AMENDMENT NO. 3
EXHIBIT 10.8
Amended Purchase Agreement
AMENDMENT NO. 3
to
PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
dated as of April 18, 2003,
by and among
WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC,
WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC. and
WILLIAMS GP LLC
collectively, as Selling Parties,
and
WEG ACQUISITIONS, L.P.
a Delaware limited partnership,
as Buyer,
for the purchase and sale of
(i) all the membership interests of
WEG GP LLC
a Delaware limited liability company,
(ii) all of the Common Units and Subordinated Units of
WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
a Delaware limited partnership
owned by Williams Energy Services, LLC and Williams Natural Gas Liquids, Inc.
and
(iii) all the Class B Common Units of
WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
a Delaware limited partnership
dated as of May 26, 2004
AMENDMENT NO. 3
to
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Amendment No. 3) is made and entered into as of this 26th day of May 2004, by and among WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (WES), WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (WNGL), and WILLIAMS GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Old Company, and collectively with WES and WNGL, the Selling Parties), and MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P., formerly WEG Acquisitions, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Buyer).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Selling Parties and Buyer have entered into the Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2003 (the Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Selling Parties have agreed to sell, and Buyer has agreed to purchase, at the Closing the Securities (as such terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 9.8 of the Purchase Agreement, the Selling Parties and Buyer have agreed to enter into this Amendment No. 3 to amend the Purchase Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, specified below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set forth herein and in the Purchase Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS
Section 1.1 Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
Section 1.2 The Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by reducing the Cap provided in Section 8.2 (d)(i) from $175,000,000 to $160,000,000.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1. Signatures and Counterparts. Facsimile transmissions of any signed original document and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as delivery of an original. At the request of Buyer or the Selling Parties, the parties will confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same document.
Section 2.2. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 3 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal and substantive laws of New York and without regard to any conflicts of laws concepts that would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction.
Section 2.3. Continuation of Purchase Agreement. To the extent not amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 3 as of the date first above written.
SELLING PARTIES: | WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Phillip D. Wright | |||
Name: | Phillip D. Wright | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Phillip D. Wright | |||
Name: | Phillip D. Wright | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
WILLIAMS GP LLC | ||||
By: | WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC and WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC., Its Members | |||
By: | /s/ Phillip D. Wright | |||
Name: | Phillip D. Wright | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P. | ||||
BUYER: | ||||
By: MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||
Its General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Don R. Wellendorf | |||
Name: | Don R. Wellendorf | |||
Title: | President and CEO |