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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): November 16, 2007
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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1-14569
(Commission File Number)
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76-0582150
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code 713-646-4100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1.01. |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 16, 2007, Plains Marketing, L.P. (PMLP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plains All
American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA), entered into a Fifth Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement (the
Fifth Amendment) among PMLP, PAA, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders
party thereto. The Fifth Amendment extends the term of PMLPs secured hedged inventory credit
facility by approximately one year and increases the amount that may be borrowed thereunder to $1.4
billion. In addition, PAA entered into a Guaranty (the Guaranty) in favor of the Administrative
Agent with respect to PMLPs obligations under the credit facility. The credit facility is an
uncommitted working capital facility used to finance the purchase of hedged crude oil inventory for
storage when market conditions warrant. Borrowings under the credit facility are secured by the
inventory under the credit facility and the associated accounts receivable, and are repaid from the
proceeds of the sale of the inventory.
The above descriptions of the Fifth Amendment and the Guaranty are qualified in their entirety by
the terms of the Fifth Amendment and the Guaranty, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and
10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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10.1 |
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Fifth Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of November 16, 2007, by and among Plains Marketing,
L.P., Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Bank of
America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders
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Guaranty by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
dated November 16, 2007 in favor of Bank of America,
N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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.
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PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. |
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Date: November 20, 2007 |
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Plains AAP, L.P., its general partner |
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Plains All American GP LLC, its general partner |
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/s/ Tim Moore |
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Name:
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Tim Moore |
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Vice President |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Description |
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10.1
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Fifth Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November
16, 2007, by and among Plains Marketing, L.P., Plains All American
Pipeline, L.P., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
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Guaranty by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. dated November 16,
2007 in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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Exhibit 10.1
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Amendment) dated as of the
16th day of November, 2007, by and among PLAINS MARKETING, L.P. (Borrower),
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. (PAA), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
BNP Paribas, as Syndication Agent, Fortis Capital Corp., as Documentation Agent, and the Lenders
party hereto.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders named therein entered into that certain
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 19, 2004, as amended by First Amendment to Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of April 20, 2005, Second Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of May 20, 2005, Third Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2005, and
Fourth Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 16, 2006, and supplemented by
that certain Joinder and Supplement dated June 20, 2007 (as heretofore amended and supplemented,
the Original Agreement) for the purposes and consideration therein expressed; and
WHEREAS, Borrower, PAA, Administrative Agent and Lenders desire to amend the Original
Agreement for the purposes described herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein and in the Original Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I. Definitions and References
§ 1.1. Terms Defined in the Original Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires
or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, the terms defined in the Original Agreement shall
have the same meanings whenever used in this Amendment.
§ 1.2. Other Defined Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
terms when used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to them in this § 1.2.
Amendment means this Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement.
Credit Agreement means the Original Agreement as amended hereby.
ARTICLE II. Amendments
§ 2.1. Definitions. The definition of Loan Documents set forth in Section 1.1 of
the Original Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Loan Documents means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the LC
Applications, the written Borrowing Notices, the PAA Guaranty and all other
agreements, certificates, documents, instruments and writings at any time delivered in
connection herewith or therewith (exclusive of term sheets and commitment letters).
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The reference to $1,200,000,000 set forth in the definition of Maximum Facility Amount set
forth in Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement, is hereby amended to refer instead to
$1,400,000,000.
Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new definition PAA
Guaranty in appropriate alphabetical order, to read as follows:
PAA Guaranty means that certain Guaranty Agreement dated November 16, 2007 by
PAA in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders.
The definition of Petroleum Products set forth in Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Petroleum Products means crude oil, condensate, natural gas, natural gas
liquids (NGLs), liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), refined petroleum products or any blend
thereof.
The definition of Plains Terminal set forth in Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Plains Terminal means any storage terminal, tankage or facility owned by (i)
Borrower or PAA, or (ii) by any Affiliate of Borrower or PAA that has executed and delivered
a bailee letter in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent with
respect to any Collateral stored at such terminal, tankage or facility.
The definition of Request Period Termination Date set forth in Section 1.1 of the Original
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety, effective as of November 15, 2007, to read as follows
Request Period Termination Date means November 14, 2008, as such date may be
extended pursuant to Section 2.9.
§ 2.2. Representations and Warranties. Article V of the Original Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
The reference to Borrower is duly organized in the first sentence of Section 5.2 is
amended to refer instead to Each of Borrower and PAA is duly organized
The reference to Borrower has duly taken all action in the first sentence of Section
5.3 is amended to refer instead to Each of Borrower and PAA has duly taken all action, and
the reference to Loan Documents therein is amended to refer instead to Loan Documents to
which it is a party.
The reference to execution and delivery by Borrower of the Loan Documents in the
first sentence of Section 5.4 is amended to refer instead to execution and delivery by each
of Borrower and PAA of the Loan Documents to which it is a party. The reference to
required on the part of Borrower in the second sentence of Section 5.4 is amended to
refer instead to required on the part of Borrower or PAA, the reference to delivery
or performance of any Loan
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Document therein is amended to refer instead to delivery or
performance of any Loan Document to which it is a party, and the reference to Loan
Documents therein is amended to refer instead to Loan Documents to which it is a party.
The reference to obligations of Borrower set forth in Section 5.5 is amended to refer
instead to obligations of Borrower and PAA, to the extent a party thereto.
The reference to Borrower is not subject to in the first sentence of Section 5.14 is
amended to refer instead to Neither Borrower nor PAA is subject to, and the reference to
incurring by Borrower therein is amended to refer instead to incurring by Borrower or
PAA. The phrase the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, is deleted from the
first sentence of Section 5.14. The reference to Borrower is not subject to in the second
sentence of Section 5.14 is amended to refer instead to Neither Borrower nor PAA is subject
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The reference to Neither Borrower, nor any Person in the first sentence of Section
5.15 is amended to refer instead to Neither Borrower nor PAA, nor any Person, and the
second reference to Borrower therein is amended to refer instead to Borrower or PAA.
