As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 1998
Registration No. 333-46709
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 4619, 1321 76-0380342
(State or other (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction Industrial Identification Number)
of incorporation or Classification Code
organization) Number)
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450
Houston, Texas 77010
(713) 844-9500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code of registrant's principal executive offices)
Clare H. Doyle
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450
Houston, Texas 77010
(713) 844-9500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
George E. Rider
Patrick J. Respeliers
Morrison & Hecker L.L.P.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered in
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with
the General Instruction G, check the following box. |_|
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), to register 11,325,900 Common Units of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
L.P. (the "Partnership") issuable pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
This registration statement includes two prospectuses: One to be sent or
given to holders of the $218,981,000 principal amount of the Variable Rate
Exchangeable Debentures due 2010 (the "VREDs") issued by SFP Pipeline Holdings,
Inc. ("SF Holdings") pursuant to the Indenture dated as of September 13, 1990
between SF Holdings and First Trust of California, National Association
(successor trustee to Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
successor by merger to Security Pacific National Bank), as amended by that First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 6, 1998 (collectively, the "Indenture")
pursuant to Part 1 of Form S-4 and Rule 424(b)(4) under the Act in connection
with the exchange of the VREDs for Common Units of the Partnership (the
"Exchange Prospectus") and one to be used in connection with certain reoffers
and resales (the "Resale Prospectus") of the Common Units received by the VRED
holders in exchange for their VREDs as provided by General Instruction A.1.4. to
Form S-4.
The Exchange Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus are included herein
immediately following this page.
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111,325,925 Common Units
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
Offer to Exchange Variable Rate Exchangeable Debentures
Due 2010 of SFP Pipeline Holdings, Inc.
for Common Units of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
The Exchange Offer will commence on April 24, 1998 and will expire at 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on May 26, 1998.
Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "D," a Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-D"),
hereby offers, commencing April 24, 1998 (the "Exchange Offer"), upon the terms
and conditions set forth in this Prospectus (the "Prospectus") and the
accompanying letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), to exchange up
to 11,325,900 Common Units ("Common Units") of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), for up to $218,981,000
principal amount of the Variable Rate Exchangeable Debentures due 2010 (the
"VREDs") issued by SFP Pipeline Holdings, Inc. ("SF Holdings") pursuant to the
Indenture dated as of September 13, 1990 between SF Holdings and First Trust of
California, National Association (successor trustee to Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, successor by merger to Security Pacific National
Bank) (the "Indenture Trustee'), as amended by that First Supplemental Indenture
dated as of March 6, 1998 (collectively, the "Indenture"). Each $1,000 principal
amount of VREDs validly surrendered and not withdrawn on or prior to 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on May 26, 1998 (the "Expiration Date"), will be entitled to
receive 51.720927 Common Units (the "Exchange Ratio"). Because the Exchange
Ratio will not change for fluctuations in the market price of the Common Units,
such fluctuations may adversely affect the extent to which the Common Units to
be received by surrendering holders of VREDS ("VRED Holders") represent a
premium for the VREDs on the date the Exchange Offer is consummated. If as a
result of delivering VREDs for exchange, a VRED Holder would be entitled to
receive a fractional Common Unit, the Partnership shall pay such former VRED
Holder an amount of cash (in lieu of such fractional Common Units) equal to such
fraction multiplied by $35.6628 (the average closing price of the Common Units
during the 15 consecutive trading days ending April 9, 1998). (continued on
next page)
The Common Units and the VREDs are traded on the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE"). On April 9, 1998, the last reported sale price per Common Unit was
$38.125 and the last reported sale price per $1,000 principal amount of VREDs
was $1,870.
For a discussion of the material risks regarding the Exchange Offer and
the businesses and operations of the Partnership that should be evaluated before
exchanging VREDs for Common Units, see "Risk Factors" commencing on page 9.
THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED
OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is April 14, 1998
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On March 6, 1998, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated October 18,
1997 (the "Purchase Agreement") among the Partnership, Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
(the "General Partner"), Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P ("Santa Fe"),
Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, Inc. (the "SF General Partner") and SF Holdings, the
Partnership acquired substantially all of the assets of Santa Fe, Santa Fe was
dissolved and liquidated, each former Santa Fe Common Unit was converted into
1.39 Common Units, and OLP-D acquired the general partnership interests of Santa
Fe from the SF General Partner for $84.4 million in cash (the "Transaction").
The Transaction constituted an "Exchange Event" under the terms of the
Indenture. The Partnership agreed in the Purchase Agreement to cause OLP-D to
perform all of SF Holdings' obligations related to the VREDs. The Exchange Offer
is being made to satisfy SF Holdings' obligations under the Indenture and the
Partnership's and OLP-D's obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The
11,325,925 Common Units owned by the SF General Partner have been placed in
escrow and will be delivered in exchange for any VREDs surrendered in the
Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of
VREDs being surrendered or accepted for exchange. VREDs that are surrendered
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the
Expiration Date. Any VREDs that are not validly surrendered for exchange
pursuant to this Exchange Offer will become due and payable in full in cash at
par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 4, 1998 (the "Exchange Date") and
the Common Units into which such VREDs were exchangeable will be cancelled.
The Partnership anticipates conducting an underwritten public offering of
newly issued Common Units for its own account (the "Proposed Unit Offering")
following the expiration of the Exchange Offer, unless the Partnership
determines that market conditions or legal or other considerations make such
offering impracticable. There can be no assurance that the Proposed Unit
Offering shall occur or, if the Offering does occur, the amount of securities
that may be sold in the Proposed Unit Offering. Therefore, there can be no
assurance when or if VRED holders who exchange their VREDs for Common Units may
participate in an underwriters offering of their Units. A decision to exchange
VREDs for Common Units should be made without reliance on the future occurrence
of the Proposed Unit Offering. VRED holders who exchange their VREDs for Common
Units may participate as selling unitholders in the Unit Offering; provided that
they comply with the procedures described in this Prospectus. See "The Exchange
Offer--Eligibility to Participate in Public Offering for Resale of Common
Units."
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Partnership is subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements, information statements and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements, information statements and other
information are available for inspection and copying at the Commission's public
reference facilities located at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the Regional Offices of the Commission
located at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661 and Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York
10048. Copies of such materials may be obtained from the Commission's Public
Reference Section at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549,
at prescribed rates. Common Units are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "ENP,"
and such reports, proxy statements, information statements and other information
may be inspected at the offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York
10002. The Commission maintains an Internet Web Site that contains such reports,
proxy statements, information statements and other information regarding
registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of such
Internet Web Site is http://www.sec.gov.
The Partnership has filed with the Commission in Washington, D.C., a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereto, the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), with respect to the securities to be issued pursuant to this
Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in
the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Commission and reference is made to the
Registration Statement and exhibits and schedules relating thereto for further
information with respect to the Partnership and the securities to be issued
pursuant to this Prospectus. Statements contained in this Prospectus and in any
document incorporated by reference in this Prospectus as to the contents of any
contract or other document referred to herein or therein are not necessarily
complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or
other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or such other
document, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.
The Registration Statement, including exhibits and schedules filed as a part
thereof, are available for inspection and copying at the Commission's offices as
described above.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Partnership (File
No. 1-11234) pursuant to the Exchange Act are hereby incorporated herein by
reference:
1. The Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1997 (the "Form 10-K"); and
2. The Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 5, 1998, as
amended.
The description of the Common Units which is contained in the
Partnership's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-48142) under the
Securities Act filed on June 1, 1992, including any amendment or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description, is incorporated herein by
reference.
All documents filed by the Partnership pursuant to Section 13(e), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this Prospectus, or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference, modifies or replaces such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
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This Prospectus incorporates documents by reference which are not
presented herein or delivered herewith. Such documents (other than exhibits to
such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference)
are available to any person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a
Prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, without charge, directed
to Georgeson & Company, Inc., (the "Information Agent"), Wall Street Plaza, 88
Pine Street, New York, New York 10005; telephone number 800-223-2064.
No dealer, salesperson or other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus in
connection with the Exchange Offer or the offering of securities made hereby
and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied
upon as having been authorized by the Partnership or any other person. This
Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer
to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction in
which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or to or from any person to whom it
is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. The
delivery of this Prospectus at any time does not imply that the information
contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent its date.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference include
forward looking statements. These forward looking statements are identified as
any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They
use words such as plans, expects, anticipates, estimates, will and other words
and phrases of similar meaning. Although the Partnership believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that
its goals will be achieved. Such forward looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, VRED Holders are
cautioned not to rely on such forward looking statements. The Partnership's
actual actions or results may differ materially from those discussed in the
forward looking statements. Specific factors which could cause actual results to
differ from those in the forward looking statements, include, among others:
. price trends and overall demand for natural gas liquids ("NGLs"), refined
petroleum products, carbon dioxide ("CO2"), and coal in the United States
(which may be affected by general levels of economic activity, weather,
alternative energy sources, conservation and technological advances);
. changes in the Partnership's tariff rates set by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission ("FERC") and the California Public Utilities
Commission;
. the Partnership's ability to integrate the operations of Santa Fe Pacific
Pipeline Partners, L.P. (and other future acquisitions) into its existing
operations;
. with respect to the Partnership's coal terminals, the ability of railroads
to deliver coal to the terminals on a timely basis;
. the Partnership's ability to successfully identify and close strategic
acquisitions and realize cost savings;
. the discontinuation of operations at major end-users of the products
transported by the Partnership's liquids pipelines (such as refineries,
petrochemical plants, or military bases); and
. the condition of the capital markets and equity markets in the United
States.
For additional information which could affect the forward looking
statements, see the "Risk Factors" listed on page 9 of this Prospectus and the
"Risk Factors" included in the Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by
reference. The Partnership disclaims any obligation to update any such factors
or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward
looking statements included or incorporated by reference herein to reflect
future events or developments.
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The information referred to above should be considered by VRED Holders
when reviewing any forward looking statements contained in this Prospectus, in
any documents incorporated herein by reference, in any of the Partnership's
public filings or press releases or in any oral statements made by the
Partnership or any of its respective officers or other persons acting on its
behalf.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AVAILABLE INFORMATION........................................................iii
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS...........................................iii
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS...............................iv
SUMMARY........................................................................1
The Partnership..............................................................1
Exchange Offer...............................................................2
Market Price Data............................................................4
Risk Factors.................................................................4
Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations....................................4
Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial
and Historical Operating Data...............................................8
RISK FACTORS...................................................................9
Consequences of Failure to Exchange VRED.....................................9
Issuance of Common Units to Holders of VREDs
Might Adversely Affect Market Price.........................................9
Fixed Exchange Ratio.........................................................9
FERC Proceedings; Possible Effect on Rates...................................9
Effect of Failure to Achieve Business Strategy..............................10
Combination of Pipeline Operations; Realization
of Synergies...............................................................10
Changes in Management of Santa Fe Assets....................................10
Risks Associated with Legal Proceedings Related to
Operations of SFPP........................................................10
No Assurance that Tariff Rates can be Maintained
or Increased...............................................................11
Possible Insufficiency of Cash Flow to Pay
Announced Distributions...................................................11
Cash Distributions will Fluctuate with Performance;
No Minimum Distribution....................................................11
Risks Associated with Leverage..............................................12
Potential Change of Control if Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Defaults on Indebtedness...................................................13
Risks Associated with Pipeline Easements....................................13
Risks Associated with Shell CO2 Company.....................................13
Costs of Environmental Regulation...........................................14
Competition.................................................................14
Risks Associated with Partnership Agreement and
State Partnership Law......................................................14
Potential Conflicts of Interest Related to Operation
of the Partnership.........................................................16
Tax Risks - The Exchange Offer..............................................17
Tax Risks - Ownership of Common Units.......................................17
THE EXCHANGE OFFER............................................................20
Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer....................................20
Terms of Exchange...........................................................20
Acceptance for Exchange and Issuance of Common Units........................21
Procedures for Surrendering VREDs...........................................22
Terms and Conditions of Letter of Transmittal...............................23
Application for Admission as Limited Partner of the Partnership.............25
Exchange Agent..............................................................25
Information Agent...........................................................25
Fees and Expenses...........................................................25
Eligibility to Participate in Proposed Public Offering
for Resale of Common Units.................................................26
THE PARTNERSHIP...............................................................26
General.....................................................................26
Business Strategy...........................................................27
Acquisition of Santa Fe.....................................................27
The North System............................................................28
Cypress Pipeline............................................................28
The South Pipeline..........................................................29
The North Pipeline..........................................................29
The Oregon Pipeline.........................................................30
The San Diego Pipeline......................................................30
Coal Operations.............................................................30
Truck Loading Terminals.....................................................30
Shell CO2 Company...........................................................30
Fractionator................................................................31
Legal Proceedings...........................................................31
Credit Facility.............................................................34
Organizational Structure....................................................34
MARKET PRICE DATA.............................................................35
SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION........................36
DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.........................................37
Organization and Duration...................................................37
Purpose.....................................................................37
Power of Attorney...........................................................37
Restrictions on Authority of the General Partner............................37
Withdrawal or Removal of the General Partner................................38
Anti-takeover and Restricted Voting Right Provisions........................39
Transfer Agent and Registrar................................................39
Transfer of Common Units; Status as Limited Partner or Assignee............39
Non-citizen Assignees; Redemption...........................................40
Issuance of Additional Securities...........................................41
Limited Call Right..........................................................41
Amendment of Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements.....................41
Management..................................................................42
Meetings; Voting............................................................44
Limited Liability...........................................................44
Books and Reports...........................................................45
Right to Inspect Partnership Books and Records..............................46
Termination and Dissolution.................................................46
Registration Rights.........................................................46
Cash Distribution Policy....................................................46
Liquidation and Distribution of Proceeds....................................49
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS....................................49
General.....................................................................49
Exchange Offer..............................................................50
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Tax Consequences of the KMEP-Santa Fe Transaction
to a VRED Holder Exchanging for Common Units...............................53
Ownership and Disposition of Common Units...................................57
LEGAL MATTERS.................................................................74
EXPERTS.......................................................................74
ANNEX A......................................................................A-1
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SUMMARY
THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE
IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE. REFERENCE IS MADE TO,
AND THIS SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY, THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. AS
USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, THE TERM THE "PARTNERSHIP" REFERS TO KINDER MORGAN
ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND, EXCEPT WHERE THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, ITS OPERATING PARTNERSHIPS AND SUBSIDIARIES. UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON A PER COMMON UNIT
BASIS HAS BEEN RESTATED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PARTNERSHIP'S 2 FOR 1 COMMON UNIT
SPLIT, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1997. VRED HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THIS
PROSPECTUS IN ITS ENTIRETY.
The Partnership
The Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, was organized in August
1992 to acquire and operate the natural gas liquids pipelines of Enron Corp. On
March 6, 1998, the Partnership completed its acquisition of substantially all of
the assets of Santa Fe for Common Units and Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "D," a
Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-D"), acquired the general partnership
interests of Santa Fe from the SF General Partner for cash. The Partnership is
one of the largest common carrier pipeline systems in terms of volume of
deliveries, barrel miles and pipeline mileage in the United States, with over
5,000 miles of trunk pipeline serving 15 states. Through its four operating
limited partnerships, the Partnership manages a diversified portfolio of
midstream energy assets. It is the sole owner and operator of six pipeline
systems (the "Liquids Pipelines"), which transport Natural Gas Liquids ("NGLs")
and refined petroleum products; two modern, high-speed coal terminaling
facilities (the "Coal Terminals"); and 21 truck loading terminals. In addition,
the Partnership owns an indirect 20% interest in Shell CO2 Company, Ltd. ("Shell
CO2 Company") and an indirect 25% interest in a Y-grade fractionation facility.
The Partnership transports refined petroleum products, including gasoline,
diesel fuel and commercial and military jet fuel, primarily for major petroleum
companies, independent refiners, the United States military and marketers and
distributors of such products.
The Liquids Pipelines consist of (i) the North System, which transports
petroleum products from South Central Kansas to the Chicago area and various
intermediate points, (ii) the Cypress Pipeline, which transports purity ethane
from the NGL hub in Mont Belvieu, Texas to a major petrochemical producer in
Lake Charles, Louisiana, (iii) the South Pipeline which is composed of two
segments, the West Line, which transports refined petroleum products from Los
Angeles to Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona and various intermediate points, and the
East Line, which transports products from El Paso, Texas to Tucson, Phoenix and
various intermediate points; (iv) the North Pipeline, which transports refined
petroleum products primarily from the San Francisco Bay area to various cities
in northern California and western Nevada; (v) the Oregon Pipeline, which
transports refined petroleum products between Portland and Eugene, Oregon; and
(vi) the San Diego Pipeline, which transports refined petroleum products from
Los Angeles to San Diego, California and various intermediate points.
On March 5, 1998, the Partnership and affiliates of Shell Oil Company
("Shell") formed Shell CO2 Company as a Delaware limited partnership, which will
explore, produce, market and transport CO2 for enhanced oil recovery throughout
the continental United States. The Partnership received a 20% interest in Shell
CO2 Company by contributing its Central Basin Pipeline and approximately $25
million in cash.
On February 14, 1997, the current management of the Partnership acquired
the stock of the General Partner from Enron Corp., a Delaware corporation. The
current management's business strategy is to operate the Partnership as a growth
oriented publicly traded limited partnership by reducing operating costs, better
utilizing and expanding its asset base, and making selective, strategic
acquisitions that are accretive to Common Unit holders. See "The
Partnership-Business Strategy."
The General Partner serves as the sole general partner of the Partnership.
In addition to its general partner interest in the Partnership, the General
Partner owns, as of March 31, 1998, approximately 2% of the outstanding Common
Units. The Partnership is the approximate 99% limited partner of each of its
operating partnerships and the General Partner is the approximate 1% general
partner of each such Operating Partnership. These operating partnerships consist
of: (i) Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "A," a Delaware limited partnership
("OLP-A"), which owns the North System, the Cypress Pipeline and the interests
in Shell CO2 Company and the NGL fractionation facility; (ii) Kinder Morgan
Operating L.P. "B," a Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-B"), which owns the
Illinois coal terminaling and storage facility; (iii) Kinder Morgan Operating
L.P. "C," a Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-C"), which owns the southwest
Kentucky coal terminaling and storage facility; and (iv) OLP-D, which is the
99.5% general partner of SFPP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SFPP"),
which owns the North Pipeline, the
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South Pipeline, the Oregon Pipeline and the San Diego Pipeline. OLP-A, OLP-B,
OLP-C and OLP-D are collectively referred to herein as the "KM Operating
Partnerships."
As a result of its 1% general partner interest in the Partnership and its
approximate 1% general partner interest in each of the KM Operating
Partnerships, the General Partner has an approximate 2% economic interest in the
assets of the Partnership. In addition, the General Partner is entitled to
receive quarterly cash incentive distributions from the Partnership, which
increase based on the amount of quarterly cash distributions paid to holders of
the Common Units. See "Description of the Partnership Agreement-Cash
Distribution Policy."
The Partnership's headquarters and executive offices are located at 1301
McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010 and its telephone number is
(713) 844-9500.
Exchange Offer
Reason for the
Exchange Offer.....In September 1990, SF Holdings issued $218,981,000 principal
amount of VREDs. Originally, the VRED Holders were entitled
to received 37.2093 Santa Fe Common Units for each $1,000
principal amount of VREDs upon the happening of certain
triggering events, such as a change of control, merger or
sale of substantially all of the assets (each an "Exchange
Event").
The closing of the Transaction constituted an Exchange
Event. As a result of the closing of the Transaction, SF
Holdings and the Trustee entered into a supplemental
indenture dated as of March 6, 1998, pursuant to which each
$1,000 principal amount of VREDs became exchangeable for
51.720927 Common Units (the 37.2093 Santa Fe Common Units
for which such VREDs were previously exchangeable multiplied
by 1.39, the exchange ratio for the Transaction).
Accordingly, up to 11,325,900 Common Units are being offered
in exchange for the VREDs.
The Partnership agreed in the Purchase Agreement that it
would cause OLP-D to perform all of SF Holdings' obligations
related to the VREDs. The Exchange Offer is being made to
satisfy SF Holdings' obligations under the Indenture and the
Partnership's and OLP-D's obligations under the Purchase
Agreement.
Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the SF General
Partner owned 8,148,148 Santa Fe Common Units, which was
approximately equal to the total number of Santa Fe Common
Units into which the VREDs were exchangeable. As a result of
the Transaction, those Santa Fe Common Units were converted
into 11,325,925 Common Units. The SF General Partner has
placed the certificate representing the 11,325,925 Common
Units into escrow to satisfy SF Holdings' obligations under
the Indenture and these Common Units will be delivered in
exchange for any VREDs surrendered in the Exchange Offer.
For a description of the procedures for surrendering the
VREDs, see "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Surrendering
VREDs".
Commencement Date...The Exchange Offer will commence on April 24, 1998. VRED
Holders may not surrender their VREDs for exchange prior to
such date.
Expiration Date.....The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on May 26, 1998.
Exchange Date.......VREDs validly surrendered for exchange and not withdrawn on
or before the Expiration Date will be exchanged for Common
Units on June 4, 1998.
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No Minimum Amount...The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum
principal amount of VREDs being surrendered or accepted for
exchange. See "The Exchange Offer-Terms of the Exchange." On
April 9, 1998, the market value of 51.720927 Common Units
was $1971.86 based on the closing price reported on the NYSE
Composite Transaction Tape for such date.
Withdrawal Rights...The election to exchange VREDs may be withdrawn at any time
on or prior to the Expiration Date by delivering a written
notice of such withdrawal to the Exchange Agent in
conformity with certain procedures set forth below under
"The Exchange Offer--Withdrawal Rights."
Procedures for
Surrendering VREDs.VRED Holders electing to exchange VREDs must complete and
sign a Letter of Transmittal in accordance with instructions
contained therein and forward the same by mail, or hand
delivery, together with any documents required thereby, to
the Exchange Agent, either with the VREDs to be exchanged or
in compliance with specified procedures for guaranteed
delivery of VREDs. Certain brokers, dealers, commercial
banks, trust companies and other nominees may also surrender
VREDs for exchange by book-entry transfer. Holders of VREDs
registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank,
trust company or other nominee are urged to contact such
persons if they wish to surrender VREDs for exchange
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. See "The Exchange
Offer--Procedures for Surrendering VREDs."
Letters of Transmittal and certificates representing VREDs
should not be sent to SF Holdings, OLP-D or the Partnership.
Such documents should only be sent to the Exchange Agent.
Questions regarding how to surrender and requests for
information should be directed to Georgesen & Company, Inc.,
the Information Agent, at 1-800-223-2064. See "The Exchange
Offer--Exchange Agent."
Effect of Failure
to Exchange........VREDs that are not properly surrendered in the Exchange
Offer will become due and payable on the Exchange Date at
par, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the "Par
Payment"). The Partnership estimates that the Par Payment
will be approximately $1,020.72 per $1,000 principal amount
of VREDs. VRED Holders who wish to receive the Par Payment
in lieu of exchanging their VREDs should so indicate on the
Letter of Transmittal and surrender their VREDs to the
Exchange Agent on or before the Exchange Date. Failure to do
so will result in a delay in such VRED Holder's receipt of
the Par Payment. The Partnership intends to finance the Par
Payment for any VREDs not properly exchanged in the Exchange
Offer through its existing Credit Facilities. See "The
Partnership--Credit Facility."
Ability to Resell
Common Units in
Proposed Public
Offering...........Following completion of the Exchange Offer the Partnership
intends to close an underwritten public offering of newly
issued Common Units (the "Proposed Unit Offering"), unless
market conditions or legal or other considerations make such
offering impracticable. VRED Holders who elect to exchange
their VREDs for Common Units in the Exchange Offer may elect
to participate in the Proposed Unit Offering as selling unit
holders. See "Exchange Offer--Eligibility to Participate in
Proposed Public Offering for Resale of Common Units" for
additional information regarding conditions to a VRED
Holder's participation in the Proposed Unit Offering.
Exchange Agent......The Exchange Agent with respect to the Exchange Offer is
First Chicago Trust Company of New York (the "Exchange
Agent"). The addresses of the Exchange Agent are set forth
under "The Exchange Offer -Exchange Agent" and in the Letter
of Transmittal.
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Market Price Data
The following table sets forth certain information as to the sale prices
per Common Unit as quoted on the NYSE for each calendar year since the end of
1995, adjusted to give effect to the 2 for 1 split of Common Units effective
October 1, 1997.
Calendar Year High Low
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1998
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First Quarter........$37.8750 $30.1250
1997
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First Quarter........$21.3750 $13.6875
Second Quarter........24.0625 19.2500
Third Quarter.........36.8750 23.9375
Fourth Quarter........41.2500 32.0000
1996
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First Quarter........$13.1875 $12.1875
Second Quarter........13.0000 12.4375
Third Quarter.........14.0625 12.6875
Fourth Quarter........14.5625 12.8125
On April 9, 1998, the closing price for a Common Unit as reported on the
NYSE Composite Transaction Tape was $38.125.
Risk Factors
For a discussion of the risk factors with respect to the Exchange Offer
and the business and operations of the Partnership that should be evaluated by a
VRED Holder before exchanging VREDs for Common Units, see "Risk Factors."
Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations
THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXCHANGE OF THE VREDS FOR
COMMON UNITS OR THE RECEIPT OF A PAR PAYMENT IN RETIREMENT OF VREDS TO A
PARTICULAR VRED HOLDER WILL DEPEND IN PART ON SUCH HOLDER'S OWN TAX
CIRCUMSTANCES. MANY OF THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO A VRED HOLDER ARE
SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY AND MAY DEPEND ON SUCH VRED HOLDER'S INDIVIDUAL TAX
STATUS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH SUCH HOLDER IS STRONGLY URGED TO
CONSULT A TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND AN INVESTMENT IN COMMON UNITS.
The following is a summary of certain federal income tax considerations of
the Exchange Offer and of acquiring, owning and disposing of Common Units. The
following discussion is based on the opinions of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P.,
counsel to the General Partner and the Partnership ("Morrison & Hecker"),
described in "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations." This summary, and
particularly the opinions of counsel with respect thereto, are qualified by the
discussion in "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations." For purposes of this
discussion, the term "KMEP" refers to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
immediately before the Transaction.
The VREDs have been treated as debt by SF Holdings since 1990 when the
VREDs were issued. The opinions expressed herein assume that such
characterization of the VREDs as debt will be respected.
Tax Consequences of the Disposition or Exchange of VREDs.
A disposition of the VREDs for cash or an exchange of VREDs for Common
Units will constitute a taxable exchange to VRED Holders. Gain (or loss) will be
recognized on the exchange to the extent that the fair market value of the
Common Units and Fractional Unit Payments, if any, received on the Exchange Date
exceeds (is less than) the VRED holder's adjusted tax basis in the VREDs
exchanged. A VRED Holder's adjusted tax basis would be adjusted for original
issue discount or market premium, if any, amortized to the Exchange Date. Any
unaccrued
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market discount would be treated as ordinary income upon the consummation of the
Exchange Offer. It is anticipated that the Common Units received by a VRED
Holder will have a fair market value which significantly exceeds the stated
principal amount of the VREDs (the "Exchange Premium"). The correct tax
treatment of this Exchange Premium (i) as gain on exchange of a debt instrument
taxable either as capital gain or ordinary income or (ii) as additional interest
income is not clear. Under Section 1271 of the Code, amounts received by a
holder on retirement of a debt instrument are treated as amounts received in
exchange for such debt instrument. If Section 1271 were deemed applicable to the
exclusion of any other Code provision, any premium on the VREDs attributable to
the exchange for Common Units would be deemed a gain from a sale or exchange of
the debt instrument. Except for accrued market discount, if any, on the VREDs,
and except for certain financial institutions subject to Section 582(c) of the
Code, any such gain or loss would generally be capital gain or loss if the VREDs
are held as a capital asset. However, if, at the time the VREDs were issued, SF
Holdings and the original VRED holders intended that the VREDs would be called
before maturity, any gain attributable to unamortized original issue discount
would be treated as ordinary income. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations--Exchange of VREDs for Common Units-Treatment of Receipt of
Common Units as Contingent Payment" and "--Character and Amount of Gain
Recognized."
A different characterization of the Exchange Premium is suggested by
proposed regulations under Section 1275 of the Code which were issued in 1986
(the "1986 Proposed Regulations"). These proposed regulations suggest that any
premium received over the stated principal amount of the VREDs pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, whether received in cash or in Common Units, will be treated as
interest income taxable as ordinary income to a VRED Holder. The 1986 Proposed
Regulations were withdrawn and superseded on December 16, 1994 and additional
proposed regulations under Section 1275 were issued which became final and
effective, with certain modifications, on August 13, 1996 (the "Final
Regulations"). Generally, under the Final Regulations any gain realized on a
contingent payment debt instrument is also treated as interest income. However,
the Final Regulations apply to debt instruments issued on or after August 13,
1996, while the VREDs were issued in 1990. As a result, neither the 1986
Proposed Regulations nor the Final Regulations are directly applicable to the
VREDs. However, such regulations do set forth a characterization of the Exchange
Premium which could be asserted by the IRS.
Given the uncertainty regarding the law applicable to debt instruments
exchangeable for property and the lack of binding regulatory authority, Morrison
& Hecker is unable to opine as to the tax treatment of the Exchange Premium. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Exchange of VREDs for Common
Units-Character and Amount of Gain Recognized" and "--Exchange of VREDs for
Cash" and "--Characterization of VREDs as Contingent Payment Debt Instruments."
EACH VRED HOLDER IS STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT SUCH VRED HOLDER'S TAX ADVISOR
CONCERNING THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN EXCHANGE OF VREDS
FOR COMMON UNITS.
A VRED Holder exchanging VREDs for Common Units will become a limited
partner in the Partnership with all the tax consequences associated with the
ownership of Common Units, as subsequently discussed. Generally, the Common
Units will have a tax basis equal to their fair market value on the Exchange
Date, i.e., the sum of the tax basis of the VREDs and any (gain or interest
income) realized on the exchange (excluding any cash payment received for
accrued interest or Fractional Units).
Tax Consequences of the Ownership of Common Units.
A VRED Holder exchanging VREDs for Common Units will become a limited
partner in the Partnership with the following tax consequences.
Partnership Status. In the opinion of Morrison & Hecker, under current
law, and based on certain representations of the General Partner, the
Partnership is and will continue to be classified for federal income tax
purposes as a partnership, and the beneficial owners of Common Units will be
considered limited partners in the Partnership. Accordingly, the Partnership
will pay no federal income taxes, and Common Unit holders will be required to
report on their respective federal income tax returns their respective shares of
the Partnership's income, gains, losses, deductions and credits, even if cash is
not distributed by the Partnership. In general, cash distributions to a holder
of Common Units will be taxable only if, and to the extent that, they exceed
such holder's tax basis in the Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-General Features of Partnership Taxation-Partnership Status."
The Partnership's assets will include its interest in OLP-A, which owns
all of the capital stock of a corporation that owns an indirect interest in the
Mont Belvieu Fractionator. As a corporation, it will be subject to entity-level
taxation for federal and state income tax purposes. The General Partner
estimates that such corporation will not generate a
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material amount of taxable income; however, cash distributions by the
Partnership to Common Unit holders attributable to such income will generally be
treated as taxable dividends. The Partnership intends to liquidate the
corporation during 1998.
Basis of Common Units. A VRED Holder which exchanges VREDs for Common
Units will have a tax basis for the Common Units equal to the fair market value
of the Common Units received on the Exchange Date together with such Common
Units' share, if any, of the nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership.
Treatment of Partnership Distributions. In general, except for certain
gross income allocations to the General Partner necessary to support incentive
distributions of Available Cash (see "Description of the Partnership
Agreement-Cash Distribution Policy"), annual income and loss of the Partnership
will be allocated to the General Partner and the holders of Common Units for
each taxable year in accordance with their respective percentage interests in
the Partnership, as determined annually and prorated on a monthly basis and
subsequently apportioned among the holders of Common Units of record as of the
opening of the first business day of the month to which they relate, even though
holders of Common Units may dispose of their Common Units during the month in
question. In addition, a holder of Common Units will be required to take into
account, in determining federal income tax liability, such holder's share of
income generated by the Partnership for each taxable year whether or not cash
distributions are made to such holder. As a consequence, a Common Unit holder's
share of taxable income (and possibly the income tax payable by such holder with
respect to such income) may exceed the cash, if any, actually distributed to
such holder. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-General Features of
Partnership Taxation."
Partnership Income; Ratio of Taxable Income to Distributions. The amount
of taxable income realized by a Common Unit holder will be dependent upon a
number of factors including: (a) the taxable income realized by the Partnership,
which may vary significantly based on the operations of the KM Operating
Partnerships; (b) any gain realized by a sale of assets which represents
unrealized gain in assets as of the time of the Transaction and the resulting
allocation of such gain to either the pre-Transaction Common Unit holders or the
former Santa Fe Common Unit holders, (including VRED Holders who exchange for
Common Units) depending upon the asset being sold; (c) the amount and timing of
Curative Allocations (as defined herein) available to pre-Transaction Common
Unit holders and former Santa Fe Common Unit holders (including VRED Holders who
exchange VREDs for Common Units) attributable to the allocation of unrealized
gain inherent in SFPP assets and KMEP assets as of the date of the Transaction
between and among asset classes, including intangibles, if any, which may not be
amortizable; and (d) the amount of the basis adjustment available to a Common
Unit holder based on the purchase price for such unit holder's Santa Fe Common
Units or pre-Transaction Common Units. A VRED Holder exchanging VREDs for Common
Units will receive the benefit of a Section 743(b) basis adjustment to the
extent that the value of such Units on the Exchange Date exceeds such Unit
Holder's proportionate share of the inside basis of Partnership assets. The
Section 743(b) basis adjustment acts in concert with Section 704(c) allocations
(and Curative Allocations, if respected) to provide an exchanging VRED Holder
with the equivalent of a fair market value Common Basis. The depreciation and
amortization deductions attributable to this basis adjustment will shelter a
significant portion of the taxable income allocated from the Partnership to a
VRED Holder exchanging for Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Common Unit Ownership-Factors Affecting
Taxable Income." The ratio of taxable income to cash distributions will be
dependent on the previously mentioned factors as well as other factors such as:
(i) the General Partner's policy for funding capital improvements; (ii) the cash
flow generated by operations; and (iii) other needs for cash flow which may
diminish the amount available for distribution. The amounts of depreciation
deductions and net Curative Allocations available to a Common Unit holder may be
major contributing factors in determining the differences in the ratio of
taxable income to cash distributions which will be realized by any Common Unit
holder following the Transaction.
Limitations on Deductibility of Partnership Losses. Individuals,
closely-held corporations, estates and trusts are subject to the passive loss
limitations. Under these limitations, losses generated by the Partnership, if
any, will only be available to offset future income generated by the Partnership
and cannot be used to offset income from other activities including passive
activities or investments. The passive loss limitations are not applicable to a
widely held corporation. Net passive income from the Partnership may be offset
by any unused losses related to the Partnership that a holder of Common Units
has carried over from prior years, but not by losses from other passive
activities including losses from other publicly traded partnerships. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences of Common Unit
Ownership-Limitations on Deductibility of Partnership Losses."
Section 754 Election. Each of the Partnership, the KM Operating
Partnerships and SFPP has made and will make, as necessary, and maintain the
election provided for by Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"). This election generally permits a holder of Common Units
to calculate cost recovery and depreciation deductions with respect to each
asset of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP by
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reference to the portion of such Common Unit holder's purchase price
attributable to each such asset of the Partnership, rather than by reference to
the Partnership's tax basis in its assets. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754."
Tax Gain or Loss on Disposition of Common Units. A Common Unit holder who
sells Common Units will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized (including the reduction in such Common Unit holder's share
of nonrecourse liabilities, if any, included in basis) and such holder's
adjusted basis in such Common Units. A portion of the consideration realized
(whether or not representing gain) may be ordinary income. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations-Disposition of Common Units."
Ownership of Common Units by Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other
Investors. An investment in Common Units by tax-exempt organizations (including
individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") and other retirement plans), regulated
investment companies and foreign persons raises issues unique to such persons.
Virtually all of the income related to the Partnership derived by a tax-exempt
organization holding Common Units will be unrelated business taxable income, and
thus will be taxable to such organization; no significant amount of the
Partnership's gross income will be qualifying income for purposes of determining
whether a Common Unit holder will qualify as a regulated investment company; and
a Common Unit holder who is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation or other
foreign person will be regarded as being engaged in a trade or business in the
United States as a result of ownership of a Common Unit and thus will be
required to file federal income tax returns and to pay tax on such Common Unit
holder's share of the Partnership's taxable income. Furthermore, distributions
to foreign Common Unit holders will be subject to federal income tax
withholding. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Exempt
Organizations and Certain Other Investors."
Tax Shelter Registration. The Code generally requires that "tax shelters"
be registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. The investment objectives of
the Partnership are to operate at a profit and to make cash distributions to
holders of Common Units. Nevertheless, the Partnership has registered as a tax
shelter with the IRS. ISSUANCE OF THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT
AN INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP OR THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED,
EXAMINED OR APPROVED BY THE IRS. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Administrative Matters-Registration as a Tax Shelter."
State and Local Tax Considerations. A holder of Common Units will likely
be subject to income, estate or inheritance taxes in states and localities in
which the Partnership owns property or does business, as well as in such
holder's own state and locality. The Partnership, the KM Operating Partnership
and SFPP currently own property and conduct business in 15 states: Arizona,
California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations-Other Taxes." Some states may require the Partnership,
or the Partnership may elect, to withhold a percentage of income from amounts to
be distributed to a Unitholder. Withholding, the amount of which may be more or
less than a particular Unitholder's income tax liability owed to the state, may
not relieve the nonresident Unitholder from the obligation to file an income tax
return. Amounts withheld may be treated as if distributed to Unitholders for
purposes of determining the amounts distributed by the Partnership. Based on
current law and its estimate of future Partnership operations, the Partnership
anticipates that any amounts required to be withheld will not be material.
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Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Historical Operating Data
The following table sets forth, for the periods and at the dates
indicated, summary historical financial and operating data for the Partnership
and pro forma financial data for the Partnership after giving effect to the
Transaction and the formation of Shell CO2 Company. The data in the table is
derived from and should be read in conjunction with the historical financial
statements, including the notes thereto, of the Partnership incorporated by
reference, and the selected historical financial and operating information
included elsewhere, in this Prospectus. The pro forma financial data give effect
to the Transaction and the formation of Shell CO2 Company as if they had taken
place at December 31, 1997, for balance sheet purposes and as of January 1, 1997
for the twelve month income statement period ended December 31, 1997 and should
be read in conjunction with the unaudited pro forma financial statements of the
Partnership incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
(in thousands, except per common unit and operating data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Historical Pro Forma
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Year Ended
Year Ended December 31, December 31,
----------------------- ------------
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income and Cash Flow Data:
Revenues............................ $ 51,180 $ 54,904 $ 64,304 $ 71,250 $ 73,932 $318,347
Cost of product sold................ 685 940 8,020 7,874 7,154 7,154
Operating expense................... 12,932 13,644 15,928 22,347 17,982 76,942
Fuel and Power...................... 6,875 5,481 3,934 4,916 5,636 26,310
Depreciation........................ 7,167 8,539 9,548 9,908 10,067 41,379
General and administrative.......... 7,073 8,196 8,739 9,132 8,862 27,482
Provisions for litigation costs..... - - - - - 8,000
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Operating income.................... 16,448 18,104 18,135 17,073 24,231 131,080
Equity in earnings of
Partnerships..................... 1,835 5,867 5,755 5,675 5,724 5,724
Interest (expense).................. (10,302) (11,989) (12,455) (12,634) (12,605) (53,074)
Other income (expense).............. 510 509 1,311 3,129 (353) (21)
Income tax (provision) benefit...... 83 (1,389) (1,432) (1,343) 740 740
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Net income.......................... $8,574 $ 11,102 $ 11,314 $ 11,900 $ 17,737 84,449
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Net income per Common
Unit<F1>......................... $.75 .93 .85 $ .90 $ 1.02 $ 1.80
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Cash distributions paid Per
Common Unit...................... $ 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.26 $ 1.63
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Additions to property, plant and
Equipment<F2>.................... $ 4,688 $ 5,195 $ 7,826 $ 8,575 $ 6,884
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Net property, plant and $228,859 $238,850 $236,854 $235,994 $244,967 1,597,559
equipment..........................
Total assets........................ 288,345 299,271 303,664 303,603 312,906 1,821,000
Long-term debt...................... 138,485 150,219 156,938 160,211 146,824 610,747
Partners' capital................... 132,391 128,474 123,116 118,344 150,224 1,074,856
Operating Data:
Liquids pipelines transportation
Volumes (MBbls).................... 52,600 46,078 41,613 46,601 46,309
NGL fractionation volumes
(MBbls)<F3>....................... 53,053 57,703 59,546 59,912 71,686
Gas processing volumes
(MMcf/d)<F4>...................... - 34 34 14 -
NGL revenue volumes
(MBbls)<F5>....................... - - 477 1,638 395
CO2 transportation
Volumes (Bcf)..................... 33 32 44 63 76
Coal transport volumes
(Mtons)<F6>....................... 1,209 4,539 6,486 6,090 9,087
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<FN>
<F1>Represents net income per Common Unit adjusted for the 2-for-1 split of
Common Units effective on October 1, 1997. Allocation of net income per
Common Unit was computed by dividing the interest of the holders of Common
Units in net income by the weighted average number of Common Units
outstanding during the period.
<F2>Additions to property, plant and equipment for 1993, 1994 and 1997 exclude
the $25,291, $12,825 and $11,688 of assets acquired in the September 1993
Cora Terminal, the June 1994 Painter Gas Processing Plant ("Painter Plant")
and the September 1997 Grand River Terminal (GRT) acquisitions,
respectively.
<F3>Represents total volumes for the Mont Belvieu Fractionator and the Painter
Plant.
<F4>Represents the volumes of the gas processing portion of the Painter Plant,
which has been operationally idle since June 1996.
<F5>Represents the volumes of the Bushton facility (beginning in October, 1995).
<F6>Represents the volumes of the Cora Terminal, excluding ship or pay volumes
of 252 Mtons for 1996 and the Grand Rivers Terminal from September 1997.
</FN>
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RISK FACTORS
HOLDERS OF VREDS SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW,
IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, IN EVALUATING
THE EXCHANGE OFFER.
Consequences of Failure to Exchange VREDs
VREDs that are not properly surrendered in the Exchange Offer prior to May
26, 1998 will become due and payable on June 4, 1998 (the "Exchange Date") at
par, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the "Par Payment"). The
Partnership estimates that the Par Payment will be approximately $1,020.72 per
$1,000 principal amount of VREDs. On April 9, 1998, the market value of the
51.720927 Common Units into which $1,000 principal amount of VREDs are
exchangeable was $1,971.86, based on the closing price of the Common Units on
the NYSE Composite Transaction Tape for such date. VRED Holders who wish to
receive the Par Payment in lieu of exchanging their VREDs should so indicate on
the Letter of Transmittal and surrender their VREDs to the Exchange Agent on or
before the Exchange Date. Failure to do so will result in a delay in such VRED
Holder's receipt of the Par Payment. The Partnership intends to finance the Par
Payment for any VREDs not properly exchanged in the Exchange Offer through its
existing credit facility. See "The Partnership--Credit Facility."
Issuance of Common Units to Holders of VREDs Might Adversely Affect Market Price
As of April 9, 1998, the approximately 11.3 million Common Units to be
delivered in the Exchange Offer represent approximately 27.8% of the total
outstanding Common Units. VRED Holders who have exchanged VREDs pursuant to the
Exchange Offer may determine, for tax and other reasons, not to hold the Common
Units on a long-term basis. The Partnership can make no predictions as to the
effect, if any, that sales of such Common Units or the availability of such
Common Units for sale might have on the market price prevailing from time to
time. Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of the Common Units received in
exchange for the VREDs could adversely affect prevailing market prices of the
Common Units. To attempt to provide for an orderly distribution of such Common
Units and to raise additional capital, the Partnership intends to close an
underwritten public offering of newly issued Common Units after the Exchange
Date (the "Unit Offering"), unless market conditions or legal or other matters
make such offering impracticable. See "The Exchange Offer--Ability to
Participate in Unit Offering." However, there can be no assurance that the Unit
Offering will in fact occur or, if it does occur, that it will achieve its
objective of providing for an orderly distribution of the Common Units to be
received in the Exchange Offer.
Fixed Exchange Ratio
Under the terms of the Indenture, each $1,000 principal amount of VREDs is
exchangeable for 51.720927 Common Units. The Indenture does not contain any
provision for adjustment of the Exchange Ratio based solely on fluctuations in
the market prices of Common Units. There can be no assurance that the market
price of the Common Units on the Exchange Date will not be lower than the market
price of the Common Units on the Expiration Date.
FERC Proceedings; Possible Effect on Rates
Various shippers have filed complaints before the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission ("FERC") challenging certain of the pipeline tariff rates
of the South, North and East Lines, alleging that such rates are not entitled to
"grandfathered" status under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ("EPACT") due to the
development of factors constituting "changed circumstances" within the meaning
of EPACT. Certain of these complaints have alleged that the Transaction and its
contemplated cost savings from the combination of the businesses of Santa Fe and
the Partnership provide additional factors constituting "changed circumstances."
The Partnership has taken the position that such rates are "grandfathered" and
that "changed circumstances" do not exist. However, these proceedings involve
complex rules and regulations and numerous factual issues, all of which must be
considered and analyzed with the benefit of a limited number of legal
precedents. It is possible that the factors cited by the complaining parties in
support of "changed circumstances," including consummation of the Transaction
and realization of cost savings contemplated thereby, could, when considered
individually or cumulatively, be found to constitute "changed circumstances."
Such a finding could result in very substantial rate refunds and prospective
rate reductions, thereby offsetting or perhaps exceeding any cost savings that
may be realized from the Transaction. A finding of "changed circumstances" could
thus have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity and funds available for distributions to holders
of Common Units. See "--Risks Associated with Legal Proceedings Related to SFPP"
and "The Partnership--Legal Proceedings".
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Effect of Failure to Achieve Business Strategy
On February 14, 1997, the current management of the Partnership acquired
the General Partner. Current management has sought to reposition the Partnership
as a growth-oriented limited partnership. See "The Partnership--Business
Strategy." Between January 1, 1997 and April 9, 1998, the price of a Common Unit
increased 276% from $13.813 to $38.125 (adjusted for the 2 for 1 common unit
split effective October 1, 1997). Although quarterly cash distributions
increased from $.3150 to $.5625 per Common Unit, the yield on the Common Units
decreased from 9.12% to 5.9%. There can be no assurance that the Partnership
will be able to continue to increase earnings and cash distributions. The
failure to continue to increase earnings and cash distributions could adversely
affect prevailing market prices of the Common Units.
Combination of Pipeline Operations; Realization of Synergies
The management of the Partnership believes that the Partnership will be
able to integrate the geographically and operationally diverse businesses of the
Partnership and Santa Fe in a beneficial and profitable manner. However, the
operations and management of the Partnership and Santa Fe are different, and the
Partnership may incur costs or encounter other challenges not currently
anticipated which may negatively affect its prospects. In addition, there can be
no assurance that the Partnership will realize in whole or in part the
anticipated synergies reflected in the pro forma financial statements or the
"Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Information" or "The Partnership--Business
Strategy" sections. The integration of operations following the Transaction will
require the dedication of management and other personnel which may temporarily
distract their attention from the day-to-day business of the combined
partnership, the development or acquisition of new properties and the pursuit of
other business acquisition opportunities.
Changes in Management of Santa Fe Assets
The assets of Santa Fe previously managed by the SF General Partner are
now under the ultimate control and management of different persons. While many
of the individuals responsible for the day-to-day management of the Santa Fe
assets have continued with the Partnership following the Transaction, most
members of senior management of Santa Fe did not remain with the Partnership.
Risks Associated with Legal Proceedings Related to Operations of SFPP
SFPP is currently a party to several legal proceedings, including, without
limitation: (i) three proceedings before the FERC, which generally challenge
certain of the existing tariff rates of SFPP and seek both reparations and
prospective rate reductions, (ii) a proceeding before the California Public
Utilities Commission ("CPUC"), which generally challenges rates charged by SFPP
for intrastate transportation of refined petroleum products through its pipeline
system in the State of California and requests prospective rate reductions,
(iii) a judicial reference proceeding between SFPP and Southern Pacific
Transportation Company ("SPTC") to determine the extent, if any, to which the
rent payable by SFPP for the use of pipeline easements on rights-of-way held by
SPTC should be adjusted pursuant to existing contractual arrangements and (iv)
environmental proceedings related to ground water and soil contamination in
Elmira, California. In addition, SFPP has liabilities under settlements related
to ground water and soil contamination in the vicinity of SFPP's storage
facilities and truck loading terminal at Sparks, Nevada and 18 other sites.
Each of the actions pending before the FERC and the CPUC seeks to reduce
SFPP's rates. The complainants in FERC Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. are seeking
reparations aggregating approximately $35 million for shipments between 1990 and
1994 as well as rate reductions of between 30% and 40% for shipments in 1995 and
thereafter. If the complainants were to prevail on all claims, it is estimated
that reparations resulting from such rate reductions for shipments in 1995,
1996, and 1997 would aggregate approximately an additional $80 million,
resulting in total reparations for the period 1990-1997 of approximately $115
million, plus interest of approximately $30 million. The complainants in FERC
Docket Nos. OR98-1-000 and OR98-2-000 also seek both prospective reductions in
the rates charged by SFPP and reparations. In FERC Docket No. IS98-1-000,
various parties have protested the tariff filed by SFPP in response to a
decision of the FERC which required SFPP to file a tariff for use of its lines
between Sepulveda junction and Watson Station in California. FERC has reserved
decision in Docket Nos. OR98-2-000 et al. on reparations until it rules on the
newly-filed rates. The complainants before the CPUC seek prospective rate
reductions aggregating approximately $15 million per year. SFPP is vigorously
contesting the complaints before the FERC and the CPUC.
The initial decision rendered by the presiding Administrative Law Judge in
Docket No. OR92-8-000, if implemented in its current form and also applied to
the Sepulveda lines rate at issue in Docket No. IS98-1-000, would reduce
prospective revenues by approximately $8 million to $10 million annually and
require SFPP to pay reparations
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through year end 1997 in the approximate amount of $30 million. Under the
rulings in the initial decision, reparations and interest would continue to
accrue at approximately $8 million per annum until new prospective rates become
effective.
The Partnership is not able to predict with certainty the final outcome of
these legal proceedings. However, the ultimate resolution of these proceedings
could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity and ability to maintain its annual cash
distribution of $2.25 per Common Unit. See "The Partnership--Legal Proceedings".
No Assurance that Tariff Rates can be Maintained or Increased
Revenues from interstate and California intrastate common carrier
transportation on the Liquids Pipelines are determined in accordance with
tariffs filed with FERC and the CPUC, respectively. As discussed above, the
pipeline tariffs of SFPP are subject to challenge before the FERC and CPUC and
thus could, if successful, result in rate refunds and/or lower prospective
pipeline rates, which could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's
results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and funds available for
distributions to holders of Common Units.
Such rates could also be adversely affected in the future by increased
competition. See "--Competition."
Possible Insufficiency of Cash Flow to Pay Announced Distributions
The pro forma historical combined cash flow of the Partnership and Santa
Fe would not be sufficient to pay the Partnership's current annual distribution
of $2.25 per Common Unit. The ability of the Partnership to generate sufficient
cash flow to pay such distribution will depend on the ability of the Partnership
to realize anticipated cost savings resulting from the Transaction and to
increase revenues in certain sectors in accordance with the Partnership's 1998
business plan. Although the Partnership's management believes that such cost
savings and revenue increases can be realized, there can be no assurance in this
regard. In the short term the Partnership may fund distributions from
borrowings, to the extent available. However, ultimately, the ability of the
Partnership to sustain announced distributions will depend on the ability of the
Partnership to increase distributable cash flow. In addition, there is no
guaranteed minimum quarterly distribution under the Partnership Agreement.
Cash Distributions will Fluctuate with Performance; No Minimum Distribution
General. Although the General Partner will distribute 100% of the
Available Cash, there can be no assurance regarding the amounts of Available
Cash to be generated by the Partnership. See "--Risks Associated with
Partnership Agreement and State Partnership Law--Cash Distribution Policy" and
"Description of the Partnership Agreement--Cash Distribution Policy." The
Partnership's profitability and its ability to make distributions to holders of
Common Units will depend to a large extent upon volumes of NGLs and refined
petroleum products that the Liquids Pipelines transport and to a lesser extent
upon the volume of coal transloaded and stored by the Coal Terminals and volumes
of NGLs for fractionation. Diminished volumes would decrease the Partnership's
profits and, consequently, the amount of cash available for distribution to
holders of Common Units. Because the demand for such products is subject to
numerous factors outside the Partnership's control, no assurance can be given
regarding future volumes.
Factors Affecting Transportation Volumes. Transportation volumes for NGLs
and refined petroleum products are affected primarily by the market demand for
products in the geographic regions served by the Liquids Pipelines. Volumes for
the Coal Terminals depend on the market demand for western and Illinois coal,
economic and available rail transportation from sources of supply and economic
barge transportation to delivery points. Market demand for NGLs, refined
petroleum products and coal may be affected by future economic conditions,
weather, fuel conservation measures, alternate fuel requirements, governmental
and environmental regulation, demographic changes or technological advances in
fuel economy and energy generation devices. The Partnership cannot predict the
effect of such factors on the demand for the transportation of NGLs and refined
petroleum products in the Liquids Pipelines and the handling and storage of
coal.
Profitability is Dependent on Certain Major Customers. Major end-users of
NGLs and refined petroleum products transported by the Liquids Pipelines include
wholesalers and retailers of refined petroleum products in the relevant service
areas, refinery facilities in the Chicago area, a world-scale petrochemical
plant near Lake Charles, Louisiana and United States military bases. Major
suppliers of refined petroleum products transported on the Liquids Pipelines
include refineries located in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Bakersfield,
California, Chicago, Illinois, Houston and El Paso, Texas and Seattle,
Washington. A disruption of operations at any of such facilities could adversely
affect the Partnership's revenues by reducing the volumes of NGLs and refined
petroleum products transported through
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the Liquids Pipelines. In addition, four major customers ship approximately 80%
of all coal loaded through the Coal Terminals. The Partnership has business
interruption insurance to protect itself against losses from reduced volumes of
products transported as a result of disrupted operations of its assets or of a
supplier or end-user because of physical loss or damage. However, there can be
no assurance that business interruption insurance will be adequate to cover
losses that might result from disruptions of operations. Should the Partnership
lose any of its major customers, the Partnership's profitability could be
adversely affected along with its ability to make distributions to holders of
Common Units.
Establishment of Reserves May Affect Distributions. The Partnership
Agreement gives the General Partner broad latitude in establishing reserves that
affect the amount of Available Cash because the General Partner may in its
reasonable discretion determine amounts that can be set aside as reserves for
the proper conduct of the business.
Risks Associated with Leverage
Impact on Ability to Make Cash Distributions. The Partnership has
significant indebtedness. The debt service obligations associated with such
indebtedness may reduce the Available Cash for distribution by the Partnership
to holders of Common Units and to the General Partner. The ability of the
Partnership to meet these debt service obligations will depend primarily upon
its future performance, which will be subject to prevailing economic conditions
and to financial, business and other factors (including regulation), many of
which are beyond its control. The Partnership may in the future incur additional
indebtedness in order to finance acquisitions or for general business purposes.
Assets Pledged to Secure Debt. The Partnership's primary credit facility
is secured by a first priority lien on (i) the Partnership's limited partner
interests in the KM Operating Partnerships; (ii) all of the assets of OLP-D
(including its general partner interest in SFPP), (iii) the Partnership's
ownership interests in the fractionator and Shell CO2 Company and (iv)
intercompany notes executed by the KM Operating Partnerships in favor of the
Partnership for loan proceeds lent to them by the Partnership. If the
Partnership fails to maintain certain financial ratios, then each of the KM
Operating Partnerships will be obligated to secure its intercompany note with
its assets. SFPP has also granted liens on substantially all of its properties
to secure its existing indebtedness. If an event of default occurs, the lenders
will have the right to foreclose upon such collateral. Foreclosure, in addition
to causing an investment loss, could have significant adverse tax consequences
for holders of Common Units, including the realization of taxable income by such
holders without a corresponding distribution of cash. Similarly, holders of
Common Units could have increased taxable income without a corresponding
increased cash distribution if, while there is substantial indebtedness
outstanding, the Partnership were to dispose of assets.
Instruments Governing Indebtedness Contain Restrictive Covenants. The
Partnership may be prevented by the instruments governing its indebtedness from
engaging in certain transactions which might otherwise be considered beneficial
to the Partnership, and such provisions may limit or prohibit distributions to
holders of Common Units under certain circumstances. The agreements governing
such indebtedness generally require the KM Operating Partnerships to comply with
various affirmative and negative covenants, including without limitation, the
maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrictions on (i) the incurrence
of additional indebtedness; (ii) entering into mergers, consolidations and sales
of assets; (iii) making investments; and (iv) granting liens. In addition, the
agreements governing the Partnership's indebtedness generally prohibit the
Partnership from making cash distributions to holders of Common Units more
frequently than quarterly, from distributing amounts in excess of 100% of
Available Cash for the immediately preceding calendar quarter and from making
any distribution to holders of Common Units if an event of default exists or
would exist upon making such distribution. The instruments governing SFPP's
indebtedness contain similar restrictions, including the maintenance of certain
cash levels. The instruments governing any additional indebtedness incurred to
refinance the indebtedness may also contain similar restrictions.
SFPP's First Mortgage Notes, with an outstanding principal amount of
$276,500 million as of March 31, 1998 (the "SFPP First Mortgage Notes"),
generally may not be prepaid at any time prior to December 15, 1999. After
December 15, 1999 and prior to December 15, 2002, the Partnership may prepay the
SFPP First Mortgage Notes with a make-whole prepayment premium. On or after
December 15, 2002 and prior to December 15, 2003, the Partnership may prepay the
SFPP First Mortgage Notes with a prepayment premium equal to .7133% of the
principal amount so prepaid. After December 15, 2003, the Partnership may prepay
the SFPP First Mortgage Notes in whole or in part without a prepayment premium.
SFPP is restricted from taking certain actions with respect to $190 million of
the SFPP First Mortgage Notes, including the prepayment of such amount. Such
restrictions may limit the Partnership's flexibility in structuring or
refinancing existing or future indebtedness.
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Potential Change of Control if Kinder Morgan, Inc. Defaults on Indebtedness
A change of control of the Partnership could occur if Kinder Morgan, Inc.
("KMI") defaults on its secured indebtedness. KMI owns all of the outstanding
capital stock of the General Partner. KMI has pledged this stock to secure
certain of its indebtedness. At the present time, KMI's only source of income to
pay such indebtedness is dividends that KMI receives from the General Partner.
Risks Associated with Pipeline Easements
A significant portion of the South, North and East Lines, owned and
operated through SFPP, located on railroad right-of-ways as to which SFPP was
granted easements by SPTC for the construction and operation of such lines.
SPTC, or its predecessors in interest, acquired some of such right-of-way
pursuant to federal statutes enacted in 1871 and 1875. The right-of-way granted
under the 1871 statute was thought to be an outright ownership interest, which
would continue in perpetuity unless the right-of-way ceased to be used for
railroad purposes, in which case the ownership interest would be extinguished.
SPTC and its predecessors in interest have used the right-of-way for railroad
purposes since the railroad was constructed. Except for one lawsuit which was
dismissed, these lines have operated without challenge to the validity of the
easements granted by SPTC on and beneath the land since construction of such
lines in the 1950s.
Two United States Circuit Courts, however, have determined, in decisions
rendered in 1979 and 1980, that railroad right-of-ways granted under laws
similar to the 1871 statute provide only a surface easement for railroad
purposes without any right to the subsurface. If a court were to determine that
the 1871 statute also prohibits the use of the subsurface by the railroad or its
assignees for the operation of a pipeline, SFPP may be required to obtain
easements from subsurface landowners in order to continue to maintain the South,
North and East lines beneath the right-of-way SPTC was granted under the 1871
statute. The General Partner believes that such easements could be obtained over
time at a cost that would not have a material adverse effect on the Partnership,
although no assurance in this regard can be given.
With respect to the Liquids Pipelines, the Partnership has been advised by
counsel that it has the power of eminent domain in the states in which it
operates (except for Illinois) assuming it meets certain requirements that
differ from state to state. While there can be no assurance, the Partnership
believes that it meets such requirements. The Partnership does not believe that
it has the power of eminent domain with respect to the Central Basin Pipeline.
The inability of the Partnership to exercise the power of eminent domain could
have a material adverse effect on the business of the Partnership in those
instances where the Partnership will not have the right through leases,
easements, rights-of-way, permits or licenses to use or occupy the property used
for the operation of the Liquids Pipelines and where the Partnership is unable
to obtain such rights.
Risks Associated with Shell CO2 Company
The limited partnership agreement forming the Shell CO2 Company provides
that the Partnership will be entitled to a fixed, quarterly distribution of
approximately $3.6 million ($14.5 million per year) during the four year period
ended December 31, 2001. In 2002 and 2003, the Partnership's cash distributions
will be increased or decreased so that the aggregate cash distributions received
by the Partnership during the first six years of Shell CO2 Company's existence
will be equal to the Partnership's percentage of the cumulative cash
distributions of Shell CO2 Company during such period on a present value basis
(discounted at 10%). Under certain scenarios, which management believes are
unlikely, it is possible that the Partnership would not receive any
distributions from Shell CO2 Company during 2002 and 2003 and could be required
to return a portion of the distributions received during the first four years.
After 2003, the Partnership will participate in distributions in accordance with
its partnership percentage.
Costs of Environmental Regulation
The business and operations of the Partnership are subject to federal,
state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental practices. In
particular, the Partnership could incur significant costs and liabilities in the
event of an accidental leak or spill in connection with liquid petroleum
products transportation and storage. The costs and liabilities associated with
leaks and spills of hazardous materials, either individually or in the
aggregate, could negatively affect the level of cash available for distribution
to holders of Common Units. Moreover, it is possible that other developments,
such as increasingly strict environmental laws and regulations, could result in
increased costs and liabilities to the Partnership. The Partnership cannot
predict the ultimate impact on their business and operations of the
Environmental Protection Agency standards or the impact of future environmental
measures. The costs of environmental regulation are, however, already
significant and there is a possibility that additional regulation could
negatively affect the level of cash available for distribution to holders of
Common Units.
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Competition
Propane competes with electricity, fuel oil and natural gas in the
residential and commercial heating market. In the engine fuel market, propane
competes with gasoline and diesel fuel. Butanes and natural gasoline used in
motor gasoline blending and isobutane used in alkylation compete with
alternative products. NGLs used as feedstocks for refineries and petrochemical
plants compete with alternative feedstocks. As a result, NGL demand is
significantly affected by the availability and prices of alternative energy
sources and feedstocks. Such competition could ultimately result in lower levels
of the Partnership profits and lower cash distributions to holders of Common
Units.
The Partnership conducts its operations without the benefit of exclusive
franchises from government entities. In addition, it provides common carrier
transportation services through the Liquids Pipelines at posted tariffs, and, in
virtually all cases, without long-term contracts for transportation service with
its customers. Demand for transportation services for refined petroleum products
is primarily a function of total and per capita fuel consumption, prevailing
economic and demographic conditions, alternate modes of transportation,
alternate product sources and price.
Because pipelines are generally the lowest cost method for intermediate
and long-haul overland product movement, the Liquids Pipelines' most significant
competitors are proprietary pipelines owned and operated by major oil companies
in the areas where the Liquids Pipelines deliver products, refineries within the
operating partnerships' market areas served by the Liquids Pipelines and trucks.
The possibility exists that additional pipelines may in the future be
constructed to serve specific markets served by the Liquids Pipelines. Trucks
competitively deliver products in certain markets. Recently, the South, North
and East Lines, owned and operated through the SFPP, have experienced minor but
notable reductions in product volumes delivered to certain shorter-haul
destinations, primarily Orange and Colton, California, due to increased
utilization of trucking by major oil companies. Management cannot predict with
certainty whether this trend towards increased short-haul trucking will continue
in the future.
Utilization of and demand for terminaling services varies widely
throughout the Liquids Pipelines. Certain of the major petroleum companies as
well as independent terminal operators are presently in direct competition with
the Partnership at several terminal locations. At those locations, market share
is primarily a function of pricing, service capabilities and available tankage.
Risks Associated with the Partnership Agreement and State Partnership Law
Cash Distribution Policy. Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement,
the General Partner is entitled to receive a specified percentage of the
quarterly cash distributions to the partners of the Partnership. The percentage
varies depending upon the amount of the quarterly distribution. See "Description
of the Partnership Agreement--Cash Distribution Policy." After the holders of
Common Units have received quarterly cash distributions of $.4675 per Common
Unit, the General Partner is entitled to receive 50% (the highest marginal rate
under the Partnership Agreement) of any additional cash distributed to the
holders of Common Units during such quarter. Based on the Partnership's current
annual distribution of $2.25 per Common Unit, the General Partner would receive
approximately 20.8% of all such cash distributions and 50% of any distributions
in excess of such amount.
Limited Voting Rights, Management and Control. Holders of Common Units
will have only limited voting rights on matters affecting the Partnership. The
General Partner will manage and control the activities of the Partnership. See
"Description of Partnership Agreement--Management." Holders of Common Units have
no right to elect the General Partner on an annual or other ongoing basis. If
the General Partner withdraws, however, its successor may be elected by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Units (excluding for purposes of
such determination Common Units owned by the departing general partner and its
affiliates).
The General Partner may not be removed unless such removal is approved by
the vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the outstanding Common Units,
excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner and its affiliates, provided
that certain other conditions are satisfied. Any such removal is subject to the
limited partners approving the successor general partner by the same vote
required for removing the General Partner and receipt of an opinion of counsel
that such removal and the approval of a successor will not result in the loss of
the limited liability of any limited partner or cause the Partnership to be
treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an
entity for federal income tax purposes. In addition, any Common Units held by a
person (other than the General Partner and its affiliates) that owns 20% or more
of the Common Units cannot be voted. These provisions mean that holders of
Common Units only have a limited say in matters affecting the operation of the
Partnership and, if such holders are in disagreement with the decisions of the
General Partner, they may remove the General Partner only as provided in the
Partnership Agreement.
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The General Partner's Liability to the Partnership and the Holders of
Common Units May be Limited. Certain provisions of the Partnership Agreement
contain exculpatory language purporting to limit the liability of the General
Partner to the Partnership or the holders of Common Units. For example, the
Partnership Agreement provides that:
(i) borrowings by or the approval thereof by the General Partner will
not constitute a breach of any duty of the General Partner to the
Partnership or the holders of Common Units whether or not the purpose or
effect thereof is to increase incentive distributions to the General
Partner;
(ii) any actions taken by the General Partner consistent with the
standards of reasonable discretion set forth in the definitions of
Available Cash and Cash from Operations contained in the Partnership
Agreement will be deemed not to breach any duty of the General Partner to
the Partnership or the holders of Common Units; and
(iii) in the absence of bad faith by the General Partner, the
resolution of conflicts of interest by the General Partner will not
constitute a breach of the Partnership Agreement or a breach of any
standard of care or duty.
Partnership Agreement Limits the Liability and Modifies the Fiduciary
Duties of the General Partner Under Delaware Law. Provisions of the Partnership
Agreement purport to limit the liability of the General Partner to the
Partnership and the holders of Common Units. Such provisions also purport to
modify the fiduciary duty standards to which the General Partner would otherwise
be subject under Delaware law, under which a general partner owes its limited
partners the highest duties of good faith, fairness and loyalty. Such duty of
loyalty would generally prohibit a general partner of a Delaware limited
partnership from taking any action or engaging in any transaction as to which it
has a conflict of interest. The Partnership Agreement permits the General
Partner to exercise the discretion and authority granted to it thereunder in the
management of the Partnership and the conduct of its operations, so long as its
actions are \in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the
Partnership. Such modifications of state law standards of fiduciary duty may
significantly limit the ability of holders of Common Units to successfully
challenge the actions of the General Partner as being a breach of what would
otherwise have been a fiduciary duty.
Potential Liability of the Holders of Common Units to Repay Distributions.
Holders of Common Units will not be liable for assessments in addition to their
initial capital investment in the Common Units. Under certain circumstances,
however, holders of Common Units may be required to repay to the Partnership
amounts wrongfully returned or distributed to them. Under the Delaware Act, a
limited partnership may not make a distribution to a partner to the extent that
at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all
liabilities of the Partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of
their partnership interests and nonrecourse liabilities, exceed the fair value
of the assets of the limited partnership. The Delaware Act provides that a
limited partner who receives such a distribution and knew at the time of the
distribution that the distribution was in violation of the Delaware Act will be
liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution for three
years from the date of the distribution. Under the Delaware Act, an assignee who
becomes a substituted limited partner of a limited partnership is liable for the
obligations of the assignor to make contributions to the Partnership, except the
assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to him at the time he or she
became a limited partner and which could not be ascertained from the Partnership
agreement.
Potential Liability of Holders of Common Units if the Partnership has not
Complied with a State Partnership Law. The Partnership conducts its business in
15 states, and in some of those states the limitations on the liability of
limited partners for the obligations of a limited partnership have not been
clearly established. If (i) a court or governmental agency determined that the
Partnership was conducting business in any such state and had not complied with
the applicable limited partnership statute, or (ii) the right of holders of
Common Units as a group to remove or replace the General Partner or to take
other action pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, and the exercise of such
right or the taking of such action constituted "control" of the Partnership's
business, then holders of Common Units might be held liable for the
Partnership's obligations to the same extent as a general partner.
The Partnership May Exercise its Limited Call Right. In the event that at
any time not more than 20% of the issued and outstanding limited partners'
interests of any class of the Partnership are held by persons other than the
General Partner and its affiliates, the General Partner will have the right,
assignable to any of its affiliates or to the Partnership, to purchase all, but
not less than all, of the limited partner interests of the Partnership held by
such unaffiliated persons for a price equal to the most recent 20-day average
trading price, or the highest purchase price paid by the General Partner or its
affiliates to acquire limited partner interests of such class of the Partnership
during the prior 90 days, whichever is higher. As a consequence, a holder of
such limited partner interests may have such holder's
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interest purchased even though the holder may not desire to sell it, or the
price paid may be less than the amount the holder would desire to receive.
The Partnership May Sell Additional Limited Partner Interests, Diluting
Existing Interests of Holders of Common Units. The Partnership Agreement
authorizes the General Partner to cause the Partnership to issue additional
limited partner interests and other equity securities of the Partnership for
such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by
the General Partner. Any issuance of additional Common Units or other equity
securities of the Partnership would result in a corresponding decrease in the
proportionate ownership interest in the Partnership represented by Common Units
then outstanding, and such issuance could therefore adversely affect the amount
of cash distributed with respect to, and the market price of, Common Units
outstanding prior to such issuance. Such additional issuances will also diminish
the relative voting strength of the previously outstanding Common Units.
Effects of Anti-takeover Provisions. The Partnership Agreement provides
that any person or group (other than the General Partner and its affiliates)
that acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Common Units will lose
its voting rights with respect to all of its Common Units. This provision is
intended to discourage a person or group from attempting to remove the General
Partner or otherwise change management of the Partnership and may diminish the
price at which the Common Units will trade under certain circumstances. For
example, the provision may make it unlikely that a third party, in an effort to
remove the General Partner and take over the management of the Partnership,
would make a tender offer for the Common Units at a price above their trading
market price without first removing the General Partner and substituting an
affiliate.
Pre-emptive Rights of General Partner. To maintain its then current
partnership interest in the Partnership, the General Partner, acting as general
partner of the Partnership, has the right to purchase additional limited
partnership interests issued by the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms
that, the Partnership issues such securities to any person other than the
General Partner and its affiliates. No other holder of Common Units has a
similar right. Therefore, only the General Partner may protect itself against
the dilutive effect of an issuance of additional equity securities of the
Partnership. The General Partner waived its pre-emptive right in connection with
the Transaction, but not with respect to any other or further transaction.
Potential Conflicts of Interest Related to Operation of the
Partnership
Certain conflicts of interest could arise among the General Partner,
Kinder Morgan Inc., the parent company of the General Partner ("KMI") and the
Partnership. Such conflicts may include, among others, the following situations:
(i) The Partnership does not have any employees and relies solely on
employees of the General Partner and its affiliates, including KMI.
(ii) Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership
reimburses the General Partner for costs incurred in managing and
operating the Partnership.
(iii) The amount of cash expenditures, borrowings and reserves in any
quarter may affect whether or the extent to which there is sufficient
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations to pay quarterly
distributions on the Common Units in such quarter or subsequent quarters.
The ability of the Partnership to continue to make distributions at its
current annual level of $2.25 per Common Unit depends upon the operations
of the Partnership and various factors which cannot be guaranteed. See
"--Cash Distributions will Fluctuate with Performance; No Minimum
Distribution."
(iv) Whenever possible, the General Partner intends to limit the
liability under contractual arrangements of the Partnership to all or
particular assets of the Partnership, with the other party to the contract
having no recourse against the General Partner or its assets. The
Partnership Agreement provides that any action by the General Partner in
so limiting its liability or that of the Partnership will not be deemed to
be a breach of its fiduciary duty, even if the Partnership could have
obtained more favorable terms without such limitation on liability.
(v) Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner
is not restricted from paying its affiliates for any services rendered on
terms fair and reasonable to the Partnership or entering into additional
contractual arrangements with any of the affiliates of the General Partner
on behalf of the Partnership. Neither the Partnership Agreement nor any of
the other agreements, contracts and arrangements between the Partnership,
on the one hand, and the General Partner and its affiliates, on the other
hand, are or will be the result of arm's-length negotiations.
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(vi) The Partnership Agreement provides that it will not constitute a
breach of the General Partner's fiduciary duty if the General Partner
exercises its right to call for and purchase limited partner interests as
provided in the Partnership Agreement or assigns this right to one of its
affiliates or to the Partnership.
Tax Risks - The Exchange Offer
For a general discussion of the expected federal income tax consequences
of the Exchange Offer and of acquiring, owning and disposing of Common Units,
see "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations." All references to "Sections"
in the "Tax Risks--The Exchange Officer" and "Tax Risks--Ownership of Common
Units" discussions and in the "Summary--Certain Federal Income Tax
Considerations" and the "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations" discussions
are to sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
For purposes of this discussion, the term "KMEP" refers to Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P. immediately before the Transaction. SF Holdings has treated the
VREDs as debt instruments pursuant to an opinion of independent counsel received
in 1990 when the VREDs were issued. The tax opinions expressed herein assume
that such characterization of the VREDs as debt will be respected.
No IRS Ruling with Respect to the Exchange Offer or Tax Considerations. No
ruling has been or will be requested from the IRS with respect to the treatment
of the VREDs as debt, the Exchange Offer, the classification of the Partnership
as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or any other matter affecting
the Partnership. Accordingly, the IRS may adopt positions that differ from
counsel's conclusions expressed herein. It may be necessary to resort to
administrative or court proceedings in an effort to sustain some or all of
counsel's conclusions, and some or all of such conclusions ultimately may not be
sustained. The costs of any contest with the IRS will be borne directly or
indirectly by some or all of the holders of Common Units and the General
Partner.
Treatment of Exchange Premium. Proposed and final regulations under
Section 1275 of the Code may be interpreted in a manner which would treat debt
instruments such as the VREDs as contingent payment debt instruments. However,
neither set of such regulations are directly applicable to debt instruments
exchangeable for property which were issued in 1990, the year the VREDs were
offered and became outstanding. The analysis contained in these regulations, if
deemed to be the appropriate tax treatment, would treat any payments received on
the VREDs in excess of the stated redemption price at maturity ($1,000) as
interest income taxable at ordinary income rates. If they are not so interpreted
or are not applicable, gain or loss would be recognized to the extent of the
difference between (a) the fair market value of the Common Units plus the amount
of cash (exclusive of any amount paid for accrued interest) received and (b) the
holder's adjusted tax basis in the VREDs surrendered. The character of such gain
could be capital or ordinary in character. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Exchange of VREDs for Common Units-Characterization of VREDs as
Contingent Payment Debt Instruments" and "-Character and Amount of Gain."
Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine on this issue due to the uncertainty in the
law regarding the tax treatment of debentures exchangeable for property and the
lack of controlling regulatory authority.
Tax Risks - Ownership of Common Units
Tax Treatment of the Partnership. The availability to a holder of Common
Units of the federal income tax benefits of an investment in the Partnership
depends, in large part, on the classification of the Partnership as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes. Based on certain representations by
the General Partner, Morrison & Hecker is of the opinion that, under current
law, the Partnership is and will continue to be classified as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes. However, as stated above, no ruling from the IRS as
to such status has been or will be requested, and the opinion of counsel is not
binding on the IRS.
If the Partnership were to fail to meet the 90% "qualified income" test
(the "National Resources Exception") for any year, the Partnership would be
treated as a corporation unless it met the inadvertent failure exception. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-General Features of Partnership
Taxation-Partnership Status."
If the Partnership were classified as an association taxable as a
corporation for federal income tax purposes, the Partnership would be required
to pay tax on its income at corporate rates, distributions would generally be
taxed to the holders of Common Units as corporate distributions, and no income,
gain, loss, deduction or credit would flow through to the holders of Common
Units. Because tax would be imposed upon the Partnership as an entity, the cash
available for distribution to the holders of Common Units would be substantially
reduced. Treatment of the Partnership as an association taxable as a corporation
or otherwise as a taxable entity would result in a material reduction in the
anticipated
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cash flow and after-tax return to the holders of Common Units. See "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-General Features of Partnership
Taxation-Partnership Status."
There can be no assurance that the law will not be changed so as to cause
the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes or otherwise to be subject to entity-level taxation.
The Partnership Agreement provides that, if a law is enacted that subjects the
Partnership to taxation as a corporation or otherwise subjects the Partnership
to entity-level taxation for federal income tax purposes, certain provisions of
the Partnership Agreement relating to the General Partner's incentive
distributions will be subject to change, including a decrease in the amount of
the Target Distribution levels to reflect the impact of entity level taxation on
the Partnership. See "Description of Partnership Agreement-Cash Distribution
Policy."
No Amortization of Book-Up Attributable to Intangibles. The Transaction
resulted in a restatement of the capital accounts of both the former Santa Fe
Common Unit holders (including VRED Holders who exchange such VREDs for Common
Units) and the pre-Transaction Common Unit holders to fair market value
("Book-Up") and an allocation of such increased capital account value among the
Partnership's assets will be based on the values indicated by an independent
appraisal obtained by the General Partner. The General Partner has obtained an
independent appraisal which indicates that all of such value is attributable to
tangible assets. However, if such valuations were challenged by the IRS and such
challenge were successful, a portion of this Book-Up could be allocated to
intangible assets that will not be amortizable either for tax or capital account
purposes, and therefore, will not support a Curative Allocation (as later
defined) of income. This could result in a disproportionate allocation of
taxable income to either a pre-Transaction Common Unit holder or a former Santa
Fe Common Unit holder. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax
Consequences of Holding Common Units-Capital Accounts, Valuation of Assets and
Curative Allocations under Section 704(c)" and "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Holding Common Units-Fungibility Issues
Arising From Intangibles."
Allocation of Profit and Loss. The Partnership Agreement contains certain
allocations of profits and losses the validity of which under current law are
uncertain and with respect to which counsel is unable to opine. A successful
challenge by the IRS of the validity of such allocations could result in a
material increase in the amount of taxable income allocated to the holders of
Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences
of Common Unit Ownership-Ratio of Taxable Income to Distributions" and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-Allocation of Partnership Income, Gain, Loss
and Deduction."
Reduction of Basis from Distributions; Gain Recognition. The tax
consequences of an investment in the Partnership are complex. It is anticipated
that through 2000 a Unitholder will receive substantial distributions that will
reduce his tax basis, with the result that he may recognize substantial gain,
and a related federal income tax liability, upon a subsequent sale of his Units.
Limitation on Deductibility of Losses. Individuals, closely-held
corporations, estates and trusts are subject to passive loss limitations. Under
the passive loss limitations, losses generated by the Partnership, if any, will
only be available to offset future income generated by the Partnership and
cannot be used to offset income from other activities, including passive
activities or investments. Unused losses may be deducted when the holder of
Common Units disposes of all of such holder's Common Units in a fully taxable
transaction with an unrelated party. Net passive income from the Partnership may
be offset by a Common Unit holder's unused Partnership losses carried over from
prior years, but not by losses from other passive activities, including losses
from other publicly traded partnerships. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Common Unit Ownership-Limitations on
Deductibility of Partnership Losses."
Section 754 Election. Each of the Partnership, the KM Operating
Partnerships and SFPP has made, will make, as necessary, and maintain the
election provided for by Section 754 of the Code, which will generally permit a
holder of Common Units to calculate cost recovery and depreciation deductions by
reference to the portion of the Common Unit holder's purchase price attributable
to each asset of the Partnership. A constructive termination of the Partnership
could result in penalties and a loss of basis adjustments under Section 754, if
the Partnership were unable to determine that a termination had occurred and,
therefore, did not make a Section 754 election for the new Partnership. See
"Material Federal Increase Tax Considerations-Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election."
Conventions Related to Section 743(b) Adjustments. The General Partner
intends to depreciate the portion of a Section 743(b) adjustment attributable to
unrealized appreciation in the value of the Partnership's property (to the
extent of any unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a rate of depreciation
derived from the depreciation method and useful life applied to the common
inside tax basis of such property. It is possible that the IRS could challenge
such treatment
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and, if successful, the taxable income of either holders of former Santa Fe
Common Units (including VRED Holders receiving Common Units in the Exchange
Offer) or Pre-Transaction Common Units could be increased. Such an adjustment,
would likely be immaterial to a VRED Holder exchanging for Common Units relative
to the effect of the Section 743(b) basis adjustment which will result from the
taxable exchange of VREDs for Common Units. See "Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election." See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Holding Common Units-Capital Accounts,
Valuation of Assets and Curative Allocations under Section 704(c)" and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences of Holding Common
Units-Fungibility Issues Arising From Intangibles."
Uniformity of Common Units and Nonconforming Depreciation Conventions.
Since the Partnership cannot trace the chain of ownership of any particular
Common Unit, it is unable to track the economic and tax characteristics related
to particular Common Units from owner to owner. Consequently, uniformity of the
economic and tax characteristics of the Common Units to purchasers of such
Common Units must be maintained. To maintain uniformity, the Partnership will
adopt certain depreciation conventions that do not conform with all aspects of
certain proposed and final Treasury Regulations. The IRS may challenge such
conventions and, if such a challenge were sustained, the uniformity of Common
Units may be affected. Non-uniformity could adversely affect the amount of tax
depreciation available to a purchaser of Common Units and could have a negative
impact on the value of the Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Uniformity of Common Units," "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election" and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-Disposition of Common Units-Constructive
Termination."
Tax Liability Exceeding Cash Distributions or Proceeds from Dispositions
of Common Units. A holder of Common Units will be required to pay federal income
tax and, in certain jurisdictions, state and local income taxes on such holder's
allocable share of the Partnership's income, whether or not such holder receives
cash distributions from the Partnership. No assurance is given that holders of
Common Units will receive cash distributions equal to their allocable share of
taxable income from the Partnership. Further, a holder of Common Units may incur
tax liability in excess of the amount of cash received. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations-Other Taxes" for a discussion of certain other state
and local tax considerations that may be relevant to prospective holders of
Common Units.
Ownership of Common Units by Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other
Investors. An investment in Common Units by tax-exempt organizations (including
individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") and other retirement plans), regulated
investment companies and foreign persons raises issues unique to such persons.
Virtually all of the income related to the Partnership derived by a tax-exempt
organization holding Common Units will be unrelated business taxable income, and
thus will be taxable to such organization; no significant amount of the
Partnership's gross income will be qualifying income for purposes of determining
whether a Common Unit holder will qualify as a regulated investment company; and
a Common Unit holder who is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation or other
foreign person will be regarded as being engaged in a trade or business in the
United States as a result of ownership of a Common Unit and thus will be
required to file federal income tax returns and to pay tax on such Common Unit
holder's share of the Partnership's taxable income. Furthermore, distributions
to foreign Common Unit holders will be subject to federal income tax
withholding. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Exempt
Organizations and Certain Other Investors."
Tax Shelter Registration; Potential IRS Audit. The Partnership is
registered with the IRS as a "tax shelter." No assurance can be given that the
Partnership will not be audited by the IRS or that tax adjustments will not be
made. The rights of a Common Unit holder owning less than a 1% profits interest
in the Partnership to participate in the income tax audit process have been
substantially reduced. Further, any adjustments in the Partnership's returns
will lead to adjustments in the returns of holders of Common Units and may lead
to audits of Common Unit holders' returns and adjustments of items unrelated to
the Partnership's. Each holder of Common Units would bear the cost of any
expenses incurred in connection with an examination of the personal tax return
of such holder.
State and Local Tax Considerations. A holder of Common Units will likely
be subject to income, estate or inheritance taxes in states and localities in
which the Partnership owns property or does business, as well as in such
holder's own state or locality. The Partnership currently conducts business in
15 states: Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.
See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Other Taxes." A holder of Common
Units will likely be required to file state income tax returns and/or to pay
such taxes in most of such states and may be subject to penalties for failure to
file tax returns and/or pay such taxes. A holder of Common Units will likely be
required to file state income tax returns and/or to pay such taxes in most of
such states and may be subject to penalties for failure to file tax returns
and/or pay such taxes.
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer
In September 1990, SF Holdings issued $218,981,000 principal amount of its
VREDs pursuant to the Indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, the VRED
Holders were originally entitled to receive 37.2093 Santa Fe Common Units for
each $1,000 principal amount of VREDs upon the happening of certain triggering
events, such as a change of control, merger or sale of substantially all of the
assets (each an "Exchange Event").
The closing of the Transaction constituted an Exchange Event. As a result,
SF Holdings and the Indenture Trustee entered in a Supplemental Indenture dated
as of March 6, 1998, pursuant to which each $1,000 principal amount of VREDs
became exchangeable for 51.720927 Common Units (the 37.2093 Santa Fe Common
Units for which such VREDs were previously exchangeable multiplied by 1.39, the
exchange ratio for the Transaction).
The Partnership agreed in the Purchase Agreement that it would cause OLP-D
to perform all of SF Holdings obligations related to the VREDs. The Exchange
Offer is being made to satisfy SF Holdings obligations under the Indenture and
the Partnership's and OLP-D's obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
Prior to the closing of the Transaction, the SF General Partner owned
8,148,148 Santa Fe Common Units, which was approximately equal to the total
number of Santa Fe Common Units into which the VREDs were exchangeable. As a
result of the Transaction, those Santa Fe Common Units were converted into
11,325,925 Common Units. The SF General Partner has placed the certificate
representing the 11,325,925 Common Units into escrow to satisfy SF Holdings
obligations under the Indenture. The Common Units represented by such
certificate will be delivered in exchange for any VREDs surrendered in the
Exchange Offer.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the term "VRED Holder" with respect
to the Exchange Offer means any person in whose name the VREDs are registered on
the books of the Partnership or any other person who has obtained a properly
completed bond power from the registered Holder, or any person whose VREDs are
held of record by Cede & Co. and who desires to deliver such VREDs by book-entry
transfer at the Depository Trust Company ("DTC").
Terms of Exchange
General. Commencing on April 24, 1998, OLP-D hereby offers on behalf of SF
Holdings, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, to exchange 51.720927
Common Units for each $1,000 principal amount of the VREDs properly surrendered
for exchange on or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on May 26, 1998 (the
"Expiration Date") in accordance with the procedures described below. The
Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon a minimum principal amount of VREDs being
exchanged. OLP-D will deliver on June 4, 1998 (the "Exchange Date") 51.720927
Common Units in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of the VREDs properly
surrendered and not withdrawn in connection with the Exchange Offer. On April 9,
1998, the market value of 51.720927 Common Units was $1,971.86, based on the
closing price reported on the NYSE Composite Transaction Tape for such date.
Failure to Exchange. VREDs that are not properly surrendered in the
Exchange Offer will become due and payable on the Exchange Date at par, plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the "Par Payment"). The Partnership
estimates that the Par Payment will be approximately $1,020.72 per $1,000
principal amount of VREDs. VRED Holders who wish to receive the Par Payment in
lieu of exchanging their VREDs should so indicate on the Letter of Transmittal
and surrender their VREDs to the Exchange Agent on or before the Exchange Date.
Failure to do so will result in a delay in such VRED Holder's receipt of the Par
Payment. See "Risk Factors--Failure to Exchange VREDs." The Partnership intends
to finance any Par Payment for VREDs not properly exchanged in the Exchange
Offer through its existing Credit Facility. See "The Partnership--Credit
Facility."
Transfer Taxes and Expenses. VRED Holders who surrender VREDs for exchange
in connection with the Exchange Offer will not be required to pay brokerage
commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions of the Letter of
Transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of VREDs in connection
with the Exchange Offer. OLP-D will pay all charges and expenses, other than
certain applicable taxes described below, in connection with the Exchange Offer.
See "-Fees and Expenses."
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No Recommendation. The Board of Directors of the General Partner makes no
recommendation to VRED Holders as to whether VRED Holders should exchange or
refrain from exchanging all or any portion of their VREDs pursuant to the
Exchange Offer. In addition, no one has been authorized to make any such
recommendation. VRED Holders must make their own decision whether to exchange
their VREDS for Common Units pursuant to the Exchange Offer and, if so, the
aggregate amount of VREDs to exchange after reading this Prospectus and the
Letter of Transmittal and consulting with their advisors, if any, based on their
own financial position and requirements.
Acceptance for Exchange and Issuance of Common Units
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, OLP-D
will exchange on behalf of SF Holdings, and the Exchange Agent will deliver on
the Exchange Date, Common Units for VREDs validly surrendered for exchange.
In all cases, delivery of Common Units in exchange for VREDs surrendered
and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after
timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of (i) VREDs physically delivered or a
book-entry confirmation (as defined below) of a book-entry transfer of VREDs
into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC, including an Agent's Message (as
defined below) if the exchanging holder has not delivered a Letter of
Transmittal, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile of the form thereof)
properly completed and duly executed with any required signature guarantees or
(in the case of a book-entry transfer) an Agent's Message in lieu of the Letter
of Transmittal, and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal.
The term "book-entry confirmation" means a timely confirmation of a book
entry transfer of VREDs into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC. The term
"Agent's Message" means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the
Exchange Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states
that DTC has received an express acknowledgement from the surrendering
participant, which acknowledgement states that such participant has received and
agrees to be bound by the Letter of Transmittal and that OLP-D may enforce such
Letter of Transmittal against such participant.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, the Partnership
will be deemed to have accepted for exchange, and thereby exchanged, VREDs
validly surrendered, if and when the Partnership gives oral or written notice to
the Exchange Agent of the Partnership's acceptance of such VREDs for exchange,
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Agent will act as agent for the
Partnership for the purpose of receiving surrendered VREDs, Letters of
Transmittal and related documents, and as agent for any exchanging VRED Holder
for the purpose of receiving VREDs, Letters of Transmittal and related documents
and transmitting Common Units to VRED Holders who validly surrender VREDs. Such
exchange will be made on the Exchange Date.
Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal (or the Agent's Message in lieu
thereof), VRED Holders will represent, warrant and agree in the Letter of
Transmittal that the VRED Holder has full power and authority to surrender,
assign and transfer VREDs, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances.
The VRED Holder will also warrant and agree that upon request such holder will
execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Exchange Agent to be
necessary or appropriate in connection with the surrender of the VREDs.
Procedures for Surrendering VREDs
Valid Surrender. Except as set forth below, in order for VREDs to be
validly surrendered for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile of the form
thereof), with any required signature guarantees or (in the case of a book-entry
surrender) an Agent's Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal, and any
other required documents must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address
set forth under "-Exchange Agent," and either (i) physically delivered VREDs
must be received by the Exchange Agent, or (ii) such VREDs must be surrendered
pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth below and a
book-entry confirmation, including an Agent's Message if the surrendering VRED
Holder has not delivered a Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the
Exchange Agent, in each case on or prior to the Expiration Date, or (iii) the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below must be complied with.
If less than all of the VREDs are surrendered for exchange, a VRED Holder
should fill in the amount of VREDs being surrendered for exchange in the
appropriate box on the Letter of Transmittal. The entire amount of
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VREDs delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been surrendered
for exchange unless otherwise indicated.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE VREDs, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE OPTION AND SOLE RISK OF THE VRED HOLDER, AND
DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
IF THE VRED HOLDER CHOOSES TO MAKE DELIVERY BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN
RECEIPT REQUESTED PROPERLY INSURED OR AN OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE IS
RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY
DELIVERY.
Book-Entry Transfer. The Exchange Agent will make a request to establish
an account with respect to the VREDs at DTC for purposes of the Exchange Offer
within two business days after the date of this Prospectus. Any financial
institution that is a participant in DTC's Book-Entry Transfer Facility System
may make a book-entry delivery of the VREDs by causing DTC to transfer such
VREDs into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC in accordance with DTC's
procedures for transfer. However, although delivery of VREDs may be effected
through book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC, a Letter
of Transmittal (or facsimile of the form thereof), properly completed and duly
executed, with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message in lieu
of the Letter of Transmittal, and any other required documents, must in any case
be delivered to and received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth
under "-Exchange Agent" on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the guaranteed
delivery procedures set forth below must be complied with.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTC'S PROCEDURES DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
Signature Guarantees. All signatures on the Letter of Transmittal must be
medallion guaranteed by a firm that is a member of the Medallion Signature
Guarantee Program, or by any other "eligible guarantor institution", as such
term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act (each of the
foregoing being referred to as an "Eligible Institution"), unless (a) the Letter
of Transmittal is signed by the VRED Holder of VREDs delivered with the Letter
of Transmittal, and such VRED Holder has not completed the box in the Letter of
Transmittal entitled "Special Payment Instructions," or (b) such VREDs are
delivered for the account of an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 1 to the
Letter of Transmittal.
Guaranteed Delivery. If a VRED Holder desires to exchange VREDs pursuant
to the Exchange Offer, and the VREDs are not immediately available or time will
not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent on or before the
Expiration Date, or the procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be complied
with on a timely basis, such VREDs may nevertheless be surrendered for exchange,
provided that all the following guaranteed delivery procedures are complied
with:
(i) Such delivery must be made by or through an Eligible Institution;
(ii) A properly completed or duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
substantially in the form accompanying the Letter of Transmittal or
an Agent's Message with respect to guaranteed delivery acceptable to
the Exchange Agent, is received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to
the Expiration Date; and
(iii) All of the VREDs surrendered for exchange (or a book-entry
confirmation), in proper form for transfer, together with a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile of
the form thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any
other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal (or, in the
case of a book-entry transfer, a properly transmitted Agent's Message
in lieu thereof) are received by the Exchange Agent within two
business days after the date of execution of such Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery. The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be
delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile or mail to the Exchange
Agent, and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the
form set forth in such Notice.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the delivery of Common Units in
exchange for VREDs surrendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to this
Exchange Offer will in all cases be made only after timely receipt by the
Exchange Agent of the VREDs, or of a book-entry confirmation with respect to
such VREDs, and a properly completed and fully executed Letter of Transmittal
(or a facsimile of the form thereof
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or Agent's Message in lieu thereof), together with any required signature
guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
OLP-D's acceptance for exchange of the VREDs surrendered pursuant to any of
these procedures described above will constitute a binding agreement between the
exchanging VRED Holder and OLP-D upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Exchange Offer.
Determination of Validity. All questions as to the form of documents,
validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange
for any VREDs surrendered for exchange will be determined by the Exchange Agent
in its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all
parties. The Exchange Agent reserves the absolute right, in its sole discretion,
to reject any and all surrenders of VREDs for exchange determined by it not to
be in proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for, may, in the view
of counsel to the Exchange Agent, be unlawful. OLP-D reserves the absolute
right, subject to applicable law to waive any condition or irregularity in any
surrender of VREDs of any particular holder whether or not similar conditions or
irregularities are waived in the case of other holders.
The Exchange Agent's interpretation of the terms of the Exchange Offer
(including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto) will be final
and binding. No surrender of the VREDs will be deemed to be have been validly
made until all irregularities with respect to such surrender have been cured or
waived. Neither OLP-D, the Partnership, any affiliates, the Exchange Agent nor
any other person shall be under any duty to give any notification of any
irregularities or incur any liability for failure to give such notification.
If any Letter of Transmittal, endorsement, bond power, power of attorney
or any other document required by the Letter of Transmittal is signed by a
trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a
corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity,
such person should so indicate when signing, and unless waived by OLP-D, proper
evidence satisfactory to OLP-D, in its sole discretion, of such persons
authority to do so must be submitted. A beneficial owner of VREDs that are held
by or registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company
or other nominee or custodian is urged to contact such entity promptly if such
beneficial owner wishes to participate in the Exchange Offer.
Terms and Conditions of Letter of Transmittal
The following paragraphs are a summary of certain provisions of the Letter
of Transmittal. A copy of the Letter of Transmittal accompanies this Prospectus.
The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter
of Transmittal.
The party surrendering VREDs for exchange (the "Transferor") surrenders,
assigns and transfers the VREDs to OLP-D and irrevocably constitutes and
appoints the Exchange Agent as the Transferor's agent and attorney-in-fact to
cause the VREDs to be delivered and transferred to OLP-D and to acquire Common
Units deliverable upon the exchange of such surrendered VREDs. The Transferor
represents and warrants that when the VREDs are accepted for exchange OLP-D will
acquire the surrendered VREDs, free and clear of all liens claims and
encumbrances. The Transferor also represents and warrants that it will, upon
request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by OLP-D to be
necessary or appropriate in connection with the surrender of the VREDs. The
Transferor further agrees that acceptance of any VREDs by OLP-D and the delivery
of Common Units in exchange for such VREDs shall constitute performance in full
by SF Holdings of its obligations under the Indenture and that neither OLP-D,
the Partnership nor SF Holdings shall have any further obligations or
liabilities with regard to the VREDs to the Transferor. All authority conferred
by the Transferor will survive the death and incapacity of the Transferor, and
every obligation of the Transferor shall be binding upon the heirs, legal
representatives, successors, assigns, executors and administrators of such
Transferor.
Withdrawal of Tenders. Except as otherwise provided herein, VREDs
delivered for exchange may be withdrawn at any time on or prior to the
Expiration Date.
In order for a withdrawal to be effective a written, telegraphic, telex or
facsimile transmission of such notice of withdrawal must be timely received by
the Exchange Agent at its address set forth under "--Exchange Agent" on or prior
to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. Any such notice of
withdrawal must specify the name of the person who surrendered the VREDs to be
withdrawn, the aggregate principal amount of VREDs to be withdrawn, and the name
of the registered holder of the VREDs as set forth on the VREDs, if different
from that of the person who surrendered such VREDs. If VREDs have been
physically delivered or otherwise identified to the Exchange Agent, then prior
to the physical release of such VREDs, the surrendering holder must
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submit the certificate numbers shown on the particular VREDs to be withdrawn and
the signature on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution, except in the case of VREDs surrendered for the account of an
Eligible Institution. If VREDs have been surrendered for exchange pursuant to
the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in "--Procedures for
Surrendering VREDs," the notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number
of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawal of VREDs, in which case
a notice of withdrawal will be effective if delivered to the Exchange Agent by
written, telegraphic, telex or facsimile transmission on or prior to the
Expiration Date. Withdrawals of VREDs surrendered for exchange may not be
rescinded. VREDs properly withdrawn will not be deemed validly surrendered for
purposes of the Exchange Offer, but may be redelivered at any subsequent time on
or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date by following any
of the procedures described above under "--Procedures for Surrendering VREDs."
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Exchange Agent, in
its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all
parties. Neither OLP-D, the Partnership, any of their affiliates, the Exchange
Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give any notification of
any irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for
failure to give any such notification. Any VREDs which have been surrendered but
which are withdrawn will be returned to the holder thereof promptly after
withdrawal.
Interest and Cash Distributions. Record holders of VREDs on April 1, 1998,
will be paid the May 15, 1998, interest payment on the VREDs in the ordinary
course. Interest accrued on the VREDs from and including April 1, 1998, and
adjustments to previously paid interest with regard to the VREDs will not be
paid to holders of the VREDs when such holder surrenders the VREDs in exchange
for Common Units. In addition, cash distributions paid with respect to the
Common Units generally will not be paid to holders of VREDs, unless the
Partnership establishes a record date for such distribution on a date that
occurs (i) before the Exchange Date and (ii) after the last record date for the
payment of interest on the VREDs before the Exchange Date that would take into
account such distribution by the Partnership with respect to the Common Units.
In such case, each VRED Holder electing to exchange the VREDs for Common Units
will receive, in addition to Common Units and cash in lieu of fractional
interests, the amount of cash or other property to be distributed by the
Partnership on the payment for such record date. It is not anticipated that any
such payments will be made by the Partnership. VRED Holders will not receive a
pro rata share of any Dividend Payments for any fractional unit payment the VRED
Holder is entitled to receive.
Fractional Interests. The Partnership will not issue fractional Common
Units in exchange for VREDs. If any fractional Common Unit would be deliverable
upon the exchange of any VRED, the Partnership will pay to the VRED Holder an
amount of cash (in lieu of such fractional Common Units) equal to such fraction
multiplied by $35.6628 (the average closing price of the Common Units during
the 15 consecutive trading days ending April 9, 1998).
Application for Admission as Limited Partner of the Partnership
By electing to exchange the VREDs for Common Units and executing the
Letter of Transmittal, the VRED Holder will request admission as a limited
partner of the Partnership and must agree to (i) comply with and be bound by the
terms and conditions of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") dated January 14,
1998, (ii) represent and warrant that the VRED Holder has the right, power and
authority and, if an individual, the capacity necessary to enter into the
Partnership Agreement, (iii) appoint the General Partner as the general partner
of the Partnership and, if a liquidator is to be appointed, the liquidator of
the Partnership, (iv) appoint the general partner as the VRED Holder's
attorney-in-fact to execute, swear to, acknowledge and file any document,
including without limitation the Partnership Agreement and any amendments
thereto necessary or appropriate for the VRED Holder's admission as an
additional limited partner and as a party to the Partnership Agreement, (v) give
the power of attorney provided for in the Partnership Agreement and (vi) make
the waiver and give the consent and approvals contained in the Partnership
Agreement.
Exchange Agent
First Chicago Trust Company of New York has been appointed as Exchange
Agent for the Exchange Offer. Delivery of the VREDs, Letters of Transmittal and
any other required documents should be directed to the Exchange Agent as
follows:
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By Hand: By Overnight Courier: By Mail:
First Chicago Trust First Chicago Trust First Chicago Trust
Company of New York Company of New York Company of New York
Attention: Tenders & Exchanges Tenders & Exchanges Tenders & Exchanges
c/o The Depository Trust Company 14 Wall Street P.O. Box 2565
55 Water Street DTC TAD 8th Floor Suite 4660-SFPP
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza Suite 4680-SFPP Jersey City, New Jersey
New York, New York 10041 New York, New York 10005 07303-2565
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Delivery to other than the above addresses will not constitute a valid
delivery.
Information Agent
Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of
the Letter of Transmittal and any other documents should be directed to the
Information Agent, Georgeson & Company, Inc. at Wall Street Plaza, 88 Pine
Street, New York, New York 10005; telephone number 800-223-2064.
