Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement, dated April 27, 2020, by and among the NGL Energy Partners LP, NGL Energy Operating LLC, the other subsidiary borrowers party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and the other financial institutions party thereto

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Exhibit 10.11

AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 27, 2020 (this “Amendment”), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 14, 2017 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2017, Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated June 2, 2017, Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement dated February 5, 2018, Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement dated March 6, 2018, Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement dated May 24, 2018, Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement dated as of July 5, 2018, Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement dated as of February 6, 2019, Amendment No. 8 to Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2019, Amendment No. 9 dated as of October 30, 2019, and as otherwise amended, supplemented and modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among NGL Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), NGL Energy Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrowers’ Agent”), each subsidiary of the Parent identified as a “Borrower” under the Credit Agreement (together with the Borrowers’ Agent, each, a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), each subsidiary of Parent identified as a “Guarantor” under the Credit Agreement (together with the Parent, each, a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”) Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as technical agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Technical Agent”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”), as administrative agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and each financial institution identified as a “Lender” or an “Issuing Bank” under the Credit Agreement (each, a “Lender” and together with the Technical Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, the “Secured Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement solely upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.Defined Terms. Unless otherwise noted herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

2.Amendment to Section 2.15(a) (Letters of Credit) of the Credit Agreement. Clause (i) of Section 2.15(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “$500,000,000” as it appears at the end of such clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following “the Total Working Capital Revolving Commitment”.

3.Amendment to Section 6.17(b) (Risk Management Policy) of the Credit Agreement. Section 6.17(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 6.17(b) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“(b)    Keep the Risk Management Policy in full force and effect, and in accordance therewith, conduct its business in compliance with the Risk Management Policy, including ensuring that the Credit Parties’ Net Open Positions at no time exceed (i) 350,000 barrels or barrel equivalents of Crude Oil, (ii) 550,000 barrels of Natural Gas Liquids, and (iii) 150,000 barrels or barrel equivalents of Refined Petroleum Products and Renewable Products.”
4.Amendment to Schedule 1.1A (Revolving Credit Commitments) to the Credit Agreement. Schedule 1.1A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Schedule in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.

5.Representations and Warranties; No Default. To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party that is a party hereto (by delivery of its respective counterpart to this Amendment) hereby (i) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment, its representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly






relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); (ii) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it (x) has the requisite power and authority to make, deliver and perform this Amendment; (y) has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, and (z) has duly executed and delivered this Amendment and (iii) certifies that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement (after giving effect to this Amendment) or will result from the making of this Amendment.

6.Effectiveness of Amendments. This Amendment shall become effective upon the first date on which each of the following conditions has been satisfied:

(a)Amendment Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by (i) each of the Credit Parties, (ii) the Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and, (iii) with respect to each Lender increasing its Commitment to a Facility pursuant to this Amendment, such Lender;

(b)Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings pertaining directly to this Amendment and all documents, instruments directly incident to this Amendment shall be satisfactory to the required Lenders and their respective counsel and the Technical Agent shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Technical Agent may reasonably request, and

(c)Fees and Expenses. The Borrowers’ Agent shall pay to the Administrative Agent the aggregate amount of the amendment fees due to the Lenders that return their counterparts to this Amendment prior to the deadline identified for such counterparts, which amendment fee shall be an amount, for each such Lender, equal to the product of (x) such Lender’s Commitment, multiplied by (y) 2.5 basis points.

7.Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect. The amendments contained herein shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or for any purpose, except as expressly set forth herein, or a consent to any further or future action on the part of any Credit Party that would require the waiver or consent of the Lenders. Upon the execution of this Agreement by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

8.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

9.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile, email transmission and electronic signatures shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature, as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar State laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

10.Headings. Section or other headings contained in this Amendment are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment.