The reference to execution of the Loan Documents by Borrower in the first sentence of
Section 5.16 is amended to refer instead to execution of Loan Documents by Borrower or
PAA, the reference to Borrower will be solvent in clause (i) thereof is amended to refer
to each of Borrower and PAA will be solvent, the reference to Borrowers absolute and
contingent liabilities therein is amended to refer instead to each of Borrowers and PAAs
absolute and contingent liabilities, the reference to Borrowers assets therein is
amended to refer instead to Borrowers or PAAs assets, respectively, and the reference to
Borrowers capital in clause (ii) thereof is amended to refer instead to each of
Borrowers and PAAs capital. The reference to Borrower has not incurred in the second
sentence of Section 5.16 is amended to refer instead to Neither Borrower nor PAA has
incurred, and the reference to nor does Borrower intend therein is amended to refer
instead to and neither Borrower nor PAA intends.
§ 2.3. Affirmative Covenants. Article VI of the Original Agreement is hereby amended
as follows:
The reference to Borrower in Section 6.1 is amended to refer instead to Each of
Borrower and PAA.
Clause (ii) of Section 6.2(a) is hereby amended by adding the following at the
beginning thereof: upon and following the termination or release of the PAA Guaranty,.
Clause (ii) of Section 6.2(b) is hereby amended by adding the following at the
beginning thereof: upon and following the termination or release of the PAA Guaranty,.
The reference to Borrower will furnish in the first sentence of the first paragraph
of Section 6.3 is amended to refer instead to each of Borrower and PAA will furnish. The
reference to Borrower shall permit in the second sentence of the first
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Section 6.3 is amended to refer instead to each of Borrower and PAA shall permit, and the
reference to reasonable prior notice to Borrower therein is amended to refer instead to
reasonable prior notice to Borrower or PAA, as the case may be. The reference to
officer, employee or representative of Borrower in the third sentence of the first
paragraph of Section 6.3 is amended to refer instead to officer, employee or representative
of Borrower or PAA, the reference to which Borrower determines therein is amended to
refer instead to which Borrower or PAA determines, and the reference to between Borrower
and Persons other than Borrower or an Affiliate of Borrower therein is amended to refer
instead to between Borrower or PAA and Persons other than Borrower, PAA or an Affiliate of
Borrower or PAA.
The reference to Borrower hereby acknowledges in the first sentence of the second
paragraph of Section 6.3 is amended to refer instead to Each of Borrower and PAA
acknowledges, the reference to by or on behalf of Borrower in clause (a) thereof is
amended to refer instead to by or on behalf of Borrower or PAA, and the reference to with
respect to Borrower or its securities in clause (b) thereof is amended to refer instead to
with respect to Borrower, PAA or their respective securities. The reference to If
Borrower in the second sentence of the second paragraph of Section 6.3 is amended to refer
instead to If Borrower or PAA, the reference to Borrower shall be deemed in clause (x)
thereof is amended to refer instead to each of Borrower and PAA shall be deemed, and the
reference to with respect to Borrower or its securities therein is amended to refer
instead to with respect to Borrower, PAA or their respective securities
Section 6.5 is amended by adding a new sentence immediately following the first
sentence thereof, to read as follows: PAA will maintain and preserve its existence, except
in each case (a) where the failure so to maintain or preserve would not be reasonably
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change (as defined in the PAA Credit Agreement) or (b)
as a result of statutory conversion.
§ 2.4. Events of Default and Remedies. Article VIII of the Original Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:
The reference to Borrower fails to pay any Obligation in Section 8.1(b) is amended to
refer instead to Either Borrower or PAA fails to pay any Obligation.
The reference to Borrower fails in Section 8.1(d) is amended to refer instead to
Either Borrower or PAA fails.
The reference to by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with any Loan Document in
Section 8.1(e) is amended to refer instead to by or on behalf of Borrower or PAA in
connection with any Loan Document to which it is a party.
§ 2.5. Miscellaneous. Article X of the Original Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
The reference to any departure by Borrower therefrom in the third sentence of Section
10.1(a) is amended to refer to any departure by Borrower or PAA therefrom, and the
reference to Majority Lenders and Borrower therein is amended to refer instead
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to Majority Lenders, Borrower and PAA. Clause (vii)(A) of Section 10.1(a) is amended in its
entirety to read as follows: (A) Borrower from its obligation to pay such Lenders Note or
PAA from its obligations under the PAA Guaranty.
The reference to Borrower hereby represents in Section 10.1(b) is amended to refer
instead to Each of Borrower and PAA hereby represents, the reference to fiduciary
obligation toward Borrower is amended to refer instead to fiduciary obligation toward
Borrower or PAA, the reference to Borrower, on one hand is amended to refer instead to
Borrower and PAA, on one hand, and the reference to between Borrower and any Lender
Party is amended to refer instead to between Borrower or PAA and any Lender Party.
The reference to Borrowers various representations in the first sentence of Section
10.2 is amended to refer instead to Each of Borrowers and PAAs various representations.
The reference to if to Borrower, Administrative Agent or LC Issuer in clause (i) of
Section 10.3(a) is amended to refer instead to if to Borrower, PAA, Administrative Agent or
LC Issuer. The reference to Administrative Agent or Borrower may in the second sentence
of Section 10.3(b) is amended to refer instead to Administrative Agent, Borrower or PAA
may. The reference to Borrower, Administrative Agent and LC Issuer in the first sentence
of Section 10.03(c) is amended to refer instead to Borrower, PAA, Administrative Agent and
LC Issuer.