Fees and Expenses
The Partnership has agreed to pay the Exchange Agent and Information Agent
reasonable and customary fees for their services and will reimburse them for
their reasonable out of pocket expenses in connection with the Exchange Offer.
The Partnership will also pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees
and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in
forwarding copies of this Prospectus and related documents to the beneficial
owners of VREDs.
VRED Holders who surrender their VREDs for exchange will not be obligated
to pay any transfer taxes in connection therewith. If, however, Common Units are
to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than
the registered holder of the VREDs surrendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed
for any reason other than the exchange of the VREDs in connection with the
Exchange Offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on
the registered holder or any other person) will be payable by the exchanging
holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom
is not submitted with the Letter of Transmittal, the amount of such transfer
taxes will be billed directly to such exchanging holder and will not be paid by
OLP-D. In addition, OLP-D shall not be required to deliver certificates
representing the Common Units, or any cash or other property for factional
interest or any dividend or distribution due an exchanging VRED Holder, until
such holder either pays OLP-D the amount of the transfer tax due or provides
evidence to the satisfaction of OLP-D that such tax has been paid.
OLP-D and the Partnership will not make payment to brokers, dealers or
others soliciting acceptance of the Exchange Offer.
Eligibility to Participate in Proposed Public Offering for Resale of Common
Units
Following completion of the Exchange Offer and subject to market
conditions or legal or other considerations, the Partnership intends to close
the Proposed Unit Offering. VRED Holders who elect to exchange their VREDs for
Common Units in the Exchange Offer may elect to participate in the Proposed Unit
Offer as selling unit holders ("Prospective Selling Unit Holders"). There can be
no assurance that the Proposed Unit Offering shall occur or, if the Offering
does occur, the amount of securities that may be sold in the Proposed Unit
Offering. Therefore, there can be no assurance when or if VRED holders who
exchange their VREDs for Common Units may participate in an underwriters
offering of their Units. A decision to exchange VREDs for Common Units should be
made without reliance on the future occurrence of the Proposed Unit Offering.
Notice of Interest in Unit Offering. To be eligible to participate in the
Proposed Unit Offering, a Prospective Selling Unit Holder must notify the
Partnership on or before May 8, 1998 of such holder's non-binding interest in
participating in the Proposed Unit Offering ("Notice of Interest"), either: (i)
by contacting Joe Listengart at the Partnership by telephone at (713) 844-9556,
or (ii) by returning by facsimile or mail the Notice of Interest enclosed with
this Prospectus to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., 1301 McKinney Street,
Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010, Attention: Joe Listengart, facsimile (713)
844-9570. By delivering the Notice of Interest, a
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Prospective Selling Unit Holder is not committing to participate in the Proposed
Unit Offering. If a Prospective Selling Unit Holder does not deliver a Notice of
Interest to the Partnership on or before May 8, 1998, such Prospective Selling
Unit Holder will not be eligible to participate in the Proposed Unit Offering.
The Partnership, in its sole discretion, may extend this time period.
Election to Participate. When the Partnership receives a Prospective
Selling Unit Holder's Notice of Interest, the Partnership will deliver to the
Prospective Selling Unit Holder the selling security holder documentation
required by the managing underwriter for the Proposed Unit Offering ("Selling
Materials"). If after reviewing the Selling Materials, a Prospective Selling
Unit Holder elects to participate in the Proposed Unit Offering, such
Prospective Selling Unit Holder must deliver the fully executed and completed
Selling Materials to the Exchange Agent at one of the above addresses on or
before May 26, 1998. The Partnership, in its sole discretion, may extend this
time period. VRED Holders electing to participate in the Proposed Unit Offering
will be required to pay a pro rata portion of the Partnership's expenses
associated with the Proposed Unit Offering (including without limitation,
underwriting fees, filing fees, printing costs and legal and accounting fees and
expenses).
THE PARTNERSHIP
General
The Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, was organized in August
1992 to acquire and operate the natural gas liquids pipelines of Enron Corp. On
March 6, 1998, the Partnership completed its acquisition of substantially all of
the assets of Santa Fe Units in exchange for Common Units and OLP-D acquired the
general partnership interests of Santa Fe from the SF General Partner for $84.4
million in cash. See "--Acquisition of Santa Fe." The Partnership is one of the
largest common carrier products pipeline systems in terms of volume of
deliveries, barrel miles and pipeline mileage in the United States, with over
5,000 miles of trunk pipeline serving 15 states. Through its four operating
limited partnerships, the Partnership manages a diversified portfolio of
midstream energy assets. It is the sole owner and operator of six pipeline
systems, which transport NGLs and refined petroleum products (the "Liquids
Pipelines"), two coal terminals and 21 truck loading terminals. The Partnership
also owns an indirect 20% interest in Shell CO2 Company and an indirect 25%
interest in a Y-grade fractionation facility.
Business Strategy
On February 14, 1997, the current management of the Partnership acquired
the stock of the General Partner from Enron Corp. The current management's
business strategy is to operate the Partnership as a growth-oriented publicly
traded limited partnership by reducing operating costs, better utilizing and
expanding its asset base, and making selective, strategic acquisitions that are
accretive to holders of Common Units. Management believes that the Partnership
is well positioned to expand its present assets and make strategic acquisitions
that are accretive in cash flow to Common Unit holders.
During 1997, the Partnership has decreased its operating costs by $4.1
million compared to 1996. Earnings for 1997 totaled $73.9 million, compared to
$71.3 million for 1996, an increase of 4%. Distributions to Common Unit holders
for the fourth quarter of 1997 were $.05625 per Common Unit (reflecting the two
for one common unit split that occurred on October 1, 1997), an increase of
78.6% compared to the distribution of $0.315 (adjusted for the common unit
split) for the fourth quarter of 1996.
The Partnership's management believes that substantial growth
opportunities exist in all of the Partnership's core businesses: (i) products
pipelines; (ii) coal terminals, storage and services; and (iii) CO2
transportation and services. In August, 1997, the Partnership acquired a coal
terminaling and storage facility located on the Kentucky River and in the fall
of 1997 completed a major expansion of its Cora Terminal. As a result, the
Partnership has expanded its coal terminaling and storage capacity by
approximately 100%. See "--Coal Operations." In March 1998, the Partnership and
affiliates of Shell formed Shell CO2 Company, which will explore, produce,
market and transport CO2 for enhanced oil recovery throughout the continental
United States. See "--Shell CO2 Company."
The Partnership expects that the combination with Santa Fe will further
its strategy of increasing Common Unit holder value, because management believes
that the combined entities will be accretive to the Partnership's earnings and
cash flow. In addition, the Transaction should provide the Partnership with
additional expansion and
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extension opportunities. Significant cost savings are also expected to be
derived from the combination. However, there can be no assurances that such
opportunities and cost savings will be realized.
Management believes that the provisions of the Partnership Agreement
provide it with financial incentives that are closely aligned with those of the
holders of Common Units. Specifically, when the Partnership issues equity in
connection with an acquisition (e.g., the Transaction), the General Partner must
contribute additional capital. In addition, the incentive distribution structure
in the Partnership Agreement provides the General Partner with a strong
incentive to distribute as much cash from operations as possible.
Acquisition of Santa Fe
General. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Partnership acquired
substantially all of the assets of Santa Fe for approximately 26.6 million
Common Units and Units and OLP-D acquired the general partnership interests of
Santa Fe from the SF General Partner for $84.4 million in cash (the
"Transaction"). Immediately following the consummation of the Transaction, Santa
Fe was liquidated and each Santa Fe Common Unit was converted into 1.39 Common
Units. In connection with the Transaction, the SF General Partner retained a 1%
special (non-voting) limited partner interest in SFPP (the "Special LP
Interest"). Immediately following the consummation of the Transaction, OLP-D
caused SFPP to redeem approximately one-half of the Special LP Interest, in
exchange for $5.8 million in cash (which the parties agreed represented the fair
market value of such interest on the date of the Purchase Agreement). As a
result, the Special LP Interest was reduced to .5% and the general partner
interest of OLP-D in SFPP was increased to 99.5%.
Put/Call Rights. After January 1, 1999, the SF General Partner may
require, pursuant to 30 days' written notice, SFPP to purchase all of the
Special LP Interest (the "Put Notice"). The purchase price will consist of cash
in the amount equal to the fair market value on the date of the Put Notice of
115,973 Common Units (the "Put/Call Units"). SFPP may, in its sole discretion,
elect to have an affiliate make such purchase or deliver Common Units in lieu of
making such cash payment. Upon 30 days' written notice to the SF General Partner
(the "Call Notice"), OLP-D or its designated affiliate may redeem the Special LP
Interest. The purchase price of such interest will consist of (i) the payment of
the cash price or the issuance of the Put/Call Units as provided above and (ii)
an additional amount of cash sufficient to result in the SF General Partner
receiving on an after-tax basis an additional amount of cash equal to any
incremental gain realized by the SF General Partner resulting from a decrease in
its share of partnership debt multiplied by the maximum net marginal statutory
federal and state income tax rates applicable to the SF General Partner.
Indemnification.
The Partnership. The Partnership has agreed to (and agreed to cause SFPP
to) indemnify the SF General Partner, SF Holdings and their stockholders,
officers, directors, affiliates, successors and assigns from any loss relating
to (i) Santa Fe or SFPP (whether prior to or after the Purchase Agreement
Transaction Closing), (ii) the VREDs (except for taxable gain applicable to the
SF General Partner or SF Holdings), (iii) certain severance costs in excess of
$4.5 million or any action taken by the Partnership or the General Partner in
connection with such severance costs or (iv) certain amounts for which the SF
General Partner would have been entitled to reimbursement under the Santa Fe
Partnership Agreement, except in each case for losses for which the SF General
Partner is indemnifying the Partnership and its affiliates as described below.
Santa Fe. The SF General Partner has agreed to indemnify the General
Partner and OLP-D from any loss relating to any payment that OLP-D, as the
general partner of SFPP, or the General Partner, as the general partner of
OLP-D, is required to make (and makes) from its own funds (after prior recourse
is had to the assets of SFPP) with respect to the Santa Fe First Mortgage Notes
and any refinancing, refunding or replacement thereof due to the inability of
SFPP to pay or refinance such Indemnified Debt. Such indemnity is limited to the
amount of $190 million. The SF General Partner is subrogated to such rights of
OLP-D to the extent that the SF General Partner has made any payment in respect
of the Debt Indemnity
The SF General Partner agreed to will indemnify and hold harmless the
General Partner, the Partnership, OLP-D and their respective stockholders, unit
holders, officers, directors, affiliates, successors and assigns from and
against any and all losses relating to any claim for money damages by any
limited partner of Santa Fe (other than the Partnership and its affiliates)
relating to the fairness of the Transaction to such limited partners; provided,
however, that any liability for fees and expenses of attorneys for any such
limited partner of Santa Fe will be borne in equal halves by the SF General
Partner, on the one hand, and the General Partner, the Partnership and OLP-D, on
the other hand. In the event that any such litigation is pending at the time of
the closing of the Transaction, the SF General Partner may elect to not close
the Transaction, unless the Partnership, the General Partner and OLP-D waive
their right to such indemnification or demonstrate to the SF General Partner
that such claims have been settled or compromised on terms acceptable to the SF
General Partner.
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The SF General Partner also agreed to indemnify the Partnership, the
General Partner, OLP-D and their respective stockholders, unitholders, officers,
directors, affiliates, successors and assigns from any losses relating to (i)
any material breach of the representation and warranty relating to Santa Fe's
ownership of SFPP or the SF General Partner's ownership of the general partner
interest in Santa Fe, (ii) any taxes assessed against the Partnership or the
General Partner due to the liquidation of Santa Fe, (iii) the expenses and fees
that the SF General Partner is obligated to pay under the Purchase Agreement,
(iv) certain employee benefits and (v) certain excluded reimbursement items.
The North System
The North System is an approximate 1,600 mile interstate common carrier
pipeline system that extends from South Central Kansas to the Chicago area.
Products transported on the North System include NGLs (e.g. ethane, propane,
normal butane, isobutane and natural gasoline) and refined petroleum products
such as gasoline and fuel oils. Product shipments fall into three general
categories including (i) shipments of NGLs from South Central Kansas (a major
hub for producing and storing NGLs) to markets in the Midwest, including major
refineries in the Chicago area, propane terminals in Nebraska, Iowa and
Illinois, and to other pipeline systems; (ii) shipments of refinery grade normal
butane produced in the Chicago area for storage near Bushton, Kansas and the
subsequent return of those volumes to the Chicago area; and (iii) shipments of
refined petroleum products through the Partnership's 50% interest in the
Heartland Partnership to terminals in Nebraska and Iowa. The North System
competes for business with other liquids pipelines and to a lesser extent rail
transporters. The North System operated at approximately 59% of capacity in
1995, 66% of capacity in 1996 and 70% of capacity in the first nine months of
1997.
In addition to the pipelines, the North System includes seven propane
truck loading terminals plus a multi-terminal complex at Morris, Illinois. The
Partnership owns and operates several tank and cavern storage facilities with
approximately 1.0 MMBbls of capacity and has a long-term lease for cavern
storage near Bushton, Kansas for approximately 5.0 MMBbls of capacity.
Cypress Pipeline
Completed in April 1991, the Cypress Pipeline is a 104-mile interstate
common carrier pipeline that transports purity ethane from the NGL hub in Mont
Belvieu, Texas to a major petrochemical producer in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The
pipeline was originally built with a capacity of approximately 37 MBbls/d but
has recently completed an expansion which increases the capacity to 57 MBbls/d.
It has the capability to transport other NGLs. The Cypress Pipeline operates
under a long-term transportation agreement which expires in 2011. Under the
terms of that agreement, the petrochemical producer has a fixed tariff,
ship-or-pay obligation for a minimum of 30 MBbls/d through 2011. In addition,
the petrochemical producer has entered into a five-year ship-pay obligation for
an additional 14 MBbls/d.
The South Pipeline
The South Pipeline consists of two pipeline segments, the West Line and
the East Line:
The West Line consists of approximately 555 miles of primary pipeline and
currently transports products for approximately 50 shippers from seven
refineries and three pipeline terminals in the Los Angeles Basin to Phoenix and
Tucson, Arizona and various intermediate commercial and military delivery
points. In 1996, 1995 and 1994, the West Line transported averages of 339,900,
333,400 and 325,600 barrels per day, respectively, of which averages of 114,100,
111,700 and 104,000 barrels per day, respectively, were delivered to Phoenix and
Tucson. Also, a significant portion of West Line volumes are transported to
Colton, California for local distribution and for delivery to Calnev Pipeline,
an unaffiliated common carrier of refined petroleum products to Las Vegas,
Nevada and intermediate points. The West Line serves the Partnership terminals
located in Colton and Imperial, California as well as in Phoenix and Tucson.
The East Line is comprised of two parallel lines originating in El Paso,
Texas and continuing approximately 300 miles west to the Tucson terminal and one
line continuing northwest approximately 130 miles from Tucson to Phoenix. All
products received by the East Line at El Paso come from one refinery in El Paso
or are delivered through connections with non-affiliated pipelines from
refineries in Odessa and Dumas, Texas and Artesia, New Mexico. The East Line
transports refined petroleum products for approximately 17 shippers. In 1996,
1995 and 1994, the East Line transported averages of 73,700, 67,200 and 69,300
barrels per day, respectively, of refined petroleum products, of which averages
of 35,800, 31,500 and 34,100 barrels per day, respectively, were
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delivered to Phoenix. Since August 1992, when the second phase of the East Line
expansion became operational, the daily pumping capacity between El Paso and
Tucson has been approximately 95,000 barrels, and the daily pumping capacity
from Tucson to Phoenix has been approximately 55,000 barrels. The East Line
serves the Partnership terminals located in Tucson and Phoenix.
In late 1995, Diamond Shamrock, Inc. completed construction of a new
10-inch diameter products pipeline from its refinery near Dumas, Texas to El
Paso. In late 1996, Diamond Shamrock connected this pipeline to the East Line
and began shipping products to Tucson and Phoenix.
Longhorn Partners Pipeline is a proposed joint venture project which would
acquire and convert an existing crude oil pipeline to refined products service
and construct a new pipeline extension to transport refined products from
refineries on the Gulf Coast to El Paso and other destinations in Texas. This
pipeline would connect with the West Line.
Increased product supply in the El Paso area could result in some shift of
volumes transported into Arizona from the West Line to the East Line. While
increased movements into the Arizona market from El Paso displace higher tariff
volumes supplied from Los Angeles on the West Line, such shift of supply
sourcing has not had, and is not expected to have, a material effect on the
Partnership's results of operations.
The North Pipeline
The North Pipeline consists of approximately 1,075 miles of pipeline in
six pipeline segments originating in Richmond, Concord and Bakersfield,
California. This line serves the Partnership terminals located in Brisbane,
Bradshaw, Chico, Fresno and San Jose, California, and Sparks, Nevada. The North
Line delivers refined petroleum products for approximately 40 shippers. A
substantial portion of the products delivered through the North Line comes from
refineries in the San Francisco Bay area. A small percentage of supply is
received from various pipeline and marine terminals that deliver products from
foreign and domestic ports. Substantially all of the products shipped through
the Bakersfield-Fresno segment of the North Line are supplied by a refinery
located in Bakersfield.
The Oregon Pipeline
The Oregon is a 114-mile pipeline serving approximately 10 shippers. The
Oregon Line receives products from marine terminals in Portland and from Olympic
Pipeline, a non-affiliated carrier, which transports products from the Puget
Sound area to Portland. From its origination point in Portland, the Oregon Line
extends south and serves the Partnership terminal located in Eugene, Oregon.
The San Diego Pipeline
The San Diego Pipeline is a 135-mile pipeline serving major population
areas in Orange county (immediately south of Los Angeles) and San Diego.
Approximately 20 shippers transport products on this line, supplied by the same
refineries and terminals that supply the West Line of the South Pipeline and
extends south to serve the Partnership terminals in the cities of Orange and San
Diego.
Coal Operations
The Partnership owns and operates two coal transloading facilities which
transload, store and blend Western and Illinois Basin coals for various
utilities and other customers on the inland waterways. Through its Red Lightning
Energy Services unit, the Partnership markets coal and energy-related services.
The Cora Coal Terminal is strategically located near the end of the Union
Pacific mainline on approximately 480 acres of land along the Mississippi River
near Cora, Illinois. The terminal has an effective capacity of approximately 15
million tons per year, and it can be expanded to 20 million tons with certain
capital additions. The terminal typically receives coal via train and loads coal
onto barges, but is also capable of both receiving and shipping by truck. Most
of the coal transloaded at the facility is done under multi-year contracts with
four customers.
On September 4, 1997, the Partnership completed its purchase of Grand
Rivers Coal Terminal, a coal transloading and storage facility on the Tennessee
River, just above the Kentucky dam.
Commencing October 1,
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1997, Grand Rivers began operating under a five year agreement with the
Tennessee Valley Authority to transload, store and blend between a minimum of 5
million and a maximum of 12 million tons annually. The terminal can both receive
and ship coal from trains, trucks or barges, and has an effective annual
capacity of approximately 25 million tons.
Truck Loading Terminals
The Partnership's operations include 21 truck loading terminals with an
aggregate usable tankage capacity of approximately 8.3 million barrels.
Terminals are located at destination points on each of the lines as well as at
certain intermediate points along each line where deliveries are made. These
terminals furnish short-term product storage, truck loading and ancillary
services, such as vapor recovery, additive injection, oxygenate blending, and
quality control. The truck loading capacity of the terminals ranges from one to
12 trucks at a time. Capacity of the Partnership terminaling facilities varies
through out its pipeline system. The Partnership does not own terminal
facilities at all pipeline delivery locations. At certain locations, product
deliveries are made to facilities owned by shippers or independent terminal
operators.
Truck loading and other terminal services are provided by the Partnership
as an additional service, and a separate fee (in addition to transportation
tariffs) is charged. Rates charged for terminaling services are not economically
regulated by the FERC or any state agency.
Shell CO2 Company
On March 5, 1998, the Partnership and affiliates of Shell formed Shell CO2
Company, which will explore, produce, market and transport CO2 for enhanced oil
recovery throughout the continental United States. The Partnership received a
20% interest in Shell CO2 Company by contributing its Central Basin Pipeline and
approximately $25 million in cash.
At any time after March 5, 2002, Shell has the right to purchase the
Partnership's interest in Shell CO2 Company and the Partnership has the right to
require Shell to purchase the Partnership's interest in Shell CO2 Company. The
purchase price for the Partnership's interest in Shell CO2 Company will be at a
discount from fair value in the event the Partnership exercises its put option,
and at a premium over fair value in the event Shell exercises its call option.
The amount of the discount or premium declines during the period form March 5,
2003 through March 5, 2006 and is thereafter fixed at a 5% discount/premium. If
the parties are unable to agree to the fair value of the Partnership's interest
in Shell CO2 Company, then the Partnership and Shell will use an agreed-upon
appraisal methodology to determine fair value.
Fractionator
The Partnership owns an indirect 25% interest in the Mont Belvieu
Fractionator, located approximately 20 miles east of Houston in Mont Belvieu,
Texas. The fractionator is a 200 MBbls/d capacity Y-grade fractionation facility
that produces a range of specification products, including ethane, propane,
normal butane, isobutane and natural gasoline. The facility is operated by
Enterprise Products Company and operated at approximately 98% of capacity during
1997.
Legal Proceedings
FERC Proceedings. In September 1992, El Paso Refinery, L.P. ("El Paso")
filed a protest/complaint with FERC challenging SFPP's East Line rates from El
Paso, Texas to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, challenging SFPP's proration policy
and seeking to block the reversal of the direction of flow of SFPP's six-inch
pipeline between Phoenix and Tucson. At various dates following El Paso's
September 1992 filing, other shippers on SFPP's South System, including Chevron
U.S.A. Products Company ("Chevron"), Navajo, ARCO Products Company ("ARCO"),
Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. ("Texaco"), Refinery Holding Company, L.P. (a
partnership formed by El Paso's long-term secured creditors that purchased El
Paso's refinery in May 1993), Mobil Oil Corporation and Tosco Corporation, have
filed separate complaints, and/or motions to intervene in the FERC proceeding,
challenging SFPP's rates on its East and West Lines. Certain of these parties
also claimed that a gathering enhancement charge at SFPP's Watson origin pump
station in Carson, California is in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act. In
subsequent procedural rulings, the FERC has consolidated these challenges
(Docket Nos. OR92-8-000, et al.) and ruled that they must proceed as a complaint
proceeding, with the burden of proof being placed on the complaining parties.
Such parties must show that SFPP's rates and practices at issue violate the
requirements of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Hearings in the FERC proceeding commenced on April 9, 1996 and concluded
on July 19, 1996. The parties completed the filing of their post-hearing briefs
on December 9, 1996. An initial decision by the FERC Administrative Law Judge
was issued on September 25, 1997 (the "Initial Decision").
The Initial Decision upheld SFPP's position that "changed circumstances"
were not shown to exist on the West Line, thereby retaining the just and
reasonable status of all West Line rates that were "grandfathered" under the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 ("EPACT"). Accordingly, such rates are not subject to
challenge, either for the past or prospectively, in that proceeding. The
Administrative Law Judge's decision specifically excepted from that ruling
SFPP's Tariff No. 18 for movement of jet fuel from Los Angeles to Tucson, which
was initiated subsequent to the enactment of EPACT.
The Initial Decision also included rulings that were generally adverse to
SFPP on such cost of service issues as the capital structure to be used in
computing SFPP's 1985 starting rate base under FERC Opinion 154-B, the level of
income tax allowance, and the recoverability of civil and regulatory litigation
expense and certain pipeline reconditioning costs. The Administrative Law Judge
also ruled that a gathering enhancement service at SFPP's Watson origin pump
station in Carson, California is subject to FERC jurisdiction and ordered that a
tariff for that service and supporting cost of service documentation be filed no
later than 60 days after a final FERC order on this matter.
Briefs on exceptions were filed on November 25, 1997, and briefs opposing
exceptions were filed on January 23, 1998. The matters at issue will then be
submitted to the FERC commissioners for a final decision, which decision is not
expected before late-1998. Unless the FERC's final decision is substantially
more favorable to SFPP's position on the above-described methodological issues
than the Initial Decision, SFPP will be required to pay reparations and file
reduced tariff rates, primarily on the East Line. The complainants in FERC
Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. are seeking reparations, aggregating approximately
$35 million for shipments between 1990 and 1994 as well as rate reductions of
between 30% and 40% for shipments in 1995 and thereafter. If the complainants
were to prevail on all claims, it is estimated that reparations resulting from
such rate reductions for shipments in 1995, 1996, and 1997 would aggregate
approximately an additional $80 million, resulting in total reparations for the
period 1990-1997 of approximately $115 million, plus interest of approximately
$30 million. The complainants in FERC Docket Nos. OR98-1-000 and OR98-2-000 also
seek both prospective reductions in the rates charged by Santa Fe and
reparations. If the Initial Decision were affirmed in current form by the FERC,
the Partnership's management estimates that the total reparations and interest
that would be payable as of December 31, 1997 would approximate the $30 million
in reserves that had been recorded as of that date. The Partnership's management
also estimates that the Initial Decision, in its current form, and if also
applied to the Sepulveda Lines rate at issue in Docket No. IS98-1-000, would
reduce prospective revenues in the range of $8 million to $10 million annually.
Under the rulings in the Initial Decision, reparations and interest would
continue to accrue at approximately $8 million per annum until new prospective
rates become effective.
If SFPP were to lose its "grandfathered" rates due to a finding of
"changed circumstances," the losses to the Partnership, could be substantially
larger. As a result, the loss of SFPP's "grandfathered" rates could have a
material adverse effect on the Partnership's ability to make distributions to
Unit holders. The Partnership is aggressively defending its position before the
FERC.
Prior to issuance of the Initial Decision, SFPP announced that it had
reached tentative agreements with two complainants in Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et
al., resolving those parties' claims in that proceeding. The Partnership's
management does not anticipate that those agreements will be finalized in
accordance with their tentative terms.
In December 1995, Texaco filed an additional FERC complaint, which
involves the question of whether a tariff filing is required for movements on
certain of SFPP's lines upstream of its Watson, California station origin point
(the "Sepulveda Lines") and, if so, whether those rates may be set in that
proceeding and what those rates should be. Texaco's initial complaint was
followed by several other West Line shippers filing similar complaints and/or
motions to intervene, all of which have been consolidated into Docket Nos.
OR96-2-000 et al. Hearings before an Administrative Law Judge were held in
December 1996 and the parties completed the filing of final post-hearing briefs
on January 31, 1997.
On March 28, 1997, the Administrative Law Judge issued an initial decision
holding that the movements on SFPP's Sepulveda Lines are not subject to FERC
jurisdiction. On August, 5, 1997, the FERC reversed that decision and found the
Sepulveda Lines to be subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. SFPP was ordered
to make a tariff filing within 60 days to establish an initial rate for these
facilities. The FERC reserved decision on reparations until it rules on the
newly-filed rates. On October 6, 1997, SFPP filed a tariff establishing the
initial interstate rate for movements on the
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Sepulveda Lines from Sepulveda Junction to Watson Station at the preexisting
rate of five cents per barrel, along with supporting cost of service
documentation. Subsequently, several shippers filed protests and motions to
intervene at the FERC challenging that rate. On October 27, 1997, SFPP made a
responsive filing at the FERC, requesting that these protests be held in
abeyance until the FERC ruled on SFPP's request for rehearing of the August 5,
1997 order, and also indicating that SFPP intended to defend the new tariff both
on the basis of its cost of service and as a market-based rate. On November 5,
1997, the FERC issued an order accepting the new rate effective November 6,
1997, subject to refund, and referred the proceeding to a settlement judge. On
December 10, 1997, following a settlement conference held at the direction of
the FERC, the settlement judge recommended that the settlement procedures be
terminated. On December 24, 1997, FERC denied SFPP's request for rehearing of
the August 5, decision. On December 31, 1997, SFPP filed an application for
market power determination, which, if granted, will enable it to charge
market-based rates for this service.
On October 22, 1997, ARCO Products Company, Mobil Oil Corporation and
Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. filed a new complaint at the FERC (Docket No.
OR98-1-000) challenging the justness and reasonableness of all of SFPP's
interstate rates. The new complaint again challenges SFPP's East and West Line
rates and raises many of the same issues, including a renewed challenge to the
grandfathered status of West Line rates, that have been at issue in Docket Nos.
OR92-8-000, et al. The new complaint includes an assertion that the Transaction
and the cost savings anticipated to result from the Transaction constitute
"changed circumstances" that provide a basis for terminating the "grandfathered"
status of SFPP's otherwise protected rates. The complaint also seeks to
establish that SFPP's grandfathered interstate rates from the San Francisco Bay
area to Reno, Nevada and from Portland to Eugene, Oregon are also subject to
"changed circumstances" and, therefore, can be challenged as unjust and
unreasonable. On November 26, 1997, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation filed
a similar complaint at the FERC (Docket No. OR98-2-000). Both reparations and
prospective rate reductions are sought for movements on all of the lines.
SFPP filed answers to both complaints with the FERC on November 21, 1997
and December 22, 1997, respectively and intends to vigorously defend all of the
challenged rates. On January 20, 1998, the FERC issued an order accepting the
complaints and consolidating both complaints into one proceeding, but holding
them in abeyance pending a Commission decision on review of the Initial Decision
in Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. The FERC stated that it would, at that time,
afford the complainants the opportunity to amend their complaints in light of
any findings of the FERC in Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. The FERC also stated
that the complainants should identify more specifically the specific services at
issue and the rates and charges upon which they are basing their claims for
relief. The Partnership's management has reviewed the filings and it is their
position that none of the matters raised in the new complaints should constitute
"changed circumstances" within the meaning of EPACT.
Applicable rules and regulations in this field are vague, relevant factual
issues are complex and there is little precedent available regarding the factors
to be considered or the method of analysis to be employed in making a
determination of "changed circumstances," which is the showing necessary to make
"grandfathered" rates subject to challenge. The Partnership believes, after
consultation with FERC counsel, that the Transaction, standing alone, should not
be found to constitute "changed circumstances;" however, the realization of the
cost savings anticipated to arise from the Transaction may increase the risk of
a finding of "changed circumstances."
If "changed circumstances" are found, SFPP rates previously
"grandfathered" under EPACT may lose their "grandfathered" status and, if such
rates are found to be unjust and unreasonable, shippers may be entitled to a
prospective rate reduction together with reparations for periods from the date
of the complaint to the date of the implementation of the new rates.
Although there can be no assurance regarding the ultimate resolution of
the FERC proceedings, the Partnership believes (in light of numerous factors,
including the existing limited precedent, the Initial Decision of the
administrative law judge in the current proceeding, existing risks of litigation
unrelated to the Transaction, and policies of the FERC that favor and encourage
cost reductions by pipelines) that consummation of the Transaction and
realization of the anticipated cost savings should not have a material adverse
effect on its current ability to resolve the FERC cases. The Partnership
believes that the final resolution of the FERC proceedings should not have a
material adverse effect on the Partnership's results of operations, financial
condition, liquidity and ability to maintain distribution levels following the
Closing. The Partnership is not able to predict with certainty whether
settlement agreements will be completed with some or all of the complainants,
the final terms of any such settlement agreements that may be consummated, or
the final outcome of the FERC proceedings should they be carried through to
their conclusion, and it is possible that current or future proceedings could be
resolved in a manner adverse to the Partnership. An adverse resolution could
have a material adverse effect on the Partnership.
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California Public Utilities Commission Proceeding. A complaint was filed
with the CPUC on April 7, 1997 entitled ARCO Products Company, Mobil Oil
Corporation and Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. vs. SFPP, L.P. The complaint
challenges rates charged by Santa Fe for intrastate transportation of refined
petroleum products through its pipeline system in the State of California and
requests prospective rate adjustments. On October 1, 1997, the complainants
filed testimony seeking prospective rate reductions aggregating approximately
$15 million per year. On November 26, 1997, Santa Fe filed responsive testimony
defending the justness and reasonableness of its rates. The rebuttal testimony
was filed on December 12, 1997 and hearings before the Administrative Law Judge
were completed on January 15, 1998. Briefing and oral argument were made in
March 1998, with a Commission decision expected in the third quarter of 1998.
Management believes that the Partnership has substantial defenses against the
claims raised in the complaint and intends to vigorously defend its California
rates.
Legal Proceedings Related to the Transaction. Four purported class actions
were filed arising out of the proposed acquisition by the Partnership of
substantially all of the assets of Santa Fe for Common Units and the proposed
acquisition by OLP-D of general partnership interests of Santa Fe from the SF
General Partner for cash. The actions seek, among other things, rescission of
the acquisition and an award of rescissory damages. In February 1998, the
parties to the actions entered into a memorandum of understanding that would
settle the actions on terms favorable to the Partnership. However, there can be
no assurance that the court will approve the memorandum of understanding.
Environmental Matters. Since August 1991, SFPP, along with several other
respondents, has been involved in one cleanup ordered by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") related to ground water contamination in
the vicinity of the Santa Fe's storage facilities and truck loading terminal at
Sparks, Nevada. The EPA approved the respondents' remediation plan in September
1992 and the remediation system began operations in September 1995. In addition,
SFPP is presently involved in 18 ground water hydrocarbon remediation efforts
under administrative orders issued by the California Regional Water Quality
Control Board and two other state agencies.
SPTC Easements. SFPP and SPTC are engaged in a judicial reference
proceeding to determine the extent, if any, to which the rent payable by SFPP
for the use of pipeline easements on rights-of-way held by SPTC should be
adjusted pursuant to existing contractual arrangements (Southern Pacific
Transportation Company vs. Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, SFP Properties, Inc.,
Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, Inc., SFPP, L.P., et al., Superior Court of the
State of California for the County of San Francisco, filed August 31, 1994).
This matter was tried in the latter part of 1996 and the court issued its
Statement of Tentative Decision in January 1997. The Statement of Tentative
Decision indicated that the court intended to establish a new base annual rental
for the subject rights-of-way at a level, subject to inflation adjustments, that
is adequately provided for by the amounts that had been accrued by SFPP through
December 31, 1996.
On May 7, 1997, the judge issued a Statement of Decision and Judgment that
reaffirmed the conclusions set forth in his January 1997 Statement of Tentative
Decision. This Statement of Decision and Judgment was filed on June 30, 1997
with the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, under which court's
jurisdiction it is subject to appeal by SPTC. On May 30, 1997, SPTC filed a
motion for a new trial and the motion was denied on June 26, 1997. Motions of
Appeal were filed by SPTC and SFPP in July and August, 1997, respectively.
Additional information with respect to current legal proceedings related
to SFPP are included in Santa Fe's and the Partnership's annual and quarterly
reports filed with the Commission, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Credit Facility
On February 17, 1998, the Partnership entered into a $325 million reducing
revolving credit facility with Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as
Syndication Agent, First Union National Bank as Administrative Agent, and the
other lenders listed in the agreement (the "Credit Facility"). A portion of the
proceeds of the Credit Facility will be used to pay at par any VREDs not
surrendered in the Exchange Offer. Interest on loans under the Credit Facility
will accrue at the Partnership's option, at either: (i) a floating rate equal to
the greater of First Union National Bank's prime rate or the Federal Funds Rate
plus .5% per annum or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin that will vary from .75% to 1.5%
per annum, depending upon the ratio of the Partnership's Funded Indebtedness to
Cash Flow (each as defined in the Credit Facility). Interest on advances will
generally be payable quarterly.
OLP-B, is a borrower under the Credit Facility with respect to a
$24,128,928 letter of credit issued by First Union National Bank relating to its
Illinois coal terminal. The obligations of the Partnership under the Credit
Facility are guaranteed by the Partnerships' operating partnerships and the
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Facility) of the Partnership
(other than the SFPP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SFPP"), which will
become a guarantor
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at such time as SFPP is permitted to do so under its existing contractual
arrangements). The Partnership, its operating partnerships (other than OLP-B)
and the Restricted Subsidiaries have guaranteed the obligations of OLP-B under
the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility initially will be secured by, among
other things, a first priority lien on (i) the Partnership's limited partner
interests in the Partnership's operating partnerships; (ii) all of the assets of
OLP-D (including its general partner interest in SFPP), (iii) all of the issued
and outstanding stock of Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Liquids Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("KMNGL"), owned by OLP-A, (iv) all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests of Kinder Morgan Co., LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and by KMNGL, (v) KMNGL's fifty percent (50%) general partner
interest in Mont Belview Associates, a Texas general partnership, and (vi)
intercompany notes to be executed by the Partnership's operating partnerships
and the Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the Partnership for loan proceeds
lent to them by the Partnership. If the Partnership fails to maintain certain
financial ratios, then each of the Partnership's operating partnerships and the
Restricted Subsidiaries will secure its intercompany notes with its assets.
Organizational Structure
The General Partner serves as the sole general partner of the Partnership.
In addition to its general partner interest in the Partnership, the General
Partner owns, as of March 31, 1998, approximately 2% of the Outstanding Common
Units. The Partnership is the approximate 99% limited partner of each of its
operating partnerships and the General Partner is the approximate 1% general
partner. These operating partnerships consist of: (i) OLP-A, which owns the
North System, the Cypress Pipeline, the Central Basin Pipeline and the interest
in the NGL fractionation facility; (ii) OLP-B, which owns the Illinois coal
terminaling and storage facility; (iii) OLP-C, which owns the southwest Kentucky
coal terminaling and storage facility; and (iv) OLP-D, which is the 99.5%
general partner of SFPP, which owns the North Pipeline, the South Pipeline, the
Oregon Pipeline and the San Diego Pipeline. OLP-A, OLP-B, OLP-C and OLP-D are
collectively referred to herein as the "KM Operating Partnerships."
The Partnership's headquarters and executive offices are located at 1301
McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010 and its telephone number is
(713) 844-9500.
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MARKET PRICE DATA
The following table sets forth certain information as to the sale prices
per Common Unit as quoted on the NYSE for each calendar year since the end of
1995, adjusted to give effect to the 2 for 1 split of Common Units effective
October 1, 1997.
Calendar Year High Low
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1998
First Quarter........................ $37.8750 $30.125
1997
First Quarter........................ $21.3750 $13.6875
Second Quarter....................... 24.0625 19.2500
Third Quarter........................ 36.8750 23.9375
Fourth Quarter....................... 41.2500 32.0000
1996
First Quarter........................ $13.1875 $12.1875
Second Quarter....................... 13.0000 12.4375
Third Quarter........................ 14.0625 12.6875
Fourth Quarter....................... 14.5625 12.8125
On April 9, 1998, the last full trading day for which quotations were
available prior to the date of this Prospectus, the closing price for a Common
Unit as reported on the NYSE Composite Transaction Tape was $38.125. VRED
HOLDERS ARE URGED TO OBTAIN CURRENT QUOTATIONS FOR THE COMMON UNITS.
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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following tables set forth certain selected historical consolidated
financial information for the Partnership. The information below should be read
in conjunction with the respective Partnership consolidated financial
statements and related notes incorporated herein by rererence.
(in thousands, except per common unit and operating data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income and Cash Flow Data:
Revenues............................ $ 51,180 $ 54,904 $ 64,304 $ 71,250 $ 73,932
Cost of product sold................ 685 940 8,020 7,874 7,154
Operating expense................... 12,932 13,644 15,928 22,347 17,982
Fuel and power...................... 6,875 5,481 3,934 4,916 5,636
Depreciation........................ 7,167 8,539 9,548 9,908 10,067
General and administrative.......... 7,073 8,196 8,739 9,132 8,862
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------
Operating income.................... 16,448 18,104 18,135 17,073 24,231
Equity in earnings (loss) of
Partnerships................... 1,835 5,867 5,755 5,675 5,724
Interest expense.................... (10,302) (11,989) (12,455) (12,634) (12,605)
Other income and minority interest.. 510 509 1,311 3,129 (353)
Income tax (provision) benefit...... 83 (1,389) (1,432) (1,343) 740
--------- --------- --------- -------- --------
Net income.......................... $ 8,574 $ 11,102 $ 11,314 $ 11,900 $ 17,737
========= ========= ========= ======== ========
Net income per Common
Unit<F1>........................ $ .75 $ .93 $ .85 $ .90 $ 1.02
========= ========= ========= ======== ========
Additions to property, plant and
equipment<F2>................... $ 4,688 $ 5,195 $ 7,826 $ 8,575 $ 6,884
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Net property, plant and equipment... $228,859 $238,850 $236,854 $235,994 $244,967
Total assets........................ 288,345 299,271 303,664 303,603 312,906
Long-term debt...................... 138,485 150,219 156,938 160,211 146,824
Partners' capital................... 132,391 128,474 123,116 118,344 150,224
Operating Data (unaudited):
Liquids pipelines transportation
Volumes (MBbls)..................... 52,600 46,078 41,613 46,601 46,309
NGL fractionation volumes
(MBbls)<F3>....................... 53,053 57,703 59,546 59,912 71,686
Gas processing volumes
(MMcf/d)<F4>...................... - 34 34 14 -
NGL revenue volumes
(MBbls)<F5>....................... - - 477 1,638 395
CO2 transportation
volumes (Bcf)..................... 33 32 44 63 76
Coal transport volumes
(Mtons)<F6>....................... 1,209 4,539 6,486 6,090 9,087
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<FN>
<F1>Represents net income per Common Unit adjusted for the 2-for-1 split of
Common Units effective on October 1, 1997. Allocation of net income per
Common Unit was computed by dividing the interest of the holders of Common
Units in net income by the weighted average number of Common Units
outstanding during the period.
<F2>Additions to property, plant and equipment for 1993, 1994 and 1997 exclude
$25,291, $12,825 and $11,688 of assets acquired in the September 1993 Cora
Terminal, the June 1994 Painter Gas Processing Plant (Painter Plant) and the
September 1997 Grand Rivers Terminal acquisitions, respectively.
<F3>Represents total volumes for the Mont Belvieu Fractionator and the Painter
Plant.
<F4>Represents the volumes of the gas processing portion of the Painter Plant,
which has been operationally idle since June 1996.
<F5>Represents the volumes of the Bushton facility (beginning in October, 1995).
<F6>Represents the volumes of the Cora Terminal, excluding ship or pay volumes
of 252 Mtons for 1996 and the Grand Rivers Terminal from September 1997.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
The following paragraphs are a summary of certain provisions of the
Partnership Agreement. A copy of the Partnership Agreement is included as Annex
A to this Prospectus. Unless otherwise specifically described, references herein
to the term "Partnership Agreement" constitute references to the partnership
agreements of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP,
collectively. The KM Partnerships and SFPP sometimes collectively are referred
to as the "Operating Partnerships." The following discussion is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the partnership agreements for the Partnership, the KM
Operating Partnerships and SFPP. With regard to allocations of taxable income
and taxable loss, see "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
Organization and Duration
The Partnership, each of the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP are
Delaware limited partnerships.
The General Partner is the general partner of the Partnership and each of
the KM Operating Partnerships. The General Partner owns an approximate 1% direct
interest as general partner in the Partnership and each of the KM Operating
Partnerships and an approximate 1% indirect economic interest in each of the KM
Operating Partnerships through its general partner interest in the Partnership.
In addition, the General Partner is entitled to receive quarterly cash incentive
distributions from the Partnership, which increase based on the amount of
quarterly cash distributions paid to holders of Common Units. The Common Units
represent all of the remaining partnership interests in the Partnership. The
Partnership owns an approximate 99% limited partner interest in each of the KM
Operating Partnerships. OLP-D owns a 99.5% general partner interest and the SF
General Partner owns the .5% Special LP Interest in SFPP.
Unless liquidated or dissolved at an earlier time, under the terms of the
Partnership Agreement, the Partnership, each of the KM Operating Partnerships
and SFPP will dissolve on December 31, 2082.
Purpose
The purpose of the Partnership under the Partnership Agreement is to serve
as the limited partner in the Operating Partnerships and to conduct any other
business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized
pursuant to the Delaware Act.
Power of Attorney
Each limited partner, and each person who acquires a Common Unit from a
prior holder and executes and delivers a transfer application with respect to
such Common Unit, grants to the General Partner and, if a liquidator has been
appointed, the liquidator, a power of attorney to, among other things, (i)
execute and file certain documents required in connection with the
qualification, continuance or dissolution of the Partnership or the amendment of
the Partnership Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Partnership
Agreement and (ii) make consents and waivers contained in the Partnership
Agreement.
Restrictions on Authority of the General Partner
The authority of the General Partner is limited in certain respects under
the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner is prohibited, without the prior
approval of holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Common Units
from, among other things, selling or exchanging all or substantially all of the
Partnership's assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions
(including by way of merger, consolidation or other combination) or approving on
behalf of the Partnership the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, provided that the
Partnership may mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in
all or substantially all of the Partnership's assets without such approval. The
Partnership may sell all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to a
foreclosure or other realization upon the foregoing encumbrances without such
approval. Except as provided in the Partnership Agreement and generally
described under "Comparison of Common Unit Holders' Rights" and "--Amendment of
Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements," any amendment to a provision of the
Partnership Agreement generally will require the approval of the holders of at
least 66 2/3% of the Common Units. The General Partner's ability to sell or
otherwise dispose of the Partnership's assets are restricted by the terms of the
Partnership's credit facility.
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In general, the General Partner may not take any action, or refuse to take
any reasonable action, without the consent of the holders of at least a majority
of each class of outstanding units of the Partnership, including the consent of
at least a majority of the outstanding Common Units (other than Common Units
owned by the General Partner and its affiliates), the effect of which would be
to cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
Withdrawal or Removal of the General Partner
The General Partner has agreed not to voluntarily withdraw as general
partner of the Partnership prior to January 1, 2003 (with limited exceptions
described below) without the approval of at least a majority of the outstanding
Common Units (excluding for purposes of such determination Common Units held by
the General Partner and its affiliates) and furnishing an opinion of counsel
that such withdrawal will not cause the Partnership to be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal
income tax purposes or result in the loss of the limited liability of any
limited partner. On or after January 1, 2003, the General Partner may withdraw
as general partner by giving 90 days' written notice (without first obtaining
approval from the holders of Common Units), and such withdrawal will not
constitute a breach of the Partnership Agreement. If an opinion of counsel
cannot be obtained to the effect that (following the selection of a successor)
the General Partner's withdrawal would not result in the loss of limited
liability of the holders of Common Units or cause the Partnership to be treated
as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for
federal income tax purposes, the Partnership will be dissolved after such
withdrawal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may withdraw
without approval the holders of Common Units upon 90 days' notice to the limited
partners if more than 50% of the outstanding Common Units (other than those held
by the withdrawing General Partner and its affiliates) are held or controlled by
one person and its affiliates. In addition, the Partnership Agreement does not
restrict Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s ability to sell directly or indirectly, all or
any portion of the capital stock of the General Partner to a third party without
the approval of the holders of Common Units.
The General Partner may not be removed unless such removal is approved by
the vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the outstanding Common Units
(excluding Common Units held by the General Partner and its affiliates) provided
that certain other conditions are satisfied. Any such removal is subject to the
approval of the successor general partner by the same vote and receipt of an
opinion of counsel that such removal and the approval of a successor will not
result in the loss of limited liability of any limited partner or cause the
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
Removal or withdrawal of the General Partner as the general partner of the
Partnership also constitutes removal or withdrawal, as the case may be, of the
General Partner as the general partner of the KM Operating Partnerships.
In the event of withdrawal of the General Partner where such withdrawal
violates the Partnership Agreement or removal of the General Partner by the
limited partners under circumstances where cause exists, a successor general
partner will have the option to acquire the general partner interest of the
departing General Partner (the "Departing Partner") in the Partnership and the
KM Operating Partnerships for a cash payment equal to the fair market value of
such interest. Under all other circumstances where the General Partner withdraws
or is removed by the limited partners, the Departing Partner will have the
option to require the successor general partner to acquire such general partner
interest of the Departing Partner for such amount. In each case such fair market
value will be determined by agreement between the Departing Partner and the
successor general partner, or if no agreement is reached, by an independent
investment banking firm or other independent expert selected by the Departing
Partner and the successor general partner (or if no expert can be agreed upon,
by the expert chosen by agreement of the expert selected by each of them). In
addition, the Partnership would also be required to reimburse the Departing
Partner for all amounts due the Departing Partner, including without limitation
all employee related liabilities, including severance liabilities, incurred in
connection with the termination of the employees employed by the Departing
Partner for the benefit of the Partnership.
If the above-described option is not exercised by either the Departing
Partner or the successor general partner, as applicable, the Departing Partner's
general partner interest in the Partnership will be converted into Common Units
equal to the fair market value of such interest as determined by an investment
banking firm or other independent expert selected in the manner described in the
preceding paragraph.
The General Partner may transfer all, but not less than all, of its
general partner interest in the Partnership without the approval of the limited
partners to one of its affiliates or upon its merger or consolidation into
another
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entity or the transfer of all or substantially all of its assets to another
entity, provided in either case that such entity assumes the rights and duties
of the General Partner, agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Partnership
Agreement and furnishes an opinion of counsel that such transfer would not
result in the loss of the limited liability of any limited partner or cause the
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise cause the Partnership to be subject to entity level taxation for
federal income tax purposes. In the case of any other transfer of the general
partner interest in the Partnership, in addition to the foregoing requirements,
the approval of at least a majority of the Common Units is required, excluding
for such purposes those interests held by the General Partner and its
affiliates.
Upon the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner, the Partnership
will be dissolved, wound up and liquidated, unless such withdrawal or removal
takes place following the approval of a successor general partner or unless
within 180 days after such withdrawal or removal a majority of the holders of
Common Units agree in writing to continue the business of the Partnership and to
the appointment of a successor general partner. See "-Termination and
Dissolution."
Anti-takeover and Restricted Voting Right Provisions
The Partnership Agreement contains certain provisions that are intended to
discourage a person or group from attempting to remove the General Partner, as
general partner, or otherwise change the management of the Partnership. If any
person or group other than the General Partner and its affiliates acquires
beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Common Units, such person or group
loses any and all voting rights with respect to all of the Common Units
beneficially owned or held by such person.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Duties. First Chicago Trust Company of New York is the registrar and
transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") for the Common Units and receives a fee
from the Partnership for serving in such capacities. All fees charged by the
Transfer Agent for transfers of Common Units are borne by the Partnership and
not by the holders of Common Units, except that fees similar to those
customarily paid by holders of securities for surety bond premiums to replace
lost or stolen certificates, taxes or other governmental charges, special
charges for services requested by a holder of a Common Unit and other similar
fees or charges will be borne by the affected holder. There will be no charge to
holders for disbursements of the Partnership cash distributions. The Partnership
will indemnify the Transfer Agent, its agents and each of their respective
shareholders, directors, officers and employees against all claims and losses
that may arise out of acts performed or omitted in respect of its activities as
such, except for any liability due to any negligence, gross negligence, bad
faith or intentional misconduct of the indemnified person or entity.
Resignation or Removal. The Transfer Agent may at any time resign, by
notice to the Partnership, or be removed by the Partnership, such resignation or
removal to become effective upon the appointment by the General Partner of a
successor transfer agent and registrar and its acceptance of such appointment.
If no successor has been appointed and accepted such appointment within 30 days
after notice of such resignation or removal, the General Partner is authorized
to act as the transfer agent and registrar until a successor is appointed.
Transfer of Common Units; Status as Limited Partner or Assignee
Until a Common Unit has been transferred on the books of the Partnership,
the Partnership and the Transfer Agent, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary, may treat the record holder thereof as the absolute owner for all
purposes, except as otherwise required by law or stock exchange regulation. Any
transfers of a Common Unit will not be recorded by the Transfer Agent or
recognized by the Partnership unless the transferee executes and delivers a
Transfer Application (set forth on the reverse side of the certificate
representing Common Units). By executing and delivering the Transfer
Application, the transferee of Common Units (i) becomes the record holder of
such Common Units and shall constitute an assignee until admitted to the
Partnership as a substitute limited partner, (ii) automatically requests
admission as a substituted limited partner in the Partnership, (iii) agrees to
be bound by the terms and conditions of and is deemed to have executed the
Partnership Agreement, (iv) represents that such transferee has capacity, power
and authority to enter into the Partnership Agreement, (v) grants powers of
attorney to the General Partner and any liquidator of the Partnership as
specified in the Partnership Agreement and (vi) makes the consents and waivers
contained in the Partnership Agreement. An assignee, pending its admission as a
substituted limited partner in the Partnership, is entitled to an interest in
the Partnership equivalent to that of a limited partner with respect to the
right to share in allocations and distributions from the Partnership, including
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liquidating distributions. The General Partner will vote, and exercise other
powers attributable to, Common Units owned by an assignee who has not become a
substituted limited partner at the written direction of such Assignee. See
"-Meetings; Voting."
An assignee will become a substituted limited partner of the Partnership
in respect of the transferred Common Units upon the consent of the General
Partner and the recordation of the name of the assignee on the books and records
of the Partnership. Such consent may be withheld in the sole discretion of the
General Partner. Common Units are securities and are transferable according to
the laws governing transfers of securities. In addition to other rights acquired
upon transfer, the transferor gives the transferee the right to request
admission as a substituted limited partner in the Partnership in respect of the
transferred Common Units. A purchaser or transferee of Common Units who does not
execute and deliver a Transfer Application obtains only (a) the right to
transfer the Common Units to a purchaser or other transferee and (b) the right
to transfer the right to seek admission as a substituted limited partner in the
Partnership with respect to the transferred Common Units. Thus, a purchaser or
transferee of Common Units who does not execute and deliver a Transfer
Application will not receive cash distributions unless the Common Units are held
in a nominee or street name account and the nominee or broker has executed and
delivered a Transfer Application with respect to such Common Units and may not
receive certain federal income tax information or reports furnished to record
holders of Common Units. The transferor of Common Units will have a duty to
provide such transferee with all information that may be necessary to obtain
registration of the transfer of the Common Units, but the transferee agrees, by
acceptance of the certificate representing Common Units, that the transferor
will not have a duty to see to the execution of the Transfer Application by the
transferee and will have no liability or responsibility if such transferee
neglects or chooses not to execute and forward the Transfer Application.
Holders of Common Units may hold their Common Units in nominee accounts,
provided that the broker (or other nominee) executes and delivers a Transfer
Application. The Partnership will be entitled to treat the nominee holder of a
Common Unit as the absolute owner thereof, and the beneficial owner's rights
will be limited solely to those that it has against the nominee holder as a
result of or by reason of any understanding or agreement between such beneficial
owner and nominee holder.
Non-citizen Assignees; Redemption
If the Partnership is or becomes subject to federal, state or local laws
or regulations that, in the reasonable determination of the General Partner,
provides for the cancellation or forfeiture of any property in which the
Partnership has an interest because of the nationality, citizenship or other
related status of any limited partner or assignee, the Partnership may redeem
the Common Units held by such limited partner or assignee at their Average Fair
Market Price. In order to avoid any such cancellation or forfeiture, the General
Partner may require each record holder or assignee to furnish information about
the holder's nationality, citizenship, residency or related status. If the
record holder fails to furnish such information within 30 days after a request
for such information, or if the General Partner determines on the basis of the
information furnished by such holder in response to the request that the
cancellation or forfeiture of any property in which the Partnership has an
interest may occur, the General Partner may be substituted as the limited
partner for such record holder, who will then be treated as a non-citizen
assignee ("Non-citizen Assignee"), and the General Partner will have the right
to redeem the Common Units held by such record holder as described above. The
Partnership Agreement sets forth the rights of such record holder or assignee
upon redemption. Pending such redemption or in lieu thereof, the General Partner
may change the status of any such limited partner or assignee to that of a
Non-citizen Assignee. Further, a Non-citizen Assignee (unlike an assignee who is
not a substitute limited partner) does not have the right to direct the vote
regarding such Non-citizen Assignee's Common Units and may not receive
distributions in kind upon liquidation of the Partnership. See "-Transfer of
Common Units; Status as Limited Partner or Assignee."
As used in this Prospectus, (i) "Average Fair Market Price" of a limited
partner interest as of any date means the average of the daily End of Day Price
(as hereinafter defined) for the 20 consecutive Unit Transaction Days (as
hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) "End of Day Price" for
any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such
sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on
such day, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated
transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to
trading on the principal national securities exchange on which the limited
partner interests of such class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the
limited partner interests of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on
any national securities exchange, the last quoted sale price on such day, or, if
not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in
the over-the-counter market, as reported by the NASDAQ or such other system then
in use, or if on any such day the limited partner interests of
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such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker
making a market in the limited partner interests of such class selected by the
Board of Directors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker
is making a market in such limited partner interests, the fair value of such
limited partner interests on such day as determined reasonably and in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the General Partner; and (iii) "Unit Transaction
Day" means a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which
such limited partner interests are listed or admitted to trading is open for the
Transaction of business or, if the limited partner interests of such class are
not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a day on
which banking institutions in New York City generally are open.
Issuance of Additional Securities
The Partnership's Issuance of Securities. The Partnership Agreement does
not restrict the ability of the General Partner to issue additional limited or
general partner interests and authorizes the General Partner to cause the
Partnership to issue additional securities of the Partnership for such
consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the
General Partner in its sole discretion without the approval of any limited
partners. In accordance with Delaware law and the provisions of the Partnership
Agreement, the General Partner may issue additional partnership interests which,
in its sole discretion, may have special voting rights to which the Common Units
are not entitled.
Limited Pre-emptive Right of General Partner. The General Partner has the
right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of its
affiliates, to purchase Common Units or other equity securities of the
Partnership from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms that, the
Partnership issues such securities to persons other than the General Partner and
its affiliates, to the extent necessary to maintain the percentage interest of
the General Partner and its affiliates in the Partnership to that which existed
immediately prior to each such issuance. The General Partner waived its
pre-emptive rights with respect to the Transaction, but not with respect to any
other or further transaction.
Limited Call Right
If at any time not more than 20% of the issued and outstanding limited
partner interests of any class are held by persons other than the General
Partner and its affiliates, the General Partner will have the right, which it
may assign and transfer to any of its affiliates or to the Partnership, to
purchase all, but not less than all, of the outstanding limited partner
interests of such class held by such non-affiliated persons, as of a record date
to be selected by the General Partner, on at least 10 but not more than 60 days'
notice. The purchase price in the event of such purchase shall be the greater of
(i) the Average Fair Market Price of limited partner interests of such class as
of the date five days prior to the mailing of written notice of its election to
purchase limited partner interests of such class and (ii) the highest cash price
paid by the General Partner or any of its affiliates for any limited partner
interests of such class purchased within the 90 days preceding the date the
General Partner mails notice of its election to purchase such Common Units.
Amendment of Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements
Amendments to the Partnership Agreement may be proposed only by or with
the consent of the General Partner. In order to adopt a proposed amendment, the
General Partner is required to seek written approval of the holders of the
number of Common Units required to approve such amendment or call a meeting of
the limited partners to consider and vote upon the proposed amendment, except as
described below. Proposed amendments (other than those described below) must be
approved by holders of at least 662/3% of the outstanding Common Units, except
that no amendment may be made which would (i) enlarge the obligations of any
limited partner, without its consent, (ii) enlarge the obligations of the
General Partner, without its consent, which may be given or withheld in its sole
discretion, (iii) restrict in any way any action by or rights of the General
Partner as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, (iv) modify the amounts
distributable, reimbursable or otherwise payable by the Partnership to the
General Partner, (v) change the term of the Partnership or (vi) give any person
the right to dissolve the Partnership other than the General Partner's right to
dissolve the Partnership with the approval of a majority of the outstanding
Common Units or change such right of the General Partner in any way.
Amendments to the partnership agreements of the KM Operating Partnerships
may be proposed by or with the consent of the General Partner. Proposed
amendments (other than those described below) require the approval of the
Partnership, as the limited partner of the KM Operating Partnerships. In
addition, amendments to SFPP's
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Partnership Agreement may be adopted by OLP-D without the consent of the holder
of the special limited partner interest.
The General Partner may make amendments to the Partnership Agreement
without the approval of any limited partner or assignee of the Partnership to
reflect (i) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the
principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent or the
registered office of the partnership, (ii) admission, substitution, withdrawal
or removal of partners in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, (iii) a
change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is reasonable and
necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the qualification of the
Partnership as a partnership in which the limited partners have limited
liability or that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the General
Partner to ensure that the Partnership will not be treated as an association
taxable as a corporation or otherwise subject to taxation as an entity for
federal income tax purposes, (iv) an amendment that is necessary, in the opinion
of counsel to the Partnership, to prevent the Partnership or the General Partner
or their respective directors or officers from in any manner being subjected to
the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, or "plan asset" regulations adopted under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, whether or not
substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by
the United States Department of Labor, (v) subject to the limitations on the
issuance of additional Common Units or other limited or general partner
interests described above, an amendment that in the sole discretion of the
General Partner is necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization
of additional limited or general partner interests, (vi) any amendment expressly
permitted in the Partnership Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting
alone, (vii) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a merger
agreement that has been approved pursuant to the terms of the Partnership
Agreement and (viii) any other amendments substantially similar to the
foregoing.
In addition, the General Partner may make amendments to the Partnership
Agreement without such consent if such amendments (i) do not adversely affect
the limited partners in any material respect, (ii) are necessary or desirable to
satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion,
directive, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial
authority or contained in any federal or state statute, (iii) are necessary or
desirable to facilitate the trading of the Common Units or to comply with any
rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any securities exchange on which
the Common Units are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of which
the General Partner deems to be in the best interests of the Partnership and the
holders of Common Units or (iv) are required to effect the intent of, or as
contemplated by, the Partnership Agreement.
The General Partner will not be required to obtain an opinion of counsel
as to the tax consequences or the possible effect on limited liability of
amendments described in the two immediately preceding paragraphs. No other
amendments to the Partnership Agreement will become effective without the
approval of at least 95% of the Common Units unless the Partnership obtains an
opinion of counsel to the effect that such amendment will not cause the
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise cause the Partnership to be subject to entity level taxation for
federal income tax purposes and will not affect the limited liability of any
limited partner in the Partnership or the limited partner of the Operating
Partnerships.
Any amendment that materially and adversely affects the rights or
preferences of any type or class of limited partner interests in relation to
other types or classes of limited partner interests or the general partner
interests will require the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the type or class of
limited partner interests so affected.
Management
General. The General Partner will manage and operate the activities of the
Partnership, and the General Partner's activities will be limited to such
management and operation. Holders of Common Units will not direct or participate
in the management or operations of the Partnership, any of the KM Operating
Partnerships or SFPP. See "--Limited Liability." The General Partner will owe a
fiduciary duty to the holders of Common Units. See "Risk Factors-Risk Associated
with the Partnership Agreement and State Partnership Law." Notwithstanding any
limitation on obligations or duties, the General Partner will be liable, as the
general partner of the Partnership, for all the debts of the Partnership (to the
extent not paid by the Partnership), except to the extent that indebtedness
incurred by the Partnership is made specifically non-recourse to the General
Partner. See "The Partnership--Acquisition Santa Fe."
The Partnership does not currently have any directors, officers or
employees. As is commonly the case with publicly traded limited partnerships,
the Partnership does not currently contemplate that it will directly employ any
of the persons responsible for managing or operating the Partnership's business
or for providing it with services,
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but will instead reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the
services of such persons. See "-Reimbursement of Expenses." The General
Partner's employees are not represented by any labor unions, and they are not
covered by any collective bargaining agreements.
Reimbursement of Expenses. The General Partner will receive no management
fee or similar compensation in conjunction with its management of the
Partnership (other than cash distributions). See "--Cash Distribution Policy."
However, the General Partner is entitled pursuant to Partnership Agreement to
reimbursement on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may
determine in its sole discretion, for all direct and indirect expenses it incurs
or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership and all other necessary or
appropriate expenses allocable to the Partnership or otherwise reasonably
incurred by the General Partner in connection with operating the Partnership's
business. The Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner shall
determine the fees and expenses that are allocable to the Partnership in any
reasonable manner determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion. The
reimbursement for such costs and expenses will be in addition to any
reimbursement to the General Partner and its affiliates as a result of the
indemnification provisions of the Partnership Agreement. See "-Indemnification."
Indemnification. The Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership
will indemnify the General Partner, any Departing Partner and any person who is
or was an officer or director of the General Partner or any Departing Partner,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, and may indemnify, to the extent deemed
advisable by the General Partner, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
person who is or was an affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing
Partner, any person who is or was an officer, director, employee, partner, agent
or trustee of the General Partner, any Departing Partner or any such affiliate,
or any person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any
affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing Partner as an officer,
director, employee, partner, agent, or trustee of another person ("Indemnitees")
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or
several) expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses),
judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlement and other amounts arising from
any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of
its status as (i) the General Partner, a Departing Partner or affiliate of
either, (ii) an officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the
General Partner, any Departing Partner or affiliate of either or (iii) a person
serving at the request of the Partnership in another entity in a similar
capacity, provided that in each case the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a
manner which the Indemnitee believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Partnership and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification
under the Partnership Agreement will only be paid out of the assets of the
Partnership, and the General Partner will not be personally liable for, or have
any obligation to contribute or loan funds or assets to the Partnership to
enable it to effectuate, such indemnification. The Partnership is authorized to
purchase (or to reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the cost of)
insurance, purchased on behalf of the General Partner and such other persons as
the General Partner determines, against liabilities asserted against and
expenses incurred by such persons in connection with the Partnership's
activities, whether or not the Partnership would have the power to indemnify
such person against such liabilities under the provisions described above.
Conflicts and Audit Committee. One or more directors who are neither
officers nor employees of the General Partner or any of its affiliates will
serve as a committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the
"Conflicts and Audit Committee") and will, at the request of the General
Partner, review specific matters as to which the General Partner believes there
may be a conflict of interest in order to determine if the resolution of such
conflict proposed by the General Partner is fair and reasonable to the
Partnership. The Conflicts and Audit Committee will only review matters at the
request of the General Partner, which has sole discretion to determine which
matters to submit to such Committee. Any matters approved by the Conflicts and
Audit Committee will be conclusively deemed to be fair and reasonable to the
Partnership, approved by all partners of the Partnership and not a breach by the
General Partner of the Partnership Agreement or any duties it may owe to the
Partnership. Additionally, it is possible that such procedure in itself may
constitute a conflict of interest.
Meetings; Voting
Holders of Common Units or assignees who are record holders of Common
Units on the record date set pursuant to the Partnership Agreement will be
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, meetings of limited partners of the
Partnership and to act with respect to matters as to which approvals may be
solicited. With respect to voting rights attributable to Common Units that are
owned by assignees who have not yet been admitted as limited partners, the
General Partner will be deemed to be the limited partner with respect thereto
and will, in exercising the voting rights
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in respect of such Common Units on any matter, vote such Common Units at the
written direction of such record holder. If a proxy is not returned on behalf of
the Common Unit record holder, such Common Units will not be voted (except that,
in the case of Common Units held by the General Partner on behalf of Non-citizen
Assignees, the General Partner will distribute the votes in respect of such
Common Units in the same ratios as the votes of limited partners in respect of
other Common Units are cast). When a proxy is returned properly executed, the
Common Units represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the indicated
instructions. If no instructions have been specified on the properly executed
and returned proxy, the Common Units represented thereby will be voted "FOR" the
approval of the matters to be presented. Common Units held by the General
Partner on behalf of Non-citizen Assignees, as defined pursuant to the
Partnership Agreement, shall be voted by the General Partner in the same ratios
as the votes of the limited partners with respect to the matter presented to the
holders of Common Units.
Any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the limited
partners may be taken either at a meeting of the limited partners or without a
meeting if consents in writing setting forth the action so taken are signed by
holders of such number of limited partner interests as would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting of the limited partners. Meetings of
the limited partners of the Partnership may be called by the General Partner or
by limited partners owning at least 20% of the outstanding Common Units of the
class for which a meeting is proposed. Limited partners may vote either in
person or by proxy at meetings. Two-thirds (or a majority, if that is the vote
required to take action at the meeting in question) of the outstanding limited
partner interests of the class for which a meeting is to be held (excluding, if
such are excluded from such vote, limited partner interests held by the General
Partner and its affiliates) represented in person or by proxy will constitute a
quorum at a meeting of limited partners of the Partnership. Except for any
proposal for removal of the General Partner or certain amendments to the
Partnership Agreement described above, substantially all matters submitted for a
vote are determined by the affirmative vote, in person or by proxy, of holders
of a majority of the outstanding limited partner interests.
Each record holder of a Common Unit has a vote according to such record
holder's percentage interest in the Partnership, although additional limited
partner interests having special voting rights could be issued by the General
Partner. See "--Issuance of Additional Securities." However, Common Units owned
beneficially by any person or group (other than the General Partner and its
affiliates) that own beneficially 20% or more of all Common Units may not be
voted on any matter and will not be considered to be outstanding when sending
notices of a meeting of limited partners, calculating required votes,
determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar partnership purposes.
The Partnership Agreement provides that Common Units held in nominee or street
name accounts will be voted by the broker (or other nominee) pursuant to the
instruction of the beneficial owner, unless the arrangement between the
beneficial owner and such holder's nominee provides otherwise.
Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or
permitted to be given or made to record holders of Common Units (whether or not
such record holder has been admitted as a limited partner) under the terms of
the Partnership Agreement will be delivered to the record holder by the
Partnership or by the Transfer Agent at the request of the Partnership.
Limited Liability
Except as described below, Common Units are fully paid, and holders of
Common Units will not be required to make additional contributions to the
Partnership.
Assuming that a limited partner does not participate in the control of the
business of the Partnership, within the meaning of the Delaware Act, and that
such partner otherwise acts in conformity with the provisions of the Partnership
Agreement, such partner's liability under the Delaware Act will be limited,
subject to certain possible exceptions, generally to the amount of capital such
partner is obligated to contribute to the Partnership in respect of such
holder's Common Units plus such holder's share of any undistributed profits and
assets of the Partnership. However, if it were determined that the right or
exercise of the right by the limited partners as a group to remove or replace
the General Partner, to approve certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement
or to take other action pursuant to the Partnership Agreement constituted
"participation in the control" of the Partnership's business for the purposes of
the Delaware Act, then the limited partners could be held personally liable for
the Partnership's obligations under the laws of the State of Delaware to the
same extent as the General Partner. Under the Delaware Act, a limited
partnership may not make a distribution to a partner to the extent that at the
time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all
liabilities of the partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of
their partnership interests and nonrecourse liabilities, exceed the fair value
of the assets of the limited partnership. For the purpose of determining the
fair value of the assets of a limited partnership, the Delaware Act provides
that
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the fair value of property subject to nonrecourse liability shall be included in
the assets of the limited partnership only to the extent that the fair value of
that property exceeds that nonrecourse liability. The Delaware Act provides that
a limited partner who receives such a distribution and knew at the time of the
distribution that the distribution was in violation of the Delaware Act shall be
liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution for three
years from the date of the distribution. Under the Delaware Act, an assignee who
becomes a substituted limited partner of a limited partnership is liable for the
obligations of the assignor to make contributions to the partnership, except the
assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to such assignee at the time
the assignee became a limited partner and which could not be ascertained from
the partnership agreement.
The Partnership is organized under the laws of Delaware and currently
conducts business in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and
Wyoming. Maintenance of limited liability will require compliance with legal
requirements in such jurisdictions in which the Partnership conducts business,
including qualifying the Operating Partnerships to do business therein.
Limitations on the liability of limited partners for the obligations of a
limited partnership have not been clearly established in many jurisdictions. If
it were determined that the Partnership was, by virtue of its limited partner
interest in the Operating Partnerships or otherwise, conducting business in any
state without compliance with the applicable limited partnership statute, or
that the right or exercise of the right by the limited partners as a group to
remove or replace the General Partner, to approve certain amendments to the
Partnership Agreement, or to take other action pursuant to the Partnership
Agreement constituted "participation in the control" of the Partnership's
business for the purposes of the statues of any relevant jurisdiction, then the
limited partners could be held personally liable for the Partnership's
obligations under the law of such jurisdiction to the same extent as the General
Partner. The Partnership will operate in such manner as the General Partner
deems reasonable and necessary or appropriate to preserve the limited liability
of holders of Common Units.
Books and Reports
The General Partner is required to keep appropriate books of the business
at the principal offices of the Partnership. The books will be maintained for
both tax and financial reporting purposes on an accrual basis. The fiscal year
of the Partnership is the calendar year.
As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the
close of each fiscal year, the General Partner will furnish each record holder
of a Common Unit (as of a record date selected by the General Partner) with an
annual report containing audited financial statements of the Partnership for the
past fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after the
close of each calendar quarter (except the fourth quarter), the General Partner
will furnish each record holder of Common Units upon request a report containing
unaudited financial statements of the Partnership and such other information as
may be required by law.
The General Partner will use all reasonable efforts to furnish each record
holder of a Common Unit information reasonably required for tax reporting
purposes within 90 days after the close of each taxable year. Such information
is expected to be furnished in a summary form so that certain complex
calculations normally required of partners can be avoided. The General Partner's
ability to furnish such summary information to holders of Common Units will
depend on the cooperation of such holders of Common Units in supplying certain
information to the General Partner. Every holder of a Common Unit (without
regard to whether such holder supplies such information to the General Partner)
will receive information to assist in determining such holder's federal and
state tax liability and filing such holder's federal and state income tax
returns.
Right to Inspect Partnership Books and Records
The Partnership Agreement provides that a limited partner can, for a
purpose reasonably related to such limited partner's interest as a limited
partner, upon reasonable demand and at such partner's own expense, have
furnished to him (i) a current list of the name and last known address of each
partner, (ii) a copy of the Partnership's tax returns, (iii) information as to
the amount of cash, and a description and statement of the agreed value of any
other property or services contributed or to be contributed by each partner and
the date on which each became a partner, (iv) copies of the Partnership
Agreement, the certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership, amendments
thereto and powers of attorney pursuant to which the same have been executed,
(v) information regarding the status of the Partnership's business and financial
condition and (vi) such other information regarding the affairs of the
Partnership as is just and reasonable. The General Partner may, and intends to,
keep confidential from the limited partners trade secrets or other information
the disclosure of which the General Partner believes in
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good faith is not in the best interests of the Partnership or which the
Partnership is required by law or by agreements with third parties to keep
confidential.
Termination and Dissolution
The Partnership will continue until December 31, 2082, unless sooner
terminated pursuant to the Partnership Agreement. The Partnership will be
dissolved upon (i) the election of the General Partner to dissolve the
Partnership, if approved by a majority of the Common Units, (ii) the sale of all
or substantially all of the assets and properties of the Partnership and its
operating partnerships, (iii) the bankruptcy or dissolution of the General
Partner or (iv) the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or any other
event that results in its ceasing to be the General Partner (other than by
reason of a transfer in accordance with the Partnership Agreement or withdrawal
or removal following approval of a successor), provided that the Partnership
will not be dissolved upon an event described in clause (iv) if within 90 days
after such event the partners agree in writing to continue the business of the
Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such event, of a
successor general partner. Upon a dissolution pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv),
at least a majority of the Common Units may also elect, within certain time
limitations, to reconstitute the Partnership and continue its business on the
same terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement by forming a
new limited partnership on terms identical to those set forth in the Partnership
Agreement and having as a general partner an entity approved by at least a
majority of the Common Units, subject to receipt by the Partnership of an
opinion of counsel that the exercise of such right will not result in the loss
of the limited liability of holders of Common Units or cause the Partnership or
the reconstituted limited partnership to be treated as an association taxable as
a corporation or otherwise subject to taxation as an entity for federal income
tax purposes.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement and subject to certain
limitations described therein, the Partnership has agreed to register for resale
under the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws any Common
Units (or other securities of the Partnership) proposed to be sold by the
General Partner (or its affiliates) if an exemption from such registration
requirements is not otherwise available for such proposed transaction. The
Partnership is obligated to pay all expenses incidental to such registration,
excluding underwriting discounts and commissions.
Cash Distribution Policy
General. A principal objective of the Partnership is to generate cash from
the Partnership operations and to distribute Available Cash to its partners in
the manner described herein. "Available Cash" generally means, with respect to
any calendar quarter, the sum of all of the cash received by the Partnership
from all sources, less all of its cash disbursements and net additions to
reserves. For purposes of cash distributions to holders of Common Units, the
term Available Cash excludes the amount paid to the SF General Partner in
respect of its Special LP Interest in SFPP, which amount will equal 0.5% of the
total cash distributions made each quarter by SFPP to its partners.
The General Partner's decisions regarding amounts to be placed in or
released from reserves may have a direct impact on the amount of Available Cash.
This is because increases and decreases in reserves are taken into account in
computing Available Cash. The General Partner may, in its reasonable discretion
(subject to certain limits), determine the amounts to be placed in or released
from reserves each quarter.
Cash distributions will be characterized as either distributions of Cash
from Operations or Cash from Interim Capital Transactions. This distinction
affects the amounts distributed to holders of Common Units relative to the
General Partner. See "--Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash-Distributions
of Cash from Operations" and "-Quarterly Distributions of Available
Cash-Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital Transactions."
"Cash from Operations" generally refers to the cash balance of the
Partnership on the date the Partnership commenced operations, plus all cash
generated by the operations of the Partnership's business, after deducting
related cash expenditures, reserves, debt service and certain other items.
"Cash from Interim Capital Transactions" will generally be generated only
by borrowings, sales of debt and equity securities and sales or other
dispositions of assets for cash (other than inventory, accounts receivable and
other current assets and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business).
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To avoid the difficulty of trying to determine whether Available Cash
distributed by the Partnership is Cash from Operations or Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions, all Available Cash distributed by the Partnership from any
source will be treated as Cash from Operations until the sum of all Available
Cash distributed as Cash from Operations equals the cumulative amount of Cash
from Operations actually generated from the date the Partnership commenced
operations through the end of the calendar quarter prior to such distribution.
Any excess Available Cash (irrespective of its source) will be deemed to be Cash
from Interim Capital Transactions and distributed accordingly.
If Cash from Interim Capital Transactions is distributed in respect of
each Common Unit in an aggregate amount per Common Unit equal to $11.00 per
Common Unit, (the initial public offering price of the Common Units adjusted to
give effect to the 2-for-1 split of Common Units effective October 1, 1997) (the
Initial Common Unit Price"), the distinction between Cash from Operations and
Cash from Interim Capital Transactions will cease, and both types of Available
Cash will be treated as Cash from Operations. The General Partner does not
anticipate that there will be significant amounts of Cash from Interim Capital
Transactions distributed.
The discussion below indicates the percentages of cash distributions
required to be made to the General Partner and the holders of Common Units. In
the following general discussion of how Available Cash is distributed,
references to Available Cash, unless otherwise stated, mean Available Cash that
constitutes Cash from Operations.
Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash. The Partnership will make
distributions to its partners with respect to each calendar quarter prior to
liquidation in an amount equal to 100% of its Available Cash for such quarter.
Distributions of Cash from Operations. Distributions by the Partnership of
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations with respect to any quarter
will be made in the following manner:
first, 98% to the holders of Common Units pro rata and 2% to the General
Partner until the holders of Common Units have received a total of $0.3025
per Common Unit for such quarter in respect of each Common Unit (the
"First Target Distribution"); and
second, 85% of any such Available Cash then remaining to the holders of
Common Units pro rata and 15% to the General Partner until the holders of
Common Units have received a total of $0.3575 per Common Unit for such
quarter in respect of each Common Unit (the "Second Target Distribution");
third, 75% of any such Available Cash then remaining to all holders of
Common Units pro rata and 25% to the General Partner until the holders of
Common Units have received a total of $0.4675 per Common Unit for such
quarter in respect of each Common Unit (the "Third Target Distribution");
and
fourth, 50% of any such Available Cash then remaining to all holders of
Common Units pro rata and 50% to the General Partner.
In addition, if the First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels are
reduced to zero, as described below under "--Quarterly Distributions of
Available Cash-Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels," all remaining
Available Cash will be distributed as Cash from Operations, 50% to the holders
of Common Units pro rata and 50% to the General Partner. These provisions are
inapplicable upon the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital Transactions. Distributions on
any date by the Partnership of Available Cash that constitutes Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions will be distributed 98% to all holders of Common Units pro
rata and 2% to the General Partner until the Partnership shall have distributed
in respect of each Common Unit Available Cash constituting Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions in an aggregate amount per Common Unit equal to the Initial
Common Unit Price.
As Cash from Interim Capital Transaction is distributed, it is treated as
if it were a repayment of the initial public offering price. To reflect such
repayment, the First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels will be
adjusted downward by multiplying each amount by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price immediately after giving
effect to such repayment and the denominator of which is the Unrecovered Initial
Common Unit Price, immediately prior to giving effect to such repayment.
"Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price" includes the amount by which the Initial
Common Unit Price exceeds the aggregate distribution of Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions per Common Unit.
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When "Payback of Initial Common Unit Price" is achieved, i.e., when the
Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price is zero, then in effect the First, Second
and Third Target Distribution levels each will have been reduced to zero.
Thereafter all distributions of Available Cash from all sources will be treated
as if they were Cash from Operations and Available Cash will be distributed 50%
to all holders of Common Units pro rata and 50% to the General Partner.
Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels. The First, Second and Third
Target Distribution levels will be proportionately adjusted upward or downward,
as appropriate, in the event of any combination or subdivision of Common Units
(whether effected by a distribution payable in Common Units or otherwise) but
not by reason of the issuance of additional Common Units for cash or property.
For example, in connection with the Partnership's two-for-one split of the
Common Units on October 1, 1997, the First, Second and third Target Distribution
levels were each reduced to 50% of its initial level. See "--Quarterly
Distributions of Available Cash-Distributions of Cash from Operations."
In addition, if a distribution is made of Available Cash constituting Cash
from Interim Capital Transactions, the First, Second and Third Target
Distribution levels will be adjusted downward proportionately, by multiplying
each such amount, as the same may have been previously adjusted, by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price immediately
after giving effect to such distribution and the denominator of which is the
Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price immediately prior to such distribution.
For example, assuming the Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price is $11.00 per
Common Unit and if Cash from Interim Capital Transactions of $5.50 per Common
Unit is distributed to holders of Common Units (assuming no prior adjustments),
then the amount of the First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels would
each be reduced to 50% of its initial level. If and when the Unrecovered Initial
Common Unit Price is zero, the First, Second and Third Target Distribution
levels each will have been reduced to zero, and the General Partner's share of
distributions of Available Cash will increase, in general, to 50% of all
distributions of Available Cash.
The First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels may also be
adjusted if legislation is enacted which causes the Partnership to become
taxable as a corporation or otherwise subjects the Partnership to taxation as an
entity for federal income tax purposes. In such event, the First, Second, and
Third Target Distribution levels for each quarter thereafter would be reduced to
an amount equal to the product of (i) each of the First, Second and Third Target
Distribution levels multiplied by (ii) one minus the sum of (x) the maximum
marginal federal income tax rate to which the Partnership is subject as an
entity plus (y) any increase that results from such legislation in the effective
overall state and local income tax rate to which the Partnership is subject as
an entity for the taxable year in which such quarter occurs (after taking into
account the benefit of any deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes
with respect to the payment of state and local income taxes). For example,
assuming the Partnership was not previously subject to state and local income
tax, if the Partnership were to become taxable as an entity for federal income
tax purposes and the Partnership became subject to a maximum marginal federal,
and effective state and local, income tax rate of 38%, then each of the Target
Distribution levels, would be reduced to 62% of the amount thereof immediately
prior to such adjustment.
Liquidation and Distribution of Proceeds
Upon dissolution of the Partnership, unless the Partnership is
reconstituted and continued as a new limited partnership, the person authorized
to wind up the affairs of the Partnership (the "Liquidator") will, acting with
all of the powers of the General Partner that such Liquidator deems necessary or
desirable in its good faith judgment in connection therewith, liquidate the
Partnership's assets and apply the proceeds of the liquidation as follows: (i)
first towards the payment of all creditors of the Partnership and the creation
of a reserve for contingent liabilities and (ii) then to all partners in
accordance with the positive balances in their respective capital accounts.
Under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations, the Liquidator
may defer liquidation or distribution of the Partnership's assets for a
reasonable period of time and/or distribute assets to partners in kind if it
determines that a sale would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the
partners.
Generally, any gain will be allocated between the holders of Common Units
and the General Partner in a manner that approximates their sharing ratios in
the various Target Distribution levels. Holders of Common Units and the General
Partner will share in the remainder of the Partnership's assets in proportion to
their respective capital account balances in the Partnership.
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Any loss or unrealized loss will be allocated to the General Partner and
the holders of Common Units: first, in proportion to the positive balances in
such partners' capital accounts until all such balances are reduced to zero; and
thereafter, to the General Partner.
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
General
The following discussion is the opinion of Morrison & Hecker as to the
material federal income tax consequences of the disposition of the VREDs for
cash, the exchange of VREDs for Common Units and the ownership and disposition
of Common Units. Morrison & Hecker's opinion does not include portions of the
discussion regarding factual matters or which state that it is unable to opine.
SF Holdings has treated the VREDs as debt for tax purposes pursuant to an
opinion of independent counsel received in 1990 when the VREDs were issued.
Morrison & Hecker's opinions expressed herein assume that such characterization
as debt will be respected for federal income tax purposes. There can be no
assurance that the IRS will take a similar view of such tax consequences.
Moreover, the Partnership has not and will not request a ruling from the IRS as
to the tax treatment of the VREDs as debt, the Exchange Offer, or as to any
other matter addressed in this discussion. Moreover, the IRS has announced that
it will not grant rulings regarding the federal income tax treatment of
transfers to certain classes of partnerships in which the Partnership would be
included.
The following discussion is based upon current provisions of the Code,
existing and proposed regulations thereunder and current administrative rulings
and court decisions, including modifications made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997 (the "1997 Act"), all as in effect on the date hereof, and related
documents and factual representations made by the General Partner. Such
discussion is also based on the assumptions that the operation of the
Partnership and its operating partnerships will be in accordance with the
relevant partnership agreements. Such discussion is subject both to the accuracy
of such facts and assumptions and the continued applicability of such
legislative, administrative and judicial authorities, all of which authorities
are subject to change, possibly retroactively. Subsequent changes in such
authorities may cause the tax consequences to vary substantially from the
consequences described below, and any such change may be retroactively applied
in a manner that could adversely affect a holder of Common Units.
For purposes of this discussion, the term "Exchange" will refer to the
retirement of the VREDs by a Par Payment or pursuant to an exchange of VREDs for
Common Units. The term "KMEP" refers to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
immediately before the Transaction.
The discussion below is directed primarily to a holder of VREDs which is a
United States person (as determined for federal income tax purposes). Except as
specifically noted, the discussion does not address all of the federal income
tax consequences that may be relevant (i) to a holder in light of such holder's
particular circumstances, (ii) to a holder that is a partnership, corporation,
trust or estate (and their respective partners, shareholders and beneficiaries)
or (iii) to holders subject to special rules, such as certain financial
institutions, tax-exempt entities, foreign corporations, non-resident alien
individuals, regulated investment companies, insurance companies, dealers in
securities, or traders in securities who elect to mark to market and (iv)
persons holding the VREDs, or after the Exchange, persons holding Common Units
as part of a "straddle," "synthetic security," "hedge" or "conversion
transaction" or other integrated investment. Moreover, the effect of any
applicable state, local or foreign tax laws is not discussed.
The discussion deals only with VREDs and Common Units held as "capital
assets" within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code.
The federal income tax consequences of the Exchange and the federal income
tax treatment of holders of Common Units depend in some instances on
determinations of fact and interpretations of complex provisions of federal
income tax laws for which no clear precedent or authority may be available. The
General Partner, in determining the Partnership's taxable income, allocations,
basis adjustments and asset valuations, must make determinations in its capacity
as the general partner of the Partnership that could affect the holders of
Common Units. Where appropriate, the General Partner will act upon the advice of
legal counsel or other professional tax advisors in making such interpretations
and determinations. ACCORDINGLY, EACH VRED HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISORS IN DETERMINING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND ANY OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES
OF THE RECEIPT OF A PAR PAYMENT IN RETIREMENT OF THE VREDS OR AN EXCHANGE OF
VREDS FOR COMMON UNITS AND OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF COMMON UNITS.
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Exchange Offer
Treatment of VREDs as Debt. SF Holdings has treated the VREDs as debt for
federal income tax purposes, which treatment is consistent with an opinion of
independent counsel rendered in 1990 when the VREDs were issued. SF Holdings
also allocated all of the initial offering price to the debt feature of the
VREDs and no amount to the exchange feature of the VREDs. The following
discussion of certain of the anticipated federal income tax consequences of the
receipt of a Par Payment or an exchange of VREDs for Common Units pursuant to
the Exchange Offer assumes that such characterization of the VREDs as debt and
such allocation will be respected.
Potential Characterization of VREDs as Contingent Payment Debt Instruments
or Variable Rate Debt Instruments. The VREDs were issued at a discount to their
par amount or their stated redemption price at maturity. Sections 1271 through
1275 of the Code provide special rules for the taxation of debt instruments
issued for less than their stated redemption price at maturity.
In 1996, the Secretary of the Treasury adopted regulations under Section
1275 of the Code which address the tax treatment of contingent payment debt
instruments and variable rate debt instruments (the "Final Regulations"). The
Final Regulations generally apply with respect to debt instruments issued on or
after August 20, 1996. The VREDs were issued in 1990. Accordingly, the Final
Regulations, by their terms, do not apply to the VREDs.
The Secretary of the Treasury had also issued proposed Treasury
Regulations in 1986 under Sections 1271 through 1275 of the Code (the "1986
Proposed Regulations"). The 1986 Proposed Regulations were withdrawn in 1994
and, accordingly, should not control the taxation of amounts received upon
exchange of the VREDs for Common Units. However, it is not clear what law and
tax characterization will ultimately control with respect to amounts received
for the VREDs pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Proposed regulations, even though
withdrawn, may provide insight as to the IRS' position on an issue. Accordingly,
the discussion herein will address application of the analysis contained in the
1986 Proposed Regulations to the VREDs and the Exchange. The correct treatment
of the exchange right and the treatment of the receipt of Common Units by VRED
Holders under the analysis of the 1986 Proposed Regulations, even if applicable,
is unclear. See "Exchange of VREDs for Common Units--Treatment Of Exchange
Premium" Varying interpretations of the analysis in these regulations and other
potentially applicable Code provisions could affect the character of amounts
realized on disposition of the VREDs in exchange for Common Units. See
"-Character and Amount of Gain Recognized."
Retirement of VREDs for Cash. If a VRED Holder surrenders a VRED for a Par
Payment, gain or loss will be recognized to the extent of the difference between
(A) the cash (excluding any amount paid for accrued interest) received and (B)
the holder's adjusted tax basis in the VREDs surrendered. A VRED Holder's
adjusted tax basis will include the portion of original issue discount, if any,
which has been amortized and recognized as income by the holder prior to the
Expiration Date. The basis of a VRED Holder which purchased a VRED at a premium
will include any remaining unamortized premium. The excess of the stated
principal amount ($1,000) of a VRED over a holder's basis in the VRED will be
taxable as ordinary income to the extent of such gain, pursuant to the market
discount rules. The market discount rules generally provide that, if a holder of
a VRED other than an original purchaser (a "Subsequent Holder") has purchased
that VRED for less than its adjusted issue price (or, in other words, at a
market discount) and thereafter disposes of the VRED at a gain, the lesser of
such gain or the accrued market discount will be taxable to such holder as
ordinary interest income.
Exchange of VREDs for Common Units - Treatment of Exchange Premium. It is
anticipated that a VRED holder exchanging VREDs for Common Units on the Exchange
Date will receive property (the Common Units) with a fair market value which is
significantly in excess of the stated principal amount of the VREDs. The correct
tax treatment of this Exchange Premium as gain on exchange of a debt instrument
taxable either as capital gain or ordinary income or as additional interest
income is not clear. SF Holdings has advised the Partnership that it intends to
treat the Exchange Premium as a redemption premium for federal income tax
purposes.
The treatment of the Exchange Premium as either interest income or gain on
exchange of a debt instrument may be of no consequence to a VRED Holder which is
a corporation. Absent the existence of capital loss carryforwards, either
characterization will result in income being taxed to a corporate holder at
ordinary corporate tax rates. However, the correct characterization of the
Exchange Premium will be of material consequence to an individual, trust or
estate for which there is a significant differential between ordinary income and
capital gains tax rates.
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Under Section 1271 of the Code, an amount received in retirement of a debt
instrument is considered received in exchange for the instrument. Accordingly,
under this provision a VRED holder exchanging for Common Units would recognize
gain or loss to the extent of the difference between (A) the fair market value
of the Common Units plus the amount of cash received (excluding any amount paid
for accrued interest) and (B) the holder's adjusted tax basis in the VREDs
surrendered. Each holder's tax basis will initially equal its cost and will be
(i) increased for any original issue discount accrued and any market discount
recognized and (ii) reduced by any acquisition premium amortized. Subject to the
possible application of the market discount rules discussed previously, capital
gain or loss would be (a) long-term capital gain or loss taxed at a maximum rate
of 20% if the VREDs have been held for more than eighteen months; (b) mid-term
capital gain or loss taxed at a maximum rate of 28% if the VREDs have been held
for more than twelve months but not more than eighteen months; or (c) short term
capital gain taxed at ordinary income rates if the VREDs have been held for
twelve months or less. Section 1271(a)(2) of the Code provides that any such
gain on retirement of a debt instrument will be treated as ordinary income to
the extent of original issue discount not previously amortized if there was an
intention to call the instrument before maturity. Treasury Regulation Section
1.1271-1(a)(1) provides that an intention to call before maturity exists if
there is a written or oral agreement or understanding between the issuer and the
original holder of the debt instrument that the issuer will redeem the debt
instrument before maturity. Morrison & Hecker is unaware of any such agreement
or understanding which would cause gain recognized on the VREDs to be
characterized as ordinary income under this provision.
A different characterization of the Exchange Premium is suggested by the
1986 Proposed Regulations. These proposed regulations suggest that any premium
received over the stated principal amount of the VREDs pursuant to the Exchange
Offer, whether received in cash or in property (Common Units), will be treated
as interest income taxable as ordinary income to a VRED Holder. The 1986
Proposed Regulations were withdrawn and superseded on December 16, 1994 and
additional proposed regulations under Section 1275 were issued which became
final and effective, with certain modifications, on August 13, 1996 (the "Final
Regulations"). Generally, under the Final Regulations any gain realized on a
contingent payment debt instrument is also treated as interest income. However,
the Final Regulations, by their terms, only apply to debt instruments issued on
or after August 13, 1996, while the VREDs were issued in 1990. As a result,
neither the 1986 Proposed Regulations nor the Final Regulations are directly
applicable to the VREDs. However, such regulations do set forth a
characterization of the Exchange Premium which could be asserted by the IRS.
With respect to the exchange of a VRED for Common Units or cash in lieu of
fractional Common Units, the 1986 Proposed Regulations and the Final
Regulations, if ultimately deemed the correct characterization, would require
that the value of the Common Units in excess of the face amount of the VRED be
treated as interest taxable as ordinary income at the time of an Exchange. This
interpretation is supported if the VREDs are treated as contingent payment debt
instruments ("CDI") under Treasury Regulation ss. 1.1275-4. CDI treatment
applies to any debt instrument that provides for one or more contingent
payments. Any gain recognized on a CDI is treated as ordinary income under
Treasury Regulation ss.1.1275-4(b)(8).
Given the uncertainty regarding the law applicable to debt instruments
exchangeable for publicly-traded property and the lack of binding regulatory
authority, Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine as to the tax treatment and
character of the Exchange Premium.
Timing of Gain Recognition. The analysis of the 1986 Proposed Regulations
would support treatment of the VREDs as a debt instrument with a noncontingent
component (the stated principal and stated interest payments thereon) and a
contingent component (the exchange right for Common Units). The 1986 Proposed
Regulations provide that a borrower will be treated as issuing a separate debt
instrument if a contingent payment under a debt instrument becomes fixed and the
due date for such payment is deferred for six months or more. Under such
circumstances, the borrower is treated as having paid an amount equal to the
issue price to the lender on the date the payment is fixed. In this regard,
withdrawn 1986 Proposed Regulation ss. 1.1275-4(b) provides that "remote and
incidental contingencies may be disregarded..." If the Purchase Agreement were
deemed to have converted a contingent payment under the VREDs (37.2093 Santa Fe
Common Units for each $1,000 principal amount of VREDs at an undetermined date)
to a fixed payment of 51.720927 Common Units at a determinable date (June 4,
1998), subject to only an "incidental" contingency, a new debt instrument would
be deemed to have been issued to a VRED Holder. Under this interpretation, a
VRED Holder would be required to report income in an amount equal to the issue
price of such new debt instrument in 1997, because the payment would not be
received until a date more than six months after the date of the Purchase
Agreement. See 1986 Proposed Treasury Regulation ss. 1.1275-4(c)(2)(iii).
However, the 1986 Proposed Regulations may also be interpreted in a manner
such that the contingent payment was not fixed until the limited partners of
Santa Fe and KMEP voted to approve the Transaction and a VRED Holder was
absolutely entitled to receive Common Units pursuant to the terms of the
Exchange. This interpretation would be
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based on a recognition that the vote of the limited partners is not a remote or
incidental contingency which may be disregarded.
It is Morrison & Hecker's opinion that a VRED holder's gain on the
Exchange should be recognized in 1998 because: (a) the 1986 Proposed Regulations
were withdrawn; (b) the Final Regulations are not applicable to the VREDs; and
(c) if the analysis contained in either set of regulations were applied to the
VREDs, the condition precedent to payment of the contingent component of the
VREDs, i.e., the vote of the limited partners of Santa Fe and KMEP, was not a
remote and incidental contingency.
Basis and Holding Period of Common Units Received. The tax basis of the
Common Units received by a VRED Holder will be equal to the fair market value of
the Common Units received in the Exchange Offer on the Exchange Date and the
Common Unit holder's share of nonrecourse liabilities, if any, of the
Partnership, which basis will be added to the basis of any Common Units held by
such holder. See "-Disposition of Common Units-Recognition of Gain or Loss."
This basis will be immediately reduced, but not below zero, by the amount of any
payment received for a fractional Common Unit. A VRED Holder's holding period
for the Common Units would commence on the Exchange Date.
Section 743(b) Basis Adjustment. A VRED Holder exchanging for Common Units
will receive the benefit of a Section 743(b) basis adjustment to the extent that
the value of such Units on the Exchange Date exceeds such Unit Holder's
proportionate share of the inside basis of Partnership assets. The Section
743(b) basis adjustment acts in concert with Section 704(c) allocations (and
Curative Allocations, if respected) to provide such Holder with the equivalent
of a fair market value Common Basis. See "Tax Treatment of Operations--Section
754 Election."
Withholding. The Partnership may be required to withhold and pay to the
IRS a portion of any payment made for a fractional Common Unit that would
otherwise be paid to a non-U.S. citizen (or resident) (as determined for federal
income tax purposes), or a foreign entity, who is a Common Unit holder. In the
event of over withholding, such Common Unit holder would be required to file a
United States tax return or other application in order to obtain a refund of the
over withheld amount. See "Foreign Investors".
Unrelated Business Taxable Income - Tax Exempt Holders. Assuming that the
characterization of the VREDs as debt is respected, amounts realized on the sale
or exchange of the VREDs will be characterized either as interest income to the
extent of any gain pursuant to the analysis set forth in the 1986 Proposed
Regulations or as gain on exchange of a debt instrument. In either case, such
interest income or gain will not constitute unrelated business taxable income
under Section 512 of the Code, unless the VRED constitutes debt-financed
property to the holder.
A VRED Holder exchanging a VRED for Common Units will become a limited
partner in the Partnership on the Exchange Date. Substantially all of the
taxable income derived by a tax exempt entity from the ownership of a Common
Unit will be unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") and thus will be taxable
to such a holder of Common Units at the maximum corporate tax rate. See
"Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other Investors".
If the VREDs are not treated as debt and holders thereof are treated as
owning the Common Units for which the VREDs may be exchanged upon maturity or
the occurrence of the other specified events, the income attributable to the
ownership of a VRED would constitute unrelated business taxable income as income
from a publicly traded partnership and any gain realized on the sale or exchange
of the VREDs would also be characterized as UBTI to the extent that a proportion
of such ownership constitutes debt financial property under Section 514 of the
Code or is attributable to inventory, stock in trade or other property
customarily held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business.
Foreign Investors. The following is a general discussion of certain United
States federal income tax consequences of the disposition of VREDs by a person
that is not a "United States person" (as defined below). The discussion does not
consider specific facts and circumstances that may be relevant to a particular
holder's tax position. Accordingly, each holder that is not a United States
person is urged to consult a tax advisor with respect to the United States
federal income tax consequences of the disposition of the VREDs, as well as any
tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, municipality,
foreign country or other taxing jurisdiction.
A holder of a VRED that is not a United States person (or a non-resident
alien that is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable
year), and is not subject to federal income taxes as a result of any direct or
indirect connection to the United States in addition to its ownership of such
VRED should not be subject to United States income or withholding tax in respect
of gain on the sale of such VRED provided such holder has not actually or
constructively owned more than five percent of the total combined voting power
of Santa Fe interests entitled to vote on
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partnership matters at any time during the five year period ending on the date
of disposition. Such a holder will also not be subject to United States income
or withholding tax in respect of any final interest payment on the VRED,
provided that (i) the holder does not actually or constructively own 5% or more
of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company (Santa Fe)
that are entitled to vote and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to
the company (Santa Fe) and (ii) the holder complies to the extent necessary with
certain identification requirements (including delivery of a statement, signed
by the holder under penalties of perjury certifying that such holder is not a
United States person and providing the name and address of such holder). A
holder not meeting such requirements may be subject to United States taxation or
withholding including a United States branch profits tax imposed at a rate of
30%. The VREDs are listed on the NYSE.
For purposes of this discussion, "United States person" means a citizen or
resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political
subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust, the income of which is subject to
United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.
EACH VRED HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT HIS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES TO HIM OF THE
RETIREMENT OF THE VREDS FOR CASH OR AN EXCHANGE OF THE VREDS FOR COMMON UNITS.
Tax Consequences of the KMEP-Santa Fe Transaction to a VRED Holder Exchanging
for Common Units.
Pursuant to a supplemental indenture, a VRED Holder is entitled to receive
51.720927 Common Units (the 37.2093 Santa Fe Common Units for which such VREDs
were previously exchangeable multiplied by 1.39, the exchange ratio for the
Transaction). Consequently, a VRED Holder who elects to exchange such VREDs for
Common Units will be treated as a former Santa Fe Common Unit holder for
purposes of the following discussion.
Section 743(b) Basis Adjustment. The following discussion regarding
Curative Allocations and Section 704(c) allocations, although relevant to a VRED
Holder exchanging for Common Units, is of less significance to such a VRED
Holder than for a pre-Transaction KMEP Unit Holder or a former Santa Fe Common
Unit Holder which had held such Units for some period of time prior to the
Transaction. A VRED Holder receives the benefit of a Section 743(b) basis
adjustment as a result of the Exchange being a taxable transaction. Accordingly,
a VRED Holder exchanging for Common Units will receive the benefit of
depreciation and amortization deductions based on the fair market value of such
Units as of the Exchange Date which will significantly diminish the relative
significance of Curative Allocations to such Holder. See "--Tax Treatment of
Operations--Section 754 Election."