11.Guarantor Acknowledgement. Each Guarantor party hereto hereby (i) consents to the modifications to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment, (ii) acknowledges and agrees that its guaranty pursuant to Section 10.18 of the Credit Agreement is, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Amendment, and (iii) reaffirms its grant of security under the Security Agreement to support the Secured Obligations.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

BORROWERS’ AGENT AND BORROWER:


NGL ENERGY OPERATING LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company



By:
/s/ Robert W. Karlovich III
Name:
Robert W. Karlovich III
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President



PARENT:


NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, in its capacity as Parent and as Guarantor



By:
/s/ Robert W. Karlovich III
Name:
Robert W. Karlovich III
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]






GUARANTORS:
ANTICLINE DISPOSAL, LLC
CENTENNIAL ENERGY, LLC
CENTENNIAL GAS LIQUIDS ULC
CHOYA OPERATING, LLC
GRAND MESA PIPELINE, LLC
NGL CRUDE CUSHING, LLC
NGL CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC
NGL CRUDE TERMINALS, LLC
NGL CRUDE TRANSPORTATION, LLC
NGL ENERGY EQUIPMENT, LLC
NGL ENERGY FINANCE CORP.
NGL ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC
NGL ENERGY LOGISTICS, LLC
NGL ENERGY OPERATING LLC
NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP
NGL LIQUIDS, LLC
NGL MARINE, LLC
NGL MILAN INVESTMENTS, LLC
NGL SOUTH RANCH, INC.
NGL SUPPLY TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC
NGL SUPPLY WHOLESALE, LLC
NGL WATER PIPELINES, LLC
NGL WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC
NGL WATER SOLUTIONS DJ, LLC
NGL WATER SOLUTIONS EAGLE FORD, LLC
NGL WATER SOLUTIONS - ORLA SWD, LLC
NGL WATER SOLUTIONS PERMIAN, LLC
TRANSMONTAIGNE LLC
TRANSMONTAIGNE SERVICES LLC


By:
/s/ Robert W. Karlovich III
Name:
Robert W. Karlovich III
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]





GUARANTORS (continued):
HILLSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS, LLC
GGCOF HEP BLOCKER, LLC
GGCOF HEP BLOCKER II, LLC
HEP INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO, LLC
HEP INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO SUB, LLC
HEP OPERATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
HEP OPERATIONS, LLC
HEP SHALEWATER SOLUTIONS, LLC
HILSTONE DACO 76, LLC
HILLSTONE DACO PERMIAN, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN PIPELINE, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN PIPELINE LOVING BR, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN POKER LAKE, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN RATTLESNAKE, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN REAGAN, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN SHULTZ, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN ST. LUCIA, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN ADAMS, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN HAMILTON, LLC
SAND LAKE MIDSTREAM, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN ARTHUR, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN CLEVELAND, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN GARFIELD, LLC
HILSTONE PERMIAN HAYES, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN HARRISON, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN KNOX, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN MADISON, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN MCKINLEY, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN MONROE, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN ROOSEVELT, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN TAFT, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN WILSON, LLC
LOVING FORTRESS, LLC
RED ROCK MIDSTREAM, LLC
DACO PERMIAN 76, LLC
HILLSTONE PERMIAN FORTRESS, LLC
AWR DISPOSAL, LLC
NGL DELAWARE BASIN HOLDINGS, LLC


By:
/s/ Robert W. Karlovich III
Name:
Robert W. Karlovich III
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]






SECURED PARTIES:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent



By:
/s/ Shai Bandner
Name:
Shai Bandner
Title:
Director


By:
/s/ Juan Martin
Name:
Juan Martin
Title:
Managing Director



DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender, as Swingline Lender, as an Issuing Bank and as Technical Agent



By:
/s/ Shai Bandner
Name:
Shai Bandner
Title:
Director


By:
/s/ Juan Martin
Name:
Juan Martin
Title:
Managing Director





[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]






ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Jason S. York
Name:
Jason S. York
Title:
Authorized Signatory



TORONTO DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Michael Boroweicki
Name:
Michael Boroweicki
Title:
Authorized Signatory    