The reference to brought by Borrower in the second sentence of the first paragraph of
Section 10.4(b) is amended to refer instead to brought by Borrower and/or PAA. The
reference to Borrower or its Affiliates at the end of the first sentence of the second
paragraph of Section 10.4(b) is amended to refer instead to Borrower, PAA or their
Affiliates, and the parenthetical (including Borrower or any of its Affiliates) in the
second sentence thereof is amended in its entirety to read as follows: (including Borrower,
PAA or any of their Affiliates).
The reference to Borrower may not assign: in the first sentence to Section 10.5(a) is
amended to refer instead to neither Borrower nor PAA may assign.
In the second sentence of Section 10.7, (i) the reference to Borrower hereby
agrees that any legal action or proceeding against Borrower is amended to refer
instead to Each of Borrower and PAA hereby agrees that any legal action or proceeding
against Borrower and/or PAA, and (ii) the reference to Borrower accepts and
consents therein is amended to refer instead to each of Borrower and PAA accepts
and consents. The reference to Borrower agrees in the third sentence of
Section 10.7 is amended to refer instead to Each of Borrower and PAA agrees. The
fourth sentence of Section 10.7 is amended in its entirety to read as follows: In
furtherance of the foregoing, each of Borrower and PAA hereby irrevocably designates and
appoints Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, Albany, New York 12207, as
agent of each of Borrower and PAA to receive service of all process brought against
Borrower or PAA with respect to any such proceeding in any such court in New York, such
service being hereby acknowledged by
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each of Borrower and PAA to be effective and binding
service in every respect. The reference to by registered mail to Borrower at its
address set forth below, but the failure of Borrower in the fifth sentence of Section
10.7 is amended to refer instead to by registered mail to Borrower or PAA at its
address set forth below, but the failure of Borrower or PAA. The reference to
Borrower shall furnish in the sixth sentence of Section 10.7 is amended to refer
instead to Each of Borrower and PAA shall furnish. The reference to
proceedings against Borrower in the seventh sentence of Section 10.7 is amended
to refer instead to proceedings against Borrower or PAA. The reference to
cease to act as Borrowers Agent, Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees in the
eighth sentence of Section 10.7 is amended to refer instead to cease to act as
Borrowers or PAAs Agent, each of Borrower and PAA hereby irrevocably agrees.
The reference to Lender Parties, Borrower and any other parties in the first sentence
of Section 10.8 is amended to refer instead to Lender Parties, Borrower, PAA and any other
parties. The reference to Neither Borrower nor any present or future guarantors in the
third sentence of Section 10.8 is amended to refer instead to Neither Borrower, PAA nor any
present or future guarantors. The reference to Lender Parties and Borrower in the sixth
sentence of Section 10.8 is amended to refer instead to Lender Parties, Borrower and PAA
The parenthetical (without notice to Borrower) in Section 10.9 is amended in its
entirety to read as follows: (without notice to Borrower or PAA), and each reference to
of Borrower in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of Section 10.9 is amended to refer instead to of
Borrower or PAA.
The reference to made by Borrower in any Loan Document in the third sentence of the
first paragraph of Section 10.10 is amended to refer instead to made by Borrower or PAA in
any Loan Document. The reference to payment by or on behalf of Borrower in the first
sentence of the second paragraph of Section 10.10 is amended to refer instead to payment by
or on behalf of Borrower or PAA.
The references to Borrower in Section 10.14 are amended to refer instead to Borrower
and Parent.
§ 2.6. Schedules The reference to BORROWER set forth in Schedule 10.3 to
the Original Agreement is hereby amended to refer instead to BORROWER AND PAA.
§ 2.7. Confirmation of Prior Approved Financing Request Each Lender a party hereto
hereby confirms that it has previously approved the following Financing Requests, which specify a
funding date after the current Request Period Termination Date of November 16, 2007, and
acknowledges and agrees that such approvals shall apply notwithstanding that the extension of the
Request Period Termination Date as provided in Section 2.1 hereof is not yet effective:
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Financing Request-Initial dated September 28, 2007 with respect to a Delivery Month of
October, 2007 and an Initial Financing Request of $114,400,000 and related Financing
Request-Final dated November 7, 2007 with Final Financing Request of $123,300,000. |
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Financing Request-Initial dated November 7, 2007 with respect to a Delivery Month of
November, 2007 and an Initial Financing Request of $51,200,000. |
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Special Financing Request 2007 #25.1 dated November 7, 2007 totaling $39,500,000. |
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Special Financing Request 2007 #26.1 dated November 7, 2007 totaling $6,300,000. |
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Special Financing Request 2007 #27.1 dated November 7, 2007 totaling $38,100,000. |
ARTICLE III. Conditions of Effectiveness
§ 3.1. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first
written above, when and only when
(i) Administrative Agent shall have received, at Administrative Agents office a
counterpart of this Amendment executed and delivered by Borrower, PAA and Lenders;
(ii) Administrative Agent shall have additionally received all of the following
documents, each document (unless otherwise indicated) being dated the date of receipt
thereof by Administrative Agent, duly authorized, executed and delivered, and in form and
substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
PAA Guaranty. The PAA Guaranty.
Borrower Omnibus Certificate. An Omnibus Certificate of the secretary or
assistant secretary and any vice president of Plains Marketing GP Inc., which shall
contain the names and signatures of the officers of such company authorized to
execute Loan Documents on behalf of Borrower and which shall certify to the truth,
correctness and completeness of the following exhibits attached thereto: (1) a copy
of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such company and in full
force and effect at the time this Agreement is entered into, authorizing the
execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents delivered or to be
delivered by Borrower in connection herewith and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein, (2) a copy of the charter documents of
Borrower and all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate official of its
jurisdiction of organization, and (3) a copy of the agreement of limited partnership
of Borrower.
PAA Omnibus Certificate. An Omnibus Certificate of the secretary or
assistant secretary and any vice president of Plains All American GP LLC, the
general partner of PAA, which shall contain the names and signatures of the officers
of such general partner authorized to execute Loan Documents on behalf of PAA and
which shall certify to the truth, correctness and completeness of the following
exhibits attached thereto: (1) a copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of
directors of such general partner and in full force and effect at the time this
Amendment is entered into, authorizing the execution of this Amendment and the other
Loan Documents delivered or to be delivered by PAA in connection herewith and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, (2) a copy of the
charter documents of PAA and all amendments thereto,
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official of its jurisdiction of organization, and (3) a copy of the agreement of
limited partnership of PAA.
Closing Certificate. A certificate of a Responsible Officer of Plains
Marketing GP Inc., regarding satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.2
of the Credit Agreement.
Certificates of Existence and Good Standing. Certificates of the due
formation, valid existence and good standing of each of Borrower and PAA in
Delaware, issued by the Delaware Secretary of State.
Legal Opinions. Favorable opinions of Tim Moore, Esq., General Counsel for
Borrower and PAA, and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., special Texas and New York
counsel to Borrower and PAA, with respect to this Amendment and the PAA Guaranty.
Supporting Documents. Such supporting documents as Administrative Agent may
reasonably request.
(iii) No Material Adverse Change shall have occurred since December 31, 2006.
(iv) Payment of all facility, agency and other fees required to be paid to
Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any Loan Documents.
ARTICLE IV. Representations and Warranties
§ 4.1. Representations and Warranties of Borrower and PAA. In order to induce
Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of Borrower and PAA severally
represents and warrants, solely as to itself, to Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Original Agreement
are true and correct at and as of the time of the effectiveness hereof, except to the extent
that such representation and warranty was made as of a specific date or updated, modified or
supplemented as of a subsequent date with the consent of Majority Lenders, then in each
case, such other date.
(b) Each of Borrower and PAA is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment,
Borrower is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow and perform its obligations
under the Credit Agreement, and PAA is and will continue to be duly authorized to perform
its obligations under the PAA Guaranty. Each of Borrower and PAA has duly taken all action
necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment and to authorize the
performance of its obligations hereunder.
(c) The execution and delivery by each of Borrower and PAA of this Amendment, the
performance by it of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of (1) Law applicable to
it, (2) its organizational documents, or (3) any judgment, order or
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material license or
permit applicable to or binding upon it, (ii) result in the acceleration of any Indebtedness
owed by it, or (iii) result in or require the creation of any consensual Lien upon any of
its material assets or properties, except as expressly contemplated in, or permitted by, the
Loan Documents. Except as expressly contemplated in, or permitted by, the Loan Documents,
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or disclosed pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Credit
Agreement, no permit, consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or
filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority is required on the
part of Borrower or PAA pursuant to the provisions of any material Law applicable to it as a
condition to its execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment, or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) When duly executed and delivered, this Amendment and each of the Loan Documents, as
amended hereby, will be a legal and binding obligation of Borrower and PAA to the extent a
party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws of general application relating to the
enforcement of creditors rights and general principles of equity.
ARTICLE V. Miscellaneous
§ 5.1. Ratification of Agreements. The Original Agreement, as hereby amended, is
hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The Loan Documents, as they may be amended or
affected by this Amendment, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by Borrower and PAA.
Any reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to refer to this
Amendment also. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as
expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Administrative
Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver
of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
§ 5.2. Ratification of Security Documents. Borrower, PAA, Administrative Agent, and
Lenders each acknowledge and agree that any and all indebtedness, liabilities or obligations,
arising under or in connection with the LC Obligations or the Notes, are Obligations and are
secured indebtedness under, and are secured by, each and every Security Document, and upon the
execution and delivery of the PAA Guaranty, will be guaranteed by the PAA Guaranty. Borrower
hereby re-pledges, re-grants and re-assigns a security interest in and lien on every asset of
Borrower described as Collateral in any Security Document.
§ 5.3. Survival of Agreements. All representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of Borrower and PAA shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
performance hereof, including without limitation the making or granting of each Loan, and shall
further survive until all of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement are paid in full. All
statements and agreements contained in any certificate or instrument delivered by Borrower or PAA
hereunder or under the Credit Agreement to Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be deemed to
constitute representations and warranties by, or agreements and covenants of, Borrower and PAA
under this Amendment and under the Credit Agreement.
§ 5.4. Loan Documents. This Amendment is a Loan Document, and all provisions in the
Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto.
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§ 5.5. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE.
§ 5.6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be separately executed in counterparts and by
the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same Amendment. Delivery of an executed signature page by
facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manual executed
counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed as of the date first above written.