Capital Accounts, Valuation of Assets and Curative Allocations under
Section 704(c). Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement and as a result of the
Transaction, the Capital Accounts of all holders of Common Units (both
pre-Transaction holders of Common Units and former holders of Santa Fe Common
Units including VRED Holders who are deemed to have converted their VREDs into
Santa Fe Common Units) will be booked-up (increased) (the "Book-Up") to reflect
the value of assets deemed contributed by them to the Partnership. However,
generally, the tax basis of the assets contributed or deemed contributed will
not be correspondingly increased, but will carryover from the tax basis of such
assets in the hands of Santa Fe and KMEP and their respective operating
partnerships. Crediting a partner's capital account with the fair market value
of such property creates a disparity between the partner's book capital account
and a pure "tax" capital account (a "Book-Tax Disparity"), because the tax
capital account would reflect only the tax basis rather than the value of the
Partnership's property. Section 704(c) provides that this "Book-Tax Disparity"
may be eliminated by making tax allocations based on book depreciation or book
amortization of such revalued property to partners other than those who
contributed (or are deemed to have contributed) the property to the Partnership.
However, the Treasury Regulations provide that a partnership cannot allocate
more depreciation or amortization (or loss) than the total amount recognized for
tax purposes by such partnership in a particular tax period (the "Ceiling
Rule"). Additional allocations will be made pursuant to the Partnership
Agreement to eliminate any remaining Book-Tax Disparity with respect to a
partnership asset ("Curative Allocations"). See "-Allocation of Income, Gain,
Loss and Deduction." The Section 704(c) allocation and the Curative Allocations
effectively give the pre-Transaction Common Unit holders or the former Santa Fe
Common Unit holders the benefit of a share of depreciation or amortization
attributable to the value of the property deemed contributed by the other group
to compensate for the fact that such depreciation or amortization would
otherwise be limited by the tax basis of the property and the application of the
Ceiling Rule. No Section 704 allocation or Curative Allocations would be
available with respect to goodwill which is not amortizable because of the
Anti-Churning rules and the Step-in the Shoes rules. See " -Section 197
Intangibles."
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The General Partner has obtained independent appraisals of the assets of
SFPP, KMEP and the KM Operating Partnerships, which indicate that, based upon
the current publicly-traded price for KMEP Units, these entities have a value
which equals or exceeds such total market capitalization and debt of KMEP
following the Transaction. These appraisals indicate that all of the SFPP value
and the KMEP value is attributable to tangible assets.
If the IRS were to challenge either or both of the valuations obtained by
the General Partner and successfully contend that a portion of such value is
attributable to intangible assets (or otherwise adjust allocations to and among
various classes of depreciable assets) of SFPP or KMEP and the KM Operating
Partnerships, the Section 704(c) allocations and the Curative Allocations
attributable to such assets which were made in favor of the group of
non-contributing holders of Common Units could be reduced or, as to some assets,
eliminated. This would, to the extent the Section 704(c) allocations and the
Curative Allocations were reduced on a net basis to either the former Santa Fe
Common Unit holders or the pre-Transaction holders of Common Units, adversely
affect (increase) the amount of taxable income allocable to the noncontributing
group otherwise receiving the benefit of such allocations. Such a reduction of
the Section 704(c) allocations and the Curative Allocations could occur either
because value is reallocated to assets with longer depreciable or amortizable
lives or because of the application of certain limitations on the amortization
of intangibles held prior to August 10, 1993 and self-created intangibles. See
"-Section 197 Intangibles". Such a challenge, if made and successful, could have
a material adverse effect on the after-tax economic benefit to a Common Unit
holder and depending on the amount ultimately allocated to non-amortizable
intangibles or longer lived assets, such adverse effect could be material. It
should be noted that there is considerable uncertainty as to the interplay of,
and scope of such limitations with respect to, the provisions of the Code
dealing with partnerships, the allocation provisions of Section 704(c),
including Curative Allocations, and, in particular, the revaluation of Section
197 Intangibles as subsequently discussed. Morrison & Hecker does not render
valuation opinions and, accordingly, is unable to opine whether such valuations
and the resulting anticipated Section 704(c) allocations and Curative
Allocations would be sustained if challenged by the IRS. A prospective Common
Unit holder is encouraged to consult a tax advisor with respect to the potential
impact of the Section 704(c) allocations and the Curative Allocations on such
Common Unit holder's interest in the Partnership. See "-Distinct Tax Attributes
of the Partnership Common Units."
Section 197 Intangibles. Section 197 provides that a taxpayer may amortize
the adjusted basis of an "Amortizable Section 197 Intangible" ratably over a
period of 15 years beginning with the month in which the intangible asset was
acquired. An "Amortizable Section 197 Intangibles" is defined as a "Section 197
Intangible" acquired after August 10, 1993, which is held in connection with the
conduct of a trade or business or an activity described in Section 212. A
"Section 197 Intangible" is defined broadly to include goodwill, going concern
value, workforce in place, business books and records, operating systems,
patents, copyrights, formulas, processes, designs, know how or other similar
items, any customer based intangible, any supplier based intangible, any
license, permit or other right, any covenant not to compete and any franchise,
trademark or tradename.
Proposed Treasury Regulations under Section 197 set forth rules intended
to prevent a taxpayer from converting what would otherwise be a non-amortizable
intangible into an Amortizable Section 197 Intangible. These rules are commonly
referred to as the "Anti-Churning" rules and the nonrecognition transaction or
"Step-in-the-Shoes" rules. Non-amortizable intangibles include intangibles
created by the taxpayer (subject to certain exceptions), pre-August 10, 1993
intangibles and intangibles subject to the aforementioned rules.
As a result of the Transaction, pre-Transaction holders of Common Units
effectively acquired an interest in intangibles, if any, held by SFPP and Santa
Fe Common Unit holders are acquiring an interest in intangibles, if any, held by
KMEP and the KM Operating Partnerships in a Section 721 nonrecognition
transaction. Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.197-2(g)(2)(vi) provides
that a Curative Allocation, attributable to any non-amortizable intangible
contributed to KMEP, would not be available to the Common Unit holders who would
otherwise receive its benefit. As previously indicated, the General Partner
anticipates that there will be no value allocated to non-amortizable intangibles
as a result of the Transaction. See "-Capital Accounts, Valuation of Assets and
Curative Allocations under Section 704(c)." If the IRS were to challenge the
independent appraisals obtained by the General Partner and successfully assert
that a portion of the Book-Tax Disparity inherent in the portion of the SFPP
limited partnership interest deemed contributed by the Santa Fe Common Unit
holders (the "SFPP LP Interest") is attributable to non-amortizable intangibles,
a pre-Transaction Common Unit holder would be denied the benefit of any Curative
Allocation to that extent. Similarly, if the IRS were to challenge the
independent appraisals and successfully assert that a portion of the Book-Tax
Disparity inherent in KMEP or the KM Operating Partnerships is attributable to
non-amortizable intangibles, Santa Fe Common Unit holders would be denied the
benefit of any Curative Allocations to that extent. As previously noted,
Morrison & Hecker does not render valuation opinions and, accordingly, is unable
to opine as to whether the allocation of value in such independent appraisals
would be sustained if challenged by the IRS. Such a challenge, if made and
successful, could have an adverse effect on the after-tax economic benefit to a
Common
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Unit holder and depending on the amount ultimately allocated to non-amortizable
intangibles or longer lived assets, such adverse effect could be material.
It is not clear how the previously mentioned rules are applied, if at all,
to revalued or "Booked-Up" intangibles that are not contributed (i.e.,
non-amortizable intangibles, if any, held by KMEP prior to the Transaction) when
there is no taxable transaction resulting in a step up in tax basis. It may be
contended that neither the Anti-Churning rules nor the Step-in-the-Shoes rules
apply to deny Curative Allocations with respect to the Book-Tax Disparity of
revalued (but not contributed) intangibles. However, it is likely that the IRS
would take the position that the intent of the Section 197 Proposed Treasury
Regulations is to deny the benefit of any Curative Allocation attributable to an
intangible the tax basis of which is not otherwise amortizable under Section
197, regardless of whether such excess book basis results from contribution or
revaluation upon a book-up. This issue would arise only if the appraisals
obtained by the General Partner were challenged successfully with a resulting
allocation to intangibles not otherwise amortizable under Section 197 or
pre-Section 197 case law (if Section 197 is otherwise inapplicable). Any such
challenge, if successful, could have an adverse impact on the ratio of the
taxable income to cash distributions of any holders of Common Units. Morrison &
Hecker is unable to opine as to whether Curative Allocations would be available
with respect to booked-up intangibles because there is no definitive regulatory
authority or other specific guidance on point. See "-Tax Consequences of Common
Unit Ownership-Ratio of Taxable Income to Distributions."
Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.197-2(h)(5) provides that in
determining whether the Anti-Churning rules apply to any increase in partnership
basis resulting from a Section 754 election, the determinations of relatedness
are made at the partner level and each partner is treated as having owned and
used the partner's proportionate share of the partnership's property. Any
Section 743 step-up in basis allocated to intangible assets is treated as a new
intangible with a 15 year amortization period commencing on the date of the
acquisition of an interest in the Partnership. Accordingly, the Anti-Churning
rules would not apply to the Section 743 basis step-up attributable to
intangibles when a purchaser acquires a Common Unit by purchase after the
Transaction, assuming such Common Unit holder is not related to the purchaser
within the meaning of the related party rules of Section 707 or Section 267.
Distinct Tax Attributes of Common Units. Until such time as a Common Unit
is sold in the market after the Transaction, the revaluation of assets and
book-up of the Capital Accounts of the former Santa Fe Common Unit holders and
pre-Transaction Common Unit holders will create distinct tax attributes in these
respective groups of holders after the Transaction. This is due to Section
704(c)'s requirement that any gain inherent in an asset as of the date of its
contribution to a partnership must be allocated to the contributing partner and
any built-in gain inherent in the assets which are revalued must be allocated to
those partners holding interests immediately prior to the Book-Up event. For
example, if an asset previously held by Santa Fe were sold after the Transaction
at a price equal to its fair market value as of the date of the Transaction and
such amount was greater than the tax basis of such asset, under Section 704(c)
the taxable gain (the "Section 704(c) Gain") reduced by any intervening Curative
Allocations must be specially allocated to the former Santa Fe Common Unit
holders or their transferees. Pre-Transaction Common Unit holders, or their
transferees, would receive a similar allocation of Section 704(c) Gain inherent
in KMEP assets as of the date of the Transaction that is recognized in a taxable
transaction or a distribution of such property. Any such special allocation of
Section 704(c) Gain would not entitle any holder to a greater cash distribution
than any other Common Unit holder and would not increase such Common Unit
holder's capital account. As a result, in any particular year, the ratio of
taxable income to cash distributions could vary between pre-Transaction Common
Unit holders and former Santa Fe Common Unit holders holding Common Units
depending on what dispositions, if any, of assets occur during a year. See "-Tax
Consequences of Common Unit Ownership-Ratio of Taxable Income to Distributions."
The portion of the Partnership assets allocable to any Common Unit sold in
a particular month will receive a Section 743(b) basis adjustment with respect
to the purchaser of such units as a result of the Partnership's Section 754
Election. The amount of the Section 743(b) adjustment is equal to the difference
between the purchaser's initial basis in his Common Units and his proportionate
share of the adjusted basis of the Partnership's property. Absent either an
allocation of value to intangibles in the Transaction or a successful challenge
to the Partnership's method of depreciation or amortization for any Section
743(b) adjustment, as to which issues Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine, it
is Morrison & Hecker's opinion that this adjustment together with certain
conventions adopted by the Partnership will ensure the fungibility of the Common
Units purchased in any month. See "-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754
Election" and "-Uniformity of Common Units." However, Common Units purchased
during different months at different prices will have distinct tax attributes,
because of the Section 704(c) effects previously discussed and the unique amount
of Section 743(b) basis adjustment attributable to the amount by which the
purchase price of such Common Unit exceeds its proportionate share of the inside
common tax basis of the Partnership assets. See "Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election."
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Fungibility Issues Arising From Intangibles. If an allocation of value
were made to intangible assets of pre-Transaction KMEP, Santa Fe or their
operating partnerships, issues as to the fungibility of Common Units following
the Transaction could arise. However, under the Partnership Agreement, the
General Partner is authorized to adopt such conventions as it deems appropriate,
to amend the Partnership Agreement to reflect Treasury Regulations or act
otherwise to preserve or achieve uniformity of the Common Units. The General
Partner intends to depreciate the portion of a Section 743(b) adjustment
attributable to unrealized appreciation in the value of property contributed or
deemed contributed (to the extent of any unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a
rate of depreciation derived from the depreciation method and useful life
applied to the Common Basis (as defined below) of such property. Such a
convention is not technically in compliance with applicable sections of the Code
and, accordingly, Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine as to whether such a
convention would be respected if challenged by the IRS. The impact of such a
challenge, if successful, would depend upon the amount allocated to intangibles.
Any such allocation of amounts to intangibles of either Santa Fe or KMEP would
result in a reduction of the net Curative Allocation made to the other group of
Common Unit holders (either former Santa Fe Common Unit holders or
pre-Transaction Common Unit holders) and a corresponding increase in their
allocable shares of the Partnership taxable income.
Constructive Termination of Partnerships. As a result of the distribution
of Common Units by Santa Fe and other sales of Common Units, it is likely that
there was a constructive tax termination of KMEP, its Operating Partnerships and
SFPP under Section 708(b)(1)(B), i.e., sales or exchanges of 50% or more of the
interests in the Partnership's capital and profits. KMEP was deemed
constructively terminated on such date resulting in a close of its taxable year
and a "new" KMEP being formed. SFPP was also constructively terminated as a
result of the Partnership's acquisition of the SFPP LP Interest. The
constructive termination resulted in new depreciable and amortizable lives for
assets held by the Partnership (including those held by SFPP), which will result
in a net deferral of such deductions with respect to both common inside tax
basis of the Partnership, any KM Operating Partnership and SFPP assets and any
basis adjustment attributable to the purchase price paid by a Partnership or
Santa Fe Common Unit holder. A constructive termination would also result in a
deferral of net Curative Allocations, if any, under Section 704(c). The amount
of depreciation deductions and net Curative Allocations available to a Common
Unit holder may be a major contributing factor in determining the differences in
the ratio of taxable income to cash distributions which will be realized by any
Common Unit holder following the Transaction. The constructive terminations of
the SFPP and KMEP resulting from the Transaction resulted in new (a restart of)
depreciable lives for the assets held and a resulting deferral of both
depreciation attributable to common inside tax basis of such assets and the net
Curative Allocations attributable to such assets. In addition, most of the SFPP
and the Partnership assets are in asset classes which utilize a mid-year
convention for the year of the acquisition and disposition of such assets.
Redemption of Special LP Interest. As part of the Transaction, SFPP
redeemed approximately one-half of the Special LP Interest for $5.8 million in
cash. This redemption will be treated as a current distribution and will reduce
the cash flow otherwise available to holders of Common Units without any
corresponding reduction in the taxable income allocated to such holders of
Common Units or any corresponding Section 734(b) basis adjustment to the
Partnership assets for the other Common Unit holders.
Purchase of Santa Fe General Partner Interest. OLP-D purchased the general
partner interest in Santa Fe from the SF General Partner for $84.4 million in
cash. Pursuant to the Santa Fe and SFPP Partnership Agreements, a purchaser of a
partnership interest receives the benefit of a Section 743(b) basis adjustment
in its allocable share of the underlying assets of the SFPP pursuant to a
Section 754 election previously made by both partnerships. Accordingly, the
Partnership (and its Common Unit holders) will indirectly, through its ownership
in OLP-D, also receive the benefit of the Section 743(b) basis adjustment to the
extent that the amount paid for such interest exceeds its allocable share of the
SFPP aggregate tax basis for its assets. For a general discussion of the Section
743(b) basis adjustment, see "Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election."
Ownership and Disposition of Common Units
The remainder of the discussion under this "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations" section is the opinion of Morrison & Hecker as to material
federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common
Units.
In connection with the Exchange Offer, Morrison & Hecker has rendered its
opinion to the Partnership to the effect that:
(a) the Partnership's and the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP are
and will continue to be classified as partnerships for federal income tax
purposes and will not be classified as associations taxable as
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corporations, assuming that the factual representations set forth in
"-General Features of Partnership Taxation-Partnership Status" are adhered
to by such partnerships.
(b) Each person who (i) acquires beneficial ownership of Common Units
pursuant to the Exchange Offer and who has executed and delivered a Letter
of Transmittal and either has been admitted or is pending admission to the
Partnership as an additional limited partner or (ii) acquired beneficial
ownership of Common Units pursuant to the Exchange Offer and whose Common
Units are held by a nominee (so long as such person has the right to
direct the nominee in the exercise of all substantive rights attendant to
the ownership of such Common Units) will be treated as a partner of the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes.
The following are material federal income tax issues associated with the
ownership of Common Units and the operation of the Partnership with respect to
which Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine:
1. Because counsel is not a valuation expert and does not opine on
valuation issues, whether the appraised valuations of assets and
allocation of such amounts (the "Book-Tax Disparity") between and among
tangible assets and intangible assets (and the resulting net Curative
Allocations) will be sustained if challenged by the IRS. See "Tax
Consequences of Common Unit Ownership-Capital Accounts, Valuation of
Assets and Curative Allocations under Section 704(c)" and "-Fungibility
Issues Arising From Intangibles."
2. Because of the lack of applicable legal authority, whether certain
procedures utilized by the Partnership in administering the Section 754
election and the resulting Section 743(b) adjustments to any Common Unit
holder's basis in their Common Units will be sustained if challenged by
the IRS. See "-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election."
A more detailed discussion of these items is contained in the applicable
sections below.
The opinion of Morrison & Hecker is based on certain representations of
the Partnership and the General Partner with respect to the nature of the income
of which is relevant to a determination of whether its income qualifies for the
Natural Resource Exception pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code. See "-General
Features of Partnership Taxation-Partnership Status." The opinion of Morrison &
Hecker is based upon existing provisions of the Code and the Regulations,
existing administrative rulings and procedures of the IRS and existing court
decisions. There can be no assurances that any of such authorities will not be
changed in the future, which change could be retroactively applied. Such
opinions represent only Morrison & Hecker's and best legal judgment as to the
particular issues and are not binding on the IRS or the courts.
Surviving Partnership for Tax Purposes.
KMEP as Survivor. KMEP is the surviving partnership for state law purposes
after the consummation of the Transaction. There is no direct precedent which
specifically addresses a factual situation such as the Transaction to provide
guidance as to whether KMEP or Santa Fe should be treated as the surviving
partnership for tax purposes. It is possible that the IRS could view the
Transaction as a merger of KMEP and Santa Fe. For federal income tax purposes,
the surviving partnership in a merger is the partnership whose members own 50
percent or more of both the capital and profits of the resulting partnership.
The KM General Partner has prepared projections of profit allocations based on
the Partnership Agreement of the Partnership and current expected operations
that indicate neither the former Santa Fe Common Unit holders nor the
pre-Transaction KMEP Common Unit holders will have more than 50% of both the
capital and profits of KMEP after the Transaction. Therefore, the KM General
Partner intends to treat KMEP as the surviving partnership for tax purposes. The
KM General Partner believes this is appropriate because: (a) KMEP is the
continuing partnership for state law purposes; (b) there is no merger in form or
substance; and (c) if the Transaction were treated, in substance, as a merger,
the former Santa Fe Common Unit holders will not own more than 50% of the
profits interest of the resulting KMEP. However, if the Transaction were treated
as a merger for federal income tax purposes and the former Santa Fe Common Unit
holders were deemed to have acquired more than 50% of the capital and profits of
KMEP, Santa Fe would be deemed to have survived for federal income tax purposes,
notwithstanding the fact that KMEP is the surviving partnership for state law
purposes. Although the matter is not free from doubt, based upon the foregoing,
it is Morrison & Hecker's opinion that it is more likely than not that KMEP will
be treated as the surviving partnership for federal income tax purposes.
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The surviving partnership's elections, fiscal year, depreciable lives for
its assets and Curative Allocation periods will continue until any future
constructive termination resulting from a sale or exchange of more than 50% of
the capital and profits of such partnership.
Administrative Matters Following the Transaction. KMEP (as the continuing
partnership for state law purposes) will use its employer identification number,
tax shelter registration number and accounting elections following the
Transaction. The provisions of the Code dealing with employer identification
numbers, tax shelter registration numbers and accounting elections are contained
in sections of the Code other than those dealing with the formation and
operation of partnerships. It would appear, therefore, that the identification
numbers and accounting elections of the continuing entity for state law purposes
would be appropriately used by the partnership that continues for tax purposes.
Based on this analysis, KMEP will continue to use KMEP's employer identification
number, tax shelter registration number and accounting elections. Holders of
Common Units are advised that there is no direct authority on this point and,
accordingly, if Santa Fe were deemed to be the surviving partnership for federal
income tax purposes, the IRS may seek to impose penalties on the Partnership for
failure to use correct employer identification numbers and on both the
Partnership and the Common Unit holders for the use of an incorrect tax shelter
registration number. Also, the Partnership may use methods of accounting that
the IRS may assert to have been improperly elected.
The following discussion assumes that KMEP, and not Santa Fe, will be the
surviving partnership for federal income tax purposes.
General Features of Partnership Taxation.
Partnership Status. The applicability of the federal income tax
consequences described herein depends on the treatment of the Partnership, the
KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP as partnerships for federal income tax
purposes and not as associations taxable as corporations. For federal income tax
purposes, a partnership is not a taxable entity, but rather a conduit through
which all items of partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit are
passed through to its partners. Thus, income and deductions resulting from
partnership operations are allocated to the partners and are taken into account
by the partners on their individual federal income tax returns. In addition, a
distribution of money from a partnership to a partner generally is not taxable
to the partner, unless the amount of the distribution exceeds the partner's tax
basis in the partner's interest in the partnership. If the Partnership or any of
the KM Operating Partnerships or SFPP were classified for federal income tax
purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, the entity would be a
separate taxable entity. In such a case, the entity, rather than its members,
would be taxed on the income and gains and would be entitled to claim the losses
and deduction resulting from its operations. A distribution from the entity to a
member would be taxable to the member in the same manner as a distribution from
a corporation to a shareholder (i.e., as ordinary income to the extent of the
current and accumulated earnings and profits of the entity, then as a nontaxable
reduction of basis to the extent of the member's tax basis in the member's
interest in the entity and finally as gain from the sale or exchange of the
member's interest in the entity). Any such characterization of either the
Partnership or one of the KM Partnerships or SFPP as an association taxable as a
corporation would likely result in a material reduction of the anticipated cash
flow and after-tax return to the Common Unit holders.
Pursuant to Final Treasury Regulations 301.7701-1, 301.7701-2 and
301.7701-3, effective January 1, 1997 (the "Check-the-Box Regulations"), an
entity in existence on January 1, 1997, will generally retain its current
classification for federal income tax purposes. As of January 1, 1997, the
Partnership was classified and taxed as a partnership. Pursuant to the
Check-the-Box Regulations this prior classification will be respected for all
periods prior to January 1, 1997, if (1) the entity had a reasonable basis for
the claimed classification; (2) the entity recognized federal tax consequences
of any change in classification within five years prior to January 1, 1997; and
(3) the entity was not notified prior to May 8, 1996, that the entity
classification was under examination. Prior to the finalization of the
Check-the-Box Regulations, the classification of an entity as a partnership was
determined under a four factor test developed by a number of legal authorities.
Based on this four factor test, the Partnership had a reasonable basis for its
classification as a partnership. Moreover, the Partnership has not changed its
classification and it has not received any notification that its classification
was under examination.
The Check-the-Box Regulations provide that organizations are classified
thereunder "unless a provision under the Internal Revenue Code provides for
special treatment of that organization." Although the natural resources or
passive type income exception to corporate classification for publicly traded
partnerships is a provision providing special treatment, it is uncertain whether
the four factor test would still apply to the Partnership. This provision most
likely is intended solely to recognize that statutorily imposed requirements
prerequisite to partnership classification remain in effect. Based on this
interpretation, Morrison & Hecker is of the view that such prior law
classification authorities are relevant only with respect to pre-January 1, 1997
tax periods.
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Section 7704 provides that publicly traded partnerships will, as a general
rule, be taxed as corporations. However, an exception exists with respect to
publicly traded partnerships 90% or more of the gross income of which for every
taxable year consists of "qualifying income" (the "Natural Resource Exception").
"Qualifying income" includes income and gains derived from the exploration,
development, mining or production, processing, refining, transportation
(including pipelines) or marketing of any mineral or natural resource including
oil, natural gas or products thereof. Other types of "qualifying income" include
interest, dividends, gains from the sale of real property and gains from the
sale or other disposition of capital assets held for the production of income
that otherwise constitute "qualifying income." The General Partner has
represented that in excess of 90% of the Partnership's gross income will be
derived from fees and charges for transporting (through the Liquids Pipelines)
NGLs, CO2 and other hydrocarbons, dividends from the corporation that owns the
Mont Belvieu Fractionator and interest. Based upon that representation, Morrison
& Hecker is of the opinion that the Partnership's gross income derived from
these sources will constitute "qualifying income."
If (a) a publicly traded partnership fails to meet such 90% gross income
test for any taxable year, (b) such failure is inadvertent, as determined by the
IRS, and (c) the partnership takes steps within a reasonable time to once again
meet the gross income test and agrees to make such adjustments and pay such
amounts (including, possibly, the amount of tax liability that would be imposed
on the partnership if it were treated as a corporation during the period of
inadvertent failure) as are required by the IRS, such failure will not cause the
partnership to be taxed as a corporation. The General Partner, as general
partner of the Partnership, will use its best efforts to assure that the
Partnership will continue to meet the gross income test for each taxable year
and the Partnership anticipates that it will meet the test. If the Partnership
fails to meet the gross income test with respect to any taxable year, the
General Partner, as general partner of the Partnership, will use its best
efforts to assure that the Partnership will qualify under the inadvertent
failure exception discussed above.
If the Partnership fails to meet the Natural Resource Exception (other
than a failure determined by the IRS to be inadvertent that is cured within a
reasonable time after discovery), the Partnership will be treated as if it had
transferred all of its assets (subject to liabilities) to a newly-formed
corporation (on the first day of the year in which it fails to meet the Natural
Resource Exception) in return for stock in such corporation, and then
distributed such stock to the partners in liquidation of their interests in the
Partnership. This contribution and liquidation would be tax-free to the holders
of Common Units and the Partnership, so long as the Partnership, at such time,
does not have liabilities in excess of the basis of its assets. Thereafter, the
Partnership would be treated as a corporation.
If the Partnership, any of the KM Operating Partnerships or SFPP were
treated as an association or otherwise taxable as a corporation in any taxable
year, as a result of a failure to meet the Natural Resource Exception or
otherwise, its items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit would be
reflected only on its tax return rather than being passed through to the holders
of Common Units, and its net income would be taxed at the entity level at
corporate rates. In addition, any distribution made to a holder of Common Units
would be treated as either taxable dividend income (to the extent of the
Partnership's current or accumulated earnings and profits), or, in the absence
of earnings and profits as a nontaxable return of capital (to the extent of the
holder's basis in the Common Units) or taxable capital gain (after the holder's
basis in the Common Units is reduced to zero.) Accordingly, treatment of the
Partnership, any of the KM Operating Partnerships or SFPP as an association
taxable as a corporation would result in a material reduction in a holder's cash
flow and after-tax economic return on an investment in the Partnership.
There can be no assurance that the law will not be changed so as to cause
the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes or otherwise to be subject to entity-level taxation.
The Partnership Agreement provides that, if a law is enacted that subjects the
Partnership to taxation as a corporation or otherwise subjects the Partnership
to entity-level taxation for federal income tax purposes, certain provisions of
the Partnership Agreement relating to the General Partner's incentive
distributions will be subject to change. See "Description of Partnership
Agreement-Cash Distribution Policy-Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels."
Under current law, the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP
will be classified and taxed as partnerships for federal income tax purposes and
will not be classified as associations taxable as corporations. This conclusion
is based upon certain factual representations and covenants made by the General
Partner including:
(a) the Partnership and the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP will
be operated strictly in accordance with (i) all applicable partnership
statutes, (ii) the Partnership Agreement and (iii) the description thereof
in this Prospectus;
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(b) Except as otherwise required by Section 704 and the Regulations
promulgated thereunder, the General Partner will have an interest in each
material item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit of the
Partnership and each of the KM Operating Partnerships equal to at least 1%
at all times during the existence of the Partnership and the KM Operating
Partnerships;
(c) The General Partner will maintain a minimum capital account
balance in the Partnership and in the KM Operating Partnerships equal to
1% of the total positive capital account balances of the Partnership and
the KM Operating Partnerships;
(d) The General Partner will at all times act independently
of the Common Unit holders;
(e) For each taxable year, less than 10% of the aggregate gross
income of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP will be
derived from sources other than (i) the exploration, development,
production, processing, refining, transportation or marketing of any
mineral or natural resource, including oil, gas or products thereof and
naturally occurring carbon dioxide or (ii) other items of "qualifying
income" within the definition of Section 7704(d);
(f) The General Partner has maintained throughout the term of the
Partnership and the KM Operating Partnerships prior to January 1, 1997,
substantial assets (based upon the fair market value of its assets and
excluding its interest in, and any account or notes receivable from or
payable to, any limited partnership in which the General Partner has any
interest) that could be reached by the creditors of the Partnership and
the KM Operating Partnerships; and
(g) The General Partner has not elected association classification
under the Check-the-Box Regulations and will not elect such
classification.
No ruling from the IRS has been requested or received with respect to the
classification of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP for
federal income tax purposes and the opinion of Morrison & Hecker is not binding
on the IRS. The IRS imposed certain procedural requirements for years prior to
1997 to be met before it would issue a ruling to the effect that a limited
partnership with a sole corporate general partner would be classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes. These procedural requirements were
not rules of substantive law to be applied on audit, but served more as a
"safe-harbor" for purposes of obtaining a ruling. The General Partner believes
that the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP did not satisfy all
such procedural requirements. The conclusion described above as to the
partnership status of the Partnership for years before January 1, 1997 does not
depend upon the ability of the Partnership to meet the criteria set forth in
such procedural requirements.
The following discussion assumes that the Partnership, the KM Operating
Partnerships and SFPP are, and will continue to be, treated as partnerships for
federal income tax purposes. If either assumption proves incorrect, most, if not
all, of the tax consequences described herein would not be applicable to Common
Unit holders. In particular, if the Partnership is not a partnership, a Common
Unit holder may be treated for federal income tax purposes (i) as recognizing
ordinary income, as the result of any payments to him in respect of partnership
distributions and (ii) as not being entitled to allocations of partnership
income, gain, loss and deduction.
Limited Partner Status. Holders of Common Units who have been admitted as
limited partners will be treated as partners of the Partnership for federal
income tax purposes. Moreover, the IRS has ruled that assignees of partnership
interests who have not been admitted to a partnership as partners, but who have
the capacity to exercise substantial dominion and control over the assigned
partnership interests, will be treated as partners for federal income tax
purposes. On the basis of this ruling, except as otherwise described herein, (a)
assignees who have executed and delivered Transfer Applications, and are
awaiting admission as limited partners and (b) holders of Common Units whose
Common Units are held in street name or by another nominee and who have the
right to direct the nominee in the exercise of all substantive rights attendant
to the ownership of their Common Units will be treated as partners of the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes. As this ruling does not extend, on
its facts, to assignees of Common Units who are entitled to execute and deliver
Transfer Applications and thereby become entitled to direct the exercise of
attendant rights, but who fail to execute and deliver Transfer Applications,
Morrison & Hecker cannot opine as to the status of these persons as partners of
the Partnership. Income, gain, deductions, losses or credits would not appear to
be reportable by such a holder of Common Units, and any cash distributions
received by such holders of Common Units would therefore be fully taxable as
ordinary income. These holders should consult their own tax advisors with
respect to their status as partners in the Partnership for federal income tax
purposes. A purchaser or other transferee of Common Units who does not execute
and deliver a Transfer Application may not receive certain federal income tax
information or reports furnished to record
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holders of Common Units, unless the Common Units are held in a nominee or street
name account and the nominee or broker has executed and delivered a Transfer
Application with respect to such Common Units.
A beneficial owner of Common Units whose Common Units have been
transferred to a short seller to complete a short sale would appear to lose the
status of a partner with respect to such Common Units for federal income tax
purposes. See "-Disposition of Common Units-Treatment of Short Sales."
Tax Consequences of Common Unit Ownership.
Basis of Common Units. A Common Unit holder's initial tax basis for a
Common Unit will be the amount paid for the Common Unit. In the case of a VRED
Holder, the fair market value of the Common Units received on the Exchange Date
will be their tax basis together with such Holder's share, if any, of
nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership. Under the applicable provisions of
the Code, a partner includes in the tax basis for such partner's partnership
interest the share of the partnership's liabilities, determined in accordance
with the Treasury Regulations under Section 752 of the Code. The partner also
includes in the tax basis for such partnership interest any capital
contributions that such partner actually made to the partnership and such
partner's allocable share of all partnership income and gains, less the amount
of all distributions that such partner receives from the partnership and such
partner's allocable share of all partnership losses. For purposes of these
rules, if a partner's share of the partnership liabilities is reduced for any
reason, the partner is deemed to have received a cash distribution equal to the
amount of such reduction. The partner will recognize gain as a result of this
deemed cash distribution if, and to the extent that, the deemed cash
distribution exceeds its adjusted tax basis for its partnership interest.
Flow-through of Taxable Income. No federal income tax will be paid by the
Partnership. Instead, each holder of Common Units will be required to report on
such holder's income tax return such holder's allocable share of the income,
gains, losses and deductions of without regard to whether corresponding cash
distributions are received by such holders of Common Units. Consequently, a
holder of Common Units may be allocated income from even though the holder has
not received a cash distribution in respect of such income.
Treatment of Distributions. Under Section 731 of the Code, a partner will
recognize gain as a result of a distribution from a partnership if the
partnership distributes money and the amount of money received by the partner
exceeds such partner's adjusted tax basis in the partnership interest prior to
the distribution. The amount of gain is limited to this excess. Generally, for
purposes of Section 731, a distribution of readily marketable securities is
treated as a distribution of cash. Cash distributions in excess of such Common
Unit holder's basis generally will be considered to be gain from the sale or
exchange of the Common Units, taxable in accordance with the rules described
under "-Disposition of Common Units."
A decrease in a Common Unit holder's percentage interest the Partnership,
because of the issuance by the Partnership of additional Common Units, or
otherwise, will decrease a Common Unit holder's share of nonrecourse liabilities
of the Partnership, if any, and thus will result in a corresponding deemed
distribution of cash. The Partnership does not currently have, and the General
Partner does not anticipate that it will have, any material amounts of
nonrecourse liabilities.
A non-pro rata distribution of money or property may result in ordinary
income to a holder of Common Units, regardless of such holder's tax basis in
Common Units, if the distribution reduces such holder's share of the
Partnership's "Section 751 Assets." "Section 751 Assets" are defined by the Code
to include assets giving rise to depreciation recapture or other "unrealized
receivables" or "substantially appreciated inventory". For this purpose,
inventory is substantially appreciated if its value exceeds 120% of its adjusted
basis. In addition to depreciation recapture, "unrealized receivables" include
rights to payment for goods (other than capital assets) or services to the
extent not previously includable in income under a partnership's method of
accounting. To the extent that such a reduction in a Common Unit holder's share
of Section 751 Assets occurs, the Partnership will be deemed to have distributed
a proportionate share of the Section 751 Assets to the Common Unit holders
followed by a deemed exchange of such assets with the Partnership in return for
the non-pro rata portion of the actual distribution made to such holder. This
deemed exchange will generally result in the realization of ordinary income
under Section 751(b) by the Common Unit holder. Such income will equal the
excess of (1) the non-pro rata portion of such distribution over (2) the Common
Unit holder's tax basis in such holder's share of Section 751 Assets deemed
relinquished in the exchange.
Under the 1997 Act, the Secretary of the Treasury is granted regulatory
authority under Section 704(c)(1)(B) to treat a partnership's distribution of
property (to a partner other than the contributing partner) within seven years
of such property's contribution to the partnership as if the property had been
sold at the time of its contribution. Gain or loss
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would be recognized by the contributing partner and the character of the gain or
loss will be determined by the character such gain or loss would have had if the
property had been sold by the partnership. The General Partner has represented
that it has no current intention of distributing any property deemed contributed
in the Transaction to any partner; accordingly, no such gain on in-kind
distributions of property would accrue to any holder of Common Units.
Factors Affecting Taxable Income. It is extremely difficult to project
with any precision the ratio of taxable income to cash distributions for any
particular Common Unit holder. The amount of taxable income recognized by any
particular Common Unit holder in any particular year will depend upon a number
of factors including, but not limited to: (a) the amount of federal taxable
income generally recognized by the Partnership; (b) the gains attributable to
specific asset sales that may be wholly or partially attributable to Section
704(c) Gain which will be specially allocated to either the pre-Transaction
Common Unit holders or the former Santa Fe Common Unit holders depending on
which asset(s) are sold; (c) the Section 743(b) basis adjustment available to
any particular Common Unit holder based upon its purchase price for a Common
Unit or a Santa Fe Common Unit and the amount by which such price exceeded the
proportionate share of inside tax basis of the Partnership's assets attributable
to such Common Unit when such Common Unit or Santa Fe Common Unit was purchased;
and (d) the impact of any adjustments to taxable income reported by the
Partnership or conventions utilized by the General Partner in allocating
Curative Allocations between and among Common Unit holders. The amounts of
depreciation deductions and net Curative Allocations available to a Common Unit
holder may be a major contributing factor to the differences in the amount of
taxable income allocated to any Common Unit holder.
A VRED Holder exchanging for Common Units will receive the benefit of a
Section 743(b) basis adjustment as a result of the Exchange. The Section 743(b)
basis adjustment will be equal to the difference between the fair market value
of the Common Units on the Exchange Date and such Holder's proportionate share
of the Common Basis of SFPP assets. Accordingly, such an exchanging VRED Holder
will receive the benefit of depreciation and amortization deductions which are
effectively based on the fair market value of such Units. See "Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election." See "Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754
Election."
Limitations on Deductibility of Losses. To the extent losses are incurred
by the Partnership, a Common Unit holder's deductions for such holder's share of
such losses will be limited to the tax basis of the Common Units held by such
holder or, in the case of an individual holder of Common Units or a corporate
holder of Common Units if more than 50% in the value of its stock is owned
directly or indirectly by five or fewer individuals or certain tax-exempt
organizations, to the amount that the Common Unit holder is considered to be "at
risk" with respect to the Partnership activities, if that amount is less than
the holder's basis in the Common Units. A holder of Common Units must recapture
losses deducted in previous years to the extent that the Partnership
distributions cause the Common Unit holders' at risk amount to be less than zero
at the end of any taxable year. Losses disallowed to a holder of Common Units or
recaptured as a result of theses limitations will carry forward and will be
allowable to the extent that the Common Unit holder's basis or at risk amount
(whichever is the limiting factor) is increased.
In general, a holder of Common Units will be at risk to the extent of the
purchase price of the holder's Common Units but this may be less than the Common
Unit holder's basis for the Common Units in an amount equal to the Common Unit
holder's share of nonrecourse liabilities, if any, of the Partnership. A Common
Unit holder's at risk amount will increase or decrease as the basis of such
Common Unit holder increases or decreases.
The passive loss limitations generally provide that individuals, estates,
trusts and certain closely-held corporations and personal service corporations
can only deduct losses from passive activities (generally, activities in which
the taxpayer does not materially participate) that are not in excess of the
taxpayer's income from such passive activities or investments. The passive loss
limitations are not applicable to a widely held corporation. The passive loss
limitations are to be applied separately with respect to each publicly traded
partnership. Consequently, the losses generated by the Partnership, if any, will
only be available to offset future income generated by the Partnership and will
not be available to offset income from other passive activities or investments
(including other publicly traded partnerships) or salary or active business
income. Passive losses that are not deductible, because they exceed the Common
Unit holder's allocable share of income generated by the Partnership would be
deductible in the case of a fully taxable disposition of such Common Units to an
unrelated party. The passive activity loss rules are applied after other
applicable limitations on deductions such as the at risk rules and the basis
limitation.
The IRS has announced that Treasury Regulations will be issued that
characterize net passive income from a publicly traded partnership as investment
income for purposes of the limitations on the deductibility of investment
interest.
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Allocation of Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction. In general, the
Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction will be allocated, for
book and tax purposes, among the General Partner, in its capacity as general
partner, and the holders of Common Units in the same proportion that Available
Cash is distributed (as between the General Partner and the holders of Common
Units) in respect of such taxable year. If distributions of Available Cash are
not made in respect of a particular taxable year, such items will be allocated
among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interests. If
the Partnership has a net loss, items of income, gain, loss and deduction will
be allocated, first, to the General Partner and the Common Unit holders to the
extent of their positive book capital accounts, and second, to the General
Partner. On a liquidating sale of assets, the Partnership Agreement provides
separate gain and loss allocations, designed to the extent possible, (i) to
eliminate a deficit in any partner's book capital account and (ii) to produce
book capital accounts which, when followed on liquidation, will result in each
holder of Common Units recovering Unrecovered Capital, and a distributive share
of any additional value. See "-Description of Partnership Agreement-Cash
Distribution Policy-Distributions of Cash from Operations."
Under Section 704(b), a partnership's allocation of any item of income,
gain, loss or deduction to a partner will not be given effect for federal income
tax purposes, unless it has "substantial economic effect," or is otherwise
allocated in accordance with the partner's interest in the partnership. If the
allocation does not satisfy this standard, it will be reallocated among the
partners on the basis of their respective interests in the partnership, taking
into account all facts and circumstances.
Regulations under Section 704(b) delineate the circumstances under which
the IRS will view partnership allocations as having an "economic effect" that is
"substantial." Generally, for an allocation to have "economic effect" under the
Regulations (a) the allocation must be reflected as an appropriate increase or
decrease in a capital account maintained for each partner in accordance with
specific rules set forth in the Regulations, (b) liquidating distributions
(including complete redemptions of a partner's interest in the partnership)
must, throughout the term of the partnership, be made in accordance with the
partner's positive capital account balances and (c) any partner with a deficit
balance in such partner's capital account following a liquidating distribution
must be unconditionally obligated (either by contract or state law) to restore
the amount of such deficit to the partnership within a limited period of time.
If the first two of these requirements are met, but the partner to whom an
allocation of loss or deduction is made is not obligated to restore the full
amount of any deficit balance in such partner's capital account upon liquidation
of the partnership, an allocation of loss or deduction may still have economic
effect, if (1) the agreement contains a "qualified income offset" provision, and
(2) the allocation either does not (i) cause a deficit balance in a partner's
capital account (reduced by certain anticipated adjustments, allocations and
distributions specified in the Regulations) as of the end of the partnership
taxable year to which the allocation relates or (ii) increase any such deficit
balance in this specially adjusted capital account by more than the partner's
unpaid obligation to contribute additional capital to the partnership. A
qualified income offset provision requires that in the event of any unexpected
distribution (or specified adjustments or allocations) there must be an
allocation of income or gain to the distributees that eliminates the resulting
capital account deficit as quickly as possible. (This rule is referred to herein
as the "Alternate Economic Effect Rule.")
The Regulations require that capital accounts be (1) credited with the
fair market value of property contributed to the partnership (net of liabilities
encumbering the contributed property that the partnership is considered to
assume or take subject to pursuant to Section 752) ("Contributed Property"), (2)
credited with the amount of cash contributed to the partnership and (3) adjusted
by items of depreciation, amortization, gain and loss attributable to
partnership properties that have been computed by taking into account the book
value (rather than tax basis) of such properties. (As a result, such capital
accounts are often referred to as "book" capital accounts.) A partner's capital
account must also be reduced by (i) the amount of money distributed to such
partner by the partnership, (ii) the fair market value of property distributed
to such partner by the partnership (net of liabilities encumbering the
distributed property that such holder is considered to assume or take subject to
pursuant to Section 752) and (iii) a distributive share of certain partnership
expenses that are neither deductible nor amortizable.
The Book-Tax Disparities created by crediting capital accounts with the
value of Contributed Properties are eliminated through tax allocations that
cause the partner whose book capital account reflects unrealized gain or loss to
bear the corresponding tax benefit or burden associated with the recognition of
such unrealized gain or loss in accordance with the principles of Section
704(c). The allocations of these tax items that differ in amount from their
correlative book items do not have economic effect, because they are not
reflected in the partners' capital accounts. The Regulations provide, however,
that the allocations of such items will be deemed to be in accordance with the
partners' interests in the partnership if they are made in accordance with the
Section 704(c) Regulations.
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In addition, the Regulations permit the partners' capital accounts to be
increased or decreased to reflect the revaluation of partnership property (at
fair market value) if the adjustments are made for a substantial non-tax
business purpose in connection with a contribution or distribution of money or
other property in consideration for the acquisition or relinquishment of an
interest in the partnership, such as upon an additional issuance of Common Units
by the Partnership in the Transaction. These adjustments may also create
Book-Tax Disparities, which the Regulations require to be eliminated through tax
allocations in accordance with Section 704(c) principles.
An allocation must not only have economic effect to be respected, but that
economic effect must also be "substantial." The economic effect of an allocation
is substantial if there is a reasonable possibility that the allocation will
affect substantially the dollar amounts to be received by the partners from the
partnership, independent of tax consequences. As a general matter, however, the
economic effect of an allocation is not substantial if, at the time the
allocation is adopted, the after-tax economic consequences of at least one
partner may, in present value terms, be enhanced by such allocation, but there
is a strong likelihood that the after-tax economic consequences of no other
partner will, in present value terms, be substantially diminished by such
allocation.
The Partnership Agreement provides that a capital account be maintained
for each partner, that the capital accounts generally be maintained in
accordance with the applicable tax accounting principles set forth in the
Regulations, and that all allocations to a partner be reflected by an
appropriate increase or decrease in the partner's capital account. In addition,
distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership are to be made in accordance
with positive capital account balances. The limited partners are not required to
contribute capital to the Partnership to restore deficit balances in their
capital accounts upon liquidation of the Partnership. However, the Partnership
Agreement contains qualified income offset and minimum gain chargeback
provisions, which under the Section 704(b) Regulations comply with the Alternate
Economic Effect Rule and will obviate the requirement to restore negative
capital accounts. The Partnership Agreement provides that any losses or
deductions otherwise allocable to a holder of Common Units that have the effect
of creating a deficit balance in such holder's capital account (as specially
adjusted) will be reallocated to the General Partner.
In general, the Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction
will be allocated, for book and tax purposes, among the General Partner, in its
capacity as general partner, and the holders of Common Units in the same
proportion that Available Cash is distributed (as between the General Partner
and the holders of Common Units) in respect of such taxable year. If
distributions of Available Cash are not made in respect of a particular taxable
year, such items will be allocated among the partners in accordance with their
respective percentage interests. Except as discussed below, items of income,
gain, loss and deduction allocated to the holders of Common Units, in the
aggregate, will be allocated among the holders of Common Units in accordance
with the number of Common Units held by such Common Unit holder. Special tax
(but not book) allocations will be made to reflect Book-Tax Disparities with
respect to Contributed Properties. The Partnership Agreement also provides for
certain special allocations of income and gain as required by the qualified
income offset and minimum gain chargeback provisions. In addition, the General
Partner is empowered by the Partnership Agreement to allocate various
Partnership items other than in accordance with the percentage interests of the
General Partner and the holders of Common Units when, in its judgment, such
special allocations are necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the
Code and the Regulations and to achieve uniformity of Common Units. See
"-Uniformity of Common Units."
With respect to Contributed Property, the Partnership Agreement provides
that, for federal income tax purposes, items of income, gain, loss and deduction
shall first be allocated among the partners in a manner consistent with Section
704(c). In addition, the Partnership Agreement provides that items of income,
gain, loss and deduction attributable to any properties when, upon the
subsequent issuance of any Common Units, the Partnership has adjusted the book
value of such properties to reflect unrealized appreciation or depreciation in
value from the later of the Partnerships' acquisition date for such properties
or the latest date of a prior issuance of Common Units ("Adjusted Property")
shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes in accordance with Section
704(c) principles. Thus, deductions for the depreciation of Contributed Property
and Adjusted Property will be specially allocated to the non-contributing Common
Unit holders and gain or loss from the disposition of such property attributable
to the Book-Tax Disparity will be allocated to the contributing Common Unit
holders so that the non-contributing Common Unit holders will be allowed, to the
extent possible, cost recovery and depreciation deductions and will be allocated
gain or loss from the sale of assets generally as if they had purchased a direct
interest in the Partnership's assets.
The Partnership Agreement also requires gain from the sale of properties
that is characterized as recapture income to be allocated among the holders of
Common Units and the General Partner (or its successors) in the same manner in
which such partners were allocated the deductions giving rise to such recapture
income. Final Treasury Regulations under Section 1245 provide that depreciation
recapture will be specially allocated based on the allocation of the deductions
giving rise to such recapture income, as provided for in the Partnership
Agreement.
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Items of gross income and deduction will be allocated in a manner intended
to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities, if any, that are not eliminated by Section
704(c) allocations as a result of the application of the Ceiling Rule with
respect to Contributed Property or Adjusted Property. Such Curative Allocations
of gross income and deductions to preserve the uniformity of the income tax
characteristics of Common Units will not have economic effect, because they will
not be reflected in the capital accounts of the holders of Common Units.
However, such allocations will eliminate Book-Tax Disparities and are thus
consistent with the Regulations under Section 704(c). With the exception of
certain conventions adopted by the Partnership with respect to administration of
the Section 754 election and the attendant Section 743(b) basis adjustments
discussed at "-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election"; and allocation
of the effect of unamortizable Section 197 Book-Up amounts and common inside
basis, allocations under the Partnership Agreement will be given effect for
federal income tax purposes in determining a holder's distributive share of an
item of income, gain, loss or deduction. There are, however, uncertainties in
the Regulations relating to allocations of partnership income, and Common Unit
holders should be aware that some of the allocations in the Partnership
Agreement may be successfully challenged by the IRS. See "-Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election-" and "-Uniformity of Common Units" for a
discussion of such allocations.
Tax Treatment of Operations.
Accounting Method and Taxable Year. The Partnership has adopted and will
maintain the calendar year as its taxable year and the accrual method of
accounting for federal income tax purposes.
Tax Basis, Depreciation and Amortization. The Partnership's tax bases for
its Partnership assets will be used for purposes of computing depreciation and
cost recovery deductions and, ultimately, after adjustment for intervening
depreciation or cost recovery deductions, gain or loss on the disposition of
such assets.
After the Transaction, the Partnership allocated the capital account value
among the Partnership's assets based upon their relative fair market values
established by an independent appraisal. Any amount in excess of the fair market
values of specific tangible assets may constitute non-amortizable intangible
assets (including goodwill).
The Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP will have tangible
assets of substantial value (including the pipelines and related equipment). A
significant portion of the assets were placed in service prior to the effective
dates of the accelerated cost recovery system and will be depreciated over a
171/2 year period on a declining balance method. The General Partner will
depreciate certain assets using the accelerated methods provided for under
Section 168 of the Code. In addition, the Partnership, will use accelerated
methods provided for under Section 167 of the Code to depreciate certain other
assets during the early years of the depreciable lives of those assets, and then
elect to use the straight line method in subsequent years. Because of the
Section 704(c) allocations, the amount of tax depreciation allocated to a holder
of a Common Unit is dependent, in part, on the fair market value of the
Partnership's assets subject to Curative Allocations as established by the
General Partner at the time of the Transaction.
The tax basis of goodwill and most other intangible assets used in a trade
or business acquired after August 10, 1993 (or prior to that time in certain
events), may be amortized over 15 years. The Partnership will not amortize the
goodwill, if any, received in the Transaction for tax capital account or income
tax purposes because of the Step-in-the Shoes and Anti-Churning rules. See "-Tax
Consequences of the Transaction to Both KMEP and Santa Fe Common Unit
Holders-Section 197 Intangibles." However, see "-Section 754 Election" with
respect to the amortization of Section 743(b) adjustments available to an
exchanging VRED Holder. The IRS may challenge either the fair market values or
the useful lives assigned to such assets. If any such challenge or
characterization were successful, the deductions allocated to a holder of Common
Units in respect of such assets would be reduced or eliminated and a Common Unit
holder's share of taxable income from would be increased accordingly. Any such
increase could be material.
If the Partnership disposes of depreciable property by sale, foreclosure
or otherwise, all or a portion of any gain (determined by reference to the
amount of depreciation previously deducted and the nature of the property) may
be subject to the recapture rules and taxed as ordinary income rather than
capital gain. Similarly, a partner that has taken cost recovery or depreciation
deductions with respect to property owned by the Partnership may be required to
recapture such deductions upon a sale of such partner's interest in the
Partnership. See "-Allocation of Partnership Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction"
and "-Disposition of Common Units-Recognition of Gain or Loss."
Costs incurred in organizing a partnership may be amortized over any
period selected by the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP not
shorter than 60 months. The costs incurred in promoting the issuance of
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Common Units must be capitalized and cannot be deducted currently, ratably or
upon termination of the Partnership. There are uncertainties regarding the
classification of costs as organization expenses, which may be amortized, and as
syndication expenses which may not be amortized.
Section 754 Election. The Partnership has previously made a Section 754
election and will make another Section 754 election for protective purposes.
This election is irrevocable without the consent of the IRS. The election will
generally permit a VRED holder exchanging such VREDs for Common Units to adjust
such purchaser's or such holder's share of the basis in the Partnership's
properties ("Common Basis") pursuant to Section 743(b) to the basis of such Unit
holder's Common Units, which would generally be the purchase price if such
holder purchased such Common Units for cash. In the case of Common Units
purchased in the market, the Section 743(b) adjustment acts in concert with
Section 704(c) allocations (and Curative Allocations, if respected) in providing
the purchaser of such Common Units with the equivalent of a fair market value
Common Basis. A VRED Holder exchanging for Common Units will have purchased the
Units in a taxable transaction and will receive the benefit of such a Section
743(b) basis adjustment based on the fair market value of such Units on the
Exchange Date. See " -Allocation of Partnership Income, Gain, Loss and
Deduction." The Section 743(b) adjustment is attributed solely to a purchaser of
Common Units and is not added to the bases of the Partnership's assets
associated with all of the holders of Common Units. (For purposes of this
discussion, a Common Unit holder's inside basis in the Partnership's assets will
be considered to have two components: (1) the partner's share of the
Partnership's actual basis in such assets ("Common Basis") and (2) the partner's
Section 743(b) adjustment allocated to each such asset.)
A Section 754 election is advantageous if the transferee's basis in Common
Units is higher than the Partnership's aggregate Common Basis allocable to that
portion of its assets represented by such units immediately prior to the
transfer. In such case, pursuant to the election, the transferee would take a
new and higher basis in the transferee's share of the Partnership's assets for
purposes of calculating, among other items, depreciation deductions and the
applicable share of any gain or loss on a sale of the Partnership's assets.
Conversely, a Section 754 election is disadvantageous if the transferee's basis
in such Common Units is lower than the Partnership's aggregate Common Basis
allocable to that portion of its assets represented by such units immediately
prior to the transfer. Thus, the amount that a holder of Common Units will be
able to obtain upon the sale of Common Units may be affected either favorably or
adversely by the election. A constructive termination of the Partnership will
also cause a Section 708 termination of the Operating Partnerships. Such a
termination could also result in penalties or loss of basis adjustments under
Section 754, if the General Partner were unable to determine that the
termination had occurred and, therefore, did not timely file a tax return or
make appropriate Section 754 elections for the "new" Partnership.
Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) generally requires
the Section 743(b) adjustment attributable to recovery property to be
depreciated as if the total amount of such adjustment were attributable to
newly-acquired recovery property placed in service when the transfer occurs.
Under Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6), a Section 743(b) adjustment
attributable to property subject to depreciation under Section 167 rather than
cost recovery deductions under Section 168 is generally required to be
depreciated using either the straight-line method or the 150% declining balance
method. Although Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine as to the validity of such
an approach, the Partnership intends to depreciate the portion of a Section
743(b) adjustment attributable to unrealized appreciation in the value of the
Partnership property (to the extent of any unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using
a rate of depreciation derived from the depreciation method and useful life
applied to the Common Basis of such property, despite its inconsistency with
Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) and Treasury Regulation
Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6). If an asset is not subject to depreciation or
amortization, no Section 743(b) adjustment would be available to that extent. If
the General Partner determines that such position cannot reasonably be taken, it
may adopt a depreciation convention under which all purchasers acquiring Common
Units in the same month would receive depreciation, whether attributable to
Common Basis or Section 743(b) basis, based upon the same applicable rate as if
they had purchased a direct interest in the Partnership's property. Such an
aggregate approach, or any other method required as a result of an IRS
examination, may result in lower annual depreciation deductions than would
otherwise be allowable to certain holders of Common Units. See "-Uniformity of
Common Units."
The allocation of the Section 743(b) adjustment must be made in accordance
with the principles of Section 1060. Based on these principles, the IRS may seek
to reallocate some or all of any Section 743(b) adjustment not so allocated by
the Partnership to intangible assets that have a 15 year amortization period,
which is not eligible for accelerated depreciation methods generally applicable
to the assets of the Partnership.
The calculations involved in the Section 754 election are complex and will
be made by the Partnership on the basis of certain assumptions as to the value
of the Partnership assets and other matters. There is no assurance that the
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determinations made by the General Partner will not be successfully challenged
by the IRS and that the deductions attributable to them will not be disallowed
or reduced.
Valuation of Property of the Partnership. The federal income tax
consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Units will
depend in part on estimates by the General Partner of the relative fair market
values, and determinations of the tax basis, of the assets of the Partnership.
Although the General Partner may from time to time consult with professional
appraisers with respect to valuation matters, many of the relative fair market
value estimates will be made solely by the General Partner. These estimates are
subject to challenge and will not be binding on the IRS or the courts. In the
event the determinations of fair market value are subsequently found to be
incorrect, the character and amount of items of income, gain, loss, deductions
or credits previously reported by Common Unit holders might change, and Common
Unit holders might be required to amend their previously filed tax returns or to
file claims for refunds.
Mont Belvieu Fractionator. OLP-A owns all of the capital stock of a
corporation that owns an indirect interest in the Mont Belvieu Fractionator. As
a corporation, it will be subject to entity-level taxation for federal and state
income tax purposes. The Partnership, as its shareholder, will include in its
income any amounts distributed to it by such corporation to the extent of such
corporation's current and accumulated earnings and profits. The General Partner
estimates that a portion of the cash distributions to the Partnership by such
corporation will be treated as taxable dividends. It is anticipated, however,
that such corporation will be liquidated in 1998.
Alternative Minimum Tax. Each holder of Common Units will be required to
take into account such holder's distributive share of any items of the
Partnership income, gain or loss for purposes of the alternative minimum tax
("AMT")-currently a tax of 26% on the first $175,000 of alternative minimum
taxable income in excess of the exemption amount and 28% on any additional
alternative minimum taxable income of individuals. Alternative minimum taxable
income is calculated using the 150% declining balance method of depreciation
with respect to personal property and 40-year straight-line depreciation for
real property, compared to the alternative straight line and accelerated methods
provided for under Section 168, which the Partnership will use in computing its
income for regular federal income tax purposes. A Common Unit holder's AMT
income derived from the Partnership may be higher than such holder's share of
the Partnership's net income, because the Partnership may use more accelerated
methods of depreciation for purposes of computing regular federal taxable income
or loss than are available for AMT income purposes. Prospective holders of
Common Units should consult with their tax advisors as to the impact of an
investment in Common Units on their liability for the alternative minimum tax.
Disposition of Common Units.
Recognition of Gain or Loss. Gain or loss will be recognized on a sale of
Common Units equal to the difference between the amount realized and a holder's
tax basis for the Common Units sold. A holder's amount realized will be measured
by the sum of the cash received or the fair market value of other property
received, plus such holder's share of the Partnership's nonrecourse liabilities.
Because the amount realized includes a Common Unit holder's share of the
Partnership's nonrecourse liabilities, the gain recognized on the sale of Common
Units could result in a tax liability in excess of any cash received from such
sale.
The IRS has ruled that a partner acquiring interests in a partnership in
separate transactions at different prices must maintain an aggregate adjusted
tax basis in a single partnership interest and that, upon sale or other
disposition of some of the interests, a portion of such aggregate tax basis must
be allocated to the interests sold on the basis of some equitable apportionment
method. The ruling is unclear as to how the holding period is affected by this
aggregation concept. If this ruling is applicable to the holders of Common
Units, the aggregation of tax bases of a holder of Common Units effectively
prohibits such holder from choosing among Common Units with varying amounts of
unrealized gain or loss as would be possible in a stock transaction. Thus, the
ruling may result in an acceleration of gain or deferral of loss on a sale of a
portion of a holder's Common Units. It is not clear whether the ruling applies
to publicly traded partnerships, such as the Partnership, the interests in which
are evidenced by separate Common Units and, accordingly, Morrison & Hecker is
unable to opine as to the effect such ruling will have on a holder of Common
Units. A holder of Common Units considering the purchase of additional Common
Units or a sale of Common Units purchased at differing prices (including a Santa
Fe Common Unit holder that acquired Common Units other than pursuant to the
Transaction) should consult a tax advisor as to the possible consequences of
such ruling.
Prior distributions in excess of cumulative net taxable income in respect
of a Common Unit which decreased a holder's tax basis in such Common Units will,
in effect, become taxable income if the Common Unit is sold at a price greater
than the holder's tax basis in such Common Unit, even if the price is less than
its original cost.
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Should the IRS successfully contest the convention used by the Partnership
to amortize only a portion of the Section 743(b) adjustment (described under
"-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election") attributable to an
Amortizable Section 197 Intangible after a sale of Common Units, a holder of
Common Units could realize more gain from the sale of its Common Units than if
such convention had been respected. In that case, the holder of Common Units may
have been entitled to additional deductions against income in prior years, but
may be unable to claim them, with the result of greater overall taxable income
than appropriate. Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine as to the validity of the
convention, because of the lack of specific regulatory authority for its use.
Treatment of Short Sales. Under the 1997 Act, a taxpayer is treated as
having sold an "appreciated" partnership interest (one in which gain would be
recognized if such interest were sold), if such taxpayer or related persons
entered into one or more positions with respect to the same or substantially
identical property which, for some period, substantially eliminated both the
risk of loss and opportunity for gain on the appreciated financial position
(including selling "short against the box" transactions). Holders of Common
Units should consult with their tax advisers in the event they are considering
entering into a short sale transaction or any other risk arbitrage transaction
involving Common Units.
A holder whose Common Units are loaned to a "short seller" to cover a
short sale of Common Units will be considered as having transferred beneficial
ownership of those Common Units and will, thus, no longer be a partner with
respect to those Common Units during the period of the loan. As a result, during
this period, any Partnership income, gain, deductions, losses or credits with
respect to those Common Units would appear not to be reportable by the holders
thereof, any cash distributions received by such holders with respect to those
Common Units would be fully taxable and all of such distributions would appear
to be treated as ordinary income. The IRS may also contend that a loan of Common
Units to a "short seller" constitutes a taxable exchange. If this contention
were successfully made, a lending holder of Common Units may be required to
recognize gain or loss. Holders of Common Units desiring to assure their status
as partners should modify their brokerage account agreements, if any, to
prohibit their brokers from borrowing their Common Units.
Character of Gain or Loss. Generally, gain or loss recognized by a holder
of Common Units (other than a "dealer" in Common Units) on the sale or exchange
of a Common Unit will be taxable as capital gain or loss. For transactions after
July 29, 1997, the 1997 Act lengthens the holding period required for long-term
capital gain treatment to 18 months in order to qualify a gain for an effective
maximum tax rate of 20%. The 1997 Act also creates a mid-term capital gain
concept for assets held for more than 12 months, but not more than 18 months,
for which the maximum tax rate is 28%. Capital assets sold at a profit within 12
months of purchase would result in short term capital gains taxed at ordinary
income tax rates. Any gain or loss, however, will be separately computed and
taxed as ordinary income or loss under Section 751 to the extent attributable to
assets giving rise to depreciation recapture or other "unrealized receivables"
or to "inventory" owned by the Partnership. The term "unrealized receivables"
also includes potential recapture items other than depreciation recapture.
Ordinary income attributable to unrealized receivables, inventory and
depreciation recapture may exceed net taxable gain realized upon the sale of a
Common Unit and may be recognized even if there is a net taxable loss realized
on the sale of a Common Unit. Any loss recognized on the sale of units will
generally be a capital loss. Thus, a holder of Common Units may recognize both
ordinary income and a capital loss upon a disposition of units. Net capital loss
may offset no more than $3,000 of ordinary income in the case of individuals and
may only be used to offset capital gain in the case of a corporation.
Allocations between Transferors and Transferees. In general, the
Partnership's taxable income and losses will be determined annually and will be
prorated on a monthly basis and subsequently apportioned among the holders in
proportion to the number of Common Units owned by them as of the opening of the
first business day of the month to which the income and losses relate even
though Common Unit holders may dispose of their units during the month in
question. Gain or loss realized on a sale or other disposition of partnership
assets other than in the ordinary course of business shall be allocated among
the Common Unit holders of record as of the opening of the NYSE on the first
business day of the month in which such gain or loss is recognized. As a result
of this monthly allocation, a holder of Common Units transferring units in the
open market may be allocated income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit accrued
after the transfer.
The use of the monthly conventions discussed above may not be permitted by
existing Treasury Regulations and, accordingly, Morrison & Hecker is unable to
opine on the validity of the method of allocating income and deductions between
the transferors and the transferees of Common Units. If a monthly convention is
not allowed by the Treasury Regulation (or only applies to transfers of less
than all of the holder's Common Units), taxable income or losses of the
Partnership might be reallocated among the holders of Common Units. The General
Partner is authorized to
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review the Partnership's method of allocation between transferors and
transferees (as well as among partners whose interests otherwise vary during a
taxable period) to conform to a method permitted by future Treasury Regulations.
A holder who owns Common Units at any time during a quarter and who
disposes of such Common Units prior to the record date set for a distribution
with respect to such quarter will be allocated items of Partnership income and
gain attributable to such quarter for the months during which such Common Units
were owned but will not be entitled to receive such cash distribution.
Notification Requirements. A holder of Common Units who sells or exchanges
Common Units is required to notify the Partnership in writing of such sale or
exchange within 30 days of the sale or exchange and in any event no later than
January 15 of the year following the calendar year in which the sale or exchange
occurred. The Partnership is required to notify the IRS of such transaction and
to furnish certain information to the transferor and transferee. However, these
reporting requirements do not apply with respect to a sale by an individual who
is a citizen of the United States and who effects such sale through a broker.
Additionally, a transferor and a transferee of a Common Unit will be required to
furnish statements to the IRS, filed with their income tax returns for the
taxable year in which the sale or exchange occurred, which set forth the amount
of the consideration received for such Common Unit that is allocated to goodwill
or going concern value of the Partnership. Failure to satisfy such reporting
obligations may lead to the imposition of substantial penalties.
Constructive Termination. The Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships
and SFPP will be considered to have been terminated if there is a sale or
exchange of 50% or more of the total interests in partnership capital and
profits within a 12-month period. A constructive termination results in the
closing of a partnership's taxable year for all partners and the "old"
Partnership (before termination) is deemed to have contributed its assets to the
"new" Partnership and distributed interests in the "new" Partnership to the
holders of Common Units. The "new" Partnership is then treated as a new
partnership. A constructive termination of the Partnership will also cause a
Section 708 termination of the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP. Such a
termination could also result in penalties or loss of basis adjustments under
Section 754, if the Partnership were unable to determine that the termination
had occurred and, therefore, did not timely file a tax return and make the
appropriate Section 754 elections for the "new" Partnership.
In the case of a holder of Common Units reporting on a fiscal year other
than a calendar year, the closing of a tax year of the Partnership may result in
more than 12 months' taxable income or loss of the Partnership being includable
in its taxable income for the year of termination. New tax elections required to
be made by the Partnership, including a new election under Section 754, must be
made subsequent to the constructive termination. A constructive termination
would also result in a deferral of the Partnership deductions for depreciation
and amortization. In addition, a termination might either accelerate the
application of or subject the Partnership to any tax legislation enacted with
effective dates after the termination.
Entity-Level Collections. If the Partnership is required under applicable
law to pay any federal, state or local income tax on behalf of any holder of
Common Units or the General Partner or former holders of Common Units, the
General Partner is authorized to pay such taxes from Partnership funds. Such
payments, if made, will be deemed current distributions of cash to such Common
Unit holder or the General Partner as the case may be. The General Partner is
authorized to amend the Partnership Agreement in the manner necessary to
maintain uniformity of intrinsic tax characteristics of Common Units and to
adjust subsequent distributions so that after giving effect to such deemed
distributions, the priority and characterization of distributions otherwise
applicable under the Partnership Agreement is maintained as nearly as is
practicable. Payments by the Partnership as described above could give rise to
an overpayment of tax on behalf of an individual partner in which event, the
partner could file a claim for credit or refund.
Uniformity of Common Units. Since the Partnership cannot trace the chain
of ownership of any particular Common Unit, it is unable to track the economic
and tax characteristics related to particular Common Units from owner to owner.
Consequently, uniformity of the economic and tax characteristics of the Common
Units to a holder of former Santa Fe Common Units or a purchaser of Common Units
must be maintained. In order to achieve uniformity, compliance with a number of
federal income tax requirements, both statutory and regulatory, could be
substantially diminished. For example, a lack of uniformity can result from a
literal application of Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) and
Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6) and from the effect of the Ceiling
Rule on the Partnership's ability to make allocations to eliminate Book-Tax
Disparities attributable to Contributed Properties and partnership property that
has been revalued and reflected in the partners' capital accounts. If the IRS
were to challenge such conventions intended to achieve uniformity and such
challenge were successful, the tax consequences of holding particular Common
Units could differ. Any such non-uniformity could have a negative impact on the
value of Common Units.
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The Partnership intends to depreciate the portion of a Section 743(b)
adjustment attributable to unrealized appreciation in the value of Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property (to the extent of any unamortized Book-Tax
Disparity) using a rate of depreciation derived from the depreciation method and
useful life applied to the Common Basis of such property, despite its
inconsistency with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) and
Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6). See "Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election." If the Partnership determines that such a
position cannot reasonably be taken, the Partnership may adopt a depreciation
convention under which all purchasers acquiring Common Units in the same month
would receive depreciation, whether attributable to Common Basis or Section
743(b) basis, based upon the same applicable rate as if they had purchased a
direct interest in the Partnership's property. If such an aggregate approach is
adopted, it may result in lower annual depreciation deductions than would
otherwise be allowable to certain holders of Common Units and risk the loss of
depreciation deductions not taken in the year that such deductions would
otherwise be allowable. This convention will not be adopted if the Partnership
determines that the loss of depreciation deductions would have a material
adverse effect on a holder of Common Units. If the Partnership chooses not to
utilize this aggregate method, the Partnership may use any other reasonable
depreciation convention to preserve the uniformity of the intrinsic tax
characteristics of Common Units that would not have a material adverse effect on
the holders of Common Units. The IRS may challenge any method of depreciating
the Section 743(b) adjustment described in this paragraph. If such a challenge
were to be sustained, the uniformity of Common Units might be affected.
Items of income and deduction, including the effects of any unamortizable
intangibles under the Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 197-2(g)(1), will be
specially allocated in a manner that is intended to preserve the uniformity of
intrinsic tax characteristics among all Common Units, despite the application of
the Ceiling Rule to Contributed Properties and Adjusted Properties. Such special
allocations will be made solely for federal income tax purposes. See "-Tax
Consequences of Ownership of Common Units" and "-Allocations of Income, Gain,
Loss and Deduction."
Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other Investors. Ownership of Common
Units by certain tax-exempt entities, regulated investment companies and foreign
persons raises issues unique to such persons and, as described below, may have
substantially adverse tax consequences.
Employee benefit plans and most other organizations exempt from federal
income tax (including IRAs and other retirement plans) are subject to federal
income tax on unrelated business taxable income in excess of $1,000, and each
such entity must file a tax return for each year in which it has more than
$1,000 of gross income included in computing unrelated business taxable income.
Substantially all of the taxable income derived by such an organization from the
ownership of a Common Unit will be unrelated business taxable income and thus
will be taxable to such a holder of Common Units at the maximum corporate tax
rate. Also, to the extent that the Partnership holds debt financed property, the
disposition of a Common Unit could result in unrelated business taxable income.
Regulated investment companies are required to derive 90% or more of their
gross income from interest, dividends, gains from the sale of stocks or
securities or foreign currency or certain related sources. It is not anticipated
that any significant amount of the Partnership's gross income will qualify as
such income.
Non-resident aliens and foreign corporations, trusts or estates which
acquire Common Units will be considered to be engaged in business in the United
States on account of ownership of Common Units and as a consequence will be
required to file federal tax returns in respect of their distributive shares of
Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction or credit and pay federal income tax
at regulate rates on such income. Generally, a partnership is required to pay a
withholding tax on the portion of the partnership income which is effectively
connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business and which is
allocable to the foreign partners, regardless of whether any actual
distributions have been made to such partners. However, under procedural
guidelines applicable to publicly traded partnerships, the Partnership has
elected instead to withhold (or a broker holding Common Units in street name
will withhold) at the rate of 39.6% on actual cash distributions made quarterly
to foreign holders of Common Units. Each foreign holder of Common Units must
obtain a taxpayer identification number from the IRS and submit that number to
the Transfer Agent on a Form W-8 in order to obtain credit for the taxes
withheld. Subsequent adoption of Treasury Regulations or the issuance of other
administrative pronouncements may require the Partnership to change these
procedures.
Because a foreign corporation which owns Common Units will be treated as
engaged in a United States trade or business, such a holder may be subject to
United States branch profits tax at a rate of 30%, in addition to regular
federal income tax, on its allocable share of the Partnership's earnings and
profits (as adjusted for changes in the foreign corporation's "U.S. net equity")
that are effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or
business. Such
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a tax may be reduced or eliminated by an income tax treaty between the United
States and the country with respect to which the foreign corporate holder of
Common Units is a "qualified resident."
An interest in the Partnership may also constitute a "United States Real
Property Interest" ("USRPI") under Section 897(c) of the Code. For this purpose,
Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-1(c)(2)(iv) treats a publicly traded
partnership the same as a corporation. Assuming that the Common Units continue
to be regularly traded on an established securities market, a foreign holder of
Common Units who sells or otherwise disposes of a Common Unit and who has not
held more than 5% in value of the Common Units, including Common Units held by
certain related individuals and entities, at any time during the five-year
period ending on the date of the disposition will qualify for an exclusion from
USRPI treatment and will not be subject to federal income tax on gain realized
on the disposition that is attributable to real property held by the
Partnership. However, such holder may be subject to federal income tax on any
gain realized on the disposition that is treated as effectively connected with a
United States trade or business of the foreign holder of Common Units
(regardless of a foreign Common Unit holder's percentage interest in the
Partnership or whether Common Units are regularly traded). A foreign holder of
Common Units will be subject to federal income tax on gain attributable to real
property held by the Partnership if the holder held more than 5% in value of the
Common Units, including Common Units held by certain related individuals and
entities, during the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition or
if the Common Units were not regularly traded on an established securities
market at the time of the disposition. It is unclear whether a similar rule
applies to a former Santa Fe Common Unit holder that receives Common Units in
the Transaction and who held more than 5% in value of the Santa Fe Common Units
during the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition. A foreign
holder of Common Units will also be subject to withholding under Section 1445 of
the Code if such holder owns, including Common Units held by certain related
individuals and entities, more than a 5% interest in the Partnership. Under
Section 1445 a transferee of a USRPI is required to deduct and withhold a tax
equal to 10% of the amount realized on the disposition of a USRPI if the
transferor is a foreign person.
Administrative Matters.
Information Returns and Audit Procedures. The Partnership intends to
furnish to each holder of Common Units within 90 days after the close of each
Partnership taxable year, certain tax information, including a Schedule K-1,
which sets forth each holder's allocable share of the Partnership's income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit. In preparing this information, which will
generally not be reviewed by counsel, the General Partner will use various
accounting and reporting conventions, some of which have been mentioned in the
previous discussion, to determine the respective Common Unit holder's allocable
share of income, gain, loss, deduction and credits. There is no assurance that
any such conventions will yield a result which conforms to the requirements of
the Code, the Regulations or administrative interpretations of the IRS. The
General Partner cannot assure a current or prospective holder of Common Units
that the IRS will not successfully contend in court that such accounting and
reporting conventions are impermissible.
No assurance can be given that the Partnership will not be audited by the
IRS or that tax adjustments will not be made. The rights of a holder of Common
Units owning less than a 1% profits interest in the Partnership to participate
in the income tax audit process have been substantially reduced. Further, any
adjustments in the Partnership's returns will lead to adjustments in Common Unit
holders' returns and may lead to audits of their returns and adjustments of
items unrelated to the Partnership. Each Common Unit holder would bear the cost
of any expenses incurred in connection with an examination of such holder's
personal tax return.
Partnerships generally are treated as separate entities for purposes of
federal tax audits, judicial review of administrative adjustments by the IRS and
tax settlement proceedings. The tax treatment of partnership items of income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit are determined at the partnership level in a
unified partnership proceeding rather than in separate proceedings with the
partners. Under the 1997 Act, any penalty relating to an adjustment to a
partnership item is determined at the partnership level. The Code provides for
one partner to be designated as the "Tax Matters Partner" for these purposes.
The Partnership Agreement appoints the General Partner as the Tax Matters
Partner.
The Tax Matters Partner will make certain elections on behalf of the
Partnership and holders of Common Units and can extend the statute of
limitations for assessment of tax deficiencies against holders of Common Units
with respect to the Partnership items. The Tax Matters Partner may bind a holder
of Common Units with less than a 1% profits interest in the Partnership to a
settlement with the IRS, unless such holder elects, by filing a statement with
the IRS, not to give such authority to the Tax Matters Partner. The Tax Matters
Partner may seek judicial review (to which all the holders of Common Units are
bound) of a final partnership administrative adjustment and, if the Tax Matters
Partner fails to seek judicial review, such review may be sought by any holder
having at least a 1% interest in the profits of the Partnership or by holders of
Common Units having in the aggregate at least a 5% profits interest. However,
only one
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action for judicial review will go forward, and each holder of Common Units with
an interest in the outcome may participate.
A holder of Common Units must file a statement with the IRS identifying
the treatment of any item on its federal income tax return that is not
consistent with the treatment of the item on the Partnership's return to avoid
the requirement that all items be treated consistently on both returns.
Intentional or negligent disregard of the consistency requirement may subject a
holder of Common Units to substantial penalties.
Electing Large Partnerships. The 1997 Act provides that certain
partnerships with at least 100 partners may elect to be treated as an electing
large partnership ("ELP") for tax years ending after December 31, 1997. If
further revisions are made to the law, it is possible that at some future date
the Partnership will make this election to be taxed as an electing large
partnership, however, based on current law it is not contemplated that such an
election will be made for 1998 or any subsequent date.
Under the reporting provisions of the 1997 Act, each partner of an ELP
will take into account separately such partner's share of several designated
items, determined at the partnership level. The ELP procedures provide that any
tax adjustments generally would flow through to the holders of Common Units for
the year in which the adjustment takes effect, and the adjustments would not
affect prior-year returns of any holder, except in the case of changes to any
holder's distributive share. In lieu of passing through an adjustment to the
holders of Common Units, the Partnership may elect to pay an imputed
underpayment. The Partnership, and not the holders of Common Units, would be
liable for any interest and penalties resulting from a tax adjustment.
Nominee Reporting. Persons who hold an interest in the Partnership as a
nominee for another person are required to furnish to the Partnership (a) the
name, address and taxpayer identification number of the beneficial owners and
the nominee; (b) whether the beneficial owner is (i) a person that is not a
United States person, (ii) a foreign government, an international organization
or any wholly-owned agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing or
(iii) a tax-exempt entity; (c) the amount and description of Common Units held,
acquired or transferred for the beneficial owners; and (d) certain information
including the dates of acquisitions and transfers, means of acquisitions and
transfers, and acquisition cost for purchases, as well as the amount of net
proceeds from sales. Brokers and financial institutions are required to furnish
additional information, including whether they are a United States person and
certain information on Common Units they acquire, hold or transfer for their own
account. A penalty of $50 per failure (up to a maximum of $100,000 per calendar
year) is imposed by the Code for failure to report such information to the
Partnership. The nominee is required to supply the beneficial owner of the
Common Units with the information furnished to the Partnership.
Registration as a Tax Shelter. The Code requires that "tax shelters" be
registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. The Treasury Regulations
interpreting the tax shelter registration provisions of the Code are extremely
broad. It is arguable that the Partnership is not subject to the registration
requirement on the basis that (i) it does not constitute a tax shelter, or (ii)
it constitutes a projected income investment exempt from registration. However,
the General Partner registered the Partnership as a tax shelter with the IRS
when it was originally formed in the absence of assurance that the Partnership
would not be subject to tax shelter registration and in light of the substantial
penalties which might be imposed if registration was required and not
undertaken. The Partnership's tax shelter registration number with the IRS is
9228900496. This number will be provided to every Common Unit holder with
year-end tax information. ISSUANCE OF THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE
THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP OR THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED, EXAMINED OR APPROVED BY THE IRS. The Partnership must furnish the
registration number to the holder of Common Units, and a holder of Common Units
who sells or otherwise transfers a Common Unit in a subsequent transaction must
furnish the registration number to the transferee. The penalty for failure of
the transferor of a Common Unit to furnish such registration number to the
transferee is $100 for each such failure. The holder of Common Units must
disclose the tax shelter registration number of the Partnership on Form 8271 to
be attached to the tax return on which any deduction, loss, credit or other
benefit generated by the Partnership is claimed or income of the Partnership is
included. A holder of Common Units who fails to disclose the tax shelter
registration number on such holder's tax return, without reasonable cause for
such failure, will be subject to a $250 penalty for each such failure. Any
penalties discussed herein are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
Accuracy-Related Penalties. An additional tax equal to 20% of the amount
of any portion of an underpayment of tax which is attributable to one or more of
certain listed causes, including substantial understatements of income tax and
substantial valuation misstatements, is imposed by the Code. No penalty will be
imposed, however, with respect to
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any portion of an underpayment if it is shown that there was a reasonable cause
for such portion and that the taxpayer acted in good faith with respect to such
portion.
A substantial understatement of income tax in any taxable year exists if
the amount of the understatement exceeds the greater of 10% of the tax required
to be shown on the return for the taxable year or $5,000 ($10,000 for most
corporations). The amount of any understatement subject to penalty generally is
reduced if any portion (i) is attributable to an item with respect to which
there is, or was, "substantial authority" for the position taken on the return
or (ii) is attributable to an item for which there was a reasonable basis for
the tax treatment of the items and as to which the pertinent facts are disclosed
on the return. Certain more stringent rules apply to "tax shelters," which term
includes a partnership if a significant purpose of such entity is the avoidance
or evasion of income tax. This term that does not appear to include the
Partnership. If any partnership item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit
included in the distributive shares of Common Unit holders might result in such
an "understatement" of income for which no "substantial authority" exists, the
Partnership must disclose the pertinent facts on its return. In addition, the
Partnership will make a reasonable effort to furnish sufficient information for
holders of Common Units to make adequate disclosure on their returns to avoid
liability for this penalty.
A substantial valuation misstatement exists if the value of any property
(or the adjusted basis of any property) claimed on a tax return is 200% or more
of the amount determined to be the correct amount of such valuation or adjusted
basis. No penalty is imposed unless the portion of the underpayment attributable
to a substantial valuation misstatement is in excess of $5,000 ($10,000 for most
corporations). If the valuation claimed on a return is 400% or more than the
correct valuation, the penalty imposed increases to 40%.
Other Taxes. Holders of Common Units may be subject to other taxes, such
as state and local taxes, unincorporated business taxes, and estate, inheritance
or intangible taxes that may be imposed by the various jurisdictions in which
the Partnership does business or owns property. VRED holders should consider
state and local tax consequences of an investment in the Partnership. The
Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP own property or conduct
business in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. A
holder of Common Units will likely be required to file state income tax returns
and/or to pay such taxes in most of such states and may be subject to penalties
for failure to file tax returns and/or to pay such taxes in most of such states
and may be subject to penalties for failure to comply with such requirements.
Some of the states may require the Partnership to withhold a percentage of
income from amounts that are to be distributed to a holder of Common Units that
is not a resident of the state. Such amounts withheld, if any, which may be
greater or less than a particular holder's income tax liability to the state,
generally do not relieve the non-resident Unit holder from the obligation to
file a state income tax return. Amounts withheld, if any, will be treated as if
distributed to holders of Common Units for purposes of determining the amounts
distributed by the Partnership. Based on current law and its estimate of future
partnership operations, the General Partner anticipates that any amounts
required to be withheld will not be material. In addition, an obligation to file
tax returns or to pay taxes may arise in other states.
It is the responsibility of each prospective holder of Common Units to
investigate the legal and tax consequences, under the laws of pertinent states
or localities, of such investment in the Partnership. Further, it is the
responsibility of each holder of Common Units to file all state and local, as
well as federal tax returns that may be required of such holder. Morrison &
Hecker has not rendered an opinion on the state and local tax consequences of an
investment in the Partnership.
EACH VRED HOLDER EXCHANGING VREDS FOR COMMON UNITS SHOULD CONSULT A TAX
ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER, INCLUDING THE
APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX LAWS AND
ANY RECENT OR PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN APPLICABLE TAX LAWS.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the Common Units and
certain federal income tax considerations are being passed upon by Morrison &
Hecker L.L.P., Kansas City, Missouri, as securities and tax counsel for the
Partnership.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Partnership and subsidiaries
and the financial statements of Mont Belvieu Associates as of December 31, 1996
and for the two years ended December 31, 1996 included in the Partnership's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been audited by Arthur
Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with
respect thereto, and are incorporated herein in reliance upon the authority of
said firm as experts in giving said reports.
The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 1997 of the Partnership and its subsidiaries and the financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997 of Mont Belvieu
Associates incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given
on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline
Partners, L.P. as of December 31, 1997 and for the three years ended December
31, 1997 incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Partnership's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 5, 1998, as amended, have been audited by
Price Waterhouse LLP, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report
of Price Waterhouse LLP, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The balance sheet of the General Partner as of December 31, 1997, included
in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, has been so
included in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent
accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
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ANNEX A
Partnership Agreement
A-1
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS....................... 1
1.1 Formation and Continuation................... 1
1.2 Name......................................... 1
1.3 Registered Office; Principal Office.......... 1
1.4 Power of Attorney............................ 1
1.5 Term......................................... 3
1.6 Possible Restrictions on Transfer............ 3
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS.................................. 3
"Additional Limited Partner"....................... 3
"Adjusted Capital Account"......................... 3
"Adjusted Property"................................ 4
"Affiliate"........................................ 4
"Agreed Allocation"................................ 4
"Agreed Value"..................................... 4
"Agreement"........................................ 5
"API".............................................. 5
"Arrearage Elimination Date"....................... 5
"Assignee"......................................... 5
"Available Cash"................................... 5
"Book-Tax Disparity"............................... 6
"Business Day"..................................... 6
"Capital Account".................................. 6
"Capital Additions and Improvements"............... 6
"Capital Contribution"............................. 7
"Carrying Value"................................... 7
"Cash from Interim Capital Transactions"........... 7
"Cash from Operations"............................. 7
"Cause"............................................ 8
"Central Basin Conveyances"........................ 8
"Certificate"...................................... 8
"Certificate of Limited Partnership"............... 8
"Citizenship Certification"........................ 8
"Closing Date"..................................... 8
"Closing Price".................................... 8
"Code"............................................. 8
"Combined Interest"................................ 8
"Common Unit"...................................... 9
"Common Unit Arrearage"............................ 9
"Conflicts and Audit Committee".................... 9
"Contributed Property"............................. 9
"Conveyance Agreement"............................. 9
"Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage"................. 9
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"Curative Allocation".............................. 9
"Current Market Price"............................. 9
"Deferral Period".................................. 9
"Deferred Participation Unit"...................... 10
"Delaware Act"..................................... 10
"Departing Partner"................................ 10
"Economic Risk of Loss" ........................... 10
"EGPC"............................................. 10
"Eligible Citizen" ................................ 10
"Enron" ........................................... 10
"Event of Withdrawal".............................. 11
"First Liquidation Target Amount".................. 11
"First Target Distribution"........................ 11
"General Partner".................................. 11
"General Partner Equity Value"..................... 11
"Group"............................................ 11
"Holder"........................................... 11
"Incentive Distribution"........................... 11
"Indemnified Persons".............................. 11
"Indemnitee"....................................... 11
"Initial Limited Partners"......................... 11
"Initial Offering"................................. 11
"Initial Unit Price"............................... 11
"Interim Capital Transactions"..................... 12
"Issue Price"...................................... 12
"KMGP"............................................. 12
"KMNGL"............................................ 12
"Limited Partner".................................. 12
"Limited Partner Equity Value"..................... 12
"Liquidation Date"................................. 12
"Liquidator"....................................... 13
"Maintenance Capital Expenditures"................. 13
"Merger Agreement"................................. 13
"Minimum Quarterly Distribution"................... 13
"Mont Belvieu Fractionator"........................ 13
"Mortgage"......................................... 13
"National Securities Exchange"..................... 13
"Net Agreed Value"................................. 13
"Net Income"....................................... 13
"Net Loss"......................................... 14
"Net Termination Gain"............................. 14
"Net Termination Loss"............................. 14
"Non-citizen Assignees"............................ 14
"Nonrecourse Built-in Gain"........................ 14
"Nonrecourse Deductions"........................... 15
"Nonrecourse Liability"............................ 15
"Note Agreement"................................... 15
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"Notes"............................................ 15
"Notice of Election to Purchase"................... 15
"OLP-A"............................................ 15
"OLP-A Partnership Agreement"...................... 15
"Omnibus Agreement"................................ 15
"Operating Partnership"............................ 15
"Operating Partnership Agreement".................. 15
"Opinion of Counsel"............................... 15
"Organizational Limited Partner"................... 15
"Outstanding"...................................... 16
"Partners"......................................... 16
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt"......................... 16
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain"............ 16
"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions"................... 16
"Partnership"...................................... 16
"Partnership Interest"............................. 16
"Partnership Minimum Gain"......................... 16
"Partnership Securities"........................... 16
"Per Unit Capital Amount".......................... 16
"Percentage Interest".............................. 16
"Person"........................................... 17
"Pipeline System and Other Assets"................. 17
"Purchase Date".................................... 17
"Recapture Income"................................. 17
"Record Date"...................................... 17
"Record Holder".................................... 17
"Redeemable Units"................................. 17
"Registration Statement"........................... 17
"Required Allocations"............................. 17
"Residual Gain".................................... 18
"Residual Loss".................................... 18
"Second Liquidation Target Amount"................. 18
"Second Target Distribution"....................... 18
"Securities Act"................................... 18
"Special Approval"................................. 18
"Special Limited Partner".......................... 18
"Special Limited Partner Book Capital"............. 18
"Substituted Limited Partner"...................... 18
"Support Period"................................... 18
"Surviving Business Entity"........................ 18
"Termination Capital Transactions"................. 18
"Third Target Distribution"........................ 18
"Trading Day"...................................... 19
"Transfer Agent"................................... 19
"Transfer Application"............................. 19
"Underwriter"...................................... 19
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"Underwriting Agreement"........................... 19
"Unit" ........................................... 19
"Unpaid MQD"....................................... 19
"Unrealized Gain".................................. 19
"Unrealized Loss".................................. 19
"Unrecovered API Capital".......................... 19
"Unrecovered Deferred Participation Unit Capital... 19
"Unrecovered Initial Unit Price"................... 20
ARTICLE III PURPOSE..................................... 20
3.1 Purpose and Business......................... 20
3.2 Powers....................................... 20
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS........................ 20
4.1 Initial Contributions........................ 20
4.2 Return of Initial Contributions.............. 20
4.3 Contribution by the General Partner and
the Underwriters; Contribution by
Partnership to Operating Partnership......... 21
4.4 Issuances of Additional Units, APIs and
Other Securities............................. 21
4.5 Limited Preemptive Rights.................... 23
4.6 Capital Accounts............................. 23
4.7 Interest..................................... 26
4.8 No Withdrawal................................ 26
4.9 Loans from Partners.......................... 26
4.10 No Fractional Units.......................... 26
4.11 Splits and Combinations...................... 26
ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS................ 27
5.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes..... 27
(a)Net Income................................ 27
(b)Net Losses................................ 28
(c)Net Termination Gains and Losses.......... 29
(d)Special Allocations....................... 31
(i) Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback. 31
(ii) Chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain................... 32
(iii) Priority Allocations................ 32
(iv) Qualified Income Offset............. 32
(v) Gross Income Allocations............ 33
(vi) Nonrecourse Deductions.............. 33
(vii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions...... 33
(viii)Nonrecourse Liabilities............. 33
(ix) Code Section 754 Adjustments........ 33
(x) Economic Uniformity................. 33
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(xi) Curative Allocation................. 34
5.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes................. 35
5.3 Requirement and Characterization of
Distributions; Redemption of APIs............ 37
5.4 Distributions of Cash from Operations........ 38
5.5 Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital
Transactions................................. 39
5.6 Adjustment of Minimum Quarterly Distribution
and Target Distribution Levels............... 39
5.7 Special Provisions Relating to the
Deferred Participation Units................. 39
5.8 Special Provisions Relating to Holders of
APIs......................................... 40
ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS......... 41
6.1 Management................................... 41
6.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership........... 42
6.3 Restrictions on General Partner's
Authority.................................... 42
6.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner......... 43
6.5 Outside Activities........................... 44
6.6 Loans to and from the General Partner;
Contracts with Affiliates.................... 45
6.7 Indemnification.............................. 46
6.8 Liability of Indemnitees..................... 48
6.9 Resolution of Conflicts of Interest.......... 48
6.10 Other Matters Concerning the General
Partner...................................... 50
6.11 Title to Partnership Assets.................. 50
6.12 Purchase or Sale of Units.................... 50
6.13 Registration Rights of KMGP and its
Affiliates................................... 51
6.14 Reliance by Third Parties.................... 52
ARTICLE VII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS.. 53
7.1 Limitation of Liability...................... 53
7.2 Management of Business....................... 53
7.3 Outside Activities........................... 53
7.4 Return of Capital............................ 53
7.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the
Partnership.................................. 54
ARTICLE VIII BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS..... 55
8.1 Records and Accounting....................... 55
8.2 Fiscal Year.................................. 55
8.3 Reports...................................... 55
ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS.................................. 55
9.1 Preparation of Tax Returns................... 55
9.2 Tax Elections................................ 55
9.3 Tax Controversies............................ 56
9.4 Organizational Expenses...................... 56
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9.5 Withholding.................................. 56
9.6 Entity-Level Taxation........................ 56
9.7 Entity-Level Arrearage Collections........... 57
9.8 Opinions of Counsel.......................... 57
ARTICLE X CERTIFICATES................................. 57
10.1 Certificates................................. 57
10.2 Registration, Registration of Transfer and
Exchange..................................... 57
10.3 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates................................. 58
10.4 Record Holder................................ 59
ARTICLE XI TRANSFER OF INTERESTS........................ 59
11.1 Transfer..................................... 59
11.2 Transfer of General Partner's Partnership
Interest..................................... 59
11.3 Transfer of Units............................ 60
11.4 Restrictions on Transfers.................... 60
11.5 Citizenship Certificates; Non-citizen
Assignees.................................... 61
11.6 Redemption of Interests...................... 61
11.7 Transfer of Deferred Participation Units
and APIs..................................... 62
ARTICLE XII ADMISSION OF PARTNERS....................... 63
12.1 Admission of Initial Limited Partners........ 63
12.2 Admission of Substituted Limited Partners.... 63
12.3 Admission of Successor General Partner....... 63
12.4 Admission of Additional Limited Partners..... 64
12.5 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of
Limited Partnership.......................... 64
ARTICLE XIII WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS.......... 64
13.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner............ 64
13.2 Removal of the General Partner............... 66
13.3 Interest of Departing Partner and
Successor General Partner.................... 66
13.4 Redemption of APIs Upon Removal Without
Cause........................................ 67
13.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners............... 67
ARTICLE XIV DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION................. 68
14.1 Dissolution.................................. 68
14.2 Continuation of the Business of the
Partnership after Dissolution................ 68
14.3 Liquidation.................................. 69
14.4 Distributions in Kind........................ 70
14.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited
Partnership.................................. 70
14.6 Reasonable Time for Winding Up............... 70
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14.7 Return of Capital............................ 70
14.8 No Capital Account Restoration............... 71
14.9 Waiver of Partition.......................... 71
ARTICLE XV AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT;
MEETINGS; RECORD DATE........................ 71
15.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by General
Partner...................................... 71
15.2 Amendment Procedures......................... 72
15.3 Amendment Requirements....................... 72
15.4 Meetings..................................... 73
15.5 Notice of Meeting............................ 73
15.6 Record Date.................................. 73
15.7 Adjournment.................................. 74
15.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting;
Approval of Minutes.......................... 74
15.9 Quorum....................................... 74
15.10 Conduct of Meeting........................... 74
15.11 Action Without a Meeting..................... 75
15.12 Voting and Other Rights...................... 75
ARTICLE XVI MERGER...................................... 76
16.1 Authority.................................... 76
16.2 Procedure for Merger or Consolidation........ 76
16.3 Approval by Limited Partners of Merger or
Consolidation................................ 77
16.4 Certificate of Merger........................ 77
16.5 Effect of Merger............................. 77
ARTICLE XVII RIGHT TO ACQUIRE UNITS..................... 78
17.1 Right to Acquire Units....................... 78
ARTICLE XVIII GENERAL PROVISIONS..................... 79
18.1 Addresses and Notices........................ 79
18.2 References................................... 80
18.3 Pronouns and Plurals......................... 80
18.4 Further Action............................... 80
18.5 Binding Effect............................... 80
18.6 Integration.................................. 80
18.7 Creditors.................................... 80
18.8 Waiver....................................... 80
18.9 Counterparts................................. 80
18.10 Applicable Law............................... 81
18.11 Invalidity of Provisions..................... 81
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Exhibit A - Form of Certificate Evidencing Common Units
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF KINDER
MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., entered into as of January 14, 1998, but to be
effective as of February 14, 1997, is entered into by and among Kinder Morgan
G.P., Inc. (formerly known as Enron Liquids Pipeline Company), a Delaware
corporation, as the General Partner, and Persons who become Partners in the
Partnership or parties hereto as provided herein. In consideration of the
covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE IARTICLE I
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
1.1 Formation and Continuation. On August 6, 1992, the General Partner and
the Organizational Limited Partner formed the Partnership as a limited
partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act. On February 6, 1992,
the General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner amended and restated
the Partnership's original Agreement of Limited Partnership in its entirety (the
"First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership") and, subject to
the provisions of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership, the General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner agreed
to continue the Partnership as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions
of the Delaware Act. The General Partner and the Limited Partners hereby further
amend and restate the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the
rights and obligations of the Parties and the administration, dissolution and
termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act. All
Partnership Interests shall constitute personal property of the owner thereof
for all purposes.
1.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be "Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P." The Partnership's business may be conducted under any other name
or names deemed necessary or appropriate by the General Partner, including,
without limitation, the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof.
The words "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Ltd." or similar words or letters
shall be included in the Partnership's name where necessary for the purposes of
complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General
Partner in its sole discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any
time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change
in the next regular communication to Limited Partners.
1.3 Registered Office; Principal Office. Unless and until changed by the
General Partner, the registered office of the Partnership in the State of
Delaware shall be located at The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Oregon Street,
New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for
service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such
registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office
of the Partnership and the address of the General Partner shall be 1301 McKinney
Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010, or such other place as the General
Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The
Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside
the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate.
1.4 Power of Attorney. (a) Each Limited Partner and each Assignee hereby
constitutes and appoints each of the General Partner and, if a Liquidator shall
have been selected pursuant to Section 14.3, the Liquidator severally (and any
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otherwise) and each of their authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority in his name, place and stead, to:
(i) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in
the appropriate public offices (A) all certificates, documents and
other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and
the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments or
restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator
deems necessary or appropriate to form, qualify or continue the
existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited
partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have
limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all other
jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own
property; (B) all certificates, documents and other instruments that
the General Partner or the Liquidator deems necessary or appropriate
to reflect, in accordance with its terms, any amendment, change,
modification or restatement of this Agreement; (C) all certificates,
documents and other instruments (including, without limitation,
conveyances and a certificate of cancellation) that the General
Partner or the Liquidator deems necessary or appropriate to reflect
the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement; (D) all certificates, documents and other
instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or
substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described
in, Article XI, XII, XIII or XIV or the Capital Contribution of any
Partner; (E) all certificates, documents and other instruments
relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and
privileges of any class or series of Units or other Partnership
Securities issued pursuant to Section 4.4; and (F) all certificates,
documents and other instruments (including, without limitation,
agreements and a certificate of merger) relating to a merger or
consolidation of the Partnership pursuant to Article XVI; and
(ii)execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record all
ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates, documents and
other instruments necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of
the General Partner or the Liquidator, to make, evidence, give,
confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other
action that is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is
consistent with the terms of this Agreement or is necessary or
appropriate, in the sole discretion of the General Partner or the
Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement;
provided, that when required by Section 15.3 or any other provision
of this Agreement that establishes a percentage of the Limited
Partners or of the Limited Partners of any class or series required
to take any action, the General Partner or the Liquidator may
exercise the power of attorney made in this Section 1.4(a)(ii) only
after the necessary vote, consent or approval of the Limited Partners
or of the Limited Partners of such class or series, as applicable.
Nothing contained in this Section 1.4(a) shall be construed as authorizing
the General Partner to amend this Agreement except in accordance with
Article XV or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
(b)The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be
irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, and it shall survive and
not be affected by the subsequent death,
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incompetency, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy or
termination of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the transfer of all or
any portion of such Limited Partner's or Assignee's Partnership Interest
and shall extend to such Limited Partner's or Assignee's heirs, successors,
assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee
hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner
or the Liquidator acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney;
and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all
defenses that may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action
of the General Partner or the Liquidator taken in good faith under such
power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and
deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within 15 days after
receipt of the General Partner's or the Liquidator's request therefor, such
further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the
General Partner or the Liquidator deems necessary to effectuate this
Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership.
1.5 Term. The Partnership commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of
Limited Partnership in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in
existence until the close of Partnership business on December 31, 2082, or until
the earlier termination of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of
Article XIV.
1.6 Possible Restrictions on Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of (a) the enactment (or
imminent enactment) of any legislation, (b) the publication of any temporary or
final regulation by the Treasury Department, (c) any ruling by the Internal
Revenue Service or (d) any judicial decision, that, in any such case, in the
Opinion of Counsel, would result in the taxation of the Partnership as an
association taxable as a corporation or would otherwise result in the
Partnership's being taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes, then,
the General Partner may impose such restrictions on the transfer of Units or
Partnership Interests as may be required, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent
the Partnership for federal income tax purposes from being taxed as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise as an entity, including,
without limitation, making any amendments to this Agreement as the General
Partner in its sole discretion may determine to be necessary or appropriate to
impose such restrictions, provided, that any such amendment to this Agreement
that would result in the delisting or suspension of trading of any class of
Units on any National Securities Exchange on which such class of Units is then
traded must be approved by at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units of such
class (excluding the vote in respect of Units held by the General Partner and
its Affiliates).
ARTICLE IIARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise
clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
"Additional Limited Partner" means a Person admitted to the
Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.4 and who is shown
as such on the books and records of the Partnership.
