THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 4.6
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
This THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture), dated as of March 10, 2011, is among MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership), MarkWest Energy Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (MarkWest Finance and, together with the Partnership, the Issuers), each of the other parties identified on the signature page hereto (the Subsidiary Guarantors) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Issuers, the initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee entered into an Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2010 (as amended and supplemented by two supplemental indentures thereto, the Indenture), pursuant to which the Issuers have issued $500,000,000 in principal amount of 6¾% Senior Notes due 2020 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, Section 10.01 of the Indenture provides that the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture in order to add Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to Section 5.13 or 6.01(c) thereof, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws (or comparable constituent documents) of the Issuers, of the Subsidiary Guarantors and of the Trustee necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed;
NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the above premises, the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows:
ARTICLE 1
This Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes.
This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by each of the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee.
ARTICLE II
From this date, in accordance with Section 5.13 or 6.01(c) of the Indenture and by executing this Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantors whose signatures appear below are subject to the provisions of the Indenture to the extent provided for in Article XI thereunder.
ARTICLE III
Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture.
The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee, which terms and provisions shall in like manner define and limit its liabilities and responsibilities in the performance of the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters. Additionally, the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
| MARKWEST ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION | ||
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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| MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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| MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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| MARKWEST ENERGY GP, L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture
| MASON PIPELINE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc., |
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| its Sole Member |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and ChiefFinancial Officer | |
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| MARKWEST ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture
| MARKWEST BLACKHAWK, L.L.C. MARKWEST ENERGY APPALACHIA, L.L.C. MARKWEST ENERGY EAST TEXAS GAS COMPANY, L.L.C. MARKWEST GAS MARKETING, L.L.C. MARKWEST GAS SERVICES, L.L.C. MARKWEST JAVELINA COMPANY, L.L.C. MARKWEST JAVELINA PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C. MARKWEST LIBERTY GAS GATHERING, L.L.C. MARKWEST MARKETING, L.L.C. MARKWEST NEW MEXICO, L.L.C. MARKWEST PINNACLE, L.L.C. MARKWEST PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C. MARKWEST PNG UTILITY, L.L.C. MARKWEST POWER TEX, L.L.C. MARKWEST TEXAS PNG UTILITY, L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Sole Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture
| MARKWEST MICHIGAN PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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| MATREX, L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | West Shore Processing Company L.L.C., |
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| its Sole Member and Manager |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Sole Member and Manager |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture
| MARKWEST MCALESTER, L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Oklahoma Gas Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Sole Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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| MARKWEST RANGER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Appalachia, L.L.C., |
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| its Sole Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Sole Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture
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| WEST SHORE PROCESSING COMPANY L.L.C. | ||
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., |
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| its Managing Member |
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| By: | MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., |
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| its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Nancy Buese | |
| Name: | Nancy Buese | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture
| WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE | |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick T. Giordano |
| Name: | Patrick T. Giordano |
| Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture