AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Amendment), dated as of May 8, 2013, but effective as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 2 hereof), is among NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Company), and the NOTEHOLDERS listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the Noteholders).
RECITALS:
A. The Company and the Purchasers party thereto entered into a Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 2012 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of January 15, 2013, the Existing Note Agreement, and as the same shall be further amended hereby, the Note Agreement). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Note Agreement.
B. The Guarantors entered into that certain Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 19, 2012 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the Guaranty Agreement).
C. The Company has requested that the Noteholders amend the Existing Note Agreement as more fully described herein below.
D. The Noteholders are willing to agree to such amendments, subject to the performance and observance in full of each of the covenants, terms and conditions, and in reliance upon all of the representations and warranties of the Company, set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants, terms, conditions, representations and warranties herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING NOTE AGREEMENT. Subject to the covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained, the Company and the Noteholders hereby agree to amend the Existing Note Agreement as set forth below, effective as of the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined):
(a) The definition of Total Indebtedness in Schedule B of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the number $250,000,000 as it appears in clause (c) thereof and inserting the number $325,000,000 in lieu thereof.
Section 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The amendments provided in Section 1 of this Amendment shall become effective (the date of such effectiveness being referred to herein as the Effective Date) upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (with each of the documents referred to below being in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholders and in full force and effect):
(a) Execution and Delivery of this Amendment. The Noteholders shall have received a copy of this Amendment executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors.
(b) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made in this Amendment shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date as if made on and as of such date, both before and after giving effect to this Amendment.
(c) Amendment to Credit Agreement Documents. The Noteholders shall have received a copy of an amendment in respect of the Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement Amendment), dated the date hereof, and any other documents entered into in connection therewith (collectively, the Credit Agreement Amendment Documents), in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholders and executed and delivered by the Note Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), as applicable.
(d) Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement. The Noteholders shall have received a copy of an amendment in respect of the Intercreditor Agreement dated the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholders and executed and delivered by the Note Parties, the Noteholders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and certain of the other Secured Parties, as applicable.
(e) Payment of Amendment Fee. The Company shall have paid a fee to each Noteholder equal to 0.05% multiplied by the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by such Noteholder.
(f) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory to the Noteholders and their special counsel, and the Noteholders and their special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Noteholders or such special counsel may reasonably request.
Section 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce the Noteholders to enter into this Amendment, the Company represents and warrants to the Noteholders on the Effective Date as follows:
(a) Organization; Power and Authority. Each Note Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each Note Party has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and any other documents in connection herewith (collectively, the Note Agreement Amendment Documents) to which it is a party and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.
(b) Due Authorization; Binding Effect. The Note Agreement Amendment Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Note Parties party thereto, and the Note Agreement Amendment Documents and the Note Documents (as and to the extent amended on the Effective Date) constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Note Party party thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity
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(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) Note Agreement Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Note Parties in the Note Agreement is true and correct on and as of the Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of the Effective Date, 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 as of such earlier date).
(d) No Default. No Default or Event of Default exists under any of the Note Documents before or after giving effect to the amendments provided hereunder.
(e) Compliance with Laws; Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Note Agreement Amendment Documents by the Note Parties party thereto, and compliance by the Note Parties with all the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree, or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary.
(f) Amendment Fee. The Company has paid (or will pay) a fee to each of the Lenders executing the Credit Agreement Amendment equal to 0.05% multiplied by the aggregate outstanding Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of such Lender under the Credit Agreement (excluding any fees separately payable to any Lenders increasing their commitments in connection with the Credit Agreement Amendment).
Section 4. EXPENSES.
Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days of receiving any statement or invoice therefor) pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Noteholders relating to this Amendment and the other Note Agreement Amendment Documents, including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Baker Botts L.L.P., incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and delivery of this Amendment and the other Note Agreement Amendment Documents, and all other related documentation. This Section 4 shall not be construed to limit the Companys obligations under Section 15.1 of the Note Agreement.
Section 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, the parties hereto. Delivery of this
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Amendment may be made by telecopy or electronic transmission of a duly executed counterpart copy hereof; provided that any such delivery by electronic transmission shall be effective only if transmitted in .pdf format, .tif format or other format in which the text is not readily modifiable by any recipient thereof.
(c) Affirmation of Obligations. Notwithstanding that such consent is not required under the Guaranty Agreement, or any of the other Note Documents to which it is a party, each of the Guarantors consents to the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Note Agreement Amendment Documents by the parties hereto. As a material inducement to the undersigned to amend the Existing Note Agreement, each of the Guarantors (i) acknowledges and confirms the continuing existence, validity and effectiveness of the Guaranty Agreement and each of the other Note Documents to which it is a party and (ii) agrees that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Note Agreement Amendment Documents shall not in any way release, diminish, impair, reduce or otherwise affect its obligations thereunder.
(d) Note Document. This Amendment is a Note Document and all of the provisions of the Note Agreement which apply to Note Documents apply hereto.
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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 effective as of the Effective Date.
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THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, as a Noteholder |
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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Noteholder |
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UNIVERSAL PRUDENTIAL ARIZONA REINSURANCE COMPANY, as a Noteholder |
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PRUDENTIAL ARIZONA REINSURANCE CAPTIVE COMPANY, as a Noteholder |
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PRUDENTIAL ARIZONA REINSURANCE UNIVERSAL COMPANY, as a Noteholder |
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PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, as a Noteholder |
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AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (successor by merger to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY) | |||
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (successor by merger to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF DELAWARE) | |||
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (successor by merger to SUNAMERICA ANNUITY AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY) | |||
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | |||
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY | |||
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||
CHARTIS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY | |||
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By: | AIG ASSET MANAGEMENT (U.S.), LLC, Investment Adviser |
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TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, as a Noteholder |
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By: | /s/ Andrew M. Leicester |
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Name: | Andrew M. Leicester |
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Title: | Director |
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SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, as a Noteholder |
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By: | /s/ Keith Cressman |
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Name: | Keith Cressman |
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Title: | Senior Managing Director |
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By: | /s/ Jeffrey Mayer |
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Name: | Jeffrey Mayer |
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Title: | Managing Director, Private Securitization Finance |
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Agreed to and acknowledged by the undersigned:
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| NGL ENERGY OPERATING LLC, a Delaware | ||
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| NGL SUPPLY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability | ||
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| HICKSGAS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability | ||
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| NGL SUPPLY RETAIL, LLC, a Delaware limited | ||
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| NGL SUPPLY WHOLESALE, LLC, a Delaware | ||
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| NGL SUPPLY TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC, a | ||
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| OSTERMAN PROPANE, LLC, a Delaware limited | ||
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| NGL-NE REAL ESTATE, LLC, a Delaware | ||
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| NGL-MA REAL ESTATE, LLC, a Delaware | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA ENERGY, LP, a Delaware limited | ||
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| Name: | James J. Burke |
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| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
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| GREENSBURG OILFIELD, LLC, a Colorado | ||
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| ANTICLINE DISPOSAL, LLC, a Wyoming | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA SERTCO, LLC, a Colorado limited | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA ENERGY MARKETING, LLC, a | ||
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| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
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| CENTENNIAL ENERGY, LLC, a Colorado | ||
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| CENTENNIAL GAS LIQUIDS ULC, an Alberta | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA TRANSPORTATION, LLC, a | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA CRUDE OIL & MARKETING, | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA WATER SERVICES, LLC, a | ||
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| ANDREWS OIL BUYERS, INC., a Texas | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA ENERGY OPERATING, LLC, a | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA COMPRESSION, LLC, a Colorado | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA WATER HOLDINGS, LLC, a | ||
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| HIGH SIERRA WATER-EAGLE FORD, LLC, a | ||
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| PETRO SOURCE TERMINALS, LLC, a Texas | ||
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| BLACK HAWK GATHERING, L.L.C., a Texas | ||
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| MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS L.L.C., a Texas | ||
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| PECOS GATHERING & MARKETING, L.L.C., a | ||
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| THIRD COAST TOWING, LLC, a Texas limited | ||
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