"Adjusted Capital Account" means the Capital Account maintained for
each Partner as of the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership, (a)
increased by any amounts that such Partner is obligated to restore under
the standards set by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (or
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is deemed obligated to restore under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g)
and 1.704-2(i)(5)) and (b) decreased by (i) the amount of all losses and
deductions that, as of the end of such fiscal year, are reasonably expected
to be allocated to such Partner in subsequent years under Sections
704(e)(2) and 706(d) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.751-1(b)(2)(ii), and (ii) the amount of all distributions that, as of the
end of such fiscal year, are reasonably expected to be made to such Partner
in subsequent years in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or
otherwise to the extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Partner's
Capital Account that are reasonably expected to occur during (or prior to)
the year in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made
(other than increases as a result of a minimum gain chargeback pursuant to
Section 5.1(d)(i) or 5.1(d)(ii)). The foregoing definition of Adjusted
Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith. The "Adjusted Capital Account" in respect of a
Common Unit, a Deferred Participation Unit or any other specified interest
in the Partnership shall be the amount which such Adjusted Capital Account
would be if such Common Unit, Deferred Participation Unit or other interest
in the Partnership was the only interest in the Partnership held by a
Limited Partner.
"Adjusted Property" means any property the Carrying Value of which has
been adjusted pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i) or 4.6(d)(ii). Once an Adjusted
Property is deemed distributed by, and recontributed to, the Partnership
for federal income tax purposes upon a termination thereof pursuant to
Section 708 of the Code, such property shall thereafter constitute a
Contributed Property until the Carrying Value of such property is
subsequently adjusted pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i) or 4.6(d)(ii).
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term "control"
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Agreed Allocation" means any allocation, other than a Required
Allocation, of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.1, including, without limitation, a Curative
Allocation (if appropriate to the context in which the term "Agreed
Allocation" is used).
"Agreed Value" of any Contributed Property means the fair market value
of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution as
determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation
as it may adopt; provided, however, that the Agreed Value of any property
deemed contributed to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes upon
termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code
shall be determined in accordance with Section 4.6(c)(i). Subject to
Section 4.6(c)(i), the General Partner shall, in its sole discretion, use
such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the
aggregate Agreed Value of Contributed Properties contributed to the
Partnership in a single or integrated transaction among each separate
property on a basis proportional to the fair market value of each
Contributed Property.
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"Agreement" means this Second Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., as it may be
amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"API" means a Partnership Interest issued pursuant to Section 4.4. and
in accordance with the Omnibus Agreement, which Partnership Interest shall
confer upon the holder thereof only the rights and obligations specifically
provided in this Agreement and in the Omnibus Agreement with respect to
APIs (and no other rights otherwise available to holders of a Partnership
Interest).
"Arrearage Elimination Date" means the date on which both (a) the
Deferral Period has ended and (b) the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage
equals zero.
"Assignee" means a Non-citizen Assignee or a Person to whom one or
more Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement
and who has executed and delivered a Transfer Application as required by
this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner.
"Available Cash" means, with respect to any calendar quarter:
(a)the sum of:
(i) all cash receipts of the Partnership during such quarter from
all sources (including, without limitation, cash proceeds from the
sale of APIs and distributions of cash received from the Operating
Partnership and cash proceeds from Interim Capital Transactions, but
excluding cash proceeds from Termination Capital Transactions), plus,
in the case of the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1992, the
cash balance of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership as of
the close of business on the Closing Date (and including in such cash
balance proceeds from the Initial Offering that are next-day funds);
and
(ii)any reduction in reserves with respect to such quarter from
the level at the end of the prior quarter;
(b)less the sum of:
(i) all cash disbursements of the Partnership during such quarter,
including, without limitation, disbursements for operating expenses,
taxes, if any, debt service (including, without limitation, the
payment of principal, premium and interest), capital expenditures and
contributions, if any, to the Operating Partnership (but excluding
all cash distributions to Partners and in respect of the redemption
of APIs); and
(ii)any reserves established with respect to such quarter, and any
increase in reserves established with respect to prior quarters, in
such amounts as the General Partner determines in its reasonable
discretion to be necessary or appropriate (x) to provide for the
proper conduct of the business of the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership (including, without limitation, reserves for future
capital expenditures) or (y)
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to provide funds for distributions with respect to Units in respect of
any one or more of the next four calendar quarters or (z) because the
distribution of such amounts would be prohibited by applicable law or
by any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument
or other agreement or obligation to which the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership is a party or by which it is bound or its assets
are subject.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Available Cash" with respect to any
calendar quarter (A) shall not include any cash receipts or reductions in
reserves or take into account any disbursements made or reserves
established after the Liquidation Date and (B) shall include any
distributions of cash (to the extent such distributions are attributable to
transactions and operations during such quarter) received by the
Partnership from the Operating Partnership after the end of such quarter
but on or before the date on which the Partnership makes it distribution of
Available Cash in respect of such quarter pursuant to Section 5.3(a). Taxes
paid by the Partnership on behalf of, or amounts withheld with respect to,
all or less than all of the Partners shall not be considered cash
disbursements of the Partnership that reduce Available Cash, but the
payment or withholding thereof shall be deemed to be a distribution of
Available Cash to such Partners. Alternatively, in the discretion of the
General Partner, such taxes (if pertaining to all Partners) may be
considered to be cash disbursements of the Partnership which reduce
Available Cash, but the payment or withholding thereof shall not be deemed
to be a distribution of Available Cash to such Partners.
"Book-Tax Disparity" means with respect to any item of Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the
difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed property or
Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax
purposes as of such date. A Partner's share of the Partnership's Book-Tax
Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will
be reflected by the difference between such Partner's Capital Account
balance as maintained pursuant to Section 4.6 and the hypothetical balance
of such Partner's Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained
strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.
"Business Day" means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a
legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States or
the states of New York or Texas shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
"Capital Account" means the capital account maintained for a Partner
or Assignee pursuant to Section 4.6.
"Capital Additions and Improvements" means additions or improvements
(whether in the form of the acquisition or construction of additions or
improvements) to the Pipeline System and Other Assets or the acquisition of
an existing or the construction of a new pipeline system (including,
without limitation, related tankage and terminaling facilities) or
fractionation facilities that increase the throughput, deliverable
capacity, terminaling capacity, fractionation capacity (assuming normal
operating conditions, including, without limitation, down-time and
maintenance) of the assets of the Operating Partnership from the
throughput, deliverable capacity, terminaling capacity, fractionation
capacity (assuming normal operating conditions, including, without
limitation, down-time and maintenance) immediately prior to the making or
acquisition of such additions or improvements, irrespective of whether such
additions or improvements serve the same
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or different geographic markets than are served by the Pipeline System and
Other Assets immediately prior to the making or acquisition of such
additions or improvements.
"Capital Contribution" means any cash, cash equivalents or the Net
Agreed Value of Contributed Property that a Partner contributes to the
Partnership pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Conveyance Agreement or
Section 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6(c)(i) or 13.3(c).
"Carrying Value" means (a) with respect to a Contributed property, the
Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all
depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions charged to the
Partners' and Assignees' Capital Accounts in respect of such Contributed
property, and (b) with respect to any other Partnership property, the
adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of
the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.6(d)(i) and
4.6(d)(ii) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the
Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties,
as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.
"Cash from Interim Capital Transactions" means, at any date, such
amounts of Available Cash as are deemed to be Cash from Interim Capital
Transactions pursuant to Section 5.3.
"Cash from Operations" means, at the close of any calendar quarter but
prior to the Liquidation Date, on a cumulative basis, all cash receipts of
the Partnership and the Operating Partnership (including, without
limitation, the cash balance of the Partnership as of the close of business
on the Closing Date (and including in such cash balance proceeds from the
Initial Offering that are next-day funds), cash proceeds from the sale of
APIs and from the exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option
granted pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (but excluding any cash
proceeds from any Interim Capital Transactions (except to the extent
specified in Section 5.3) and Termination Capital Transactions) during the
period since the Closing Date through such date, less the sum of (a) all
cash operating expenditures of the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership during such period, including, without limitation, taxes, if
any, (b) all cash debt service payments of the Partnership and the
Operating Partnership during such period (other than payments or
prepayments of principal and premium required by reason of loan agreements
(including, without limitation, covenants and default provisions therein)
or by lenders, in each case in connection with sales or other dispositions
of assets or made in connection with refinancings or refundings of
indebtedness, provided, that any payment or prepayment of principal,
whether or not then due, shall be deemed, at the election and in the
discretion of the General Partner to be refunded or refinanced by any
indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership simultaneously with or within 180 days prior to or after such
payment or prepayment to the extent of the principal amount of such
indebtedness so incurred), (c) all cash capital expenditures of the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership during such period, including,
without limitation, Maintenance Capital Expenditures, but excluding (i)
cash capital expenditures made in respect of Capital Additions and
Improvements and (ii) cash expenditures made in payment of transaction
expenses relating to Interim Capital Transactions, (d) an amount equal to
revenues collected as a result of transportation rate increases that are
subject to possible refund, (e) any reserves outstanding as of such date
that the General Partner deemed in its reasonable discretion to be
necessary or appropriate to provide for the future cash payment of items of
the type referred to in clauses (a) through (d) of this sentence and (f)
any reserves that the General Partner deems in its
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reasonable discretion to be necessary or appropriate to provide funds for
distributions with respect to Units in respect of any one or more of the
next four calendar quarters, all as determined on a consolidated basis and
after taking into account the General Partner's interest therein
attributable to its general partner interest in the Operating Partnership.
Where cash capital expenditures are made in part in respect of Capital
Additions and Improvements and in part for other purposes, the General
Partner's good faith allocation thereof between the portion made for
Capital Additions and Improvements and the portion made for other purposes
shall be conclusive.
"Cause" means a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final,
non-appealable judgment finding the General Partner liable for actual
fraud, gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct in its capacity as
general partner of the Partnership.
"Central Basin Conveyances" shall mean the instruments of conveyance
or assignment pursuant to which Central Basin Funding, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and certain other entities, conveyed certain properties and
assets relating to a carbon dioxide pipeline located in West Texas to the
Operating Partnership on the Closing Date.
"Certificate" means a certificate, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other forms as may be adopted by the
General Partner in its sole discretion, issued by the Partnership
evidencing ownership of one or more Common Units, or a certificate, in such
form as may be adopted by the General Partner in its sole discretion,
issued by the Partnership evidencing ownership of one or more other Units.
"Certificate of Limited Partnership" means the Certificate of Limited
Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as
referenced in Section 6.2, as such Certificate of Limited Partnership may
be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Citizenship Certification" means a properly completed certificate in
such form as may be specified by the General Partner by which an Assignee
or a Limited Partner certifies that he (and if he is a nominee holding for
the account of another Person, that to the best of his knowledge such other
Person) is an Eligible Citizen.
"Closing Date" means the first date on which Common Units are sold by
the Partnership to the Underwriters pursuant to the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement.
"Closing Price" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
17.1(a).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in
effect from time to time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations
thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the
Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provisions
of future law.
"Combined Interest" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
13.3(a).
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"Common Unit" means a Unit representing a fractional part of the
Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees and having the
rights and obligations specified with respect to Common Units in this
Agreement.
"Common Unit Arrearage" means, with respect to any Common Unit,
whenever issued, and as to any calendar quarter within the Deferral Period,
the excess of (a) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution with respect to such
Common Unit over (b) the sum of all Available Cash distributed in respect
of such quarter pursuant to Section 5.4(a) with respect to such Common
Unit.
"Conflicts and Audit Committee" means a committee of the Board of
Directors of the General Partner composed entirely of one or more directors
who are neither officers nor employees of Enron or any of its Affiliates.
"Contributed Property" means each property or other asset, in such
form as may be permitted by the Delaware Act, but excluding cash,
contributed to the Partnership (or deemed contributed to the Partnership on
termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the
code). Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed property is adjusted
pursuant to Section 4.6(d), such property shall no longer constitute a
Contributed property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.
"Conveyance Agreement" means the Conveyance, Contribution and
Assumption agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Enron, KMGP,
Enron Pipeline Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, EGPC, KMNGL, Enron
Oil Trading & Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, Enron Gas
Liquids, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Enron Cogeneration Three Company, a
Delaware corporation, the Partnership and OLP-A, together with the
additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated thereunder.
"Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage" means, with respect to any Common
Unit, whenever issued, and as of the end of any calendar quarter, the
excess, if any, of (a) the sum resulting from adding together the Common
Unit Arrearage as to such Common Unit for each of the quarters within the
Deferral Period ending on or after the last day of such quarter over (b)
the sum of any distributions theretofore made pursuant in Section 5.4(b)
with respect to such Common Unit (including any distributions to be made in
respect of the last of such quarters).
"Curative Allocation" means any allocation of an item of income, gain,
deduction, loss or credit pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1(d)(xi).
"Current Market Price" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 17.1(a), except that if any Units involved are not listed or
admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, such price shall
be determined by an independent investment banking firm or other
independent expert selected by the General Partner.
"Deferral Period" means the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the earliest to occur of (a) the first date on which (i) total
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations generated during the
preceding four consecutive calendar quarters was sufficient to distribute
not less than an amount equal to the product of (A) 1.0101, (B) the Minimum
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Quarterly Distribution and (C) the total number of Common Units and
Deferred Participation Units (assuming conversion of same into Common
Units) Outstanding on the applicable Record Dates for such quarters (such
product being referred to in this definition as the "Test Amount") and (ii)
the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage for the most recent calendar quarter
equals zero, provided that such date shall not be prior to September 30,
1994, (b) September 30, 1997, and (c) the last day of the eighth full
calendar quarter following the date on which the General Partner ceases to
be the general partner of the Partnership (unless such cessation is the
result of the removal of the General Partner or a transfer by the General
Partner of its Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 11.2, in which case
this clause (c) shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the ending
date of the Deferral Period); provided that in determining whether
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations for such four consecutive
quarters was sufficient to distribute not less than the Test Amount, the
excess working capital balance of the Partnership at the Closing Date, any
APIs purchased with respect to any quarter during such four consecutive
quarters, any balance in Cash from Operations at the beginning of such four
consecutive quarters, and any net increases in working capital borrowings
during such four consecutive quarters shall not be included; and provided,
further, that solely for purposes of this definition any increase in Cash
from Operations during such four consecutive quarters that relates to
revenues generated during or Available Cash attributable to a period prior
to such four consecutive quarters or results from the reversal of a reserve
which was established prior to the four consecutive quarters shall be
included in calculating Cash from Operations in the quarter in which such
revenues were generated or such reserve was originally established, as the
case may be.
"Deferred Participation Unit" means a Partnership Interest issued
pursuant to Section 4.3(a) that confers upon the holder thereof only the
rights and obligations specifically provided for in this Agreement.
"Delaware Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act, 6 Del. C. ss. 17-101, et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated
from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
"Departing Partner" means a former General Partner, from and after the
effective date of any withdrawal or removal of such former General Partner
pursuant to Section 13.1 or 13.2.
"Economic Risk of Loss" has the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-2(a).
"EGPC" means Enron Gas Processing Company, a Delaware corporation.
"Eligible Citizen" means a Person qualified to own interests in real
property in jurisdictions in which the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership does business or proposes to do business from time to time, and
whose status as a Limited Partner or Assignee does not or would not subject
the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to a substantial risk of
cancellation or forfeiture of any of its properties or any interest
therein.
"Enron" means Enron Corp., a Delaware corporation.
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"Event of Withdrawal" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
13.1(a).
"First Liquidation Target Amount" has the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 5.1(c)(i)(G).
"First Target Distribution" means $0.605 per Unit (or, with respect to
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30, 1992,
the product of $0.605 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is
the number of days in such period and of which the denominator is 92),
subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.6 and 9.6.
"General Partner" means KMGP and its successors as general partner of
the Partnership, unless the context otherwise requires.
"General Partner Equity Value" means, as of any date of determination,
the fair market value of the General Partner's Partnership Interest, as
determined by the General Partner using whatever reasonable method of
valuation it may adopt; provided, however, if any such valuation occurs at
a time that the General Partner holds Deferred Participation Units, such
Deferred Participation Units shall be taken into account in determining the
General Partner Equity Value.
"Group" means a "group" of Persons as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
"Holder" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.13(a).
"Incentive Distribution" means any amount of cash distributed to the
General Partner, in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership,
pursuant to Sections 5.4(e), 5.4(f) or 5.4(g) that exceeds that amount
equal to 1% of the aggregate amount of cash then being distributed pursuant
to such provisions.
"Indemnified Persons" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.13(c).
"Indemnitee" means the General Partner, any Departing Partner, any
Person who is or was an Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing
Partner, any Person who is or was an officer, director, employee, partner,
agent or trustee of the General Partner or any Departing Partner or any
such Affiliate, or any Person who is or was serving at the request of the
General Partner or any Departing Partner or any such Affiliate as a
director, officer, employee, partner, agent or trustee of another Person.
"Initial Limited Partners" means the Organizational Limited Partner
and upon being admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section
4.3(b), the Underwriters.
"Initial Offering" means the initial offering of Common Units to the
public, as described in the Registration Statement.
"Initial Unit Price" means the initial price per Common Unit at which
the Underwriters will offer the Common Units to the public for sale as set
forth on the cover page of the prospectus
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first issued at or after the time the Registration Statement first became
effective and, with respect to any other class or series of Units, the
price per unit at which such class or series of Units is initially sold by
the Partnership, as determined by the General Partner.
"Interim Capital Transactions" means (a) borrowings, refinancings or
refundings of indebtedness and sales of debt securities (other than for
working capital purposes and other than for items purchased on open account
in the ordinary course of business) by the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership, (b) sales of equity interests (other than sales of APIs or
sales of Units by the Underwriters pursuant to the exercise of the
over-allotment option contained in the Underwriting Agreement) by the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership and (c) sales or other voluntary
or involuntary dispositions of any assets of the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership (other than (x) sales or other dispositions of
inventory in the ordinary course of business, (y) sales or other
dispositions of other current assets including, without limitation,
receivables and accounts and (z) sales or other dispositions of assets as a
part of normal retirements or replacements), in each case prior to the
commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
"Issue Price" means the price at which a Unit is purchased from the
Partnership, after taking into account any sales commission or underwriting
discount charged to the Partnership.
"KMGP" means Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., a Delaware corporation,
formerly known as Enron Liquids Pipeline Company.
"KMNGL" means Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Liquids Corp., a Delaware
corporation, formerly known as Enron Natural Gas Liquids Corporation.
"Limited Partner" means, unless the context otherwise requires, each
Initial Limited Partner, each Substituted Limited Partner, each Additional
Limited Partner and any Departing Partner upon the change of its status
from General Partner to Limited Partner pursuant to Section 13.3, subject
to the provisions of Sections 5.7 and 5.8.
"Limited Partner Equity Value" means, as of any date of determination,
the amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the total
number of Units Outstanding (immediately prior to an issuance of Units or
distribution of cash or Partnership property), other than Units held by the
General Partner and its Affiliates, by (b)(i) in the case of a valuation
required by Section 4.6(d)(i) (other than valuations caused by sales of a
de minimis quantity of Units) the Issue Price of the additional Units
referred to in Section 4.6(d)(i) or (ii) in the case of a valuation
required by Section 4.6(d)(ii) (or a valuation required by Section
4.6(d)(i) caused by sales of a de minimus quantity of Units) the Closing
Price.
"Liquidation Date" means (a) in the case of an event giving rise to
the dissolution of the Partnership of the type described in Sections
14.2(a) and (b), the date on which the applicable time period during which
the holders of Outstanding Units have the right to elect to reconstitute
the Partnership and continue its business has expired without such an
election being made, and (b) in the case of any other event giving rise to
the dissolution of the Partnership, the date on which such event occurs.
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"Liquidator" means the General Partner or other Person approved
pursuant to Section 14.3 who performs the functions described therein.
"Maintenance Capital Expenditures" means cash capital expenditures
made to maintain, up to the level thereof that existed on the Closing Date,
the throughput, deliverable capacity, terminaling capacity, or
fractionation capacity (assuming normal operating conditions, including,
without limitation, down-time and maintenance) of the assets of the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership, taken as a whole, as such assets
existed on the Closing Date and shall, therefore, not include cash capital
expenditures made in respect of Capital Additions and Improvements. Where
cash capital expenditures are made in part to effectuate the capacity
maintenance level referred to in the immediately preceding sentence and in
part for other purposes, the General Partner's good faith allocation
thereof between the portion used to maintain such capacity level and the
portion used for other purposes shall be conclusive.
"Merger Agreement" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
16.1.
"Minimum Quarterly Distribution" means $0.55 per Unit per calendar
quarter (or, with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on September 30, 1992, the product of $0.55 multiplied by a fraction
of which the numerator is the number of days in such period and of which
the denominator is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections
5.6 and 9.6.
"Mont Belvieu Fractionator" shall mean the natural gas liquids
fractionation facility located at Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas and
operated by Enterprise Products Company.
"Mortgage" means the Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing,
Trust Agreement, Pledge and Security Agreement and similar documents and
instruments constituting the "Security Documents" pursuant to the terms of
the Note Agreement.
"National Securities Exchange" means an exchange registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to
time, and any successor to such statute.
"Net Agreed Value" means, (a) in the case of any Contributed Property,
the Agreed Value of such property reduced by any liabilities either assumed
by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is
subject when contributed, and (b) in the case of any property distributed
to a Partner or Assignee by the Partnership, the Partnership's Carrying
Value of such property (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(ii)) at the
time such property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either
assumed by such Partner or Assignee upon such distribution or to which such
property is subject at the time of the distribution, in either case, as
determined under Section 752 of the Code.
"Net Income" means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership's items of income and gain (other than those items attributable
to dispositions constituting Termination Capital
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Transactions) for such taxable period over the Partnership's items of loss
and deduction (other than those items attributable to dispositions
constituting Termination Capital Transactions) for such taxable period. The
items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in
accordance with Section 4.6(b) and shall not include any items specially
allocated under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of income, gain, loss or
deduction that has been included in the initial computation of Net Income
is subjected to a Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net Income
or Net Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard
to such item.
"Net Loss" means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership's items of loss and deduction (other than those items
attributable to dispositions constituting Termination Capital Transactions)
for such taxable period over the Partnership's items of income and gain
(other than those items attributable to dispositions constituting
Termination Capital Transactions) for such taxable period. The items
included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance
with Section 4.6(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated
under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that
has been included in the initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to a
Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net Income, or Net Loss,
whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.
"Net Termination Gain" means, for any taxable period, the sum, if
positive, of all the items of income, gain, loss or deduction recognized by
the Partnership (including, without limitation, such amounts recognized
through the Operating Partnership) from Termination Capital Transactions
occurring in such taxable period. The items included in the determination
of Net Termination Gain shall be determined in accordance with Section
4.6(b) and shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially
allocated under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of income, gain or loss that
has been included in the initial computation of Net Termination Gain is
subjected to a Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net
Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss, whichever the case may be, shall
be recomputed without regard to such item.
"Net Termination Loss" means, for any taxable period, the sum, if
negative, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction recognized by the
Partnership (including, without limitation, such amounts recognized through
the Operating Partnership) from Termination Capital Transactions occurring
in such taxable period. The items included in the determination of Net
Termination Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 4.6(b) and
shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated
under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of gain or loss that has been included
in the initial computation of Net Termination Loss is subjected to a
Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net Termination Gain or Net
Termination Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without
regard to such item.
"Non-citizen Assignees" means a Person who the General Partner has
determined in its sole discretion does not constitute an Eligible Citizen
and as to whose Partnership Interest the General Partner has become the
Substituted Limited Partner, pursuant to Section 11.5.
"Nonrecourse Built-in Gain" means with respect to any Contributed
Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or
negative pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable
gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Sections
5.2(b)(i)(A), 5.2(b)(ii)(A) or 5.2(b)(iv) if such properties were disposed
of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and
for no other consideration.
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"Nonrecourse Deductions" means any and all items of loss, deduction
or expenditures (described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in
accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b),
are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.
"Nonrecourse Liability" has the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
"Note Agreement" means that certain Note Agreement among OLP-A and
each of the Purchasers identified therein, dated July 30, 1992, relating to
the issuance by OLP-A of the Notes.
"Notes" means the promissory notes of OLP-A issued pursuant to the
Note Agreement.
"Notice of Election to Purchase" has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 17.1(b).
"OLP-A" means Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "A", a Delaware limited
partnership continued pursuant to the OLP-A Partnership Agreement and
formerly known as Enron Liquids Pipeline Operating Limited Partnership.
"OLP-A Partnership Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of OLP-A, as it may be amended, supplemented or
restated from time to time.
"Omnibus Agreement" means the Omnibus Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, among Enron, the Partnership, OLP-A and KMGP.
"Operating Partnership" means OLP-A provided, however, that unless the
context otherwise requires, any references herein to the term "Operating
Partnership" shall also be deemed to include, to the extent of the
Partnership's ownership interest therein, any partnerships, joint ventures
or other entities formed or acquired by the Partnership in connection with
the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of
Section 3.1.
"Operating Partnership Agreement" means the OLP-A Partnership
Agreement; provided, however, that unless the context otherwise requires,
any references to the term "Operating Partnership Agreement" shall also be
deemed to include the partnership or other governing charter agreement for
any partnership, joint venture or other entity formed or acquired by the
Partnership in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities
permitted by the terms of Section 3.1.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel (who may be
regular counsel to Enron, any Affiliate of Enron, the Partnership or the
General Partner) acceptable to the General Partner.
"Organizational Limited Partner" means Enron Gas Production Company, a
Texas corporation, in its capacity as the organizational limited partner of
the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.
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"Outstanding" means, with respect to the Units or other Partnership
Securities, all Units or other Partnership Securities that are issued by
the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnership's books and
records as of the date of determination; provided that, if at any time any
Person or Group (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) owns
beneficially 20% or more of all Common Units, such Common Units so owned
shall not be voted on any matter and shall not be considered to be
Outstanding when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners,
calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for
other similar purposes under this Agreement, except that such Common Units
shall be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 13.1(b)(iv)
(such Common Units shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of
Partnership Securities for purposes of this Agreement).
"Partners" means the General Partner; the Limited Partners; solely for
purposes of Articles IV, V and VI and Sections 14.3 and 14.4, the
Assignees; and unless the context otherwise requires, Special Limited
Partners and the holders of Deferred Participation Units.
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt" has the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain" has the meaning set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(2).
"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" means any and all items of loss,
deduction or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure
described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the
principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i), are attributable to a
Partner Nonrecourse Debt.
"Partnership" means the limited partnership heretofore formed and
continued pursuant to this Agreement.
"Partnership Interest" means an interest in the Partnership, which
shall include general partner interests, Common Units, Deferred
Participation Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities, or a combination
thereof or interest therein, as the case may be.
"Partnership Minimum Gain" means that amount determined in accordance
with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).
"Partnership Securities" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 4.4(a).
"Per Unit Capital Amount" means, as of any date of determination, the
Capital Account, stated on a per Unit basis, underlying any Unit held by a
Person other than the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General
Partner who holds Units.
"Percentage Interest" means as of the date of such determination (a)
as to the General Partner, 1%, (b) as to any Limited Partner or Assignee
holding Common Units, the product of (i) 99% multiplied by (ii) the
quotient of the number of Common Units held by such Limited Partner or
Assignee divided by the total number of all Common Units then Outstanding,
provided, however,
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that following any issuance of additional Partnership Securities by the
Partnership in accordance with Section 4.4, proper adjustment shall be made
to the Percentage Interest represented by each Common Unit to reflect such
issuance, and (c) as to the holders of additional Partnership Securities
issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section 4.4, the percentage
established as a part of such issuance.
"Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization, association or other entity.
"Pipeline System and Other Assets" means the natural gas liquid
pipeline assets and related terminating facilities, the CO2 pipeline
assets, the stock of KMNGL and other facilities and assets, all as more
fully described in the Conveyance Agreement and the Central Basin
Conveyances, that on the Closing Date are conveyed and contributed or sold
to OLP-A or owned by KMNGL.
"Purchase Date" means the date determined by the General Partner as
the date for purchase of all Outstanding Unites (other than Units owned by
the General Partner and its Affiliates) pursuant to Article XVII.
"Recapture Income" means any gain recognized by the Partnership
(computed without regard to any adjustment required by Sections 734 or 743
of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the
Partnership, which gain is characterized as ordinary income because it
represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to
such property or asset.
"Record Date" means the date established by the General Partner for
determining (a) the identity of the Record Holder entitled to notice of, or
to vote at, any meeting of Limited Partners or entitled to vote by ballot
or give approval of Partnership action in writing without a meeting or
entitled to exercise rights in respect of any lawful action of Limited
Partners or (b) the identity of Record Holders entitled to receive any
report or distribution.
"Record Holder" means the Person in whose name a Unit is registered on
the books of the Transfer Agent as of the opening of business on a
particular Business Day.
"Redeemable Units" means any Units for which a redemption notice has
been given, and has not been withdrawn, under Section 11.6.
"Registration Statement" means the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 33-48142), as it has been or as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, filed by the Partnership with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act to register the
offering and sale of the Common Units in the Initial Offering.
"Required Allocations" means any allocation (or limitation imposed on
any allocation) of an item of income, gain, deduction or loss pursuant to
(a) the proviso-clauses of Sections 5.1(b)(ii) and 5.1(b)(iii) and (iv) or
(b) Sections 5.1(d)(i), 5.1(d)(ii), 5.1(d)(iv), 5.1(d)(v), 5.1(d)(vi),
5.1(d)(vii) and 5.1(d)(ix), such allocations (or limitations thereon) being
directly or indirectly required by the Treasury regulations promulgated
under Section 704(b) of the Code.
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"Residual Gain" or "Residual Loss""Residual Loss" means any item of
gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal
income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of
a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of
gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Sections 5.2(b)(i)(A) or
5.2(b)(ii)(A), respectively, to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.
"Second Liquidation Target Amount" has the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 5.1(c)(i)(G).
"Second Target Distribution" means $0.715 per Unit (or, with respect
to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30,
1992, the product of $0.715 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator
is equal to the number of days in such period and of which the denominator
is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.6 and 9.6.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such
statute.
"Special Approval" means approval by a majority of the members of the
Conflicts and Audit Committee.
"Special Limited Partner" means each holder of an Outstanding API.
"Special Limited Partner Book Capital" means, as of any date of
determination, the amount equal to the sum of the balances of the Capital
Accounts of all Special Limited Partners, determined pursuant to Section
4.6 (prior to any adjustment pursuant to Section 4.6(d) arising upon the
present event requiring a valuation of the Partnership's assets.)
"Substituted Limited Partner" means a Person who is admitted as a
Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 12.2 in place of and
with all the rights of a Limited Partner and who is shown as a Limited
Partner on the books and records of the Partnership.
"Support Period" means the period commencing upon the Closing Date and
ending upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Liquidation Date, (b)
September 30, 1997, and (c) the removal of KMGP (or other Affiliate of
Enron) as general partner of the Partnership pursuant to Section 13.2 under
circumstances where Cause does not exist.
"Surviving Business Entity" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 16.2(b).
"Termination Capital Transactions" means any sale, transfer or other
disposition of property of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership
occurring upon or incident to the liquidation and winding up of the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership pursuant to Article XIV.
"Third Target Distribution" means $0.935 per Unit (or, with respect to
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30, 1992,
the product of $0.935
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multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is equal to the number of
days in such period and of which the denominator is 92), subject to
adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.6 and 9.6.
"Trading Day" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
17.1(a).
"Transfer Agent" means such bank, trust company or other Person
(including, without limitation, the General Partner or one of its
Affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Partnership to
act as registrar and transfer agent for the Units.
"Transfer Application" means an application and agreement for transfer
of Units in the form set forth on the back of a Certificate or in a form
substantially to the same effect in a separate instrument.
"Underwriter" means each Person named as an underwriter in Schedule I
to the Underwriting Agreement who purchases Units pursuant thereto.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement dated July
30, 1992, among the Underwriters, the Partnership, the General Partner,
OLP-A and Enron providing for the purchase of Common Units by such
Underwriters.
"Unit" means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner or Assignee
in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the Partnership
Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees and shall include, without
limitation, Common Units (but shall exclude APIs); provided, that each
Common Unit at any time Outstanding shall represent the same fractional
part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees
holding Common Units as each other Common Unit.
"Unpaid MQD" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
5.1(c)(i)(C).
"Unrealized Gain" attributable to any item of Partnership property
means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair
market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section
4.6(d) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior
to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 4.6(d) as of such date).
"Unrealized Loss" attributable to any item of Partnership property
means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the
Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to
be made pursuant to Section 4.6(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair
market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section
4.6(d)).
"Unrecovered API Capital" means, at any time, with respect to an API,
the excess, if any, of (a) the cash amount of the Capital Contribution made
pursuant to Section 4.4 in exchange for such API over (b) any amount
previously distributed pursuant to Section 5.4(c) or 13.4 towards the
redemption of such API.
"Unrecovered Deferred Participation Unit Capital" means, at any time,
with respect to a Deferred Participation Unit, prior to its conversion into
a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7(b), the excess, if any, of (a) the
Net Agreed Value (at the time of conveyance) of the undivided
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interest in the Contributed Property conveyed to the Partnership pursuant
to Section 4.3(a) in exchange for such Deferred Participation Unit, over
(b) any distributions of cash (or the Net Agreed Value of any distributions
in kind) in connection with dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
"Unrecovered Initial Unit Price" means, at any time, with respect to a
class or series of Units, the price per Unit at which such class or series
of Units was initially offered to the public for sale by the underwriters
in respect of such offering, as determined by the General Partner, less the
sum of all distributions theretofore made in respect of a Unit of such
class or series that was sold in the initial offering of Units of said
class or series constituting Cash from Interim Capital Transactions and any
distributions of cash (or the Net Agreed Value of any distributions in
kind) in connection with the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership
theretofore made in respect of a Unit of such class or series that was sold
in the initial offering of Units of such class or series.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
3.1 Purpose and Business. The purpose and nature of the business to be
conducted by the Partnership shall be (a) to serve as a limited partner in OLP-A
and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred
upon the Partnership as a limited partner in the OLP-A pursuant to the OLP-A
Partnership Agreement or otherwise, (b) to engage directly in, or to enter into
any partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement to engage in, any business
activity or project that may lawfully be conducted or engaged in by a limited
partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware Act and (c) to do anything
necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including, without limitation, the
making of capital contributions or loans to the Operating Partnership or in
connection with its involvement in the activities referred to in clause (b) of
this sentence. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Partnership may engage in any business activity. The General Partner has no
obligation or duty to the Partnership, the Limited Partners, the Special Limited
Partners or the Assignees to propose or approve, and in its sole discretion may
decline to propose or approve, the conduct by the Partnership of any business.
3.2 Powers. The Partnership shall be empowered to do any and all acts and
things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient
for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described in
Section 3.1 and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Initial Contributions To form the Partnership under the Delaware, Act,
the General Partner has made an initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership
in the amount of $10 for an interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as
the general partner of the Partnership, and the Organizational Limited Partner
has made a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of $990 for an
interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as a limited partner of the
Partnership.
4.2 Return of Initial Contributions. As of the Closing Date, after giving
effect to (a) the transactions contemplated by Section 4.3 and (b) the admission
to the Partnership of the Underwriters as Initial Limited Partners in accordance
with this Agreement, the interest in the Partnership of the
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Organizational Limited Partner shall be terminated, the $10 Capital Contribution
by the General Partner and the $990 Capital Contribution by the Organizational
Limited Partner as initial Capital Contributions shall be refunded and the
Organizational Limited Partner shall withdraw as a limited partner of the
Partnership. Ninety-nine percent of any interest or other profit that may have
resulted from the investment or other use of such initial Capital Contributions
shall be allocated and distributed to the Organizational Limited Partner, and
the balance thereof shall be allocated and distributed to the General Partner.
4.3 Contribution by the General Partner and the Underwriters; Contribution
by Partnership to Operating Partnership. (a) On the Closing Date, the General
Partner shall contribute and deliver to the Partnership, in cash, as a Capital
Contribution, $1,396,256, in exchange for the continuation of its Partnership
Interest as a general partner in the Partnership, subject to all of the rights,
privileges and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement. In addition,
on the Closing Date and as provided in the Conveyance Agreement, KMGP shall
contribute and deliver to the Partnership the right to designate the recipient
of an undivided interest in certain of its assets in exchange for 860,000
Deferred Participation Units.
(b) Subject to completion of the Capital Contribution referred to in
Section 4.3(a), and provided that the transactions contemplated by the
Conveyance Agreement shall have been consummated, on the Closing Date each
Underwriter shall contribute and deliver to the Partnership in cash as a Capital
Contribution, an amount equal to the Issue Price per Unit (as provided in the
Underwriting Agreement) multiplied by the number of Common Units specified in
the Underwriting Agreement to be purchased by such Underwriter at the "First
Time of Delivery" as such term is used in the Underwriting Agreement. In
exchange for such Capital Contribution by the Underwriters, the Partnership
shall issue Common Units to each Underwriter on whose behalf such Capital
Contribution is made in an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i)
the cash contributed to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Underwriter by
(ii) the Issue Price per Unit. Subject to the requirements of Section 12.1, upon
receipt of such Capital Contributions each Underwriter shall be admitted to the
Partnership as an Initial Limited Partner in respect of the Common Units so
issued to it.
4.4 Issuances of Additional Units, APIs and Other Securities (a) Subject to
Section 4.4(c), the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the
Partnership to issue, in addition to the Partnership Interests and Units issued
pursuant to Section 4.3, such additional Units, or classes or series thereof, or
options, rights, warrants or appreciation rights relating thereto, or APIs or
any other type of equity security that the Partnership may lawfully issue, any
unsecured or secured debt obligations of the Partnership convertible into any
class or series of equity securities of the Partnership (collectively,
"Partnership Securities"), for any Partnership purpose, at any time or from time
to time, to the Partners or to other Persons for such consideration and on such
terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole
discretion, all without the approval of any Limited Partners. The General
Partner shall have sole discretion, subject to the guidelines set forth in this
Section 4.4. and the requirements of the Delaware Act, in determining the
consideration and terms and conditions with respect to any future issuance of
Partnership Securities. The additional Common Units to be issued pursuant to
this Section 4.4(a) may include Common Units issuable pursuant to the
Underwriters' over-allotment option granted in the Underwriting Agreement.
(b) Additional Partnership Securities to be issued by the Partnership
pursuant to this Section 4.4. shall be issuable from time to time in one or more
classes, or one or more series of any of such classes,
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with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights, powers and duties, including, without limitation, rights,
powers and duties senior to existing classes and series of Partnership
Securities (except as provided in Section 4.4(c)), all as shall be fixed by the
General Partner in the exercise of its sole discretion, subject to Delaware law
and Section 4.4.(c), including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of items
of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or
series of Partnership Securities; (ii) the right of each such class or series of
Partnership Securities to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights
of each such class or series of Partnership Securities upon dissolution and
liquidation of the Partnership; (iv) whether such class or series of additional
Partnership Securities is redeemable by the Partnership and, if so, the price at
which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such class or series of
additional Partnership Securities may be redeemed by the Partnership; (v)
whether such class or series of additional Partnership Securities is issued with
the privilege of conversion and, if so, the rate at which, and the terms and
conditions upon which, such class or series of Partnership Securities may be
converted into any other class or series of Partnership Securities or other
property; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which each such class or series of
Partnership Securities will be issued, evidenced by certificates and assigned or
transferred; and (vii) the right, if any, of each such class or series of
Partnership Securities to vote on Partnership matters, including, without
limitation, matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges
of each such class or series.
(c) Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 4.4(a) and 4.4(b), the issuance
by the Partnership of any Partnership Securities pursuant to this Section 4.4.
shall be subject to the following restrictions and limitations:
(i) During the Support Period, the Partnership shall not issue (A)an
aggregate of more than 3,000,000 additional Common Units (excluding for
purposes of such determination Common Units issued pursuant to the
over-allotment option accorded the Underwriters pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement and Common Units issued upon conversion of Deferred
Participation Units) or an equivalent amount of other Units having rights
to distributions or in liquidation ranking on a parity with the Common
Units or (B) other Partnership Securities (other than APIs) having rights
to distributions or in liquidation ranking senior to the Common Units,
without (in the case of either (A) or (B)) the prior approval of a majority
of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units held by the General
Partner and its Affiliates); and
(ii) Upon the issuance of any Partnership Interests by the
Partnership (except upon the conversion of Deferred Participation Units
into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7) or the making of any other
Capital Contributions to the Partnership, the General Partner shall be
required to make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership such
that the General Partner shall at all times have a balance in its Capital
Account with respect to its general partner interest equal to 1% of the
total positive Capital Account balances of all Partners.
(d) The General Partner is hereby authorized and directed to take all
actions that it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with each issuance
of Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities
pursuant to Section 4.4(a) and to amend this Agreement in any manner that it
deems necessary or appropriate to provide for each such issuance, to admit
Additional Limited Partners in connection therewith and to specify the relative
rights, powers and duties of the holders of the Units, Deferred Participation
Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities being so issued.
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(e) Subject to the terms of Sections 4.4(c) and 6.4(c), the General Partner
is authorized to cause the issuance of Partnership Securities pursuant to any
employee benefit plan for the benefit of employees responsible for the
operations of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership maintained or
sponsored by the General Partner, the Partnership, the Operating Partnership or
any Affiliate of any of them.
(f) The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the
Delaware Act and is authorized and directed to do all things it deems to be
necessary or advisable in connection with any future issuance of Partnership
Securities, including, without limitation, compliance with any statute, rule,
regulation or guideline of any federal, state or other governmental agency or
any National Securities Exchange on which the Units or other Partnership
Securities are listed for trading.
4.5 Limited Preemptive Rights. Except as provided in this Section 4.5, no
Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with
respect to (a) additional Capital Contributions; (b) issuance or sale of any
class or series of Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter
created; (c) issuance of any obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other
securities of the Partnership convertible into or exchangeable for, or carrying
or accompanied by any rights to receive, purchase or subscribe to, any such
Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities; (d)
issuance of any right of subscription to or right to receive, or any warrant or
option for the purchase of, any such Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs
or other Partnership Securities; or (e) issuance or sale of any other securities
that may be issued or sold by the Partnership. The General Partner shall have
the right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of
its Affiliates, to purchase Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms
that, the Partnership issues Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities to Persons other than the General Partner and its
Affiliates, to the extent necessary to maintain the Percentage Interests of the
General Partner and its Affiliates equal to that which existed immediately prior
to the issuance of such Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities.
4.6 Capital Accounts. (a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner
(or a beneficial owner of Units or Deferred Participation Units held by a
nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the identity of such
owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any
other method acceptable to the General Partner in its sole discretion) owning a
Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership
Interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of
all Capital Contributions made to the Partnership with respect to such
Partnership Interest pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) all items of
Partnership income and gain (including, without limitation, income and gain
exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 4.6(b) and allocated with
respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 5.1, and
decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed
distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Partnership Interest
pursuant to this Agreement and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss
computed in accordance with Section 4.6(b) and allocated with respect to such
Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 5.1.
(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain, loss
or deduction to be reflected in the Partners' Capital Accounts, the
determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same
as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax
purposes
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(including, without limitation, any method of depreciation, cost recovery or
amortization used for that purpose), provided, that:
(i) Solely for purposes of this Section 4.6, the Partnership shall be
treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the
General Partner based upon the provisions of the Operating Partnership
Agreement) of all property owned by the Operating Partnership.
(ii) All fees and other expenses incurred by the Partnership to
promote the sale of (or to sell) a Partnership Interest that can neither be
deducted nor amortized under Section 709 of the Code, if any, shall, for
purposes of Capital Account maintenance, be treated as an item of deduction
at the time such fees and other expenses are incurred and shall be
allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 5.1.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss
and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Section
754 of the Code which may be made by the Partnership and, as to those items
described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without
regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or
are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income tax
purposes.
(iv) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition
of any Partnership property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of
such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the
Partnership's Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date.
(v)In accordance with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code,
any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable
to any Contributed Property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of
such property on the date it was acquired by the Partnership were equal to
the Agreed Value of such property. Upon an adjustment pursuant to Section
4.6(d) to the Carrying Value of any Partnership property subject to
depreciation, cost recovery or amortization, any further deductions for
such depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to such
property shall be determined (A) as if the adjusted basis of such property
were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following
such adjustment and (B) using a rate of depreciation, cost recovery or
amortization derived from the same method and useful life (or, if
applicable, the remaining useful life) as is applied for federal income tax
purposes; provided, however, that, if the asset has a zero adjusted basis
for federal income tax purposes, depreciation, cost recovery or
amortization deductions shall be determined using any reasonable method
that the General Partner may adopt.
(vi) If the Partnership's adjusted basis in a depreciable or cost
recovery property is reduced for federal income tax purposes pursuant to
Section 48(q)(1) or 48(q)(3) of the Code, the amount of such reduction
shall, solely for purposes hereof, be deemed to be an additional
depreciation or cost recovery deduction in the year such property is placed
in service and shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section
5.1. Any restoration of such basis pursuant to Section 48(q)(2) of the Code
shall, to the extent possible, be allocated in the same manner to the
Partners to whom such deemed deduction was allocated.
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(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.6(c)(ii), a
transferee of a Partnership Interest shall succeed to a pro rata portion of
the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Partnership Interest
so transferred, provided, however, that, if the transfer causes a
termination of the Partnership under Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, the
Partnership's properties shall be deemed to have been distributed in
liquidation of the Partnership to the Partners (including any transferee of
a Partnership Interest that is a party to the transfer causing such
termination) pursuant to Section 14.3 and 14.4 and recontributed by such
Partners in reconstitution of the Partnership. Any such deemed distribution
shall be treated as an actual distribution for purposes of this Section
4.6. In such event, the Carrying Values of the Partnership properties shall
be adjusted immediately prior to such deemed distribution pursuant to
Section 4.6(d)(ii) and such Carrying Values shall then constitute the
Agreed Values of such properties upon such deemed contribution to the
reconstituted Partnership. The Capital Accounts of such reconstituted
Partnership shall be maintained in accordance with the principles of this
Section 4.6.
(ii) Immediately prior to the conversion of a Deferred Participation
Unit into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7(c) or the sale, exchange or
other disposition of a Deferred Participation Unit by a holder thereof, the
Capital Account maintained for such Person with respect to its Deferred
Participation Units will (A) first, be allocated to the Deferred
Participation Units to be transferred in an amount equal to the product of
(x) the number of such Deferred Participation Units to be transferred and
(y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit, and (B) second, any
remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the
transferor, regardless of whether it has retained any Deferred
Participation Units. Following any such allocation, the transferor's
Capital Account, if any, maintained with respect to the retained Deferred
Participation Units, if any, will have a balance equal to the amount
allocated under clause (B) hereinabove, and the transferee's Capital
Account established with respect to the transferred Deferred Participation
Units will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (A)
hereinabove.
(d) (i)Consistent with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), on an issuance of additional Units for cash or
Contributed Property or the conversion of the General Partner's Partnership
Interest to Common Units pursuant to Section 13.3(b), the Capital Account
of all Partners and the Carrying Value of each Partnership property
immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to
reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such
Partnership property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had
been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior
to such issuance and had been allocated to the Partners at such time
pursuant to Section 5.1. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized
Loss, the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all Partnership
assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash equivalents)
immediately prior to the issuance of additional Units shall be determined
by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may
adopt; provided, however, the General Partner, in arriving at such
valuation, must take fully into account the Limited Partner Equity Value,
the General Partner Equity Value, and the Special Limited Partner Book
Capital, at such time. The General Partner shall allocate such aggregate
value among the assets of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines
in its sole discretion to be reasonable) to arrive at a fair market value
for individual properties.
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(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any actual or deemed
distribution to a Partner of any Partnership property (other than a
distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a
Partnership Interest), the Capital Accounts of all Partners and the
Carrying Value of such Partnership property shall be adjusted upward or
downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to
such Partnership property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss
had been recognized in a sale of such property immediately prior to such
distribution for an amount equal to its fair market value, and had been
allocated to the Partners, at such time, pursuant to Section 5.1. Any
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property shall be
allocated in the same manner as Net Termination Gain or Net Termination
Loss pursuant to Section 5.1(c); provided, however, that, in making any
such allocation, Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss actually
realized shall be allocated first. In determining such Unrealized Gain or
Unrealized Loss the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all
Partnership assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash
equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A) in the case of a
deemed distribution occurring as a result of a termination of the
Partnership pursuant to Section 708 of the Code, be determined and
allocated in the same manner as that provided in Section 4.6(d)(i) or (B)
in the case of the liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 14.3 or
14.4, be determined and allocated by the Liquidator using such reasonable
method of valuation as it may adopt.
4.7 Interest. No interest shall be paid by the Partnership on
Capital Contributions or on balances in Partners' Capital Accounts.
4.8 No Withdrawal. No Partner shall be entitled to
withdraw any part of his Capital Contributions (including, without limitation,
with respect to APIs) or its Capital Account or to receive any distribution from
the Partnership, except as provided in Section 4.2, Articles V, XIII and XIV and
the Omnibus Agreement.
4.9 Loans from Partners. Loans by a Partner to the Partnership shall not
constitute Capital Contributions. If any Partner shall advance funds to the
Partnership in excess of the amounts required hereunder to be contributed by it
to the capital of the Partnership, the making of such excess advances shall not
result in any increase in the amount of the Capital Account of such Partner. The
amount of any such excess advances shall be a debt obligation of the Partnership
to such Partner and shall be payable or collectible only out of the Partnership
assets in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are
made.
4.10 No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued by the
Partnership.
4.11 Splits and Combinations. (a) Subject to Section 4.11(d), the General
Partner may make a pro rata distribution of Units or other Partnership
Securities to all Record Holders or may effect a subdivision or combination of
Units or other Partnership Securities; provided, however, that after any such
distribution, subdivision or combination, each Partner shall have the same
Percentage Interest in the Partnership as before such distribution, subdivision
or combination.
(b) Whenever such a distribution, subdivision or combination of Units or
other Partnership Securities is declared, the General Partner shall select a
Record Date as of which the distribution, subdivision or combination shall be
effective and shall send notice of the distribution, subdivision or
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combination at least 20 days prior to such Record Date to each Record Holder as
of the date not less than 10 days prior to the date of such notice. The General
Partner also may cause a firm of independent public accountants selected by it
to calculate the number of Units to be held by each Record Holder after giving
effect to such distribution, subdivision or combination. The General Partner
shall be entitled to rely on any certificate provided by such firm as conclusive
evidence of the accuracy of such calculation.
(c) Promptly following any such distribution, subdivision or combination,
the General Partner may cause Certificates to be issued to the Record Holders of
Units as of the applicable Record Date representing the new number of Units held
by such Record Holders, or the General Partner may adopt such other procedures
as it may deem appropriate to reflect such distribution, subdivision or
combination; provided, however, if any such distribution, subdivision or
combination results in a smaller total number of Units Outstanding, the General
Partner shall require, as a condition to the delivery to a Record Holder of such
new Certificate, the surrender of any Certificate held by such Record Holder
immediately prior to such Record Date.
(d) The Partnership shall not issue fractional Units upon any distribution,
subdivision or combination of Units. If a distribution, subdivision or
combination of Units would result in the issuance of fractional Units but for
the provisions of Section 4.10 and this Section 4.11(d), each fractional Unit
shall be rounded to the nearest whole Unit (and a 0.5 Unit shall be rounded to
the next higher Unit).
ARTICLE V
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
5.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes. For purposes of maintaining
the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among
themselves, the Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction
(computed in accordance with Section 4.6(b)) shall be allocated among the
Partners in each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
(a)Net Income. After giving effect to the allocations in Section 4.2
and the special allocations set forth in Section 5.1(d), Net Income for
each taxable period and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken
into account in computing Net Income for such taxable period shall be
allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner until the aggregate Net
Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section
5.1(a)(i) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years
is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to the General Partner
pursuant to section 5.1(b)(v) for all previous taxable years;
(ii) Second, 100% to Partners holding Deferred Participation
Units, in the proportion of the number of Deferred Participation Units
held by each such Partners to the total number of Deferred
Participation Units then outstanding, until the aggregate Net Income
allocated to such Partners pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(ii) for the
current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the
aggregate Net Losses allocated to such Partners pursuant to Section
5.1(b)(iv) for all previous taxable years;
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(iii) Third, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, each in the
proportion that the respective number of APIs held by such Special
Limited Partner bears to the total number of APIs then Outstanding,
until the aggregate Net Income allocated to the Special Limited
Partners pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(iii) for the current taxable
year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net
Losses allocated to the Special Limited Partners in respect of their
then Outstanding APIs pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(iii) for all
previous taxable years;
(iv) Fourth, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited
Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests,
until the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Partners pursuant to
this Section 5.1(a)(iv) for the current taxable year and all previous
taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to such
Partners pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable
years; and
(v) Fifth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner and
the Limited Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests.
(b)Net Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations set
forth in Section 5.1(d), Net Losses for each taxable period and all items
of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net
Losses for such taxable period shall be allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited Partners,
in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the
aggregate Net Losses allocated pursuant to this Section 5.1(b)(i) for
the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to
the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Partners pursuant to
Section 5.1(a)(v) for all previous taxable years;
(ii) Second, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited Partners
in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests; provided,
that the Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section
5.1(b)(ii) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Partner
to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end
of such taxable year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its
Adjusted Capital Account);
(iii) Third, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, each in the
proportion that the respective number of APIs held by such Special
Limited Partner bears to the total number of APIs then Outstanding,
provided, that Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this
Section 5.1(b)(iii) to the extent that such allocation would cause any
Special Limited Partner to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted
Capital Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any
existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);
(iv) Fourth, if such taxable period ends prior to the conversion
of the last outstanding Deferred Participation Unit, pursuant to
Section 5.7(b) hereof, 100% to the Partners holding Deferred
Participation Units, in the proportion of the number of Deferred
Participation Units held by each such Partner to the total number of
Deferred
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Participation Units then outstanding; provided, that Net Losses shall
not be allocated pursuant to this Section 5.1(b)(iv) to the extent
that such allocation would cause any Partner holding such Deferred
Participation Units to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital
Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any existing
deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account); and
(v) Fifth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.
(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses. After giving effect to the
allocations in Section 4.2 and the special allocations set forth in
Section 5.1(d), all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken
into account in computing Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss
for such taxable period shall be allocated in the same manner as such
Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss is allocated hereunder.
All allocations under this Section 5.1(c) shall be made after Capital
Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided
under this Section 5.1 and after all distributions of Available Cash
provided under Section 5.4 have been made with respect to the taxable
period ending on the date of the Partnership's liquidation pursuant to
Section 14.3.
(i) If a Net Termination Gain is recognized (or deemed recognized
pursuant to Section 4.6(d)) from Termination Capital Transactions,
such Net Termination Gain shall be allocated between the General
Partner and the Limited Partners in the following manner (and the
Adjusted Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be increased by the
amount so allocated in each of the following subclauses, in the order
listed, before an allocation is made pursuant to the next succeeding
subclause);
(A) First, to each Partner having a deficit balance in its
Adjusted Capital Account, in the proportion that such deficit
balance bears to the total deficit balances in the Adjusted
Capital Accounts of all Partners, until each such Partner has
been allocated Net Termination Gain equal to any such deficit
balance in its Adjusted Capital Account;
(B) Second, 99% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to its Unrecovered Initial
Unit Price;
(C) Third, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its
Unrecovered Initial Unit Price plus (2) the Minimum Quarterly
Distribution for the quarter during which such Net Termination
Gain is recognized, reduced by any distribution pursuant to
Section 5.4(a) with respect to such Common Unit for such quarter
(the amount determined pursuant to this clause (2) is hereinafter
defined as the "Unpaid MQD");
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(D) Fourth, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its
Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, plus (2) its Unpaid MQD, if any,
plus, (3) its Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage, if any;
(E) Fifth, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the conversion of the last
Outstanding Deferred Participation Unit, pursuant to Section
5.7(b), 100% to the Partners holding such Deferred Participation
Units, in the ratio of the number of Deferred Participation Units
held by each such Partner to the total number of Deferred
Participation Units then outstanding, in the amount which will
increase the Adjusted Capital Account of each such Partner
maintained with respect to such Deferred Participation Units to
that amount which equals the Unrecovered Deferred Participation
Unit Capital attributable to such Deferred Participation Units,
determined for the taxable year (or portion thereof) to which
this allocation of gain relates and taking into account any
allocations made pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of
this Section 5.1(c)(i);
(F) Sixth, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the redemption of all APIs then
Outstanding, 100% to the Special Limited Partners holding such
APIs, each in the proportion that the respective number of APIs
held by such Special Limited Partner bears to the total number of
APIs then Outstanding, in the amount which will increase each
Special Limited Partner's Adjusted Capital Account in respect of
its APIs to that amount which equals the Unrecovered API Capital
balance attributable to such APIs;
(G) Seventh, 99% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (aa) its
Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, plus (bb) its Unpaid MQD, plus
(cc) its Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage, if any, plus (dd) the
excess of (i) the First Target Distribution less the Minimum
Quarterly Distribution for each quarter of the Partnership's
existence over (ii) the amount of any distribution of Cash from
Operations that was distributed pursuant to Section 5.4(d) (the
sum of (aa) plus (bb) plus (cc) plus (dd) is hereinafter defined
as the "First Liquidation Target Amount");
(H) Eighth, 85.8673% to all Limited Partners, in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests, and 14.1327% to the
General Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of
each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (aa) the
First Liquidation Target Amount, plus (bb) the excess of (i) the
Second Target Distribution less the First Target Distribution for
each quarter of the Partnership's existence over (ii) the amount
of any distributions of Cash from Operations that was distributed
pursuant to Section 5.4(e) (the sum of (aa) plus (bb) is
hereinafter defined as the "Second Liquidation Target Amount");
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(I) Ninth, 75.7653% to all Limited Partners, in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests, and 24.2347% to the
General Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of
each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (aa) the
Second Liquidation Target Amount, plus (bb) the excess of (i) the
Third Target Distribution less the Second Target Distribution for
each quarter of the Partnership's existence over (ii) the amount
of any distributions of Cash from Operations that was distributed
pursuant to Section 5.4(f); and
(J) Finally, any remaining amount 50.5102% to all Limited
Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests, and 49.4898% to the General Partner.
(ii) If a Net Termination Loss is recognized (or deemed
recognized pursuant to Section 4.6(d)) from Termination Capital
Transactions, such Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the
Partners in the following manner:
(A) First, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited
Partners in proportion to, and to the extent of, the positive
balances in their respective Adjusted Capital Accounts;
(B) Second, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the redemption of all APIs then
Outstanding, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, each in the
proportion that the respective number of APIs held by such
Special Limited Partner bears to the total number of APIs then
Outstanding, to the extent of the positive balance in each such
Special Limited Partner's respective Adjusted Capital Account
maintained with respect to its APIs;
(C) Third, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the conversion of the last
outstanding Deferred Participation Unit, pursuant to Section
5.7(b) hereof, 100% to the Partners holding Deferred
Participation Units each in the proportion that the respective
number of Deferred Participation Units held by such Partner bears
to the total number of Deferred Participation Units then
outstanding, to the extent of the positive balances in their
respective Adjusted Capital Accounts maintained with respect to
such Deferred Participation Units; and
(D) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General
Partner.
(d) Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 5.1, the following special allocations shall be made for such
taxable period:
(i) Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 5.1, if there is a net decrease in
Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, each
Partner shall be allocated items of Partnership income and gain for
such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in
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the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor
provision. For purposes of this Section 5.1(d), each Partner's
Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the
allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected,
prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this
Section 5.1(d) with respect to such taxable period (other than an
allocation pursuant to Sections 5.1(d)(vi) and 5.1(d)(vii)). This
Section 5.1(d)(i) is intended to comply with the Partnership Minimum
Gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)
and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(ii)Chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5.1 (other than
Section 5.1(d)(i)), except as provided in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt
Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, any Partner with a
share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of
such taxable period shall be allocated items of Partnership income and
gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the
manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions. For
purposes of this Section 5.1(d), each Partner's Adjusted Capital
Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or
gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of
any other allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(d), other than
Section 5.1(d)(i) and other than an allocation pursuant to Sections
5.1(d)(vi) and 5.1(d)(vii), with respect to such taxable period. This
Section 5.1(d)(ii) is intended to comply with the chargeback of items
of income and gain requirement in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(f)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(iii) Priority Allocations. All or a portion of the remaining
items of Partnership gross income or gain for the taxable period, if
any, shall be allocated 100% to the General Partner until the
aggregate amount of such items allocated to the General Partner under
this paragraph (iii) for the current taxable period and all previous
taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of cash distributed
to the General Partner (or its assignee) as an Incentive Distribution
from the Closing Date to a date 45 days after the end of the current
taxable period.
(iv) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Partner
unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions
described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of
Partnership income and gain shall be specifically allocated to such
Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent
required by the Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 704(b)
of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital
Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as
quickly as possible unless such deficit balance is otherwise
eliminated pursuant to Section 5.1(d)(i) or (ii).
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(v) Gross Income Allocations. In the event any Partner has a
deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of any
Partnership taxable period, such Partner shall be specially allocated
items of Partnership gross income and gain in the amount of such
excess as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant
to this Section 5.1(d)(v) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such Partner would have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital
Account after all other allocations provided for in this Section 5.1
have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.1(d)(v) were not in
this Agreement.
(vi) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any
taxable period shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests. If the General Partner
determines in its good faith discretion that the Partnership's
Nonrecourse Deductions must be allocated in a different ratio to
satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Treasury regulations
promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the General Partner is
authorized, upon notice to the Limited Partners, to revise the
prescribed ratio to the numerically closest ratio that does satisfy
such requirements.
(vii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated 100% to the
Partner that bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to the
Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions
are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i). If more than one Partner bears the Economic Risk of Loss
with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt, such Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among
such Partners in accordance with the ratios in which they share such
Economic Risk of Loss.
(viii) Nonrecourse Liabilities. For purposes of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse
Liabilities of the Partnership in excess of the sum of (A) the amount
of Partnership Minimum Gain and (B) the total amount of Nonrecourse
Built-in Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests.
(ix) Code Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment to
the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section
734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the
Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the
adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall
be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the
manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted
pursuant to such Section of the Treasury regulations.
(x) Economic Uniformity. At the election of the General Partner
with respect to any taxable period ending upon, or after, the
termination of the Deferral Period or the removal of the General
Partner under circumstances where Cause does not exist, all or a
portion of the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for
such taxable
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period, if any, shall be allocated 100% to each Partner holding
Deferred Participation Units in the proportion of the number of
Deferred Participation Units held by such Partner to the total number
of Deferred Participation Units then Outstanding, until each such
Partner has been allocated an amount of gross income or gain which
increases the Capital Account maintained with respect to such Deferred
Participation Units to an amount equal to the product of (A) the
number of Deferred Participation Units held by such Partner and (B)
the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit. The purpose of this
allocation is to establish uniformity between the Capital Accounts
underlying Deferred Participation Units and the Capital Accounts
underlying Common Units held by Persons other than the General Partner
and its Affiliates immediately prior to the conversion of such
Deferred Participation Units into Common Units. This allocation method
for establishing such economic uniformity will only be available to
the General Partner if the method for allocating the Capital Account
maintained with respect to the Deferred Participation Units between
the transferred and retained Deferred Participation Units pursuant to
Section 4.6(c)(ii) does not otherwise provide such economic uniformity
to the Deferred Participation Units.
(xi) Curative Allocation.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.1,
other than the Required Allocations, the Required Allocations
shall be taken into account in making the Agreed Allocations so
that, to the extent possible, the net amount of items of income,
gain, loss and deduction allocated to each Partner pursuant to
the Required Allocations and the Agreed Allocations, together,
shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have
been allocated to each such Partner under the Agreed Allocations
had the Required Allocations and the related Curative Allocation
not otherwise been provided in this Section 5.1. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, Required Allocations relating to (1)
Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken into account except to
the extent that there has been a decrease in Partnership Minimum
Gain and (2) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken
into account except to the extent that there has been a decrease
in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. Allocations, pursuant
to this Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) shall only be made with respect to
Required Allocations to the extent the General Partner reasonably
determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent
with the economic agreement among the Partners. Further,
allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) shall be
deferred with respect to allocations pursuant to clauses (1) and
(2) hereof to the extent the General Partner reasonably
determines that such allocations are likely to be offset by
subsequent Required Allocations.
(B) The General Partner shall have reasonable discretion,
with respect to each taxable period, to (1) apply the provisions
of Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) in whatever order is most likely to
minimize the economic distortions that might otherwise result
from the Required Allocations, and (2) divide all allocations
pursuant to Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) among the Partners in a manner
that is likely to minimize such economic distortions.
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5.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein,
for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction
shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item
of "book" income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1.
(b) In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a
Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss,
depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions shall be allocated for
federal income tax purposes among the Partners as follows:
(i)(A) In the case of a Contributed Property, such items attributable
thereto shall be allocated among the Partners in the manner provided under
Section 704(c) of the Code that takes into account the variation between
the Agreed Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of
contribution; and (B) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b)(iv),
any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to a Contributed
Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its
correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section
5.1.
(ii) (A) In the case of an Adjusted Property, such items shall (1)
first, be allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with the
principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property and the
allocations thereof pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i) or (ii), and (2) second,
in the event such property was originally a Contributed Property, be
allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with Section
5.2(b)(i)(A); and (B) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b)(iv),
any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to an Adjusted
Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its
correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section
5.1.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b)(iv), all other
items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the
Partners in the same manner as their correlative item of "book" gain or
loss is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1.
(iv) Any items of income, gain, loss or deduction otherwise allocable
under Section 5.2(b)(i)(B), 5.2(b)(ii)(B) or 5.2(b)(iii) shall be subject
to allocation by the General Partner in a manner designed to eliminate, to
the maximum extent possible, Book-Tax Disparities in a Contributed Property
or Adjusted Property otherwise resulting from the application of the
"ceiling" limitation (under Section 704(c) of the Code or Section 704(c)
principles) to the allocations provided under Section 5.2(b)(i)(A) or
5.2(b)(ii)(A).
(c) For the proper administration of the Partnership and for the
preservation of uniformity of the Units (or any class or classes thereof), the
General Partner shall have sole discretion to (i) adopt such conventions as it
deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and
cost recovery deductions; (ii) make special allocations for federal income tax
purposes of income (including, without limitation, gross income) or deductions;
and (iii) amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate (x) to reflect
the proposal or promulgation of Treasury regulations under Section 704(b) or
Section 704(c) of the Code or (y) otherwise to preserve or achieve uniformity of
the Units (or any class or
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classes thereof). The General Partner may adopt such conventions, make such
allocations and make such amendments to this Agreement as provided in this
Section 5.2(c) only if such conventions, allocations or amendments would not
have a material adverse effect on the Partners, the holders of any class or
classes of Units issued and Outstanding or the Partnership, and if such
allocations are consistent with the principles of Section 704 of the Code.
(d) The General Partner in its sole discretion may determine to depreciate
the portion of an adjustment under Section 743(b) of the Code attributable to
unrealized appreciation in any Adjusted Property (to the extent of the
unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a predetermined rate derived from the
depreciation method and useful life applied to the Partnership's common basis of
such property, despite the inconsistency of such approach with Proposed Treasury
Regulation Section 1.168-2(n) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6).
If the General Partner determines that such reporting position cannot reasonably
be taken, the General Partner may adopt a depreciation convention under which
all purchasers acquiring Units in the same month would receive depreciation,
based upon the same applicable rate as if they had purchased a direct interest
in the Partnership's property. If the General Partner chooses not to utilize
such aggregate method, the General Partner may use any other reasonable
depreciation convention to preserve the uniformity of the intrinsic tax
characteristics of any Units that would not have a material adverse effect on
the Limited Partners or the Record Holders of any class or classes of Units.
(e) Any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable
disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible, after taking
into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 5.2, be
characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and to the same extent
as such Partners (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any
deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as
Recapture Income.
(f) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes and allocated to the Partners in
accordance with the provisions hereof shall be determined without regard to any
election under Section 754 of the Code which may be made by the Partnership;
provided, however, that such allocations, once made shall be adjusted as
necessary or appropriate to take into account those adjustments permitted or
required by Sections 734 and 743 of the Code.
(g) Each item of Partnership income, gain, loss and deduction attributable
to a transferred Partnership Interest of the General Partner or to transferred
Units shall, for federal income tax purposes, be determined on an annual basis
and prorated on a monthly basis and shall be allocated to the Partners as of the
opening of the New York Stock Exchange on the first Business Day of each month;
provided, however, that (i) if the Underwriter's over-allotment option is not
exercised, such items for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on
the last day of the month in which the Closing Date occurs shall be allocated to
Partners as of the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on the first Business
Day of the next succeeding month or (ii) if the Underwriter's over-allotment
option is exercised, such items for the period beginning on the Closing Date and
ending on the last day of the month in which the Second Time of Delivery (as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement) occurs shall be allocated to the Partners
as of the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on the first Business Day of
the next succeeding month; and provided, further, that gain or loss on a sale or
other disposition of any assets of the Partnership other than in the ordinary
course of business shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the
New York Stock Exchange on the first Business Day of the month in which such
gain or loss is recognized for federal income
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tax purposes. The General Partner may revise, alter or otherwise modify such
methods of allocation as it determines necessary, to the extent permitted or
required by Section 706 of the Code and the regulations or rulings promulgated
thereunder.
(h) Allocations that would otherwise be made to a Limited Partner under the
provisions of this Article V shall instead be made to the beneficial owner of
Units held by a nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the
identify of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of
the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner in its sole
discretion.
5.3 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions; Redemption of APIs.
(a) Within 45 days following the end of each calendar quarter (or following the
period from the Closing Date to September 30, 1992) an amount equal to 100% of
Available Cash with respect to such quarter (or period) shall be distributed in
accordance with this Article V by the Partnership to the Partners, as of the
Record Date selected by the General Partner in its reasonable discretion. The
immediately preceding sentence shall not modify in any respect the provisions of
Section 4.2 regarding the distribution of any interest or other profit on the
initial contributions referred to therein. All amounts of Available Cash
distributed by the Partnership on any date from any source (other than amounts
paid or distributed pursuant to Section 4.2) shall be deemed to be Cash from
Operations until the sum of all amounts of Available Cash theretofore
distributed by the Partnership to Partners pursuant to Section 5.4 and in
respect of the redemption of APIs equals the aggregate amount of all Cash from
Operations generated by the Partnership since the Closing Date through the close
of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. Any remaining amounts of
Available Cash distributed by the Partnership on such date (other than amounts
paid or distributed pursuant to Section 4.2) shall, except as otherwise provided
in Section 5.5, be deemed to be Cash from Interim Capital Transactions;
provided, that if (i) all or any portion of Available Cash with respect to any
calendar quarter distributed by the Partnership would otherwise be deemed to be
Cash from Interim Capital Transactions and (ii) APIs were purchased in respect
of such quarter or any previous quarter under the Omnibus Agreement and the
proceeds therefrom were distributed to the Limited Partners holding Common
Units, then the Available Cash so distributed that would otherwise be deemed to
be Cash from Interim Capital Transactions shall be deemed to be Cash from
Operations to the extent of the proceeds from the purchase of APIs so
distributed.
(b) Notwithstanding the definitions of Available Cash and Cash from
Operations contained herein, (i) cash receipts of the Partnership from the
issuance of APIs shall be deemed to be received, for purposes of determining
Available Cash and Cash from Operations, during the quarter in respect of which
such APIs are issued, even if such APIs are actually issued and cash is received
by the Partnership after the last day of such quarter; and (ii) disbursements
(including, without limitation, contributions to the Operating Partnership or
disbursements on behalf of the Operating Partnership) made or reserves
established after the end of any quarter shall be deemed to have been made or
established, for purposes of determining Available Cash and Cash from
Operations, within such quarter if the General Partner so determines.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the dissolution and liquidation
of the Partnership, all proceeds of such liquidation shall be applied and
distributed in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of such
Sections 14.3 and 14.4.
(c) At such time as the balance of Unrecovered API Capital in respect of
any Outstanding API is reduced to zero, such API shall be deemed to be redeemed
and shall thereupon cease to be Outstanding.
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5.4 Distributions of Cash from Operations. Available Cash with respect to
any calendar quarter that is deemed to be Cash from Operations pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.3 or 5.5 shall be distributed as follows, except as
otherwise required by the Omnibus Agreement, Section 13.4 in respect of the
redemption of APIs or Section 4.4(b):
(a) First, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until there
has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of the
last day of such quarter an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly
Distribution;
(b) Second, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until there
has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of the
last day of such quarter an amount equal to the Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage, if any, existing with respect to such quarter;
(c) Third, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, in proportion to the
Unrecovered API Capital balance attributable to the respective APIs held by
them, to the extent necessary to reduce to zero the Unrecovered API Capital
balance, if any, of any and all APIs Outstanding as of the last day of such
quarter;
(d) Fourth, 99% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until there
has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of the
last day of such quarter an amount equal to the excess of the First Target
Distribution over the Minimum Quarterly Distribution;
(e) Fifth, 85.8673% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 14.1327% to the General Partner until
there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of
the last day of such quarter an amount equal to the excess of the Second
Target Distribution over the First Target Distribution:
(f) Sixth, 75.7653% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 24.2347% to the General Partner until
there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of
the last day of such quarter an amount equal to the excess of the Third
Target Distribution over the Second Target Distribution; and
(g)Thereafter, 50.5102% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 49.4898% to the General Partner;
provided, however, if the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, the First Target
Distribution, the Second Target Distribution and the Third Target Distribution
have been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 5.6, the
distributions of Available Cash that is deemed to be Cash from Operations with
respect to any quarter will be made 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until
there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an
amount of Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations equal to the
Cumulative
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Common Unit Arrearage, if any, as of the last day of the most recently completed
quarter, and thereafter in accordance with Section 5.4(g).
5.5 Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital Transactions. Available Cash
that constitutes Cash from Interim Capital Transactions shall be distributed,
unless the provisions of Section 5.3 require otherwise, 99% to all Limited
Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to
the General Partner until a hypothetical holder of a Common Unit acquired on the
Closing Date has received with respect to such Common Unit, during the period
since the Closing Date through such date, distributions of Available Cash that
are deemed to be Cash from Interim Capital Transactions in an aggregate amount
equal to the Initial Unit Price. Thereafter, all Available Cash shall be
distributed as if it were Cash from Operations and shall be distributed in
accordance with Section 5.4.
5.6 Adjustment of Minimum Quarterly Distribution and Target Distribution
Levels. (a) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution,
Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution shall be
proportionately adjusted in the event of any distribution, combination or
subdivision (whether effected by a distribution payable in Units or otherwise)
of Units or other Partnership Securities in accordance with Section 4.11. In the
event of a distribution of Available Cash that is deemed to be Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions, the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target
Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution shall be
adjusted proportionately downward to equal the product obtained by multiplying
the otherwise applicable Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target
Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution, as the
case may be, by a fraction of which the numerator is the Unrecovered Initial
Unit Price of the Common Units immediately after giving effect to such
distribution and of which the denominator is the Unrecovered Initial Unit Price
of the Common Units immediately prior to giving effect to such distribution.
(b) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution, Second
Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution shall also be subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 9.6.
5.7 Special Provisions Relating to the Deferred Participation Units. (a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.7, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holder of a Deferred Participation
Unit shall have the following rights and obligations:
(i) prior to the end of the Deferral Period, the holder of a
Deferred Participation Unit shall not be entitled to any
distributions (other than distributions to Partners pursuant to
Sections 14.3 and 14.4), shall not be allocated items of income,
gain, loss or deduction other than allocations of such items to
Partners holding Deferred Participation Units as specified in this
Article V, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters requiring the
approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units and shall
possess the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with
respect to both (A) a Partner holding a Deferred Participation Unit
and (B) a Limited Partner pursuant to Articles VI and VII (and,
except as set forth in clauses (A) and (B) preceding, no other rights
otherwise available to a holder of a Partnership Interest); and
(ii) after the end of the Deferral Period, but prior to the
conversion of Deferred Participation Units into Common Units pursuant
to Section 5.7(c) (but in no event before the first day following the
end of the Deferral Period), the holder of a Deferred
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Participation Unit will possess all of the rights and obligations of a
Limited Partner, shall be entitled to participate in all allocations
of income or loss and distributions made with respect to Common Units
pursuant to this Agreement (except for Sections 5.1(c)(i)(D) and
5.4(b) and the proviso at the end of Section 5.4 (other than the
phrase "thereafter in accordance with Section 5.4(g)")) and all
references to Common Units throughout this Agreement (excluding
Article V) shall be interpreted to include Deferred Participation
Units; provided, however, such Deferred Participation Units shall (i)
remain subject to the provisions of Section 4.6(c)(ii), 5.1(a)(ii),
5.1(d)(x) and 11.7 and (ii) not, until the Arrearage Elimination Date,
be entitled to receive distributions pursuant to Section 5.4 in
respect of any calendar quarter in excess of an amount per Deferred
Participation Unit equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if KMGP (or any
Affiliate of KMGP that is a successor to KMGP) is removed as general partner of
the Partnership under circumstances where Cause does not exist, the holder of a
Deferred Participation Unit will possess all of the rights and obligations of a
Limited Partner, shall be entitled to participate in all allocations of income
or loss and distributions of cash made with respect to Common Units pursuant to
this Article V and all references to Units and Common Units throughout this
Agreement shall be interpreted to include Deferred Participation Units;
provided,however, such Deferred Participation Units shall remain subject to the
provisions of Sections 4.6(c)(ii), 5.1(a)(ii), 5.1(d)(x) and 11.7.
(c) After the first to occur of the Arrearage Elimination Date or removal
as described in Section 5.7(b), once the General Partner determines, based on
advice of counsel, that a Deferred Participation Unit has, as a substantive
matter, like intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics, in all
material respects, to the intrinsic economic and federal income tax
characteristics of a Common Unit then Outstanding,then the Deferred
Participation Unit shall be converted to a Common Unit (on a one-for-one basis)
and from that time forward (which time shall in no event commence before the
first day following the end of the Deferral Period if the Arrearage Elimination
Date is the said first to occur) shall constitute a Common Unit for all purposes
under this Agreement. In connection with the condition set forth above, it is
understood that the General Partner may take whatever reasonable steps are
required to provide economic uniformity to the Deferred Participation Units in
preparation for a conversion into Common Units, including the application of
Sections 4.6(c) and 5.1(d)(x); provided, however, that no such steps may be
taken that would have a material adverse effect on the Limited Partners or the
Record Holders of any class of Units.
5.8 Special Provisions Relating to Holders of APIs. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holder of an API (a)
shall (i) posses the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with
respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to Articles VI and VII and (ii) have a
Capital Account as a Partner pursuant to Section 4.6 and all other provisions
related thereto and (b) shall not (i) be entitled to vote on any matters
requiring the approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, (ii) be
entitled to any distributions other than to Partners pursuant to Sections 14.3
and 14.4 or in redemption of such APIs in accordance with the terms set forth in
this Agreement or in Article II of Part B of the Omnibus Agreement or (iii) be
allocated items of income, gain, loss or deduction other than as specified in
this Article V.
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ARTICLE VI
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS
6.1 Management. (a) The General Partner shall conduct, direct and manage
all activities of the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the
Partnership shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited
Partner or Assignee shall have any management power over the business and
affairs of the Partnership. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a
general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or which are
granted to the General Partner under any provision of this Agreement, the
General Partner, subject to Section 6.3 shall have full power and authority to
do all things and on such terms as it, in its sole discretion, may deem
necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise
all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in
Section 3.1, including, without limitation, (i) the making of any expenditures,
the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other
contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences
of indebtedness and the incurring of any other obligations; (ii) the making of
tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to
government or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of
the Partnership; (iii) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge,
encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the
Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into
another Person (the matters described in this clause (iii) being subject,
however, to any prior approval that may be required by Section 6.3); (iv) the
use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on
hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the financing of the conduct of the operations of the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership, the lending of funds to other Persons
(including, without limitation, the Operating Partnership) and the repayment of
obligations of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and the making of
capital contributions to the Operating Partnership; (v) the negotiation,
execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments
(including, without limitation, instruments that limit the liability of the
Partnership under contractual arrangements to all or particular assets of the
Partnership, with the other party to the contract to have no recourse against
the General Partner or its assets other than its interest in the Partnership,
even if same results in the terms of the transaction being less favorable to the
Partnership than would otherwise be the case); (vi) the distribution of
Partnership cash; (vii) the selection and dismissal of employees and agents
(including, without limitation, employees having titles such as "president,"
"vice president," "secretary" and "treasurer") and agents, outside attorneys,
accountants, consultants and contractors and the determination of their
compensation and other terms of employment or hiring; (viii) the maintenance of
such insurance for the benefit of the Partnership, the Operating Partnership and
the Partners (including, without limitation, the assets of the Operating
Partnership and the Partnership) as it deems necessary or appropriate; (ix) the
formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property
to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, corporations or
other relationships (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests
in, and the contributions of property to, the Operating Partnership from time to
time); (x) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of
the Partnership, including, without limitation, the bringing and defending of
actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation
and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation;
(xi) the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to
the extent permitted by law; (xii) the entering into of listing agreements with
the New York Stock Exchange and any other securities exchange and the delisting
of some or all of the Units from, or requesting that trading be suspended on,
any such exchange (subject to any prior approval that may be required under
Section 1.6); (xiii) the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of
Units; and (xiv)
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the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership's participation
in the Operating Partnership as the limited partner (including, without
limitation, contributions or loans of funds by the Partnership to the Operating
Partnership).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Operating
Partnership Agreement, the Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or
regulation, each of the Partners and the Assignees and each other Person who may
acquire an interest in Units hereby (i) approves, ratifies and confirms the
execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of the Note
Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage, the Operating Partnership Agreement, the
Underwriting Agreement, the Conveyance Agreement, the Central Basin Conveyances,
the Omnibus Agreement, the Fractionation Agreement between KMNGL and the Enron
Gas Liquids, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("EGLI"), dated January 1, 1992, the
Storage Agreement dated February 18, 1987 between EGPC and KMGP, together with
Amendment No. 1 thereto dated October 19, 1988, Amendment No. 2 dated May 22,
1992 and Amendment No. 3 dated May 29, 1992, the Transportation Agreement
between KMGP and EGLI dated August 1, 1989, together with Amendment No. 1
thereto dated August 6, 1992, and the other agreements described in or filed as
a part of the Registration Statement; (ii) agrees that the General Partner is
authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements referred to in clause
(i) of this sentence and the other agreements, acts, transactions and matters
described in the Registration Statement on behalf of the Partnership without any
further act, approval or vote of the Partners or the Assignees or the other
Persons who may acquire an interest in Units; and (iii) agrees that none of the
execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner, the Partnership, the
Operating Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them of this Agreement or any
agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the exercise by the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General
Partner of the rights accorded pursuant to Article XVII) shall constitute a
breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the
Partnership or the Limited Partners or the Assignees or any other Persons under
this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.
6.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership. The General Partner has caused the
Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware as required by the Delaware Act and shall use all
reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as
may be determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion to be reasonable
and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and
operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited
partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware or any other state in
which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. To the extent
that such action is determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion to
be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file
amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do
all things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a
partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws
of the State of Delaware or of any other state in which the Partnership may
elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 7.5(a),
the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or
mail a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, any qualification
document or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner or Assignee.
6.3 Restrictions on General Partner's Authority. (a) The General Partner
may not, without written approval of the specific act by all of the Outstanding
Units or by other written instrument executed and delivered by all of the
Outstanding Units subsequent to the date of this Agreement, take any action in
contravention of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) any act that
would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (ii)
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possess Partnership property, or assign any rights in specific Partnership
property, for other than a Partnership purpose; (iii) admit a Person as a
Partner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (iv) amend this
Agreement in any manner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; or (v)
transfer its interest as general partner of the Partnership, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement.
(b) Except as provided in Article XIV and XVI, the General Partner may not
sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the
Partnership's assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions
or approve on behalf of the Partnership the sale, exchange or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of OLP-A, without the approval of at
least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units during the Support Period and
thereafter without the approval of at least a majority of the Outstanding Units;
provided, however, that this provision shall not preclude or limit the General
Partner's ability to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest
in all or substantially all of the Partnership's assets and shall not apply to
any forced sale of any or all of the Partnership's assets pursuant to the
foreclosure of, or other realization upon, any such encumbrance. Without the
approval of at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units, the General Partner
shall not, on behalf of the Partnership, (i) consent to any amendment to the
OLP-A Partnership Agreement or, except as expressly permitted by Section 6.9(d),
take any action permitted to be taken by a partner of OLP-A, in either case,
that would adversely affect the Partnership as a partner of OLP-A or (ii) except
as permitted under Section 11.2 and 13.1, elect or cause the Partnership to
elect a successor general partner of OLP-A.
(c) Unless approved by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of each
class of Outstanding Units, including a majority of Common Units (excluding for
purposes of such determination Common Units owned by the General Partner and its
Affiliates), the General Partner shall not take any action or refuse to take any
reasonable action the effect of which, if taken or not taken, as the case may
be, would be to cause the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to be treated
as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity
for federal income tax purposes; provided that this Section 6.3(c) shall not be
construed to apply to amendments to this Agreement (which are governed by
Article XV) or mergers or consolidations of the Partnership with any Person
(which are governed by Article XVI).
(d) At all times while serving as the general partner of the Partnership,
the General Partner shall not make any dividend or distribution on, or
repurchase any shares of, its stock or take any other action within its control
if the effect of such dividend, distribution, repurchase or other action would
be to reduce its net worth below an amount necessary to receive an Opinion of
Counsel that the Partnership will be treated as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes.
6.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner. (a) Except as provided in this
Section 6.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement or in the Operating Partnership
Agreement, the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as
general partner of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership.
(b) The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such
other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole discretion, for (i)
all direct and indirect expenses it incurs or payments it makes on behalf of the
Partnership (including, without limitation, amounts paid to any Person to
perform services for the Partnership or for the General Partner in the discharge
of its duties to the Partnership), and (ii) all other necessary or appropriate
expenses allocable to the Partnership or otherwise reasonably incurred by the
General Partner in connection with operating the Partnership's business
(including, without limitation, expenses allocated to the General Partner by its
Affiliates); provided,
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however, that the General Partner shall not perform or be reimbursed for the
"Services" to be performed on behalf of the Partnership by Enron and its
Affiliates pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement. The General Partner shall
determine the fees and expenses that are allocable to the Partnership in any
reasonable manner determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
Reimbursements pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be in addition to any
reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to
Section 6.7.
(c) Subject to Section 4.4(c), the General Partner in its sole discretion
and without the approval of the Limited Partners may propose and adopt on behalf
of the Partnership employee benefit plans (including, without limitation, plans
involving the issuance of Units), for the benefit of employees of the General
Partner, the Partnership, the Operating Partnership or any Affiliate of any of
them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit
of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership.
6.5 Outside Activities.VI.5 Outside Activities. (a) After the Closing Date,
the General Partner, for so long as it is the general partner of the
Partnership, (i) agrees that its sole business will be to act as the general
partner of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and to undertake
activities that are ancillary or related thereto, and (ii) shall not enter into
or conduct any business or incur any debts or liabilities except in connection
with or incidental to (A) its performance of the activities required or
authorized by the Operating Partnership Agreement, this Agreement or the Omnibus
Agreement or described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and (B)
the acquisition, ownership or disposition of partnership interests in the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership, except that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the General Partner may also operate a natural gas liquids pipeline
owned by Enron or any Affiliate thereof and undertake activities that are
ancillary or related thereto, and employees of the General Partner may perform
services for Enron and its Affiliates.
(b) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Omnibus
Agreement or Section 6.5(a), no Indemnitee shall be expressly or implicitly
restricted or proscribed pursuant to this Agreement, the Operating Partnership
Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby or thereby from
engaging in other activities for profit, whether in the businesses engaged in by
the Partnership or the Operating Partnership or anticipated to be engaged in by
the Partnership, the Operating Partnership or otherwise, including, without
limitation, those businesses described in or contemplated by the Registration
Statement. Without limitation of and subject to the foregoing (but subject to
the limitations set forth in the Omnibus Agreement), each Indemnitee shall have
the right to engage in the transportation of natural gas liquids and in other
businesses of every type and description and to engage in and possess an
interest in other business ventures of any and every type or description,
independently or with others, including, without limitation, business interests
and activities in direct competition with the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership, and none of the same shall breach any duty to the Partnership, the
Operating Partnership or any Partners. Neither the Partnership, the Operating
Partnership, any Limited Partner nor any other Person shall have any rights by
virtue of this Agreement, the Operating Partnership Agreement or the partnership
relationship established hereby or thereby in any business ventures of any
Indemnitee and, except as set forth in the Omnibus Agreement, such Indemnitees
shall have no obligation to offer any interest in any such business ventures to
the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, any Limited Partner or any other
Person. The General Partner and any other Persons affiliated with the General
Partner may acquire Units or other Partnership Securities, in addition to those
acquired by any of such Persons on the Closing Date, and shall be entitled to
exercise all rights of an Assignee or Limited Partner, as applicable, relating
to such Units or Partnership Securities, as the case may be.
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(c) Without limitation of Section 6.5(a) and 6.5(b), and notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the competitive activities of
certain Indemnitees and the restrictions on the Partnership's activities
described in the Registration Statement and in the Omnibus Agreement are hereby
approved by all Partners, and it shall not be deemed to be a breach of the
General Partner's fiduciary duty for the General Partner to permit an Indemnitee
to engage in a business opportunity in preference to or to the exclusion of the
Partnership, if such activities are permitted by this Agreement, the Operating
Partnership Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement.
6.6 Loans to and from the General Partner; Contracts with Affiliates.
(a)(i) The General Partner of any Affiliate thereof may lend to the Partnership
or the Operating Partnership, and the Partnership and the Operating Partnership
may borrow, funds needed or desired by the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership for such periods of time as the General Partner may determine and
(ii) the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof may borrow from the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership, and the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership may lend to the General Partner or such Affiliate, excess funds of
the Partnership and the Operating Partnership for such periods of time and in
such amounts as the General Partner may determine; provided, however, that in
either such case the lending party may not charge the borrowing party interest
at a rate greater than the rate that would be charged the borrowing party
(without reference to the leading party's financial abilities or guarantees), by
unrelated lenders on comparable loans. The borrowing party shall reimburse the
lending party for any costs (other than any additional interest costs) incurred
by the lending party in connection with the borrowing of such funds. For
purposes of this Section 6.6(a) and Section 6.6(b), the term "Partnership" shall
include any Affiliate of the Partnership that is controlled by the Partnership
and the term "Operating Partnership" shall include any Affiliate of the
Operating Partnership that is controlled by the Operating Partnership.
(b) The Partnership may lend or contribute to the Operating Partnership,
and the Operating Partnership may borrow, funds on terms and conditions
established in the sole discretion of the General Partner; provided, however,
that the Partnership may not charge the Operating Partnership interest at a rate
greater than the rate that would be charged to the Operating Partnership
(without reference to the General Partner's financial abilities or guarantees),
by unrelated lenders on comparable loans. The foregoing authority shall be
exercised by the General Partner in its sole discretion and shall not create any
right or benefit in favor of the Operating Partnership or any other Persons.
(c) The General Partner may itself, or may enter into an agreement, in
addition to the Omnibus Agreement, with any of its Affiliates to, render
services to the Partnership or to the General Partner in the discharge of its
duties as general partner of the Partnership. Any service rendered to the
Partnership by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates shall be on terms
that are fair and reasonable to the Partnership; provided, however, that the
requirements of this Section 6.6(c) shall be deemed satisfied as to (i) any
transaction approved by Special Approval, (ii) any transaction, the terms of
which are no less favorable to the Partnership than those generally being
provided to or available from unrelated third parties, or (iii) any transaction
that, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties
involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or
advantageous to the Partnership), is equitable to the Partnership. The
provisions of Section 6.4 shall apply to the rendering of services described in
this Section 6.6(c).
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(d) The Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, other
partnerships, corporations or other business entities in which it is or thereby
becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions as are
consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.
(e) Neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates shall sell,
transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, the
Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are
fair and reasonable to the Partnership; provided, however, that the requirements
of this Section 6.6(e) shall be deemed to be satisfied as to (i) the
transactions effected pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.3, the Conveyance
Agreement, the Mortgage and any other transactions described in or contemplated
by the Registration Statement, (ii) any transaction approved by Special
Approval, (iii) any transaction, the terms of which are no less favorable to the
Partnership than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated
third parties, or (iv) any transaction that, taking into account the totality of
the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions
that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the Partnership), is
equitable to the Partnership.
(f) The General Partner and its Affiliates will have no obligation to
permit the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to use any facilities or
assets of the General Partner and its Affiliates, except as may be provided in
contracts entered into from time to time specifically dealing with such use, nor
shall there be any obligation on the General Partner or its Affiliates to enter
into such contracts.
(g) Without limitation of Sections 6.6(a) through 6.6(f), and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the existence of the
conflicts of interest described in the Registration Statement and in the Omnibus
Agreement are hereby approved by all Partners.
6.7 Indemnification. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject
to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, the General Partner,
any Departing Partner and any Person who is or was an officer or director of the
General Partner or any Departing Partner shall be indemnified and held harmless
by the Partnership, and all other Indemnitees may be indemnified and held
harmless by the Partnership, to the extent deemed advisable by the General
Partner, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
joint or several, expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and
expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements and other amounts
arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of
its status as (i) the General Partner, a Departing Partner or any of their
Affiliates, (ii) an officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of
the General Partner, any Departing Partner or any of their Affiliates or (iii) a
Person serving at the request of the Partnership in another entity in a similar
capacity, provided, that in each case the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in
the manner which such Indemnitee believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Partnership, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful; provided, further, no
indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be available to the General
Partner with respect to its obligations incurred pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement or the Conveyance Agreement (other than obligations incurred by the
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership). The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not
create a presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that
specified above. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be made
only out of the assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General
Partner shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have
no
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obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to
enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including, without
limitation, legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is
indemnified pursuant to Section 6.7(a) in defending any claim, demand, action,
suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership
prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding
upon receipt by the Partnership of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section 6.7.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 6.7 shall be in addition
to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement,
pursuant to any vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, as a matter of law or
otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee's capacity as (i) the General
Partner, a Departing Partner or an Affiliate thereof, (ii) an officer, director,
employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, any Departing
Partner or an Affiliate thereof or (iii) a Person serving at the request of the
Partnership in another entity in a similar capacity, and as to actions in any
other capacity (including, without limitation, any capacity under the
Underwriting Agreement), and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased
to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.
(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the General
Partner or its Affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the General
Partner and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against
any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by
such Person in connection with the Partnership's activities, regardless of
whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against
such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 6.7, the Partnership shall be deemed to
have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan
whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes
duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or
beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect
to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute "fines"
within the meaning of Section 6.7(a); and action taken or omitted by it with
respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a
purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal
liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this
Agreement.
(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part
under this Section 6.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction
with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was
otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 6.7 are for the benefit of the
Indemnities, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not
be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.
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(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.7 or any
provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of
any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Partnership, nor
the obligation of the Partnership to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.7 as in effect immediately
prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising
from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or
be asserted.
6.8 Liability of Indemnitees. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages
to the Partnership, the Limited Partners, the Assignees or any other Persons who
have acquired interests in the Units, for losses sustained or liabilities
incurred as a result of any act or omission if such Indemnitee acted in good
faith.
(b) Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in
Section 6.1(a), the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it
by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either
directly or by or through its agents, and the General Partner shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent
appointed by the General Partner in good faith.
(c) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.8 or any
provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the
limitations on the liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners of the
General Partner, its directors, officers and employees under this Section 6.8 as
in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with
respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in
part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such
claims may arise or be asserted.
6.9 Resolution of Conflicts of Interest. (a) Unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, the Operating Partnership Agreement or the Omnibus
Agreement, whenever a potential conflict of interest exists or arises between
the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the
Partnership, the Operating Partnership, and Partner or any Assignee, on the
other hand, any resolution or course of action in respect of such conflict of
interest shall be permitted and deemed approved by all Partners, and shall not
constitute a breach of this Agreement, of the Operating Partnership Agreement,
of any agreement contemplated herein or therein, or of any duty stated or
implied by law or equity, if the resolution or course of action is or, by
operation of this Agreement is deemed to be, fair and reasonable to the
Partnership. The General Partner shall be authorized but not required in
connection with its resolution of such conflict of interest to seek Special
Approval of a resolution of such conflict or course of action. Any conflict of
interest and any resolution of such conflict of interest shall be conclusively
deemed fair and reasonable to the Partnership if such conflict of interest or
resolution is (i) approved by Special Approval, (ii) on terms no less favorable
to the Partnership than those generally being provided to or available from
unrelated third parties or (iii) fair to the Partnership, taking into account
the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other
transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the
Partnership). The General Partner may also adopt a resolution or course of
action that has not received Special Approval. The General Partner (including
the Conflicts and Audit Committee in connection with Special Approval) shall be
authorized in connection with its determination of what is "fair and reasonable"
to the Partnership and in connection with its resolution of any conflict of
interest to
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consider (A) the relative interests of any party to such conflict, agreement,
transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interest;
(B) any customary or accepted industry practices and any customary or historical
dealings with a particular Person; (C) any applicable generally accepted
accounting or engineering practices or principles; and (D) such additional
factors as the General Partner (including such Conflicts and Audit Committee)
determines in its sole discretion to be relevant, reasonable or appropriate
under the circumstances. Nothing contained in this Agreement, however, is
intended to nor shall it be construed to require the General Partner (including
such Conflicts and Audit Committee) to consider the interest of any Person other
than the Partnership. In the absence of bad faith by the General Partner, the
resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the General Partner
with respect to such matter shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or
any other agreement contemplated herein or a breach of any standard of care or
duty imposed herein or therein or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule
or regulation.
(b) Whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby
provides that the General Partner or any of its Affiliates is permitted or
required to make a decision (i) in its "sole discretion" or "discretion," that
it deems "necessary or appropriate" or under a grant of similar authority or
latitude, the General Partner or such Affiliate shall be entitled to consider
only such interests and factors as it desires and shall have no duty or
obligation to give any consideration to any interest of, or factors affecting,
the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, any Limited Partner or any Assignee,
(ii) it may make such decision in its sole discretion (regardless of whether
there is a reference to "sole discretion" or "discretion") unless another
express standard is provided for, or (iii) in "good faith" or under another
express standard, the General Partner or such Affiliate shall act under such
express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards
imposed by this Agreement, the Operating Partnership Agreement, any other
agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule
or regulation. In addition, any actions taken by the General Partner consistent
with the standards of "reasonable discretion" set forth in the definitions of
Available Cash or Cash from Operations shall not constitute a breach of any duty
of the General Partner to the Partnership or the Limited Partners. The General
Partner shall have no duty, express or implied, to sell or otherwise dispose of
any asset of the Operating Partnership or of the Partnership, other than in the
ordinary course of business. No borrowing by the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership or the approval thereof by the General Partner shall be deemed to
constitute a breach of any duty of the General Partner to the Partnership or the
Limited Partners by reason of the fact that the purpose or effect of such
borrowing is directly or indirectly to (A) enable the General Partner to receive
or increase the amount of Incentive Distributions, (B) reduce or eliminate the
obligation of Enron or any of its Affiliates to purchase APIs under the Omnibus
Agreement, (C) permit redemption of APIs, (D) shorten the Deferral Period or (E)
reduce the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage in order to hasten the conversion of
the Deferred Participation Units into Common Units.
(c) Whenever a particular transaction, arrangement or resolution of a
conflict of interest is required under this Agreement to be "fair and
reasonable" to any Person, the fair and reasonable nature of such transaction,
arrangement or resolution shall be considered in the context of all similar or
related transactions.
(d) The Limited Partners hereby authorize the General Partner, on behalf of
the Partnership as a partner of the Operating Partnership, to approve of actions
by the general partner of the Operating Partnership similar to those actions
permitted to be taken by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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6.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner. (a) The General Partner
may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties.
(b) The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants,
appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and
advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance
upon the opinion (including, without limitation, an Opinion of Counsel) of such
Persons as to matters that such General Partner reasonably believes to be within
such Person's professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed
to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
(c) The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its
powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized
officers and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney
shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney,
have full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and duty that
is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
(d) Any standard of care any duty imposed by this Agreement or under the
Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation shall be modified, waived
or limited as required to permit the General Partner to act under this Agreement
or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement and to make any decision
pursuant to the authority prescribed in this Agreement so long as such action is
reasonably believed by the General Partner to be in, or not inconsistent with,
the best interests of the Partnership.
6.11 Title to Partnership Assets. Title to Partnership assets, whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to
be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner or Assignee,
individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such
Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the
Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General
Partner, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees, as the General
Partner may determine. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any
Partnership assets for which record title is held in the name of the General
Partner or one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees shall be held
by the General Partner or such Affiliate or nominee for the use and benefit of
the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause
record title to such assets (other than those assets in respect of which the
General Partner determines that the expense and difficulty of conveyancing makes
transfer of record title to the Partnership impracticable) to be vested in the
Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable; provided that, prior to the
withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to effect the
transfer of record title to the Partnership and prior to any such transfer, will
provide for the use of such assets in a manner satisfactory to the Partnership.
All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in
its books and records, irrespective of the name in which record title to such
Partnership assets is held.
6.12 Purchase or Sale of Units. The General Partner may cause the
Partnership to purchase or otherwise acquire Units; provided that the General
Partner may not cause the Partnership to purchase Deferred Participation Units
during the Deferral Period. As long as Units are held by the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership, such Units shall not be considered Outstanding for any
purpose, except as otherwise
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provided herein. The General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner may
also purchase or otherwise acquire and sell or otherwise dispose of Units for
its own account, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XII.
6.13 Registration Rights of KMGP and its Affiliates. (a) If (i) KMGP or any
Affiliate (including, without limitation, for purposes of this Section 6.13, any
Person that is an Affiliate at the date hereof notwithstanding that it may later
cease to be an Affiliate) holds Units or other Partnership Securities that it
desires to sell and (ii) Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or any successor rule
or regulation to Rule 144) or another exemption from registration is not
available to enable such holder of Units (the "Holder") to dispose of the number
of Units or other securities it desires to sell at the time it desires to do so
without registration under the Securities Act, then upon the request of KMGP or
any of its Affiliates, the Partnership shall file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as promptly as practicable after receiving such request, and
use all reasonable efforts to cause to become effective and remain effective for
a period of not more than six months following its effective date, a
registration statement under the Securities Act registering the offering and
sale of the number of Units or other securities specified by the Holder;
provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be required to effect more
than three registrations pursuant to this Section 6.13(a); and provided further,
that if the General Partner or, if at the time a request pursuant to this
Section 6.13 is submitted to the Partnership, KMGP or its Affiliate requesting
registration is an Affiliate of the General Partner, the Conflicts and Audit
Committee in connection with Special Approval determines in good faith judgment
that a postponement of the requested registration for up to six months would be
in the best interest of the Partnership and its Partners due to a pending
transaction, investigation or other event, the filing of such registration
statement or the effectiveness thereof may be deferred for up to six months, but
not thereafter. In connection with any registration pursuant to the immediately
preceding sentence, the Partnership shall promptly prepare and file (x) such
documents as may be necessary to register or qualify the securities subject to
such registration under the securities laws of such states as the Holder shall
reasonably request; provided, however, that no such qualification shall be
required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Partnership would
become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to
do business as a foreign corporation or partnership doing business in such
jurisdiction, and (y) such documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or
to list the securities subject to such registration on such National Securities
Exchange as the Holder shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts
and things that may reasonably be necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to
consummate a public sale of such Units in such states. Except as set forth in
Section 6.13(c), all costs and expenses of any such registration and offering
(other than the underwriting discounts and commissions) shall be paid by the
Partnership, without reimbursement by the Holder.