BNP PARIBAS,
as a Lender and Issuing Bank



By:
Name:
Title:


By:
Name:
Title:    



ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Darrell Holley
Name:
Darrell Holley
Title:
Managing Director


By:
/s/ Anna C. Ferreira
Name:
Anna C. Ferreira
Title:
Vice President




[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]





PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Kyle T. Helfrich
Name:
Kyle T. Helfrich
Title:
Vice President



MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Edward Sacks
Name:
Edward Sacks
Title:
Authorized Signatory



WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Nathan Starr
Name:
Nathan Starr
Title:
Director



BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Sydney G. Dennis
Name:
Sydney G. Dennis
Title:
Director



UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Darlene Arias
Name:
Darlene Arias
Title:
Director


By:
/s/ Anthony Joseph
Name:
Anthony Joseph
Title:
Associate Director



[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]






GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Jamie Minieri
Name:
Jamie Minieri
Title:
Authorized Signatory



CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as a Lender



By:
Name:    
Title:    


By:
Name:    
Title:    



CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Scott Donaldson
Name:
Scott Donaldson
Title:
Senior Vice President



JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Stephanie Balette
Name:
Stephanie Balette
Title:
Authorized Officer



RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender



By:
Name:    
Title:    


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]






BBVA USA,
as a Lender



By:
/s/ Mark H. Wolf
Name: Mark H. Wolf
Title:
Senior Vice President



BANC OF AMERICA CREDIT PRODUCTS, INC.,
as a Lender



By:
Name:
Title:    


By:
Name:
Title:



MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED,
as a Lender



By:
Name:    
Title:
    

By:
Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement]





EXHIBIT A
TO AMENDMENT NO. 10

SCHEDULE 1.1A
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS

Lender
Working Capital Commitment Amount
Acquisition
Commitment Amount
Total
Commitment Amount
Percentage
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
$
29,943,668.59

$
172,556,331.41

$
202,500,000.00

10.5744%
Royal Bank of Canada
$
29,943,668.59

$
172,556,331.41

$
202,500,000.00

10.5744%
Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch
$
24,398,544.78

$
140,601,455.22

$
165,000,000.00

8.6162%
BNP Paribas
$
46,482,127.84

$
93,517,872.16

$
140,000,000.00

7.3107%
ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC
$
19,223,095.88

$
110,776,904.12

$
130,000,000.00

6.7885%
PNC Bank, National Association
$
18,483,746.04

$
106,516,253.96

$
125,000,000.00

6.5274%
Mizuho Bank Ltd.
$
18,483,746.04

$
106,516,253.96

$
125,000,000.00

6.5274%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$
18,483,746.04

$
106,516,253.96

$
125,000,000.00

6.5274%
Barclays Bank PLC
$
18,483,746.04

$
106,516,253.96

$
125,000,000.00

6.5274%
UBS AG, Stamford Branch
$
13,751,907.06

$
79,248,092.94

$
93,000,000.00

4.8564%
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
$
13,308,297.15

$
76,691,702.85

$
90,000,000.00

4.6997%
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch
$
29,881,367.90

$
60,118,632.10

$
90,000,000.00

4.6997%
Citizens Bank, N.A.
$
11,090,247.63

$
63,909,752.37

$
75,000,000.00

3.9164%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$
11,090,247.63

$
63,909,752.37

$
75,000,000.00

3.9164%
Raymond James Bank, N.A.
$
16,600,759.94

$
33,399,240.06

$
50,000,000.00

2.6110%
BBVA USA
$
7,393,498.41

$
42,606,501.59

$
50,000,000.00

2.6110%
Banc of America Credit Products, Inc.
$
16,317,280.45

$
15,682,719.55

$
32,000,000.00

1.6710%
Macquarie Bank Limited
$
6,640,303.99

$
13,359,696.01

$
20,000,000.00

1.0444%
TOTALS
$
350,000,000.00

$
1,565,000,000.00

$
1,915,000,000.00

100.0000%