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BORROWER: |
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PLAINS MARKETING, L.P. |
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Plains Marketing GP Inc., General Partner |
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/s/ Al Swanson
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Al Swanson |
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PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. |
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PLAINS AAP, L.P., |
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its general partner |
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PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC, |
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its general partner |
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/s/ Al Swanson |
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Al Swanson |
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Senior Vice President-Finance and Treasurer |
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LENDER PARTIES: |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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Administrative Agent |
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/s/ William Faidell, Jr. |
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Name: William Faidell, Jr. |
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Title: Assistant Vice President |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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a Lender and LC Issuer |
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/s/ Christen A. Lacey |
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Name: Christen A. Lacey |
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Title: Principal |
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BNP PARIBAS, Syndication Agent and a Lender |
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/s/ Edward Chin |
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Name: Edward Chin |
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Title: Managing
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/s/ Sally Haswell |
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Name: Sally Haswell |
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Title: Managing
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FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., |
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Documentation Agent and a Lender |
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/s/ Chad Clark |
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Name: Chad Clark |
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Title: Director |
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/s/ Suzanne Durney |
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Name: Suzanne Durney |
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Title: Vice
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SOCIETE GENERALE, Lender |
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/s/ Chung-Taek Oh |
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Name: Chung-Taek Oh |
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Title: Vice
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/s/ Marilena Anastassiadou |
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Name: Marilena Anastassiadou |
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Title: Director |
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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL |
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ASSOCIATION, Lender |
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Name: Shawn Young |
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Title: Vice
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BANK OF SCOTLAND, Lender |
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/s/ Percy Ngai |
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Name: Percy Ngai |
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Title: Assistant
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Lender |
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Name: Terence DSouza |
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Title: Vice
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Lender |
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/s/ Tara Narasiman |
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Name: Tara Narasiman |
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Title: Associate |
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COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND |
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GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, Lender |
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/s/ Andrew Campbell |
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Name: Andrew Campbell |
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Title: Senior
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/s/ Barbara F. Stacks |
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Name: Barbara F. Stacks |
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Title: Assistant
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, Lender |
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Name: J. Forward |
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Title: Managing
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SUNTRUST BANK, Lender |
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Name: Sean Roche |
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Title: Vice
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DNB NOR BANK ASA, Lender |
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Name: Thomas Tangen |
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Title: Vice
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Name: Nikolai A. Nachamkin |
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Title: Senior
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Name: Cheryl Labelle |
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Title: Managing
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., Lender |
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Name: Raymond Ventura |
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exv10w2
Exhibit
10.2
GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY is made as of November 16, 2007, by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (Guarantor), in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent for Lenders, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement described below (in such
capacity Administrative Agent).
RECITALS:
1. Plains Marketing, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (Borrower), Administrative Agent,
and certain financial institutions (Lenders), are parties to a Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of November 19, 2004, as amended by First Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April
20, 2005, Second Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 20, 2005, Third Amendment
to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2005, and Fourth Amendment to Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of November 16, 2006, and supplemented by that certain Joinder and Supplement
dated June 20, 2007 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or restated, the Original Agreement).
2. Borrower, Guarantor, Administrative Agent and Lenders are entering into a Fifth Amendment
to Restated Credit Agreement of even date herewith (the Original Agreement, as amended by such
Fifth Amendment, and as from time to time amended, supplemented or restated, the Credit
Agreement).
3. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, LC Issuers may issue, and Lenders may participate with
respect to, Letters of Credit issued for the account of Borrower, Lenders may advance funds to
Borrower, and Borrower has agreed to execute and deliver Notes to evidence such advances.
4. It is a condition precedent to the issuance of Letters of Credit, and advances of funds
pursuant to the Credit Agreement, that Guarantor shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent
a satisfactory guaranty of the Obligations of Borrower.
5. Guarantor owns, directly or indirectly all of the issued and outstanding partnership
interests of Borrower.
6. The board of directors of Plains All American GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
and the general partner of Plains AAP, L.P., the general partner of Guarantor, has determined that
Guarantors execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty may reasonably be expected to
benefit Guarantor, directly or indirectly, and are in the best interests of Guarantor and are
necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business of Guarantor.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, of the benefits which will inure to
Guarantor from Lenders advances of funds to Borrower under the Credit Agreement, LC Issuers
issuance of Letters of Credit for the account and at the direction of Borrower under the Credit
Agreement, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of all of
which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce Lenders to advance funds to Borrower and the
LC Issuers to issue Letters of Credit for the account and at the direction of
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Borrower under the Credit Agreement, Guarantor hereby agrees with Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties as follows:
AGREEMENTS
Section 1. Definitions. Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement for all
purposes. All terms used in this Guaranty which are defined in the Credit Agreement and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings and shall be subject to the same rules of
construction and interpretation when used herein as each is, from time to time, given, construed or
interpreted in the Credit Agreement. All references herein to any Loan Document or other document
or instrument refer to the same as from time to time amended, supplemented or restated. As used
herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Administrative Agent means the Person who, at the time in question, is the
Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement.
Obligors means Borrower, Guarantor and any other endorsers, guarantors or obligors,
primary or secondary, of any or all of the Obligations.
Security means any rights, properties, or interests of any Lender Party under the
Loan Documents, which provide recourse or other benefits to any Lender Party in connection with the
Obligations or the non-payment or non-performance thereof, including guaranties of the payment
of any Obligation, bonds, surety agreements, keep-well agreements, letters of credit, rights
of subrogation, rights of offset, and other rights provided for thereunder.
Section 2. Guaranty.
(a) Guarantor hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally guarantees to each Lender
Party the prompt, complete, and full payment when due, and no matter how the same shall become due,
of all Obligations of Borrower, including but not limited to:
(i) all LC Obligations of Borrower, including all obligations of Borrower to make
reimbursements and other payments to any LC Issuer and to Lender Parties in respect of
Letters of Credit issued at the direction of and for the account of Borrower pursuant to the
Credit Agreement; and
(ii) the Notes of Borrower, including all principal, all interest thereon and all other
sums payable thereunder; and
(iii) all other sums payable by Borrower under the other Loan Documents, whether for
principal, interest, fees or otherwise; and
(iv) any and all other indebtedness, obligations or liabilities which may at any time
be owed to any Lender Party by Borrower, whether incurred heretofore or hereafter or
concurrently herewith, under or pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, and including
interest, attorneys fees and collection costs as may be provided by law or in any
instrument evidencing any such indebtedness or liability.
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantors liability hereunder shall extend to
and include all post-petition interest, expenses, and other liabilities of Borrower described above
in this subsection (a), or below in the following subsection (b), which would be owed by Borrower
but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy,
reorganization, or similar proceeding involving Borrower.