(b) If the Partnership shall at any time propose to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act for an offering of equity securities of the
Partnership for cash (other than an offering relating solely to an employee
benefit plan), the Partnership shall use all reasonable efforts to include such
number or amount of securities held by the Holder in such registration statement
as the Holder shall request. If the proposed offering pursuant to this Section
6.13(b) shall be an underwritten offering, then, in the event that the managing
underwriter of such offering advises the Partnership and the Holder in writing
that in its opinion the inclusion of all or some of the Holder's securities
would adversely and materially affect the success of the offering, the
Partnership shall include in such offering only that number or amount, if any,
of securities held by the Holder which, in the opinion of the managing
underwriter, will not so adversely and materially affect the offering. Except as
set forth in Section 6.13(c), all costs and expenses of any such
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registration and offering (other than the underwriting discounts and
commissions) shall be paid by the Partnership, without reimbursement by the
Holder.
(c) If underwriters are engaged in connection with any registration
referred to in this Section 6.13, the Partnership shall provide indemnification,
representations, covenants, opinions and other assurance to the underwriters in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such underwriters. Further, in
addition to and not in limitation of the Partnership's obligations under Section
6.7, the Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify
and hold harmless the Holder, its officers, directors and each Person who
controls the Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent
thereof (collectively, "Indemnified Persons") against any losses, claims,
demands, actions, causes of action, assessments, damages, liabilities (joint or
several), costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties
and reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements), resulting to, imposed upon,
or incurred by the Indemnified Persons, directly or indirectly, under the
Securities Act or otherwise (hereinafter referred to in this Section 6.13(c) as
a "claim" and in the plural as "claims"), based upon, arising out of, or
resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in any registration statement under which any Units were
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities or Blue Sky laws, in
any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the effective date of such
registration statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereof (if used during the period the Partnership is
required to keep the registration current), or arising out of, based upon or
resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein
not misleading, provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be liable to
any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based
upon or results from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission made in such registration statement, such preliminary,
summary or final prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on
behalf of such Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation
thereof.
(d) The provisions of Sections 6.13(a) and 6.13(b) shall continue to be
applicable with respect to KMGP (and any of KMGP's Affiliates) after it ceases
to be a Partner of the Partnership, during a period of two years subsequent to
the effective date of such cessation and for so long thereafter as is required
for the Holder to sell all of the Units or other securities of the Partnership
with respect to which it has requested during such two-year period that a
registration statement be filed; provided, however, that the Partnership shall
not be required to file successive registration statements covering the same
securities for which registration was demanded during such two-year period. The
provisions of Section 6.13(c) shall continue in effect thereafter.
(e) Any request to register Partnership Securities pursuant to this Section
6.13 shall (i) specify the Partnership Securities intended to be offered and
sold by the Person making the request, (ii) express such Person's present intent
to offer such shares for distribution, (iii) describe the nature or method of
the proposed offer and sale of Partnership Securities, and (iv) contain the
undertaking of such Person to provide all such information and material and take
all action as may be required in order to permit the Partnership to comply with
all applicable requirements in connection with the registration of such
Partnership Securities.
6.14 Reliance by Third PartiesVI.14Reliance by Third Parties.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing
with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has
full power
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and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all
assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the
Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner
as if it were the Partnership's sole party in interest, both legally and
beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other
remedies that may be available against such Person to contest, negate or
disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing.
In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its
representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have
been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or
action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every
certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership
by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in
favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (a) at
the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or
instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person
executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly
authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (c)
such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon
the Partnership.
ARTICLE VII
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
7.1 Limitation of Liability. The Limited Partners, the Organizational
Limited Partner and the Assignees shall have no liability under this Agreement
except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.
7.2 Management of Business. No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the
General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, in
its capacity as such, if such Person shall also be a Limited Partner or
Assignee) shall participate in the operation, management or control (within the
meaning of the Delaware Act) of the Partnership's business, transact any
business in the Partnership's name or have the power to sign documents for or
otherwise bind the Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the
General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, in
its capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on
the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
7.3 Outside Activities. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.5, which
shall continue to be applicable to the Persons referred to therein, regardless
of whether such Persons shall also be Limited Partners or Assignees, any Limited
Partner or Assignee shall be entitled to and may have business interests and
engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership,
including, without limitation, business interests and activities in direct
competition with the Partnership or the Operating Partnership. Neither the
Partnership nor any of the other Partners or Assignees shall have any rights by
virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or
Assignee.
7.4 Return of Capital. No Limited Partner or Assignee shall be entitled to
the withdrawal or return of his Capital Contribution, except to the extent, if
any, that distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of
the Partnership may be considered as such by law and then only to the extent
provided for in this Agreement. Except to the extent provided by Article V or as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in the Omnibus Agreement, no
Limited Partner or Assignee shall have
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priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of
Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions. Any such return
shall be a compromise to which all Partners and Assignees agree within the
meaning of ss. 17-502(b) of the Delaware Act.
7.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership. Relating to the
Partnership. (a) In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by
applicable law, and except as limited by Section 7.5(b), each Limited Partner
shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner's
interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon reasonable demand and at
such Limited Partner's own expense:
(i) to obtain true and full information regarding the status of the
business and financial condition of the Partnership;
(ii) promptly after becoming available, to obtain a copy of the
Partnership's federal, state and local tax returns for each year;
(iii) to have furnished to him, upon notification to the General
Partner, a current list of the name and last known business, residence or
mailing address of each Partner;
(iv) to have furnished to him, upon notification to the General
Partner, a copy of this Agreement, the Omnibus Agreement and the
Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto, together
with a copy of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to
which this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all
amendments thereto have been executed;
(v) to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash
and description and statement of the Agreed Value of any other Capital
Contribution by each Partner and which each Partner has agreed to
contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Partner; and
(vi) to obtain such other information regarding the affairs of the
Partnership as is just and reasonable.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General
Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners and Assignees, for such
period of time as the General Partner deems reasonable, any information that the
General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or
other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith
believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership or could damage the Partnership or the Operating Partnership or that
the Partnership or the Operating Partnership is required by law or by agreements
with third parties to keep confidential (other than agreements with Affiliates
the primary purpose of which is to circumvent the obligations set forth in this
Section 7.5).
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ARTICLE VIII
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
8.1 Records and Accounting. The General Partner shall keep or cause to be
kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records
with respect to the Partnership's business, including, without limitation, all
books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information,
lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section
7.5(a). Any books and records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in
the regular course of its business, including, without limitation, the record of
the Record Holders and Assignees of Units or other Partnership Securities, books
of account and records of Partnership proceedings, may be kept on, or be in the
form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other
information storage device, provided, that the books and records so maintained
are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of
time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial reporting
purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
8.2 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar
year.
8.3 Reports. (a) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120
days after the close of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the General Partner
shall cause to be mailed to each Record Holder of a Unit as of a date selected
by the General Partner in its sole discretion, an annual report containing
financial statements of the Partnership for such fiscal year of the Partnership,
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including
a balance sheet and statements of operations, Partners' equity and cash flows,
such statements to be audited by a firm of independent public accountants
selected by the General Partner.
(b) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after the
close of each calendar quarter except the last calendar quarter of each year,
the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Record Holder of a Unit, as
of a date selected by the General Partner in its sole discretion, a report
containing unaudited financial statements of the Partnership and such other
information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any
National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed for trading, or as
the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.
ARTICLE IX
TAX MATTERS
9.1 Preparation of Tax Returns. The General Partner shall arrange for the
preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains,
deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for federal and
state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish,
within 90 days of the close of each taxable year of the Partnership, the tax
information reasonably required by holders of Outstanding Units for federal and
state income tax reporting purposes. The classification, realization and
recognition of income, gain, losses and deductions and other items shall be on
the accrual method of accounting for federal income tax purposes. The taxable
year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
9.2 Tax Elections. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner
shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether to make any available election
pursuant to the Code; provided, however, that
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the General Partner shall make the election under Section 754 of the Code in
accordance with applicable regulations thereunder. The General Partner shall
have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including without
limitation, the election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the General
Partner's determination in its sole discretion that such revocation is in the
best interests of the Limited Partners and Assignees. For purposes of computing
the adjustments under Section 743(b) of the Code, the General Partner shall be
authorized (but not required) to adopt a convention whereby the price paid by a
transferee of Units will be deemed to be the lowest quoted trading price of the
Units on any National Securities Exchange on which such Units are traded during
the calendar month in which such transfer is deemed to occur pursuant to Section
5.2(g) without regard to the actual price paid by such transferee.
9.3 Tax Controversies. Subject to the provisions hereof, the General
Partner is designated the Tax Matters Partner (as defined in Section 6231 of the
Code), and is authorized and required to represent the Partnership (at the
Partnership's expense) in connection with all examinations of the Partnership's
affairs by tax authorities, including, without limitation, resulting
administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Partnership funds for
professional services and costs associated therewith. Each Partner and Assignee
agrees to cooperate with the General Partner and to do or refrain from doing any
or all things reasonably required by the General Partner to conduct such
proceedings.
9.4 Organizational Expenses. The Partnership shall elect to deduct
expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Partnership ratably over a
60-month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.
9.5 Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines in its sole
discretion to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership and the
Operating Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements established
under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the
extent that the Partnership is required to withhold and pay over to any taxing
authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income to
any Partner or Assignee (including, without limitation, by reason of Section
1446 of the Code), the amount withheld shall be treated as a distribution of
cash pursuant to Section 5.3 in the amount of such withholding from such
Partner.
9.6 Entity-Level Taxation. If legislation is enacted that causes the
Partnership to become treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise subjects the Partnership to entity-level taxation for federal income
tax purposes, the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution,
Second Target Distribution or Third Target Distribution, as the case may be,
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the amount thereof by
(b) 1 minus the sum of (i) the highest marginal federal corporate (or other
entity, as applicable) income tax rate for the fiscal year of the Partnership in
which such quarter occurs (expressed as a percentage) plus (ii) the effective
overall state and local income tax rate (expressed as a percentage) applicable
to the Partnership for the calendar year next preceding the calendar year in
which such quarter occurs (after taking into account the benefit of any
deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes with respect to the payment
of state and local income taxes), but only to the extent of the increase in such
rates resulting from such legislation. Such effective overall state and local
income tax rate shall be determined for the calendar year next preceding the
first calendar year during which the Partnership is taxable for federal income
tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or is
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otherwise subject to entity-level taxation by determining such rate as if the
Partnership had been subject to such sate and local taxes during such preceding
calendar year.
9.7 Entity-Level Arrearage Collections. If the Partnership is required by
applicable law to pay any federal, state or local income tax on behalf of, or
withhold such amount with respect to, any Partner or Assignee or any former
Partner or Assignee (a) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to pay
such tax on behalf of such Partner or Assignee or former Partner or Assignee
from the funds of the Partnership; (b) any amount so paid on behalf of, or
withheld with respect to, any Partner or Assignee shall constitute a
distribution out of Available Cash to such Partner or Assignee pursuant to
Section 5.3; and (c) to the extent any such Partner or Assignee (but not a
former Partner or Assignee) is not then entitled to such distribution under this
Agreement and funds in the amount of such distribution are not supplied through
the purchase of APIs (which, except as required under the Omnibus Agreement, the
General Partner has no duty to seek), the General Partner shall be authorized,
without the approval of any Partner or Assignee, to amend this Agreement insofar
as is necessary to maintain the uniformity of intrinsic tax characteristics as
to all Units and to make subsequent adjustments to distributions in a manner
which, in the reasonable judgment of the General Partner, will make as little
alteration as practicable in the priority and amount of distributions otherwise
applicable under this Agreement, and will not otherwise alter the distributions
to which Partners and Assignees are entitled under this Agreement. If the
Partnership is permitted (but not required) by applicable law to pay any such
tax on behalf of, or withhold such amount with respect to, any Partner or
Assignee or former Partner or Assignee, the General Partner shall be authorized
(but not required) to cause the Partnership to pay such tax from the funds of
the Partnership and to take any action consistent with this Section 9.7. The
General Partner shall be authorized (but not required) to take all necessary or
appropriate actions to collect all or any portion of a deficiency in the payment
of any such tax that relates to prior periods and that is attributable to
Persons who were Limited Partners or Assignees when such deficiencies arose,
from such Persons.
9.8 Opinions of Counsel. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if the Partnership is treated as an association taxable as a
corporation at any time or is otherwise taxable for federal income tax purposes
as an entity at any time and, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, an
Opinion of Counsel would otherwise be required to the effect that an action will
not cause the Partnership to become so treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes,
such requirement for an Opinion of Counsel shall be deemed automatically waived.
ARTICLE X
CERTIFICATES
10.1 Certificates.. Upon the Partnership's issuance of Units to any Person,
the Partnership shall issue one or more Certificates in the name of such Person
evidencing the number of such Units being so issued. Certificates shall be
executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner. No Certificate
shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer
Agent.
10.2 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The General
Partner shall cause to be kept on behalf of the Partnership a register in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and subject to the
provisions of Section 102(b), the General Partner will provide for the
registration and transfer of Units. The Transfer Agent is hereby appointed
registrar and transfer agent for the purpose of registering Units and transfers
of such Units as herein provided. The Partnership shall not
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recognize transfers of Certificates representing Units unless same are effected
in the manner described in this Section 10.2. Upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Units evidenced by a Certificate, and subject to the provisions
of Section 10.2(b), the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall
execute, and the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of
the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to
the holder's instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same
aggregate number of Units as was evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.5, the Partnership shall not
recognize any transfer of Units until the Certificates evidencing such Units are
surrendered for registration of transfer and such Certificates are accompanied
by a Transfer Application duly executed by the transferee (or the transferee's
attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing). No charge shall be imposed by the
Partnership for such transfer, provided, that, as a condition to the issuance of
any new Certificate under this Section 10.2, the General Partner may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed with respect thereto.
10.3 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. (a) If any
mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Transfer Agent, the General Partner
on behalf of the Partnership shall execute, and upon its request the Transfer
Agent shall countersign and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Certificate
evidencing the same number of Units as the Certificate so surrendered.
(b) The General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute, and
upon its request the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver a new
Certificate in place of any Certificate previously issued if the Record Holder
of the Certificate:
(i) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to
the General Partner, that a previously issued Certificate has been lost,
destroyed or stolen;
(ii) requests the issuance of a new Certificate before the
Partnership has notice that the Certificate has been acquired by a
purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim;
(iii) if requested by the General Partner, delivers to the
Partnership a bond, in form and substance satisfactory to the General
Partner, with surety or sureties and with fixed or open penalty as the
General Partner may reasonably direct, in its sole discretion, to indemnify
the Partnership, the General Partner and the Transfer Agent against any
claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft
of the Certificate; and
(iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the
General Partner.
If a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to notify the Partnership within a
reasonable time after he has notice of the loss, destruction or theft of a
Certificate, and a transfer of the Units represented by the Certificate is
registered before the Partnership, the General Partner or the Transfer Agent
receives such notification, the Limited Partner or Assignee shall be precluded
from making any claim against the Partnership, the General Partner or the
Transfer Agent for such transfer or for a new Certificate.
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(c) As a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this
Section 10.3, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and
expenses of the Transfer Agent) reasonably connected therewith.
10.4 Record Holder. In accordance with Section 10.2(b), the Partnership
shall be entitled to recognize the Record Holder as the Limited Partner or
Assignee with respect to any Units and, accordingly, shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Units on the part
of any other Person, whether or not the Partnership shall have actual or other
notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule,
regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on
which the Units are listed for trading. Without limiting the foregoing, when a
Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or
an agent of any of the foregoing) is acting as nominee, agent or in some other
representative capacity for another Person in acquiring and/or holding Units, as
between the Partnership on the one hand and such other Person on the other hand,
such representative Person (a) shall be the Limited Partner or Assignee (as the
case may be) of record and beneficially, (b) must execute and deliver a Transfer
Application and (c) shall be bound by this Agreement and shall have the rights
and obligations of a Limited Partner or Assignee (as the case may be) hereunder
and as provided for herein.
ARTICLE XI
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
11.1 Transfer. (a) The term "transfer," when used in this Article XI with
respect to a Partnership Interest, shall be deemed to refer to an appropriate
transaction by which the General Partner assigns its Partnership Interest as
General Partner to another Person, by which the holder of a Unit assigns such
Unit to another Person who is or becomes an Assignee or by which a Partner
holding a Deferred Participation Unit or an API assigns such Deferred
Participation Unit or API to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment,
gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other
disposition by law or otherwise.
(b) No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part,
except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article XI.
Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in
accordance with this Article XI shall be null and void.
(c) Nothing contained in this Article XI shall be construed to prevent a
disposition by the parent entity of the General Partner of all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the General Partner.
11.2 Transfer of General Partner's Partnership Interest. (a) The General
Partner may transfer all, but not less than all, of its Partnership Interest as
the General Partner to a single transferee if, but only if, (i) a majority of
the Outstanding Units (excluding any Units owned by the General Partner and its
Affiliates) approve of such transfer and of the admission of such transferee as
General Partner, (ii) the transferee agrees to assume and be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement and Operating Partnership Agreement and (iii) the
Partnership receives an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer would not result
in the loss of limited liability of any Limited Partner or of any limited
partner of the Operating Partnership or cause the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
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(b) Neither Section 11.2(a) nor any other provision of this Agreement shall
be construed to prevent (and all Partners do hereby consent to) (i) the transfer
by the General Partner of all of its Partnership Interest to an Affiliate or
(ii) the transfer by the General Partner of all of its Partnership Interest upon
its merger, consolidation or other combination into any other Person or the
transfer by it of all or substantially all of its assets to another Person if,
in the case of a transfer described in either clause (i) or (ii) of this
sentence, the rights and duties of the General Partner with respect to the
Partnership Interest so transferred are assumed by the transferee and the
transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the
Operating Partnership Agreement; provided, in either such case, that such
transferee furnishes to the Partnership an Opinion of Counsel that such merger,
consolidation, combination, transfer or assumption will not result in a loss of
limited liability of any Limited Partner or of any limited partner of the
Operating Partnership or cause the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to
be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise be taxed as
an entity for federal income tax purposes. In the case of a transfer pursuant to
this Section 11.2(b), the transferee or successor (as the case may be) shall be
admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner immediately prior to the
transfer of the Partnership Interest, and the business of the Partnership shall
continue without dissolution.
11.3 Transfer of Units. (a) Units may be transferred only in the manner
described in Section 10.2. The transfer of any Units and the admission of any
new Partner shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement.
(b) Until admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner pursuant to Article
XII, the Record Holder of a Unit shall be an Assignee in respect of such Unit.
Limited Partners may include custodians, nominees, or any other individual or
entity in its own or any representative capacity.
(c) Each distribution in respect of Units shall be paid by the Partnership,
directly or through the Transfer Agent or through any other Person or agent,
only to the Record Holders thereof as of the Record Date set for the
distribution. Such payment shall constitute full payment and satisfaction of the
Partnership's liability in respect of such payment, regardless of any claim of
any Person who may have an interest in such payment by reason of an assignment
or otherwise.
(d) A transferee who has completed and delivered a Transfer Application
shall be deemed to have (i) requested admission as a Substituted Limited
Partner, (ii) agreed to comply with and be bound by and to have executed this
Agreement, (iii) represented and warranted that such transferee has the right,
power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity to enter into this
Agreement, (iv) made the powers of attorney set forth in this Agreement and (v)
given the consents and approvals and made the waivers contained in this
Agreement.
11.4 Restrictions on Transfers. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
this Article XI, no transfer of any Unit or interest therein of any Limited
Partner or Assignee shall be made if such transfer would (a) violate the then
applicable federal or state securities laws or rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any other
governmental authorities with jurisdiction over such transfer, (b) result in the
taxation of the Partnership as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise subject the Partnership to entity-level taxation for federal income
tax purposes or (c) affect the Partnership's existence or qualification as a
limited partnership under the Delaware Act.
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11.5 Citizenship Certificates; Non-citizen Assignees. (a) If the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership is or becomes subject to any federal,
state or local law or regulation that, in the reasonable determination of the
General Partner, provides for the cancellation or forfeiture of any property in
which the Partnership or the Operating Partnership has an interest based on the
nationality, citizenship or other related status of a Limited Partner or
Assignee, the General Partner may request any Limited Partner or Assignee to
furnish to the General Partner, within 30 days after receipt of such request, an
executed Citizenship Certification or such other information concerning his
nationality, citizenship or other related status (or, if the Limited Partner or
Assignee is a nominee holding for the account of another Person, the
nationality, citizenship or other related status of such Person) as the General
Partner may request. If a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to furnish the
General Partner within the aforementioned 30-day period such Citizenship
Certification or other requested information or if upon receipt of such
Citizenship Certification or other requested information the General Partner
determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner or Assignee is
not an Eligible Citizen, the Units owned by such Limited Partner or Assignee
shall be subject to redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section
11.6. In addition, the General Partner may require that the status of any such
Limited Partner or Assignee be changed to that of a Non-citizen Assignee, and,
thereupon, the General Partner shall be substituted for such Non-citizen
Assignee as the Limited Partner in respect of his Units.
(b) The General Partner shall, in exercising voting rights in respect of
Units held by it on behalf of Non-citizen Assignees, distribute the votes in the
same ratios as the votes of Limited Partners in respect of Units other than
those of Non-citizen Assignees are cast, either for, against or abstaining as to
the matter.
(c) Upon dissolution of the Partnership, a Non-citizen Assignee shall have
no right to receive a distribution in kind pursuant to Section 14.4 but shall be
entitled to the cash equivalent thereof, and the General Partner shall provide
cash in exchange for an assignment of the Non-citizen Assignee's share of the
distribution in kind. Such payment and assignment shall be treated for
Partnership purposes as a purchase by the General Partner from the Non-citizen
Assignee of his Partnership Interest (representing his right to receive his
share of such distribution in kind).
(d) At any time after he can and does certify that he has become an
Eligible Citizen, a Non-citizen Assignee may, upon application to the General
Partner, request admission as a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to any
Units of such Non-citizen Assignee not redeemed pursuant to Section 11.6, and
upon his admission pursuant to Section 12.2 the General Partner shall cease to
be deemed to be the Limited Partner in respect of the Non-citizen Assignee's
Units.
11.6 Redemption of Interests. (a) If at any time a Limited Partner or
Assignee fails to furnish a Citizenship Certification or other information
requested within the 30-day period specified in Section 11.5(a), or if upon
receipt of such Citizenship Certification or other information the General
Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner or
Assignee is not an Eligible Citizen, the Partnership may, unless the Limited
Partner or Assignee establishes to the satisfaction of the General Partner that
such Limited Partner or Assignee is an Eligible Citizen or has transferred his
Units to a person who furnishes a Citizenship Certification to the General
Partner prior to the date fixed for redemption as provided below, redeem the
Partnership Interest of such Limited Partner or Assignee as follows:
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(i) The General Partner shall not later than the 30th day before the
date fixed for redemption, give notice of redemption to the Limited Partner
or Assignee, at his last address designated on the records of the
Partnership or the Transfer Agent, by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed. The
notice shall specify the Redeemable Units, the date fixed for redemption,
the place of payment, that payment of the redemption price will be made
upon surrender of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Units and that
on and after the date fixed for redemption no further allocations or
distributions to which the Limited Partner or Assignee would otherwise be
entitled in respect of the Redeemable Units will accrue or be made.
(ii) The aggregate redemption price for Redeemable Units shall be an
amount equal to the Current Market Price (the date of determination of
which shall be the date fixed for redemption) of Units of the class to be
so redeemed multiplied by the number of Units of each such class included
among the Redeemable Units. The redemption price shall be paid, in the sole
discretion of the General Partner, in cash or by delivery of a promissory
note of the Partnership in the principal amount of the redemption price,
bearing interest at the rate of 10% annually and payable in three equal
annual installments of principal together with accrued interest, commencing
one year after the redemption date.
(iii) Upon surrender by or on behalf of the Limited Partner or
Assignee, at the place specified in the notice of redemption, of the
Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Units, duly endorsed in blank or
accompanied by an assignment duly executed in blank, the Limited Partner or
Assignee or his duly authorized representative shall be entitled to receive
the payment therefor.
(iv) After the redemption date, Redeemable Units shall no longer
constitute issued and Outstanding Units.
(b) The provisions of this Section 11.6 shall also be applicable to Units
held by a Limited Partner or Assignee as nominee of a Person determined to be
other than an Eligible Citizen.
(c) Nothing in this Section 11.6 shall prevent the recipient of a notice of
redemption from transferring his Units before the redemption date if such
transfer is otherwise permitted under this Agreement. Upon receipt of notice of
such transfer, the General Partner shall withdraw the notice of redemption,
provided, the transferee of such Units certifies in the Transfer Application
that he is an Eligible Citizen. If the transferee fails to make such
certification, such redemption shall be effected from the transferee on the
original redemption date.
11.7 Transfer of Deferred Participation Units and APIs (a) A Partner
holding Deferred Participation Units or APIs may transfer all, but not less than
all, of the Deferred Participation Units or APIs, as the case may be, held by
the transferor (i) to an Affiliate of such transferor, (ii) upon such Partner's
merger, consolidation or other combination into any other Person or (iii) in
connection with the transfer by such Partner of all or substantially all of its
assets to another Person.
(b) The Partners holding Deferred Participation Units may receive
Certificates evidencing same. Subject to Section 11.7(a), such Certificates may
be exchanged by the holders for Certificates
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evidencing Common Units on or after the date on which such Deferred
Participation Units are converted into Common Units pursuant to the terms of
Section 5.7(c).
ARTICLE XII
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
12.1 Admission of Initial Limited Partners. Upon the issuance by the
Partnership of Common Units to the Underwriters as described in Section 4.3(b)
and the execution by each such party of a Transfer Application, the General
Partner shall admit the Underwriters to the Partnership as Initial Limited
Partners in respect of the Common Units issued to them.
12.2 Admission of Substituted Limited Partners. By transfer of a Unit in
accordance with Article XI, the transferor shall be deemed to have given the
transferee the right to seek admission as a Substituted Limited Partner subject
to the conditions of, and in the manner permitted under, this Agreement. A
transferor of a Certificate shall, however, only have the authority to convey to
a purchaser or other transferee who does not execute and deliver a Transfer
Application (a) the right to negotiate such Certificate to a purchaser or other
transferee and (b) the right to transfer the right to request admission as a
Substituted Limited Partner to such purchaser or other transferee in respect of
the transferred Units. Each transferee of a Unit (including, without limitation,
any nominee holder or an agent acquiring such Unit for the account of another
Person) who executes and delivers a Transfer Application shall, by virtue of
such execution and delivery, be an Assignee and be deemed to have applied to
become a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to the Units so transferred to
such Person. Such Assignee shall become a Substituted Limited Partner (x) at
such time as the General Partner consents thereto, which consent may be given or
withheld in the General Partner's sole discretion, and (y) when any such
admission is shown on the books and records of the Partnership. If such consent
is withheld, such transferee shall be an Assignee. An Assignee shall have an
interest in the Partnership equivalent to that of a Limited Partner with respect
to allocations and distributions, including, without limitation, liquidating
distributions, of the Partnership. With respect to voting rights attributable to
Units that are held by Assignees, the General Partnership shall be deemed to be
the Limited Partner with respect thereto and shall, in exercising the voting
rights in respect of such Units on any matter, vote such Units at the written
direction of the Assignee who is the Record Holder of such Units. If no such
written direction is received, such Units will not be voted. An Assignee shall
have no other rights of a Limited Partner.
12.3 Admission of Successor General Partner. A successor General Partner
approved pursuant to Section 13.1 or 13.2 or the transferee of or successor to
all of the General Partner's Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 who
is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to
the Partnership as the General Partner, effective immediately prior to the
withdrawal or removal of the General Partner pursuant to Section 13.1 or 13.2 or
the transfer of the General Partner's Partnership Interest pursuant to Section
11.2; provided, however, that no such successor shall be admitted to the
Partnership until compliance with the terms of Section 11.2 has occurred. Any
such successor shall carry on the business of the Partnership and Operating
Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to
the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership an
acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other
documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission.
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12.4 Admission of Additional Limited Partners. (a) A Person (other than the
General Partner, an Initial Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner)
who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with this
Agreement (other than by virtue of the purchase of APIs) shall be admitted to
the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the
General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the General
Partner of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 1.4, and (ii) such other
documents or instructions as may be required in the discretion of the General
Partner to effect such Person's admission as an Additional Limited Partner.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.4, no
Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of
the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General
Partner's sole discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited
Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is
recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the consent of
the General Partner to such admission.
12.5 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership. To
effect the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner
shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Delaware Act to amend
the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as
practical an amendment of this Agreement and, if required by law, to prepare and
file an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership and may for this
purpose, among others, exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to
Section 1.4.
ARTICLE XIII
WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS
13.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner. (a) The General Partner shall be
deemed to have withdrawn from the Partnership upon the occurrence of any one of
the following events (each such event herein referred to as an "Event of
Withdrawal":
(i) the General Partner voluntarily withdraws from the Partnership by
giving written notice to the other Partners (and it shall be deemed that
the General Partner has withdrawn pursuant to this Section 13.1(a)(i) if
the General Partner voluntarily withdraws as general partner of OLP-A;
(ii) the General Partner transfers all of its rights as General
Partner pursuant to Section 11.2;
(iii) the General Partner is removed pursuant to Section 13.2;
(iv) the General Partner (A) makes a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors; (B) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition; (C) files
a petition or answer seeking for itself a reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under
any law; (D) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to
contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the General
Partner in a proceeding of the type described in clauses (A)-(C) of this
Section 13.1(a)(iv); or (E) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the
appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the General Partner or
of all or any substantial part of its properties;
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(v) a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a court with
appropriate jurisdiction ruling that the General Partner is bankrupt or
insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a
court with appropriate jurisdiction against the General Partner, in each
case under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or
hereafter in effect; or
(vi) a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent is filed for the
General Partner, or 90 days expire after the date of notice to the General
Partner of revocation of its charter without a reinstatement of its
charter, under the laws of its state of incorporation.
If an Event of Withdrawal specified in Section 13.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi) occurs,
the withdrawing General Partner shall give notice to the Limited Partners within
30 days after such occurrence. The Partners hereby agree that only the Events of
Withdrawal described in this Section 13.1 shall result in the withdrawal of the
General Partner from the Partnership.
(b) Withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the
occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement under the following circumstances: (i) at any time during the period
prior to January 1, 2003 the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at
least 90 days' advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited
Partners, provided, that prior to the effective date of such withdrawal the
withdrawal is approved by Limited Partners holding at least a majority of the
Outstanding Units (excluding for purposes of such determination Units owned by
the General Partner and its Affiliates) and the General Partner delivers to the
Partnership an Opinion of Counsel ("Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel") that such
withdrawal (following the selection of the successor General Partner) would not
result in the loss of the limited liability of any Limited Partner or of the
limited partner of the Operating Partnership or cause the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation
or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes; (ii) at
any time on or after January 1, 2003, the General Partner voluntarily withdraws
by giving at least 90 days' advance notice to the Limited Partners, such
withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in such notice; (iii) at any
time that the General Partner ceases to be a General Partner pursuant to Section
13.1(a)(ii) or is removed pursuant to Section 13.2; or (iv) notwithstanding
clause (i) of this sentence, at any time that the General Partner voluntarily
withdraws by giving at least 90 days' advance notice of its intention to
withdraw to the Limited Partners, such withdrawal to take effect on the date
specified in the notice, if at the time such notice is given one Person and its
Affiliates (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) own beneficially
or of record or control at least 50% of the Outstanding Units. The withdrawal of
the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of
Withdrawal shall also constitute the withdrawal of the General Partner as
general partner of the Operating Partnership. If the General Partner gives a
notice of withdrawal pursuant to Section 13.1(a)(i), holders of at least a
majority of the Outstanding Units (excluding for purposes of such determination
Units owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates) may, prior to the
effective date of such withdrawal, elect a successor General Partner. The Person
so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the successor
general partner of the Operating Partnership, as provided in Operating
Partnership Agreement. If, prior to the effective date of the General Partner's
withdrawal, a successor is not selected by the Limited Partners as provided
herein or the Partnership does not receive a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel, the
Partnership shall be dissolved in accordance with Section 14.1. Any such
successor General Partner shall be subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.
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13.2 Removal of the General Partner. The General Partner may be removed if
such removal is approved by Limited Partners holding at least two-thirds of the
Outstanding Units (excluding for purposes of such determination Units owned by
the General Partner and its Affiliates). Any such action by such Limited
Partners for removal of the General Partner must also provide for the election
and succession of a new General Partner. Such removal shall be effective
immediately following the admission of the successor General Partner pursuant to
Article XII. The removal of the General Partner shall also automatically
constitute the removal of the General Partner as general partner of the
Operating Partnership, as provided in the Operating Partnership Agreement. The
Person so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the
successor general partner of the Operating Partnership, as provided in the
Operating Partnership Agreement. The right of the Limited Partners holding
Outstanding Units to remove the General Partner shall not exist or be exercised
unless the Partnership has received an opinion opining as to the matters covered
by a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel. Any such successor General Partner shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.
13.3 Interest of Departing Partner and Successor General Partner. (a) In
the event of (i) withdrawal of the General Partner under circumstances where
such withdrawal does not violate this Agreement or (ii) removal of the General
Partner by the Limited Partners under circumstances where Cause does not exist,
the Departing Partner shall, at its option exercisable prior to the effective
date of the departure of such Departing Partner, promptly receive from its
successor in exchange for its Partnership Interest as General Partner an amount
in cash equal to the fair market value of the Departing Partner's Partnership
Interest as General Partner, such amount to be determined and payable as of the
effective date of its departure. If the General Partner is removed by the
Limited Partners under circumstances where Cause exists or if the General
Partner withdraws under circumstances where such withdrawal violates this
Agreement or the Operating Partnership Agreement, its successor shall have the
option described in the immediately preceding sentence, and the Departing
Partner shall not have such option. In either case, if the successor acquires
the Departing Partner's Partnership Interest as the general partner, such
successor General Partner must also acquire at such time the general partner
interest of such Departing Partner as general partner of the Operating
Partnership, for an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such
interest, determined as of the effective date of its departure. In either event,
the Departing Partner shall be entitled to receive all reimbursements due such
Departing Partner pursuant to Section 6.4, including, without limitation, any
employee-related liabilities (including, without limitation, severance
liabilities), incurred in connection with the termination of any employees
employed by the General Partner for the benefit of the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership. Subject to Section 13.3(b), the Departing Partner shall,
as of the effective date of its departure, cease to share in any allocations or
distributions with respect to its Partnership Interest as the General Partner
and Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit will be prorated and
allocated as set forth in Section 5.2(g).
For purposes of this Section 13.3(a), the fair market value of the
Departing Partner's Partnership Interest as the general partner of the
Partnership herein and the partnership interest of such Departing Partner as the
general partner of the Operating Partnership (collectively, the "Combined
Interest") shall be determined by agreement between the Departing Partner and
its successor or, failing agreement within 30 days after the effective date of
such Departing Partner's departure, by an independent investment banking firm or
other independent expert selected by the Departing Partner and its successor,
which, in turn, may rely on other experts and the determination of which shall
be conclusive as to such matter. If such parties cannot agree upon one
independent investment banking firm or other independent expert within 45 days
after the effective date of such departure, then the Departing Partner shall
designate an independent
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investment banking firm or other independent expert, the Departing Partner's
successor shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other
independent expert, and such firms or experts shall mutually select a third
independent investment banking firm or independent expert, which shall determine
the fair market value of the Combined Interest. In making its determination,
such independent investment banking firm or other independent expert shall
consider the then current trading price of Units on any National Securities
Exchange on which Units are then listed, the value of the Partnership's assets,
the rights and obligations of the General Partner and other factors it may deem
relevant.
(b) If the Combined Interest is not acquired in the manner set forth in
Section 13.3(a), the Departing Partner shall become a Limited Partner and the
Combined Interest shall be converted into Common Units pursuant to a valuation
made by an investment banking firm or other independent expert selected pursuant
to Section 13.3(a), without reduction in such Partnership Interest (but subject
to proportionate dilution by reason of the admission of its successor). Any
successor General Partner shall indemnify the Departing Partner as to all debts
and liabilities of the Partnership arising on or after the date on which the
Departing Partner becomes a Limited Partner. For purposes of this Agreement,
conversion of the General Partner's Partnership Interest to Common Units will be
characterized as if the General Partner contributed its Partnership Interest to
the Partnership in exchange for the newly-issued Common Units.
(c) If the option described in Section 13.3(a) is not exercised by the
party entitled to do so, the successor General Partner shall, at the effective
date of its admission to the Partnership, contribute to the capital of the
Partnership cash in an amount such that its Capital Account, after giving effect
to such contribution and any adjustments made to the Capital Accounts of all
Partners pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i), shall be equal to that percentage of the
Capital Accounts of all Partners that is equal to its Percentage Interest as the
General Partner. In such event, each successor General Partner shall, subject to
the following sentence, be entitled to such Percentage Interest of all
Partnership allocations and distributions and any other allocations and
distributions to which the Departing Partner was entitled. In addition, such
successor General Partner shall cause this Agreement to be amended to reflect
that, from and after the date of such successor General Partner's admission, the
successor General Partner's interest in all Partnership distributions and
allocations shall be 1%, and that of the holders of Outstanding Units shall be
99%.
13.4 Redemption of APIs Upon Removal Without Cause. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, if KMGP (or any Affiliate of Enron that is a
successor to KMGP as General Partner of the Partnership) is removed as general
partner of the Partnership by the Limited Partners under circumstances where
Cause does not exist, the Special Limited Partner shall have the right to
require the Partnership to redeem immediately any APIs that are then Outstanding
at a price equal to the Unrecovered API Capital attributable thereto.
13.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners. No Limited Partner shall have any
right to withdraw from the Partnership; provided, however, that when a
transferee of a Limited Partner's Units becomes a Record Holder, such
transferring Limited Partner shall cease to be a Limited Partner with respect to
the Units so transferred.
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ARTICLE XIV
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
14.1 Dissolution. The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission
of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by the
admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Upon the removal or withdrawal of the General Partner any successor
General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership. The Partnership
shall dissolve, and (subject to Section 14.2) its affairs should be wound up,
upon:
(a) the expiration of its term as provided in Section 1.5;
(b) an Event of Withdrawal of the General Partner as provided in
Section 13.1(a) (other than Section 13.1(a)(ii)), unless a successor is
elected and an Opinion of Counsel is received as provided in Section
13.1(b) or 13.2 and such successor is admitted to the Partnership pursuant
to Section 12.3;
(c) an election to dissolve the Partnership by the General Partner
that is approved by at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units during the
Support Period and at least a majority of the Outstanding Units thereafter
(and all Limited Partners hereby expressly consent that such approval may
be effected upon written consent of said applicable percentage of the
Outstanding Units);
(d) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership
pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act; or
(e) the sale of all orsubstantially all of the assets and properties
of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership.
14.2 Continuation of the Business of the Partnership after Dissolution.
Upon (a) dissolution of the Partnership caused by the withdrawal or removal of
the General Partner and following a failure of all Partners, within 90 days
after the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner, to agree to continue the
business of the Partnership and appoint a successor General Partner as provided
in Section 13.1 or 13.2, then within an additional 90 days or (b) dissolution of
the Partnership upon an event constituting an Event of Withdrawal as defined in
Section 13.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi), then within 180 days thereafter, a majority of
the Outstanding Units may elect to reconstitute the Partnership and continue its
business on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by forming
a new limited partnership on terms identical to those set forth in this
Agreement and having as a general partner a Person approved by a majority of the
Outstanding Units. Upon any such election by a majority of the Outstanding
Units, all Partners shall be bound thereby and shall be deemed to have approved
same. Unless such an election is made within the applicable time period as set
forth above, the Partnership shall conduct only activities necessary to wind up
its affairs. If such an election is so made, then:
(i) the reconstituted Partnership shall continue until the end of the
term set forth in Section 1.5 unless earlier dissolved in accordance with
this Article XIV;
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(ii) if the successor General Partner is not the former General
Partner, then the interest of the former General Partner shall be treated
thenceforth as the interest of a Limited Partner and converted into Common
Units in the manner provided in Section 13.3(b); and
(iii) all necessary steps shall be taken to cancel this Agreement and
the Certificate of Limited Partnership and to enter into and, as necessary,
to file a new partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership,
and the successor general partner may for this purpose exercise the powers
of attorney granted the General Partner pursuant to Section 1.4; provided,
that the right of a majority of Outstanding Units to approve a successor
General Partner and to reconstitute and to continue the business of the
Partnership shall not exist and may not be exercised unless the Partnership
has received an Opinion of Counsel that (x) the exercise of the right would
not result in the loss of limited liability of any Limited Partner and (y)
neither the Partnership, the reconstituted limited partnership nor the
Operating Partnership would be treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or otherwise be taxable as an entity for federal income tax
purposes upon the exercise of such right to continue.
14.3 Liquidation. Upon dissolution of the Partnership, unless the
Partnership is continued under an election to reconstitute and continue the
Partnership pursuant to Section 14.2, the General Partner, or in the event the
General Partner has been dissolved or removed, become bankrupt as set forth in
Section 13.1 or withdrawn from the Partnership, a liquidator or liquidating
committee approved by a majority of the Outstanding Units, shall be the
Liquidator. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall be entitled
to receive such compensation for its services as may be approved by a majority
of the Outstanding Units. The Liquidator shall agree not to resign at any time
without 15 days' prior notice and (if other than the General Partner) may be
removed at any time, with or without cause, by notice of removal approved by a
majority of the Outstanding Units. Upon dissolution, removal or resignation of
the Liquidator, a successor and substitute Liquidator (who shall have and
succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the original Liquidator) shall
within 30 days thereafter be approved by a majority of the Outstanding Units.
The right to approve a successor or substitute Liquidator in the manner provided
herein shall be deemed to refer also to any such successor or substitute
Liquidator approved in the manner herein provided. Except as expressly provided
in this Article XIV, the Liquidator approved in the manner provided herein shall
have and may exercise, without further authorization or consent of any of the
parties hereto, all of the powers conferred upon the General Partner under the
terms of this Agreement (but subject to all of the applicable limitations,
contractual and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, other than the
limitation on sale set forth in Section 6.3(b)) to the extent necessary or
desirable in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator to carry out the duties
and functions of the Liquidator hereunder for and during such period of time as
shall be reasonably required in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator to
complete the winding-up and liquidation of the Partnership as provided for
herein. The Liquidator shall liquidate the assets of the Partnership, and apply
and distribute the proceeds of such liquidation in the following order of
priority, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable law:
(a) the payment to creditors of the Partnership, including, without
limitation, Partners who are creditors, in the order of priority provided
by law; and the creation of a reserve of cash or other assets of the
Partnership for contingent liabilities in an amount, if any, determined by
the Liquidator to be appropriate for such purposes; and
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(b) to all Partners in accordance with the positive balances in their
respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all
Capital Account adjustments (other than those made by reason of this
clause) for the taxable year of the Partnership during which the
liquidation of the Partnership occurs (with the date of such occurrence
being determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)); and such distribution shall be made by the end of
such taxable year (or, if later, within 90 days after said date of such
occurrence).
14.4 Distributions in Kind. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
14.3, which require the liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but
subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon
dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale
of part or all of the Partnership's assets would be impractical or would cause
undue loss to the Partners, the Liquidator may, in its absolute discretion,
defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary
to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including, without limitation, those
to Partners as creditors) and/or distribute to the Partners or to specific
classes of Partners, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance
with the provisions of Section 14.3, undivided interests in such Partnership
assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such
distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the
Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Limited
Partners, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition
and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and
equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at
such time. The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property
distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
(b) In accordance with Section 704(c)(1)(B) of the Code, in the case of any
deemed distribution occurring as a result of a termination of the Partnership
pursuant to Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, to the maximum extent possible
consistent with the priorities of Section 14.3, the General Partner shall have
sole discretion to treat the deemed distributions of Partnership assets to
Partners as occurring in a manner that will not cause a shift of the Book-Tax
Disparity attributable to a Partnership asset existing immediately prior to the
deemed distribution to another asset upon the deemed contribution of assets to
the reconstituted Partnership, including, without limitation, deeming the
distribution of any Partnership assets to be made either to the Partner who
contributed such assets or to the transferee of such Partner.
14.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership. Upon the
completion of the distribution of Partnership cash and property as provided in
Sections 14.3 and 14.4, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Certificate
of Limited Partnership and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign
limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be
cancelled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the
Partnership shall be taken.
14.6 Reasonable Time for Winding Up. A reasonable time shall be allowed for
the orderly winding up of business and affairs of the Partnership and the
liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 14.3 in order to minimize any
losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up, and the provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in effect between the Partners during the period of
liquidation.
14.7 Return of Capital. The General Partner shall not be personally liable
for, and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property
to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate, the return of the Capital
Contributions of the Limited Partners, or any portion thereof, it being
expressly understood that any such return shall be made solely from Partnership
assets.
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14.8 No Capital Account Restoration. No Partner shall have any obligation
to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of the
Partnership.
14.9 Waiver of Partition. Each Partner hereby waives any right to partition
of the Partnership property.
VARTICLE XV
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT;
MEETINGS; RECORD DATE
15.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by General Partner. Each Limited
Partner agrees that the General Partner (pursuant to its powers of attorney from
the Limited Partners and Assignees), without the approval of any Limited Partner
or Assignee, may amend any provision of this Agreement, and execute, swear to,
acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in
connection therewith, to reflect:
(a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the
principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent of the
Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership;
(b) admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in
accordance with this Agreement;
(c) a change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is
reasonable and necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the
qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership
in which the limited partners have limited liability under the laws of any
state or that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the General
Partner to ensure that the Partnership will not be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for
federal income tax purposes;
(d) a change (i) that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner,
does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect,
(ii) that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any requirements, conditions
or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or
regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or
contained in any federal or state statute (including, without limitation,
the Delaware Act) or that is necessary or desirable to facilitate the
trading of the Units (including, without limitation, the division of
Outstanding Units into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax
consequences within such classes of Units) or comply with any rule,
regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on
which the Units are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of
which the General Partner determines in its sole discretion to be in the
best interests of the Partnership and the Limited Partners or (iii) that is
required to effect the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;
(e)an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to
prevent the Partnership or the General Partner or its directors or officers
from in any manner being subjected to
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the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or "plan asset" regulations
adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, whether or not substantially similar to plan asset regulations
currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor;
(f) subject to the terms of Section 4.4, an amendment that the General
Partner determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate in
connection with the authorization for issuance of any class or series of
Partnership Securities pursuant to Section 4.4;
(g) an amendment made after the Deferral Period, the effect of which
is to separate into a separate security (which may be evidenced by a
certificate(s) if determined by the General Partner to be appropriate),
separate and apart from the Common Units, the right of holders of Common
Units then Outstanding to receive any then Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage;
(h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by
the General Partner acting alone;
(i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger
Agreement approved in accordance with Section 16.3; or
(j) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.
15.2 Amendment Procedures. Except as provided in Sections 15.1 and 15.3,
all amendments to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the following
requirements. Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed only by or with the
consent of the General Partner. Each such proposal shall contain the text of the
proposed amendment. If an amendment is proposed, the General Partner shall seek
the written approval of the requisite percentage of Outstanding Units or call a
meeting of the Limited Partners to consider and vote on such proposed amendment.
A proposed amendment shall be effective upon its approval by at least two-thirds
of the Outstanding Units unless a greater or different percentage is required
under this Agreement. The General Partner shall notify all Record Holders upon
final adoption of any proposed amendment.
15.3 Amendment Requirements (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
15.1 and 15.2, no provision of this Agreement that establishes a percentage of
Outstanding Units required to take any action shall be amended, altered,
changed, repealed or rescinded in any respect that would have the effect of
reducing such voting requirement unless such amendment is approved by the
written consent or the affirmative vote of holders of Outstanding Units whose
aggregate Outstanding Units constitute not less than the voting requirement
sought to be reduced.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 15.1 and 15.2, no amendment
to this Agreement may (i) enlarge the obligations of any Limited Partner without
its consent, (ii) enlarge the obligations of the General Partner without its
consent, which may be given or withheld in its sole discretion, (iii) modify the
amounts distributable, reimbursable or otherwise payable to the General Partner
by the Partnership or the Operating Partnership, (iv) change Section 14.1(a) or
(c), (v) restrict in any way any action by or rights of the General Partner as
set forth in this Agreement or (vi) change the term of the Partnership or,
except as set forth in Section 14.1(c), give any Person the right to dissolve
the Partnership.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, and without limitation of the General
Partner's authority to adopt amendments to this Agreement as contemplated in
Section 15.1, the General Partner may amend the Partnership Agreement without
the approval of holders of Outstanding Units, except that any amendment that
would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class
of Outstanding Units in relation to other classes of Units must be approved by
the holders of not less than two-thirds of the Outstanding Units of the class
affected.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except for
amendments pursuant to Section 6.3 or 15.1, no amendments shall become effective
without the approval of at least 95% of the Outstanding Units unless the
Partnership obtains an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (a) such amendment
will not cause the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for
federal income tax purposes and (b) such amendment will not affect the limited
liability of any Limited Partner or any limited partner of the Operating
Partnership under applicable law.
(e) This Section 15.3 shall only be amended with the approval of not less
than 95% of the Outstanding Units.
15.4 Meetings All acts of Limited Partners to be taken hereunder shall be
taken in the manner provided in this Article XV. Meetings of the Limited
Partners may be called by the General Partner or by Limited Partners owning 20%
or more of the Outstanding Units of the class for which a meeting is proposed.
Limited Partners shall call a meeting by delivering to the General Partner one
or more requests in writing stating that the signing Limited Partners wish to
call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purposes for which the
meeting is to be called. Within 60 days after receipt of such a call from
Limited Partners or within such greater time as may be reasonably necessary for
the Partnership to comply with any statutes, rules, regulations, listing
agreements or similar requirements governing the holding of a meeting or the
solicitation of proxies for use at such a meeting, the General Partner shall
send a notice of the meeting to the Limited Partners either directly or
indirectly through the Transfer Agent. A meeting shall be held at a time and
place determined by the General Partner on a date not more than 60 days after
the mailing of notice of the meeting. Limited Partners shall not vote on matters
that would cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the
management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to
jeopardize the Limited Partners' limited liability under the Delaware Act or the
law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business.
15.5 Notice of Meeting. Notice of a meeting called pursuant to Section 15.4
shall be given to the Record Holders in writing by mail or other means of
written communication in accordance with Section 17.1 The notice shall be deemed
to have been given at the time when deposited in the mail or sent by other means
of written communication.
15.6 Record Date. For purposes of determining the Limited Partners entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Limited Partners or to give
approvals without a meeting as provided in Section 15.11, the General Partner
may set a Record Date, which shall not be less than 10 nor more than 60 days
before (a) the date of the meeting (unless such requirement conflicts with any
rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange
on which the Units are listed for trading, in which case the rule, regulation,
guideline or requirement of such exchange shall govern) or (b) in the event that
approvals
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are sought without a meeting, the date by which Limited Partners are requested
in writing by the General Partner to give such approvals.
15.7 Adjournment. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place,
notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting and a new Record Date need not
be fixed, if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which
the adjournment is taken, unless such adjournment shall be for more than 45
days. At the adjourned meeting, the Partnership may transact any business which
might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for
more than 45 days or if a new Record Date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with this Article
XV.
15.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting; Approval of Minutes. The
transactions of any meeting of Limited Partners, however called and noticed, and
whenever held, shall be as valid as if had at a meeting duly held after regular
call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person or by proxy, and if,
either before or after the meeting, each of the Limited Partners entitled to
vote, present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or an
approval of the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof.
All waivers and approvals shall be filed with the Partnership records or made a
part of the minutes of the meeting. Attendance of a Limited Partner at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the Limited
Partner does not approve, at the beginning of the meeting, of the transaction of
any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened; and except
that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to disapprove the
consideration of matters required to be included in the notice of the meeting,
but not so included, if the disapproval is expressly made at the meeting.
15.9 Quorum Two-thirds of the Outstanding Units of the class for which a
meeting has been called represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a
quorum at a meeting of Limited Partners of such class unless any such action by
the Limited Partners requires approval by holders of a majority in interest of
such Units, in which case the quorum shall be a majority (excluding, in either
case, if such are to be excluded from the vote, Outstanding Units owned by the
General Partner and its Affiliates). At any meeting of the Limited Partners duly
called and held in accordance with this Agreement at which a quorum is present,
the act of Limited Partners holding Outstanding Units that in the aggregate
represent a majority of the Outstanding Units entitled to vote and be present in
person or by proxy at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all
Limited Partners, unless a greater or different percentage is required with
respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the
act of the Limited Partners holding Outstanding Units that in the aggregate
represent at least such greater or different percentage shall be required. The
Limited Partners present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is
present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of enough Limited Partners to leave less than a quorum, if any action
taken (other than adjournment) is approved by the required percentage of
Outstanding Units specified in this Agreement. In the absence of a quorum, any
meeting of Limited Partners may be adjourned from time to time by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Outstanding Units represented either in
person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted, except as provided
in Section 15.7.
15.10 Conduct of Meeting. The General Partner shall have full power and
authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Limited
Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including, without limitation,
the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a
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quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 15.4, the conduct of
voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any
controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the
meeting or voting. The General Partner shall designate a Person to serve as
chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes
of any meeting, in either case including, without limitation, a Partner or a
director or officer of the General Partner. All minutes shall be kept with the
records of the Partnership maintained by the General Partner. The General
Partner may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this
Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the
Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including, without
limitation, regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment
and duties of inspectors of votes and approvals, the submission and examination
of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote, and the revocation of
approvals in writing.
15.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action that may be taken at a meeting
of the Limited Partners may be taken without a meeting if an approval in writing
setting forth the action so taken is signed by Limited Partners owning not less
than the minimum percentage of the Outstanding Units that would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all the Limited Partners
were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting
shall be given to the Limited Partners who have not approved in writing. The
General Partner may specify that any written ballot submitted to Limited
Partners for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be
returned to the Partnership within the time period, which shall be not less than
20 days, specified by the General Partner. If a ballot returned to the
Partnership does not vote all of the Units held by the Limited Partner, the
Partnership shall be deemed to have failed to receive a ballot for the Units
that were not voted. If approval of the taking of any action by the Limited
Partners is solicited by any Person other than by or on behalf of the General
Partner, the written approvals shall have no force and effect unless and until
(a) they are deposited with the Partnership in care of the General Partner, (b)
approvals sufficient to take the action proposed are dated as of a date not more
than 90 days prior to the date sufficient approvals are deposited with the
Partnership and (c) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the General Partner to
the effect that the exercise of such right and the action proposed to be taken
with respect to any particular matter (i) will not cause the Limited Partners to
be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and
affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners' limited
liability, (ii) will not jeopardize the status of the Partnership as a
partnership under applicable tax laws and regulations and (iii) is otherwise
permissible under the state statutes then governing the rights, duties and
liabilities of the Partnership and the Partners.
15.12 Voting and Other Rights. (a) Only those Record Holders of Units on
the Record Date set pursuant to Section 15.6 (and also subject to the
limitations contained in the definition of "Outstanding") shall be entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of Limited Partners or to act with respect
to matters as to which the holders of the Outstanding Units have the right to
vote or to act. All references in this Agreement to votes of, or other acts that
may be taken by, the Outstanding Units shall be deemed to be references to the
votes or acts of the Record Holders of such Outstanding Units.
(b) With respect to Units that are held for a Person's account by another
Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation,
or an agent of any of the foregoing), in whose name such Units are registered,
such broker, dealer or other agent shall, in exercising the voting rights in
respect of such Units on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such
Persons provides otherwise, vote such Units in favor of, and at the direction
of, the Person who is the beneficial owner, and the
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Partnership shall be entitled to assume it is so acting without further inquiry.
The provisions of this Section 15.12(b) (as well as all other provisions of this
Agreement) are subject to the provisions of Section 10.4.
ARTICLE XVI
MERGER
16.1 Authority. The Partnership may merge or consolidate with one or more
corporations, business trusts or associations, real estate investment trusts,
common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including, without limitation, a
general partnership or limited partnership, formed under the laws of the State
of Delaware or any other state of the United States of America, pursuant to a
written agreement of merger or consolidation ("Merger Agreement") in accordance
with this Article.
16.2 Procedure for Merger or Consolidation. Merger or consolidation of the
Partnership pursuant to this Article requires the prior approval of the General
Partner. If the General Partner shall determine, in the exercise of its sole
discretion, to consent to the merger or consolidation, the General Partner shall
approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:
(a)The names and jurisdictions of formation or organization of each of
the business entities proposing to merge or consolidate;
(b)The name and jurisdictions of formation or organization of the
business entity that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation
(the "Surviving Business Entity");
(c)The terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation;
(d)The manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity
securities of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property
or general or limited partnership interests, rights, securities or
obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (1) if any general or
limited partnership interests, securities or rights of any constituent
business entity are not to be exchanged or converted solely for, or into,
cash, property or general or limited partnership interests, rights,
securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, the cash,
property or general or limited partnership interests, rights, securities or
obligations of any limited partnership, corporation, trust or other entity
(other than the Surviving Business Entity) which the holders of such
general or limited partnership interest are to receive in exchange for, or
upon conversion of, their securities or rights, and (ii) in the case of
securities represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such
certificates, which cash, property or general or limited partnership
interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business
Entity or any limited partnership, corporation, trust or other entity
(other than the Surviving Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be
delivered;
(e) A statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the
adoption of new constituent documents (the articles or certificate of
incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust, certificate or
agreement of limited partnership or other similar charter or governing
document) of the Surviving Business Entity to be effected by such merger or
consolidation;
(f) The effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the
filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 16.4 or a later
date specified in or determinable in
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accordance with the Merger Agreement (provided, that if the effective time
of the merger is to be later than the date of the filing of the certificate
of merger, it shall be fixed no later than the time of the filing of the
certificate of merger and stated therein); and
(g) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or
consolidation as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the General
Partner.
16.3 Approval by Limited Partners of Merger or Consolidation (a) The
General Partner of the Partnership, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement,
shall direct that the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of Limited
Partners whether at a meeting or by written consent, in either case in
accordance with the requirements of Article XV. A copy or a summary of the
Merger Agreement shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of a meeting
or the written consent.
(b) The Merger Agreement shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative
vote or consent of at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units during the
Support Period and at least a majority of the Outstanding Units thereafter
unless the Merger Agreement contains any provision which, if contained in an
amendment to this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement or the Delaware
Act would require the vote or consent of a greater percentage of the Outstanding
Units or of any class of Limited Partners, in which case such greater percentage
vote or consent shall be required for approval of the Merger Agreement.
(c) After such approval by vote or consent of the Limited Partners, and at
any time prior to the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section
16.4, the merger or consolidation may be abandoned pursuant to provisions
therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement.
16.4 Certificate of Merger. Upon the required approval by the General
Partner and the Limited Partners of a Merger Agreement, a certificate of merger
shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
in conformity with the requirements of the Delaware Act.
16.5 Effect of Merger. (a)Upon the effective date of the certificate of
merger:
(i) all of the rights, privileges and powers of each of the business
entities that has merged or consolidated, and all property, real, personal
and mixed, and all debts due to any of those business entities and all
other things and causes of action belonging to each of those business
entities shall be vested in the Surviving Business Entity and after the
merger or consolidation shall be the property of the Surviving Business
Entity to the extent they were of each constituent business entity.
(ii) the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in any
of those constituent business entities shall not revert and is not in any
way impaired because of the merger or consolidation;
(iii) all rights of creditors and all liens on or security interest in
property of any of those constituent business entities shall be preserved
unimpaired; and
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(iv) all debts, liabilities and duties of those constituent business
entities shall attach to the Surviving Business Entity, and may be enforced
against it to the same extent as if the debts, liabilities and duties had
been incurred or contracted by it.
(b) A merger or consolidation effected pursuant to this Article shall not
be deemed to result in a transfer or assignment of assets or liabilities from
one entity to another having occurred.
ARTICLE XVII
RIGHT TO ACQUIRE UNITS
17.1 Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class
then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its
Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may
assign and transfer to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner,
exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of
the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General
Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of
the date five days prior to the date that the notice described in Section
17.1(b) is mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or
any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period
preceding the date that the notice described in Section 17.1(b) is mailed. As
used in this Agreement, (i) "Current Market Price" as of any date of any class
of Units listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means
the average of the daily Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of
such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined)
immediately prior to such date; (ii) "Closing Price" for any day means the last
sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such
day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way,
in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting
system with respect to securities listed on the principal National Securities
Exchange on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or
if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National
Securities Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the
average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter
market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or if on any such
day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average
of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional
market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of
Directors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is
making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such
day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
General Partner; and (iii) "Trading Day" means a day on which the principal
National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or
admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a
class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange,
a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open.
(b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the
Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units granted pursuant to
Section 17.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice
of such election to purchase (the "Notice of Election to Purchase") and shall
cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase
to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General
Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60 days prior to the Purchase Date. Such
Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published in daily newspapers of
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general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough
of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the
Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 17.1(a) at
which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate
or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon
surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at
such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify,
or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are
listed or admitted to trading. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to
a Record Holder of Units at his address as reflected in the records of the
Transfer Agent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given whether or not
the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the General
Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit
with the Transfer Agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate
purchase price of all the Units to be purchased in accordance with this Section
17.1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as
aforesaid at least ten days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to
the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made
for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein,
then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate
shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such
Units (including, without limitation, any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V and
XIV) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price
(determined in accordance with Section 17.1(a)) for Units therefor, without
interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing
such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the
General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the
record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner
or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be,
shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase
Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including, without
limitation, all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V and
XIV).
(c) At any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an
Outstanding Unit subject to purchase as provided in this Section 17.1 may
surrender his Certificate, as the case may be, evidencing such Unit to the
Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section
17.1(a), therefor, without interest thereon.
ARTICLE XVIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
18.1 Addresses and Notices. Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy
materials required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when
delivered in person or when sent by first-class United States mail or by other
means of written communication to the Partner or Assignee at the address
described below. Any notice, payment or report to be given or made to a Partner
or Assignee hereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made,
and the obligation to give such notice or report or to make such payment shall
be deemed conclusively to have been fully satisfied, upon sending of such
notice, payment or report to the Record Holder of such Unit at his address as
shown on the records of the Transfer Agent or as otherwise shown on the records
of the Partnership, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an
interest in such Unit or the Partnership Interest of a General Partner by reason
of any assignment or otherwise. An affidavit or certificate of making of any
notice, payment or report in accordance with the provisions of this Section 18.1
executed by the General Partner, the Transfer Agent or the mailing organization
shall be prima facie evidence of the giving or making of such notice, payment or
report. If any notice, payment or report addressed to a Record Holder at the
address of such Record Holder appearing on the books and records of the Transfer
Agent or the Partnership is returned by the United States Post Office marked to
indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver it, such
notice, payment or report and any subsequent notices, payments and reports shall
be deemed to have been duly given or made without further mailing (until such
time as such Record Holder or another Person notifies the Transfer Agent or the
Partnership of a change in his address) if they are available for the Partner or
Assignee at the principal office of the Partnership for a period of one year
from the date of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report to the
other Partners and Assignees. Any notice to the Partnership shall be deemed
given if received by the General Partner at the principal office of the
Partnership designated pursuant to Section 1.3. The General Partner may rely and
shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from a Partner,
Assignee or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.
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18.2 References Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to
"Articles" and "Sections" are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
18.3 Pronouns and Plurals. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or
neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include
the plural and vice versa.
18.4 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents,
provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be
necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
18.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
18.6 Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among
parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
18.7 Creditors. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the
benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
18.8 Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance
of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise
any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of
any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
18.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of
which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all parties hereto,
notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the
same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately
upon affixing its signature hereto or, in the case of a Person acquiring a Unit,
upon accepting the certificate evidencing such Unit or executing and delivering
a Transfer Application as herein described, independently of the signature of
any other party.
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18.10 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law.
18.11 Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is or
becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be
affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be
effective as of February 14, 1997.
GENERAL PARTNER:
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.
By: ________________________________
Thomas B. King
President
LIMITED PARTNERS:
All Limited Partners now and hereafter admitted
as limited partners of the Partnership,pursuant to
Powers of Attorney now and hereafter executed in
favor of, and granted and delivered to, the
General Partner.
By: Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.,
General Partner, as attorney-in-fact for
all Limited Partners pursuant to the
Power of Attorney granted pursuant to
Section 1.4.
By: ___________________________________
Thomas B. King
President
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EXHIBIT A
to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
Certificate Evidencing Common Units
Representing Limited Partner Interests
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
No.______ ________ Common Units
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC., a Delaware corporation, as the General Partner of
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), hereby certifies that __________________________ (the "Holder")
is the registered owner of _____ Common Units representing limited partner
interests in the Partnership (the "Common Units") transferable on the books of
the Partnership, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of
this Certificate properly endorsed and accompanied by a properly executed
application for transfer of the Common Units represented by this Certificate.
The rights, preferences and limitations of the Common Units are set forth in,
and this Certificate and the Common Units represented hereby are issued and
shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS,
L.P., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the "Partnership
Agreement"). Copies of the Partnership Agreement are on file at, and will be
furnished without charge on delivery of written request to the Partnership at,
the principal office of the Partnership located at 1301 McKinney Street, Suite
3450, Houston, Texas 77010. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall
have the meaning given them in the Partnership Agreement.
The Holder, by accepting this Certificate, is deemed to have (i) requested
admission as, and agreed to become, a Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited
Partner, as applicable, and to have agreed to comply with and be bound by and to
have executed the Partnership Agreement, (ii) represented and warranted that the
Holder has all right, power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity
necessary to enter into the Partnership Agreement, (iii) appointed the General
Partner and, if a Liquidator shall be appointed, the Liquidator of the
Partnership as the Holder's attorney to execute, swear to, acknowledge and file
any document, including, without limitation, the Partnership Agreement and any
amendment thereto and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership
and any amendment thereto, necessary or appropriate for the Holder's admission
as a Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner, as applicable, in the
Partnership and as a party to the Partnership Agreement, (iv) given the powers
of attorney provided for in the Partnership Agreement and (v) made the waivers
and given the consents and approvals contained in the Partnership Agreement.
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This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose unless it has been
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
Dated: _______________________
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.
as General Partner
By: ______________________________
President
Countersigned and Registered by:
_______________________________ By: _______________________________
as Transfer Agent and Registrar Secretary
By: ___________________________
Authorized Signature
Exhibit A - Page 2
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[Reverse of Certificate]
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations,when used in the inscription on the face of
this Certificate, shall be construed as follows according to applicable laws or
regulations:
TEN COM-- as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-___________________
TEN ENT-- as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of under Uniform Gifts to
survivorship and not as Act..........................
tenants in common (State)
Additional abbreviations, though not in the above list, may also be used.
ASSIGNMENT OF COMMON UNITS
in
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INVESTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
DUE TO TAX SHELTER STATUS OF KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
You have acquired an interest in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., 1301
McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010, whose taxpayer identification
number is 76-0380342. The Internal Revenue Service has issued Kinder Morgan
Energy Partners, L.P. the following tax shelter registration number: 9228900496.
YOU MUST REPORT THIS REGISTRATION NUMBER TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IF
YOU CLAIM ANY DEDUCTION, LOSS, CREDIT, OR OTHER TAX BENEFIT OR REPORT ANY INCOME
BY REASON OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
You must report the registration number as well as the name and taxpayer
identification number of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. on Form 8271. FORM
8271 MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE RETURN ON WHICH YOU CLAIM THE DEDUCTION, LOSS,
CREDIT, OR OTHER TAX BENEFIT OR REPORT ANY INCOME BY REASON OF YOUR INVESTMENT
IN KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
If you transfer your interest in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to
another person, you are required by the Internal Revenue Service to keep a list
containing (a) that person's name, address and taxpayer identification number,
(b) the date on which you transferred the interest and (c) the name, address and
tax shelter registration number of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. If you do
not want to keep such a list, you must (1) send the information specified above
to the General Partner, who will keep the list for this tax shelter, and (2)
give a copy of this notice to the person to whom you transfer your interest.
Your failure to comply with any of the above-described responsibilities could
result in the imposition of a penalty under Section 6707(b) or 6708(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, unless such failure is shown to be
due to reasonable cause.
Exhibit A - Page 3
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ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THIS INVESTMENT OR
THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, EXAMINED, OR APPROVED BY THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED,_____________________________ hereby assigns,
conveys, sells and transfers unto _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name (Please insert Social Security or
and address of Assignee) other identifying number of Assignee)
_________________________________________ Common Units representing limited
partner interests evidenced by this Certificate, subject to the Partnership
Agreement, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
_______________________ as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution
to transfer the same on the books of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Date: _____________________ NOTE: The signature to any endorsement hereon must
correspond with the name as written upon
the face of this Certificate in every
particular, without alteration, enlargement
or change.
SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED
BY A MEMBER FIRM OF THE NATIONAL ____________________________________________
ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, (Signature)
INC. OR BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR
TRUST COMPANY
____________________________________________
(Signature)
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED
No transfer of the Common Units evidenced hereby will be registered on the
books of the Partnership, unless the Certificate evidencing the Common Units to
be transferred is surrendered for registration or transfer and an Application
for Transfer of Common Units has been executed by a transferee either (a) on the
form set forth below or (b) on a separate application that the Partnership will
furnish on request without charge. A transferor of the Common Units shall have
no duty to the transferee with respect to execution of the transfer application
in order for such transferee to obtain registration of the transfer of the
Common Units.
_______________________________________________
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF COMMON UNITS
The undersigned ("Assignee") hereby applies for transfer to the name of the
Assignee of the Common Units evidenced hereby.
The Assignee (a) requests admission as a Substituted Limited Partner and
agrees to comply with and be bound by, and hereby executes, the Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
(the "Partnership"), as amended, supplemented or restated to the date hereof
(the "Partnership Agreement"), (b) represents and warrants that the Assignee has
all right, power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity necessary to
enter into the Partnership Agreement, (c) appoints
Exhibit A - Page 4
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the General Partner and, if a Liquidator shall be appointed, the Liquidator of
the Partnership as the Assignee's attorney to execute, swear to, acknowledge and
file any document, including, without limitation, the Partnership Agreement and
any amendment thereto and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership and any amendment thereto, necessary or appropriate for the
Assignee's admission as a Substituted Limited Partner and as a party to the
Partnership Agreement, (d) gives the powers of attorney provided for in the
Partnership Agreement and (e) makes the waivers and gives the consents and
approvals contained in the Partnership Agreement. Capitalized terms not defined
herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Partnership Agreement.
Date: _________________________ ____________________________________________
Signature of Assignee
_______________________________ ____________________________________________
Social Security or other Name and Address of Assignee
identifying number of Assignee
_______________________________
Purchase Price
including commissions, if any
Type of Entity (Check One):
__________ Individual _____________ Partnership _______________ Corporation
__________ Trust _____________ Other(specify) _______________________
Nationality (Check One):
________ U.S. citizen, Resident or Domestic Entity
________ Foreign Corporation, or ________ Non-resident alien
If the U.S. Citizen, Resident or Domestic Entity box is checked, the
following certification must be completed.
Under Section 1445(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), the Partnership must withhold tax with respect to certain transfers of
property if a holder of an interest in the Partnership is a foreign person. To
inform the Partnership that no withholding is required with respect to the
undersigned interest-holder's interest in it, the undersigned hereby certifies
the following (or, if applicable, certifies the following on behalf of the
interest-holder).
Complete either A or B:
A. Individual Interest-Holder
1. I am not a non-resident alien for purposes
of U.S. income taxation.
Exhibit A - Page 5
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2. My U.S. taxpayer identifying number (Social Security Number) is
_______________________________________________
3. My home address is ___________________________________________.
B. Partnership, Corporate or Other Interest-Holder
1. _________________________________________________ is not a foreign
(Name of Interest-Holder)
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate
(as those terms are defined in the Code and Treasury Regulations).
2. The interest-holder's U.S. employer identification number is
_________________________________________________________________.
3. The interest-holder's office address and place of incorporation
(if applicable) is______________________________________________.
The interest-holder agrees to notify the Partnership within sixty (60) days
of the date the interest-holder becomes a foreign person.
The interest-holder understands that this certificate may be disclosed to
the Internal Revenue Service by the Partnership and that any false statement
contained herein could be punishable by fine, imprisonment or both.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this
certification and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct and
complete and, if applicable, I further declare that I have authority to sign
this document on behalf of
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Interest-Holder)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Signature and Date
_______________________________________________________________________________
Title (if applicable)
Note: If the Assignee is a broker, dealer, bank, trust company, clearing
corporation, other nominee holder or an agent of any of the foregoing, and is
holding for the account of any other person, this application should be
completed by an officer thereof or, in the case of a broker or dealer, by a
registered representative who is a member of a registered national securities
exchange or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc., or,
in the case of any other nominee holder, a person performing a similar function.
If the Assignee is a broker, dealer, bank, trust company, clearing corporation,
other nominee owner or an agent of any of the foregoing, the above certification
as to any Person for whom the Assignee will hold the Common Units shall be made
to the best of the Assignee's knowledge.
Exhibit A - Page 6
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111,325,925 Common Units
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
This Prospectus has been prepared for use in connection with the proposed
offering and sale of up to an aggregate of 11,325,925 Common Units (the "Common
Units") representing limited partner interests in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
L.P. (the "Partnership") by or for the account of the Selling Unitholders
referred to herein (hereinafter the "Selling Unitholders"). The Selling
Unitholders acquired the Common Units in exchange for Variable Rate Exchangeable
Debentures issued by SFP Pipeline Holdings, Inc. See "Selling Unitholders."
The Common Units may be sold from time to time by or for the account of
the Selling Unitholders in the over-the-counter market, on the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") or otherwise, at prices and on terms then prevailing or at
prices related to the then current market price, at fixed prices that may be
changed or in negotiated transactions at negotiated prices. The Common Units may
be sold by any one or more of the following methods: (a) a block trade (which
may involve crosses) in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to
sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block
as principal to facilitate the transaction; (b) purchases by a broker or dealer
as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to
this Prospectus; (c) exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions in
accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; (d) ordinary brokerage
transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; and (e)
privately negotiated transactions. See "Plan of Distribution."
The Common Units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). On
April 9, 1998, the last full trading day before the date of this Prospectus, the
last reported sale price per Common Unit was $38.125.
For a discussion of the material risks regarding an investment in Common
Units and the business and operations of the Partnership that should be
evaluated before purchasing Common Units, see "Risk Factors" commencing on page
7.
THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED
OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is April 14, 1998
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Partnership is subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements, information statements and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements, information statements and other
information are available for inspection and copying at the Commission's public
reference facilities located at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the Regional Offices of the Commission
located at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661 and Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York
10048. Copies of such materials may be obtained from the Commission's Public
Reference Section at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549,
at prescribed rates. Common Units are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "ENP,"
and such reports, proxy statements, information statements and other information
may be inspected at the offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York
10002. The Commission maintains an Internet Web Site that contains such reports,
proxy statements, information statements and other information regarding
registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of such
Internet Web Site is http://www.sec.gov.
The Partnership has filed with the Commission in Washington, D.C., a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with any amendments thereto, the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") with respect to the securities to be sold pursuant to this
Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in
the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Commission and reference is made to the
Registration Statement and exhibits and schedules relating thereto for further
information with respect to the Partnership and the securities to be issued
pursuant to this Prospectus. Statements contained in this Prospectus and in any
document incorporated by reference in this Prospectus as to the contents of any
contract or other document referred to herein or therein are not necessarily
complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or
other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or such other
document, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.
The Registration Statement, including exhibits and schedules filed as a part
thereof, are available for inspection and copying at the Commission's offices as
described above.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Partnership (File
No. 1-11234) pursuant to the Exchange Act are hereby incorporated herein by
reference:
1. The Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1997 (the "Form 10-K"); and
2. The Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 5, 1998, as
amended.
The description of the Common Units which is contained in the
Partnership's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-48142) under the
Securities Act filed on June 1, 1992, including any amendment or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description, is incorporated herein by
reference.
All documents filed by the Partnership pursuant to Section 13(e), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this Prospectus, or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference, modifies or replaces such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
This Prospectus incorporates documents by reference which are not
presented herein or delivered herewith. Such documents (other than exhibits to
such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference)
are available to any person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a
Prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, without charge, directed
to the Partnership, 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010,
telephone number (713) 844-9500; attention: Carol Haskins.
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No dealer, salesperson or other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus in
connection with the offering of securities made hereby and, if given or made,
such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by the Partnership or any other person. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any
securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful
or to or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation in such jurisdiction. The delivery of this Prospectus at any time
does not imply that the information contained herein is correct as of any time
subsequent its date.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference include
forward looking statements. These forward looking statements are identified as
any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They
use words such as plans, expects, anticipates, estimates, will and other words
and phrases of similar meaning. Although the Partnership believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that
its goals will be achieved. Such forward looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, prospective
investors are cautioned not to rely on such forward looking statements. The
Partnership's actual actions or results may differ materially from those
discussed in the forward looking statements. Specific factors which could cause
actual results to differ from those in the forward looking statements, include,
among others:
. price trends and overall demand for Natural Gas Liquids ) ("NGLs"), refined
petroleum products, carbon dioxide ("CO2")and coal in the United States
(which may be affected by general levels of economic activity, weather,
alternative energy sources, conservation and technological advances);
. changes in the Partnership's tariff rates set by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission ("FERC") and the California Public Utilities
Commission;
. the Partnership's ability to integrate the operations of Santa Fe Pacific
Pipeline Partners, L.P. ("Santa Fe") (and other future acquisitions) into
its existing operations;
. with respect to the Partnership's coal terminals, the ability of railroads
to deliver coal to the terminals on a timely basis;
. the Partnership's ability to successfully identify and close strategic
acquisitions and realize cost savings;
. the discontinuation of operations at major end-users of the products
transported by the Partnership's liquids pipelines (such as refineries,
petrochemical plants, or military bases); and
. the condition of the capital markets and equity markets in the United
States.
For additional information which could affect the forward looking
statements, see the "Risk Factors" listed on page 7 of this Prospectus and the
"Risk Factors" included in the Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by
reference. The Partnership disclaims any obligation to update any such factors
or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward
looking statements included or incorporated by reference herein to reflect
future events or developments.
The information referred to above should be considered by VRED Holders
when reviewing any forward looking statements contained in this Prospectus, in
any documents incorporated herein by reference, in any of the Partnership's
public filings or press releases or in any oral statements made by the
Partnership or any of its respective officers or other persons acting on its
behalf.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AVAILABLE INFORMATION.........................................................ii
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS............................................ii
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS..............................iii
SUMMARY........................................................................1
The Partnership..............................................................1
Market Price Data............................................................2
Risk Factors.................................................................2
Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations....................................3
Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Historical
Operating Data...............................................................6
RISK FACTORS...................................................................7
Issuance of Common Units to Holders of VREDs Might Adversely
Affect Market Price.........................................................7
FERC Proceedings; Possible Effect on Rates...................................7
Effect of Failure to Achieve Business Strategy...............................7
Combination of Pipeline Operations; Realization of Synergies.................7
Changes in Management of Santa Fe Assets.....................................8
Risks Associated with Legal Proceedings Related to Operations of SFPP........8
No Assurance that Tariff Rates can be Maintained or Increased................8
Possible Insufficiency of Cash Flow to Pay Announced
Distributions..............................................................10
Cash Distributions will Fluctuate with Performance; No Minimum
Distribution...............................................................10
Risks Associated with Leverage..............................................10
Potential Change of Control if Kinder Morgan, Inc. Defaults on
Indebtedness...............................................................11
Risks Associated with Pipeline Easements....................................11
Risks Associated with Shell CO 2 Company....................................12
Costs of Environmental Regulation...........................................12
Competition.................................................................12
Risks Associated with Partnership Agreement and State
Partnership Law............................................................13
Potential Conflicts of Interest Related to Operation of the
Partnership................................................................15
Tax Risks...................................................................16
THE PARTNERSHIP...............................................................18
General.....................................................................18
Business Strategy...........................................................18
Acquisition of Santa Fe.....................................................19
The North System............................................................20
Cypress Pipeline............................................................20
The South Pipeline..........................................................21
The North Pipeline..........................................................21
The Oregon Pipeline.........................................................21
The San Diego Pipeline......................................................22
Coal Operations.............................................................22
Truck Loading Terminals.....................................................22
Fractionator................................................................23
Legal Proceedings...........................................................23
Organizational Structure....................................................26
SELLING UNITHOLDERS...........................................................26
USE OF PROCEEDS...............................................................26
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION..........................................................27
MARKET PRICE DATA.............................................................28
SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION........................29
DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.........................................30
Organization and Duration...................................................30
Purpose.....................................................................30
Power of Attorney...........................................................30
Restrictions on Authority of the General Partner............................30
Withdrawal or Removal of the General Partner................................31
Anti-takeover and Restricted Voting Right Provisions........................32
Transfer Agent and Registrar................................................32
Transfer of Common Units; Status as Limited Partner or Assignee............32
Non-citizen Assignees; Redemption...........................................33
Issuance of Additional Securities...........................................34
Limited Call Right..........................................................34
Amendment of KMEP Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements................35
Management..................................................................36
Meetings; Voting............................................................37
Limited Liability...........................................................38
Books and Reports...........................................................38
Right to Inspect Partnership Books and Records..............................39
Termination and Dissolution.................................................39
Registration Rights.........................................................39
Cash Distribution Policy....................................................40
Liquidation and Distribution of Proceeds....................................42
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS....................................42
General.....................................................................42
Ownership and Disposition of Common Units...................................43
LEGAL MATTERS.................................................................59
EXPERTS.......................................................................59
ANNEX A......................................................................A-1
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SUMMARY
THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE
IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE. REFERENCE IS MADE TO,
AND THIS SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY, THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. AS
USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, THE TERM THE "PARTNERSHIP" REFERS TO KINDER MORGAN
ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND, EXCEPT WHERE THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, ITS OPERATING PARTNERSHIPS AND SUBSIDIARIES. UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON A PER COMMON UNIT
BASIS HAS BEEN RESTATED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PARTNERSHIP'S 2 FOR 1 COMMON UNIT
SPLIT, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1997. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO
READ THIS PROSPECTUS IN ITS ENTIRETY.
The Partnership
The Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, was organized in August
1992 to acquire and operate the natural gas liquids pipelines of Enron Corp. On
March 6, 1998, the Partnership completed its acquisition of substantially all of
the assets of Santa Fe for Common Units and Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "D," a
Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-D"), acquired the general partnership
interests of Santa Fe from the SF General Partner for cash. The Partnership is
one of the largest common carrier pipeline systems in terms of volume of
deliveries, barrel miles and pipeline mileage in the United States, with over
5,000 miles of trunk pipeline serving 15 states. Through its four operating
limited partnerships, the Partnership manages a diversified portfolio of
midstream energy assets. It is the sole owner and operator of six pipeline
systems (the "Liquids Pipelines"), which transport Natural Gas Liquids ("NGLs")
and refined petroleum products; two modern, high-speed coal terminaling
facilities (the "Coal Terminals"); and 21 truck loading terminals. In addition,
the Partnership owns an indirect 20% interest in Shell CO2 Company, Ltd. ("Shell
CO2") and an indirect 25% interest in a Y-grade fractionation facility. The
Partnership transports refined petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel
fuel and commercial and military jet fuel, primarily for major petroleum
companies, independent refiners, the United States military and marketers and
distributors of such products.
The Liquids Pipelines consist of (i) the North System, which transports
petroleum products from South Central Kansas to the Chicago area and various
intermediate points, (ii) the Cypress Pipeline, which transports purity ethane
from the NGL hub in Mont Belvieu, Texas to a major petrochemical producer in
Lake Charles, Louisiana, (iii) the South Pipeline which is composed of two
segments, the West Line, which transports refined petroleum products from Los
Angeles to Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona and various intermediate points, and the
East Line, which transports products from El Paso, Texas to Tucson, Phoenix and
various intermediate points; (iv) the North Pipeline, which transports refined
petroleum products primarily from the San Francisco Bay area to various cities
in northern California and western Nevada; (v) the Oregon Pipeline, which
transports refined petroleum products between Portland and Eugene, Oregon; and
(vi) the San Diego Pipeline, which transports refined petroleum products from
Los Angeles to San Diego, California and various intermediate points.
On March 5, 1998, the Partnership and affiliates of Shell Oil Company
("Shell") formed Shell CO2, as a Delaware limited partnership, which will
explore, produce, market and transport CO2 for enhanced oil recovery throughout
the continental United States. The Partnership received a 20% interest in Shell
CO2 Company by contributing its Central Basin Pipeline and approximately $25
million in cash.
On February 14, 1997, the current management of the Partnership acquired
the stock of the General Partner from Enron Corp., a Delaware corporation. The
current management's business strategy is to operate the Partnership as a growth
oriented publicly traded limited partnership by reducing operating costs, better
utilizing and expanding its asset base, and making selective, strategic
acquisitions that are accretive to Common Unit holders. See "The
Partnership-Business Strategy."
The General Partner serves as the sole general partner of the Partnership.
In addition to its general partner interest in the Partnership, the General
Partner owns, as of March 31, 1998, approximately 2% of the outstanding Common
Units. The Partnership is the approximate 99% limited partner of each of its
operating partnerships and the General Partner is the approximate 1% general
partner of each such Operating Partnership. These operating partnerships consist
of: (i) Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "A," a Delaware limited partnership
("OLP-A"), which owns the North System, the Cypress Pipeline and the interests
in Shell CO2 Company and the NGL fractionation facility; (ii) Kinder Morgan
Operating L.P. "B," a Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-B"), which owns the
Illinois coal terminaling and storage facility; (iii) Kinder Morgan Operating
L.P. "C," a Delaware limited partnership ("OLP-C"), which owns the southwest
Kentucky coal terminaling and storage facility; and (iv) OLP-D, which is the
99.5% general partner of SFPP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SFPP"),
which owns the North Pipeline, the
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South Pipeline, the Oregon Pipeline and the San Diego Pipeline. OLP-A, OLP-B,
OLP-C and OLP-D are collectively referred to herein as the "KM Operating
Partnerships."
As a result of its 1% general partner interest in the Partnership and its
approximate 1% general partner interest in each of the KM Operating
Partnerships, the General Partner has an approximate 2% economic interest in the
assets of the Partnership. In addition, the General Partner is entitled to
receive quarterly cash incentive distributions from the Partnership, which
increase based on the amount of quarterly cash distributions paid to holders of
the Common Units. See "Description of the Partnership Agreement-Cash
Distribution Policy."
The Partnership's headquarters and executive offices are located at 1301
McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010 and its telephone number is
(713) 844-9500.
The Offering
Up to an aggregate of 11,325,925 Common Units are being offered by or for
the account of the Selling Unitholders referred to herein (hereinafter the
"Selling Unitholders"). See "Selling Unitholders."
The Common Units may be sold from time to time by or for the account of
the Selling Unitholders in the over-the-counter market, on the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") or otherwise, at prices and on terms then prevailing or at
prices related to the then current market price, at fixed prices that may be
changed or in negotiated transactions at negotiated prices. The Common Units may
be sold by any one or more of the following methods: (a) a block trade (which
may involve crosses) in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to
sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block
as principal to facilitate the transaction; (b) purchases by a broker or dealer
as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to
this Prospectus; (c) exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions in
accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; (d) ordinary brokerage
transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; and (e)
privately negotiated transactions. See "Plan of Distribution."
Market Price Data
The following table sets forth certain information as to the sale prices
per Common Unit as quoted on the NYSE for each calendar year since the end of
1995, adjusted to give effect to the 2 for 1 split of Common Units effective
October 1, 1997.
Calendar Year High Low
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1998
First Quarter........$37.8750 $30.1250
1997
First Quarter........$21.3750 $13.6875
Second Quarter........24.0625 19.2500
Third Quarter.........36.8750 23.9375
Fourth Quarter........41.2500 32.0000
1996
First Quarter........$13.1875 $12.1875
Second Quarter........13.0000 12.4375
Third Quarter.........14.0625 12.6875
Fourth Quarter........14.5625 12.8125
On April 9 1998, the closing price for a Common Unit as reported on the
NYSE Composite Transaction Tape was $38.125.
Risk Factors
For a discussion of the risk factors with respect to the purchase of
Common Units and the business and operations of the Partnership that should be
evaluated by a prospective investor before purchasing Common Units, see "Risk
Factors."
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Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations
THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF
COMMON UNITS IN THE PARTNERSHIP WILL DEPEND IN PART ON SUCH HOLDER'S OWN TAX
CIRCUMSTANCES. MANY OF THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO A COMMON UNITHOLDER
ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY AND MAY DEPEND ON SUCH UNITHOLDER'S INDIVIDUAL TAX
STATUS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH SUCH HOLDER IS STRONGLY URGED TO
CONSULT A TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
OF AN INVESTMENT IN COMMON UNITS.
The following is a summary of certain federal income tax considerations of
acquiring, owning and disposing of Common Units. The following discussion is
based on the opinions of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P., counsel to the General
Partner and the Partnership ("Counsel"), described in "Material Federal Income
Tax Considerations." This summary, and particularly the opinions of Counsel with
respect thereto, are qualified by the discussion in "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations." For purposes of this discussion, the term "KMEP" refers to
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. immediately before the Transaction.
Partnership Status. In the opinion of Counsel, under current law, and
based on certain representations of the General Partner, the Partnership is and
will continue to be classified for federal income tax purposes as a partnership,
and the beneficial owners of Common Units will be considered limited partners in
the Partnership. Accordingly, the Partnership will pay no federal income taxes,
and Common Unit holders will be required to report on their respective federal
income tax returns their respective shares of the Partnership's income, gains,
losses, deductions and credits, even if cash is not distributed by the
Partnership. In general, cash distributions to a holder of Common Units will be
taxable only if, and to the extent that, they exceed such holder's tax basis in
the Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-General
Features of Partnership Taxation-Partnership Status."
The Partnership's assets will include its interest in OLP-A, which owns
all of the capital stock of a corporation that owns an indirect interest in the
Mont Belvieu Fractionator. As a corporation, it will be subject to entity-level
taxation for federal and state income tax purposes. The General Partner
estimates that such corporation will not generate a material amount of taxable
income; however, cash distributions by the Partnership to Common Unit holders
attributable to such income will generally be treated as taxable dividends. The
Partnership intends to liquidate the corporation during 1998.
Treatment of Partnership Distributions. In general, except for certain
gross income allocations to the General Partner necessary to support incentive
distributions of Available Cash (see "Description of the Partnership
Agreement-Cash Distribution Policy"), annual income and loss of the Partnership
will be allocated to the General Partner and the holders of Common Units for
each taxable year in accordance with their respective percentage interests in
the Partnership, as determined annually and prorated on a monthly basis and
subsequently apportioned among the holders of Common Units of record as of the
opening of the first business day of the month to which they relate, even though
holders of Common Units may dispose of their Common Units during the month in
question. In addition, a holder of Common Units will be required to take into
account, in determining federal income tax liability, such holder's share of
income generated by the Partnership for each taxable year whether or not cash
distributions are made to such holder. As a consequence, a Common Unit holder's
share of taxable income (and possibly the income tax payable by such holder with
respect to such income) may exceed the cash, if any, actually distributed to
such holder. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-General Features of
Partnership Taxation."
Partnership Income; Ratio of Taxable Income to Distributions. The amount
of taxable income realized by a Common Unit holder will be dependent upon a
number of factors including: (a) the taxable income realized by the Partnership,
which may vary significantly based on the operations of the KM Operating
Partnerships; (b) any gain realized by a sale of assets which represents
unrealized gain in assets as of the time of the Transaction and the resulting
allocation of such gain to either the pre-Transaction Common Unit holders or the
former Santa Fe Common Unit holders, (including VRED Holders who exchange for
Common Units) depending upon the asset being sold; (c) the amount and timing of
Curative Allocations (as defined herein) available to pre-Transaction Common
Unit holders and former Santa Fe Common Unit holders (including VRED Holders who
exchange VREDs for Common Units) attributable to the allocation of unrealized
gain inherent in SFPP assets and KMEP assets as of the date of the Transaction
between and among asset classes, including intangibles, if any, which may not be
amortizable; and (d) the amount of the basis adjustment available to a Common
Unit holder based on the purchase price for such unit holder's Santa Fe Common
Units or Pre-Transaction Common Units. A purchaser of Common Units will receive
the benefit of a Section 743(b) basis adjustment to the extent that the value of
such Units exceeds such Unit Holder's proportionate share of the inside basis of
Partnership assets. The Section 743(b) basis adjustment acts in concert with
Section 704(c) allocations (and Curative Allocations, if respected) to provide a
purchase of Common Units with the equivalent of a fair market value Common
Basis. The depreciation and amortization deductions attributable to this basis
adjustment will
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shelter a significant portion of the taxable income allocated from the
Partnership to a purchasing Unitholder. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Common Unit Ownership-Factors Affecting
Taxable Income." The ratio of taxable income to cash distributions will be
dependent on the previously mentioned factors as well as other factors such as:
(i) the General Partner's policy for funding capital improvements; (ii) the cash
flow generated by operations; and (iii) other needs for cash flow which may
diminish the amount available for distribution. The amounts of depreciation
deductions and net Curative Allocations available to a Common Unit holder may be
major contributing factors in determining the differences in the ratio of
taxable income to cash distributions which will be realized by any Common Unit
holder following the Transaction.
Limitations on Deductibility of Partnership Losses. Individuals,
closely-held corporations, estates and trusts are subject to the passive loss
limitations. Under these limitations, losses generated by the Partnership, if
any, will only be available to offset future income generated by the Partnership
and cannot be used to offset income from other activities including passive
activities or investments. The passive loss limitations are not applicable to a
widely held corporation. Net passive income from the Partnership may be offset
by any unused losses related to the Partnership that a holder of Common Units
has carried over from prior years, but not by losses from other passive
activities including losses from other publicly traded partnerships. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences of Common Unit
Ownership-Limitations on Deductibility of Partnership Losses."
Section 754 Election. Each of the Partnership, the KM Operating
Partnerships and SFPP has made and will make, as necessary, and maintain the
election provided for by Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"). This election generally permits a holder of Common Units
to calculate cost recovery and depreciation deductions with respect to each
asset of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP by reference to
the portion of such Common Unit holder's purchase price attributable to each
such asset of the Partnership, rather than by reference to the Partnership's tax
basis in its assets. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax
Treatment of Operations-Section 754."
Tax Gain or Loss on Disposition of Common Units. A Common Unit holder who
sells Common Units will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized (including the reduction in such Common Unit holder's share
of nonrecourse liabilities, if any, included in basis) and such holder's
adjusted basis in such Common Units. A portion of the consideration realized
(whether or not representing gain) may be ordinary income. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations-Disposition of Common Units."
Ownership of Common Units by Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other
Investors. An investment in Common Units by tax-exempt organizations (including
individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") and other retirement plans), regulated
investment companies and foreign persons raises issues unique to such persons.
Virtually all of the income related to the Partnership derived by a tax-exempt
organization holding Common Units will be unrelated business taxable income, and
thus will be taxable to such organization; no significant amount of the
Partnership's gross income will be qualifying income for purposes of determining
whether a Common Unit holder will qualify as a regulated investment company; and
a Common Unit holder who is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation or other
foreign person will be regarded as being engaged in a trade or business in the
United States as a result of ownership of a Common Unit and thus will be
required to file federal income tax returns and to pay tax on such Common Unit
holder's share of the Partnership's taxable income. Furthermore, distributions
to foreign Common Unit holders will be subject to federal income tax
withholding. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Exempt
Organizations and Certain Other Investors."
Tax Shelter Registration. The Code generally requires that "tax shelters"
be registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. The investment objectives of
the Partnership are to operate at a profit and to make cash distributions to
holders of Common Units. Nevertheless, the Partnership has registered as a tax
shelter with the IRS. ISSUANCE OF THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT
AN INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP OR THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED,
EXAMINED OR APPROVED BY THE IRS. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Administrative Matters-Registration as a Tax Shelter."
State and Local Tax Considerations. A holder of Common Units will likely
be subject to income, estate or inheritance taxes in states and localities in
which the Partnership owns property or does business, as well as in such
holder's own state and locality. The Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships
and SFPP currently own property and conduct business in 15 states: Arizona,
California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations-Other Taxes." Some states may require the Partnership,
or the Partnership may elect, to withhold a percentage of income from amounts to
be distributed to a Unitholder. Withholding, the amount of which may be more or
less than a particular
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Unitholder's income tax liability owed to the state, may not relieve the
nonresident Unitholder from the obligation to file an income tax return. Amounts
withheld may be treated as if distributed to Unitholders for purposes of
determining the amounts distributed by the Partnership. Based on current law and
its estimate of future Partnership operations, the Partnership anticipates that
any amounts required to be withheld will not be material.
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Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Historical
Operating Data
The following table sets forth, for the periods and at the dates
indicated, summary historical financial and operating data for the Partnership
and pro forma financial data for the Partnership after giving effect to the
Transaction and the formation of Shell CO2 Company. The data in the table is
derived from and should be read in conjunction with the historical financial
statements, including the notes thereto, of the Partnership incorporated by
reference, and the selected historical financial and operating information
included elsewhere, in this Prospectus. The pro forma financial data give effect
to the Transaction and the formation of Shell CO2 Company as if they had taken
place at December 31, 1997, for balance sheet purposes and as of January 1, 1997
for the twelve month income statement period ended December 31, 1997 and should
be read in conjunction with the unaudited pro forma financial statements of the
Partnership incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
(in thousands, except per common unit and operating data)
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Historical Pro Forma
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Year Ended
Year Ended December 31, December 31,
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income and Cash Flow Data:
Revenues............................ $ 51,180 $ 54,904 $ 64,304 $ 71,250 $ 73,932 $318,347
Cost of product sold................ 685 940 8,020 7,874 7,154 7,154
Operating expense................... 12,932 13,644 15,928 22,347 17,982 76,942
Fuel and Power...................... 6,875 5,481 3,934 4,916 5,636 26,310
Depreciation........................ 7,167 8,539 9,548 9,908 10,067 41,379
General and administrative.......... 7,073 8,196 8,739 9,132 8,862 27,482
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Provisions for litigation costs..... - - - - - 8,000
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Operating income.................... 16,448 18,104 18,135 17,073 24,231 131,080
Equity in earnings of
Partnerships..................... 1,835 5,867 5,755 5,675 5,724 5,724
Interest (expense).................. (10,302) (11,989) (12,455) (12,634) (12,605) (53,074)
Other income (expense).............. 510 509 1,311 3,129 (353) (21)
Income tax (provision) benefit...... 83 (1,389) (1,432) (1,343) 740 740
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Net income.......................... $8,574 $ 11,102 $ 11,314 $ 11,900 $ 17,737 84,449
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Net income per Common
Unit<F1>......................... $.75 .93 .85 $ .90 $ 1.02 $ 1.80
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Cash distributions paid Per
Common Unit...................... $ 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.26 $ 1.63
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Additions to property, plant and
Equipment<F2>.................... $ 4,688 $ 5,195 $ 7,826 $ 8,575 $ 6,884
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Net property, plant and $228,859 $238,850 $236,854 $235,994 $244,967 1,597,559
equipment..........................
Total assets........................ 288,345 299,271 303,664 303,603 312,906 1,821,000
Long-term debt...................... 138,485 150,219 156,938 160,211 146,824 610,747
Partners' capital................... 132,391 128,474 123,116 118,344 150,224 1,074,856
Operating Data:
Liquids pipelines transportation
Volumes (MBbls).................... 52,600 46,078 41,613 46,601 46,309
NGL fractionation volumes
(MBbls)<F3>....................... 53,053 57,703 59,546 59,912 71,686
Gas processing volumes
(MMcf/d)<F4>...................... - 34 34 14 -
NGL revenue volumes
(MBbls)<F5>....................... - - 477 1,638 395
CO2 transportation
Volumes (Bcf)..................... 33 32 44 63 76
Coal transport volumes
(Mtons)<F6>....................... 1,209 4,539 6,486 6,090 9,087
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<F1>Represents net income per Common Unit adjusted for the 2-for-1 split of
Common Units effective on October 1, 1997. Allocation of net income per
Common Unit was computed by dividing the interest of the holders of Common
Units in net income by the weighted average number of Common Units
outstanding during the period.
<F2>Additions to property, plant and equipment for 1993, 1994 and 1997 exclude
the $25,291, $12,825 and $11,688 of assets acquired in the September 1993
Cora Terminal, the June 1994 Painter Gas Processing Plant ("Painter Plant")
and the September 1997 Grand River Terminal (GRT) acquisitions,
respectively.
<F3>Represents total volumes for the Mont Belvieu Fractionator and the Painter
Plant.
<F4>Represents the volumes of the gas processing portion of the Painter Plant,
which has been operationally idle since June 1996.
<F5>Represents the volumes of the Bushton facility (beginning in October, 1995).
<F6>Represents the volumes of the Cora Terminal, excluding ship or pay volumes
of 252 Mtons for 1996 and the Grand Rivers Terminal from September 1997.
</FN>
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RISK FACTORS
Before purchasing Common Units, prospective investors should carefully
review the information set forth below, in addition to the other information
contained in this Prospectus, in evaluating the purchase of Common Units..
Issuance of Common Units to Holders of VREDs Might Adversely ffect Market Price
As of April 9, 1998, the approximately 11.3 million Common Units to be
delivered in the Exchange Offer represent approximately 27.8% of the total
outstanding Common Units. VRED Holders who have exchanged VREDs pursuant to the
Exchange Offer may determine, for tax and other reasons, not to hold the Common
Units on a long-term basis. The Partnership can make no predictions as to the
effect, if any, that sales of such Common Units or the availability of such
Common Units for sale might have on the market price prevailing from time to
time. Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of the Common Units received in
exchange for the VREDs could adversely affect prevailing market prices of the
Common Units.
FERC Proceedings; Possible Effect on Rates
Various shippers have filed complaints before the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission ("FERC") challenging certain of the pipeline tariff rates
of the South, North and East Lines, alleging that such rates are not entitled to
"grandfathered" status under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ("EPACT") due to the
development of factors constituting "changed circumstances" within the meaning
of EPACT. Certain of these complaints have alleged that the Transaction and its
contemplated cost savings from the combination of the businesses of Santa Fe and
the Partnership provide additional factors constituting "changed circumstances."
The Partnership has taken the position that such rates are "grandfathered" and
that "changed circumstances" do not exist. However, these proceedings involve
complex rules and regulations and numerous factual issues, all of which must be
considered and analyzed with the benefit of a limited number of legal
precedents. It is possible that the factors cited by the complaining parties in
support of "changed circumstances," including consummation of the Transaction
and realization of cost savings contemplated thereby, could, when considered
individually or cumulatively, be found to constitute "changed circumstances."
