (q)      5,980,742   

Other Income

    38,840        16,319        20,042          75,201        40,721        —          115,922   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  5,382,016      1,111,455      687,759      (48,958   7,132,272      17,341,059      (1,715,142   22,758,189   

Cost of Sales:

Merchandise

  38,820      64,234      34,292      137,346      —        —        137,346   

Motor fuel

  5,163,628      950,958      557,684      (48,958 (c)    6,623,312      17,044,158      (1,715,142 ) (q)    21,952,328   

Other

  3,642      —        1,576      5,218      —        —        5,218   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cost of Sales

  5,206,090      1,015,192      593,552      (48,958   6,765,876      17,044,158      (1,715,142   22,094,892   

Gross Profit

  175,926      96,263      94,207      —        366,396      296,901      —        663,297   

Operating Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

  71,873      37,965      64,827      174,665      167,210      —        341,875   

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charge

  2,631      295      241      3,167      (2,450   —        717   

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

  26,955      20,536      9,772      204   (d)    57,467      50,547      —        108,014   

Acquisition transaction costs

  —        —        523      (523 (d)    —        —        —        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  101,459      58,796      75,363      (319   235,299      215,307      —        450,606   

Income from operations

  74,467      37,467      18,844      319      131,097      81,594      —        212,691   

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net

  (14,329   (6,802   (2,696   (2,181 (e)    (28,306   —        (1,688 (l)    (80,452
  2,696   (f)    542   (m) 
  (4,994 (g)    (51,000 (n) 

Other miscellaneous

  —        —        134      134      —        —        134   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

  (14,329   (6,802   (2,562   (4,479   (28,172   —        (52,146   (80,318
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax

  60,138      30,665      16,282      (4,160   102,925      81,594      (52,146   132,373   

Income tax (expense) benefit

  (2,352   (0   (6,607   (3,199 (h)    (12,158   (44,862   44,862   (r)    (12,158
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income

  57,786      30,665      9,675      (7,359   90,767      36,732      (7,284   120,215   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (1,043   (2,086   —        —        (3,129   —        (55,826 (o)    (58,955
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Sunoco LP

$ 56,743    $ 28,579    $ 9,675    $ (7,359 $ 87,638    $ 36,732    $ (63,110 $ 61,260   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per limited partner unit:

Common—basic

$ 1.96    $ 2.29    $ 1.50   

Common—diluted

$ 1.96    $ 2.29    $ 1.50   

Subordinated—(basic and diluted)

$ 1.96    $ 2.29    $ 1.50   

Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (diluted):

Common units—basic

  14,206,536      9,872,520  (i)    24,079,056      795,482   (s)    24,874,538   

Common units—equivalents

  17,112      17,112      17,112   

Common units—diluted

  14,223,648      9,872,520  (i)    24,096,168      795,482      24,891,650   

Subordinated units

  10,939,436      10,939,436      10,939,436   

 

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SUNOCO LP

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As previously presented in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on March 2, 2015, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations presented above gives effect to the MACS Acquisition and the Aloha Acquisition as if all of these transactions had been consummated as of January 1, 2014.

 

(a) To reflect the addition of MACS operating results for the eight months ended August 31, 2014. These amounts reflect the unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reduced by the results for the month of September 2014 which has already been reflected in our audited results of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. We previously filed audited financial statements for MACS in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 21, 2014. Additional information regarding the MACS Acquisition may be found in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2015.

 

(b) To reflect the operating results for Aloha for the 11.5 months ended December 15, 2014. These amounts reflect the unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, included as Exhibit 99.2 in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on March 2, 2015, plus Aloha’s results of operations for the period October 1, 2014 through December 15, 2014. Aloha’s results for the period December 16, 2014 through December 31, 2014 are included in SUN’s 2014 results. We previously filed audited financial statements for Aloha in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 21, 2014. Additional information regarding the Aloha Acquisition may be found in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2015.

 

(c) To conform the Aloha accounting policies for the presentation of motor fuel taxes as gross in motor fuel sales and motor fuel cost of sales, to SUN’s accounting policy to present wholesale motor fuel taxes net in motor fuel sales and motor fuel cost of sales.

 

(d) To reflect the acquisition of Aloha by Propco to include the amortization on the estimated fair value of the trade name over 15 years, and elimination of non-recurring acquisition expenses.

 

(e) To reflect interest expense on the $150.8 million draw on our revolving credit facility required in excess of equity issuance net proceeds to finance the cash payment made to ETP for the acquisition of MACS. Interest on the revolving credit facility is calculated to reflect 8 months of interest based on a variable rate. The borrowing rate as of February 27, 2014 of 2.2% is assumed for the entire period presented.

 

(f) To remove historical interest expense related to Aloha’s $32.2 million of debt that was repaid concurrent with the closing of the Aloha Acquisition.

 

(g) To reflect interest expense on the funding of Aloha Acquisition with a $240 million draw on our revolving credit facility. Assumed interest rate of 2.2%, reflecting our 30-day LIBOR borrowing cost as of February 27, 2014, resulting in annual pro forma interest expense of $5.0 million. A 0.125% change in the interest rate would impact annual interest expense by $0.3 million.

 

(h) To reflect the estimated income tax provision for the portion of MACS operations that is included in Propco’s results of operations, at an estimated combined federal and state statutory tax rate of 39.6%.

 

(i) To adjust the weighted average common units outstanding for the issuance of approximately 4.0 million units to ETP in October 2014, and the issuance of a total of approximately 9.1 million units to the public in October and November 2014, as if they had been issued on January 1, 2014 for purposes of calculating pro forma earnings per unit.

 

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SUNOCO LP

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements presented above further gives effect to the Sunoco LLC Acquisition as if this transaction had been consummated as of January 1, 2014 for the unaudited pro forma condensed statement of operations, and as of December 31, 2014 for the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet.

 

(k) To eliminate $66.3 million intercompany accounts receivable and payable between Sunoco LP and Sunoco LLC, and to adjust advances to affiliated companies to reflect cash deemed distributed to parent on formation and actually distributed subsequent to formation.

 

(l) To reflect an estimated $13.5 million loan issuance expenses related to the new senior notes to be recorded as an intangible asset with an eight year amortization, and $1.7 million amortization expense included in non-cash interest expense.

 

(m) To reflect a partial paydown of the revolving credit facility with proceeds of the senior notes offering in excess of cash required for the Sunoco LLC Acquisition, including $13.5 million estimated loan issuance expenses. The related reduction in interest expense assumes the rate as of March 13, 2015 of 2.2% for the entire period.

 

(n) To reflect the issuance of $800.0 million senior notes. Cash interest expense is based on the notes issued at par and at a 6.375% coupon.

 

(o) To reflect the 68.42% non-controlling interest in Sunoco, LLC.

 

(p) To reflect the acquisition of Sunoco, LLC from ETP. The net adjustment to partners’ equity is comprised of the following adjustments (in millions):

 

Eliminate historic partners’ equity

$ (946.9

Issuance of units in exchange for 31.58% net assets acquired

  176.1   

Deemed distribution

  (775.0
  

 

 

 

Net adjustment to partners’ equity

$ (1,545.8
  

 

 

 

 

(q) To conform the Sunoco, LLC accounting policies for the presentation of motor fuel taxes as gross in motor fuel sales and motor fuel cost of sales, to SUN’s accounting policy to present wholesale motor fuel taxes net in motor fuel sales and motor fuel cost of sales.

 

(r) To eliminate income tax expense prior to June 1, 2014, at which time Sunoco LLC was formed and ceased being a taxable entity.

 

(s) To reflect the issuance of an estimated 0.8 million common units to ETP.

 

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