(b) If Borrower shall for any reason fail to pay any Obligation, described in Section 2(a), as
and when such Obligation shall become due and payable, whether at its stated maturity, as a result
of the exercise of any power to accelerate, or otherwise, Guarantor will, forthwith upon demand by
Administrative Agent, pay such Obligation in full to Administrative Agent for the benefit of each
Lender Party to whom such Obligation is owed.
(c) If Guarantor fails to pay any obligation as described in the immediately preceding
subsections (a) or (b), Guarantor will incur the additional obligation to pay to Lender Parties,
and Guarantor will forthwith upon demand by Administrative Agent pay to Lender Parties, the amount
of any and all expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements of Lender Parties counsel and
of any experts or agents retained by Lender Parties, which Lender Parties may incur as a result of
such failure.
(d) As between Guarantor and Lender Parties, this Guaranty shall be considered a primary and
liquidated liability of Guarantor.
(e) No past, present or future director, officer, partner, employee, incorporator, manager,
stockholder, unitholder or member of Guarantor, Plains AAP, L.P. or Plains All American GP LLC
shall have any liability for any Obligations arising under or by virtue of this Guaranty, including
the Obligations described in Section 2(a) hereof, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, such Obligations or their creation. Each Lender Party waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the making of the Notes and
this Guaranty.
Section 3. Unconditional Guaranty.
(a) No action which any Lender Party may take or omit to take in connection with any of the
Loan Documents (other than as required by Section 11), any of the Obligations (or any other
indebtedness owing by Borrower to any Lender Party), or any Security, and no course of dealing of
any Lender Party with any Obligor or any other Person, shall release or diminish Guarantors
obligations, liabilities or agreements hereunder, affect this Guaranty in any way, or afford
Guarantor any recourse against any Lender Party, regardless of whether any such action or inaction
may increase any risks to or liabilities of any Lender Party or any Obligor or increase any risk to
or diminish any safeguard of any Security. Without limiting the foregoing, Guarantor hereby
expressly agrees that Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties may, from time to time,
without notice to or the consent of Guarantor, do any or all of the following:
(i) Amend, change or modify, in whole or in part, any one or more of the Loan Documents
(except an amendment to a Loan Document to which Guarantor is a party to the extent such
amendment requires the consent of Guarantor) and give or refuse to give any waivers or other
indulgences with respect thereto.
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(ii) Neglect, delay, fail, or refuse to take or prosecute any action for the collection
or enforcement of any of the Obligations, to foreclose or take or prosecute any action in
connection with any Security or Loan Document, to bring suit against any Obligor or any
other Person, or to take any other action concerning the Obligations or the Loan Documents.
(iii) Accelerate, change, rearrange, extend, or renew the time, rate, terms, or manner
for payment or performance of any one or more of the Obligations (whether for principal,
interest, fees, expenses, indemnifications, affirmative or negative covenants, or
otherwise).
(iv) Compromise or settle any unpaid or unperformed Obligation or any other obligation
or amount due or owing, or claimed to be due or owing, under any one or more of the Loan
Documents.
(v) Take, exchange, amend, eliminate, surrender, release, or subordinate any or all
Security for any or all of the Obligations, accept additional or substituted Security
therefor, and perfect or fail to perfect any Lender Partys rights in any or all Security.
(vi) Discharge, release, substitute or add Obligors.
(vii) Apply all monies received from Obligors or others, or from any Security for any
of the Obligations, as provided in the Credit Agreement, without in any way being required
to marshall Security or assets or otherwise to apply all or any part of such monies upon any
particular Obligations.
(b) No action or inaction of any Obligor or any other Person, and no change of law or
circumstances, shall release or diminish Guarantors obligations, liabilities or agreements
hereunder, affect this Guaranty in any way, or afford Guarantor any recourse against any Lender
Party, other than the complete and final payment of the Obligations and the termination of all
Letters of Credit and of all commitments of the Lender Parties under the Credit Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, the obligations, liabilities and agreements of Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced, or affected by the occurrence of any
or all of the following from time to time, even if occurring without notice to or without the
consent of Guarantor:
(i) Any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of all or substantially
all assets, marshalling of assets or liabilities, receivership, conservatorship, assignment
for the benefit of creditors, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, or
composition of any Obligor or any other proceedings involving any Obligor or any of the
assets of any Obligor under laws for the protection of debtors, or any discharge,
impairment, modification, release, or limitation of the liability of, or stay of actions or
lien enforcement proceedings against, any Obligor, any properties of any Obligor, or the
estate in bankruptcy of any Obligor in the course of or resulting from any such proceedings.
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(ii) The failure by any Lender Party to file or enforce a claim in any proceeding
described in the immediately preceding subsection (i) or to take any other action in any
proceeding to which any Obligor is a party.
(iii) The release by operation of law of any Obligor from any of the Obligations or any
other obligations to any Lender Party.
(iv) The invalidity, deficiency, illegality, or unenforceability of any of the
Obligations or the Loan Documents, in whole or in part, any bar by any statute of
limitations or other law of recovery on any of the Obligations, or any defense or excuse for
failure to perform on account of force majeure, act of God, casualty, impossibility,
impracticability, or other defense or excuse whatsoever.
(v) The failure of any Obligor or any other Person to sign any guaranty or other
instrument or agreement within the contemplation of any Obligor or any Lender Party.
(vi) The fact that Guarantor may have incurred directly part of the Obligations or is
otherwise primarily liable therefor.
(vii) Without limiting any of the foregoing, any fact or event (whether or not similar
to any of the foregoing) which in the absence of this provision would or might constitute or
afford a legal or equitable discharge or release of or defense to a guarantor
or surety other than the actual payment and performance by Guarantor under this
Guaranty.