Such a finding could result in very substantial rate refunds and prospective
rate reductions, thereby offsetting or perhaps exceeding any cost savings that
may be realized from the Transaction. A finding of "changed circumstances" could
thus have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity and funds available for distributions to holders
of Common Units. See "--Risks Associated with Legal Proceedings Related to SFPP"
and "The Partnership--Legal Proceedings".
Effect of Failure to Achieve Business Strategy
On February 14, 1997, the current management of the Partnership acquired
the General Partner. Current management has sought to reposition the Partnership
as a growth-oriented limited partnership. See "The Partnership--Business
Strategy." Between January 1, 1997 and April 9, 1998, the price of a Common
Unit increased 276% from $13.813 to $38.125 (adjusted for the 2 for 1 common
unit split effective October 1, 1997). Although quarterly cash distributions
increased from $.3150 to $.5625 per Common Unit, the yield on the Common Units
decreased from 9.12% to 5.9%. There can be no assurance that the Partnership
will be able to continue to increase earnings and cash distributions. The
failure to continue to increase earnings and cash distributions could adversely
affect prevailing market prices of the Common Units.
Combination of Pipeline Operations; Realization of Synergies
The management of the Partnership believes that the Partnership will be
able to integrate the geographically and operationally diverse businesses of the
Partnership and Santa Fe in a beneficial and profitable manner. However, the
operations and management of the Partnership and Santa Fe are different, and the
Partnership may incur costs or encounter other challenges not currently
anticipated which may negatively affect its prospects. In addition, there can be
no assurance that the Partnership will realize in whole or in part the
anticipated synergies reflected in the pro forma financial statements or the
"Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Information" or "The Partnership--Business
Strategy" sections. The integration of operations following the Transaction will
require the dedication of management and other personnel which may temporarily
distract their attention from the day-to-day business of the combined
partnership, the development or acquisition of new properties and the pursuit of
other business acquisition opportunities.
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Changes in Management of Santa Fe Assets
The assets of Santa Fe previously managed by the SF General Partner are
now under the ultimate control and management of different persons. While many
of the individuals responsible for the day-to-day management of the Santa Fe
assets have continued with the Partnership following the Transaction, most
members of senior management of Santa Fe did not remain with the Partnership.
Risks Associated with Legal Proceedings Related to Operations of SFPP
SFPP is currently a party to several legal proceedings, including, without
limitation: (i) three proceedings before the FERC, which generally challenge
certain of the existing tariff rates of SFPP and seek both reparations and
prospective rate reductions, (ii) a proceeding before the California Public
Utilities Commission ("CPUC"), which generally challenges rates charged by SFPP
for intrastate transportation of refined petroleum products through its pipeline
system in the State of California and requests prospective rate reductions,
(iii) a judicial reference proceeding between SFPP and Southern Pacific
Transportation Company ("SPTC") to determine the extent, if any, to which the
rent payable by SFPP for the use of pipeline easements on rights-of-way held by
SPTC should be adjusted pursuant to existing contractual arrangements and (iv)
environmental proceedings related to ground water and soil contamination in
Elmira, California. In addition, SFPP has liabilities under settlements related
to ground water and soil contamination in the vicinity of SFPP's storage
facilities and truck loading terminal at Sparks, Nevada and 18 other sites.
Each of the actions pending before the FERC and the CPUC seeks to reduce
SFPP's rates. The complainants in FERC Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. are seeking
reparations aggregating approximately $35 million for shipments between 1990 and
1994 as well as rate reductions of between 30% and 40% for shipments in 1995 and
thereafter. If the complainants were to prevail on all claims, it is estimated
that reparations resulting from such rate reductions for shipments in 1995,
1996, and 1997 would aggregate approximately an additional $80 million,
resulting in total reparations for the period 1990-1997 of approximately $115
million, plus interest of approximately $30 million. The complainants in FERC
Docket Nos. OR98-1-000 and OR98-2-000 also seek both prospective reductions in
the rates charged by SFPP and reparations. In FERC Docket No. IS98-1-000,
various parties have protested the tariff filed by SFPP in response to a
decision of the FERC which required SFPP to file a tariff for use of its lines
between Sepulveda junction and Watson Station in California. FERC has reserved
decision in Docket Nos. OR98-2-000 et al. on reparations until it rules on the
newly-filed rates. The complainants before the CPUC seek prospective rate
reductions aggregating approximately $15 million per year. SFPP is vigorously
contesting the complaints before the FERC and the CPUC.
The initial decision rendered by the presiding Administrative Law Judge in
Docket No. OR92-8-000, if implemented in its current form and also applied to
the Sepulveda lines rate at issue in Docket No. IS98-1-000, would reduce
prospective revenues by approximately $8 million to $10 million annually and
require SFPP to pay reparations through year end 1997 in the approximate amount
of $30 million. Under the rulings in the initial decision, reparations and
interest would continue to accrue at approximately $8 million per annum until
new prospective rates become effective.
The Partnership is not able to predict with certainty the final outcome of
these legal proceedings. However, the ultimate resolution of these proceedings
could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity and ability to maintain its annual cash
distribution of $2.25 per Common Unit. See "The Partnership--Legal Proceedings".
No Assurance that Tariff Rates can be Maintained or Increased
Revenues from interstate and California intrastate common carrier
transportation on the Liquids Pipelines are determined in accordance with
tariffs filed with FERC and the CPUC, respectively. As discussed above, the
pipeline tariffs of SFPP are subject to challenge before the FERC and CPUC and
thus could, if successful, result in rate refunds and/or lower prospective
pipeline rates, which could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's
results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and funds available for
distributions to holders of Common Units.
Such rates could also be adversely affected in the future by increased
competition. See "--Competition."
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Possible Insufficiency of Cash Flow to Pay Announced Distributions
The pro forma historical combined cash flow of the Partnership and Santa
Fe would not be sufficient to pay the Partnership's current annual distribution
of $2.25 per Common Unit. The ability of the Partnership to generate sufficient
cash flow to pay such distribution will depend on the ability of the Partnership
to realize anticipated cost savings resulting from the Transaction and to
increase revenues in certain sectors in accordance with the Partnership's 1998
business plan. Although the Partnership's management believes that such cost
savings and revenue increases can be realized, there can be no assurance in this
regard. In the short term the Partnership may fund distributions from
borrowings, to the extent available. However, ultimately, the ability of the
Partnership to sustain announced distributions will depend on the ability of the
Partnership to increase distributable cash flow. In addition, there is no
guaranteed minimum quarterly distribution under the Partnership Agreement.
Cash Distributions will Fluctuate with Performance; No Minimum Distribution
General. Although the General Partner will distribute 100% of the
Available Cash, there can be no assurance regarding the amounts of Available
Cash to be generated by the Partnership. See "--Risks Associated with
Partnership Agreement and State Partnership Law--Cash Distribution Policy" and
"Description of the Partnership Agreement--Cash Distribution Policy." The
Partnership's profitability and its ability to make distributions to holders of
Common Units will depend to a large extent upon volumes of NGLs and refined
petroleum products that the Liquids Pipelines transport and to a lesser extent
upon the volume of coal transloaded and stored by the Coal Terminals and volumes
of NGLs for fractionation. Diminished volumes would decrease the Partnership's
profits and, consequently, the amount of cash available for distribution to
holders of Common Units. Because the demand for such products is subject to
numerous factors outside the Partnership's control, no assurance can be given
regarding future volumes.
Factors Affecting Transportation Volumes. Transportation volumes for NGLs
and refined petroleum products are affected primarily by the market demand for
products in the geographic regions served by the Liquids Pipelines. Volumes for
the Coal Terminals depend on the market demand for western and Illinois coal,
economic and available rail transportation from sources of supply and economic
barge transportation to delivery points. Market demand for NGLs, refined
petroleum products and coal may be affected by future economic conditions,
weather, fuel conservation measures, alternate fuel requirements, governmental
and environmental regulation, demographic changes or technological advances in
fuel economy and energy generation devices. The Partnership cannot predict the
effect of such factors on the demand for the transportation of NGLs and refined
petroleum products in the Liquids Pipelines and the handling and storage of
coal.
Profitability is Dependent on Certain Major Customers. Major end-users of
NGLs and refined petroleum products transported by the Liquids Pipelines include
wholesalers and retailers of refined petroleum products in the relevant service
areas, refinery facilities in the Chicago area, a world-scale petrochemical
plant near Lake Charles, Louisiana and United States military bases. Major
suppliers of refined petroleum products transported on the Liquids Pipelines
include refineries located in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Bakersfield,
California, Chicago, Illinois, Houston and El Paso, Texas and Seattle,
Washington. A disruption of operations at any of such facilities could adversely
affect the Partnership's revenues by reducing the volumes of NGLs and refined
petroleum products transported through the Liquids Pipelines. In addition, four
major customers ship approximately 80% of all coal loaded through the Coal
Terminals. The Partnership has business interruption insurance to protect itself
against losses from reduced volumes of products transported as a result of
disrupted operations of its assets or of a supplier or end-user because of
physical loss or damage. However, there can be no assurance that business
interruption insurance will be adequate to cover losses that might result from
disruptions of operations. Should the Partnership lose any of its major
customers, the Partnership's profitability could be adversely affected along
with its ability to make distributions to holders of Common Units.
Establishment of Reserves May Affect Distributions. The Partnership
Agreement gives the General Partner broad latitude in establishing reserves that
affect the amount of Available Cash because the General Partner may in its
reasonable discretion determine amounts that can be set aside as reserves for
the proper conduct of the business.
Risks Associated with Leverage
Impact on Ability to Make Cash Distributions. The Partnership has
significant indebtedness. The debt service obligations associated with such
indebtedness may reduce the Available Cash for distribution by the Partnership
to holders of Common Units and to the General Partner. The ability of the
Partnership to meet these debt service obligations will depend primarily upon
its future performance, which will be subject to prevailing economic conditions
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and to financial, business and other factors (including regulation), many of
which are beyond its control. The Partnership may in the future incur additional
indebtedness in order to finance acquisitions or for general business purposes.
Assets Pledged to Secure Debt. The Partnership's primary credit facility
is secured by a first priority lien on (i) the Partnership's limited partner
interests in the KM Operating Partnerships; (ii) all of the assets of OLP-D
(including its general partner interest in SFPP), (iii) the Partnership's
ownership interests in the fractionator and Shell CO2 Company and (iv)
intercompany notes executed by the KM Operating Partnerships in favor of the
Partnership for loan proceeds lent to them by the Partnership. If the
Partnership fails to maintain certain financial ratios, then each of the KM
Operating Partnerships will be obligated to secure its intercompany note with
its assets. SFPP has also granted liens on substantially all of its properties
to secure its existing indebtedness. If an event of default occurs, the lenders
will have the right to foreclose upon such collateral. Foreclosure, in addition
to causing an investment loss, could have significant adverse tax consequences
for holders of Common Units, including the realization of taxable income by such
holders without a corresponding distribution of cash. Similarly, holders of
Common Units could have increased taxable income without a corresponding
increased cash distribution if, while there is substantial indebtedness
outstanding, the Partnership were to dispose of assets.
Instruments Governing Indebtedness Contain Restrictive Covenants. The
Partnership may be prevented by the instruments governing its indebtedness from
engaging in certain transactions which might otherwise be considered beneficial
to the Partnership, and such provisions may limit or prohibit distributions to
holders of Common Units under certain circumstances. The agreements governing
such indebtedness generally require the KM Operating Partnerships to comply with
various affirmative and negative covenants, including without limitation, the
maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrictions on (i) the incurrence
of additional indebtedness; (ii) entering into mergers, consolidations and sales
of assets; (iii) making investments; and (iv) granting liens. In addition, the
agreements governing the Partnership's indebtedness generally prohibit the
Partnership from making cash distributions to holders of Common Units more
frequently than quarterly, from distributing amounts in excess of 100% of
Available Cash for the immediately preceding calendar quarter and from making
any distribution to holders of Common Units if an event of default exists or
would exist upon making such distribution. The instruments governing SFPP's
indebtedness contain similar restrictions, including the maintenance of certain
cash levels. The instruments governing any additional indebtedness incurred to
refinance the indebtedness may also contain similar restrictions.
SFPP's First Mortgage Notes, with an outstanding principal amount of
$276,500 million as of March 31, 1998 (the "SFPP First Mortgage Notes"),
generally may not be prepaid at any time prior to December 15, 1999. After
December 15, 1999 and prior to December 15, 2002, the Partnership may prepay the
SFPP First Mortgage Notes with a make-whole prepayment premium. On or after
December 15, 2002 and prior to December 15, 2003, the Partnership may prepay the
SFPP First Mortgage Notes with a prepayment premium equal to .7133% of the
principal amount so prepaid. After December 15, 2003, the Partnership may prepay
the SFPP First Mortgage Notes in whole or in part without a prepayment premium.
SFPP is restricted from taking certain actions with respect to $190 million of
the SFPP First Mortgage Notes, including the prepayment of such amount. Such
restrictions may limit the Partnership's flexibility in structuring or
refinancing existing or future indebtedness.
Potential Change of Control if Kinder Morgan, Inc. Defaults on Indebtedness
A change of control of the Partnership could occur if Kinder Morgan, Inc.
("KMI") defaults on its secured indebtedness. KMI owns all of the outstanding
capital stock of the General Partner. KMI has pledged this stock to secure
certain of its indebtedness. At the present time, KMI's only source of income to
pay such indebtedness is dividends that KMI receives from the General Partner.
Risks Associated with Pipeline Easements
A significant portion of the South, North and East Lines, owned and
operated through SFPP, located on railroad right-of-ways as to which SFPP was
granted easements by SPTC for the construction and operation of such lines.
SPTC, or its predecessors in interest, acquired some of such right-of-way
pursuant to federal statutes enacted in 1871 and 1875. The right-of-way granted
under the 1871 statute was thought to be an outright ownership interest, which
would continue in perpetuity unless the right-of-way ceased to be used for
railroad purposes, in which case the ownership interest would be extinguished.
SPTC and its predecessors in interest have used the right-of-way for railroad
purposes since the railroad was constructed. Except for one lawsuit which was
dismissed, these lines have operated without challenge to the validity of the
easements granted by SPTC on and beneath the land since construction of such
lines in the 1950s.
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Two United States Circuit Courts, however, have determined, in decisions
rendered in 1979 and 1980, that railroad right-of-ways granted under laws
similar to the 1871 statute provide only a surface easement for railroad
purposes without any right to the subsurface. If a court were to determine that
the 1871 statute also prohibits the use of the subsurface by the railroad or its
assignees for the operation of a pipeline, SFPP may be required to obtain
easements from subsurface landowners in order to continue to maintain the South,
North and East lines beneath the right-of-way SPTC was granted under the 1871
statute. The General Partner believes that such easements could be obtained over
time at a cost that would not have a material adverse effect on the Partnership,
although no assurance in this regard can be given.
With respect to the Liquids Pipelines, the Partnership has been advised by
Counsel that it has the power of eminent domain in the states in which it
operates (except for Illinois) assuming it meets certain requirements that
differ from state to state. While there can be no assurance, the Partnership
believes that it meets such requirements. The Partnership does not believe that
it has the power of eminent domain with respect to the Central Basin Pipeline.
The inability of the Partnership to exercise the power of eminent domain could
have a material adverse effect on the business of the Partnership in those
instances where the Partnership will not have the right through leases,
easements, rights-of-way, permits or licenses to use or occupy the property used
for the operation of the Liquids Pipelines and where the Partnership is unable
to obtain such rights.
Risks Associated with Shell CO2 Company
The limited partnership agreement forming the Shell CO2 Company provides
that the Partnership will be entitled to a fixed, quarterly distribution of
approximately $3.6 million ($14.5 million per year) during the four year period
ended December 31, 2001. In 2002 and 2003, the Partnership's cash distributions
will be increased or decreased so that the aggregate cash distributions received
by the Partnership during the first six years of Shell CO2 Company's existence
will be equal to the Partnership's percentage of the cumulative cash
distributions of Shell CO2 Company during such period on a present value basis
(discounted at 10%). Under certain scenarios, which management believes are
unlikely, it is possible that the Partnership would not receive any
distributions from Shell CO2 Company during 2002 and 2003 and could be required
to return a portion of the distributions received during the first four years.
After 2003, the Partnership will participate in distributions in accordance with
its partnership percentage.
Costs of Environmental Regulation
The business and operations of the Partnership are subject to federal,
state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental practices. In
particular, the Partnership could incur significant costs and liabilities in the
event of an accidental leak or spill in connection with liquid petroleum
products transportation and storage. The costs and liabilities associated with
leaks and spills of hazardous materials, either individually or in the
aggregate, could negatively affect the level of cash available for distribution
to holders of Common Units. Moreover, it is possible that other developments,
such as increasingly strict environmental laws and regulations, could result in
increased costs and liabilities to the Partnership. The Partnership cannot
predict the ultimate impact on their business and operations of the
Environmental Protection Agency standards or the impact of future environmental
measures. The costs of environmental regulation are, however, already
significant and there is a possibility that additional regulation could
negatively affect the level of cash available for distribution to holders of
Common Units.
Competition
Propane competes with electricity, fuel oil and natural gas in the
residential and commercial heating market. In the engine fuel market, propane
competes with gasoline and diesel fuel. Butanes and natural gasoline used in
motor gasoline blending and isobutane used in alkylation compete with
alternative products. NGLs used as feedstocks for refineries and petrochemical
plants compete with alternative feedstocks. As a result, NGL demand is
significantly affected by the availability and prices of alternative energy
sources and feedstocks. Such competition could ultimately result in lower levels
of the Partnership profits and lower cash distributions to holders of Common
Units.
The Partnership conducts its operations without the benefit of exclusive
franchises from government entities. In addition, it provides common carrier
transportation services through the Liquids Pipelines at posted tariffs, and, in
virtually all cases, without long-term contracts for transportation service with
its customers. Demand for transportation services for refined petroleum products
is primarily a function of total and per capita fuel consumption, prevailing
economic and demographic conditions, alternate modes of transportation,
alternate product sources and price.
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Because pipelines are generally the lowest cost method for intermediate
and long-haul overland product movement, the Liquids Pipelines' most significant
competitors are proprietary pipelines owned and operated by major oil companies
in the areas where the Liquids Pipelines deliver products, refineries within the
operating partnerships' market areas served by the Liquids Pipelines and trucks.
The possibility exists that additional pipelines may in the future be
constructed to serve specific markets served by the Liquids Pipelines. Trucks
competitively deliver products in certain markets. Recently, the South, North
and East Lines, owned and operated through the SFPP, have experienced minor but
notable reductions in product volumes delivered to certain shorter-haul
destinations, primarily Orange and Colton, California, due to increased
utilization of trucking by major oil companies. Management cannot predict with
certainty whether this trend towards increased short-haul trucking will continue
in the future.
Utilization of and demand for terminaling services varies widely
throughout the Liquids Pipelines. Certain of the major petroleum companies as
well as independent terminal operators are presently in direct competition with
the Partnership at several terminal locations. At those locations, market share
is primarily a function of pricing, service capabilities and available tankage.
Risks Associated with the Partnership Agreement and State Partnership Law
Cash Distribution Policy. Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement,
the General Partner is entitled to receive a specified percentage of the
quarterly cash distributions to the partners of the Partnership. The percentage
varies depending upon the amount of the quarterly distribution. See "Description
of the Partnership Agreement--Cash Distribution Policy." After the holders of
Common Units have received quarterly cash distributions of $.4675 per Common
Unit, the General Partner is entitled to receive 50% (the highest marginal rate
under the Partnership Agreement) of any additional cash distributed to the
holders of Common Units during such quarter. Based on the Partnership's current
annual distribution of $2.25 per Common Unit, the General Partner would receive
approximately 20.8% of all such cash distributions and 50% of any distributions
in excess of such amount.
Limited Voting Rights, Management and Control. Holders of Common Units
will have only limited voting rights on matters affecting the Partnership. The
General Partner will manage and control the activities of the Partnership. See
"Description of Partnership Agreement--Management." Holders of Common Units have
no right to elect the General Partner on an annual or other ongoing basis. If
the General Partner withdraws, however, its successor may be elected by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Units (excluding for purposes of
such determination Common Units owned by the departing general partner and its
affiliates).
The General Partner may not be removed unless such removal is approved by
the vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the outstanding Common Units,
excluding Common Units owned by the General Partner and its affiliates, provided
that certain other conditions are satisfied. Any such removal is subject to the
limited partners approving the successor general partner by the same vote
required for removing the General Partner and receipt of an opinion of Counsel
that such removal and the approval of a successor will not result in the loss of
the limited liability of any limited partner or cause the Partnership to be
treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an
entity for federal income tax purposes. In addition, any Common Units held by a
person (other than the General Partner and its affiliates) that owns 20% or more
of the Common Units cannot be voted. These provisions mean that holders of
Common Units only have a limited say in matters affecting the operation of the
Partnership and, if such holders are in disagreement with the decisions of the
General Partner, they may remove the General Partner only as provided in the
Partnership Agreement.
The General Partner's Liability to the Partnership and the Holders of
Common Units May be Limited. Certain provisions of the Partnership Agreement
contain exculpatory language purporting to limit the liability of the General
Partner to the Partnership or the holders of Common Units. For example, the
Partnership Agreement provides that:
(i) borrowings by or the approval thereof by the General Partner will
not constitute a breach of any duty of the General Partner to the
Partnership or the holders of Common Units whether or not the purpose or
effect thereof is to increase incentive distributions to the General
Partner;
(ii) any actions taken by the General Partner consistent with the
standards of reasonable discretion set forth in the definitions of
Available Cash and Cash from Operations contained in the Partnership
Agreement will be deemed not to breach any duty of the General Partner to
the Partnership or the holders of Common Units; and
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(iii) in the absence of bad faith by the General Partner, the
resolution of conflicts of interest by the General Partner will not
constitute a breach of the Partnership Agreement or a breach of any
standard of care or duty.
Partnership Agreement Limits the Liability and Modifies the Fiduciary
Duties of the General Partner Under Delaware Law. Provisions of the Partnership
Agreement purport to limit the liability of the General Partner to the
Partnership and the holders of Common Units. Such provisions also purport to
modify the fiduciary duty standards to which the General Partner would otherwise
be subject under Delaware law, under which a general partner owes its limited
partners the highest duties of good faith, fairness and loyalty. Such duty of
loyalty would generally prohibit a general partner of a Delaware limited
partnership from taking any action or engaging in any transaction as to which it
has a conflict of interest. The Partnership Agreement permits the General
Partner to exercise the discretion and authority granted to it thereunder in the
management of the Partnership and the conduct of its operations, so long as its
actions are \in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the
Partnership. Such modifications of state law standards of fiduciary duty may
significantly limit the ability of holders of Common Units to successfully
challenge the actions of the General Partner as being a breach of what would
otherwise have been a fiduciary duty.
Potential Liability of the Holders of Common Units to Repay Distributions.
Holders of Common Units will not be liable for assessments in addition to their
initial capital investment in the Common Units. Under certain circumstances,
however, holders of Common Units may be required to repay to the Partnership
amounts wrongfully returned or distributed to them. Under the Delaware Act, a
limited partnership may not make a distribution to a partner to the extent that
at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all
liabilities of the Partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of
their partnership interests and nonrecourse liabilities, exceed the fair value
of the assets of the limited partnership. The Delaware Act provides that a
limited partner who receives such a distribution and knew at the time of the
distribution that the distribution was in violation of the Delaware Act will be
liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution for three
years from the date of the distribution. Under the Delaware Act, an assignee who
becomes a substituted limited partner of a limited partnership is liable for the
obligations of the assignor to make contributions to the Partnership, except the
assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to him at the time he or she
became a limited partner and which could not be ascertained from the Partnership
agreement.
Potential Liability of Holders of Common Units if the Partnership has not
Complied with a State Partnership Law. The Partnership conducts its business in
15 states, and in some of those states the limitations on the liability of
limited partners for the obligations of a limited partnership have not been
clearly established. If (i) a court or governmental agency determined that the
Partnership was conducting business in any such state and had not complied with
the applicable limited partnership statute, or (ii) the right of holders of
Common Units as a group to remove or replace the General Partner or to take
other action pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, and the exercise of such
right or the taking of such action constituted "control" of the Partnership's
business, then holders of Common Units might be held liable for the
Partnership's obligations to the same extent as a general partner.
The Partnership May Exercise its Limited Call Right. In the event that at
any time not more than 20% of the issued and outstanding limited partners'
interests of any class of the Partnership are held by persons other than the
General Partner and its affiliates, the General Partner will have the right,
assignable to any of its affiliates or to the Partnership, to purchase all, but
not less than all, of the limited partner interests of the Partnership held by
such unaffiliated persons for a price equal to the most recent 20-day average
trading price, or the highest purchase price paid by the General Partner or its
affiliates to acquire limited partner interests of such class of the Partnership
during the prior 90 days, whichever is higher. As a consequence, a holder of
such limited partner interests may have such holder's interest purchased even
though the holder may not desire to sell it, or the price paid may be less than
the amount the holder would desire to receive.
The Partnership May Sell Additional Limited Partner Interests, Diluting
Existing Interests of Holders of Common Units. The Partnership Agreement
authorizes the General Partner to cause the Partnership to issue additional
limited partner interests and other equity securities of the Partnership for
such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by
the General Partner. Any issuance of additional Common Units or other equity
securities of the Partnership would result in a corresponding decrease in the
proportionate ownership interest in the Partnership represented by Common Units
then outstanding, and such issuance could therefore adversely affect the amount
of cash distributed with respect to, and the market price of, Common Units
outstanding prior to such issuance. Such additional issuances will also diminish
the relative voting strength of the previously outstanding Common Units.
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Effects of Anti-takeover Provisions. The Partnership Agreement provides
that any person or group (other than the General Partner and its affiliates)
that acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Common Units will lose
its voting rights with respect to all of its Common Units. This provision is
intended to discourage a person or group from attempting to remove the General
Partner or otherwise change management of the Partnership and may diminish the
price at which the Common Units will trade under certain circumstances. For
example, the provision may make it unlikely that a third party, in an effort to
remove the General Partner and take over the management of the Partnership,
would make a tender offer for the Common Units at a price above their trading
market price without first removing the General Partner and substituting an
affiliate.
Pre-emptive Rights of General Partner. To maintain its then current
partnership interest in the Partnership, the General Partner, acting as general
partner of the Partnership, has the right to purchase additional limited
partnership interests issued by the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms
that, the Partnership issues such securities to any person other than the
General Partner and its affiliates. No other holder of Common Units has a
similar right. Therefore, only the General Partner may protect itself against
the dilutive effect of an issuance of additional equity securities of the
Partnership. The General Partner waived its pre-emptive right in connection with
the Transaction, but not with respect to any other or further transaction.
Potential Conflicts of Interest Related to Operation of the Partnership
Certain conflicts of interest could arise among the General Partner,
Kinder Morgan Inc., the parent company of the General Partner ("KMI") and the
Partnership. Such conflicts may include, among others, the following situations:
(i) The Partnership does not have any employees and relies solely
on employees of the General Partner and its affiliates, including KMI.
(ii) Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership
reimburses the General Partner for costs incurred in managing and
operating the Partnership.
(iii) The amount of cash expenditures, borrowings and reserves in any
quarter may affect whether or the extent to which there is sufficient
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations to pay quarterly
distributions on the Common Units in such quarter or subsequent quarters.
The ability of the Partnership to continue to make distributions at its
current annual level of $2.25 per Common Unit depends upon the operations
of the Partnership and various factors which cannot be guaranteed. See
"--Cash Distributions will Fluctuate with Performance; No Minimum
Distribution."
(iv) Whenever possible, the General Partner intends to limit the
liability under contractual arrangements of the Partnership to all or
particular assets of the Partnership, with the other party to the contract
having no recourse against the General Partner or its assets. The
Partnership Agreement provides that any action by the General Partner in
so limiting its liability or that of the Partnership will not be deemed to
be a breach of its fiduciary duty, even if the Partnership could have
obtained more favorable terms without such limitation on liability.
(v) Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the General
Partner is not restricted from paying its affiliates for any services
rendered on terms fair and reasonable to the Partnership or entering into
additional contractual arrangements with any of the affiliates of the
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership. Neither the Partnership
Agreement nor any of the other agreements, contracts and arrangements
between the Partnership, on the one hand, and the General Partner and its
affiliates, on the other hand, are or will be the result of arm's-length
negotiations.
(vi) The Partnership Agreement provides that it will not constitute
a breach of the General Partner's fiduciary duty if the General Partner
exercises its right to call for and purchase limited partner interests as
provided in the Partnership Agreement or assigns this right to one of its
affiliates or to the Partnership.
Tax Risks
For a general discussion of the expected federal income tax consequences
of the ownership and disposition of Common Units, see "Material Federal Income
Tax Considerations." All references to "Sections" in this "Tax Risks" discussion
and in the "Summary-Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations" and the "Material
Federal Income Tax
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Considerations" discussions are to sections of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"). For purposes of this discussion, the term "KMEP"
refers to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
No IRS Ruling with Respect to Partnership Classification or Tax
Considerations. No ruling has been or will be requested from the IRS with
respect to the classification of the Partnership as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes or any other matter affecting the Partnership. Accordingly,
the IRS may adopt positions that differ from Counsel's conclusions expressed
herein. It may be necessary to resort to administrative or court proceedings in
an effort to sustain some or all of Counsel's conclusions, and some or all of
such conclusions ultimately may not be sustained. The costs of any contest with
the IRS will be borne directly or indirectly by some or all of the holders of
Common Units and the General Partner.
Tax Treatment of the Partnership. The availability to a holder of Common
Units of the federal income tax benefits of an investment in the Partnership
depends, in large part, on the classification of the Partnership as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes. Based on certain representations by
the General Partner, Morrison & Hecker is of the opinion that, under current
law, the Partnership is and will continue to be classified as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes. However, as stated above, no ruling from the IRS as
to such status has been or will be requested, and the opinion of Counsel is not
binding on the IRS.
If the Partnership were to fail to meet the 90% "qualified income" test
(the "National Resources Exception") for any year, the Partnership would be
treated as a corporation unless it met the inadvertent failure exception. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-General Features of Partnership
Taxation-Partnership Status."
If the Partnership were classified as an association taxable as a
corporation for federal income tax purposes, the Partnership would be required
to pay tax on its income at corporate rates, distributions would generally be
taxed to the holders of Common Units as corporate distributions, and no income,
gain, loss, deduction or credit would flow through to the holders of Common
Units. Because tax would be imposed upon the Partnership as an entity, the cash
available for distribution to the holders of Common Units would be substantially
reduced. Treatment of the Partnership as an association taxable as a corporation
or otherwise as a taxable entity would result in a material reduction in the
anticipated cash flow and after-tax return to the holders of Common Units. See
"Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-General Features of Partnership
Taxation-Partnership Status."
There can be no assurance that the law will not be changed so as to cause
the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes or otherwise to be subject to entity-level taxation.
The Partnership Agreement provides that, if a law is enacted that subjects the
Partnership to taxation as a corporation or otherwise subjects the Partnership
to entity-level taxation for federal income tax purposes, certain provisions of
the Partnership Agreement relating to the General Partner's incentive
distributions will be subject to change, including a decrease in the amount of
the Target Distribution levels to reflect the impact of entity level taxation on
the Partnership. See "Description of Partnership Agreement-Cash Distribution
Policy."
No Amortization of Book-Up Attributable to Intangibles. The Transaction
resulted in a restatement of the capital accounts of both the former Santa Fe
Common Unit holders (including VRED Holders who exchange such VREDs for Common
Units) and the pre-Transaction Common Unit holders to fair market value
("Book-Up") and an allocation of such increased capital account value among the
Partnership's assets will be based on the values indicated by an independent
appraisal obtained by the General Partner. The General Partner has obtained an
independent appraisal which indicates that all of such value is attributable to
tangible assets. However, if such valuations were challenged by the IRS and such
challenge were successful, a portion of this Book-Up could be allocated to
intangible assets that will not be amortizable either for tax or capital account
purposes, and therefore, will not support a Curative Allocation (as later
defined) of income. This could result in a disproportionate allocation of
taxable income to either a pre-Transaction Common Unit holder or a former Santa
Fe Common Unit holder. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax
Consequences of Holding Common Units-Fungibility Issues Arising From
Intangibles."
Allocation of Profit and Loss. The Partnership Agreement contains certain
allocations of profits and losses the validity of which under current law are
uncertain and with respect to which Counsel is unable to opine. A successful
challenge by the IRS of the validity of such allocations could result in a
material increase in the amount of taxable income allocated to the holders of
Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences
of Common Unit Ownership-Ratio of Taxable Income to Distributions" and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-Allocation of Partnership Income, Gain, Loss
and Deduction."
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Reduction of Basis from Distributions; Gain Recognition. The tax
consequences of an investment in the Partnership are complex. It is anticipated
that through 2000 a Unitholder will receive substantial distributions that will
reduce his tax basis, with the result that he may recognize substantial gain,
and a related federal income tax liability, upon a subsequent sale of his Units.
Limitation on Deductibility of Losses. Individuals, closely-held
corporations, estates and trusts are subject to passive loss limitations. Under
the passive loss limitations, losses generated by the Partnership, if any, will
only be available to offset future income generated by the Partnership and
cannot be used to offset income from other activities, including passive
activities or investments. Unused losses may be deducted when the holder of
Common Units disposes of all of such holder's Common Units in a fully taxable
transaction with an unrelated party. Net passive income from the Partnership may
be offset by a Common Unit holder's unused Partnership losses carried over from
prior years, but not by losses from other passive activities, including losses
from other publicly traded partnerships. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Common Unit Ownership-Limitations on
Deductibility of Partnership Losses."
Section 754 Election. Each of the Partnership, the KM Operating
Partnerships and SFPP has made, will make, as necessary, and maintain the
election provided for by Section 754 of the Code, which will generally permit a
holder of Common Units to calculate cost recovery and depreciation deductions by
reference to the portion of the Common Unit holder's purchase price attributable
to each asset of the Partnership. A constructive termination of the Partnership
could result in penalties and a loss of basis adjustments under Section 754, if
the Partnership were unable to determine that a termination had occurred and,
therefore, did not make a Section 754 election for the new Partnership. See
"Material Federal Increase Tax Considerations-Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election."
Conventions Related to Section 743(b) Adjustments. The General Partner
intends to depreciate the portion of a Section 743(b) adjustment attributable to
unrealized appreciation in the value of the Partnership's property (to the
extent of any unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a rate of depreciation
derived from the depreciation method and useful life applied to the common
inside tax basis of such property. It is possible that the IRS could challenge
such treatment and, if successful, the taxable income of either holders of
former Santa Fe Common Units (including VRED Holders receiving Common Units in
the Exchange Offer) or Pre-Transaction Common Units could be increased. Such an
adjustment, would likely be immaterial to a VRED Holder exchanging for Common
Units relative to the effect of the Section 743(b) basis adjustment which will
result from the taxable exchange of VREDs for Common Units. See "Tax Treatment
of Operations-Section 754 Election." See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Consequences of Holding Common Units-Capital Accounts,
Valuation of Assets and Curative Allocations under Section 704(c)" and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences of Holding Common
Units-Fungibility Issues Arising From Intangibles."
Uniformity of Common Units and Nonconforming Depreciation Conventions.
Since the Partnership cannot trace the chain of ownership of any particular
Common Unit, it is unable to track the economic and tax characteristics related
to particular Common Units from owner to owner. Consequently, uniformity of the
economic and tax characteristics of the Common Units to purchasers of such
Common Units must be maintained. To maintain uniformity, the Partnership will
adopt certain depreciation conventions that do not conform with all aspects of
certain proposed and final Treasury Regulations. The IRS may challenge such
conventions and, if such a challenge were sustained, the uniformity of Common
Units may be affected. Non-uniformity could adversely affect the amount of tax
depreciation available to a purchaser of Common Units and could have a negative
impact on the value of the Common Units. See "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Uniformity of Common Units," "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election" and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations-Disposition of Common Units-Constructive
Termination."
Tax Liability Exceeding Cash Distributions or Proceeds from Dispositions
of Common Units. A holder of Common Units will be required to pay federal income
tax and, in certain jurisdictions, state and local income taxes on such holder's
allocable share of the Partnership's income, whether or not such holder receives
cash distributions from the Partnership. No assurance is given that holders of
Common Units will receive cash distributions equal to their allocable share of
taxable income from the Partnership. Further, a holder of Common Units may incur
tax liability in excess of the amount of cash received. See "Material Federal
Income Tax Considerations-Other Taxes" for a discussion of certain other state
and local tax considerations that may be relevant to prospective holders of
Common Units.
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Ownership of Common Units by Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other
Investors. An investment in Common Units by tax-exempt organizations (including
individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") and other retirement plans), regulated
investment companies and foreign persons raises issues unique to such persons.
Virtually all of the income related to the Partnership derived by a tax-exempt
organization holding Common Units will be unrelated business taxable income, and
thus will be taxable to such organization; no significant amount of the
Partnership's gross income will be qualifying income for purposes of determining
whether a Common Unit holder will qualify as a regulated investment company; and
a Common Unit holder who is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation or other
foreign person will be regarded as being engaged in a trade or business in the
United States as a result of ownership of a Common Unit and thus will be
required to file federal income tax returns and to pay tax on such Common Unit
holder's share of the Partnership's taxable income. Furthermore, distributions
to foreign Common Unit holders will be subject to federal income tax
withholding. See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Tax Exempt
Organizations and Certain Other Investors."
Tax Shelter Registration; Potential IRS Audit. The Partnership is
registered with the IRS as a "tax shelter." No assurance can be given that the
Partnership will not be audited by the IRS or that tax adjustments will not be
made. The rights of a Common Unit holder owning less than a 1% profits interest
in the Partnership to participate in the income tax audit process have been
substantially reduced. Further, any adjustments in the Partnership's returns
will lead to adjustments in the returns of holders of Common Units and may lead
to audits of Common Unit holders' returns and adjustments of items unrelated to
the Partnership's. Each holder of Common Units would bear the cost of any
expenses incurred in connection with an examination of the personal tax return
of such holder.
State and Local Tax Considerations. A holder of Common Units will likely
be subject to income, estate or inheritance taxes in states and localities in
which the Partnership owns property or does business, as well as in such
holder's own state or locality. The Partnership currently conducts business in
15 states: Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.
See "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations-Other Taxes." A holder of Common
Units will likely be required to file state income tax returns and/or to pay
such taxes in most of such states and may be subject to penalties for failure to
file tax returns and/or pay such taxes. A holder of Common Units will likely be
required to file state income tax returns and/or to pay such taxes in most of
such states and may be subject to penalties for failure to file tax returns
and/or pay such taxes.
THE PARTNERSHIP
General
The Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, was organized in August
1992 to acquire and operate the natural gas liquids pipelines of Enron Corp. On
March 6, 1998, the Partnership completed its acquisition of substantially all of
the assets of Santa Fe. See "--Acquisition of Santa Fe." The Partnership is one
of the largest common carrier products pipeline systems in terms of volume of
deliveries, barrel miles and pipeline mileage in the United States, with over
5,000 miles of trunk pipeline serving 15 states. Through its four operating
limited partnerships, the Partnership manages a diversified portfolio of
midstream energy assets. It is the sole owner and operator of six pipeline
systems, which transport NGLs and refined petroleum products (the "Liquids
Pipelines"), two coal terminals and 21 truck loading terminals. The Partnership
also owns an indirect 20% interest in Shell CO2 Company and an indirect 25%
interest in a Y-grade fractionation facility.
Business Strategy
On February 14, 1997, the current management of the Partnership acquired
the stock of the General Partner from Enron Corp. The current management's
business strategy is to operate the Partnership as a growth-oriented publicly
traded limited partnership by reducing operating costs, better utilizing and
expanding its asset base, and making selective, strategic acquisitions that are
accretive to holders of Common Units. Management believes that the Partnership
is well positioned to expand its present assets and make strategic acquisitions
that are accretive in cash flow to Common Unit holders.
During 1997, the Partnership has decreased its operating costs by $4.1
million compared to 1996. Earnings for 1997 totaled $73.9 million, compared to
$71.3 million for 1996, an increase of 4%. Distributions to Common Unit holders
for the fourth quarter of 1997 were $.5625 per Common Unit (reflecting the two
for one common unit
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split that occurred on October 1, 1997), an increase of 78.6% compared to the
distribution of $0.315 (adjusted for the common unit split) for the fourth
quarter of 1996.
The Partnership's management believes that substantial growth
opportunities exist in all of the Partnership's core businesses: (i) products
pipelines; (ii) coal terminals, storage and services; and (iii) CO2
transportation and services. In August, 1997, the Partnership acquired a coal
terminaling and storage facility located on the Kentucky River and in the fall
of 1997 completed a major expansion of its Cora Terminal. As a result, the
Partnership has expanded its coal terminaling and storage capacity by
approximately 100%. See "--Coal Operations." In March 1998, the Partnership with
affiliates of Shell formed Shell CO2 Company, which will explore, produce,
market and transport CO2 for enhanced oil recovery throughout the continental
United States. See "--Shell CO2 Company."
The Partnership expects that the combination with Santa Fe will further
its strategy of increasing Common Unit holder value, because management believes
that the combined entities will be accretive to the Partnership's earnings and
cash flow. In addition, the Transaction should provide the Partnership with
additional expansion and extension opportunities. Significant cost savings are
also expected to be derived from the combination. However, there can be no
assurances that such opportunities and cost savings will be realized.
Management believes that the provisions of the Partnership Agreement
provide it with financial incentives that are closely aligned with those of the
holders of Common Units. Specifically, when the Partnership issues equity in
connection with an acquisition (e.g., the Transaction), the General Partner must
contribute additional capital. In addition, the incentive distribution structure
in the Partnership Agreement provides the General Partner with a strong
incentive to distribute as much cash from operations as possible.
Acquisition of Santa Fe
General. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Partnership acquired
substantially all of the assets of Santa Fe for approximately 26.6 million
Common Units and $84.4 million in cash (the "Transaction"). Immediately
following the consummation of the Transaction, Santa Fe was liquidated and each
Santa Fe Common Unit was converted into 1.39 Common Units. In connection with
the Transaction, the SF General Partner retained a 1% special (non-voting)
limited partner interest in SFPP (the "Special LP Interest"). Immediately
following the consummation of the Transaction, OLP-D caused SFPP to redeem
approximately one-half of the Special LP Interest, in exchange for $5.8 million
in cash (which the parties agreed represented the fair market value of such
interest on the date of the Purchase Agreement). As a result, the Special LP
Interest was reduced to .5% and the general partner interest of OLP-D in SFPP
was increased to 99.5%.
Put/Call Rights. After January 1, 1999, the SF General Partner may
require, pursuant to 30 days' written notice, SFPP to purchase all of the
Special LP Interest (the "Put Notice"). The purchase price will consist of cash
in the amount equal to the fair market value on the date of the Put Notice of
115,973 Common Units (the "Put/Call Units"). SFPP may, in its sole discretion,
elect to have an affiliate make such purchase or deliver Common Units in lieu of
making such cash payment. Upon 30 days' written notice to the SF General Partner
(the "Call Notice"), OLP-D or its designated affiliate may redeem the Special LP
Interest. The purchase price of such interest will consist of (i) the payment of
the cash price or the issuance of the Put/Call Units as provided above and (ii)
an additional amount of cash sufficient to result in the SF General Partner
receiving on an after-tax basis an additional amount of cash equal to any
incremental gain realized by the SF General Partner resulting from a decrease in
its share of partnership debt multiplied by the maximum net marginal statutory
federal and state income tax rates applicable to the SF General Partner.
Indemnification.
The Partnership. The Partnership has agreed to (and agreed to cause SFPP
to) indemnify the SF General Partner, SF Holdings and their stockholders,
officers, directors, affiliates, successors and assigns from any loss relating
to (i) Santa Fe or SFPP (whether prior to or after the Purchase Agreement
Transaction Closing), (ii) the VREDs (except for taxable gain applicable to the
SF General Partner or SF Holdings), (iii) certain severance costs in excess of
$4.5 million or any action taken by the Partnership or the General Partner in
connection with such severance costs or (iv) certain amounts for which the SF
General Partner would have been entitled to reimbursement under the Santa Fe
Partnership Agreement, except in each case for losses for which the SF General
Partner is indemnifying the Partnership and its affiliates as described below.
Santa Fe. The SF General Partner has agreed to indemnify the General
Partner and OLP-D from any loss relating to any payment that OLP-D, as the
general partner of SFPP, or the General Partner, as the general partner of
OLP-D, is required to make (and makes) from its own funds (after prior recourse
is had to the assets of SFPP) with respect to the Santa Fe First Mortgage Notes
and any refinancing, refunding or replacement thereof due to the inability
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of SFPP to pay or refinance such Indemnified Debt. Such indemnity is limited to
the amount of $190 million. The SF General Partner is subrogated to such rights
of OLP-D to the extent that the SF General Partner has made any payment in
respect of the Debt Indemnity
The SF General Partner agreed to will indemnify and hold harmless the
General Partner, the Partnership, OLP-D and their respective stockholders, unit
holders, officers, directors, affiliates, successors and assigns from and
against any and all losses relating to any claim for money damages by any
limited partner of Santa Fe (other than the Partnership and its affiliates)
relating to the fairness of the Transaction to such limited partners; provided,
however, that any liability for fees and expenses of attorneys for any such
limited partner of Santa Fe will be borne in equal halves by the SF General
Partner, on the one hand, and the General Partner, the Partnership and OLP-D, on
the other hand. In the event that any such litigation is pending at the time of
the closing of the Transaction, the SF General Partner may elect to not close
the Transaction, unless the Partnership, the General Partner and OLP-D waive
their right to such indemnification or demonstrate to the SF General Partner
that such claims have been settled or compromised on terms acceptable to the SF
General Partner.
The SF General Partner also agreed to indemnify the Partnership, the
General Partner, OLP-D and their respective stockholders, unitholders, officers,
directors, affiliates, successors and assigns from any losses relating to (i)
any material breach of the representation and warranty relating to Santa Fe's
ownership of SFPP or the SF General Partner's ownership of the general partner
interest in Santa Fe, (ii) any taxes assessed against the Partnership or the
General Partner due to the liquidation of Santa Fe, (iii) the expenses and fees
that the SF General Partner is obligated to pay under the Purchase Agreement,
(iv) certain employee benefits and (v) certain excluded reimbursement items.
The North System
The North System is an approximate 1,600 mile interstate common carrier
pipeline system that extends from South Central Kansas to the Chicago area.
Products transported on the North System include NGLs (e.g. ethane, propane,
normal butane, isobutane and natural gasoline) and refined petroleum products
such as gasoline and fuel oils. Product shipments fall into three general
categories including (i) shipments of NGLs from South Central Kansas (a major
hub for producing and storing NGLs) to markets in the Midwest, including major
refineries in the Chicago area, propane terminals in Nebraska, Iowa and
Illinois, and to other pipeline systems; (ii) shipments of refinery grade normal
butane produced in the Chicago area for storage near Bushton, Kansas and the
subsequent return of those volumes to the Chicago area; and (iii) shipments of
refined petroleum products through the Partnership's 50% interest in the
Heartland Partnership to terminals in Nebraska and Iowa. The North System
competes for business with other liquids pipelines and to a lesser extent rail
transporters. The North System operated at approximately 59% of capacity in
1995, 66% of capacity in 1996 and 70% of capacity in the first nine months of
1997.
In addition to the pipelines, the North System includes seven propane
truck loading terminals plus a multi-terminal complex at Morris, Illinois. The
Partnership owns and operates several tank and cavern storage facilities with
approximately 1.0 MMBbls of capacity and has a long-term lease for cavern
storage near Bushton, Kansas for approximately 5.0 MMBbls of capacity.
Cypress Pipeline
Completed in April 1991, the Cypress Pipeline is a 104-mile interstate
common carrier pipeline that transports purity ethane from the NGL hub in Mont
Belvieu, Texas to a major petrochemical producer in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The
pipeline was originally built with a capacity of approximately 37 MBbls/d but
has recently completed an expansion which increases the capacity to 57 MBbls/d.
It has the capability to transport other NGLs. The Cypress Pipeline operates
under a long-term transportation agreement which expires in 2011. Under the
terms of that agreement, the petrochemical producer has a fixed tariff,
ship-or-pay obligation for a minimum of 30 MBbls/d through 2011. In addition,
the petrochemical producer has entered into a five-year ship-pay obligation for
an additional 14 MBbls/d.
The South Pipeline
The South Pipeline consists of two pipeline segments, the West Line and
the East Line:
The West Line consists of approximately 555 miles of primary pipeline and
currently transports products for approximately 50 shippers from seven
refineries and three pipeline terminals in the Los Angeles Basin to
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Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona and various intermediate commercial and military
delivery points. In 1996, 1995 and 1994, the West Line transported averages of
339,900, 333,400 and 325,600 barrels per day, respectively, of which averages of
114,100, 111,700 and 104,000 barrels per day, respectively, were delivered to
Phoenix and Tucson. Also, a significant portion of West Line volumes are
transported to Colton, California for local distribution and for delivery to
Calnev Pipeline, an unaffiliated common carrier of refined petroleum products to
Las Vegas, Nevada and intermediate points. The West Line serves the Partnership
terminals located in Colton and Imperial, California as well as in Phoenix and
Tucson.
The East Line is comprised of two parallel lines originating in El Paso,
Texas and continuing approximately 300 miles west to the Tucson terminal and one
line continuing northwest approximately 130 miles from Tucson to Phoenix. All
products received by the East Line at El Paso come from one refinery in El Paso
or are delivered through connections with non-affiliated pipelines from
refineries in Odessa and Dumas, Texas and Artesia, New Mexico. The East Line
transports refined petroleum products for approximately 17 shippers. In 1996,
1995 and 1994, the East Line transported averages of 73,700, 67,200 and 69,300
barrels per day, respectively, of refined petroleum products, of which averages
of 35,800, 31,500 and 34,100 barrels per day, respectively, were delivered to
Phoenix. Since August 1992, when the second phase of the East Line expansion
became operational, the daily pumping capacity between El Paso and Tucson has
been approximately 95,000 barrels, and the daily pumping capacity from Tucson to
Phoenix has been approximately 55,000 barrels. The East Line serves the
Partnership terminals located in Tucson and Phoenix.
In late 1995, Diamond Shamrock, Inc. completed construction of a new
10-inch diameter products pipeline from its refinery near Dumas, Texas to El
Paso. In late 1996, Diamond Shamrock connected this pipeline to the East Line
and began shipping products to Tucson and Phoenix.
Longhorn Partners Pipeline is a proposed joint venture project which would
acquire and convert an existing crude oil pipeline to refined products service
and construct a new pipeline extension to transport refined products from
refineries on the Gulf Coast to El Paso and other destinations in Texas. This
pipeline would connect with the West Line.
Increased product supply in the El Paso area could result in some shift of
volumes transported into Arizona from the West Line to the East Line. While
increased movements into the Arizona market from El Paso displace higher tariff
volumes supplied from Los Angeles on the West Line, such shift of supply
sourcing has not had, and is not expected to have, a material effect on the
Partnership's results of operations.
The North Pipeline
The North Pipeline consists of approximately 1,075 miles of pipeline in
six pipeline segments originating in Richmond, Concord and Bakersfield,
California. This line serves the Partnership terminals located in Brisbane,
Bradshaw, Chico, Fresno and San Jose, California, and Sparks, Nevada. The North
Line delivers refined petroleum products for approximately 40 shippers. A
substantial portion of the products delivered through the North Line comes from
refineries in the San Francisco Bay area. A small percentage of supply is
received from various pipeline and marine terminals that deliver products from
foreign and domestic ports. Substantially all of the products shipped through
the Bakersfield-Fresno segment of the North Line are supplied by a refinery
located in Bakersfield.
The Oregon Pipeline
The Oregon is a 114-mile pipeline serving approximately 10 shippers. The
Oregon Line receives products from marine terminals in Portland and from Olympic
Pipeline, a non-affiliated carrier, which transports products from the Puget
Sound area to Portland. From its origination point in Portland, the Oregon Line
extends south and serves the Partnership terminal located in Eugene, Oregon.
The San Diego Pipeline
The San Diego Pipeline is a 135-mile pipeline serving major population
areas in Orange county (immediately south of Los Angeles) and San Diego.
Approximately 20 shippers transport products on this line,
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supplied by the same refineries and terminals that supply the West Line of the
South Pipeline and extends south to serve the Partnership terminals in the
cities of Orange and San Diego.
Coal Operations
The Partnership owns and operates two coal transloading facilities which
transload, store and blend Western and Illinois Basin coals for various
utilities and other customers on the inland waterways. Through its Red Lightning
Energy Services unit, the Partnership markets coal and energy-related services.
The Cora Coal Terminal is strategically located near the end of the Union
Pacific mainline on approximately 480 acres of land along the Mississippi River
near Cora, Illinois. The terminal has an effective capacity of approximately 15
million tons per year, and it can be expanded to 20 million tons with certain
capital additions. The terminal typically receives coal via train and loads coal
onto barges, but is also capable of both receiving and shipping by truck. Most
of the coal transloaded at the facility is done under multi-year contracts with
four customers.
On September 4, 1997, the Partnership completed its purchase of Grand
Rivers Coal Terminal, a coal transloading and storage facility on the Tennessee
River, just above the Kentucky dam. Commencing October 1, 1997, Grand Rivers
began operating under a five year agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority
to transload, store and blend between a minimum of 5 million and a maximum of 12
million tons annually. The terminal can both receive and ship coal from trains,
trucks or barges, and has an effective annual capacity of approximately 25
million tons.
Truck Loading Terminals
The Partnership's operations include 21 truck loading terminals with an
aggregate usable tankage capacity of approximately 8.3 million barrels.
Terminals are located at destination points on each of the lines as well as at
certain intermediate points along each line where deliveries are made. These
terminals furnish short-term product storage, truck loading and ancillary
services, such as vapor recovery, additive injection, oxygenate blending, and
quality control. The truck loading capacity of the terminals ranges from one to
12 trucks at a time.
Capacity of the Partnership terminaling facilities varies through out its
pipeline system. The Partnership does not own terminal facilities at all
pipeline delivery locations. At certain locations, product deliveries are made
to facilities owned by shippers or independent terminal operators.
Truck loading and other terminal services are provided by the Partnership
as an additional service, and a separate fee (in addition to transportation
tariffs) is charged. Rates charged for terminaling services are not economically
regulated by the FERC or any state agency.
Shell CO2 Company
On March 5, 1998, the Partnership and affiliates of Shell formed Shell CO2
Company, which will explore, produce, market and transport CO2 for enhanced oil
recovery throughout the continental United States. The Partnership received a
20% interest in Shell CO2 Company by contributing its Central Basin Pipeline and
approximately $25 million in cash.
At any time after March 5, 2002, Shell has the right to purchase the
Partnership's interest in Shell CO2 Company and the Partnership has the right to
require Shell to purchase the Partnership's interest in Shell CO2 Company. The
purchase price for the Partnership's interest in Shell CO2 Company will be at a
discount from fair value in the event the Partnership exercises its put option,
and at a premium over fair value in the event Shell exercises its call option.
The amount of the discount or premium declines during the period form March 5,
2003 through March 5, 2006 and is thereafter fixed at a 5% discount/premium. If
the parties are unable to agree to the fair value of the Partnership's interest
in Shell CO2 Company, then the Partnership and Shell will use an agreed-upon
appraisal methodology to determine fair value.
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Fractionator
The Partnership owns an indirect 25% interest in the Mont Belvieu
Fractionator, located approximately 20 miles east of Houston in Mont Belvieu,
Texas. The fractionator is a 200 MBbls/d capacity Y-grade fractionation facility
that produces a range of specification products, including ethane, propane,
normal butane, isobutane and natural gasoline. The facility is operated by
Enterprise Products Company and operated at approximately 98% of capacity during
1997.
Legal Proceedings
FERC Proceedings. In September 1992, El Paso Refinery, L.P. ("El Paso")
filed a protest/complaint with FERC challenging SFPP's East Line rates from El
Paso, Texas to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, challenging SFPP's proration policy
and seeking to block the reversal of the direction of flow of SFPP's six-inch
pipeline between Phoenix and Tucson. At various dates following El Paso's
September 1992 filing, other shippers on SFPP's South System, including Chevron
U.S.A. Products Company ("Chevron"), Navajo, ARCO Products Company ("ARCO"),
Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. ("Texaco"), Refinery Holding Company, L.P. (a
partnership formed by El Paso's long-term secured creditors that purchased El
Paso's refinery in May 1993), Mobil Oil Corporation and Tosco Corporation, have
filed separate complaints, and/or motions to intervene in the FERC proceeding,
challenging SFPP's rates on its East and West Lines. Certain of these parties
also claimed that a gathering enhancement charge at SFPP's Watson origin pump
station in Carson, California is in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act. In
subsequent procedural rulings, the FERC has consolidated these challenges
(Docket Nos. OR92-8-000, et al.) and ruled that they must proceed as a complaint
proceeding, with the burden of proof being placed on the complaining parties.
Such parties must show that SFPP's rates and practices at issue violate the
requirements of the Interstate Commerce Act.
Hearings in the FERC proceeding commenced on April 9, 1996 and concluded
on July 19, 1996. The parties completed the filing of their post-hearing briefs
on December 9, 1996. An initial decision by the FERC Administrative Law Judge
was issued on September 25, 1997 (the "Initial Decision").
The Initial Decision upheld SFPP's position that "changed circumstances"
were not shown to exist on the West Line, thereby retaining the just and
reasonable status of all West Line rates that were "grandfathered" under the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 ("EPACT"). Accordingly, such rates are not subject to
challenge, either for the past or prospectively, in that proceeding. The
Administrative Law Judge's decision specifically excepted from that ruling
SFPP's Tariff No. 18 for movement of jet fuel from Los Angeles to Tucson, which
was initiated subsequent to the enactment of EPACT.
The Initial Decision also included rulings that were generally adverse to
SFPP on such cost of service issues as the capital structure to be used in
computing SFPP's 1985 starting rate base under FERC Opinion 154-B, the level of
income tax allowance, and the recoverability of civil and regulatory litigation
expense and certain pipeline reconditioning costs. The Administrative Law Judge
also ruled that a gathering enhancement service at SFPP's Watson origin pump
station in Carson, California is subject to FERC jurisdiction and ordered that a
tariff for that service and supporting cost of service documentation be filed no
later than 60 days after a final FERC order on this matter.
Briefs on exceptions were filed on November 25, 1997, and briefs opposing
exceptions were filed on January 23, 1998. The matters at issue will then be
submitted to the FERC commissioners for a final decision, which decision is not
expected before late-1998. Unless the FERC's final decision is substantially
more favorable to SFPP's position on the above-described methodological issues
than the Initial Decision, SFPP will be required to pay reparations and file
reduced tariff rates, primarily on the East Line. The complainants in FERC
Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. are seeking reparations, aggregating approximately
$35 million for shipments between 1990 and 1994 as well as rate reductions of
between 30% and 40% for shipments in 1995 and thereafter. If the complainants
were to prevail on all claims, it is estimated that reparations resulting from
such rate reductions for shipments in 1995, 1996, and 1997 would aggregate
approximately an additional $80 million, resulting in total reparations for the
period 1990-1997 of approximately $115 million, plus interest of approximately
$30 million. The complainants in FERC Docket Nos. OR98-1-000 and OR98-2-000 also
seek both prospective reductions in the rates charged by Santa Fe and
reparations. If the Initial Decision were affirmed in current form by the FERC,
the Partnership's management estimates that the total reparations and interest
that would be payable as of December 31, 1997 would approximate the $30 million
in reserves that had been recorded as of that date. The Partnership's management
also estimates that the Initial Decision, in its current form, and if also
applied to the Sepulveda Lines rate at issue in Docket No. IS98-1-000, would
reduce prospective revenues in the range of $8 million to $10 million annually.
Under the rulings in the Initial Decision,
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reparations and interest would continue to accrue at approximately $8 million
per annum until new prospective rates become effective.
If SFPP were to lose its "grandfathered" rates due to a finding of
"changed circumstances," the losses to the Partnership, could be substantially
larger. As a result, the loss of SFPP's "grandfathered" rates could have a
material adverse effect on the Partnership's ability to make distributions to
Unit holders. The Partnership is aggressively defending its position before the
FERC.
Prior to issuance of the Initial Decision, SFPP announced that it had
reached tentative agreements with two complainants in Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et
al., resolving those parties' claims in that proceeding. The Partnership's
management does not anticipate that those agreements will be finalized in
accordance with their tentative terms.
In December 1995, Texaco filed an additional FERC complaint, which
involves the question of whether a tariff filing is required for movements on
certain of SFPP's lines upstream of its Watson, California station origin point
(the "Sepulveda Lines") and, if so, whether those rates may be set in that
proceeding and what those rates should be. Texaco's initial complaint was
followed by several other West Line shippers filing similar complaints and/or
motions to intervene, all of which have been consolidated into Docket Nos.
OR96-2-000 et al. Hearings before an Administrative Law Judge were held in
December 1996 and the parties completed the filing of final post-hearing briefs
on January 31, 1997.
On March 28, 1997, the Administrative Law Judge issued an initial decision
holding that the movements on SFPP's Sepulveda Lines are not subject to FERC
jurisdiction. On August, 5, 1997, the FERC reversed that decision and found the
Sepulveda Lines to be subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. SFPP was ordered
to make a tariff filing within 60 days to establish an initial rate for these
facilities. The FERC reserved decision on reparations until it rules on the
newly-filed rates. On October 6, 1997, SFPP filed a tariff establishing the
initial interstate rate for movements on the Sepulveda Lines from Sepulveda
Junction to Watson Station at the preexisting rate of five cents per barrel,
along with supporting cost of service documentation. Subsequently, several
shippers filed protests and motions to intervene at the FERC challenging that
rate. On October 27, 1997, SFPP made a responsive filing at the FERC, requesting
that these protests be held in abeyance until the FERC ruled on SFPP's request
for rehearing of the August 5, 1997 order, and also indicating that SFPP
intended to defend the new tariff both on the basis of its cost of service and
as a market-based rate. On November 5, 1997, the FERC issued an order accepting
the new rate effective November 6, 1997, subject to refund, and referred the
proceeding to a settlement judge. On December 10, 1997, following a settlement
conference held at the direction of the FERC, the settlement judge recommended
that the settlement procedures be terminated. On December 24, 1997, FERC denied
SFPP's request for rehearing of the August 5, decision. On December 31, 1997,
SFPP filed an application for market power determination, which, if granted,
will enable it to charge market-based rates for this service.
On October 22, 1997, ARCO Products Company, Mobil Oil Corporation and
Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. filed a new complaint at the FERC (Docket No.
OR98-1-000) challenging the justness and reasonableness of all of SFPP's
interstate rates. The new complaint again challenges SFPP's East and West Line
rates and raises many of the same issues, including a renewed challenge to the
grandfathered status of West Line rates, that have been at issue in Docket Nos.
OR92-8-000, et al. The new complaint includes an assertion that the Transaction
and the cost savings anticipated to result from the Transaction constitute
"changed circumstances" that provide a basis for terminating the "grandfathered"
status of SFPP's otherwise protected rates. The complaint also seeks to
establish that SFPP's grandfathered interstate rates from the San Francisco Bay
area to Reno, Nevada and from Portland to Eugene, Oregon are also subject to
"changed circumstances" and, therefore, can be challenged as unjust and
unreasonable. On November 26, 1997, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation filed
a similar complaint at the FERC (Docket No. OR98-2-000). Both reparations and
prospective rate reductions are sought for movements on all of the lines.
SFPP filed answers to both complaints with the FERC on November 21, 1997
and December 22, 1997, respectively and intends to vigorously defend all of the
challenged rates. On January 20, 1998, the FERC issued an order accepting the
complaints and consolidating both complaints into one proceeding, but holding
them in abeyance pending a Commission decision on review of the Initial Decision
in Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. The FERC stated that it would, at that time,
afford the complainants the opportunity to amend their complaints in light of
any findings of the FERC in Docket Nos. OR92-8-000 et al. The FERC also stated
that the complainants should identify more specifically the specific services at
issue and the rates and charges upon which they are basing their claims for
relief. The Partnership's management has reviewed the filings and it is their
position that none of the matters raised in the new complaints should constitute
"changed circumstances" within the meaning of EPACT.
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Applicable rules and regulations in this field are vague, relevant factual
issues are complex and there is little precedent available regarding the factors
to be considered or the method of analysis to be employed in making a
determination of "changed circumstances," which is the showing necessary to make
"grandfathered" rates subject to challenge. The Partnership believes, after
consultation with FERC counsel, that the Transaction, standing alone, should not
be found to constitute "changed circumstances;" however, the realization of the
cost savings anticipated to arise from the Transaction may increase the risk of
a finding of "changed circumstances."
If "changed circumstances" are found, SFPP rates previously
"grandfathered" under EPACT may lose their "grandfathered" status and, if such
rates are found to be unjust and unreasonable, shippers may be entitled to a
prospective rate reduction together with reparations for periods from the date
of the complaint to the date of the implementation of the new rates.
Although there can be no assurance regarding the ultimate resolution of
the FERC proceedings, the Partnership believes (in light of numerous factors,
including the existing limited precedent, the Initial Decision of the
administrative law judge in the current proceeding, existing risks of litigation
unrelated to the Transaction, and policies of the FERC that favor and encourage
cost reductions by pipelines) that consummation of the Transaction and
realization of the anticipated cost savings should not have a material adverse
effect on its current ability to resolve the FERC cases. The Partnership
believes that the final resolution of the FERC proceedings should not have a
material adverse effect on the Partnership's results of operations, financial
condition, liquidity and ability to maintain distribution levels following the
Closing. The Partnership is not able to predict with certainty whether
settlement agreements will be completed with some or all of the complainants,
the final terms of any such settlement agreements that may be consummated, or
the final outcome of the FERC proceedings should they be carried through to
their conclusion, and it is possible that current or future proceedings could be
resolved in a manner adverse to the Partnership. An adverse resolution could
have a material adverse effect on the Partnership.
California Public Utilities Commission Proceeding. A complaint was filed
with the CPUC on April 7, 1997 entitled ARCO Products Company, Mobil Oil
Corporation and Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc. vs. SFPP, L.P. The complaint
challenges rates charged by Santa Fe for intrastate transportation of refined
petroleum products through its pipeline system in the State of California and
requests prospective rate adjustments. On October 1, 1997, the complainants
filed testimony seeking prospective rate reductions aggregating approximately
$15 million per year. On November 26, 1997, Santa Fe filed responsive testimony
defending the justness and reasonableness of its rates. The rebuttal testimony
was filed on December 12, 1997 and hearings before the Administrative Law Judge
were completed on January 15, 1998. Briefing and oral argument were made in
March 1998, with a Commission decision expected in the third quarter of 1998.
Management believes that the Partnership has substantial defenses against the
claims raised in the complaint and intends to vigorously defend its California
rates.
Legal Proceedings Related to the Transaction. Four purported class actions
were filed arising out of the proposed acquisition by the Partnership of
substantially all of the assets of Santa Fe for Common Units and the proposed
acquisition by OLP-D of general partnership interests by Santa Fe from the SF
General Partner for cash. The actions seek, among other things, rescission of
the acquisition and an award of rescissory damages. In February 1998, the
parties to the actions entered into a memorandum of understanding that would
settle the actions on terms favorable to the Partnership. However, there can be
no assurance that the court will approve the memorandum of understanding.
Environmental Matters. Since August 1991, SFPP, along with several other
respondents, has been involved in one cleanup ordered by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") related to ground water contamination in
the vicinity of the Santa Fe's storage facilities and truck loading terminal at
Sparks, Nevada. The EPA approved the respondents' remediation plan in September
1992 and the remediation system began operations in September 1995. In addition,
SFPP is presently involved in 18 ground water hydrocarbon remediation efforts
under administrative orders issued by the California Regional Water Quality
Control Board and two other state agencies.
SPTC Easements. SFPP and SPTC are engaged in a judicial reference
proceeding to determine the extent, if any, to which the rent payable by SFPP
for the use of pipeline easements on rights-of-way held by SPTC should be
adjusted pursuant to existing contractual arrangements (Southern Pacific
Transportation Company vs. Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, SFP Properties, Inc.,
Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, Inc., SFPP, L.P., et al., Superior Court of the
State of California for the County of San Francisco, filed August 31, 1994).
This matter was tried in the latter part of 1996 and the court issued its
Statement of Tentative Decision in January 1997. The Statement of Tentative
Decision indicated that
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the court intended to establish a new base annual rental for the subject
rights-of-way at a level, subject to inflation adjustments, that is adequately
provided for by the amounts that had been accrued by SFPP through December 31,
1996.
On May 7, 1997, the judge issued a Statement of Decision and Judgment that
reaffirmed the conclusions set forth in his January 1997 Statement of Tentative
Decision. This Statement of Decision and Judgment was filed on June 30, 1997
with the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, under which court's
jurisdiction it is subject to appeal by SPTC. On May 30, 1997, SPTC filed a
motion for a new trial and the motion was denied on June 26, 1997. Motions of
Appeal were filed by SPTC and SFPP in July and August, 1997, respectively.
Additional information with respect to current legal proceedings related
to SFPP are included in Santa Fe's and the Partnership's annual and quarterly
reports filed with the Commission, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Organizational Structure
The General Partner serves as the sole general partner of the Partnership.
In addition to its general partner interest in the Partnership, the General
Partner owns, as of March 31, 1998, approximately 2% of the Outstanding Common
Units. The Partnership is the approximate 99% limited partner of each of its
operating partnerships and the General Partner is the approximate 1% general
partner. These operating partnerships consist of: (i) OLP-A, which owns the
North System, the Cypress Pipeline, the Central Basin Pipeline and the interest
in the NGL fractionation facility; (ii) OLP-B, which owns the Illinois coal
terminaling and storage facility; (iii) OLP-C, which owns the southwest Kentucky
coal terminaling and storage facility; and (iv) OLP-D, which is the 99.5%
general partner of SFPP, which owns the North Pipeline, the South Pipeline, the
Oregon Pipeline and the San Diego Pipeline. OLP-A, OLP-B, OLP-C and OLP-D are
collectively referred to herein as the "KM Operating Partnerships."
The Partnership's headquarters and executive offices are located at 1301
McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010 and its telephone number is
(713) 844-9500.
SELLING UNITHOLDERS
In September 1990, SFP Pipeline Holdings, Inc. issued $218,981,000
principal amount of its Variable Rate Exchangeable Debentures due 2010 (the
"VREDs"). The VREDs were initially exchangeable into common units of Santa Fe
upon the happening of certain events. As a result of the Partnership's
acquisition of SFPP and OLP-D's acquisition of the general partnership interest
in Santa Fe, each $1,000 principal amount of VREDs became exchangeable for
51.720927 Common Units (the "VRED Exchange"). The Partnership will not issue any
new Common Units in the VRED Exchange. Instead, outstanding Common Units owned
by the former general partner of Santa Fe will be delivered to the VRED holders.
This Prospectus, as appropriately amended or supplemented, may be used
from time to time by persons who have received Common Units in the VRED Exchange
("Selling Unitholders") and wish to sell such Common Units.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Partnership will receive none of the proceeds from any such sales
("Resale Offerings"). Any commissions paid or concessions allowed to any
broker-dealer, and, if any broker-dealer purchases such Common Units as
principal, any profits received on the resale of such Common Units, may be
deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Act. Printing,
certain legal, filing and other similar expenses of these Resale Offerings will
be paid by the Selling Unitholders on a pro rata basis. Selling Unitholders will
also bear all other expenses of these Resale Offerings, including any brokerage
fees, underwriting discounts or commissions.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Common Units may be sold from time to time by or for the account of
the Selling Unitholders in the over-the-counter market, on the NYSE or
otherwise, at prices and on terms them prevailing or at prices related to the
then current market price, at fixed prices that may be changed or in negotiated
transactions at negotiated prices. The
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Common Units may be sold by any one or more of the following methods: (a) a
block trade (which may involve crosses) in which the broker or dealer so engaged
will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a
portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; (b) purchases
by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its
account pursuant to this Prospectus; (c) exchange distributions and/or secondary
distributions in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; (d)
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers; and (e) privately negotiated transactions. In effecting sales,
brokers, or dealers engaged by the Selling Unitholders may arrange for other
brokers or dealers to participate in the sales. In addition, any Common Units
covered by this Prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be
sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this Prospectus.
In connection with the distribution of the Common Units, the Selling
Unitholders may enter into hedging transactions with brokers or dealers. In
connection with such transactions, brokers or dealers may engage in short sales
of the Common Units in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the
Selling Unitholders. The Selling Unitholders may also enter into option or other
transactions with brokers or dealers which require the delivery to the broker or
dealer of the Common Units. The broker or dealer may resell or otherwise
transfer such Common Units pursuant to this Prospectus. The Selling Unitholders
may also loan or pledge the Common Units to a broker or dealer, and the broker
or dealer may sell the Common Units so loaned or, upon a default, effect sales
of the Common Units so pledged, pursuant to this Prospectus.
The Selling Unitholders may effect such transactions by selling Common
Units through brokers or dealers, and such brokers or dealers may receive
compensation in the form of commissions, discounts or concessions from the
Selling Unitholders (which may or may not exceed those customary in the types of
transactions involved). The Selling Unitholders and any brokers or dealers that
participate in the distribution of the Common Units may be deemed to be
"underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such
sales, and any profit on the sale of Common Units by it and any commissions,
discounts or concessions received by any such broker or dealer may be deemed to
be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Upon the Partnership being notified by a Selling Unitholder that any
material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of
Common Units through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution, a supplemental Prospectus will be filed, pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Act, setting forth (i) the name of each Selling Unitholder
and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of Common Units
involved, (iii) the price at which such Common Units were sold, (iv) the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out in this Prospectus, and (vi)
other facts material to the transaction.
Selling Unitholders will be responsible for, on a pro rata basis, payment
of any and all commissions to brokers, which will be negotiated on an individual
basis, as well as any other offering expenses. Each Selling Unitholder may
indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of
the Common Units against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising
under the Act.
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MARKET PRICE DATA
The following table sets forth certain information as to the sale prices
per Common Unit as quoted on the NYSE for each calendar year since the end of
1995, adjusted to give effect to the 2 for 1 split of Common Units effective
October 1, 1997.
Calendar Year High Low
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1998
First Quarter..... $37.8750 $30.1250
1997
First Quarter..... $21.3750 $13.6875
Second Quarter.... 24.0625 19.2500
Third Quarter..... 36.8750 23.9375
Fourth Quarter.... 41.2500 32.0000
1996
First Quarter..... $13.1875 $12.1875
Second Quarter.... 13.0000 12.4375
Third Quarter..... 14.0625 12.6875
Fourth Quarter.... 14.5625 12.8125
On April 9, 1998, the last full trading day for which quotations were
available prior to the date of this Prospectus, the closing price for a Common
Unit as reported on the NYSE Composite Transaction Tape was $38.125.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO OBTAIN CURRENT QUOTATIONS FOR THE COMMON
UNITS.
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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following tables set forth certain selected historical consolidated
financial information for the Partnership. The information below should be read
in conjunction with the respective Partnership's consolidated financial
statements and related notes incorporated herein by reference.
(in thousands, except per common unit and operating data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income and Cash Flow Data:
Revenues............................ $ 51,180 $ 54,904 $ 64,304 $ 71,250 $ 73,932
Cost of product sold................ 685 940 8,020 7,874 7,154
Operating expense................... 12,932 13,644 15,928 22,347 17,982
Fuel and power...................... 6,875 5,481 3,934 4,916 5,636
Depreciation........................ 7,167 8,539 9,548 9,908 10,067
General and administrative.......... 7,073 8,196 8,739 9,132 8,862
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------
Operating income.................... 16,448 18,104 18,135 17,073 24,231
Equity in earnings (loss) of
Partnerships................... 1,835 5,867 5,755 5,675 5,724
Interest expense.................... (10,302) (11,989) (12,455) (12,634) (12,605)
Other income and minority interest.. 510 509 1,311 3,129 (353)
Income tax (provision) benefit...... 83 (1,389) (1,432) (1,343) 740
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income.......................... $ 8,574 $ 11,102 $ 11,314 $ 11,900 $ 17,737
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Net income per Common
Unit<F1>........................ $ .75 $ .93 $ .85 $ .90 $ 1.02
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Additions to property, plant and
equipment<F2>................... $ 4,688 $ 5,195 $ 7,826 $ 8,575 $ 6,884
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Net property, plant and equipment... $228,859 $238,850 $236,854 $235,994 $244,967
Total assets........................ 288,345 299,271 303,664 303,603 312,906
Long-term debt...................... 138,485 150,219 156,938 160,211 146,824
Partners' capital................... 132,391 128,474 123,116 118,344 150,224
Operating Data (unaudited):
Liquids pipelines transportation
Volumes (MBbls)..................... 52,600 46,078 41,613 46,601 46,309
NGL fractionation volumes
(MBbls)<F3>....................... 53,053 57,703 59,546 59,912 71,686
Gas processing volumes
(MMcf/d)<F4>...................... - 34 34 14 -
NGL revenue volumes
(MBbls)<F5>....................... - - 477 1,638 395
CO2 transportation
volumes (Bcf)..................... 33 32 44 63 76
Coal transport volumes
(Mtons)<F6>....................... 1,209 4,539 6,486 6,090 9,087
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<FN>
<F1>Represents net income per Common Unit adjusted for the 2-for-1 split of
Common Units effective on October 1, 1997. Allocation of net income per
Common Unit was computed by dividing the interest of the holders of Common
Units in net income by the weighted average number of Common Units
outstanding during the period.
<F2>Additions to property, plant and equipment for 1993, 1994 and 1997 exclude
$25,291, $12,825 and $11,688 of assets acquired in the September 1993 Cora
Terminal, the June 1994 Painter Gas Processing Plant (Painter Plant) and the
September 1997 Grand Rivers Terminal acquisitions, respectively.
<F3>Represents total volumes for the Mont Belvieu Fractionator and the Painter
Plant.
<F4>Represents the volumes of the gas processing portion of the Painter Plant,
which has been operationally idle since June 1996.
<F5>Represents the volumes of the Bushton facility (beginning in October, 1995).
<F6>Represents the volumes of the Cora Terminal, excluding ship or pay volumes
of 252 Mtons for 1996 and the Grand Rivers Terminal from September 1997.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
The following paragraphs are a summary of certain provisions of the
Partnership Agreement. A copy of the Partnership Agreement is included as Annex
A to this Prospectus. Unless otherwise specifically described, references herein
to the term "Partnership Agreement" constitute references to the partnership
agreements of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP,
collectively. The KM Partnerships and SFPP sometimes collectively are referred
to as the "Operating Partnerships." The following discussion is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the partnership agreements for the Partnership, the KM
Operating Partnerships and SFPP. With regard to allocations of taxable income
and taxable loss, see "Material Federal Income Tax Considerations."
Organization and Duration
The Partnership, each of the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP are
Delaware limited partnerships.
The General Partner is the general partner of the Partnership and each of
the KM Operating Partnerships. The General Partner owns an approximate 1% direct
interest as general partner in the Partnership and each of the KM Operating
Partnerships and an approximate 1% indirect economic interest in each of the KM
Operating Partnerships through its general partner interest in the Partnership.
In addition, the General Partner is entitled to receive quarterly cash incentive
distributions from the Partnership, which increase based on the amount of
quarterly cash distributions paid to holders of Common Units. The Common Units
represent all of the remaining partnership interests in the Partnership. The
Partnership owns an approximate 99% limited partner interest in each of the KM
Operating Partnerships. OLP-D owns a 99.5% general partner interest and the SF
General Partner owns the .5% Special LP Interest in SFPP.
Unless liquidated or dissolved at an earlier time, under the terms of the
Partnership Agreement, the Partnership, each of the KM Operating Partnerships
and SFPP will dissolve on December 31, 2082.
Purpose
The purpose of the Partnership under the Partnership Agreement is to serve
as the limited partner in the Operating Partnerships and to conduct any other
business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized
pursuant to the Delaware Act.
Power of Attorney
Each limited partner, and each person who acquires a Common Unit from a
prior holder and executes and delivers a transfer application with respect to
such Common Unit, grants to the General Partner and, if a liquidator has been
appointed, the liquidator, a power of attorney to, among other things, (i)
execute and file certain documents required in connection with the
qualification, continuance or dissolution of the Partnership or the amendment of
the Partnership Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Partnership
Agreement and (ii) make consents and waivers contained in the Partnership
Agreement.
Restrictions on Authority of the General Partner
The authority of the General Partner is limited in certain respects under
the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner is prohibited, without the prior
approval of holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Common Units
from, among other things, selling or exchanging all or substantially all of the
Partnership's assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions
(including by way of merger, consolidation or other combination) or approving on
behalf of the Partnership the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, provided that the
Partnership may mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in
all or substantially all of the Partnership's assets without such approval. The
Partnership may sell all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to a
foreclosure or other realization upon the foregoing encumbrances without such
approval. Except as provided in the Partnership Agreement and generally
described under "Comparison of Common Unit Holders' Rights" and "--Amendment of
Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements," any amendment to a provision of the
Partnership Agreement generally will require the approval of the holders of at
least 66 2/3% of the Common Units. The General Partner's ability to sell or
otherwise dispose of the Partnership's assets are restricted by the terms of the
Partnership's credit facility.
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In general, the General Partner may not take any action, or refuse to take
any reasonable action, without the consent of the holders of at least a majority
of each class of outstanding units of the Partnership, including the consent of
at least a majority of the outstanding Common Units (other than Common Units
owned by the General Partner and its affiliates), the effect of which would be
to cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
Withdrawal or Removal of the General Partner
The General Partner has agreed not to voluntarily withdraw as general
partner of the Partnership prior to January 1, 2003 (with limited exceptions
described below) without the approval of at least a majority of the outstanding
Common Units (excluding for purposes of such determination Common Units held by
the General Partner and its affiliates) and furnishing an opinion of Counsel
that such withdrawal will not cause the Partnership to be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for federal
income tax purposes or result in the loss of the limited liability of any
limited partner. On or after January 1, 2003, the General Partner may withdraw
as general partner by giving 90 days' written notice (without first obtaining
approval from the holders of Common Units), and such withdrawal will not
constitute a breach of the Partnership Agreement. If an opinion of Counsel
cannot be obtained to the effect that (following the selection of a successor)
the General Partner's withdrawal would not result in the loss of limited
liability of the holders of Common Units or cause the Partnership to be treated
as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for
federal income tax purposes, the Partnership will be dissolved after such
withdrawal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may withdraw
without approval the holders of Common Units upon 90 days' notice to the limited
partners if more than 50% of the outstanding Common Units (other than those held
by the withdrawing General Partner and its affiliates) are held or controlled by
one person and its affiliates. In addition, the Partnership Agreement does not
restrict Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s ability to sell directly or indirectly, all or
any portion of the capital stock of the General Partner to a third party without
the approval of the holders of Common Units.
The General Partner may not be removed unless such removal is approved by
the vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the outstanding Common Units
(excluding Common Units held by the General Partner and its affiliates) provided
that certain other conditions are satisfied. Any such removal is subject to the
approval of the successor general partner by the same vote and receipt of an
opinion of Counsel that such removal and the approval of a successor will not
result in the loss of limited liability of any limited partner or cause the
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
Removal or withdrawal of the General Partner as the general partner of the
Partnership also constitutes removal or withdrawal, as the case may be, of the
General Partner as the general partner of the KM Operating Partnerships.
In the event of withdrawal of the General Partner where such withdrawal
violates the Partnership Agreement or removal of the General Partner by the
limited partners under circumstances where cause exists, a successor general
partner will have the option to acquire the general partner interest of the
departing General Partner (the "Departing Partner") in the Partnership and the
KM Operating Partnerships for a cash payment equal to the fair market value of
such interest. Under all other circumstances where the General Partner withdraws
or is removed by the limited partners, the Departing Partner will have the
option to require the successor general partner to acquire such general partner
interest of the Departing Partner for such amount. In each case such fair market
value will be determined by agreement between the Departing Partner and the
successor general partner, or if no agreement is reached, by an independent
investment banking firm or other independent expert selected by the Departing
Partner and the successor general partner (or if no expert can be agreed upon,
by the expert chosen by agreement of the expert selected by each of them). In
addition, the Partnership would also be required to reimburse the Departing
Partner for all amounts due the Departing Partner, including without limitation
all employee related liabilities, including severance liabilities, incurred in
connection with the termination of the employees employed by the Departing
Partner for the benefit of the Partnership.
If the above-described option is not exercised by either the Departing
Partner or the successor general partner, as applicable, the Departing Partner's
general partner interest in the Partnership will be converted into Common Units
equal to the fair market value of such interest as determined by an investment
banking firm or other independent expert selected in the manner described in the
preceding paragraph.
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The General Partner may transfer all, but not less than all, of its
general partner interest in the Partnership without the approval of the limited
partners to one of its affiliates or upon its merger or consolidation into
another entity or the transfer of all or substantially all of its assets to
another entity, provided in either case that such entity assumes the rights and
duties of the General Partner, agrees to be bound by the provisions of the
Partnership Agreement and furnishes an opinion of Counsel that such transfer
would not result in the loss of the limited liability of any limited partner or
cause the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation
or otherwise cause the Partnership to be subject to entity level taxation for
federal income tax purposes. In the case of any other transfer of the general
partner interest in the Partnership, in addition to the foregoing requirements,
the approval of at least a majority of the Common Units is required, excluding
for such purposes those interests held by the General Partner and its
affiliates.
Upon the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner, the Partnership
will be dissolved, wound up and liquidated, unless such withdrawal or removal
takes place following the approval of a successor general partner or unless
within 180 days after such withdrawal or removal a majority of the holders of
Common Units agree in writing to continue the business of the Partnership and to
the appointment of a successor general partner. See "-Termination and
Dissolution."
Anti-takeover and Restricted Voting Right Provisions
The Partnership Agreement contains certain provisions that are intended to
discourage a person or group from attempting to remove the General Partner, as
general partner, or otherwise change the management of the Partnership. If any
person or group other than the General Partner and its affiliates acquires
beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Common Units, such person or group
loses any and all voting rights with respect to all of the Common Units
beneficially owned or held by such person.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Duties. First Chicago Trust Company of New York is the registrar and
transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") for the Common Units and receives a fee
from the Partnership for serving in such capacities. All fees charged by the
Transfer Agent for transfers of Common Units are borne by the Partnership and
not by the holders of Common Units, except that fees similar to those
customarily paid by holders of securities for surety bond premiums to replace
lost or stolen certificates, taxes or other governmental charges, special
charges for services requested by a holder of a Common Unit and other similar
fees or charges will be borne by the affected holder. There will be no charge to
holders for disbursements of the Partnership cash distributions. The Partnership
will indemnify the Transfer Agent, its agents and each of their respective
shareholders, directors, officers and employees against all claims and losses
that may arise out of acts performed or omitted in respect of its activities as
such, except for any liability due to any negligence, gross negligence, bad
faith or intentional misconduct of the indemnified person or entity.
Resignation or Removal. The Transfer Agent may at any time resign, by
notice to the Partnership, or be removed by the Partnership, such resignation or
removal to become effective upon the appointment by the General Partner of a
successor transfer agent and registrar and its acceptance of such appointment.
If no successor has been appointed and accepted such appointment within 30 days
after notice of such resignation or removal, the General Partner is authorized
to act as the transfer agent and registrar until a successor is appointed.
Transfer of Common Units; Status as Limited Partner or Assignee
Until a Common Unit has been transferred on the books of the Partnership,
the Partnership and the Transfer Agent, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary, may treat the record holder thereof as the absolute owner for all
purposes, except as otherwise required by law or stock exchange regulation. Any
transfers of a Common Unit will not be recorded by the Transfer Agent or
recognized by the Partnership unless the transferee executes and delivers a
Transfer Application (set forth on the reverse side of the certificate
representing Common Units). By executing and delivering the Transfer
Application, the transferee of Common Units (i) becomes the record holder of
such Common Units and shall constitute an assignee until admitted to the
Partnership as a substitute limited partner, (ii) automatically requests
admission as a substituted limited partner in the Partnership, (iii) agrees to
be bound by the terms and conditions of and is deemed to have executed the
Partnership Agreement, (iv) represents that such
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transferee has capacity, power and authority to enter into the Partnership
Agreement, (v) grants powers of attorney to the General Partner and any
liquidator of the Partnership as specified in the Partnership Agreement and (vi)
makes the consents and waivers contained in the Partnership Agreement. An
assignee, pending its admission as a substituted limited partner in the
Partnership, is entitled to an interest in the Partnership equivalent to that of
a limited partner with respect to the right to share in allocations and
distributions from the Partnership, including liquidating distributions. The
General Partner will vote, and exercise other powers attributable to, Common
Units owned by an assignee who has not become a substituted limited partner at
the written direction of such Assignee. See "-Meetings; Voting."
An assignee will become a substituted limited partner of the Partnership
in respect of the transferred Common Units upon the consent of the General
Partner and the recordation of the name of the assignee on the books and records
of the Partnership. Such consent may be withheld in the sole discretion of the
General Partner. Common Units are securities and are transferable according to
the laws governing transfers of securities. In addition to other rights acquired
upon transfer, the transferor gives the transferee the right to request
admission as a substituted limited partner in the Partnership in respect of the
transferred Common Units. A purchaser or transferee of Common Units who does not
execute and deliver a Transfer Application obtains only (a) the right to
transfer the Common Units to a purchaser or other transferee and (b) the right
to transfer the right to seek admission as a substituted limited partner in the
Partnership with respect to the transferred Common Units. Thus, a purchaser or
transferee of Common Units who does not execute and deliver a Transfer
Application will not receive cash distributions unless the Common Units are held
in a nominee or street name account and the nominee or broker has executed and
delivered a Transfer Application with respect to such Common Units and may not
receive certain federal income tax information or reports furnished to record
holders of Common Units. The transferor of Common Units will have a duty to
provide such transferee with all information that may be necessary to obtain
registration of the transfer of the Common Units, but the transferee agrees, by
acceptance of the certificate representing Common Units, that the transferor
will not have a duty to see to the execution of the Transfer Application by the
transferee and will have no liability or responsibility if such transferee
neglects or chooses not to execute and forward the Transfer Application.
Holders of Common Units may hold their Common Units in nominee accounts,
provided that the broker (or other nominee) executes and delivers a Transfer
Application. The Partnership will be entitled to treat the nominee holder of a
Common Unit as the absolute owner thereof, and the beneficial owner's rights
will be limited solely to those that it has against the nominee holder as a
result of or by reason of any understanding or agreement between such beneficial
owner and nominee holder.
Non-citizen Assignees; Redemption
If the Partnership is or becomes subject to federal, state or local laws
or regulations that, in the reasonable determination of the General Partner,
provides for the cancellation or forfeiture of any property in which the
Partnership has an interest because of the nationality, citizenship or other
related status of any limited partner or assignee, the Partnership may redeem
the Common Units held by such limited partner or assignee at their Average Fair
Market Price. In order to avoid any such cancellation or forfeiture, the General
Partner may require each record holder or assignee to furnish information about
the holder's nationality, citizenship, residency or related status. If the
record holder fails to furnish such information within 30 days after a request
for such information, or if the General Partner determines on the basis of the
information furnished by such holder in response to the request that the
cancellation or forfeiture of any property in which the Partnership has an
interest may occur, the General Partner may be substituted as the limited
partner for such record holder, who will then be treated as a non-citizen
assignee ("Non-citizen Assignee"), and the General Partner will have the right
to redeem the Common Units held by such record holder as described above. The
Partnership Agreement sets forth the rights of such record holder or assignee
upon redemption. Pending such redemption or in lieu thereof, the General Partner
may change the status of any such limited partner or assignee to that of a
Non-citizen Assignee. Further, a Non-citizen Assignee (unlike an assignee who is
not a substitute limited partner) does not have the right to direct the vote
regarding such Non-citizen Assignee's Common Units and may not receive
distributions in kind upon liquidation of the Partnership. See "-Transfer of
Common Units; Status as Limited Partner or Assignee."
As used in this Prospectus, (i) "Average Fair Market Price" of a limited
partner interest as of any date means the average of the daily End of Day Price
(as hereinafter defined) for the 20 consecutive Unit Transaction Days (as
hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date; (ii) "End of Day Price" for
any day means the last sale
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price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, in
either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting
system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the principal
national securities exchange on which the limited partner interests of such
class are listed or admitted to trading or, if the limited partner interests of
such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange, the last quoted sale price on such day, or, if not so quoted, the
average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter
market, as reported by the NASDAQ or such other system then in use, or if on any
such day the limited partner interests of such class are not quoted by any such
organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as
furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the limited partner
interests of such class selected by the Board of Directors of the General
Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in such
limited partner interests, the fair value of such limited partner interests on
such day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the General Partner; and (iii) "Unit Transaction Day" means a day on which the
principal national securities exchange on which such limited partner interests
are listed or admitted to trading is open for the Transaction of business or, if
the limited partner interests of such class are not listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange, a day on which banking institutions
in New York City generally are open.
Issuance of Additional Securities
The Partnership's Issuance of Securities. The Partnership Agreement does
not restrict the ability of the General Partner to issue additional limited or
general partner interests and authorizes the General Partner to cause the
Partnership to issue additional securities of the Partnership for such
consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the
General Partner in its sole discretion without the approval of any limited
partners. In accordance with Delaware law and the provisions of the Partnership
Agreement, the General Partner may issue additional partnership interests which,
in its sole discretion, may have special voting rights to which the Common Units
are not entitled.
Limited Pre-emptive Right of General Partner. The General Partner has the
right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of its
affiliates, to purchase Common Units or other equity securities of the
Partnership from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms that, the
Partnership issues such securities to persons other than the General Partner and
its affiliates, to the extent necessary to maintain the percentage interest of
the General Partner and its affiliates in the Partnership to that which existed
immediately prior to each such issuance. The General Partner waived its
pre-emptive rights with respect to the Transaction, but not with respect to any
other or further transaction.
Limited Call Right
If at any time not more than 20% of the issued and outstanding limited
partner interests of any class are held by persons other than the General
Partner and its affiliates, the General Partner will have the right, which it
may assign and transfer to any of its affiliates or to the Partnership, to
purchase all, but not less than all, of the outstanding limited partner
interests of such class held by such non-affiliated persons, as of a record date
to be selected by the General Partner, on at least 10 but not more than 60 days'
notice. The purchase price in the event of such purchase shall be the greater of
(i) the Average Fair Market Price of limited partner interests of such class as
of the date five days prior to the mailing of written notice of its election to
purchase limited partner interests of such class and (ii) the highest cash price
paid by the General Partner or any of its affiliates for any limited partner
interests of such class purchased within the 90 days preceding the date the
General Partner mails notice of its election to purchase such Common Units.
Amendment of Partnership Agreement and Other Agreements
Amendments to the Partnership Agreement may be proposed only by or with
the consent of the General Partner. In order to adopt a proposed amendment, the
General Partner is required to seek written approval of the holders of the
number of Common Units required to approve such amendment or call a meeting of
the limited partners to consider and vote upon the proposed amendment, except as
described below. Proposed amendments (other than those described below) must be
approved by holders of at least 662/3% of the outstanding Common Units, except
that no amendment may be made which would (i) enlarge the obligations of any
limited partner, without its consent, (ii) enlarge the obligations of the
General Partner, without its consent, which may be given or
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withheld in its sole discretion, (iii) restrict in any way any action by or
rights of the General Partner as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, (iv)
modify the amounts distributable, reimbursable or otherwise payable by the
Partnership to the General Partner, (v) change the term of the Partnership or
(vi) give any person the right to dissolve the Partnership other than the
General Partner's right to dissolve the Partnership with the approval of a
majority of the outstanding Common Units or change such right of the General
Partner in any way.
Amendments to the partnership agreements of the KM Operating Partnerships
may be proposed by or with the consent of the General Partner. Proposed
amendments (other than those described below) require the approval of the
Partnership, as the limited partner of the KM Operating Partnerships. In
addition, amendments to SFPP's Partnership Agreement may be adopted by OLP-D
without the consent of the holder of the special limited partner interest.
The General Partner may make amendments to the Partnership Agreement
without the approval of any limited partner or assignee of the Partnership to
reflect (i) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the
principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent or the
registered office of the partnership, (ii) admission, substitution, withdrawal
or removal of partners in accordance with the Partnership Agreement, (iii) a
change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is reasonable and
necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the qualification of the
Partnership as a partnership in which the limited partners have limited
liability or that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the General
Partner to ensure that the Partnership will not be treated as an association
taxable as a corporation or otherwise subject to taxation as an entity for
federal income tax purposes, (iv) an amendment that is necessary, in the opinion
of Counsel to the Partnership, to prevent the Partnership or the General Partner
or their respective directors or officers from in any manner being subjected to
the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, or "plan asset" regulations adopted under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, whether or not
substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by
the United States Department of Labor, (v) subject to the limitations on the
issuance of additional Common Units or other limited or general partner
interests described above, an amendment that in the sole discretion of the
General Partner is necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization
of additional limited or general partner interests, (vi) any amendment expressly
permitted in the Partnership Agreement to be made by the General Partner acting
alone, (vii) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a merger
agreement that has been approved pursuant to the terms of the Partnership
Agreement and (viii) any other amendments substantially similar to the
foregoing.
In addition, the General Partner may make amendments to the Partnership
Agreement without such consent if such amendments (i) do not adversely affect
the limited partners in any material respect, (ii) are necessary or desirable to
satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion,
directive, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial
authority or contained in any federal or state statute, (iii) are necessary or
desirable to facilitate the trading of the Common Units or to comply with any
rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any securities exchange on which
the Common Units are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of which
the General Partner deems to be in the best interests of the Partnership and the
holders of Common Units or (iv) are required to effect the intent of, or as
contemplated by, the Partnership Agreement.
The General Partner will not be required to obtain an opinion of Counsel
as to the tax consequences or the possible effect on limited liability of
amendments described in the two immediately preceding paragraphs. No other
amendments to the Partnership Agreement will become effective without the
approval of at least 95% of the Common Units unless the Partnership obtains an
opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment will not cause the
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise cause the Partnership to be subject to entity level taxation for
federal income tax purposes and will not affect the limited liability of any
limited partner in the Partnership or the limited partner of the Operating
Partnerships.
Any amendment that materially and adversely affects the rights or
preferences of any type or class of limited partner interests in relation to
other types or classes of limited partner interests or the general partner
interests will require the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the type or class of
limited partner interests so affected.
Management
General. The General Partner will manage and operate the activities of the
Partnership, and the General Partner's activities will be limited to such
management and operation. Holders of Common Units will not direct or
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participate in the management or operations of the Partnership, any of the KM
Operating Partnerships or SFPP. See "--Limited Liability." The General Partner
will owe a fiduciary duty to the holders of Common Units. See "Risk Factors-Risk
Associated with the Partnership Agreement and State Partnership Law."
Notwithstanding any limitation on obligations or duties, the General Partner
will be liable, as the general partner of the Partnership, for all the debts of
the Partnership (to the extent not paid by the Partnership), except to the
extent that indebtedness incurred by the Partnership is made specifically
non-recourse to the General Partner. See "The Partnership--Acquisition Santa
Fe."
The Partnership does not currently have any directors, officers or
employees. As is commonly the case with publicly traded limited partnerships,
the Partnership does not currently contemplate that it will directly employ any
of the persons responsible for managing or operating the Partnership's business
or for providing it with services, but will instead reimburse the General
Partner or its affiliates for the services of such persons. See "-Reimbursement
of Expenses." The General Partner's employees are not represented by any labor
unions, and they are not covered by any collective bargaining agreements.
Reimbursement of Expenses. The General Partner will receive no management
fee or similar compensation in conjunction with its management of the
Partnership (other than cash distributions). See "--Cash Distribution Policy."
However, the General Partner is entitled pursuant to Partnership Agreement to
reimbursement on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may
determine in its sole discretion, for all direct and indirect expenses it incurs
or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership and all other necessary or
appropriate expenses allocable to the Partnership or otherwise reasonably
incurred by the General Partner in connection with operating the Partnership's
business. The Partnership Agreement provides that the General Partner shall
determine the fees and expenses that are allocable to the Partnership in any
reasonable manner determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion. The
reimbursement for such costs and expenses will be in addition to any
reimbursement to the General Partner and its affiliates as a result of the
indemnification provisions of the Partnership Agreement. See "-Indemnification."
Indemnification. The Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership
will indemnify the General Partner, any Departing Partner and any person who is
or was an officer or director of the General Partner or any Departing Partner,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, and may indemnify, to the extent deemed
advisable by the General Partner, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
person who is or was an affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing
Partner, any person who is or was an officer, director, employee, partner, agent
or trustee of the General Partner, any Departing Partner or any such affiliate,
or any person who is or was serving at the request of the General Partner or any
affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing Partner as an officer,
director, employee, partner, agent, or trustee of another person ("Indemnitees")
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or
several) expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses),
judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlement and other amounts arising from
any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of
its status as (i) the General Partner, a Departing Partner or affiliate of
either, (ii) an officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of the
General Partner, any Departing Partner or affiliate of either or (iii) a person
serving at the request of the Partnership in another entity in a similar
capacity, provided that in each case the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a
manner which the Indemnitee believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Partnership and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification
under the Partnership Agreement will only be paid out of the assets of the
Partnership, and the General Partner will not be personally liable for, or have
any obligation to contribute or loan funds or assets to the Partnership to
enable it to effectuate, such indemnification. The Partnership is authorized to
purchase (or to reimburse the General Partner or its affiliates for the cost of)
insurance, purchased on behalf of the General Partner and such other persons as
the General Partner determines, against liabilities asserted against and
expenses incurred by such persons in connection with the Partnership's
activities, whether or not the Partnership would have the power to indemnify
such person against such liabilities under the provisions described above.
Conflicts and Audit Committee. One or more directors who are neither
officers nor employees of the General Partner or any of its affiliates will
serve as a committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the
"Conflicts and Audit Committee") and will, at the request of the General
Partner, review specific matters as to which the General Partner believes there
may be a conflict of interest in order to determine if the resolution of such
conflict proposed by the General Partner is fair and reasonable to the
Partnership. The Conflicts and Audit
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Committee will only review matters at the request of the General Partner, which
has sole discretion to determine which matters to submit to such Committee. Any
matters approved by the Conflicts and Audit Committee will be conclusively
deemed to be fair and reasonable to the Partnership, approved by all partners of
the Partnership and not a breach by the General Partner of the Partnership
Agreement or any duties it may owe to the Partnership. Additionally, it is
possible that such procedure in itself may constitute a conflict of interest.
Meetings; Voting
Holders of Common Units or assignees who are record holders of Common
Units on the record date set pursuant to the Partnership Agreement will be
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, meetings of limited partners of the
Partnership and to act with respect to matters as to which approvals may be
solicited. With respect to voting rights attributable to Common Units that are
owned by assignees who have not yet been admitted as limited partners, the
General Partner will be deemed to be the limited partner with respect thereto
and will, in exercising the voting rights in respect of such Common Units on any
matter, vote such Common Units at the written direction of such record holder.
If a proxy is not returned on behalf of the Common Unit record holder, such
Common Units will not be voted (except that, in the case of Common Units held by
the General Partner on behalf of Non-citizen Assignees, the General Partner will
distribute the votes in respect of such Common Units in the same ratios as the
votes of limited partners in respect of other Common Units are cast). When a
proxy is returned properly executed, the Common Units represented thereby will
be voted in accordance with the indicated instructions. If no instructions have
been specified on the properly executed and returned proxy, the Common Units
represented thereby will be voted "FOR" the approval of the matters to be
presented. Common Units held by the General Partner on behalf of Non-citizen
Assignees, as defined pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, shall be voted by
the General Partner in the same ratios as the votes of the limited partners with
respect to the matter presented to the holders of Common Units.
Any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the limited
partners may be taken either at a meeting of the limited partners or without a
meeting if consents in writing setting forth the action so taken are signed by
holders of such number of limited partner interests as would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting of the limited partners. Meetings of
the limited partners of the Partnership may be called by the General Partner or
by limited partners owning at least 20% of the outstanding Common Units of the
class for which a meeting is proposed. Limited partners may vote either in
person or by proxy at meetings. Two-thirds (or a majority, if that is the vote
required to take action at the meeting in question) of the outstanding limited
partner interests of the class for which a meeting is to be held (excluding, if
such are excluded from such vote, limited partner interests held by the General
Partner and its affiliates) represented in person or by proxy will constitute a
quorum at a meeting of limited partners of the Partnership. Except for any
proposal for removal of the General Partner or certain amendments to the
Partnership Agreement described above, substantially all matters submitted for a
vote are determined by the affirmative vote, in person or by proxy, of holders
of a majority of the outstanding limited partner interests.
Each record holder of a Common Unit has a vote according to such record
holder's percentage interest in the Partnership, although additional limited
partner interests having special voting rights could be issued by the General
Partner. See "--Issuance of Additional Securities." However, Common Units owned
beneficially by any person or group (other than the General Partner and its
affiliates) that own beneficially 20% or more of all Common Units may not be
voted on any matter and will not be considered to be outstanding when sending
notices of a meeting of limited partners, calculating required votes,
determining the presence of a quorum or for other similar partnership purposes.
The Partnership Agreement provides that Common Units held in nominee or street
name accounts will be voted by the broker (or other nominee) pursuant to the
instruction of the beneficial owner, unless the arrangement between the
beneficial owner and such holder's nominee provides otherwise.
Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or
permitted to be given or made to record holders of Common Units (whether or not
such record holder has been admitted as a limited partner) under the terms of
the Partnership Agreement will be delivered to the record holder by the
Partnership or by the Transfer Agent at the request of the Partnership.
Limited Liability
Except as described below, Common Units are fully paid, and holders of
Common Units will not be required to make additional contributions to the
Partnership.
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Assuming that a limited partner does not participate in the control of the
business of the Partnership, within the meaning of the Delaware Act, and that
such partner otherwise acts in conformity with the provisions of the Partnership
Agreement, such partner's liability under the Delaware Act will be limited,
subject to certain possible exceptions, generally to the amount of capital such
partner is obligated to contribute to the Partnership in respect of such
holder's Common Units plus such holder's share of any undistributed profits and
assets of the Partnership. However, if it were determined that the right or
exercise of the right by the limited partners as a group to remove or replace
the General Partner, to approve certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement
or to take other action pursuant to the Partnership Agreement constituted
"participation in the control" of the Partnership's business for the purposes of
the Delaware Act, then the limited partners could be held personally liable for
the Partnership's obligations under the laws of the State of Delaware to the
same extent as the General Partner. Under the Delaware Act, a limited
partnership may not make a distribution to a partner to the extent that at the
time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all
liabilities of the partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of
their partnership interests and nonrecourse liabilities, exceed the fair value
of the assets of the limited partnership. For the purpose of determining the
fair value of the assets of a limited partnership, the Delaware Act provides
that the fair value of property subject to nonrecourse liability shall be
included in the assets of the limited partnership only to the extent that the
fair value of that property exceeds that nonrecourse liability. The Delaware Act
provides that a limited partner who receives such a distribution and knew at the
time of the distribution that the distribution was in violation of the Delaware
Act shall be liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the
distribution for three years from the date of the distribution. Under the
Delaware Act, an assignee who becomes a substituted limited partner of a limited
partnership is liable for the obligations of the assignor to make contributions
to the partnership, except the assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown
to such assignee at the time the assignee became a limited partner and which
could not be ascertained from the partnership agreement.
The Partnership is organized under the laws of Delaware and currently
conducts business in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and
Wyoming. Maintenance of limited liability will require compliance with legal
requirements in such jurisdictions in which the Partnership conducts business,
including qualifying the Operating Partnerships to do business therein.
Limitations on the liability of limited partners for the obligations of a
limited partnership have not been clearly established in many jurisdictions. If
it were determined that the Partnership was, by virtue of its limited partner
interest in the Operating Partnerships or otherwise, conducting business in any
state without compliance with the applicable limited partnership statute, or
that the right or exercise of the right by the limited partners as a group to
remove or replace the General Partner, to approve certain amendments to the
Partnership Agreement, or to take other action pursuant to the Partnership
Agreement constituted "participation in the control" of the Partnership's
business for the purposes of the statues of any relevant jurisdiction, then the
limited partners could be held personally liable for the Partnership's
obligations under the law of such jurisdiction to the same extent as the General
Partner. The Partnership will operate in such manner as the General Partner
deems reasonable and necessary or appropriate to preserve the limited liability
of holders of Common Units.
Books and Reports
The General Partner is required to keep appropriate books of the business
at the principal offices of the Partnership. The books will be maintained for
both tax and financial reporting purposes on an accrual basis. The fiscal year
of the Partnership is the calendar year.
As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the
close of each fiscal year, the General Partner will furnish each record holder
of a Common Unit (as of a record date selected by the General Partner) with an
annual report containing audited financial statements of the Partnership for the
past fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after the
close of each calendar quarter (except the fourth quarter), the General Partner
will furnish each record holder of Common Units upon request a report containing
unaudited financial statements of the Partnership and such other information as
may be required by law.
The General Partner will use all reasonable efforts to furnish each record
holder of a Common Unit information reasonably required for tax reporting
purposes within 90 days after the close of each taxable year. Such information
is expected to be furnished in a summary form so that certain complex
calculations normally required of partners can be avoided. The General Partner's
ability to furnish such summary information to holders of Common
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Units will depend on the cooperation of such holders of Common Units in
supplying certain information to the General Partner. Every holder of a Common
Unit (without regard to whether such holder supplies such information to the
General Partner) will receive information to assist in determining such holder's
federal and state tax liability and filing such holder's federal and state
income tax returns.
Right to Inspect Partnership Books and Records
The Partnership Agreement provides that a limited partner can, for a
purpose reasonably related to such limited partner's interest as a limited
partner, upon reasonable demand and at such partner's own expense, have
furnished to him (i) a current list of the name and last known address of each
partner, (ii) a copy of the Partnership's tax returns, (iii) information as to
the amount of cash, and a description and statement of the agreed value of any
other property or services contributed or to be contributed by each partner and
the date on which each became a partner, (iv) copies of the Partnership
Agreement, the certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership, amendments
thereto and powers of attorney pursuant to which the same have been executed,
(v) information regarding the status of the Partnership's business and financial
condition and (vi) such other information regarding the affairs of the
Partnership as is just and reasonable. The General Partner may, and intends to,
keep confidential from the limited partners trade secrets or other information
the disclosure of which the General Partner believes in good faith is not in the
best interests of the Partnership or which the Partnership is required by law or
by agreements with third parties to keep confidential.
Termination and Dissolution
The Partnership will continue until December 31, 2082, unless sooner
terminated pursuant to the Partnership Agreement. The Partnership will be
dissolved upon (i) the election of the General Partner to dissolve the
Partnership, if approved by a majority of the Common Units, (ii) the sale of all
or substantially all of the assets and properties of the Partnership and its
operating partnerships, (iii) the bankruptcy or dissolution of the General
Partner or (iv) the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or any other
event that results in its ceasing to be the General Partner (other than by
reason of a transfer in accordance with the Partnership Agreement or withdrawal
or removal following approval of a successor), provided that the Partnership
will not be dissolved upon an event described in clause (iv) if within 90 days
after such event the partners agree in writing to continue the business of the
Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of such event, of a
successor general partner. Upon a dissolution pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv),
at least a majority of the Common Units may also elect, within certain time
limitations, to reconstitute the Partnership and continue its business on the
same terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement by forming a
new limited partnership on terms identical to those set forth in the Partnership
Agreement and having as a general partner an entity approved by at least a
majority of the Common Units, subject to receipt by the Partnership of an
opinion of Counsel that the exercise of such right will not result in the loss
of the limited liability of holders of Common Units or cause the Partnership or
the reconstituted limited partnership to be treated as an association taxable as
a corporation or otherwise subject to taxation as an entity for federal income
tax purposes.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement and subject to certain
limitations described therein, the Partnership has agreed to register for resale
under the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws any Common
Units (or other securities of the Partnership) proposed to be sold by the
General Partner (or its affiliates) if an exemption from such registration
requirements is not otherwise available for such proposed transaction. The
Partnership is obligated to pay all expenses incidental to such registration,
excluding underwriting discounts and commissions.
Cash Distribution Policy
General. A principal objective of the Partnership is to generate cash from
the Partnership operations and to distribute Available Cash to its partners in
the manner described herein. "Available Cash" generally means, with respect to
any calendar quarter, the sum of all of the cash received by the Partnership
from all sources, less all of its cash disbursements and net additions to
reserves. For purposes of cash distributions to holders of Common Units, the
term Available Cash excludes the amount paid to the SF General Partner in
respect of its Special LP Interest in SFPP, which amount will equal 0.5% of the
total cash distributions made each quarter by SFPP to its partners.
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The General Partner's decisions regarding amounts to be placed in or
released from reserves may have a direct impact on the amount of Available Cash.
This is because increases and decreases in reserves are taken into account in
computing Available Cash. The General Partner may, in its reasonable discretion
(subject to certain limits), determine the amounts to be placed in or released
from reserves each quarter.
Cash distributions will be characterized as either distributions of Cash
from Operations or Cash from Interim Capital Transactions. This distinction
affects the amounts distributed to holders of Common Units relative to the
General Partner. See "--Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash-Distributions
of Cash from Operations" and "-Quarterly Distributions of Available
Cash-Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital Transactions."
"Cash from Operations" generally refers to the cash balance of the
Partnership on the date the Partnership commenced operations, plus all cash
generated by the operations of the Partnership's business, after deducting
related cash expenditures, reserves, debt service and certain other items.
"Cash from Interim Capital Transactions" will generally be generated only
by borrowings, sales of debt and equity securities and sales or other
dispositions of assets for cash (other than inventory, accounts receivable and
other current assets and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business).
To avoid the difficulty of trying to determine whether Available Cash
distributed by the Partnership is Cash from Operations or Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions, all Available Cash distributed by the Partnership from any
source will be treated as Cash from Operations until the sum of all Available
Cash distributed as Cash from Operations equals the cumulative amount of Cash
from Operations actually generated from the date the Partnership commenced
operations through the end of the calendar quarter prior to such distribution.
Any excess Available Cash (irrespective of its source) will be deemed to be Cash
from Interim Capital Transactions and distributed accordingly.
If Cash from Interim Capital Transactions is distributed in respect of
each Common Unit in an aggregate amount per Common Unit equal to $11.00 per
Common Unit, (the initial public offering price of the Common Units adjusted to
give effect to the 2-for-1 split of Common Units effective October 1, 1997) (the
Initial Common Unit Price"), the distinction between Cash from Operations and
Cash from Interim Capital Transactions will cease, and both types of Available
Cash will be treated as Cash from Operations. The General Partner does not
anticipate that there will be significant amounts of Cash from Interim Capital
Transactions distributed.
The discussion below indicates the percentages of cash distributions
required to be made to the General Partner and the holders of Common Units. In
the following general discussion of how Available Cash is distributed,
references to Available Cash, unless otherwise stated, mean Available Cash that
constitutes Cash from Operations.
Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash. The Partnership will make
distributions to its partners with respect to each calendar quarter prior to
liquidation in an amount equal to 100% of its Available Cash for such quarter.
Distributions of Cash from Operations. Distributions by the Partnership of
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations with respect to any quarter
will be made in the following manner:
first, 98% to the holders of Common Units pro rata and 2% to the General
Partner until the holders of Common Units have received a total of $0.3025
per Common Unit for such quarter in respect of each Common Unit (the
"First Target Distribution"); and
second, 85% of any such Available Cash then remaining to the holders of
Common Units pro rata and 15% to the General Partner until the holders of
Common Units have received a total of $0.3575 per Common Unit for such
quarter in respect of each Common Unit (the "Second Target Distribution");
third, 75% of any such Available Cash then remaining to all holders of
Common Units pro rata and 25% to the General Partner until the holders of
Common Units have received a total of $0.4675 per Common Unit for such
quarter in respect of each Common Unit (the "Third Target Distribution");
and
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fourth, 50% of any such Available Cash then remaining to all holders of
Common Units pro rata and 50% to the General Partner.
In addition, if the First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels are
reduced to zero, as described below under "--Quarterly Distributions of
Available Cash-Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels," all remaining
Available Cash will be distributed as Cash from Operations, 50% to the holders
of Common Units pro rata and 50% to the General Partner. These provisions are
inapplicable upon the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital Transactions. Distributions on
any date by the Partnership of Available Cash that constitutes Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions will be distributed 98% to all holders of Common Units pro
rata and 2% to the General Partner until the Partnership shall have distributed
in respect of each Common Unit Available Cash constituting Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions in an aggregate amount per Common Unit equal to the Initial
Common Unit Price.
As Cash from Interim Capital Transaction is distributed, it is treated as
if it were a repayment of the initial public offering price. To reflect such
repayment, the First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels will be
adjusted downward by multiplying each amount by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price immediately after giving
effect to such repayment and the denominator of which is the Unrecovered Initial
Common Unit Price, immediately prior to giving effect to such repayment.
"Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price" includes the amount by which the Initial
Common Unit Price exceeds the aggregate distribution of Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions per Common Unit.
When "Payback of Initial Common Unit Price" is achieved, i.e., when the
Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price is zero, then in effect the First, Second
and Third Target Distribution levels each will have been reduced to zero.
Thereafter all distributions of Available Cash from all sources will be treated
as if they were Cash from Operations and Available Cash will be distributed 50%
to all holders of Common Units pro rata and 50% to the General Partner.
Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels. The First, Second and Third
Target Distribution levels will be proportionately adjusted upward or downward,
as appropriate, in the event of any combination or subdivision of Common Units
(whether effected by a distribution payable in Common Units or otherwise) but
not by reason of the issuance of additional Common Units for cash or property.
For example, in connection with the Partnership's two-for-one split of the
Common Units on October 1, 1997, the First, Second and third Target Distribution
levels were each reduced to 50% of its initial level. See "--Quarterly
Distributions of Available Cash-Distributions of Cash from Operations."
In addition, if a distribution is made of Available Cash constituting Cash
from Interim Capital Transactions, the First, Second and Third Target
Distribution levels will be adjusted downward proportionately, by multiplying
each such amount, as the same may have been previously adjusted, by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price immediately
after giving effect to such distribution and the denominator of which is the
Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price immediately prior to such distribution.
For example, assuming the Unrecovered Initial Common Unit Price is $11.00 per
Common Unit and if Cash from Interim Capital Transactions of $5.50 per Common
Unit is distributed to holders of Common Units (assuming no prior adjustments),
then the amount of the First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels would
each be reduced to 50% of its initial level. If and when the Unrecovered Initial
Common Unit Price is zero, the First, Second and Third Target Distribution
levels each will have been reduced to zero, and the General Partner's share of
distributions of Available Cash will increase, in general, to 50% of all
distributions of Available Cash.
The First, Second and Third Target Distribution levels may also be
adjusted if legislation is enacted which causes the Partnership to become
taxable as a corporation or otherwise subjects the Partnership to taxation as an
entity for federal income tax purposes. In such event, the First, Second, and
Third Target Distribution levels for each quarter thereafter would be reduced to
an amount equal to the product of (i) each of the First, Second and Third Target
Distribution levels multiplied by (ii) one minus the sum of (x) the maximum
marginal federal income tax rate to which the Partnership is subject as an
entity plus (y) any increase that results from such legislation in the effective
overall state and local income tax rate to which the Partnership is subject as
an entity for the taxable year in which such quarter occurs (after taking into
account the benefit of any deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes
with respect to the payment of state and local income taxes). For example,
assuming the Partnership was not previously subject to state and local income
tax, if the Partnership were to become taxable as an entity for federal
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income tax purposes and the Partnership became subject to a maximum marginal
federal, and effective state and local, income tax rate of 38%, then each of the
Target Distribution levels, would be reduced to 62% of the amount thereof
immediately prior to such adjustment.
Liquidation and Distribution of Proceeds
Upon dissolution of the Partnership, unless the Partnership is
reconstituted and continued as a new limited partnership, the person authorized
to wind up the affairs of the Partnership (the "Liquidator") will, acting with
all of the powers of the General Partner that such Liquidator deems necessary or
desirable in its good faith judgment in connection therewith, liquidate the
Partnership's assets and apply the proceeds of the liquidation as follows: (i)
first towards the payment of all creditors of the Partnership and the creation
of a reserve for contingent liabilities and (ii) then to all partners in
accordance with the positive balances in their respective capital accounts.
Under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations, the Liquidator
may defer liquidation or distribution of the Partnership's assets for a
reasonable period of time and/or distribute assets to partners in kind if it
determines that a sale would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the
partners.
Generally, any gain will be allocated between the holders of Common Units
and the General Partner in a manner that approximates their sharing ratios in
the various Target Distribution levels. Holders of Common Units and the General
Partner will share in the remainder of the Partnership's assets in proportion to
their respective capital account balances in the Partnership.
Any loss or unrealized loss will be allocated to the General Partner and
the holders of Common Units: first, in proportion to the positive balances in
such partners' capital accounts until all such balances are reduced to zero; and
thereafter, to the General Partner.
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
General
The following discussion is a summary of material tax considerations that
may be relevant to a prospective Common Unit holder. To the extent set forth
herein the discussion as to the material federal income tax consequences of the
ownership and disposition of Common Units is the opinion of Morrison & Hecker
("Counsel"). Counsel's opinion does not include portions of the discussion
regarding factual matters or portions of the discussion which specifically state
that it is unable to opine. There can be no assurance that the IRS will take a
similar view of such tax consequences. Moreover, the Partnership has not and
will not request a ruling from the IRS as to any matter addressed in this
discussion.
The following discussion is based upon current provisions of the Code,
existing and proposed regulations thereunder and current administrative rulings
and court decisions, including modifications made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997 (the "1997 Act"), all as in effect on the date hereof. Such discussion is
also based on the assumptions that the operations of the Partnership and the
Operating Partnerships will be in accordance with the relevant partnership
agreements. Such discussion is subject both to the accuracy of such assumptions
and the continued applicability of such legislative, administrative and judicial
authorities, all of which authorities are subject to change, possibly
retroactively. Subsequent changes in such authorities may cause the tax
consequences to vary substantially from the consequences described below, and
any such change may be retroactively applied in a manner that could adversely
affect a holder of Common Units.
The discussion below is directed primarily to a Common Unit holder which
is a United States person (as determined for federal income tax purposes).
Except as specifically noted, the discussion does not address all of the federal
income tax consequences that may be relevant (i) to a holder in light of such
holder's particular circumstances, (ii) to a holder that is a partnership,
corporation, trust or estate (and their respective partners, shareholders and
beneficiaries), (iii) to holders subject to special rules, such as certain
financial institutions, tax-exempt entities, foreign corporations, non-resident
alien individuals, regulated investment companies, insurance companies, dealers
in securities, or traders in securities who elect to mark to market, and (iv)
persons holding Common Units as part of a "straddle," "synthetic security,"
"hedge" or "conversion transaction" or other integrated investment. Moreover,
the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws is not discussed.
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The discussion deals only with Common Units held as "capital assets"
within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code.
The federal income tax treatment of holders of Common Units depends in
some instances on determinations of fact and interpretations of complex
provisions of federal income tax laws for which no clear precedent or authority
may be available. ACCORDINGLY, EACH PROSPECTIVE COMMON UNIT HOLDER SHOULD
CONSULT HIS OWN TAX ADVISORS IN DETERMINING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND ANY
OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF COMMON UNITS.
Legal Opinions and Advice
The remainder of the discussion under this "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations" section is the opinion of Counsel as to material federal income
tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Units.
Counsel has rendered its opinion to the Partnership to the effect that:
(a) the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP are and
will continue to be classified as partnerships for federal income tax
purposes and will not be classified as associations taxable as
corporations, assuming that the factual representations set forth in
"-General Features of Partnership Taxation-Partnership Status" are adhered
to by such partnerships.
(b) Each person who (i) acquires beneficial ownership of Common Units
pursuant to the Exchange Offer and who has executed and delivered a Letter
of Transmittal and either has been admitted or is pending admission to the
Partnership as an additional limited partner or (ii) acquired beneficial
ownership of Common Units and whose Common Units are held by a nominee (so
long as such person has the right to direct the nominee in the exercise of
all substantive rights attendant to the ownership of such Common Units)
will be treated as a partner of the Partnership for federal income tax
purposes.
The following are material federal income tax issues associated with the
ownership of Common Units and the operation of the Partnership with respect to
which Counsel is unable to opine:
1. Because counsel is not a valuation expert and does not opine on
valuation issues, whether the appraised valuations of assets and
allocation of such amounts (the "Book-Tax Disparity") between and among
tangible assets (and the resulting net Curative Allocations) will be
sustained if challenged by the IRS. See "Tax Consequences of Holding
Common Units "-Fungibility Issues Arising From Intangibles."
2. Because of the lack of applicable legal authority, whether certain
procedures utilized by KMEP in administering the Section 754 election and
the resulting Section 743(b) adjustments to any Common Unit holder's basis
in their Common Units will be sustained if challenged by the IRS. See
"-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election."
A more detailed discussion of these items is contained in the applicable
sections below.
The opinion of Counsel is based on certain representations of the
Partnership and the General Partner with respect to the nature of the income of
which is relevant to a determination of whether its income qualifies for the
Natural Resource Exception pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code. See "-General
Features of Partnership Taxation-Partnership Status." The opinion of Counsel is
based upon existing provisions of the Code and the Regulations, existing
administrative rulings and procedures of the IRS and existing court decisions.
There can be no assurances that any of such authorities will not be changed in
the future, which change could be retroactively applied. Such opinions represent
only Counsel's best legal judgment as to the particular issues and are not
binding on the IRS or the courts.
General Features of Partnership Taxation.
Partnership Status. The applicability of the federal income tax
consequences described herein depends on the treatment of the Partnership, the
KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP as partnerships for federal income tax
purposes and not as associations taxable as corporations. For federal income tax
purposes, a partnership is not a taxable entity, but rather a conduit through
which all items of partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit are
passed through to its
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partners. Thus, income and deductions resulting from partnership operations are
allocated to the partners and are taken into account by the partners on their
individual federal income tax returns. In addition, a distribution of money from
a partnership to a partner generally is not taxable to the partner, unless the
amount of the distribution exceeds the partner's tax basis in the partner's
interest in the partnership. If the Partnership or any of the KM Operating
Partnerships or SFPP were classified for federal income tax purposes as an
association taxable as a corporation, the entity would be a separate taxable
entity. In such a case, the entity, rather than its members, would be taxed on
the income and gains and would be entitled to claim the losses and deduction
resulting from its operations. A distribution from the entity to a member would
be taxable to the member in the same manner as a distribution from a corporation
to a shareholder (i.e., as ordinary income to the extent of the current and
accumulated earnings and profits of the entity, then as a nontaxable reduction
of basis to the extent of the member's tax basis in the member's interest in the
entity and finally as gain from the sale or exchange of the member's interest in
the entity). Any such characterization of either the Partnership or one of the
KM Partnerships or SFPP as an association taxable as a corporation would likely
result in a material reduction of the anticipated cash flow and after-tax return
to the Common Unit holders.
Pursuant to Final Treasury Regulations 301.7701-1, 301.7701-2 and
301.7701-3, effective January 1, 1997 (the "Check-the-Box Regulations"), an
entity in existence on January 1, 1997, will generally retain its current
classification for federal income tax purposes. As of January 1, 1997, the
Partnership was classified and taxed as a partnership. Pursuant to the
Check-the-Box Regulations this prior classification will be respected for all
periods prior to January 1, 1997, if (1) the entity had a reasonable basis for
the claimed classification; (2) the entity recognized federal tax consequences
of any change in classification within five years prior to January 1, 1997; and
(3) the entity was not notified prior to May 8, 1996, that the entity
classification was under examination. Prior to the finalization of the
Check-the-Box Regulations, the classification of an entity as a partnership was
determined under a four factor test developed by a number of legal authorities.
Based on this four factor test, the Partnership had a reasonable basis for its
classification as a partnership. Moreover, the Partnership has not changed its
classification and it has not received any notification that its classification
was under examination.
Section 7704 provides that publicly traded partnerships will, as a general
rule, be taxed as corporations. However, an exception exists with respect to
publicly traded partnerships 90% or more of the gross income of which for every
taxable year consists of "qualifying income" (the "Natural Resource Exception").
"Qualifying income" includes income and gains derived from the exploration,
development, mining or production, processing, refining, transportation
(including pipelines) or marketing of any mineral or natural resource including
oil, natural gas or products thereof. Other types of "qualifying income" include
interest, dividends, gains from the sale of real property and gains from the
sale or other disposition of capital assets held for the production of income
that otherwise constitute "qualifying income." The General Partner has
represented that in excess of 90% of the Partnership's gross income will be
derived from fees and charges for transporting (through the Liquids Pipelines)
NGLs, CO2 and other hydrocarbons, dividends from the corporation that owns the
Mont Belvieu Fractionator and interest. Based upon that representation, Morrison
& Hecker is of the opinion that the Partnership's gross income derived from
these sources will constitute "qualifying income."
If (a) a publicly traded partnership fails to meet the National Resource
Exception for any taxable year, (b) such failure is inadvertent, as determined
by the IRS, and (c) the partnership takes steps within a reasonable time to once
again meet the gross income test and agrees to make such adjustments and pay
such amounts (including, possibly, the amount of tax liability that would be
imposed on the partnership if it were treated as a corporation during the period
of inadvertent failure) as are required by the IRS, such failure will not cause
the partnership to be taxed as a corporation. The General Partner, as general
partner of the Partnership, will use its best efforts to assure that the
Partnership will continue to meet the gross income test for each taxable year
and the Partnership anticipates that it will meet the test. If the Partnership
fails to meet the gross income test with respect to any taxable year, the
General Partner, as general partner of the Partnership, will use its best
efforts to assure that the Partnership will qualify under the inadvertent
failure exception discussed above.
If the Partnership fails to meet the Natural Resource Exception (other
than a failure determined by the IRS to be inadvertent that is cured within a
reasonable time after discovery), the Partnership will be treated as if it had
transferred all of its assets (subject to liabilities) to a newly-formed
corporation (on the first day of the year in which it fails to meet the Natural
Resource Exception) in return for stock in such corporation, and then
distributed such stock to the partners in liquidation of their interests in the
Partnership. This contribution and liquidation should be tax-free to the holders
of Common Units and the Partnership, so long as the Partnership, at such time,
does not have liabilities in excess of the basis of its assets. Thereafter, the
Partnership would be treated as a corporation.
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If the Partnership, any KM Operating Partnership or SFPP were treated as
an association or otherwise taxable as a corporation in any taxable year, as a
result of a failure to meet the Natural Resource Exception or otherwise, its
items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit would be reflected only on its
tax return rather than being passed through to the holders of Common Units, and
its net income would be taxed at the entity level at corporate rates. In
addition, any distribution made to a holder of Common Units would be treated as
either taxable dividend income (to the extent of the Partnership's current or
accumulated earnings and profits), or, in the absence of earnings and profits as
a nontaxable return of capital (to the extent of the holder's basis in the
Common Units) or taxable capital gain (after the holder's basis in the Common
Units is reduced to zero.) Accordingly, treatment of the Partnership, any of the
KM Operating Partnerships or SFPP as an association taxable as a corporation
would result in a material reduction in a holder's cash flow and after-tax
economic return on an investment in the Partnership.
There can be no assurance that the law will not be changed so as to cause
the Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes or otherwise to be subject to entity-level taxation.
The Partnership Agreement provides that, if a law is enacted that subjects the
Partnership to taxation as a corporation or otherwise subjects the Partnership
to entity-level taxation for federal income tax purposes, certain provisions of
the Partnership Agreement relating to the General Partner's incentive
distributions will be subject to change. See "Description of Partnership
Agreement-Cash Distribution Policy-Adjustment of Target Distribution Levels."
Under current law, the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP
will be classified and taxed as partnerships for federal income tax purposes and
will not be classified as associations taxable as corporations. This conclusion
is based upon certain factual representations and covenants made by the General
Partner including:
(a) the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP will be
operated strictly in accordance with (i) all applicable partnership
statutes, and (ii) the Partnership Agreements, and (iii) the description
thereof in this Prospectus;
(b) Except as otherwise required by Section 704 and the Regulations
promulgated thereunder, the General Partner will have an interest in each
material item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit of the
Partnership and each of the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP equal to at
least 1% at all times during the existence of the Partnership and the KM
Operating Partnerships;
(c) The General Partner will maintain a minimum capital account
balance in the Partnership and in the KM Operating Partnerships and in
SFPP equal to 1% of the total positive capital account balances of the
Partnership and the KM Partnerships;
(d) The General Partner will at all times act independently of the
Common Unit holders;
(e) For each taxable year, less than 10% of the aggregate gross
income of the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP will be
derived from sources other than (i) the exploration, development,
production, processing, refining, transportation or marketing of any
mineral or natural resource, including oil, gas or products thereof and
naturally occurring carbon dioxide or (ii) other items of "qualifying
income" within the definition of Section 7704(d);
(f) The General Partner has maintained throughout the term of the
Partnership and the KM Operating Partnerships prior to January 1, 1997,
substantial assets (based upon the fair market value of its assets and
excluding its interest in, and any account or notes receivable from or
payable to, any limited partnership in which the General Partner has any
interest) that could be reached by the creditors of the Partnership and
the KM Operating Partnerships; and
(g) The Partnership and each of the KM Operating Partnerships have
not elected association classification under the Check-the-Box Regulations
or otherwise and will not elect such classification.
No ruling from the IRS has been requested or received with respect to the
classification of the Partnership and the KM Operating Partnerships for federal
income tax purposes and the opinion of Morrison & Hecker is not binding on the
IRS. The IRS imposed certain procedural requirements for years prior to 1997 to
be met before it would issue a ruling to the effect that a limited partnership
with a sole corporate general partner would be classified as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes. These procedural requirements were not rules of
substantive law to be applied on audit, but
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served more as a "safe-harbor" for purposes of obtaining a ruling. The General
Partner believes that the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP
did not satisfy all such procedural requirements. The conclusion described above
as to the partnership status of the Partnership for years before January 1, 1997
does not depend upon the ability of the Partnership to meet the criteria set
forth in such procedural requirements.
The following discussion assumes that the Partnership, the KM Operating
Partnerships and SFPP are, and will continue to be, treated as partnerships for
federal income tax purposes. If either assumption proves incorrect, most, if not
all, of the tax consequences described herein would not be applicable to Common
Unit holders. In particular, if the Partnership is not a partnership, a Common
Unit holder may be treated for federal income tax purposes (i) as recognizing
ordinary income, as the result of any payments to him in respect of partnership
distributions and (ii) as not being entitled to allocations of partnership
income, gain, loss and deduction.
Limited Partner Status. Holders of Common Units who have been admitted as
limited partners will be treated as partners of the Partnership for federal
income tax purposes. Moreover, the IRS has ruled that assignees of partnership
interests who have not been admitted to a partnership as partners, but who have
the capacity to exercise substantial dominion and control over the assigned
partnership interests, will be treated as partners for federal income tax
purposes. On the basis of this ruling, except as otherwise described herein, (a)
assignees who have executed and delivered Transfer Applications, and are
awaiting admission as limited partners and (b) holders of Common Units whose
Common Units are held in street name or by a nominee and who have the right to
direct the nominee in the exercise of all substantive rights attendant to the
ownership of their Common Units will be treated as partners of the Partnership
for federal income tax purposes. As this ruling does not extend, on its facts,
to assignees of Common Units who are entitled to execute and deliver Transfer
Applications and thereby become entitled to direct the exercise of attendant
rights, but who fail to execute and deliver Transfer Applications, Morrison &
Hecker cannot opine as to the status of these persons as partners of the
Partnership. Income, gain, deductions, losses or credits would not appear to be
reportable by such a holder of Common Units, and any cash distributions received
by such holders of Common Units would therefore be fully taxable as ordinary
income. These holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to
their status as partners in the Partnership for federal income tax purposes. A
purchaser or other transferee of Common Units who does not execute and deliver a
Transfer Application may not receive certain federal income tax information or
reports furnished to record holders of Common Units, unless the Common Units are
held in a nominee or street name account and the nominee or broker has executed
and delivered a Transfer Application with respect to such Common Units.
A beneficial owner of Common Units whose Common Units have been
transferred to a short seller to complete a short sale would appear to lose the
status as a partner with respect to such Common Units for federal income tax
purposes. See "-Disposition of Common Units-Treatment of Short Sales."
Tax Consequences of Common Unit Ownership.
Basis of Common Units. A Common Unit holder's initial tax basis for a
Common Unit will be the amount paid for the Common Unit plus his share, if any,
of nonrecourse liabilities of the Partnership. A partner also includes in the
tax basis for such partnership interest any capital contributions that such
partner actually made to the partnership and such partner's allocable share of
all partnership income and gains, less the amount of all distributions that such
partner receives from the partnership and such partner's allocable share of all
partnership losses. For purposes of these rules, if a partner's share of the
partnership liabilities is reduced for any reason, the partner is deemed to have
received a cash distribution equal to the amount of such reduction. The partner
will recognize gain as a result of this deemed cash distribution if, and to the
extent that, the deemed cash distribution exceeds its adjusted tax basis for its
partnership interest.
Flow-through of Taxable Income. No federal income tax will be paid by the
Partnership. Instead, each holder of Common Units will be required to report on
such holder's income tax return such holder's allocable share of the income,
gains, losses and deductions without regard to whether corresponding cash
distributions are received by such holders of Common Units. Consequently, a
holder of Common Units may be allocated income from the Partnership even though
the holder has not received a cash distribution in respect of such income.
Treatment of Distributions. Under Section 731 of the Code, a partner will
recognize gain as a result of a distribution from a partnership if the
partnership distributes an amount of money to the partner which exceeds such
partner's adjusted tax basis in the partnership interest prior to the
distribution. The amount of gain is limited to this excess. Cash distributions
in excess of such Common Unit holder's basis generally will be considered to be
gain from the
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sale or exchange of the Common Units, taxable in accordance with the rules
described under "-Disposition of Common Units."
A decrease in a Common Unit holder's percentage interest in the
Partnership, because of the issuance by the Partnership of additional Common
Units, or otherwise, will decrease a Common Unit holder's share of nonrecourse
liabilities of the Partnership, if any, and thus will result in a corresponding
deemed distribution of cash. The Partnership does not currently have, and the
General Partner does not anticipate that it will have, any material amounts of
nonrecourse liabilities.
A non-pro rata distribution of money or property may result in ordinary
income to a holder of Common Units, regardless of such holder's tax basis in
Common Units, if the distribution reduces such holder's share of the
Partnership's "Section 751 Assets." "Section 751 Assets" are defined by the Code
to include assets giving rise to depreciation recapture or other "unrealized
receivables" or "substantially appreciated inventory". For this purpose,
inventory is substantially appreciated if its value exceeds 120% of its adjusted
basis. In addition to depreciation recapture, "unrealized receivables" include
rights to payment for goods (other than capital assets) or services to the
extent not previously includable in income under a partnership's method of
accounting. To the extent that such a reduction in a Common Unit holder's share
of Section 751 Assets occurs, the Partnership will be deemed to have distributed
a proportionate share of the Section 751 Assets to the Common Unit holders
followed by a deemed exchange of such assets with the Partnership in return for
the non-pro rata portion of the actual distribution made to such holder. This
deemed exchange will generally result in the realization of ordinary income
under Section 751(b) by the Common Unit holder. Such income will equal the
excess of (1) the non-pro rata portion of such distribution over (2) the Common
Unit holder's tax basis in such holder's share of Section 751 Assets deemed
relinquished in the exchange.
Factors Affecting Taxable Income. It is extremely difficult to project
with any precision the ratio of taxable income to cash distributions for any
particular Common Unit holder. The amount of taxable income recognized by any
particular Common Unit holder in any particular year will depend upon a number
of factors including, but not limited to: (a) the amount of federal taxable
income generally recognized by the Partnership; (b) the gains attributable to
specific asset sales that may be wholly or partially attributable to Section
704(c) Gain which will be specially allocated to certain Common Unit holders
depending on which asset(s) are sold; (c) the Section 743(b) basis adjustment
available to any particular Common Unit holder based upon its purchase price for
a Common Unit and the amount by which such price exceeded the proportionate
share of inside tax basis of the Partnership's assets attributable to such
Common Unit when such Common Unit was purchased; and (d) the impact of any
adjustments to taxable income reported by the Partnership or conventions
utilized by the General Partner in allocating Curative Allocations between and
among Common Unit holders. The amounts of depreciation deductions and net
Curative Allocations available to a Common Unit holder may be a major
contributing factor to the differences in the amount of taxable income allocated
to any Common Unit holder.
Limitations on Deductibility of Losses. Generally, a Common Unit holder
may deduct his share of losses incurred by the Partnership only to the extent of
his tax basis in the Common Units which he holds. A further "at risk" limitation
may operate to limit deductibility of losses in the case of an individual holder
of Common Units or a corporate holder of Common Units (if more than 50% in the
value of its stock is owned directly or indirectly by five or fewer individuals
or certain tax-exempt organizations) if the "at risk" amount is less than the
holder's basis in the Common Units. A holder of Common Units must recapture
losses deducted in previous years to the extent that the Partnership
distributions cause such Common Unit holder's at risk amount to be less than
zero at the end of any taxable year. Losses disallowed to a holder of Common
Units or recaptured as a result of theses limitations will carry forward and
will be allowable to the extent that the Common Unit holder's basis or at risk
amount (whichever is the applicable limiting factor) is increased.
In general, a holder of Common Units will be "at risk" to the extent of
the purchase price of the holder's Common Units but this may be less than the
Common Unit holder's basis for the Common Units in an amount equal to the Common
Unit holder's share of nonrecourse liabilities, if any, of the Partnership. A
Common Unit holder's at risk amount will increase or decrease as the basis of
such Common Units held increases or decreases (exclusive of any effect on basis
attributable to changes in the Unit holder's share of Partnership nonrecourse
liabilities).
The passive loss limitations generally provide that individuals, estates,
trusts, certain closely-held corporations and personal service corporations can
only deduct losses from passive activities (generally, activities in which the
taxpayer does not materially participate) that are not in excess of the
taxpayer's income from such passive activities or investments. The passive loss
limitations are not applicable to a widely held corporation. The passive loss
limitations are
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to be applied separately with respect to each publicly traded partnership.
Consequently, the losses generated by the Partnership, if any, will only be
available to offset future income generated by the Partnership and will not be
available to offset income from other passive activities or investments
(including other publicly traded partnerships) or salary or active business
income. Passive losses that are not deductible, because they exceed the Common
Unit holder's allocable share of income generated by the Partnership would be
deductible in the case of a fully taxable disposition of such Common Units to an
unrelated party. The passive activity loss rules are applied after other
applicable limitations on deductions such as the at risk rules and the basis
limitation.
The IRS has announced that Treasury Regulations will be issued that
characterize net passive income from a publicly traded partnership as investment
income for purposes of the limitations on the deductibility of investment
interest.
Allocation of Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction. In general, the
Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction will be allocated, for
book and tax purposes, among the General Partner, in its capacity as general
partner, and the holders of Common Units in the same proportion that Available
Cash is distributed (as between the General Partner and the holders of Common
Units) in respect of such taxable year. If distributions of Available Cash are
not made in respect of a particular taxable year, such items will be allocated
among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interests. If
the Partnership has a net loss, items of income, gain, loss and deduction will
be allocated, first, to the General Partner and the Common Unit holders to the
extent of their positive book capital accounts, and second, to the General
Partner. On a liquidating sale of assets, the Partnership Agreement provides
separate gain and loss allocations, designed to the extent possible, (i) to
eliminate a deficit in any partner's book capital account and (ii) to produce
book capital accounts which, when followed on liquidation, will result in each
holder of Common Units recovering Unrecovered Capital, and a distributive share
of any additional value. See "-Description of Partnership Agreement-Cash
Distribution Policy-Distributions of Cash from Operations."
Under Section 704(b), a partnership's allocation of any item of income,
gain, loss or deduction to a partner will not be given effect for federal income
tax purposes, unless it has "substantial economic effect," or is otherwise
allocated in accordance with the partner's interest in the partnership. If the
allocation does not satisfy this standard, it will be reallocated among the
partners on the basis of their respective interests in the partnership, taking
into account all facts and circumstances.
Regulations under Section 704(b) delineate the circumstances under which
the IRS will view partnership allocations as having an "economic effect" that is
"substantial." Generally, for an allocation to have "economic effect" under the
Regulations (a) the allocation must be reflected as an appropriate increase or
decrease in a capital account maintained for each partner in accordance with
specific rules set forth in the Regulations, (b) liquidating distributions
(including complete redemptions of a partner's interest in the partnership)
must, throughout the term of the partnership, be made in accordance with the
partner's positive capital account balances and (c) any partner with a deficit
balance in such partner's capital account following a liquidating distribution
must be unconditionally obligated (either by contract or state law) to restore
the amount of such deficit to the partnership within a limited period of time.
If the first two of these requirements are met, but the partner to whom an
allocation of loss or deduction is made is not obligated to restore the full
amount of any deficit balance in such partner's capital account upon liquidation
of the partnership, an allocation of loss or deduction may still have economic
effect, if (1) the agreement contains a "qualified income offset" provision, and
(2) the allocation either does not (i) cause a deficit balance in a partner's
capital account (reduced by certain anticipated adjustments, allocations and
distributions specified in the Regulations) as of the end of the partnership
taxable year to which the allocation relates or (ii) increase any such deficit
balance in this specially adjusted capital account by more than the partner's
unpaid obligation to contribute additional capital to the partnership. A
qualified income offset provision requires that in the event of any unexpected
distribution (or specified adjustments or allocations) there must be an
allocation of income or gain to the distributees that eliminates the resulting
capital account deficit as quickly as possible. (This rule is referred to herein
as the "Alternate Economic Effect Rule.")
The Regulations require that capital accounts be (1) credited with the
fair market value of property contributed to the partnership (net of liabilities
encumbering the contributed property that the partnership is considered to
assume or take subject to pursuant to Section 752) ("Contributed Property"), (2)
credited with the amount of cash contributed to the partnership and (3) adjusted
by items of depreciation, amortization, gain and loss attributable to
partnership properties that have been computed by taking into account the book
value (rather than tax basis) of such properties. (As a result, such capital
accounts are often referred to as "book" capital accounts.) A partner's capital
account must also be reduced
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by (i) the amount of money distributed to such partner by the partnership, (ii)
the fair market value of property distributed to such partner by the partnership
(net of liabilities encumbering the distributed property that such holder is
considered to assume or take subject to pursuant to Section 752) and (iii) a
distributive share of certain partnership expenses that are neither deductible
nor amortizable.
The "Book-Tax Disparities" created by crediting capital accounts with the
value of Contributed Properties are eliminated through tax allocations that
cause the partner whose book capital account reflects unrealized gain or loss to
bear the corresponding tax benefit or burden associated with the recognition of
such unrealized gain or loss in accordance with the principles of Section
704(c). The allocations of these tax items that differ in amount from their
correlative book items do not have economic effect, because they are not
reflected in the partners' capital accounts. However, the allocations of such
items will be deemed to be in accordance with the partners' interests in the
partnership if they are made in accordance with the Section 704(c) Regulations.
In addition, the Regulations permit the partners' capital accounts to be
increased or decreased to reflect the revaluation of partnership property (at
fair market value) if the adjustments are made for a substantial non-tax
business purpose in connection with a contribution or distribution of money or
other property in consideration for the acquisition or relinquishment of an
interest in the partnership, such as upon an additional issuance of Common Units
by the Partnership in the Transaction. These adjustments may also create
Book-Tax Disparities, which the Regulations require to be eliminated through tax
allocations in accordance with Section 704(c) principles.
An allocation must not only have economic effect to be respected, but that
economic effect must also be "substantial." The economic effect of an allocation
is substantial if there is a reasonable possibility that the allocation will
affect substantially the dollar amounts to be received by the partners from the
partnership, independent of tax consequences. As a general matter, however, the
economic effect of an allocation is not substantial if, at the time the
allocation is adopted, the after-tax economic consequences of at least one
partner may, in present value terms, be enhanced by such allocation, but there
is a strong likelihood that the after-tax economic consequences of no other
partner will, in present value terms, be substantially diminished by such
allocation.
The Partnership Agreement provides that a capital account be maintained
for each partner, that the capital accounts generally be maintained in
accordance with the applicable tax accounting principles set forth in the
Regulations, and that all allocations to a partner be reflected by an
appropriate increase or decrease in the partner's capital account. In addition,
distributions upon liquidation of the Partnership are to be made in accordance
with positive capital account balances. The limited partners are not required to
contribute capital to the Partnership to restore deficit balances in their
capital accounts upon liquidation of the Partnership. However, the Partnership
Agreement contains qualified income offset and minimum gain chargeback
provisions, which under the Section 704(b) Regulations comply with the Alternate
Economic Effect Rule and will obviate the requirement to restore negative
capital accounts. The Partnership Agreement provides that any losses or
deductions otherwise allocable to a holder of Common Units that have the effect
of creating a deficit balance in such holder's capital account (as specially
adjusted) will be reallocated to the General Partner.
In general, the Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction
will be allocated, for book and tax purposes, among the General Partner, in its
capacity as general partner, and the holders of Common Units in the same
proportion that Available Cash is distributed (as between the General Partner
and the holders of Common Units) in respect of such taxable year. If
distributions of Available Cash are not made in respect of a particular taxable
year, such items will be allocated among the partners in accordance with their
respective percentage interests. Except as discussed below, items of income,
gain, loss and deduction allocated to the holders of Common Units, in the
aggregate, will be allocated among the holders of Common Units in accordance
with the number of Common Units held by such Common Unit holder. Special tax
(but not book) allocations will be made to reflect Book-Tax Disparities with
respect to Contributed Properties. The Partnership Agreement also provides for
certain special allocations of income and gain as required by the qualified
income offset and minimum gain chargeback provisions. In addition, the General
Partner is empowered by the Partnership Agreement to allocate various
Partnership items other than in accordance with the percentage interests of the
General Partner and the holders of Common Units when, in its judgment, such
special allocations are necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the
Code and the Regulations and to achieve uniformity of Common Units. See
"-Uniformity of Common Units."
With respect to Contributed Property, the Partnership Agreement provides
that, for federal income tax purposes, items of income, gain, loss and deduction
shall first be allocated among the partners in a manner consistent with Section
704(c). In addition, the Partnership Agreement provides that items of income,
gain, loss and deduction
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attributable to any properties when, upon the subsequent issuance of any Common
Units, the Partnership has adjusted the book value of such properties to reflect
unrealized appreciation or depreciation in value from the later of the
Partnerships' acquisition date for such properties or the latest date of a prior
issuance of Common Units ("Adjusted Property") shall be allocated for federal
income tax purposes in accordance with Section 704(c) principles. Thus,
deductions for the depreciation of Contributed Property and Adjusted Property
will be specially allocated to the non-contributing Common Unit holders and gain
or loss from the disposition of such property attributable to the Book-Tax
Disparity (the "Section 704(c) Gain") will be allocated to the contributing
Common Unit holders so that the non-contributing Common Unit holders will be
allowed, to the extent possible, cost recovery and depreciation deductions and
will be allocated gain or loss from the sale of assets generally as if they had
purchased a direct interest in the Partnership's assets.
The Partnership Agreement also requires gain from the sale of properties
that is characterized as recapture income to be allocated among the holders of
Common Units and the General Partner (or its successors) in the same manner in
which such partners were allocated the deductions giving rise to such recapture
income. Final Treasury Regulations under Section 1245 provide that depreciation
recapture will be specially allocated based on the allocation of the deductions
giving rise to such recapture income, as provided for in the Partnership
Agreement.
Items of gross income and deduction will be allocated in a manner intended
to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities, if any, that are not eliminated by Section
704(c) allocations as a result of the application of the Ceiling Rule with
respect to Contributed Property or Adjusted Property. Such Curative Allocations
of gross income and deductions to preserve the uniformity of the income tax
characteristics of Common Units will not have economic effect, because they will
not be reflected in the capital accounts of the holders of Common Units.
However, such allocations will eliminate Book-Tax Disparities and are thus
consistent with the Regulations under Section 704(c). With the exception of
certain conventions adopted by the Partnership with respect to administration of
the Section 754 election and the attendant Section 743(b) basis adjustments
discussed at "-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election"; and allocation
of the effect of unamortizable Section 197 Book-Up amounts and common inside
basis, allocations under the Partnership Agreement will be given effect for
federal income tax purposes in determining a holder's distributive share of an
item of income, gain, loss or deduction. There are, however, uncertainties in
the Regulations relating to allocations of partnership income, and Common Unit
holders should be aware that some of the allocations in the Partnership
Agreement may be successfully challenged by the IRS. See "-Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election-" and "-Uniformity of Common Units" for a
discussion of such allocations.
Tax Treatment of Operations.
Accounting Method and Taxable Year. The Partnership currently maintains
the calendar year as its taxable year and has adopted the accrual method of
accounting for federal income tax purposes.
Tax Basis, Depreciation and Amortization. The Partnership's tax bases for
its assets will be used for purposes of computing depreciation and cost recovery
deductions and, ultimately, after adjustment for intervening depreciation or
cost recovery deductions, gain or loss on the disposition of such assets.
The Partnership allocated the capital account value among the
Partnership's assets after the Transaction based upon their relative fair market
values established by an independent appraisal. Any amount in excess of the fair
market values of specific tangible assets may constitute non-amortizable
intangible assets (including goodwill).
The Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP will have tangible
assets of substantial value (including the pipelines and related equipment). A
significant portion of the assets were placed in service prior to the effective
dates of the accelerated cost recovery system and will be depreciated over a
171/2 year period on a declining balance method. The General Partner will
depreciate certain assets using the accelerated methods provided for under
Section 168 of the Code. In addition, the Partnership, will use accelerated
methods provided for under Section 167 of the Code to depreciate certain other
assets during the early years of the depreciable lives of those assets, and then
elect to use the straight line method in subsequent years.
The tax basis of goodwill and most other intangible assets used in a trade
or business acquired after August 10, 1993 (or prior to that time in certain
events), may be amortized over 15 years. The Partnership will not amortize the
goodwill, if any, received in the Transaction for tax capital account or income
tax purposes because of the Step-in-the Shoes and Anti-Churning rules. However,
see "-Section 754 Election" with respect to the amortization of Section 743(b)
adjustments available to purchase of Common Units. The IRS may challenge either
the fair market values
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or the useful lives assigned to such assets. If any such challenge or
characterization were successful, the deductions allocated to a holder of Common
Units in respect of such assets would be reduced and a Common Unit holder's
share of taxable income from would be increased accordingly. Any such increase
could be material.
If the Partnership disposes of depreciable property by sale, foreclosure
or otherwise, all or a portion of any gain (determined by reference to the
amount of depreciation previously deducted and the nature of the property) may
be subject to the recapture rules and taxed as ordinary income rather than
capital gain. Similarly, a partner that has taken cost recovery or depreciation
deductions with respect to property owned by the Partnership may be required to
recapture such deductions upon a sale of such partner's interest in the
Partnership. See "-Allocation of Partnership Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction"
and "-Disposition of Common Units-Recognition of Gain or Loss."
Costs incurred in organizing the Partnerships may be amortized over any
period selected by the Partnership, the KM Operating Partnership and SFPP not
shorter than 60 months. The costs incurred in promoting the issuance of Common
Units, including underwriting commissions and discounts, must be capitalized and
cannot be deducted currently, ratably or upon termination of the Partnership.
There are uncertainties regarding the classification of costs as organization
expenses, which may be amortized, and as syndication expenses which may not be
amortized.
Section 754 Election. The Partnership has previously made a Section 754
election and will make another Section 754 election for protective purposes.
This election is irrevocable without the consent of the IRS. The election will
generally permit a purchaser of Common Units to adjust such purchaser's share of
the basis in the Partnership's properties ("Common Basis") pursuant to Section
743(b) to reflect the purchase price paid for such Common Units. In the case of
Common Units purchased in the market, the Section 743(b) adjustment acts in
concert with Section 704(c) allocations (and Curative Allocations, if respected)
in providing the purchaser of such Common Units with the equivalent of a fair
market value Common Basis. See " -Allocation of Partnership Income, Gain, Loss
and Deduction." The Section 743(b) adjustment is attributed solely to a
purchaser of Common Units and is not added to the bases of the Partnership's
assets associated with Common Units held by other Unit holders. (For purposes of
this discussion, a Common Unit holder's inside basis in the Partnership's assets
will be considered to have two components: (1) the Unit holder's share of the
Partnership's actual basis in such assets ("Common Basis") and (2) the Unit
holder's Section 743(b) adjustment allocated to each such asset.)
A Section 754 election is advantageous if the transferee's basis in
Partnership Common Units is higher than the Partnership's aggregate Common Basis
allocable to that portion of its assets represented by such units immediately
prior to the transfer. In such case, pursuant to the election, the transferee
would take a new and higher basis in the transferee's share of the Partnership's
assets for purposes of calculating, among other items, depreciation deductions
and the applicable share of any gain or loss on a sale of the Partnership's
assets. Conversely, a Section 754 election is disadvantageous if the
transferee's basis in such Common Units is lower than the Partnership's
aggregate Common Basis allocable to that portion of its assets represented by
such units immediately prior to the transfer. Thus, the amount that a holder of
Common Units will be able to obtain upon the sale of Common Units may be
affected either favorably or adversely by the election. A constructive
termination of the Partnership will also cause a Section 708 termination of the
Operating Partnerships. Such a termination could also result in penalties or
loss of basis adjustments under Section 754, if the General Partner were unable
to determine that the termination had occurred and, therefore, did not timely
file a tax return or make appropriate Section 754 elections for the "new"
Partnership.
Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) generally requires
the Section 743(b) adjustment attributable to recovery property to be
depreciated as if the total amount of such adjustment were attributable to
newly-acquired recovery property placed in service when the purchase of a Common
Unit occurs. Under Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6), a Section
743(b) adjustment attributable to property subject to depreciation under Section
167 rather than cost recovery deductions under Section 168 is generally required
to be depreciated using either the straight-line method or the 150% declining
balance method. Although Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine as to the validity
of such an approach, the Partnership intends to depreciate the portion of a
Section 743(b) adjustment attributable to unrealized appreciation in the value
of the Partnership property (to the extent of any unamortized Book-Tax
Disparity) using a rate of depreciation derived from the depreciation method and
useful life applied to the Common Basis of such property, despite its
inconsistency with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) and
Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6). If an asset is not subject to
depreciation or amortization, no Section 743(b) adjustment would be available to
that extent. If the General Partner determines that such position cannot
reasonably be taken, it may adopt a depreciation convention under which all
purchasers acquiring Common Units in the same month would receive depreciation,
whether attributable to Common Basis or Section 743(b) basis, based upon the
same applicable rate as if
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they had purchased a direct interest in the Partnership's property. Such an
aggregate approach, or any other method required as a result of an IRS
examination, may result in lower annual depreciation deductions than would
otherwise be allowable to certain holders of Common Units. See "-Uniformity of
Common Units."
The allocation of the Section 743(b) adjustment must be made in accordance
with the principles of Section 1060. Based on these principles, the IRS may seek
to reallocate some or all of any Section 743(b) adjustment not so allocated by
the Partnership to intangible assets which have a longer 15 year amortization
period and which are not eligible for accelerated depreciation methods generally
applicable to other assets of the Partnership.
The calculations involved in the Section 754 election are complex and will
be made by the Partnership on the basis of certain assumptions as to the value
of the Partnership assets and other matters. There is no assurance that the
determinations made by the General Partner will not be successfully challenged
by the IRS and that the deductions attributable to them will not be disallowed
or reduced.
Valuation of Property of the Partnership. The federal income tax
consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Units will
depend in part on estimates by the General Partner of the relative fair market
values, and determinations of the tax basis, of the assets of the Partnership.
Although the General Partner may from time to time consult with professional
appraisers with respect to valuation matters, many of the relative fair market
value estimates will be made solely by the General Partner. These estimates are
subject to challenge and will not be binding on the IRS or the courts. In the
event the determinations of fair market value are subsequently found to be
incorrect, the character and amount of items of income, gain, loss, deductions
or credits previously reported by Common Unit holders might change, and Common
Unit holders might have additional tax liability for such prior periods.
Mont Belvieu Fractionator. OLP-A owns all of the capital stock of a
corporation that owns an indirect interest in the Mont Belvieu Fractionator. As
a corporation, it will be subject to entity-level taxation for federal and state
income tax purposes. The Partnership, as its shareholder, will include in its
income any amounts distributed to it by such corporation to the extent of such
corporation's current and accumulated earnings and profits. The General Partner
estimates that a portion of the cash distributions to the Partnership by such
corporation will be treated as taxable dividends. It is anticipated, however,
that such corporation will be liquidated in 1998.
Alternative Minimum Tax. Each holder of Common Units will be required to
take into account such holder's distributive share of any items of the
Partnership income, gain or loss for purposes of the alternative minimum tax
("AMT")-currently a tax of 26% on the first $175,000 of alternative minimum
taxable income in excess of the exemption amount and 28% on any additional
alternative minimum taxable income of individuals. Alternative minimum taxable
income is calculated using the 150% declining balance method of depreciation
with respect to personal property and 40-year straight-line depreciation for
real property. These depreciation methods are not as favorable as the
alternative straight line and accelerated methods provided for under Section 168
which the Partnership will use in computing its income for regular federal
income tax purposes. Accordingly, a Common Unit holder's AMT taxable income
derived from the Partnership may be higher than such holder's share of the
Partnership's net income. Prospective holders of Common Units should consult
with their tax advisors as to the impact of an investment in Common Units on
their liability for the alternative minimum tax.
Disposition of Common Units.
Recognition of Gain or Loss. A Common Unit holder will recognize gain or
loss on a sale of Common Units equal to the difference between the amount
realized and a holder's tax basis for the Common Units sold. A holder's amount
realized will be measured by the sum of the cash received or the fair market
value of other property received, plus such holder's share of the Partnership's
nonrecourse liabilities. Because the amount realized includes a Common Unit
holder's share of the Partnership's nonrecourse liabilities, the gain recognized
on the sale of Common Units could result in a tax liability in excess of any
cash received from such sale.
Moreover, if a Common Unit holder has received distributions from the
Partnership which exceed the cumulative net taxable income allocated to him, his
basis will decrease to an amount less than his original purchase price for the
Units. In effect, this amount would increase the gain recognized on sale of the
Unit(s). Under such circumstances, a gain could result even if the Unit(s) are
sold at a price less than their original cost.
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The IRS has ruled that a partner acquiring interests in a partnership in
separate transactions at different prices must maintain an aggregate adjusted
tax basis in a single partnership interest and that, upon sale or other
disposition of some of the interests, a portion of such aggregate tax basis must
be allocated to the interests sold on the basis of some equitable apportionment
method. The ruling is unclear as to how the holding period is affected by this
aggregation concept. If this ruling is applicable to the holders of Common
Units, the aggregation of tax bases of a holder of Common Units effectively
prohibits such holder from choosing among Common Units with varying amounts of
unrealized gain or loss as would be possible in a stock transaction. Thus, the
ruling may result in an acceleration of gain or deferral of loss on a sale of a
portion of a holder's Common Units. It is not clear whether the ruling applies
to publicly traded partnerships, such as the Partnership, the interests in which
are evidenced by separate Common Units and, accordingly, Morrison & Hecker is
unable to opine as to the effect such ruling will have on a holder of Common
Units. A holder of Common Units considering the purchase of additional Common
Units or a sale of Common Units purchased at differing prices (including a Santa
Fe Common Unit holder that acquired Common Units other than pursuant to the
Transaction) should consult a tax advisor as to the possible consequences of
such ruling.
Should the IRS successfully contest the convention used by the Partnership
to amortize only a portion of the Section 743(b) adjustment (described under
"-Tax Treatment of Operations-Section 754 Election") attributable to an
Amortizable Section 197 Intangible after a sale of Common Units, a holder of
Common Units could realize more gain from the sale of its Common Units than if
such convention had been respected. In that case, the holder of Common Units may
have been entitled to additional deductions against income in prior years, but
may be unable to claim them, with the result of greater overall taxable income
than appropriate. Morrison & Hecker is unable to opine as to the validity of the
convention because of the lack of specific regulatory authority for its use.
Treatment of Short Sales and Deemed Sales. Under the 1997 Act, a taxpayer
is treated as having sold an "appreciated" partnership interest (one in which
gain would be recognized if such interest were sold), if such taxpayer or
related persons entered into one or more positions with respect to the same or
substantially identical property which, for some period, substantially
eliminated both the risk of loss and opportunity for gain on the appreciated
financial position (including selling "short against the box" transactions).
Holders of Common Units should consult with their tax advisers in the event they
are considering entering into a short sale transaction or any other risk
arbitrage transaction involving Common Units.
A holder whose Common Units are loaned to a "short seller" to cover a
short sale of Common Units will be considered as having transferred beneficial
ownership of those Common Units and will, thus, no longer be a partner with
respect to those Common Units during the period of the loan. As a result, during
this period, any Partnership income, gain, deductions, losses or credits with
respect to those Common Units would appear not to be reportable by the holders
thereof, any cash distributions received by such holders with respect to those
Common Units would be fully taxable and all of such distributions would appear
to be treated as ordinary income. The IRS may also contend that a loan of Common
Units to a "short seller" constitutes a taxable exchange. If this contention
were successfully made, a lending holder of Common Units may be required to
recognize gain or loss. Holders of Common Units desiring to assure their status
as partners should modify their brokerage account agreements, if any, to
prohibit their brokers from borrowing their Common Units.
Character of Gain or Loss. Generally, gain or loss recognized by a Unit
holder (other than a "dealer" in Common Units) on the sale or exchange of a
Common Unit will be taxable as capital gain or loss. For transactions after July
29, 1997, the 1997 Act lengthens the holding period required for long-term
capital gain treatment to 18 months in order to qualify a gain for an effective
maximum tax rate of 20%. The 1997 Act also creates a mid-term capital gain
concept for assets held for more than 12 months, but not more than 18 months,
for which the maximum tax rate is 28%. Capital assets sold at a profit within 12
months of purchase would result in short term capital gains taxed at ordinary
income tax rates. Any gain or loss, however, will be separately computed and
taxed as ordinary income or loss under Section 751 to the extent attributable to
assets giving rise to depreciation recapture or other "unrealized receivables"
or to "inventory" owned by the Partnership. The term "unrealized receivables"
also includes potential recapture items other than depreciation recapture.
Ordinary income attributable to unrealized receivables, inventory and
depreciation recapture may exceed net taxable gain realized upon the sale of a
Common Unit and may be recognized even if there is a net taxable loss realized
on the sale of a Common Unit. Any loss recognized on the sale of units will
generally be a capital loss. Thus, a holder of Common Units may recognize both
ordinary income and a capital loss upon a disposition of units. Net capital loss
may offset no more than $3,000 of ordinary income in the case of individuals and
may only be used to offset capital gain in the case of a corporation.
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Allocations between Transferors and Transferees. In general, the
Partnership's taxable income and losses will be determined annually and will be
prorated on a monthly basis and subsequently apportioned among the holders in
proportion to the number of Common Units owned by them as of the opening of the
first business day of the month to which the income and losses relate even
though Common Unit holders may dispose of their units during the month in
question. Gain or loss realized on a sale or other disposition of partnership
assets other than in the ordinary course of business will be allocated among the
Common Unit holders of record as of the opening of the NYSE on the first
business day of the month in which such gain or loss is recognized. As a result
of this monthly allocation, a holder of Common Units transferring units in the
open market may be allocated income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit accrued
after the transfer.
The use of the monthly conventions discussed above may not be permitted by
existing Treasury Regulations and, accordingly, Morrison & Hecker is unable to
opine on the validity of the method of allocating income and deductions between
a transferor and a transferee of Common Units. If a monthly convention is not
allowed by the Treasury Regulation (or only applies to transfers of less than
all of the holder's Common Units), taxable income or losses of the Partnership
might be reallocated among the holders of Common Units. The General Partner is
authorized to review the Partnership's method of allocation between transferors
and transferees (as well as among partners whose interests otherwise vary during
a taxable period) to conform to a method permitted by future Treasury
Regulations.
A holder who owns Common Units at any time during a quarter and who
disposes of such Common Units prior to the record date set for a distribution
with respect to such quarter will be allocated items of Partnership income and
gain attributable to such quarter for the months during which such Common Units
were owned but will not be entitled to receive such cash distribution.
Notification Requirements. A holder of Common Units who sells or exchanges
Common Units is required to notify the Partnership in writing of such sale or
exchange within 30 days of the sale or exchange and in any event by no later
than January 15 of the year following the calendar year in which the sale or
exchange occurred. The Partnership is required to notify the IRS of such
transaction and to furnish certain information to the transferor and transferee.
However, these reporting requirements do not apply with respect to a sale by an
individual who is a citizen of the United States and who effects such sale
through a broker. Additionally, a transferor and a transferee of a Common Unit
will be required to furnish statements to the IRS, filed with their income tax
returns for the taxable year in which the sale or exchange occurred, which set
forth the amount of the consideration received for such Common Unit that is
allocated to goodwill or going concern value of the Partnership. Failure to
satisfy such reporting obligations may lead to the imposition of substantial
penalties.
Constructive Termination. The Partnership, the KM Operating Partnerships
and SFPP will be considered to have been terminated if there is a sale or
exchange of 50% or more of the total interests in partnership capital and
profits within a 12-month period. A constructive termination results in the
closing of a partnership's taxable year for all partners and the "old"
Partnership (before termination) is deemed to have contributed its assets to the
"new" Partnership and distributed interests in the "new" Partnership to the
holders of Common Units. The "new" Partnership is then treated as a new
partnership for tax purposes. A constructive termination of the Partnership will
also cause a Section 708 termination of the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP.
Such a termination could also result in penalties or loss of basis adjustments
under Section 754, if KMEP were unable to determine that the termination had
occurred and, therefore, did not timely file a tax return and make the
appropriate Section 754 elections for the "new" Partnership.
In the case of a holder of Common Units reporting on a fiscal year other
than a calendar year, the closing of a tax year of the Partnership may result in
more than 12 months' taxable income or loss of the Partnership being includable
in its taxable income for the year of termination. New tax elections required to
be made by the Partnership, including a new election under Section 754, must be
made subsequent to the constructive termination. A constructive termination
would also result in a deferral of the Partnership deductions for depreciation
and amortization. In addition, a termination might either accelerate the
application of or subject the Partnership to any tax legislation enacted with
effective dates after the termination.
Entity-Level Collections. If the Partnership is required under applicable
law to pay any federal, state or local income tax on behalf of any holder of
Common Units or the General Partner or former holders of Common Units, the
General Partner is authorized to pay such taxes from Partnership funds. Such
payments, if made, will be deemed current distributions of cash to such Common
Unit holder or the General Partner as the case may be. The General Partner is
authorized to amend the Partnership Agreement in the manner necessary to
maintain uniformity of intrinsic tax
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characteristics of Common Units and to adjust subsequent distributions so that
after giving effect to such deemed distributions, the priority and
characterization of distributions otherwise applicable under the Partnership
Agreement is maintained as nearly as is practicable. Payments by the Partnership
as described above could give rise to an overpayment of tax on behalf of an
individual partner in which event, the partner could file a claim for credit or
refund.
Uniformity of Common Units. The Partnership cannot trace the chain of
ownership of any particular Common Unit. Therefore, it is unable to track the
economic and tax characteristics related to particular Common Units from owner
to owner. Consequently, uniformity of the economic and tax characteristics of
the Common Units to a purchaser of Common Units must be maintained. In order to
achieve uniformity, compliance with a number of federal income tax requirements,
both statutory and regulatory, could be substantially diminished. For example, a
lack of uniformity can result from a literal application of Proposed Treasury
Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) and Treasury Regulation Section
1.167(c)-1(a)(6) and from the effect of the Ceiling Rule on the Partnership's
ability to make allocations to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to
Contributed Properties and partnership property that has been revalued and
reflected in the partners' capital accounts. If the IRS were to challenge such
conventions intended to achieve uniformity and such challenge were successful,
the tax consequences of holding particular Common Units could differ. Any such
non-uniformity could have a negative impact on the value of Common Units.
The Partnership intends to depreciate the portion of a Section 743(b)
adjustment attributable to unrealized appreciation in the value of Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property (to the extent of any unamortized Book-Tax
Disparity) using a rate of depreciation derived from the depreciation method and
useful life applied to the Common Basis of such property, despite its
inconsistency with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.743-1(j)(4)(B) and
Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6). See "Tax Treatment of
Operations-Section 754 Election." If the Partnership determines that such a
position cannot reasonably be taken, the Partnership may adopt a depreciation
convention under which all purchasers acquiring Common Units in the same month
would receive depreciation, whether attributable to Common Basis or Section
743(b) basis, based upon the same applicable rate as if they had purchased a
direct interest in the Partnership's property. If such an aggregate approach is
adopted, it may result in lower annual depreciation deductions than would
otherwise be allowable to certain holders of Common Units and risk the loss of
depreciation deductions not taken in the year that such deductions would
otherwise be allowable. This convention will not be adopted if the Partnership
determines that the loss of depreciation deductions would have a material
adverse effect on a holder of Common Units. If the Partnership chooses not to
utilize this aggregate method, the Partnership may use any other reasonable
depreciation convention to preserve the uniformity of the intrinsic tax
characteristics of Common Units that would not have a material adverse effect on
the holders of Common Units. The IRS may challenge any method of depreciating
the Section 743(b) adjustment described in this paragraph. If such a challenge
were to be sustained, the uniformity of Common Units might be affected.
Items of income and deduction, including the effects of any unamortizable
intangibles under the Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 197-2(g)(1), will be
specially allocated in a manner that is intended to preserve the uniformity of
intrinsic tax characteristics among all Common Units, despite the application of
the Ceiling Rule to Contributed Properties and Adjusted Properties. Such special
allocations will be made solely for federal income tax purposes. See "-Tax
Consequences of Ownership of Common Units" and "-Allocations of Income, Gain,
Loss and Deduction."
Tax-Exempt Organizations and Certain Other Investors. Ownership of Common
Units by certain tax-exempt entities, regulated investment companies and foreign
persons raises issues unique to such persons and, as described below, may have
substantially adverse tax consequences.
Employee benefit plans and most other organizations exempt from federal
income tax (including IRAs and other retirement plans) are subject to federal
income tax on unrelated business taxable income in excess of $1,000, and each
such entity must file a tax return for each year in which it has more than
$1,000 of gross income included in computing unrelated business taxable income.
Substantially all of the taxable income derived by such an organization from the
ownership of a Common Unit will be unrelated business taxable income and thus
will be taxable to such a holder of Common Units at the maximum corporate tax
rate. Also, to the extent that the Partnership holds debt financed property, the
disposition of a Common Unit could result in unrelated business taxable income.
A regulated investment company is required to derive 90% or more of its
gross income from interest, dividends, gains from the sale of stocks or
securities or foreign currency or certain related sources. It is not anticipated
that any significant amount of the Partnership's gross income will include those
categories of income.
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Non-resident aliens and foreign corporations, trusts or estates which
acquire Common Units will be considered to be engaged in business in the United
States on account of ownership of Common Units. As a result, they will be
required to file federal tax returns in respect of their distributive shares of
Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction or credit and pay federal income tax
at regular tax rates on such income. Generally, a partnership is required to pay
a withholding tax on the portion of the partnership income which is effectively
connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business and which is
allocable to the foreign partners, regardless of whether any actual
distributions have been made to such partners. However, under procedural
guidelines applicable to publicly traded partnerships, the Partnership has
elected instead to withhold (or a broker holding Common Units in street name
will withhold) at the rate of 39.6% on actual cash distributions made quarterly
to foreign holders of Common Units. Each foreign holder of Common Units must
obtain a taxpayer identification number from the IRS and submit that number to
the Transfer Agent on a Form W-8 in order to obtain credit for the taxes
withheld. Subsequent adoption of Treasury Regulations or the issuance of other
administrative pronouncements may require the Partnership to change these
procedures.
Because a foreign corporation which owns Common Units will be treated as
engaged in a United States trade or business, such a holder may be subject to
United States branch profits tax at a rate of 30%, in addition to regular
federal income tax, on its allocable share of the Partnership's earnings and
profits (as adjusted for changes in the foreign corporation's "U.S. net equity")
that are effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or
business. Such a tax may be reduced or eliminated by an income tax treaty
between the United States and the country with respect to which the foreign
corporate holder of Common Units is a "qualified resident."
An interest in the Partnership may also constitute a "United States Real
Property Interest" ("USRPI") under Section 897(c) of the Code. For this purpose,
Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-1(c)(2)(iv) treats a publicly traded
partnership the same as a corporation. Assuming that the Common Units continue
to be regularly traded on an established securities market, a foreign holder of
Common Units who sells or otherwise disposes of a Common Unit and who has not
held more than 5% in value of the Common Units, including Common Units held by
certain related individuals and entities at any time during the five-year period
ending on the date of the disposition, will qualify for an exclusion from USRPI
treatment and will not be subject to federal income tax on gain realized on the
disposition that is attributable to real property held by the Partnership.
However, such holder may be subject to federal income tax on any gain realized
on the disposition that is treated as effectively connected with a United States
trade or business of the foreign holder of Common Units (regardless of a foreign
Common Unit holder's percentage interest in the Partnership or whether Common
Units are regularly traded). A foreign holder of Common Units will be subject to
federal income tax on gain attributable to real property held by the Partnership
if the holder held more than 5% in value of the Common Units, including Common
Units held by certain related individuals and entities, during the five-year
period ending on the date of the disposition or if the Common Units were not
regularly traded on an established securities market at the time of the
disposition.
A foreign holder of Common Units will also be subject to withholding under
Section 1445 of the Code if such holder owns, including Common Units held by
certain related individuals and entities, more than a 5% interest in the
Partnership. Under Section 1445 a transferee of a USRPI is required to deduct
and withhold a tax equal to 10% of the amount realized on the disposition of a
USRPI if the transferor is a foreign person.
Administrative Matters.
Information Returns and Audit Procedures. The Partnership intends to
furnish to each holder of Common Units within 90 days after the close of each
Partnership taxable year, certain tax information, including a Schedule K-1,
which sets forth each holder's allocable share of the Partnership's income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit. In preparing this information, which will
generally not be reviewed by counsel, the General Partner will use various
accounting and reporting conventions, some of which have been mentioned in the
previous discussion, to determine the respective Common Unit holder's allocable
share of income, gain, loss, deduction and credits. There is no assurance that
any such conventions will yield a result which conforms to the requirements of
the Code, the Regulations or administrative interpretations of the IRS. The
General Partner cannot assure a current or prospective holder of Common Units
that the IRS will not successfully contend in court that such accounting and
reporting conventions are impermissible.
No assurance can be given that the Partnership will not be audited by the
IRS or that tax adjustments will not be made. The rights of a holder of Common
Units owning less than a 1% profits interest in the Partnership to participate
in the income tax audit process have been substantially reduced. Further, any
adjustments in the Partnership's returns will
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lead to adjustments in Common Unit holders' returns and may lead to audits of
their returns and adjustments of items unrelated to the Partnership. Each Common
Unit holder would bear the cost of any expenses incurred in connection with an
examination of such holder's personal tax return.
Partnerships generally are treated as separate entities for purposes of
federal tax audits, judicial review of administrative adjustments by the IRS and
tax settlement proceedings. The tax treatment of partnership items of income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit are determined at the partnership level in a
unified partnership proceeding rather than in separate proceedings with the
partners. Under the 1997 Act, any penalty relating to an adjustment to a
partnership item is determined at the partnership level. The Code provides for
one partner to be designated as the "Tax Matters Partner" for these purposes.
The Partnership Agreement appoints the General Partner as the Tax Matters
Partner.
The Tax Matters Partner will make certain elections on behalf of the
Partnership and holders of Common Units and can extend the statute of
limitations for assessment of tax deficiencies against holders of Common Units
with respect to the Partnership items. The Tax Matters Partner may bind a holder
of Common Units with less than a 1% profits interest in the Partnership to a
settlement with the IRS, unless such holder elects, by filing a statement with
the IRS, not to give such authority to the Tax Matters Partner. The Tax Matters
Partner may seek judicial review (to which all the holders of Common Units are
bound) of a final partnership administrative adjustment and, if the Tax Matters
Partner fails to seek judicial review, such review may be sought by any holder
having at least a 1% interest in the profits of the Partnership or by holders of
Common Units having in the aggregate at least a 5% profits interest. However,
only one action for judicial review will go forward, and each holder of Common
Units with an interest in the outcome may participate.
A holder of Common Units must file a statement with the IRS identifying
the treatment of any item on its federal income tax return that is not
consistent with the treatment of the item on the Partnership's return to avoid
the requirement that all items be treated consistently on both returns.
Intentional or negligent disregard of the consistency requirement may subject a
holder of Common Units to substantial penalties.
Electing Large Partnerships. The 1997 Act provides that certain
partnerships with at least 100 partners may elect to be treated as an electing
large partnership ("ELP") for tax years ending after December 31, 1997. If
further revisions are made to the law, it is possible that at some future date
the Partnership will make this election to be taxed as an electing large
partnership, however, based on current law it is not contemplated that such an
election will be made for 1998 or any subsequent year.
Under the reporting provisions of the 1997 Act, each partner of an ELP
will take into account separately such partner's share of several designated
items, determined at the partnership level. The ELP procedures provide that any
tax adjustments generally would flow through to the holders of Common Units for
the year in which the adjustment takes effect, and the adjustments would not
affect prior-year returns of any holder, except in the case of changes to any
holder's distributive share. In lieu of passing through an adjustment to the
holders of Common Units, the Partnership may elect to pay an imputed
underpayment. The Partnership, and not the holders of Common Units, would be
liable for any interest and penalties resulting from a tax adjustment.
Nominee Reporting. Persons who hold an interest in the Partnership as a
nominee for another person are required to furnish to the Partnership (a) the
name, address and taxpayer identification number of the beneficial owners and
the nominee; (b) whether the beneficial owner is (i) a person that is not a
United States person, (ii) a foreign government, an international organization
or any wholly-owned agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing or
(iii) a tax-exempt entity; (c) the amount and description of Common Units held,
acquired or transferred for the beneficial owners; and (d) certain information
including the dates of acquisitions and transfers, means of acquisitions and
transfers, and acquisition cost for purchases, as well as the amount of net
proceeds from sales. Brokers and financial institutions are required to furnish
additional information, including whether they are a United States person and
certain information on Common Units they acquire, hold or transfer for their own
account. A penalty of $50 per failure (up to a maximum of $100,000 per calendar
year) is imposed by the Code for failure to report such information to the
Partnership. The nominee is required to supply the beneficial owner of the
Common Units with the information furnished to the Partnership.
Registration as a Tax Shelter. The Code requires that "tax shelters" be
registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. The Treasury Regulations
interpreting the tax shelter registration provisions of the Code are extremely
broad. It is arguable that the Partnership is not subject to the registration
requirement on the basis that (i) it does not constitute a
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tax shelter, or (ii) it constitutes a projected income investment exempt from
registration. However, the General Partner registered the Partnership as a tax
shelter with the IRS when it was originally formed in the absence of assurance
that the Partnership would not be subject to tax shelter registration and in
light of the substantial penalties which might be imposed if registration was
required and not undertaken. The Partnership's tax shelter registration number
with the IRS is 9228900496. This number will be provided to every Common Unit
holder with year-end tax information. ISSUANCE OF THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES
NOT INDICATE THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP OR THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS
HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, EXAMINED OR APPROVED BY THE IRS. The Partnership must
furnish the registration number to the holder of Common Units, and a holder of
Common Units who sells or otherwise transfers a Common Unit in a subsequent
transaction must furnish the registration number to the transferee. The penalty
for failure of the transferor of a Common Unit to furnish such registration
number to the transferee is $100 for each such failure. The holder of Common
Units must disclose the tax shelter registration number of the Partnership on
Form 8271 to be attached to the tax return on which any deduction, loss, credit
or other benefit generated by the Partnership is claimed or income of the
Partnership is included. A holder of Common Units who fails to disclose the tax
shelter registration number on such holder's tax return, without reasonable
cause for such failure, will be subject to a $250 penalty for each such failure.
Any penalties discussed herein are not deductible for federal income tax
purposes.
Accuracy-Related Penalties. An additional tax equal to 20% of the amount
of any portion of an underpayment of tax which is attributable to one or more of
certain listed causes, including substantial understatements of income tax and
substantial valuation misstatements, is imposed by the Code. No penalty will be
imposed, however, with respect to any portion of an underpayment if it is shown
that there was a reasonable cause for such portion and that the taxpayer acted
in good faith with respect to such portion.
A substantial understatement of income tax in any taxable year exists if
the amount of the understatement exceeds the greater of 10% of the tax required
to be shown on the return for the taxable year or $5,000 ($10,000 for most
corporations). The amount of any understatement subject to penalty generally is
reduced if any portion (i) is attributable to an item with respect to which
there is, or was, "substantial authority" for the position taken on the return
or (ii) is attributable to an item for which there was a reasonable basis for
the tax treatment of the items and as to which the pertinent facts are disclosed
on the return. Certain more stringent rules apply to "tax shelters," which term
includes a partnership if a significant purpose of such entity is the avoidance
or evasion of income tax. This term that does not appear to include the
Partnership. If any partnership item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit
included in the distributive shares of Common Unit holders might result in such
an "understatement" of income for which no "substantial authority" exists, the
Partnership must disclose the pertinent facts on its return. In addition, the
Partnership will make a reasonable effort to furnish sufficient information for
holders of Common Units to make adequate disclosure on their returns to avoid
liability for this penalty.
A substantial valuation misstatement exists if the value of any property
(or the adjusted basis of any property) claimed on a tax return is 200% or more
of the amount determined to be the correct amount of such valuation or adjusted
basis. No penalty is imposed unless the portion of the underpayment attributable
to a substantial valuation misstatement is in excess of $5,000 ($10,000 for most
corporations). If the valuation claimed on a return is 400% or more than the
correct valuation, the penalty imposed increases to 40%.
State, Local and Other Taxes. Holders of Common Units may be subject to
other taxes, such as state and local taxes, unincorporated business taxes, and
estate, inheritance or intangible taxes that may be imposed by the various
jurisdictions in which the Partnership does business or owns property. Common
Unit holders should consider state and local tax consequences of an investment
in the Partnership. The Partnership, and the KM Operating Partnerships and SFPP
will own property or conduct business in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Texas and Wyoming. A holder of Common Units will likely be required to
file state income tax returns and/or to pay such taxes in most of such states
and may be subject to penalties for failure to do so. Some of the states may
require the Partnership to withhold a percentage of income from amounts that are
to be distributed to a holder of Common Units that is not a resident of the
state. Such amounts withheld, if any, which may be greater or less than a
particular holder's income tax liability to the state, generally do not relieve
the non-resident Unit holder from the obligation to file a state income tax
return. Amounts withheld, if any, will be treated as if distributed to holders
of Common Units for purposes of determining the amounts distributed by the
Partnership. Based on current law and its estimate of future partnership
operations, the General Partner anticipates that any amounts required to be
withheld will not be material. In addition, an obligation to file tax returns or
to pay taxes may arise in other states.
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It is the responsibility of each prospective holder of Common Units to
investigate the legal and tax consequences, under the laws of pertinent states
or localities, of such investment in the Partnership. Further, it is the
responsibility of each holder of Common Units to file all state and local, as
well as federal tax returns that may be required of such holder. Morrison &
Hecker has not rendered an opinion on the state and local tax consequences of an
investment in the Partnership.
EACH PROSPECTIVE COMMON UNIT HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE
PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND
EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX LAWS AND ANY RECENT OR
PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN APPLICABLE TAX LAWS.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the Common Units and
certain federal income tax considerations are being passed upon by Morrison &
Hecker L.L.P., Kansas City, Missouri, as securities and tax counsel for the
Partnership.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Partnership and subsidiaries
and the financial statements of Mont Belvieu Associates as of December 31, 1996
and for the two years ended December 31, 1996 included in the Partnership's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been audited by Arthur
Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with
respect thereto, and are incorporated herein in reliance upon the authority of
said firm as experts in giving said reports.
The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 1997 of the Partnership and its subsidiaries and the financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997 of Mont Belvieu
Associates incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given
on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline
Partners, L.P. as of December 31, 1997 and for the three years ended December
31, 1997 incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Partnership's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 5, 1997, as amended, have been audited by
Price Waterhouse LLP, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report
of Price Waterhouse LLP, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The balance sheet of the General Partner as of December 31, 1997, included
in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, has been so
included in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent
accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
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ANNEX A
Partnership Agreement
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS....................... 1
1.1 Formation and Continuation................... 1
1.2 Name......................................... 1
1.3 Registered Office; Principal Office.......... 1
1.4 Power of Attorney............................ 1
1.5 Term......................................... 3
1.6 Possible Restrictions on Transfer............ 3
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS.................................. 3
"Additional Limited Partner"....................... 3
"Adjusted Capital Account"......................... 3
"Adjusted Property"................................ 4
"Affiliate"........................................ 4
"Agreed Allocation"................................ 4
"Agreed Value"..................................... 4
"Agreement"........................................ 5
"API".............................................. 5
"Arrearage Elimination Date"....................... 5
"Assignee"......................................... 5
"Available Cash"................................... 5
"Book-Tax Disparity"............................... 6
"Business Day"..................................... 6
"Capital Account".................................. 6
"Capital Additions and Improvements"............... 6
"Capital Contribution"............................. 7
"Carrying Value"................................... 7
"Cash from Interim Capital Transactions"........... 7
"Cash from Operations"............................. 7
"Cause"............................................ 8
"Central Basin Conveyances"........................ 8
"Certificate"...................................... 8
"Certificate of Limited Partnership"............... 8
"Citizenship Certification"........................ 8
"Closing Date"..................................... 8
"Closing Price".................................... 8
"Code"............................................. 8
"Combined Interest"................................ 8
"Common Unit"...................................... 9
"Common Unit Arrearage"............................ 9
"Conflicts and Audit Committee".................... 9
"Contributed Property"............................. 9
"Conveyance Agreement"............................. 9
"Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage"................. 9
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"Curative Allocation".............................. 9
"Current Market Price"............................. 9
"Deferral Period".................................. 9
"Deferred Participation Unit"...................... 10
"Delaware Act"..................................... 10
"Departing Partner"................................ 10
"Economic Risk of Loss" ........................... 10
"EGPC"............................................. 10
"Eligible Citizen" ................................ 10
"Enron" ........................................... 10
"Event of Withdrawal".............................. 11
"First Liquidation Target Amount".................. 11
"First Target Distribution"........................ 11
"General Partner".................................. 11
"General Partner Equity Value"..................... 11
"Group"............................................ 11
"Holder"........................................... 11
"Incentive Distribution"........................... 11
"Indemnified Persons".............................. 11
"Indemnitee"....................................... 11
"Initial Limited Partners"......................... 11
"Initial Offering"................................. 11
"Initial Unit Price"............................... 11
"Interim Capital Transactions"..................... 12
"Issue Price"...................................... 12
"KMGP"............................................. 12
"KMNGL"............................................ 12
"Limited Partner".................................. 12
"Limited Partner Equity Value"..................... 12
"Liquidation Date"................................. 12
"Liquidator"....................................... 13
"Maintenance Capital Expenditures"................. 13
"Merger Agreement"................................. 13
"Minimum Quarterly Distribution"................... 13
"Mont Belvieu Fractionator"........................ 13
"Mortgage"......................................... 13
"National Securities Exchange"..................... 13
"Net Agreed Value"................................. 13
"Net Income"....................................... 13
"Net Loss"......................................... 14
"Net Termination Gain"............................. 14
"Net Termination Loss"............................. 14
"Non-citizen Assignees"............................ 14
"Nonrecourse Built-in Gain"........................ 14
"Nonrecourse Deductions"........................... 15
"Nonrecourse Liability"............................ 15
"Note Agreement"................................... 15
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"Notes"............................................ 15
"Notice of Election to Purchase"................... 15
"OLP-A"............................................ 15
"OLP-A Partnership Agreement"...................... 15
"Omnibus Agreement"................................ 15
"Operating Partnership"............................ 15
"Operating Partnership Agreement".................. 15
"Opinion of Counsel"............................... 15
"Organizational Limited Partner"................... 15
"Outstanding"...................................... 16
"Partners"......................................... 16
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt"......................... 16
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain"............ 16
"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions"................... 16
"Partnership"...................................... 16
"Partnership Interest"............................. 16
"Partnership Minimum Gain"......................... 16
"Partnership Securities"........................... 16
"Per Unit Capital Amount".......................... 16
"Percentage Interest".............................. 16
"Person"........................................... 17
"Pipeline System and Other Assets"................. 17
"Purchase Date".................................... 17
"Recapture Income"................................. 17
"Record Date"...................................... 17
"Record Holder".................................... 17
"Redeemable Units"................................. 17
"Registration Statement"........................... 17
"Required Allocations"............................. 17
"Residual Gain".................................... 18
"Residual Loss".................................... 18
"Second Liquidation Target Amount"................. 18
"Second Target Distribution"....................... 18
"Securities Act"................................... 18
"Special Approval"................................. 18
"Special Limited Partner".......................... 18
"Special Limited Partner Book Capital"............. 18
"Substituted Limited Partner"...................... 18
"Support Period"................................... 18
"Surviving Business Entity"........................ 18
"Termination Capital Transactions"................. 18
"Third Target Distribution"........................ 18
"Trading Day"...................................... 19
"Transfer Agent"................................... 19
"Transfer Application"............................. 19
"Underwriter"...................................... 19
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"Underwriting Agreement"........................... 19
"Unit" ........................................... 19
"Unpaid MQD"....................................... 19
"Unrealized Gain".................................. 19
"Unrealized Loss".................................. 19
"Unrecovered API Capital".......................... 19
"Unrecovered Deferred Participation Unit Capital... 19
"Unrecovered Initial Unit Price"................... 20
ARTICLE III PURPOSE..................................... 20
3.1 Purpose and Business......................... 20
3.2 Powers....................................... 20
ARTICLE IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS........................ 20
4.1 Initial Contributions........................ 20
4.2 Return of Initial Contributions.............. 20
4.3 Contribution by the General Partner and
the Underwriters; Contribution by
Partnership to Operating Partnership......... 21
4.4 Issuances of Additional Units, APIs and
Other Securities............................. 21
4.5 Limited Preemptive Rights.................... 23
4.6 Capital Accounts............................. 23
4.7 Interest..................................... 26
4.8 No Withdrawal................................ 26
4.9 Loans from Partners.......................... 26
4.10 No Fractional Units.......................... 26
4.11 Splits and Combinations...................... 26
ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS................ 27
5.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes..... 27
(a)Net Income................................ 27
(b)Net Losses................................ 28
(c)Net Termination Gains and Losses.......... 29
(d)Special Allocations....................... 31
(i) Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback. 31
(ii) Chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain................... 32
(iii) Priority Allocations................ 32
(iv) Qualified Income Offset............. 32
(v) Gross Income Allocations............ 33
(vi) Nonrecourse Deductions.............. 33
(vii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions...... 33
(viii)Nonrecourse Liabilities............. 33
(ix) Code Section 754 Adjustments........ 33
(x) Economic Uniformity................. 33
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(xi) Curative Allocation................. 34
5.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes................. 35
5.3 Requirement and Characterization of
Distributions; Redemption of APIs............ 37
5.4 Distributions of Cash from Operations........ 38
5.5 Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital
Transactions................................. 39
5.6 Adjustment of Minimum Quarterly Distribution
and Target Distribution Levels............... 39
5.7 Special Provisions Relating to the
Deferred Participation Units................. 39
5.8 Special Provisions Relating to Holders of
APIs......................................... 40
ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS......... 41
6.1 Management................................... 41
6.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership........... 42
6.3 Restrictions on General Partner's
Authority.................................... 42
6.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner......... 43
6.5 Outside Activities........................... 44
6.6 Loans to and from the General Partner;
Contracts with Affiliates.................... 45
6.7 Indemnification.............................. 46
6.8 Liability of Indemnitees..................... 48
6.9 Resolution of Conflicts of Interest.......... 48
6.10 Other Matters Concerning the General
Partner...................................... 50
6.11 Title to Partnership Assets.................. 50
6.12 Purchase or Sale of Units.................... 50
6.13 Registration Rights of KMGP and its
Affiliates................................... 51
6.14 Reliance by Third Parties.................... 52
ARTICLE VII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS.. 53
7.1 Limitation of Liability...................... 53
7.2 Management of Business....................... 53
7.3 Outside Activities........................... 53
7.4 Return of Capital............................ 53
7.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the
Partnership.................................. 54
ARTICLE VIII BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS..... 55
8.1 Records and Accounting....................... 55
8.2 Fiscal Year.................................. 55
8.3 Reports...................................... 55
ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS.................................. 55
9.1 Preparation of Tax Returns................... 55
9.2 Tax Elections................................ 55
9.3 Tax Controversies............................ 56
9.4 Organizational Expenses...................... 56
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9.5 Withholding.................................. 56
9.6 Entity-Level Taxation........................ 56
9.7 Entity-Level Arrearage Collections........... 57
9.8 Opinions of Counsel.......................... 57
ARTICLE X CERTIFICATES................................. 57
10.1 Certificates................................. 57
10.2 Registration, Registration of Transfer and
Exchange..................................... 57
10.3 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates................................. 58
10.4 Record Holder................................ 59
ARTICLE XI TRANSFER OF INTERESTS........................ 59
11.1 Transfer..................................... 59
11.2 Transfer of General Partner's Partnership
Interest..................................... 59
11.3 Transfer of Units............................ 60
11.4 Restrictions on Transfers.................... 60
11.5 Citizenship Certificates; Non-citizen
Assignees.................................... 61
11.6 Redemption of Interests...................... 61
11.7 Transfer of Deferred Participation Units
and APIs..................................... 62
ARTICLE XII ADMISSION OF PARTNERS....................... 63
12.1 Admission of Initial Limited Partners........ 63
12.2 Admission of Substituted Limited Partners.... 63
12.3 Admission of Successor General Partner....... 63
12.4 Admission of Additional Limited Partners..... 64
12.5 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of
Limited Partnership.......................... 64
ARTICLE XIII WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS.......... 64
13.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner............ 64
13.2 Removal of the General Partner............... 66
13.3 Interest of Departing Partner and
Successor General Partner.................... 66
13.4 Redemption of APIs Upon Removal Without
Cause........................................ 67
13.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners............... 67
ARTICLE XIV DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION................. 68
14.1 Dissolution.................................. 68
14.2 Continuation of the Business of the
Partnership after Dissolution................ 68
14.3 Liquidation.................................. 69
14.4 Distributions in Kind........................ 70
14.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited
Partnership.................................. 70
14.6 Reasonable Time for Winding Up............... 70
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14.7 Return of Capital............................ 70
14.8 No Capital Account Restoration............... 71
14.9 Waiver of Partition.......................... 71
ARTICLE XV AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT;
MEETINGS; RECORD DATE........................ 71
15.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by General
Partner...................................... 71
15.2 Amendment Procedures......................... 72
15.3 Amendment Requirements....................... 72
15.4 Meetings..................................... 73
15.5 Notice of Meeting............................ 73
15.6 Record Date.................................. 73
15.7 Adjournment.................................. 74
15.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting;
Approval of Minutes.......................... 74
15.9 Quorum....................................... 74
15.10 Conduct of Meeting........................... 74
15.11 Action Without a Meeting..................... 75
15.12 Voting and Other Rights...................... 75
ARTICLE XVI MERGER...................................... 76
16.1 Authority.................................... 76
16.2 Procedure for Merger or Consolidation........ 76
16.3 Approval by Limited Partners of Merger or
Consolidation................................ 77
16.4 Certificate of Merger........................ 77
16.5 Effect of Merger............................. 77
ARTICLE XVII RIGHT TO ACQUIRE UNITS..................... 78
17.1 Right to Acquire Units....................... 78
ARTICLE XVIII GENERAL PROVISIONS..................... 79
18.1 Addresses and Notices........................ 79
18.2 References................................... 80
18.3 Pronouns and Plurals......................... 80
18.4 Further Action............................... 80
18.5 Binding Effect............................... 80
18.6 Integration.................................. 80
18.7 Creditors.................................... 80
18.8 Waiver....................................... 80
18.9 Counterparts................................. 80
18.10 Applicable Law............................... 81
18.11 Invalidity of Provisions..................... 81
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Exhibit A - Form of Certificate Evidencing Common Units
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF KINDER
MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., entered into as of January 14, 1998, but to be
effective as of February 14, 1997, is entered into by and among Kinder Morgan
G.P., Inc. (formerly known as Enron Liquids Pipeline Company), a Delaware
corporation, as the General Partner, and Persons who become Partners in the
Partnership or parties hereto as provided herein. In consideration of the
covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE IARTICLE I
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
1.1 Formation and Continuation. On August 6, 1992, the General Partner and
the Organizational Limited Partner formed the Partnership as a limited
partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act. On February 6, 1992,
the General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner amended and restated
the Partnership's original Agreement of Limited Partnership in its entirety (the
"First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership") and, subject to
the provisions of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership, the General Partner and the Organizational Limited Partner agreed
to continue the Partnership as a limited partnership pursuant to the provisions
of the Delaware Act. The General Partner and the Limited Partners hereby further
amend and restate the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the
rights and obligations of the Parties and the administration, dissolution and
termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Delaware Act. All
Partnership Interests shall constitute personal property of the owner thereof
for all purposes.
1.2 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be "Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P." The Partnership's business may be conducted under any other name
or names deemed necessary or appropriate by the General Partner, including,
without limitation, the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof.
The words "Limited Partnership," "L.P.," "Ltd." or similar words or letters
shall be included in the Partnership's name where necessary for the purposes of
complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General
Partner in its sole discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any
time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change
in the next regular communication to Limited Partners.
1.3 Registered Office; Principal Office. Unless and until changed by the
General Partner, the registered office of the Partnership in the State of
Delaware shall be located at The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Oregon Street,
New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for
service of process on the Partnership in the State of Delaware at such
registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office
of the Partnership and the address of the General Partner shall be 1301 McKinney
Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010, or such other place as the General
Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The
Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside
the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems necessary or appropriate.
1.4 Power of Attorney. (a) Each Limited Partner and each Assignee hereby
constitutes and appoints each of the General Partner and, if a Liquidator shall
have been selected pursuant to Section 14.3, the Liquidator severally (and any
successor to either thereof by merger, transfer, assignment, election or
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otherwise) and each of their authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, as his true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority in his name, place and stead, to:
(i) execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in
the appropriate public offices (A) all certificates, documents and
other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and
the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments or
restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator
deems necessary or appropriate to form, qualify or continue the
existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited
partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have
limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all other
jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own
property; (B) all certificates, documents and other instruments that
the General Partner or the Liquidator deems necessary or appropriate
to reflect, in accordance with its terms, any amendment, change,
modification or restatement of this Agreement; (C) all certificates,
documents and other instruments (including, without limitation,
conveyances and a certificate of cancellation) that the General
Partner or the Liquidator deems necessary or appropriate to reflect
the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement; (D) all certificates, documents and other
instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or
substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described
in, Article XI, XII, XIII or XIV or the Capital Contribution of any
Partner; (E) all certificates, documents and other instruments
relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and
privileges of any class or series of Units or other Partnership
Securities issued pursuant to Section 4.4; and (F) all certificates,
documents and other instruments (including, without limitation,
agreements and a certificate of merger) relating to a merger or
consolidation of the Partnership pursuant to Article XVI; and
(ii)execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record all
ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates, documents and
other instruments necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of
the General Partner or the Liquidator, to make, evidence, give,
confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other
action that is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is
consistent with the terms of this Agreement or is necessary or
appropriate, in the sole discretion of the General Partner or the
Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement;
provided, that when required by Section 15.3 or any other provision
of this Agreement that establishes a percentage of the Limited
Partners or of the Limited Partners of any class or series required
to take any action, the General Partner or the Liquidator may
exercise the power of attorney made in this Section 1.4(a)(ii) only
after the necessary vote, consent or approval of the Limited Partners
or of the Limited Partners of such class or series, as applicable.
Nothing contained in this Section 1.4(a) shall be construed as authorizing
the General Partner to amend this Agreement except in accordance with
Article XV or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
(b)The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be
irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, and it shall survive and
not be affected by the subsequent death,
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incompetency, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy or
termination of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the transfer of all or
any portion of such Limited Partner's or Assignee's Partnership Interest
and shall extend to such Limited Partner's or Assignee's heirs, successors,
assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee
hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner
or the Liquidator acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney;
and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all
defenses that may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action
of the General Partner or the Liquidator taken in good faith under such
power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and
deliver to the General Partner or the Liquidator, within 15 days after
receipt of the General Partner's or the Liquidator's request therefor, such
further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the
General Partner or the Liquidator deems necessary to effectuate this
Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership.
1.5 Term. The Partnership commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of
Limited Partnership in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in
existence until the close of Partnership business on December 31, 2082, or until
the earlier termination of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of
Article XIV.
1.6 Possible Restrictions on Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of (a) the enactment (or
imminent enactment) of any legislation, (b) the publication of any temporary or
final regulation by the Treasury Department, (c) any ruling by the Internal
Revenue Service or (d) any judicial decision, that, in any such case, in the
Opinion of Counsel, would result in the taxation of the Partnership as an
association taxable as a corporation or would otherwise result in the
Partnership's being taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes, then,
the General Partner may impose such restrictions on the transfer of Units or
Partnership Interests as may be required, in the Opinion of Counsel, to prevent
the Partnership for federal income tax purposes from being taxed as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise as an entity, including,
without limitation, making any amendments to this Agreement as the General
Partner in its sole discretion may determine to be necessary or appropriate to
impose such restrictions, provided, that any such amendment to this Agreement
that would result in the delisting or suspension of trading of any class of
Units on any National Securities Exchange on which such class of Units is then
traded must be approved by at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units of such
class (excluding the vote in respect of Units held by the General Partner and
its Affiliates).
ARTICLE IIARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise
clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
"Additional Limited Partner" means a Person admitted to the
Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.4 and who is shown
as such on the books and records of the Partnership.
"Adjusted Capital Account" means the Capital Account maintained for
each Partner as of the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership, (a)
increased by any amounts that such Partner is obligated to restore under
the standards set by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (or
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is deemed obligated to restore under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g)
and 1.704-2(i)(5)) and (b) decreased by (i) the amount of all losses and
deductions that, as of the end of such fiscal year, are reasonably expected
to be allocated to such Partner in subsequent years under Sections
704(e)(2) and 706(d) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.751-1(b)(2)(ii), and (ii) the amount of all distributions that, as of the
end of such fiscal year, are reasonably expected to be made to such Partner
in subsequent years in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or
otherwise to the extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Partner's
Capital Account that are reasonably expected to occur during (or prior to)
the year in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made
(other than increases as a result of a minimum gain chargeback pursuant to
Section 5.1(d)(i) or 5.1(d)(ii)). The foregoing definition of Adjusted
Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith. The "Adjusted Capital Account" in respect of a
Common Unit, a Deferred Participation Unit or any other specified interest
in the Partnership shall be the amount which such Adjusted Capital Account
would be if such Common Unit, Deferred Participation Unit or other interest
in the Partnership was the only interest in the Partnership held by a
Limited Partner.