(c) Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties may invoke the benefits of this Guaranty
before pursuing any remedies against any Obligor or any other Person and before proceeding against
any Security now or hereafter existing for the payment or performance of any of the Obligations.
Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party may maintain an action against Guarantor on this
Guaranty without joining any other Obligor therein and without bringing a separate action against
any other Obligor.
(d) If any payment to Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party by any Obligor is held to
constitute a preference or a voidable transfer under applicable state, provincial, or federal laws,
or if for any other reason Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party is required to refund
such payment to the payor thereof or to pay the amount thereof to any other Person, such payment to
Administrative Agent or such other Lender Party shall not constitute a release of Guarantor from
any liability hereunder, and Guarantor agrees to pay such amount to Administrative Agent or such
other Lender Party on demand and agrees and acknowledges that this Guaranty shall continue to be
effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, to the extent of any such payment or
payments. Any transfer by subrogation which is made as contemplated in Section 6 prior to any such
payment or payments shall (regardless of the terms of such transfer) be automatically voided upon
the making of any such payment or payments, and rights so transferred shall there upon revert to
and be vested in Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties.
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(e) This is a continuing guaranty and shall apply to and cover all Obligations and renewals
and extensions thereof and substitutions therefor from time to time.
Section 4. Waiver. Guarantor hereby waives, with respect to the Obligations, this
Guaranty, and the other Loan Documents:
(a) notice of the incurrence of any Obligation by Borrower, and notice of any kind concerning
the assets, liabilities, financial condition, creditworthiness, businesses, prospects, or other
affairs of Borrower (it being understood and agreed that: (i) Guarantor shall take full
responsibility for informing itself of such matters, (ii) neither Administrative Agent nor any
other Lender Party shall have any responsibility of any kind to inform Guarantor of such matters,
and (iii) Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party is hereby authorized to assume that
Guarantor, by virtue of its relationships with Borrower which are independent of this Guaranty, has
full and complete knowledge of such matters whenever any other Lender Party extends credit to
Borrower or take any other action which may change or increase Guarantors liabilities or losses
hereunder).
(b) notice that Administrative Agent, any other Lender Party, any Obligor, or any other Person
has taken or omitted to take any action under any Loan Document or relating to any Obligation.
(c) except as provided in Section 2(b), demand, presentment for payment, and notice of demand,
dishonor, nonpayment, or nonperformance.
(d) notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest, notice of protest,
notice of any exercise of remedies (as described in the following Section 5 or otherwise), and all
other notices of any kind whatsoever.
Section 5. Exercise of Remedies. Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party
shall have the right to enforce, from time to time, in any order and at Administrative Agents or
such other Lender Partys sole discretion, any rights, powers and remedies which Administrative
Agent or such other Lender Party may have under the Loan Documents or otherwise with respect to the
Obligations, including judicial foreclosure, the exercise of rights of power of sale, the taking of
a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, the appointment of a receiver to collect rents, issues
and profits, the exercise of remedies against personal property, or the enforcement of any
assignment of leases, rentals, oil or gas production, or other properties or rights, whether real
or personal, tangible or intangible; and Guarantor shall be liable to Administrative Agent and each
other Lender Party hereunder for any deficiency resulting from the exercise by Administrative Agent
or any other Lender Party of any such right or remedy even though any rights which Guarantor may
have against Borrower or others may be destroyed or diminished by exercise of any such right or
remedy. No failure on the part of Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party to exercise, and
no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights, powers and remedies of
Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party provided herein and in the other Loan Documents
are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other rights, powers or remedies
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Agent and each other Lender Party hereunder are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by Administrative Agent or any other
Lender Party to exercise any of its rights under any other Loan Document against any Obligor or any
other Person.
Section 6. Limited Subrogation. Until all of the Obligations have been paid and
performed in full Guarantor shall have no right to exercise any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution or any other claim which it may now or
hereafter have against or to any Obligor or any Security in connection with this Guaranty, and
Guarantor hereby waives any rights to enforce any remedy which Guarantor may have against Borrower
and any right to participate in any Security until such time. If any amount shall be paid to
Guarantor on account of any such subrogation or other rights, any such other remedy, or any
Security at any time when all of the Obligations and all other expenses guaranteed pursuant hereto
shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of
Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from the other funds of Guarantor and shall forthwith be
paid over to Administrative Agent to be held by Administrative Agent as collateral for, or then or
at any time thereafter applied in whole or in part by Administrative Agent against, all or any
portion of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as Administrative Agent
shall elect. If Guarantor shall make payment to Administrative Agent of all or any portion of the
Obligations and if all of the Obligations shall be finally paid in full, Administrative Agent will,
at Guarantors request and expense, execute and deliver to Guarantor (without recourse,
representation or warranty) appropriate documents necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation
to Guarantor of an interest in the Obligations resulting from such payment by Guarantor; provided
that such transfer shall be subject to Section 3(d) above and that without the consent of
Administrative Agent (which Administrative Agent may withhold in its discretion)
Guarantor shall not have the right to be subrogated to any claim or right against any Obligor
which has become owned by Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party, whose ownership has
otherwise changed in the course of enforcement of the Loan Documents, or which Administrative Agent
otherwise has released or wishes to release from its Obligations.
Section 7. Successors and Assigns. Guarantors rights or obligations hereunder may
not be assigned or delegated, but this Guaranty and such obligations shall pass to and be fully
binding upon the successors of Guarantor, as well as Guarantor. This Guaranty shall apply to and
inure to the benefit of Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party and their permitted
successors or assigns. Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence but
in accordance with Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement (and any replacement or successor
provisions for the subject matter thereof), Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party may
assign, grant a participation in, or otherwise transfer any Obligation held by it or any portion
thereof, and Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party may assign or otherwise transfer its
rights or any portion thereof under any Loan Document, to any other Person, and such other Person
shall thereupon become vested with all of the benefits in respect thereof granted to Administrative
Agent or such other Lender Party hereunder unless otherwise expressly provided by Administrative
Agent or such other Lender Party in connection with such assignment or transfer.
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Section 9. Representations and Warranties of Guarantor. Guarantor hereby represents
and warrants to Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party as follows:
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(c) To the extent of Guarantors liabilities hereunder as expressly limited by the terms
hereof, and giving effect thereto: (i) Guarantor is not insolvent on the date hereof (that is,
the sum of Guarantors absolute and contingent liabilities (as above so qualified), including the
Obligations, does not exceed the fair market value of Guarantors assets), (ii) Guarantors capital
is adequate for the businesses in which Guarantor is engaged and intends to be engaged and (iii)
Guarantor has not incurred (whether hereby or otherwise), nor does Guarantor intend to incur or
believe that it will incur, debts which will be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.
Section 10. Covenants. Guarantor hereby agrees to observe and comply with each of
the covenants and agreements made in the Credit Agreement, in so far as they refer to Guarantor, or
the assets, operations, conditions, agreements, business, or actions of Guarantor, as one of the
Restricted Persons, or to the Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party.
Section 11. No Oral Change. No amendment of any provision of this Guaranty shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by Guarantor and Majority Lenders, and no waiver of
any provision of this Guaranty, and no consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom, shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by Majority Lenders, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given.
Section 12. Invalidity of Particular Provisions. If any term or provision of this
Guaranty shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable all other terms and provisions hereof
shall nevertheless remain effective and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
Section 13. Headings and References. The headings used herein are for purposes of
convenience only and shall not be used in construing the provisions hereof. The words this
Guaranty, this instrument, herein, hereof, hereby and words of similar import refer to
this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The
phrases this section and this subsection and similar phrases refer only to the subdivisions
hereof in which such phrases occur. The word or is not exclusive, and the word including (in
its various forms) means including without limitation. Pronouns in masculine, feminine and neuter
genders shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be
construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires.
Section 14. Term. This Guaranty shall be irrevocable until all of the Obligations
have been completely and finally paid and performed, all Letters of Credit have been terminated, no
Lender Party has any obligation to issue any Letters of Credit or make any loans or other advances
to Borrower, and the Credit Agreement has been terminated; provided, at any time no
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Obligations or Letters of Credit are outstanding and no Lender Party has any obligation to issue
any Letter of Credit, participate in any Letter of Credit, or make any loans or other advances to
Borrower, Guarantor may by written notice to Administrative Agent terminate this Guaranty, and upon
receipt thereof this Guaranty and all of Guarantors obligations hereunder shall automatically
terminate (and Administrative Agent agrees, at Guarantors expense, to promptly provide to
Guarantor written confirmation of such termination, but neither any failure to request such
confirmation nor the failure to deliver such confirmation shall affect such automatic termination);
provided, however, following any termination hereof, this Guaranty shall continue
to be subject to reinstatement as provided in Section 3(d) hereof with respect to any payments on
Obligations made on or prior to such termination. All extensions of credit and financial
accommodations made by Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party to Borrower prior to the
termination hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been made in acceptance hereof and in
reliance hereon.
Section 15. Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder
shall be given in writing, sent by personal delivery, by telecopy, by delivery service with proof
of delivery, or by registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
appropriate party in the manner provided in the Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been
given as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Section 16. Limitation on Interest. Administrative Agent, the other Lender Parties
and Guarantor intend to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury law from time to time
in effect, and the provisions of the Credit Agreement limiting the interest for which Guarantor is
obligated are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Section 17. Loan Document. This Guaranty is a Loan Document, as defined in the
Credit Agreement, and is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement governing it.
Section 18. Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
Guaranty.
SECTION 19. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTY IS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE
WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING AGAINST SUCH GUARANTOR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AS
LENDER PARTIES MAY ELECT, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY HEREOF, GUARANTOR ACCEPTS AND CONSENTS FOR
ITSELF AND IN RESPECT TO ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL APPLY TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND WAIVES ANY
RIGHT TO STAY OR TO DISMISS ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BEFORE SAID
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COURTS ON THE BASIS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AND
APPOINTS CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 80 STATE STREET, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207, AS AGENT OF
GUARANTOR TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS BROUGHT AGAINST GUARANTOR WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH
PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT IN NEW YORK, SUCH SERVICE BEING HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY GUARANTOR TO BE
EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT. COPIES OF ANY SUCH PROCESS SO SERVED SHALL ALSO,
IF PERMITTED BY LAW, BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL TO GUARANTOR AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT, BUT THE FAILURE OF GUARANTOR TO RECEIVE SUCH COPIES SHALL NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY THE
SERVICE OF SUCH PROCESS AS AFORESAID. GUARANTOR SHALL FURNISH TO LENDER PARTIES A CONSENT OF
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AGREEING TO ACT HEREUNDER PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS GUARANTY.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER PARTIES TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF LENDER PARTIES TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GUARANTOR
IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IF FOR ANY REASON CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY SHALL
RESIGN OR OTHERWISE CEASE TO ACT AS GUARANTORS AGENT, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO
(a) IMMEDIATELY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT A NEW AGENT ACCEPTABLE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO SERVE IN
SUCH CAPACITY AND, IN SUCH EVENT, SUCH NEW AGENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CORPORATION
SERVICE COMPANY FOR ALL PURPOSES HEREOF AND (b) PROMPTLY DELIVER TO
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THE WRITTEN CONSENT (IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT) OF SUCH NEW AGENT AGREEING TO SERVE IN SUCH CAPACITY.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date first
written above.
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