"Adjusted Property" means any property the Carrying Value of which has
been adjusted pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i) or 4.6(d)(ii). Once an Adjusted
Property is deemed distributed by, and recontributed to, the Partnership
for federal income tax purposes upon a termination thereof pursuant to
Section 708 of the Code, such property shall thereafter constitute a
Contributed Property until the Carrying Value of such property is
subsequently adjusted pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i) or 4.6(d)(ii).
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term "control"
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Agreed Allocation" means any allocation, other than a Required
Allocation, of an item of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.1, including, without limitation, a Curative
Allocation (if appropriate to the context in which the term "Agreed
Allocation" is used).
"Agreed Value" of any Contributed Property means the fair market value
of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution as
determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation
as it may adopt; provided, however, that the Agreed Value of any property
deemed contributed to the Partnership for federal income tax purposes upon
termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code
shall be determined in accordance with Section 4.6(c)(i). Subject to
Section 4.6(c)(i), the General Partner shall, in its sole discretion, use
such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the
aggregate Agreed Value of Contributed Properties contributed to the
Partnership in a single or integrated transaction among each separate
property on a basis proportional to the fair market value of each
Contributed Property.
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"Agreement" means this Second Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., as it may be
amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"API" means a Partnership Interest issued pursuant to Section 4.4. and
in accordance with the Omnibus Agreement, which Partnership Interest shall
confer upon the holder thereof only the rights and obligations specifically
provided in this Agreement and in the Omnibus Agreement with respect to
APIs (and no other rights otherwise available to holders of a Partnership
Interest).
"Arrearage Elimination Date" means the date on which both (a) the
Deferral Period has ended and (b) the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage
equals zero.
"Assignee" means a Non-citizen Assignee or a Person to whom one or
more Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement
and who has executed and delivered a Transfer Application as required by
this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner.
"Available Cash" means, with respect to any calendar quarter:
(a)the sum of:
(i) all cash receipts of the Partnership during such quarter from
all sources (including, without limitation, cash proceeds from the
sale of APIs and distributions of cash received from the Operating
Partnership and cash proceeds from Interim Capital Transactions, but
excluding cash proceeds from Termination Capital Transactions), plus,
in the case of the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1992, the
cash balance of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership as of
the close of business on the Closing Date (and including in such cash
balance proceeds from the Initial Offering that are next-day funds);
and
(ii)any reduction in reserves with respect to such quarter from
the level at the end of the prior quarter;
(b)less the sum of:
(i) all cash disbursements of the Partnership during such quarter,
including, without limitation, disbursements for operating expenses,
taxes, if any, debt service (including, without limitation, the
payment of principal, premium and interest), capital expenditures and
contributions, if any, to the Operating Partnership (but excluding
all cash distributions to Partners and in respect of the redemption
of APIs); and
(ii)any reserves established with respect to such quarter, and any
increase in reserves established with respect to prior quarters, in
such amounts as the General Partner determines in its reasonable
discretion to be necessary or appropriate (x) to provide for the
proper conduct of the business of the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership (including, without limitation, reserves for future
capital expenditures) or (y)
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to provide funds for distributions with respect to Units in respect of
any one or more of the next four calendar quarters or (z) because the
distribution of such amounts would be prohibited by applicable law or
by any loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, debt instrument
or other agreement or obligation to which the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership is a party or by which it is bound or its assets
are subject.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Available Cash" with respect to any
calendar quarter (A) shall not include any cash receipts or reductions in
reserves or take into account any disbursements made or reserves
established after the Liquidation Date and (B) shall include any
distributions of cash (to the extent such distributions are attributable to
transactions and operations during such quarter) received by the
Partnership from the Operating Partnership after the end of such quarter
but on or before the date on which the Partnership makes it distribution of
Available Cash in respect of such quarter pursuant to Section 5.3(a). Taxes
paid by the Partnership on behalf of, or amounts withheld with respect to,
all or less than all of the Partners shall not be considered cash
disbursements of the Partnership that reduce Available Cash, but the
payment or withholding thereof shall be deemed to be a distribution of
Available Cash to such Partners. Alternatively, in the discretion of the
General Partner, such taxes (if pertaining to all Partners) may be
considered to be cash disbursements of the Partnership which reduce
Available Cash, but the payment or withholding thereof shall not be deemed
to be a distribution of Available Cash to such Partners.
"Book-Tax Disparity" means with respect to any item of Contributed
Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the
difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed property or
Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax
purposes as of such date. A Partner's share of the Partnership's Book-Tax
Disparities in all of its Contributed Property and Adjusted Property will
be reflected by the difference between such Partner's Capital Account
balance as maintained pursuant to Section 4.6 and the hypothetical balance
of such Partner's Capital Account computed as if it had been maintained
strictly in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles.
"Business Day" means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a
legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States or
the states of New York or Texas shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
"Capital Account" means the capital account maintained for a Partner
or Assignee pursuant to Section 4.6.
"Capital Additions and Improvements" means additions or improvements
(whether in the form of the acquisition or construction of additions or
improvements) to the Pipeline System and Other Assets or the acquisition of
an existing or the construction of a new pipeline system (including,
without limitation, related tankage and terminaling facilities) or
fractionation facilities that increase the throughput, deliverable
capacity, terminaling capacity, fractionation capacity (assuming normal
operating conditions, including, without limitation, down-time and
maintenance) of the assets of the Operating Partnership from the
throughput, deliverable capacity, terminaling capacity, fractionation
capacity (assuming normal operating conditions, including, without
limitation, down-time and maintenance) immediately prior to the making or
acquisition of such additions or improvements, irrespective of whether such
additions or improvements serve the same
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or different geographic markets than are served by the Pipeline System and
Other Assets immediately prior to the making or acquisition of such
additions or improvements.
"Capital Contribution" means any cash, cash equivalents or the Net
Agreed Value of Contributed Property that a Partner contributes to the
Partnership pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Conveyance Agreement or
Section 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6(c)(i) or 13.3(c).
"Carrying Value" means (a) with respect to a Contributed property, the
Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all
depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions charged to the
Partners' and Assignees' Capital Accounts in respect of such Contributed
property, and (b) with respect to any other Partnership property, the
adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of
the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.6(d)(i) and
4.6(d)(ii) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the
Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Partnership properties,
as deemed appropriate by the General Partner.
"Cash from Interim Capital Transactions" means, at any date, such
amounts of Available Cash as are deemed to be Cash from Interim Capital
Transactions pursuant to Section 5.3.
"Cash from Operations" means, at the close of any calendar quarter but
prior to the Liquidation Date, on a cumulative basis, all cash receipts of
the Partnership and the Operating Partnership (including, without
limitation, the cash balance of the Partnership as of the close of business
on the Closing Date (and including in such cash balance proceeds from the
Initial Offering that are next-day funds), cash proceeds from the sale of
APIs and from the exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option
granted pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (but excluding any cash
proceeds from any Interim Capital Transactions (except to the extent
specified in Section 5.3) and Termination Capital Transactions) during the
period since the Closing Date through such date, less the sum of (a) all
cash operating expenditures of the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership during such period, including, without limitation, taxes, if
any, (b) all cash debt service payments of the Partnership and the
Operating Partnership during such period (other than payments or
prepayments of principal and premium required by reason of loan agreements
(including, without limitation, covenants and default provisions therein)
or by lenders, in each case in connection with sales or other dispositions
of assets or made in connection with refinancings or refundings of
indebtedness, provided, that any payment or prepayment of principal,
whether or not then due, shall be deemed, at the election and in the
discretion of the General Partner to be refunded or refinanced by any
indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership simultaneously with or within 180 days prior to or after such
payment or prepayment to the extent of the principal amount of such
indebtedness so incurred), (c) all cash capital expenditures of the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership during such period, including,
without limitation, Maintenance Capital Expenditures, but excluding (i)
cash capital expenditures made in respect of Capital Additions and
Improvements and (ii) cash expenditures made in payment of transaction
expenses relating to Interim Capital Transactions, (d) an amount equal to
revenues collected as a result of transportation rate increases that are
subject to possible refund, (e) any reserves outstanding as of such date
that the General Partner deemed in its reasonable discretion to be
necessary or appropriate to provide for the future cash payment of items of
the type referred to in clauses (a) through (d) of this sentence and (f)
any reserves that the General Partner deems in its
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reasonable discretion to be necessary or appropriate to provide funds for
distributions with respect to Units in respect of any one or more of the
next four calendar quarters, all as determined on a consolidated basis and
after taking into account the General Partner's interest therein
attributable to its general partner interest in the Operating Partnership.
Where cash capital expenditures are made in part in respect of Capital
Additions and Improvements and in part for other purposes, the General
Partner's good faith allocation thereof between the portion made for
Capital Additions and Improvements and the portion made for other purposes
shall be conclusive.
"Cause" means a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final,
non-appealable judgment finding the General Partner liable for actual
fraud, gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct in its capacity as
general partner of the Partnership.
"Central Basin Conveyances" shall mean the instruments of conveyance
or assignment pursuant to which Central Basin Funding, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and certain other entities, conveyed certain properties and
assets relating to a carbon dioxide pipeline located in West Texas to the
Operating Partnership on the Closing Date.
"Certificate" means a certificate, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other forms as may be adopted by the
General Partner in its sole discretion, issued by the Partnership
evidencing ownership of one or more Common Units, or a certificate, in such
form as may be adopted by the General Partner in its sole discretion,
issued by the Partnership evidencing ownership of one or more other Units.
"Certificate of Limited Partnership" means the Certificate of Limited
Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as
referenced in Section 6.2, as such Certificate of Limited Partnership may
be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Citizenship Certification" means a properly completed certificate in
such form as may be specified by the General Partner by which an Assignee
or a Limited Partner certifies that he (and if he is a nominee holding for
the account of another Person, that to the best of his knowledge such other
Person) is an Eligible Citizen.
"Closing Date" means the first date on which Common Units are sold by
the Partnership to the Underwriters pursuant to the provisions of the
Underwriting Agreement.
"Closing Price" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
17.1(a).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in
effect from time to time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations
thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the
Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provisions
of future law.
"Combined Interest" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
13.3(a).
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"Common Unit" means a Unit representing a fractional part of the
Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees and having the
rights and obligations specified with respect to Common Units in this
Agreement.
"Common Unit Arrearage" means, with respect to any Common Unit,
whenever issued, and as to any calendar quarter within the Deferral Period,
the excess of (a) the Minimum Quarterly Distribution with respect to such
Common Unit over (b) the sum of all Available Cash distributed in respect
of such quarter pursuant to Section 5.4(a) with respect to such Common
Unit.
"Conflicts and Audit Committee" means a committee of the Board of
Directors of the General Partner composed entirely of one or more directors
who are neither officers nor employees of Enron or any of its Affiliates.
"Contributed Property" means each property or other asset, in such
form as may be permitted by the Delaware Act, but excluding cash,
contributed to the Partnership (or deemed contributed to the Partnership on
termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the
code). Once the Carrying Value of a Contributed property is adjusted
pursuant to Section 4.6(d), such property shall no longer constitute a
Contributed property, but shall be deemed an Adjusted Property.
"Conveyance Agreement" means the Conveyance, Contribution and
Assumption agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Enron, KMGP,
Enron Pipeline Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, EGPC, KMNGL, Enron
Oil Trading & Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, Enron Gas
Liquids, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Enron Cogeneration Three Company, a
Delaware corporation, the Partnership and OLP-A, together with the
additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated thereunder.
"Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage" means, with respect to any Common
Unit, whenever issued, and as of the end of any calendar quarter, the
excess, if any, of (a) the sum resulting from adding together the Common
Unit Arrearage as to such Common Unit for each of the quarters within the
Deferral Period ending on or after the last day of such quarter over (b)
the sum of any distributions theretofore made pursuant in Section 5.4(b)
with respect to such Common Unit (including any distributions to be made in
respect of the last of such quarters).
"Curative Allocation" means any allocation of an item of income, gain,
deduction, loss or credit pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1(d)(xi).
"Current Market Price" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 17.1(a), except that if any Units involved are not listed or
admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, such price shall
be determined by an independent investment banking firm or other
independent expert selected by the General Partner.
"Deferral Period" means the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the earliest to occur of (a) the first date on which (i) total
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations generated during the
preceding four consecutive calendar quarters was sufficient to distribute
not less than an amount equal to the product of (A) 1.0101, (B) the Minimum
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Quarterly Distribution and (C) the total number of Common Units and
Deferred Participation Units (assuming conversion of same into Common
Units) Outstanding on the applicable Record Dates for such quarters (such
product being referred to in this definition as the "Test Amount") and (ii)
the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage for the most recent calendar quarter
equals zero, provided that such date shall not be prior to September 30,
1994, (b) September 30, 1997, and (c) the last day of the eighth full
calendar quarter following the date on which the General Partner ceases to
be the general partner of the Partnership (unless such cessation is the
result of the removal of the General Partner or a transfer by the General
Partner of its Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 11.2, in which case
this clause (c) shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the ending
date of the Deferral Period); provided that in determining whether
Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations for such four consecutive
quarters was sufficient to distribute not less than the Test Amount, the
excess working capital balance of the Partnership at the Closing Date, any
APIs purchased with respect to any quarter during such four consecutive
quarters, any balance in Cash from Operations at the beginning of such four
consecutive quarters, and any net increases in working capital borrowings
during such four consecutive quarters shall not be included; and provided,
further, that solely for purposes of this definition any increase in Cash
from Operations during such four consecutive quarters that relates to
revenues generated during or Available Cash attributable to a period prior
to such four consecutive quarters or results from the reversal of a reserve
which was established prior to the four consecutive quarters shall be
included in calculating Cash from Operations in the quarter in which such
revenues were generated or such reserve was originally established, as the
case may be.
"Deferred Participation Unit" means a Partnership Interest issued
pursuant to Section 4.3(a) that confers upon the holder thereof only the
rights and obligations specifically provided for in this Agreement.
"Delaware Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act, 6 Del. C. ss. 17-101, et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated
from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
"Departing Partner" means a former General Partner, from and after the
effective date of any withdrawal or removal of such former General Partner
pursuant to Section 13.1 or 13.2.
"Economic Risk of Loss" has the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-2(a).
"EGPC" means Enron Gas Processing Company, a Delaware corporation.
"Eligible Citizen" means a Person qualified to own interests in real
property in jurisdictions in which the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership does business or proposes to do business from time to time, and
whose status as a Limited Partner or Assignee does not or would not subject
the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to a substantial risk of
cancellation or forfeiture of any of its properties or any interest
therein.
"Enron" means Enron Corp., a Delaware corporation.
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"Event of Withdrawal" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
13.1(a).
"First Liquidation Target Amount" has the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 5.1(c)(i)(G).
"First Target Distribution" means $0.605 per Unit (or, with respect to
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30, 1992,
the product of $0.605 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is
the number of days in such period and of which the denominator is 92),
subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.6 and 9.6.
"General Partner" means KMGP and its successors as general partner of
the Partnership, unless the context otherwise requires.
"General Partner Equity Value" means, as of any date of determination,
the fair market value of the General Partner's Partnership Interest, as
determined by the General Partner using whatever reasonable method of
valuation it may adopt; provided, however, if any such valuation occurs at
a time that the General Partner holds Deferred Participation Units, such
Deferred Participation Units shall be taken into account in determining the
General Partner Equity Value.
"Group" means a "group" of Persons as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
"Holder" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.13(a).
"Incentive Distribution" means any amount of cash distributed to the
General Partner, in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership,
pursuant to Sections 5.4(e), 5.4(f) or 5.4(g) that exceeds that amount
equal to 1% of the aggregate amount of cash then being distributed pursuant
to such provisions.
"Indemnified Persons" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.13(c).
"Indemnitee" means the General Partner, any Departing Partner, any
Person who is or was an Affiliate of the General Partner or any Departing
Partner, any Person who is or was an officer, director, employee, partner,
agent or trustee of the General Partner or any Departing Partner or any
such Affiliate, or any Person who is or was serving at the request of the
General Partner or any Departing Partner or any such Affiliate as a
director, officer, employee, partner, agent or trustee of another Person.
"Initial Limited Partners" means the Organizational Limited Partner
and upon being admitted to the Partnership in accordance with Section
4.3(b), the Underwriters.
"Initial Offering" means the initial offering of Common Units to the
public, as described in the Registration Statement.
"Initial Unit Price" means the initial price per Common Unit at which
the Underwriters will offer the Common Units to the public for sale as set
forth on the cover page of the prospectus
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first issued at or after the time the Registration Statement first became
effective and, with respect to any other class or series of Units, the
price per unit at which such class or series of Units is initially sold by
the Partnership, as determined by the General Partner.
"Interim Capital Transactions" means (a) borrowings, refinancings or
refundings of indebtedness and sales of debt securities (other than for
working capital purposes and other than for items purchased on open account
in the ordinary course of business) by the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership, (b) sales of equity interests (other than sales of APIs or
sales of Units by the Underwriters pursuant to the exercise of the
over-allotment option contained in the Underwriting Agreement) by the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership and (c) sales or other voluntary
or involuntary dispositions of any assets of the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership (other than (x) sales or other dispositions of
inventory in the ordinary course of business, (y) sales or other
dispositions of other current assets including, without limitation,
receivables and accounts and (z) sales or other dispositions of assets as a
part of normal retirements or replacements), in each case prior to the
commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
"Issue Price" means the price at which a Unit is purchased from the
Partnership, after taking into account any sales commission or underwriting
discount charged to the Partnership.
"KMGP" means Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., a Delaware corporation,
formerly known as Enron Liquids Pipeline Company.
"KMNGL" means Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Liquids Corp., a Delaware
corporation, formerly known as Enron Natural Gas Liquids Corporation.
"Limited Partner" means, unless the context otherwise requires, each
Initial Limited Partner, each Substituted Limited Partner, each Additional
Limited Partner and any Departing Partner upon the change of its status
from General Partner to Limited Partner pursuant to Section 13.3, subject
to the provisions of Sections 5.7 and 5.8.
"Limited Partner Equity Value" means, as of any date of determination,
the amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the total
number of Units Outstanding (immediately prior to an issuance of Units or
distribution of cash or Partnership property), other than Units held by the
General Partner and its Affiliates, by (b)(i) in the case of a valuation
required by Section 4.6(d)(i) (other than valuations caused by sales of a
de minimis quantity of Units) the Issue Price of the additional Units
referred to in Section 4.6(d)(i) or (ii) in the case of a valuation
required by Section 4.6(d)(ii) (or a valuation required by Section
4.6(d)(i) caused by sales of a de minimus quantity of Units) the Closing
Price.
"Liquidation Date" means (a) in the case of an event giving rise to
the dissolution of the Partnership of the type described in Sections
14.2(a) and (b), the date on which the applicable time period during which
the holders of Outstanding Units have the right to elect to reconstitute
the Partnership and continue its business has expired without such an
election being made, and (b) in the case of any other event giving rise to
the dissolution of the Partnership, the date on which such event occurs.
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"Liquidator" means the General Partner or other Person approved
pursuant to Section 14.3 who performs the functions described therein.
"Maintenance Capital Expenditures" means cash capital expenditures
made to maintain, up to the level thereof that existed on the Closing Date,
the throughput, deliverable capacity, terminaling capacity, or
fractionation capacity (assuming normal operating conditions, including,
without limitation, down-time and maintenance) of the assets of the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership, taken as a whole, as such assets
existed on the Closing Date and shall, therefore, not include cash capital
expenditures made in respect of Capital Additions and Improvements. Where
cash capital expenditures are made in part to effectuate the capacity
maintenance level referred to in the immediately preceding sentence and in
part for other purposes, the General Partner's good faith allocation
thereof between the portion used to maintain such capacity level and the
portion used for other purposes shall be conclusive.
"Merger Agreement" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
16.1.
"Minimum Quarterly Distribution" means $0.55 per Unit per calendar
quarter (or, with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on September 30, 1992, the product of $0.55 multiplied by a fraction
of which the numerator is the number of days in such period and of which
the denominator is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections
5.6 and 9.6.
"Mont Belvieu Fractionator" shall mean the natural gas liquids
fractionation facility located at Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas and
operated by Enterprise Products Company.
"Mortgage" means the Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing,
Trust Agreement, Pledge and Security Agreement and similar documents and
instruments constituting the "Security Documents" pursuant to the terms of
the Note Agreement.
"National Securities Exchange" means an exchange registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to
time, and any successor to such statute.
"Net Agreed Value" means, (a) in the case of any Contributed Property,
the Agreed Value of such property reduced by any liabilities either assumed
by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is
subject when contributed, and (b) in the case of any property distributed
to a Partner or Assignee by the Partnership, the Partnership's Carrying
Value of such property (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(ii)) at the
time such property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either
assumed by such Partner or Assignee upon such distribution or to which such
property is subject at the time of the distribution, in either case, as
determined under Section 752 of the Code.
"Net Income" means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership's items of income and gain (other than those items attributable
to dispositions constituting Termination Capital
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Transactions) for such taxable period over the Partnership's items of loss
and deduction (other than those items attributable to dispositions
constituting Termination Capital Transactions) for such taxable period. The
items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in
accordance with Section 4.6(b) and shall not include any items specially
allocated under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of income, gain, loss or
deduction that has been included in the initial computation of Net Income
is subjected to a Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net Income
or Net Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard
to such item.
"Net Loss" means, for any taxable period, the excess, if any, of the
Partnership's items of loss and deduction (other than those items
attributable to dispositions constituting Termination Capital Transactions)
for such taxable period over the Partnership's items of income and gain
(other than those items attributable to dispositions constituting
Termination Capital Transactions) for such taxable period. The items
included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance
with Section 4.6(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated
under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of income, gain, loss or deduction that
has been included in the initial computation of Net Loss is subjected to a
Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net Income, or Net Loss,
whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without regard to such item.
"Net Termination Gain" means, for any taxable period, the sum, if
positive, of all the items of income, gain, loss or deduction recognized by
the Partnership (including, without limitation, such amounts recognized
through the Operating Partnership) from Termination Capital Transactions
occurring in such taxable period. The items included in the determination
of Net Termination Gain shall be determined in accordance with Section
4.6(b) and shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially
allocated under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of income, gain or loss that
has been included in the initial computation of Net Termination Gain is
subjected to a Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net
Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss, whichever the case may be, shall
be recomputed without regard to such item.
"Net Termination Loss" means, for any taxable period, the sum, if
negative, of all items of income, gain, loss or deduction recognized by the
Partnership (including, without limitation, such amounts recognized through
the Operating Partnership) from Termination Capital Transactions occurring
in such taxable period. The items included in the determination of Net
Termination Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 4.6(b) and
shall not include any items of income, gain or loss specially allocated
under Section 5.1(d). Once an item of gain or loss that has been included
in the initial computation of Net Termination Loss is subjected to a
Required Allocation or a Curative Allocation, Net Termination Gain or Net
Termination Loss, whichever the case may be, shall be recomputed without
regard to such item.
"Non-citizen Assignees" means a Person who the General Partner has
determined in its sole discretion does not constitute an Eligible Citizen
and as to whose Partnership Interest the General Partner has become the
Substituted Limited Partner, pursuant to Section 11.5.
"Nonrecourse Built-in Gain" means with respect to any Contributed
Properties or Adjusted Properties that are subject to a mortgage or
negative pledge securing a Nonrecourse Liability, the amount of any taxable
gain that would be allocated to the Partners pursuant to Sections
5.2(b)(i)(A), 5.2(b)(ii)(A) or 5.2(b)(iv) if such properties were disposed
of in a taxable transaction in full satisfaction of such liabilities and
for no other consideration.
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"Nonrecourse Deductions" means any and all items of loss, deduction
or expenditures (described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in
accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b),
are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.
"Nonrecourse Liability" has the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
"Note Agreement" means that certain Note Agreement among OLP-A and
each of the Purchasers identified therein, dated July 30, 1992, relating to
the issuance by OLP-A of the Notes.
"Notes" means the promissory notes of OLP-A issued pursuant to the
Note Agreement.
"Notice of Election to Purchase" has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 17.1(b).
"OLP-A" means Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "A", a Delaware limited
partnership continued pursuant to the OLP-A Partnership Agreement and
formerly known as Enron Liquids Pipeline Operating Limited Partnership.
"OLP-A Partnership Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of OLP-A, as it may be amended, supplemented or
restated from time to time.
"Omnibus Agreement" means the Omnibus Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, among Enron, the Partnership, OLP-A and KMGP.
"Operating Partnership" means OLP-A provided, however, that unless the
context otherwise requires, any references herein to the term "Operating
Partnership" shall also be deemed to include, to the extent of the
Partnership's ownership interest therein, any partnerships, joint ventures
or other entities formed or acquired by the Partnership in connection with
the conduct by the Partnership of activities permitted by the terms of
Section 3.1.
"Operating Partnership Agreement" means the OLP-A Partnership
Agreement; provided, however, that unless the context otherwise requires,
any references to the term "Operating Partnership Agreement" shall also be
deemed to include the partnership or other governing charter agreement for
any partnership, joint venture or other entity formed or acquired by the
Partnership in connection with the conduct by the Partnership of activities
permitted by the terms of Section 3.1.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel (who may be
regular counsel to Enron, any Affiliate of Enron, the Partnership or the
General Partner) acceptable to the General Partner.
"Organizational Limited Partner" means Enron Gas Production Company, a
Texas corporation, in its capacity as the organizational limited partner of
the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement.
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"Outstanding" means, with respect to the Units or other Partnership
Securities, all Units or other Partnership Securities that are issued by
the Partnership and reflected as outstanding on the Partnership's books and
records as of the date of determination; provided that, if at any time any
Person or Group (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) owns
beneficially 20% or more of all Common Units, such Common Units so owned
shall not be voted on any matter and shall not be considered to be
Outstanding when sending notices of a meeting of Limited Partners,
calculating required votes, determining the presence of a quorum or for
other similar purposes under this Agreement, except that such Common Units
shall be considered to be Outstanding for purposes of Section 13.1(b)(iv)
(such Common Units shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of
Partnership Securities for purposes of this Agreement).
"Partners" means the General Partner; the Limited Partners; solely for
purposes of Articles IV, V and VI and Sections 14.3 and 14.4, the
Assignees; and unless the context otherwise requires, Special Limited
Partners and the holders of Deferred Participation Units.
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt" has the meaning set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
"Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain" has the meaning set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(2).
"Partner Nonrecourse Deductions" means any and all items of loss,
deduction or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure
described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the
principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i), are attributable to a
Partner Nonrecourse Debt.
"Partnership" means the limited partnership heretofore formed and
continued pursuant to this Agreement.
"Partnership Interest" means an interest in the Partnership, which
shall include general partner interests, Common Units, Deferred
Participation Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities, or a combination
thereof or interest therein, as the case may be.
"Partnership Minimum Gain" means that amount determined in accordance
with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).
"Partnership Securities" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 4.4(a).
"Per Unit Capital Amount" means, as of any date of determination, the
Capital Account, stated on a per Unit basis, underlying any Unit held by a
Person other than the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General
Partner who holds Units.
"Percentage Interest" means as of the date of such determination (a)
as to the General Partner, 1%, (b) as to any Limited Partner or Assignee
holding Common Units, the product of (i) 99% multiplied by (ii) the
quotient of the number of Common Units held by such Limited Partner or
Assignee divided by the total number of all Common Units then Outstanding,
provided, however,
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that following any issuance of additional Partnership Securities by the
Partnership in accordance with Section 4.4, proper adjustment shall be made
to the Percentage Interest represented by each Common Unit to reflect such
issuance, and (c) as to the holders of additional Partnership Securities
issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section 4.4, the percentage
established as a part of such issuance.
"Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization, association or other entity.
"Pipeline System and Other Assets" means the natural gas liquid
pipeline assets and related terminating facilities, the CO2 pipeline
assets, the stock of KMNGL and other facilities and assets, all as more
fully described in the Conveyance Agreement and the Central Basin
Conveyances, that on the Closing Date are conveyed and contributed or sold
to OLP-A or owned by KMNGL.
"Purchase Date" means the date determined by the General Partner as
the date for purchase of all Outstanding Unites (other than Units owned by
the General Partner and its Affiliates) pursuant to Article XVII.
"Recapture Income" means any gain recognized by the Partnership
(computed without regard to any adjustment required by Sections 734 or 743
of the Code) upon the disposition of any property or asset of the
Partnership, which gain is characterized as ordinary income because it
represents the recapture of deductions previously taken with respect to
such property or asset.
"Record Date" means the date established by the General Partner for
determining (a) the identity of the Record Holder entitled to notice of, or
to vote at, any meeting of Limited Partners or entitled to vote by ballot
or give approval of Partnership action in writing without a meeting or
entitled to exercise rights in respect of any lawful action of Limited
Partners or (b) the identity of Record Holders entitled to receive any
report or distribution.
"Record Holder" means the Person in whose name a Unit is registered on
the books of the Transfer Agent as of the opening of business on a
particular Business Day.
"Redeemable Units" means any Units for which a redemption notice has
been given, and has not been withdrawn, under Section 11.6.
"Registration Statement" means the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 33-48142), as it has been or as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, filed by the Partnership with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act to register the
offering and sale of the Common Units in the Initial Offering.
"Required Allocations" means any allocation (or limitation imposed on
any allocation) of an item of income, gain, deduction or loss pursuant to
(a) the proviso-clauses of Sections 5.1(b)(ii) and 5.1(b)(iii) and (iv) or
(b) Sections 5.1(d)(i), 5.1(d)(ii), 5.1(d)(iv), 5.1(d)(v), 5.1(d)(vi),
5.1(d)(vii) and 5.1(d)(ix), such allocations (or limitations thereon) being
directly or indirectly required by the Treasury regulations promulgated
under Section 704(b) of the Code.
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"Residual Gain" or "Residual Loss""Residual Loss" means any item of
gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Partnership recognized for federal
income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of
a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of
gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Sections 5.2(b)(i)(A) or
5.2(b)(ii)(A), respectively, to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.
"Second Liquidation Target Amount" has the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 5.1(c)(i)(G).
"Second Target Distribution" means $0.715 per Unit (or, with respect
to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30,
1992, the product of $0.715 multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator
is equal to the number of days in such period and of which the denominator
is 92), subject to adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.6 and 9.6.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such
statute.
"Special Approval" means approval by a majority of the members of the
Conflicts and Audit Committee.
"Special Limited Partner" means each holder of an Outstanding API.
"Special Limited Partner Book Capital" means, as of any date of
determination, the amount equal to the sum of the balances of the Capital
Accounts of all Special Limited Partners, determined pursuant to Section
4.6 (prior to any adjustment pursuant to Section 4.6(d) arising upon the
present event requiring a valuation of the Partnership's assets.)
"Substituted Limited Partner" means a Person who is admitted as a
Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 12.2 in place of and
with all the rights of a Limited Partner and who is shown as a Limited
Partner on the books and records of the Partnership.
"Support Period" means the period commencing upon the Closing Date and
ending upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Liquidation Date, (b)
September 30, 1997, and (c) the removal of KMGP (or other Affiliate of
Enron) as general partner of the Partnership pursuant to Section 13.2 under
circumstances where Cause does not exist.
"Surviving Business Entity" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 16.2(b).
"Termination Capital Transactions" means any sale, transfer or other
disposition of property of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership
occurring upon or incident to the liquidation and winding up of the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership pursuant to Article XIV.
"Third Target Distribution" means $0.935 per Unit (or, with respect to
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30, 1992,
the product of $0.935
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multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator is equal to the number of
days in such period and of which the denominator is 92), subject to
adjustment in accordance with Sections 5.6 and 9.6.
"Trading Day" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
17.1(a).
"Transfer Agent" means such bank, trust company or other Person
(including, without limitation, the General Partner or one of its
Affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Partnership to
act as registrar and transfer agent for the Units.
"Transfer Application" means an application and agreement for transfer
of Units in the form set forth on the back of a Certificate or in a form
substantially to the same effect in a separate instrument.
"Underwriter" means each Person named as an underwriter in Schedule I
to the Underwriting Agreement who purchases Units pursuant thereto.
"Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement dated July
30, 1992, among the Underwriters, the Partnership, the General Partner,
OLP-A and Enron providing for the purchase of Common Units by such
Underwriters.
"Unit" means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner or Assignee
in the Partnership representing a fractional part of the Partnership
Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees and shall include, without
limitation, Common Units (but shall exclude APIs); provided, that each
Common Unit at any time Outstanding shall represent the same fractional
part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and Assignees
holding Common Units as each other Common Unit.
"Unpaid MQD" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
5.1(c)(i)(C).
"Unrealized Gain" attributable to any item of Partnership property
means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair
market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section
4.6(d) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior
to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 4.6(d) as of such date).
"Unrealized Loss" attributable to any item of Partnership property
means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the
Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to
be made pursuant to Section 4.6(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair
market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section
4.6(d)).
"Unrecovered API Capital" means, at any time, with respect to an API,
the excess, if any, of (a) the cash amount of the Capital Contribution made
pursuant to Section 4.4 in exchange for such API over (b) any amount
previously distributed pursuant to Section 5.4(c) or 13.4 towards the
redemption of such API.
"Unrecovered Deferred Participation Unit Capital" means, at any time,
with respect to a Deferred Participation Unit, prior to its conversion into
a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7(b), the excess, if any, of (a) the
Net Agreed Value (at the time of conveyance) of the undivided
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interest in the Contributed Property conveyed to the Partnership pursuant
to Section 4.3(a) in exchange for such Deferred Participation Unit, over
(b) any distributions of cash (or the Net Agreed Value of any distributions
in kind) in connection with dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
"Unrecovered Initial Unit Price" means, at any time, with respect to a
class or series of Units, the price per Unit at which such class or series
of Units was initially offered to the public for sale by the underwriters
in respect of such offering, as determined by the General Partner, less the
sum of all distributions theretofore made in respect of a Unit of such
class or series that was sold in the initial offering of Units of said
class or series constituting Cash from Interim Capital Transactions and any
distributions of cash (or the Net Agreed Value of any distributions in
kind) in connection with the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership
theretofore made in respect of a Unit of such class or series that was sold
in the initial offering of Units of such class or series.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
3.1 Purpose and Business. The purpose and nature of the business to be
conducted by the Partnership shall be (a) to serve as a limited partner in OLP-A
and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred
upon the Partnership as a limited partner in the OLP-A pursuant to the OLP-A
Partnership Agreement or otherwise, (b) to engage directly in, or to enter into
any partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement to engage in, any business
activity or project that may lawfully be conducted or engaged in by a limited
partnership organized pursuant to the Delaware Act and (c) to do anything
necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including, without limitation, the
making of capital contributions or loans to the Operating Partnership or in
connection with its involvement in the activities referred to in clause (b) of
this sentence. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Partnership may engage in any business activity. The General Partner has no
obligation or duty to the Partnership, the Limited Partners, the Special Limited
Partners or the Assignees to propose or approve, and in its sole discretion may
decline to propose or approve, the conduct by the Partnership of any business.
3.2 Powers. The Partnership shall be empowered to do any and all acts and
things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient
for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described in
Section 3.1 and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Initial Contributions To form the Partnership under the Delaware, Act,
the General Partner has made an initial Capital Contribution to the Partnership
in the amount of $10 for an interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as
the general partner of the Partnership, and the Organizational Limited Partner
has made a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in the amount of $990 for an
interest in the Partnership and has been admitted as a limited partner of the
Partnership.
4.2 Return of Initial Contributions. As of the Closing Date, after giving
effect to (a) the transactions contemplated by Section 4.3 and (b) the admission
to the Partnership of the Underwriters as Initial Limited Partners in accordance
with this Agreement, the interest in the Partnership of the
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Organizational Limited Partner shall be terminated, the $10 Capital Contribution
by the General Partner and the $990 Capital Contribution by the Organizational
Limited Partner as initial Capital Contributions shall be refunded and the
Organizational Limited Partner shall withdraw as a limited partner of the
Partnership. Ninety-nine percent of any interest or other profit that may have
resulted from the investment or other use of such initial Capital Contributions
shall be allocated and distributed to the Organizational Limited Partner, and
the balance thereof shall be allocated and distributed to the General Partner.
4.3 Contribution by the General Partner and the Underwriters; Contribution
by Partnership to Operating Partnership. (a) On the Closing Date, the General
Partner shall contribute and deliver to the Partnership, in cash, as a Capital
Contribution, $1,396,256, in exchange for the continuation of its Partnership
Interest as a general partner in the Partnership, subject to all of the rights,
privileges and duties of the General Partner under this Agreement. In addition,
on the Closing Date and as provided in the Conveyance Agreement, KMGP shall
contribute and deliver to the Partnership the right to designate the recipient
of an undivided interest in certain of its assets in exchange for 860,000
Deferred Participation Units.
(b) Subject to completion of the Capital Contribution referred to in
Section 4.3(a), and provided that the transactions contemplated by the
Conveyance Agreement shall have been consummated, on the Closing Date each
Underwriter shall contribute and deliver to the Partnership in cash as a Capital
Contribution, an amount equal to the Issue Price per Unit (as provided in the
Underwriting Agreement) multiplied by the number of Common Units specified in
the Underwriting Agreement to be purchased by such Underwriter at the "First
Time of Delivery" as such term is used in the Underwriting Agreement. In
exchange for such Capital Contribution by the Underwriters, the Partnership
shall issue Common Units to each Underwriter on whose behalf such Capital
Contribution is made in an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i)
the cash contributed to the Partnership by or on behalf of such Underwriter by
(ii) the Issue Price per Unit. Subject to the requirements of Section 12.1, upon
receipt of such Capital Contributions each Underwriter shall be admitted to the
Partnership as an Initial Limited Partner in respect of the Common Units so
issued to it.
4.4 Issuances of Additional Units, APIs and Other Securities (a) Subject to
Section 4.4(c), the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the
Partnership to issue, in addition to the Partnership Interests and Units issued
pursuant to Section 4.3, such additional Units, or classes or series thereof, or
options, rights, warrants or appreciation rights relating thereto, or APIs or
any other type of equity security that the Partnership may lawfully issue, any
unsecured or secured debt obligations of the Partnership convertible into any
class or series of equity securities of the Partnership (collectively,
"Partnership Securities"), for any Partnership purpose, at any time or from time
to time, to the Partners or to other Persons for such consideration and on such
terms and conditions as shall be established by the General Partner in its sole
discretion, all without the approval of any Limited Partners. The General
Partner shall have sole discretion, subject to the guidelines set forth in this
Section 4.4. and the requirements of the Delaware Act, in determining the
consideration and terms and conditions with respect to any future issuance of
Partnership Securities. The additional Common Units to be issued pursuant to
this Section 4.4(a) may include Common Units issuable pursuant to the
Underwriters' over-allotment option granted in the Underwriting Agreement.
(b) Additional Partnership Securities to be issued by the Partnership
pursuant to this Section 4.4. shall be issuable from time to time in one or more
classes, or one or more series of any of such classes,
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with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights, powers and duties, including, without limitation, rights,
powers and duties senior to existing classes and series of Partnership
Securities (except as provided in Section 4.4(c)), all as shall be fixed by the
General Partner in the exercise of its sole discretion, subject to Delaware law
and Section 4.4.(c), including, without limitation, (i) the allocations of items
of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or
series of Partnership Securities; (ii) the right of each such class or series of
Partnership Securities to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights
of each such class or series of Partnership Securities upon dissolution and
liquidation of the Partnership; (iv) whether such class or series of additional
Partnership Securities is redeemable by the Partnership and, if so, the price at
which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such class or series of
additional Partnership Securities may be redeemed by the Partnership; (v)
whether such class or series of additional Partnership Securities is issued with
the privilege of conversion and, if so, the rate at which, and the terms and
conditions upon which, such class or series of Partnership Securities may be
converted into any other class or series of Partnership Securities or other
property; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which each such class or series of
Partnership Securities will be issued, evidenced by certificates and assigned or
transferred; and (vii) the right, if any, of each such class or series of
Partnership Securities to vote on Partnership matters, including, without
limitation, matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges
of each such class or series.
(c) Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 4.4(a) and 4.4(b), the issuance
by the Partnership of any Partnership Securities pursuant to this Section 4.4.
shall be subject to the following restrictions and limitations:
(i) During the Support Period, the Partnership shall not issue (A)an
aggregate of more than 3,000,000 additional Common Units (excluding for
purposes of such determination Common Units issued pursuant to the
over-allotment option accorded the Underwriters pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement and Common Units issued upon conversion of Deferred
Participation Units) or an equivalent amount of other Units having rights
to distributions or in liquidation ranking on a parity with the Common
Units or (B) other Partnership Securities (other than APIs) having rights
to distributions or in liquidation ranking senior to the Common Units,
without (in the case of either (A) or (B)) the prior approval of a majority
of the Outstanding Common Units (excluding Common Units held by the General
Partner and its Affiliates); and
(ii) Upon the issuance of any Partnership Interests by the
Partnership (except upon the conversion of Deferred Participation Units
into Common Units pursuant to Section 5.7) or the making of any other
Capital Contributions to the Partnership, the General Partner shall be
required to make additional Capital Contributions to the Partnership such
that the General Partner shall at all times have a balance in its Capital
Account with respect to its general partner interest equal to 1% of the
total positive Capital Account balances of all Partners.
(d) The General Partner is hereby authorized and directed to take all
actions that it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with each issuance
of Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities
pursuant to Section 4.4(a) and to amend this Agreement in any manner that it
deems necessary or appropriate to provide for each such issuance, to admit
Additional Limited Partners in connection therewith and to specify the relative
rights, powers and duties of the holders of the Units, Deferred Participation
Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities being so issued.
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(e) Subject to the terms of Sections 4.4(c) and 6.4(c), the General Partner
is authorized to cause the issuance of Partnership Securities pursuant to any
employee benefit plan for the benefit of employees responsible for the
operations of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership maintained or
sponsored by the General Partner, the Partnership, the Operating Partnership or
any Affiliate of any of them.
(f) The General Partner shall do all things necessary to comply with the
Delaware Act and is authorized and directed to do all things it deems to be
necessary or advisable in connection with any future issuance of Partnership
Securities, including, without limitation, compliance with any statute, rule,
regulation or guideline of any federal, state or other governmental agency or
any National Securities Exchange on which the Units or other Partnership
Securities are listed for trading.
4.5 Limited Preemptive Rights. Except as provided in this Section 4.5, no
Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with
respect to (a) additional Capital Contributions; (b) issuance or sale of any
class or series of Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter
created; (c) issuance of any obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other
securities of the Partnership convertible into or exchangeable for, or carrying
or accompanied by any rights to receive, purchase or subscribe to, any such
Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other Partnership Securities; (d)
issuance of any right of subscription to or right to receive, or any warrant or
option for the purchase of, any such Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs
or other Partnership Securities; or (e) issuance or sale of any other securities
that may be issued or sold by the Partnership. The General Partner shall have
the right, which it may from time to time assign in whole or in part to any of
its Affiliates, to purchase Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities from the Partnership whenever, and on the same terms
that, the Partnership issues Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities to Persons other than the General Partner and its
Affiliates, to the extent necessary to maintain the Percentage Interests of the
General Partner and its Affiliates equal to that which existed immediately prior
to the issuance of such Units, Deferred Participation Units, APIs or other
Partnership Securities.
4.6 Capital Accounts. (a) The Partnership shall maintain for each Partner
(or a beneficial owner of Units or Deferred Participation Units held by a
nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the identity of such
owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of the Code or any
other method acceptable to the General Partner in its sole discretion) owning a
Partnership Interest a separate Capital Account with respect to such Partnership
Interest in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of
all Capital Contributions made to the Partnership with respect to such
Partnership Interest pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) all items of
Partnership income and gain (including, without limitation, income and gain
exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 4.6(b) and allocated with
respect to such Partnership Interest pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 5.1, and
decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Net Agreed Value of all actual and deemed
distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Partnership Interest
pursuant to this Agreement and (y) all items of Partnership deduction and loss
computed in accordance with Section 4.6(b) and allocated with respect to such
Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 5.1.
(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain, loss
or deduction to be reflected in the Partners' Capital Accounts, the
determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same
as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax
purposes
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(including, without limitation, any method of depreciation, cost
recovery or amortization used for that purpose), provided, that:
(i) Solely for purposes of this Section 4.6, the Partnership shall be
treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the
General Partner based upon the provisions of the Operating Partnership
Agreement) of all property owned by the Operating Partnership.
(ii) All fees and other expenses incurred by the Partnership to
promote the sale of (or to sell) a Partnership Interest that can neither be
deducted nor amortized under Section 709 of the Code, if any, shall, for
purposes of Capital Account maintenance, be treated as an item of deduction
at the time such fees and other expenses are incurred and shall be
allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section 5.1.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss
and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Section
754 of the Code which may be made by the Partnership and, as to those items
described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without
regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or
are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income tax
purposes.
(iv) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition
of any Partnership property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of
such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the
Partnership's Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date.
(v)In accordance with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code,
any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable
to any Contributed Property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of
such property on the date it was acquired by the Partnership were equal to
the Agreed Value of such property. Upon an adjustment pursuant to Section
4.6(d) to the Carrying Value of any Partnership property subject to
depreciation, cost recovery or amortization, any further deductions for
such depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to such
property shall be determined (A) as if the adjusted basis of such property
were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following
such adjustment and (B) using a rate of depreciation, cost recovery or
amortization derived from the same method and useful life (or, if
applicable, the remaining useful life) as is applied for federal income tax
purposes; provided, however, that, if the asset has a zero adjusted basis
for federal income tax purposes, depreciation, cost recovery or
amortization deductions shall be determined using any reasonable method
that the General Partner may adopt.
(vi) If the Partnership's adjusted basis in a depreciable or cost
recovery property is reduced for federal income tax purposes pursuant to
Section 48(q)(1) or 48(q)(3) of the Code, the amount of such reduction
shall, solely for purposes hereof, be deemed to be an additional
depreciation or cost recovery deduction in the year such property is placed
in service and shall be allocated among the Partners pursuant to Section
5.1. Any restoration of such basis pursuant to Section 48(q)(2) of the Code
shall, to the extent possible, be allocated in the same manner to the
Partners to whom such deemed deduction was allocated.
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(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.6(c)(ii), a
transferee of a Partnership Interest shall succeed to a pro rata portion of
the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Partnership Interest
so transferred, provided, however, that, if the transfer causes a
termination of the Partnership under Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, the
Partnership's properties shall be deemed to have been distributed in
liquidation of the Partnership to the Partners (including any transferee of
a Partnership Interest that is a party to the transfer causing such
termination) pursuant to Section 14.3 and 14.4 and recontributed by such
Partners in reconstitution of the Partnership. Any such deemed distribution
shall be treated as an actual distribution for purposes of this Section
4.6. In such event, the Carrying Values of the Partnership properties shall
be adjusted immediately prior to such deemed distribution pursuant to
Section 4.6(d)(ii) and such Carrying Values shall then constitute the
Agreed Values of such properties upon such deemed contribution to the
reconstituted Partnership. The Capital Accounts of such reconstituted
Partnership shall be maintained in accordance with the principles of this
Section 4.6.
(ii) Immediately prior to the conversion of a Deferred Participation
Unit into a Common Unit pursuant to Section 5.7(c) or the sale, exchange or
other disposition of a Deferred Participation Unit by a holder thereof, the
Capital Account maintained for such Person with respect to its Deferred
Participation Units will (A) first, be allocated to the Deferred
Participation Units to be transferred in an amount equal to the product of
(x) the number of such Deferred Participation Units to be transferred and
(y) the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit, and (B) second, any
remaining balance in such Capital Account will be retained by the
transferor, regardless of whether it has retained any Deferred
Participation Units. Following any such allocation, the transferor's
Capital Account, if any, maintained with respect to the retained Deferred
Participation Units, if any, will have a balance equal to the amount
allocated under clause (B) hereinabove, and the transferee's Capital
Account established with respect to the transferred Deferred Participation
Units will have a balance equal to the amount allocated under clause (A)
hereinabove.
(d) (i)Consistent with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), on an issuance of additional Units for cash or
Contributed Property or the conversion of the General Partner's Partnership
Interest to Common Units pursuant to Section 13.3(b), the Capital Account
of all Partners and the Carrying Value of each Partnership property
immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to
reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such
Partnership property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had
been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior
to such issuance and had been allocated to the Partners at such time
pursuant to Section 5.1. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized
Loss, the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all Partnership
assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash equivalents)
immediately prior to the issuance of additional Units shall be determined
by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may
adopt; provided, however, the General Partner, in arriving at such
valuation, must take fully into account the Limited Partner Equity Value,
the General Partner Equity Value, and the Special Limited Partner Book
Capital, at such time. The General Partner shall allocate such aggregate
value among the assets of the Partnership (in such manner as it determines
in its sole discretion to be reasonable) to arrive at a fair market value
for individual properties.
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(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any actual or deemed
distribution to a Partner of any Partnership property (other than a
distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a
Partnership Interest), the Capital Accounts of all Partners and the
Carrying Value of such Partnership property shall be adjusted upward or
downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to
such Partnership property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss
had been recognized in a sale of such property immediately prior to such
distribution for an amount equal to its fair market value, and had been
allocated to the Partners, at such time, pursuant to Section 5.1. Any
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property shall be
allocated in the same manner as Net Termination Gain or Net Termination
Loss pursuant to Section 5.1(c); provided, however, that, in making any
such allocation, Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss actually
realized shall be allocated first. In determining such Unrealized Gain or
Unrealized Loss the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all
Partnership assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash
equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A) in the case of a
deemed distribution occurring as a result of a termination of the
Partnership pursuant to Section 708 of the Code, be determined and
allocated in the same manner as that provided in Section 4.6(d)(i) or (B)
in the case of the liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 14.3 or
14.4, be determined and allocated by the Liquidator using such reasonable
method of valuation as it may adopt.
4.7 Interest. No interest shall be paid by the Partnership on
Capital Contributions or on balances in Partners' Capital Accounts.
4.8 No Withdrawal. No Partner shall be entitled to
withdraw any part of his Capital Contributions (including, without limitation,
with respect to APIs) or its Capital Account or to receive any distribution from
the Partnership, except as provided in Section 4.2, Articles V, XIII and XIV and
the Omnibus Agreement.
4.9 Loans from Partners. Loans by a Partner to the Partnership shall not
constitute Capital Contributions. If any Partner shall advance funds to the
Partnership in excess of the amounts required hereunder to be contributed by it
to the capital of the Partnership, the making of such excess advances shall not
result in any increase in the amount of the Capital Account of such Partner. The
amount of any such excess advances shall be a debt obligation of the Partnership
to such Partner and shall be payable or collectible only out of the Partnership
assets in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are
made.
4.10 No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued by the
Partnership.
4.11 Splits and Combinations. (a) Subject to Section 4.11(d), the General
Partner may make a pro rata distribution of Units or other Partnership
Securities to all Record Holders or may effect a subdivision or combination of
Units or other Partnership Securities; provided, however, that after any such
distribution, subdivision or combination, each Partner shall have the same
Percentage Interest in the Partnership as before such distribution, subdivision
or combination.
(b) Whenever such a distribution, subdivision or combination of Units or
other Partnership Securities is declared, the General Partner shall select a
Record Date as of which the distribution, subdivision or combination shall be
effective and shall send notice of the distribution, subdivision or
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combination at least 20 days prior to such Record Date to each Record Holder as
of the date not less than 10 days prior to the date of such notice. The General
Partner also may cause a firm of independent public accountants selected by it
to calculate the number of Units to be held by each Record Holder after giving
effect to such distribution, subdivision or combination. The General Partner
shall be entitled to rely on any certificate provided by such firm as conclusive
evidence of the accuracy of such calculation.
(c) Promptly following any such distribution, subdivision or combination,
the General Partner may cause Certificates to be issued to the Record Holders of
Units as of the applicable Record Date representing the new number of Units held
by such Record Holders, or the General Partner may adopt such other procedures
as it may deem appropriate to reflect such distribution, subdivision or
combination; provided, however, if any such distribution, subdivision or
combination results in a smaller total number of Units Outstanding, the General
Partner shall require, as a condition to the delivery to a Record Holder of such
new Certificate, the surrender of any Certificate held by such Record Holder
immediately prior to such Record Date.
(d) The Partnership shall not issue fractional Units upon any distribution,
subdivision or combination of Units. If a distribution, subdivision or
combination of Units would result in the issuance of fractional Units but for
the provisions of Section 4.10 and this Section 4.11(d), each fractional Unit
shall be rounded to the nearest whole Unit (and a 0.5 Unit shall be rounded to
the next higher Unit).
ARTICLE V
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
5.1 Allocations for Capital Account Purposes. For purposes of maintaining
the Capital Accounts and in determining the rights of the Partners among
themselves, the Partnership's items of income, gain, loss and deduction
(computed in accordance with Section 4.6(b)) shall be allocated among the
Partners in each taxable year (or portion thereof) as provided herein below.
(a)Net Income. After giving effect to the allocations in Section 4.2
and the special allocations set forth in Section 5.1(d), Net Income for
each taxable period and all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken
into account in computing Net Income for such taxable period shall be
allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner until the aggregate Net
Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section
5.1(a)(i) for the current taxable year and all previous taxable years
is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to the General Partner
pursuant to section 5.1(b)(v) for all previous taxable years;
(ii) Second, 100% to Partners holding Deferred Participation
Units, in the proportion of the number of Deferred Participation Units
held by each such Partners to the total number of Deferred
Participation Units then outstanding, until the aggregate Net Income
allocated to such Partners pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(ii) for the
current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to the
aggregate Net Losses allocated to such Partners pursuant to Section
5.1(b)(iv) for all previous taxable years;
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(iii) Third, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, each in the
proportion that the respective number of APIs held by such Special
Limited Partner bears to the total number of APIs then Outstanding,
until the aggregate Net Income allocated to the Special Limited
Partners pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(iii) for the current taxable
year and all previous taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net
Losses allocated to the Special Limited Partners in respect of their
then Outstanding APIs pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(iii) for all
previous taxable years;
(iv) Fourth, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited
Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests,
until the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Partners pursuant to
this Section 5.1(a)(iv) for the current taxable year and all previous
taxable years is equal to the aggregate Net Losses allocated to such
Partners pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(ii) for all previous taxable
years; and
(v) Fifth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner and
the Limited Partners in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests.
(b)Net Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations set
forth in Section 5.1(d), Net Losses for each taxable period and all items
of income, gain, loss and deduction taken into account in computing Net
Losses for such taxable period shall be allocated as follows:
(i) First, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited Partners,
in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the
aggregate Net Losses allocated pursuant to this Section 5.1(b)(i) for
the current taxable year and all previous taxable years is equal to
the aggregate Net Income allocated to such Partners pursuant to
Section 5.1(a)(v) for all previous taxable years;
(ii) Second, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited Partners
in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests; provided,
that the Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this Section
5.1(b)(ii) to the extent that such allocation would cause any Partner
to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end
of such taxable year (or increase any existing deficit balance in its
Adjusted Capital Account);
(iii) Third, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, each in the
proportion that the respective number of APIs held by such Special
Limited Partner bears to the total number of APIs then Outstanding,
provided, that Net Losses shall not be allocated pursuant to this
Section 5.1(b)(iii) to the extent that such allocation would cause any
Special Limited Partner to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted
Capital Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any
existing deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account);
(iv) Fourth, if such taxable period ends prior to the conversion
of the last outstanding Deferred Participation Unit, pursuant to
Section 5.7(b) hereof, 100% to the Partners holding Deferred
Participation Units, in the proportion of the number of Deferred
Participation Units held by each such Partner to the total number of
Deferred
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Participation Units then outstanding; provided, that Net Losses shall
not be allocated pursuant to this Section 5.1(b)(iv) to the extent
that such allocation would cause any Partner holding such Deferred
Participation Units to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital
Account at the end of such taxable year (or increase any existing
deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account); and
(v) Fifth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General Partner.
(c) Net Termination Gains and Losses. After giving effect to the
allocations in Section 4.2 and the special allocations set forth in
Section 5.1(d), all items of income, gain, loss and deduction taken
into account in computing Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss
for such taxable period shall be allocated in the same manner as such
Net Termination Gain or Net Termination Loss is allocated hereunder.
All allocations under this Section 5.1(c) shall be made after Capital
Account balances have been adjusted by all other allocations provided
under this Section 5.1 and after all distributions of Available Cash
provided under Section 5.4 have been made with respect to the taxable
period ending on the date of the Partnership's liquidation pursuant to
Section 14.3.
(i) If a Net Termination Gain is recognized (or deemed recognized
pursuant to Section 4.6(d)) from Termination Capital Transactions,
such Net Termination Gain shall be allocated between the General
Partner and the Limited Partners in the following manner (and the
Adjusted Capital Accounts of the Partners shall be increased by the
amount so allocated in each of the following subclauses, in the order
listed, before an allocation is made pursuant to the next succeeding
subclause);
(A) First, to each Partner having a deficit balance in its
Adjusted Capital Account, in the proportion that such deficit
balance bears to the total deficit balances in the Adjusted
Capital Accounts of all Partners, until each such Partner has
been allocated Net Termination Gain equal to any such deficit
balance in its Adjusted Capital Account;
(B) Second, 99% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to its Unrecovered Initial
Unit Price;
(C) Third, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its
Unrecovered Initial Unit Price plus (2) the Minimum Quarterly
Distribution for the quarter during which such Net Termination
Gain is recognized, reduced by any distribution pursuant to
Section 5.4(a) with respect to such Common Unit for such quarter
(the amount determined pursuant to this clause (2) is hereinafter
defined as the "Unpaid MQD");
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(D) Fourth, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (1) its
Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, plus (2) its Unpaid MQD, if any,
plus, (3) its Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage, if any;
(E) Fifth, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the conversion of the last
Outstanding Deferred Participation Unit, pursuant to Section
5.7(b), 100% to the Partners holding such Deferred Participation
Units, in the ratio of the number of Deferred Participation Units
held by each such Partner to the total number of Deferred
Participation Units then outstanding, in the amount which will
increase the Adjusted Capital Account of each such Partner
maintained with respect to such Deferred Participation Units to
that amount which equals the Unrecovered Deferred Participation
Unit Capital attributable to such Deferred Participation Units,
determined for the taxable year (or portion thereof) to which
this allocation of gain relates and taking into account any
allocations made pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of
this Section 5.1(c)(i);
(F) Sixth, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the redemption of all APIs then
Outstanding, 100% to the Special Limited Partners holding such
APIs, each in the proportion that the respective number of APIs
held by such Special Limited Partner bears to the total number of
APIs then Outstanding, in the amount which will increase each
Special Limited Partner's Adjusted Capital Account in respect of
its APIs to that amount which equals the Unrecovered API Capital
balance attributable to such APIs;
(G) Seventh, 99% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General
Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of each
Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (aa) its
Unrecovered Initial Unit Price, plus (bb) its Unpaid MQD, plus
(cc) its Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage, if any, plus (dd) the
excess of (i) the First Target Distribution less the Minimum
Quarterly Distribution for each quarter of the Partnership's
existence over (ii) the amount of any distribution of Cash from
Operations that was distributed pursuant to Section 5.4(d) (the
sum of (aa) plus (bb) plus (cc) plus (dd) is hereinafter defined
as the "First Liquidation Target Amount");
(H) Eighth, 85.8673% to all Limited Partners, in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests, and 14.1327% to the
General Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of
each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (aa) the
First Liquidation Target Amount, plus (bb) the excess of (i) the
Second Target Distribution less the First Target Distribution for
each quarter of the Partnership's existence over (ii) the amount
of any distributions of Cash from Operations that was distributed
pursuant to Section 5.4(e) (the sum of (aa) plus (bb) is
hereinafter defined as the "Second Liquidation Target Amount");
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(I) Ninth, 75.7653% to all Limited Partners, in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests, and 24.2347% to the
General Partner until the Adjusted Capital Account in respect of
each Common Unit then Outstanding is equal to the sum of (aa) the
Second Liquidation Target Amount, plus (bb) the excess of (i) the
Third Target Distribution less the Second Target Distribution for
each quarter of the Partnership's existence over (ii) the amount
of any distributions of Cash from Operations that was distributed
pursuant to Section 5.4(f); and
(J) Finally, any remaining amount 50.5102% to all Limited
Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests, and 49.4898% to the General Partner.
(ii) If a Net Termination Loss is recognized (or deemed
recognized pursuant to Section 4.6(d)) from Termination Capital
Transactions, such Net Termination Loss shall be allocated to the
Partners in the following manner:
(A) First, 100% to the General Partner and the Limited
Partners in proportion to, and to the extent of, the positive
balances in their respective Adjusted Capital Accounts;
(B) Second, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the redemption of all APIs then
Outstanding, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, each in the
proportion that the respective number of APIs held by such
Special Limited Partner bears to the total number of APIs then
Outstanding, to the extent of the positive balance in each such
Special Limited Partner's respective Adjusted Capital Account
maintained with respect to its APIs;
(C) Third, if such Termination Capital Transaction occurs
(or is deemed to occur) prior to the conversion of the last
outstanding Deferred Participation Unit, pursuant to Section
5.7(b) hereof, 100% to the Partners holding Deferred
Participation Units each in the proportion that the respective
number of Deferred Participation Units held by such Partner bears
to the total number of Deferred Participation Units then
outstanding, to the extent of the positive balances in their
respective Adjusted Capital Accounts maintained with respect to
such Deferred Participation Units; and
(D) Fourth, the balance, if any, 100% to the General
Partner.
(d) Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 5.1, the following special allocations shall be made for such
taxable period:
(i) Partnership Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 5.1, if there is a net decrease in
Partnership Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, each
Partner shall be allocated items of Partnership income and gain for
such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in
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the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor
provision. For purposes of this Section 5.1(d), each Partner's
Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the
allocation of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected,
prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this
Section 5.1(d) with respect to such taxable period (other than an
allocation pursuant to Sections 5.1(d)(vi) and 5.1(d)(vii)). This
Section 5.1(d)(i) is intended to comply with the Partnership Minimum
Gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)
and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(ii)Chargeback of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5.1 (other than
Section 5.1(d)(i)), except as provided in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Partner Nonrecourse Debt
Minimum Gain during any Partnership taxable period, any Partner with a
share of Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of
such taxable period shall be allocated items of Partnership income and
gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the
manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions. For
purposes of this Section 5.1(d), each Partner's Adjusted Capital
Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income or
gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of
any other allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(d), other than
Section 5.1(d)(i) and other than an allocation pursuant to Sections
5.1(d)(vi) and 5.1(d)(vii), with respect to such taxable period. This
Section 5.1(d)(ii) is intended to comply with the chargeback of items
of income and gain requirement in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(f)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(iii) Priority Allocations. All or a portion of the remaining
items of Partnership gross income or gain for the taxable period, if
any, shall be allocated 100% to the General Partner until the
aggregate amount of such items allocated to the General Partner under
this paragraph (iii) for the current taxable period and all previous
taxable periods is equal to the cumulative amount of cash distributed
to the General Partner (or its assignee) as an Incentive Distribution
from the Closing Date to a date 45 days after the end of the current
taxable period.
(iv) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Partner
unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions
described in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of
Partnership income and gain shall be specifically allocated to such
Partner in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent
required by the Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 704(b)
of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital
Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as
quickly as possible unless such deficit balance is otherwise
eliminated pursuant to Section 5.1(d)(i) or (ii).
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(v) Gross Income Allocations. In the event any Partner has a
deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of any
Partnership taxable period, such Partner shall be specially allocated
items of Partnership gross income and gain in the amount of such
excess as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant
to this Section 5.1(d)(v) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such Partner would have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital
Account after all other allocations provided for in this Section 5.1
have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.1(d)(v) were not in
this Agreement.
(vi) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any
taxable period shall be allocated to the Partners in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests. If the General Partner
determines in its good faith discretion that the Partnership's
Nonrecourse Deductions must be allocated in a different ratio to
satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Treasury regulations
promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the General Partner is
authorized, upon notice to the Limited Partners, to revise the
prescribed ratio to the numerically closest ratio that does satisfy
such requirements.
(vii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated 100% to the
Partner that bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to the
Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions
are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(i). If more than one Partner bears the Economic Risk of Loss
with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt, such Partner Nonrecourse
Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among
such Partners in accordance with the ratios in which they share such
Economic Risk of Loss.
(viii) Nonrecourse Liabilities. For purposes of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Partners agree that Nonrecourse
Liabilities of the Partnership in excess of the sum of (A) the amount
of Partnership Minimum Gain and (B) the total amount of Nonrecourse
Built-in Gain shall be allocated among the Partners in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests.
(ix) Code Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment to
the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Section
734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the
Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the
adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall
be specially allocated to the Partners in a manner consistent with the
manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted
pursuant to such Section of the Treasury regulations.
(x) Economic Uniformity. At the election of the General Partner
with respect to any taxable period ending upon, or after, the
termination of the Deferral Period or the removal of the General
Partner under circumstances where Cause does not exist, all or a
portion of the remaining items of Partnership gross income or gain for
such taxable
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period, if any, shall be allocated 100% to each Partner holding
Deferred Participation Units in the proportion of the number of
Deferred Participation Units held by such Partner to the total number
of Deferred Participation Units then Outstanding, until each such
Partner has been allocated an amount of gross income or gain which
increases the Capital Account maintained with respect to such Deferred
Participation Units to an amount equal to the product of (A) the
number of Deferred Participation Units held by such Partner and (B)
the Per Unit Capital Amount for a Common Unit. The purpose of this
allocation is to establish uniformity between the Capital Accounts
underlying Deferred Participation Units and the Capital Accounts
underlying Common Units held by Persons other than the General Partner
and its Affiliates immediately prior to the conversion of such
Deferred Participation Units into Common Units. This allocation method
for establishing such economic uniformity will only be available to
the General Partner if the method for allocating the Capital Account
maintained with respect to the Deferred Participation Units between
the transferred and retained Deferred Participation Units pursuant to
Section 4.6(c)(ii) does not otherwise provide such economic uniformity
to the Deferred Participation Units.
(xi) Curative Allocation.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.1,
other than the Required Allocations, the Required Allocations
shall be taken into account in making the Agreed Allocations so
that, to the extent possible, the net amount of items of income,
gain, loss and deduction allocated to each Partner pursuant to
the Required Allocations and the Agreed Allocations, together,
shall be equal to the net amount of such items that would have
been allocated to each such Partner under the Agreed Allocations
had the Required Allocations and the related Curative Allocation
not otherwise been provided in this Section 5.1. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, Required Allocations relating to (1)
Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken into account except to
the extent that there has been a decrease in Partnership Minimum
Gain and (2) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions shall not be taken
into account except to the extent that there has been a decrease
in Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain. Allocations, pursuant
to this Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) shall only be made with respect to
Required Allocations to the extent the General Partner reasonably
determines that such allocations will otherwise be inconsistent
with the economic agreement among the Partners. Further,
allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) shall be
deferred with respect to allocations pursuant to clauses (1) and
(2) hereof to the extent the General Partner reasonably
determines that such allocations are likely to be offset by
subsequent Required Allocations.
(B) The General Partner shall have reasonable discretion,
with respect to each taxable period, to (1) apply the provisions
of Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) in whatever order is most likely to
minimize the economic distortions that might otherwise result
from the Required Allocations, and (2) divide all allocations
pursuant to Section 5.1(d)(xi)(A) among the Partners in a manner
that is likely to minimize such economic distortions.
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5.2 Allocations for Tax Purposes. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein,
for federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction
shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its correlative item
of "book" income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1.
(b) In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a
Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss,
depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions shall be allocated for
federal income tax purposes among the Partners as follows:
(i)(A) In the case of a Contributed Property, such items attributable
thereto shall be allocated among the Partners in the manner provided under
Section 704(c) of the Code that takes into account the variation between
the Agreed Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of
contribution; and (B) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b)(iv),
any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to a Contributed
Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its
correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section
5.1.
(ii) (A) In the case of an Adjusted Property, such items shall (1)
first, be allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with the
principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the
Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property and the
allocations thereof pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i) or (ii), and (2) second,
in the event such property was originally a Contributed Property, be
allocated among the Partners in a manner consistent with Section
5.2(b)(i)(A); and (B) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b)(iv),
any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to an Adjusted
Property shall be allocated among the Partners in the same manner as its
correlative item of "book" gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section
5.1.
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b)(iv), all other
items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated among the
Partners in the same manner as their correlative item of "book" gain or
loss is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1.
(iv) Any items of income, gain, loss or deduction otherwise allocable
under Section 5.2(b)(i)(B), 5.2(b)(ii)(B) or 5.2(b)(iii) shall be subject
to allocation by the General Partner in a manner designed to eliminate, to
the maximum extent possible, Book-Tax Disparities in a Contributed Property
or Adjusted Property otherwise resulting from the application of the
"ceiling" limitation (under Section 704(c) of the Code or Section 704(c)
principles) to the allocations provided under Section 5.2(b)(i)(A) or
5.2(b)(ii)(A).
(c) For the proper administration of the Partnership and for the
preservation of uniformity of the Units (or any class or classes thereof), the
General Partner shall have sole discretion to (i) adopt such conventions as it
deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and
cost recovery deductions; (ii) make special allocations for federal income tax
purposes of income (including, without limitation, gross income) or deductions;
and (iii) amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate (x) to reflect
the proposal or promulgation of Treasury regulations under Section 704(b) or
Section 704(c) of the Code or (y) otherwise to preserve or achieve uniformity of
the Units (or any class or
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classes thereof). The General Partner may adopt such conventions, make such
allocations and make such amendments to this Agreement as provided in this
Section 5.2(c) only if such conventions, allocations or amendments would not
have a material adverse effect on the Partners, the holders of any class or
classes of Units issued and Outstanding or the Partnership, and if such
allocations are consistent with the principles of Section 704 of the Code.
(d) The General Partner in its sole discretion may determine to depreciate
the portion of an adjustment under Section 743(b) of the Code attributable to
unrealized appreciation in any Adjusted Property (to the extent of the
unamortized Book-Tax Disparity) using a predetermined rate derived from the
depreciation method and useful life applied to the Partnership's common basis of
such property, despite the inconsistency of such approach with Proposed Treasury
Regulation Section 1.168-2(n) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(6).
If the General Partner determines that such reporting position cannot reasonably
be taken, the General Partner may adopt a depreciation convention under which
all purchasers acquiring Units in the same month would receive depreciation,
based upon the same applicable rate as if they had purchased a direct interest
in the Partnership's property. If the General Partner chooses not to utilize
such aggregate method, the General Partner may use any other reasonable
depreciation convention to preserve the uniformity of the intrinsic tax
characteristics of any Units that would not have a material adverse effect on
the Limited Partners or the Record Holders of any class or classes of Units.
(e) Any gain allocated to the Partners upon the sale or other taxable
disposition of any Partnership asset shall, to the extent possible, after taking
into account other required allocations of gain pursuant to this Section 5.2, be
characterized as Recapture Income in the same proportions and to the same extent
as such Partners (or their predecessors in interest) have been allocated any
deductions directly or indirectly giving rise to the treatment of such gains as
Recapture Income.
(f) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the
Partnership for federal income tax purposes and allocated to the Partners in
accordance with the provisions hereof shall be determined without regard to any
election under Section 754 of the Code which may be made by the Partnership;
provided, however, that such allocations, once made shall be adjusted as
necessary or appropriate to take into account those adjustments permitted or
required by Sections 734 and 743 of the Code.
(g) Each item of Partnership income, gain, loss and deduction attributable
to a transferred Partnership Interest of the General Partner or to transferred
Units shall, for federal income tax purposes, be determined on an annual basis
and prorated on a monthly basis and shall be allocated to the Partners as of the
opening of the New York Stock Exchange on the first Business Day of each month;
provided, however, that (i) if the Underwriter's over-allotment option is not
exercised, such items for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on
the last day of the month in which the Closing Date occurs shall be allocated to
Partners as of the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on the first Business
Day of the next succeeding month or (ii) if the Underwriter's over-allotment
option is exercised, such items for the period beginning on the Closing Date and
ending on the last day of the month in which the Second Time of Delivery (as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement) occurs shall be allocated to the Partners
as of the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on the first Business Day of
the next succeeding month; and provided, further, that gain or loss on a sale or
other disposition of any assets of the Partnership other than in the ordinary
course of business shall be allocated to the Partners as of the opening of the
New York Stock Exchange on the first Business Day of the month in which such
gain or loss is recognized for federal income
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tax purposes. The General Partner may revise, alter or otherwise modify such
methods of allocation as it determines necessary, to the extent permitted or
required by Section 706 of the Code and the regulations or rulings promulgated
thereunder.
(h) Allocations that would otherwise be made to a Limited Partner under the
provisions of this Article V shall instead be made to the beneficial owner of
Units held by a nominee in any case in which the nominee has furnished the
identify of such owner to the Partnership in accordance with Section 6031(c) of
the Code or any other method acceptable to the General Partner in its sole
discretion.
5.3 Requirement and Characterization of Distributions; Redemption of APIs.
(a) Within 45 days following the end of each calendar quarter (or following the
period from the Closing Date to September 30, 1992) an amount equal to 100% of
Available Cash with respect to such quarter (or period) shall be distributed in
accordance with this Article V by the Partnership to the Partners, as of the
Record Date selected by the General Partner in its reasonable discretion. The
immediately preceding sentence shall not modify in any respect the provisions of
Section 4.2 regarding the distribution of any interest or other profit on the
initial contributions referred to therein. All amounts of Available Cash
distributed by the Partnership on any date from any source (other than amounts
paid or distributed pursuant to Section 4.2) shall be deemed to be Cash from
Operations until the sum of all amounts of Available Cash theretofore
distributed by the Partnership to Partners pursuant to Section 5.4 and in
respect of the redemption of APIs equals the aggregate amount of all Cash from
Operations generated by the Partnership since the Closing Date through the close
of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. Any remaining amounts of
Available Cash distributed by the Partnership on such date (other than amounts
paid or distributed pursuant to Section 4.2) shall, except as otherwise provided
in Section 5.5, be deemed to be Cash from Interim Capital Transactions;
provided, that if (i) all or any portion of Available Cash with respect to any
calendar quarter distributed by the Partnership would otherwise be deemed to be
Cash from Interim Capital Transactions and (ii) APIs were purchased in respect
of such quarter or any previous quarter under the Omnibus Agreement and the
proceeds therefrom were distributed to the Limited Partners holding Common
Units, then the Available Cash so distributed that would otherwise be deemed to
be Cash from Interim Capital Transactions shall be deemed to be Cash from
Operations to the extent of the proceeds from the purchase of APIs so
distributed.
(b) Notwithstanding the definitions of Available Cash and Cash from
Operations contained herein, (i) cash receipts of the Partnership from the
issuance of APIs shall be deemed to be received, for purposes of determining
Available Cash and Cash from Operations, during the quarter in respect of which
such APIs are issued, even if such APIs are actually issued and cash is received
by the Partnership after the last day of such quarter; and (ii) disbursements
(including, without limitation, contributions to the Operating Partnership or
disbursements on behalf of the Operating Partnership) made or reserves
established after the end of any quarter shall be deemed to have been made or
established, for purposes of determining Available Cash and Cash from
Operations, within such quarter if the General Partner so determines.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the dissolution and liquidation
of the Partnership, all proceeds of such liquidation shall be applied and
distributed in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of such
Sections 14.3 and 14.4.
(c) At such time as the balance of Unrecovered API Capital in respect of
any Outstanding API is reduced to zero, such API shall be deemed to be redeemed
and shall thereupon cease to be Outstanding.
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5.4 Distributions of Cash from Operations. Available Cash with respect to
any calendar quarter that is deemed to be Cash from Operations pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.3 or 5.5 shall be distributed as follows, except as
otherwise required by the Omnibus Agreement, Section 13.4 in respect of the
redemption of APIs or Section 4.4(b):
(a) First, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until there
has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of the
last day of such quarter an amount equal to the Minimum Quarterly
Distribution;
(b) Second, 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until there
has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of the
last day of such quarter an amount equal to the Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage, if any, existing with respect to such quarter;
(c) Third, 100% to the Special Limited Partners, in proportion to the
Unrecovered API Capital balance attributable to the respective APIs held by
them, to the extent necessary to reduce to zero the Unrecovered API Capital
balance, if any, of any and all APIs Outstanding as of the last day of such
quarter;
(d) Fourth, 99% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until there
has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of the
last day of such quarter an amount equal to the excess of the First Target
Distribution over the Minimum Quarterly Distribution;
(e) Fifth, 85.8673% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 14.1327% to the General Partner until
there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of
the last day of such quarter an amount equal to the excess of the Second
Target Distribution over the First Target Distribution:
(f) Sixth, 75.7653% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, and 24.2347% to the General Partner until
there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit Outstanding as of
the last day of such quarter an amount equal to the excess of the Third
Target Distribution over the Second Target Distribution; and
(g)Thereafter, 50.5102% to all Limited Partners, in accordance with
their respective Percentage Interests, and 49.4898% to the General Partner;
provided, however, if the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, the First Target
Distribution, the Second Target Distribution and the Third Target Distribution
have been reduced to zero pursuant to the second sentence of Section 5.6, the
distributions of Available Cash that is deemed to be Cash from Operations with
respect to any quarter will be made 99% to the Limited Partners, in accordance
with their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to the General Partner until
there has been distributed in respect of each Common Unit then Outstanding an
amount of Available Cash constituting Cash from Operations equal to the
Cumulative
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Common Unit Arrearage, if any, as of the last day of the most recently completed
quarter, and thereafter in accordance with Section 5.4(g).
5.5 Distributions of Cash from Interim Capital Transactions. Available Cash
that constitutes Cash from Interim Capital Transactions shall be distributed,
unless the provisions of Section 5.3 require otherwise, 99% to all Limited
Partners, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, and 1% to
the General Partner until a hypothetical holder of a Common Unit acquired on the
Closing Date has received with respect to such Common Unit, during the period
since the Closing Date through such date, distributions of Available Cash that
are deemed to be Cash from Interim Capital Transactions in an aggregate amount
equal to the Initial Unit Price. Thereafter, all Available Cash shall be
distributed as if it were Cash from Operations and shall be distributed in
accordance with Section 5.4.
5.6 Adjustment of Minimum Quarterly Distribution and Target Distribution
Levels. (a) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution,
Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution shall be
proportionately adjusted in the event of any distribution, combination or
subdivision (whether effected by a distribution payable in Units or otherwise)
of Units or other Partnership Securities in accordance with Section 4.11. In the
event of a distribution of Available Cash that is deemed to be Cash from Interim
Capital Transactions, the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target
Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution shall be
adjusted proportionately downward to equal the product obtained by multiplying
the otherwise applicable Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target
Distribution, Second Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution, as the
case may be, by a fraction of which the numerator is the Unrecovered Initial
Unit Price of the Common Units immediately after giving effect to such
distribution and of which the denominator is the Unrecovered Initial Unit Price
of the Common Units immediately prior to giving effect to such distribution.
(b) The Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution, Second
Target Distribution and Third Target Distribution shall also be subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 9.6.
5.7 Special Provisions Relating to the Deferred Participation Units. (a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.7, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holder of a Deferred Participation
Unit shall have the following rights and obligations:
(i) prior to the end of the Deferral Period, the holder of a
Deferred Participation Unit shall not be entitled to any
distributions (other than distributions to Partners pursuant to
Sections 14.3 and 14.4), shall not be allocated items of income,
gain, loss or deduction other than allocations of such items to
Partners holding Deferred Participation Units as specified in this
Article V, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters requiring the
approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units and shall
possess the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with
respect to both (A) a Partner holding a Deferred Participation Unit
and (B) a Limited Partner pursuant to Articles VI and VII (and,
except as set forth in clauses (A) and (B) preceding, no other rights
otherwise available to a holder of a Partnership Interest); and
(ii) after the end of the Deferral Period, but prior to the
conversion of Deferred Participation Units into Common Units pursuant
to Section 5.7(c) (but in no event before the first day following the
end of the Deferral Period), the holder of a Deferred
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Participation Unit will possess all of the rights and obligations of a
Limited Partner, shall be entitled to participate in all allocations
of income or loss and distributions made with respect to Common Units
pursuant to this Agreement (except for Sections 5.1(c)(i)(D) and
5.4(b) and the proviso at the end of Section 5.4 (other than the
phrase "thereafter in accordance with Section 5.4(g)")) and all
references to Common Units throughout this Agreement (excluding
Article V) shall be interpreted to include Deferred Participation
Units; provided, however, such Deferred Participation Units shall (i)
remain subject to the provisions of Section 4.6(c)(ii), 5.1(a)(ii),
5.1(d)(x) and 11.7 and (ii) not, until the Arrearage Elimination Date,
be entitled to receive distributions pursuant to Section 5.4 in
respect of any calendar quarter in excess of an amount per Deferred
Participation Unit equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if KMGP (or any
Affiliate of KMGP that is a successor to KMGP) is removed as general partner of
the Partnership under circumstances where Cause does not exist, the holder of a
Deferred Participation Unit will possess all of the rights and obligations of a
Limited Partner, shall be entitled to participate in all allocations of income
or loss and distributions of cash made with respect to Common Units pursuant to
this Article V and all references to Units and Common Units throughout this
Agreement shall be interpreted to include Deferred Participation Units;
provided,however, such Deferred Participation Units shall remain subject to the
provisions of Sections 4.6(c)(ii), 5.1(a)(ii), 5.1(d)(x) and 11.7.
(c) After the first to occur of the Arrearage Elimination Date or removal
as described in Section 5.7(b), once the General Partner determines, based on
advice of counsel, that a Deferred Participation Unit has, as a substantive
matter, like intrinsic economic and federal income tax characteristics, in all
material respects, to the intrinsic economic and federal income tax
characteristics of a Common Unit then Outstanding,then the Deferred
Participation Unit shall be converted to a Common Unit (on a one-for-one basis)
and from that time forward (which time shall in no event commence before the
first day following the end of the Deferral Period if the Arrearage Elimination
Date is the said first to occur) shall constitute a Common Unit for all purposes
under this Agreement. In connection with the condition set forth above, it is
understood that the General Partner may take whatever reasonable steps are
required to provide economic uniformity to the Deferred Participation Units in
preparation for a conversion into Common Units, including the application of
Sections 4.6(c) and 5.1(d)(x); provided, however, that no such steps may be
taken that would have a material adverse effect on the Limited Partners or the
Record Holders of any class of Units.
5.8 Special Provisions Relating to Holders of APIs. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the holder of an API (a)
shall (i) posses the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement with
respect to a Limited Partner pursuant to Articles VI and VII and (ii) have a
Capital Account as a Partner pursuant to Section 4.6 and all other provisions
related thereto and (b) shall not (i) be entitled to vote on any matters
requiring the approval or vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, (ii) be
entitled to any distributions other than to Partners pursuant to Sections 14.3
and 14.4 or in redemption of such APIs in accordance with the terms set forth in
this Agreement or in Article II of Part B of the Omnibus Agreement or (iii) be
allocated items of income, gain, loss or deduction other than as specified in
this Article V.
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ARTICLE VI
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS
6.1 Management. (a) The General Partner shall conduct, direct and manage
all activities of the Partnership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the
Partnership shall be exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited
Partner or Assignee shall have any management power over the business and
affairs of the Partnership. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a
general partner of a limited partnership under applicable law or which are
granted to the General Partner under any provision of this Agreement, the
General Partner, subject to Section 6.3 shall have full power and authority to
do all things and on such terms as it, in its sole discretion, may deem
necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise
all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in
Section 3.1, including, without limitation, (i) the making of any expenditures,
the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other
contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences
of indebtedness and the incurring of any other obligations; (ii) the making of
tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to
government or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of
the Partnership; (iii) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge,
encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the
Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into
another Person (the matters described in this clause (iii) being subject,
however, to any prior approval that may be required by Section 6.3); (iv) the
use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on
hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the financing of the conduct of the operations of the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership, the lending of funds to other Persons
(including, without limitation, the Operating Partnership) and the repayment of
obligations of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and the making of
capital contributions to the Operating Partnership; (v) the negotiation,
execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments
(including, without limitation, instruments that limit the liability of the
Partnership under contractual arrangements to all or particular assets of the
Partnership, with the other party to the contract to have no recourse against
the General Partner or its assets other than its interest in the Partnership,
even if same results in the terms of the transaction being less favorable to the
Partnership than would otherwise be the case); (vi) the distribution of
Partnership cash; (vii) the selection and dismissal of employees and agents
(including, without limitation, employees having titles such as "president,"
"vice president," "secretary" and "treasurer") and agents, outside attorneys,
accountants, consultants and contractors and the determination of their
compensation and other terms of employment or hiring; (viii) the maintenance of
such insurance for the benefit of the Partnership, the Operating Partnership and
the Partners (including, without limitation, the assets of the Operating
Partnership and the Partnership) as it deems necessary or appropriate; (ix) the
formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property
to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, corporations or
other relationships (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests
in, and the contributions of property to, the Operating Partnership from time to
time); (x) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of
the Partnership, including, without limitation, the bringing and defending of
actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation
and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation;
(xi) the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to
the extent permitted by law; (xii) the entering into of listing agreements with
the New York Stock Exchange and any other securities exchange and the delisting
of some or all of the Units from, or requesting that trading be suspended on,
any such exchange (subject to any prior approval that may be required under
Section 1.6); (xiii) the purchase, sale or other acquisition or disposition of
Units; and (xiv)
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the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership's participation
in the Operating Partnership as the limited partner (including, without
limitation, contributions or loans of funds by the Partnership to the Operating
Partnership).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Operating
Partnership Agreement, the Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or
regulation, each of the Partners and the Assignees and each other Person who may
acquire an interest in Units hereby (i) approves, ratifies and confirms the
execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of the Note
Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage, the Operating Partnership Agreement, the
Underwriting Agreement, the Conveyance Agreement, the Central Basin Conveyances,
the Omnibus Agreement, the Fractionation Agreement between KMNGL and the Enron
Gas Liquids, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("EGLI"), dated January 1, 1992, the
Storage Agreement dated February 18, 1987 between EGPC and KMGP, together with
Amendment No. 1 thereto dated October 19, 1988, Amendment No. 2 dated May 22,
1992 and Amendment No. 3 dated May 29, 1992, the Transportation Agreement
between KMGP and EGLI dated August 1, 1989, together with Amendment No. 1
thereto dated August 6, 1992, and the other agreements described in or filed as
a part of the Registration Statement; (ii) agrees that the General Partner is
authorized to execute, deliver and perform the agreements referred to in clause
(i) of this sentence and the other agreements, acts, transactions and matters
described in the Registration Statement on behalf of the Partnership without any
further act, approval or vote of the Partners or the Assignees or the other
Persons who may acquire an interest in Units; and (iii) agrees that none of the
execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner, the Partnership, the
Operating Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them of this Agreement or any
agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the exercise by the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General
Partner of the rights accorded pursuant to Article XVII) shall constitute a
breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the
Partnership or the Limited Partners or the Assignees or any other Persons under
this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.
6.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership. The General Partner has caused the
Certificate of Limited Partnership to be filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware as required by the Delaware Act and shall use all
reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as
may be determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion to be reasonable
and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and
operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited
partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware or any other state in
which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. To the extent
that such action is determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion to
be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file
amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Limited Partnership and do
all things to maintain the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a
partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws
of the State of Delaware or of any other state in which the Partnership may
elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 7.5(a),
the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or
mail a copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership, any qualification
document or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner or Assignee.
6.3 Restrictions on General Partner's Authority. (a) The General Partner
may not, without written approval of the specific act by all of the Outstanding
Units or by other written instrument executed and delivered by all of the
Outstanding Units subsequent to the date of this Agreement, take any action in
contravention of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) any act that
would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (ii)
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possess Partnership property, or assign any rights in specific Partnership
property, for other than a Partnership purpose; (iii) admit a Person as a
Partner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (iv) amend this
Agreement in any manner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; or (v)
transfer its interest as general partner of the Partnership, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement.
(b) Except as provided in Article XIV and XVI, the General Partner may not
sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the
Partnership's assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions
or approve on behalf of the Partnership the sale, exchange or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of OLP-A, without the approval of at
least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units during the Support Period and
thereafter without the approval of at least a majority of the Outstanding Units;
provided, however, that this provision shall not preclude or limit the General
Partner's ability to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest
in all or substantially all of the Partnership's assets and shall not apply to
any forced sale of any or all of the Partnership's assets pursuant to the
foreclosure of, or other realization upon, any such encumbrance. Without the
approval of at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units, the General Partner
shall not, on behalf of the Partnership, (i) consent to any amendment to the
OLP-A Partnership Agreement or, except as expressly permitted by Section 6.9(d),
take any action permitted to be taken by a partner of OLP-A, in either case,
that would adversely affect the Partnership as a partner of OLP-A or (ii) except
as permitted under Section 11.2 and 13.1, elect or cause the Partnership to
elect a successor general partner of OLP-A.
(c) Unless approved by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of each
class of Outstanding Units, including a majority of Common Units (excluding for
purposes of such determination Common Units owned by the General Partner and its
Affiliates), the General Partner shall not take any action or refuse to take any
reasonable action the effect of which, if taken or not taken, as the case may
be, would be to cause the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to be treated
as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise to be taxed as an entity
for federal income tax purposes; provided that this Section 6.3(c) shall not be
construed to apply to amendments to this Agreement (which are governed by
Article XV) or mergers or consolidations of the Partnership with any Person
(which are governed by Article XVI).
(d) At all times while serving as the general partner of the Partnership,
the General Partner shall not make any dividend or distribution on, or
repurchase any shares of, its stock or take any other action within its control
if the effect of such dividend, distribution, repurchase or other action would
be to reduce its net worth below an amount necessary to receive an Opinion of
Counsel that the Partnership will be treated as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes.
6.4 Reimbursement of the General Partner. (a) Except as provided in this
Section 6.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement or in the Operating Partnership
Agreement, the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as
general partner of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership.
(b) The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such
other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole discretion, for (i)
all direct and indirect expenses it incurs or payments it makes on behalf of the
Partnership (including, without limitation, amounts paid to any Person to
perform services for the Partnership or for the General Partner in the discharge
of its duties to the Partnership), and (ii) all other necessary or appropriate
expenses allocable to the Partnership or otherwise reasonably incurred by the
General Partner in connection with operating the Partnership's business
(including, without limitation, expenses allocated to the General Partner by its
Affiliates); provided,
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however, that the General Partner shall not perform or be reimbursed for the
"Services" to be performed on behalf of the Partnership by Enron and its
Affiliates pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement. The General Partner shall
determine the fees and expenses that are allocable to the Partnership in any
reasonable manner determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
Reimbursements pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be in addition to any
reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to
Section 6.7.
(c) Subject to Section 4.4(c), the General Partner in its sole discretion
and without the approval of the Limited Partners may propose and adopt on behalf
of the Partnership employee benefit plans (including, without limitation, plans
involving the issuance of Units), for the benefit of employees of the General
Partner, the Partnership, the Operating Partnership or any Affiliate of any of
them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit
of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership.
6.5 Outside Activities.VI.5 Outside Activities. (a) After the Closing Date,
the General Partner, for so long as it is the general partner of the
Partnership, (i) agrees that its sole business will be to act as the general
partner of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership and to undertake
activities that are ancillary or related thereto, and (ii) shall not enter into
or conduct any business or incur any debts or liabilities except in connection
with or incidental to (A) its performance of the activities required or
authorized by the Operating Partnership Agreement, this Agreement or the Omnibus
Agreement or described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and (B)
the acquisition, ownership or disposition of partnership interests in the
Partnership and the Operating Partnership, except that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the General Partner may also operate a natural gas liquids pipeline
owned by Enron or any Affiliate thereof and undertake activities that are
ancillary or related thereto, and employees of the General Partner may perform
services for Enron and its Affiliates.
(b) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Omnibus
Agreement or Section 6.5(a), no Indemnitee shall be expressly or implicitly
restricted or proscribed pursuant to this Agreement, the Operating Partnership
Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby or thereby from
engaging in other activities for profit, whether in the businesses engaged in by
the Partnership or the Operating Partnership or anticipated to be engaged in by
the Partnership, the Operating Partnership or otherwise, including, without
limitation, those businesses described in or contemplated by the Registration
Statement. Without limitation of and subject to the foregoing (but subject to
the limitations set forth in the Omnibus Agreement), each Indemnitee shall have
the right to engage in the transportation of natural gas liquids and in other
businesses of every type and description and to engage in and possess an
interest in other business ventures of any and every type or description,
independently or with others, including, without limitation, business interests
and activities in direct competition with the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership, and none of the same shall breach any duty to the Partnership, the
Operating Partnership or any Partners. Neither the Partnership, the Operating
Partnership, any Limited Partner nor any other Person shall have any rights by
virtue of this Agreement, the Operating Partnership Agreement or the partnership
relationship established hereby or thereby in any business ventures of any
Indemnitee and, except as set forth in the Omnibus Agreement, such Indemnitees
shall have no obligation to offer any interest in any such business ventures to
the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, any Limited Partner or any other
Person. The General Partner and any other Persons affiliated with the General
Partner may acquire Units or other Partnership Securities, in addition to those
acquired by any of such Persons on the Closing Date, and shall be entitled to
exercise all rights of an Assignee or Limited Partner, as applicable, relating
to such Units or Partnership Securities, as the case may be.
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(c) Without limitation of Section 6.5(a) and 6.5(b), and notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the competitive activities of
certain Indemnitees and the restrictions on the Partnership's activities
described in the Registration Statement and in the Omnibus Agreement are hereby
approved by all Partners, and it shall not be deemed to be a breach of the
General Partner's fiduciary duty for the General Partner to permit an Indemnitee
to engage in a business opportunity in preference to or to the exclusion of the
Partnership, if such activities are permitted by this Agreement, the Operating
Partnership Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement.
6.6 Loans to and from the General Partner; Contracts with Affiliates.
(a)(i) The General Partner of any Affiliate thereof may lend to the Partnership
or the Operating Partnership, and the Partnership and the Operating Partnership
may borrow, funds needed or desired by the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership for such periods of time as the General Partner may determine and
(ii) the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof may borrow from the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership, and the Partnership and the Operating
Partnership may lend to the General Partner or such Affiliate, excess funds of
the Partnership and the Operating Partnership for such periods of time and in
such amounts as the General Partner may determine; provided, however, that in
either such case the lending party may not charge the borrowing party interest
at a rate greater than the rate that would be charged the borrowing party
(without reference to the leading party's financial abilities or guarantees), by
unrelated lenders on comparable loans. The borrowing party shall reimburse the
lending party for any costs (other than any additional interest costs) incurred
by the lending party in connection with the borrowing of such funds. For
purposes of this Section 6.6(a) and Section 6.6(b), the term "Partnership" shall
include any Affiliate of the Partnership that is controlled by the Partnership
and the term "Operating Partnership" shall include any Affiliate of the
Operating Partnership that is controlled by the Operating Partnership.
(b) The Partnership may lend or contribute to the Operating Partnership,
and the Operating Partnership may borrow, funds on terms and conditions
established in the sole discretion of the General Partner; provided, however,
that the Partnership may not charge the Operating Partnership interest at a rate
greater than the rate that would be charged to the Operating Partnership
(without reference to the General Partner's financial abilities or guarantees),
by unrelated lenders on comparable loans. The foregoing authority shall be
exercised by the General Partner in its sole discretion and shall not create any
right or benefit in favor of the Operating Partnership or any other Persons.
(c) The General Partner may itself, or may enter into an agreement, in
addition to the Omnibus Agreement, with any of its Affiliates to, render
services to the Partnership or to the General Partner in the discharge of its
duties as general partner of the Partnership. Any service rendered to the
Partnership by the General Partner or any of its Affiliates shall be on terms
that are fair and reasonable to the Partnership; provided, however, that the
requirements of this Section 6.6(c) shall be deemed satisfied as to (i) any
transaction approved by Special Approval, (ii) any transaction, the terms of
which are no less favorable to the Partnership than those generally being
provided to or available from unrelated third parties, or (iii) any transaction
that, taking into account the totality of the relationships between the parties
involved (including other transactions that may be particularly favorable or
advantageous to the Partnership), is equitable to the Partnership. The
provisions of Section 6.4 shall apply to the rendering of services described in
this Section 6.6(c).
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(d) The Partnership may transfer assets to joint ventures, other
partnerships, corporations or other business entities in which it is or thereby
becomes a participant upon such terms and subject to such conditions as are
consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.
(e) Neither the General Partner nor any of its Affiliates shall sell,
transfer or convey any property to, or purchase any property from, the
Partnership, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to transactions that are
fair and reasonable to the Partnership; provided, however, that the requirements
of this Section 6.6(e) shall be deemed to be satisfied as to (i) the
transactions effected pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.3, the Conveyance
Agreement, the Mortgage and any other transactions described in or contemplated
by the Registration Statement, (ii) any transaction approved by Special
Approval, (iii) any transaction, the terms of which are no less favorable to the
Partnership than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated
third parties, or (iv) any transaction that, taking into account the totality of
the relationships between the parties involved (including other transactions
that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the Partnership), is
equitable to the Partnership.
(f) The General Partner and its Affiliates will have no obligation to
permit the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to use any facilities or
assets of the General Partner and its Affiliates, except as may be provided in
contracts entered into from time to time specifically dealing with such use, nor
shall there be any obligation on the General Partner or its Affiliates to enter
into such contracts.
(g) Without limitation of Sections 6.6(a) through 6.6(f), and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the existence of the
conflicts of interest described in the Registration Statement and in the Omnibus
Agreement are hereby approved by all Partners.
6.7 Indemnification. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject
to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, the General Partner,
any Departing Partner and any Person who is or was an officer or director of the
General Partner or any Departing Partner shall be indemnified and held harmless
by the Partnership, and all other Indemnitees may be indemnified and held
harmless by the Partnership, to the extent deemed advisable by the General
Partner, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
joint or several, expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and
expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements and other amounts
arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of
its status as (i) the General Partner, a Departing Partner or any of their
Affiliates, (ii) an officer, director, employee, partner, agent or trustee of
the General Partner, any Departing Partner or any of their Affiliates or (iii) a
Person serving at the request of the Partnership in another entity in a similar
capacity, provided, that in each case the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in
the manner which such Indemnitee believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Partnership, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful; provided, further, no
indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be available to the General
Partner with respect to its obligations incurred pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement or the Conveyance Agreement (other than obligations incurred by the
General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership). The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not
create a presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that
specified above. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be made
only out of the assets of the Partnership, it being agreed that the General
Partner shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have
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obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Partnership to
enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including, without
limitation, legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is
indemnified pursuant to Section 6.7(a) in defending any claim, demand, action,
suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Partnership
prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding
upon receipt by the Partnership of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section 6.7.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 6.7 shall be in addition
to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement,
pursuant to any vote of the holders of Outstanding Units, as a matter of law or
otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee's capacity as (i) the General
Partner, a Departing Partner or an Affiliate thereof, (ii) an officer, director,
employee, partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, any Departing
Partner or an Affiliate thereof or (iii) a Person serving at the request of the
Partnership in another entity in a similar capacity, and as to actions in any
other capacity (including, without limitation, any capacity under the
Underwriting Agreement), and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased
to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.
(d) The Partnership may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the General
Partner or its Affiliates for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the General
Partner and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against
any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by
such Person in connection with the Partnership's activities, regardless of
whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against
such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Section 6.7, the Partnership shall be deemed to
have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan
whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes
duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or
beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect
to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute "fines"
within the meaning of Section 6.7(a); and action taken or omitted by it with
respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a
purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Partnership.
(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal
liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this
Agreement.
(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part
under this Section 6.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction
with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was
otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement.
(h) The provisions of this Section 6.7 are for the benefit of the
Indemnities, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not
be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.
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(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.7 or any
provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of
any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Partnership, nor
the obligation of the Partnership to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.7 as in effect immediately
prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising
from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such
amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or
be asserted.
6.8 Liability of Indemnitees. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages
to the Partnership, the Limited Partners, the Assignees or any other Persons who
have acquired interests in the Units, for losses sustained or liabilities
incurred as a result of any act or omission if such Indemnitee acted in good
faith.
(b) Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in
Section 6.1(a), the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it
by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either
directly or by or through its agents, and the General Partner shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent
appointed by the General Partner in good faith.
(c) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.8 or any
provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the
limitations on the liability to the Partnership and the Limited Partners of the
General Partner, its directors, officers and employees under this Section 6.8 as
in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with
respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in
part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such
claims may arise or be asserted.
6.9 Resolution of Conflicts of Interest. (a) Unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, the Operating Partnership Agreement or the Omnibus
Agreement, whenever a potential conflict of interest exists or arises between
the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the
Partnership, the Operating Partnership, and Partner or any Assignee, on the
other hand, any resolution or course of action in respect of such conflict of
interest shall be permitted and deemed approved by all Partners, and shall not
constitute a breach of this Agreement, of the Operating Partnership Agreement,
of any agreement contemplated herein or therein, or of any duty stated or
implied by law or equity, if the resolution or course of action is or, by
operation of this Agreement is deemed to be, fair and reasonable to the
Partnership. The General Partner shall be authorized but not required in
connection with its resolution of such conflict of interest to seek Special
Approval of a resolution of such conflict or course of action. Any conflict of
interest and any resolution of such conflict of interest shall be conclusively
deemed fair and reasonable to the Partnership if such conflict of interest or
resolution is (i) approved by Special Approval, (ii) on terms no less favorable
to the Partnership than those generally being provided to or available from
unrelated third parties or (iii) fair to the Partnership, taking into account
the totality of the relationships between the parties involved (including other
transactions that may be particularly favorable or advantageous to the
Partnership). The General Partner may also adopt a resolution or course of
action that has not received Special Approval. The General Partner (including
the Conflicts and Audit Committee in connection with Special Approval) shall be
authorized in connection with its determination of what is "fair and reasonable"
to the Partnership and in connection with its resolution of any conflict of
interest to
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consider (A) the relative interests of any party to such conflict, agreement,
transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interest;
(B) any customary or accepted industry practices and any customary or historical
dealings with a particular Person; (C) any applicable generally accepted
accounting or engineering practices or principles; and (D) such additional
factors as the General Partner (including such Conflicts and Audit Committee)
determines in its sole discretion to be relevant, reasonable or appropriate
under the circumstances. Nothing contained in this Agreement, however, is
intended to nor shall it be construed to require the General Partner (including
such Conflicts and Audit Committee) to consider the interest of any Person other
than the Partnership. In the absence of bad faith by the General Partner, the
resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the General Partner
with respect to such matter shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or
any other agreement contemplated herein or a breach of any standard of care or
duty imposed herein or therein or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule
or regulation.
(b) Whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby
provides that the General Partner or any of its Affiliates is permitted or
required to make a decision (i) in its "sole discretion" or "discretion," that
it deems "necessary or appropriate" or under a grant of similar authority or
latitude, the General Partner or such Affiliate shall be entitled to consider
only such interests and factors as it desires and shall have no duty or
obligation to give any consideration to any interest of, or factors affecting,
the Partnership, the Operating Partnership, any Limited Partner or any Assignee,
(ii) it may make such decision in its sole discretion (regardless of whether
there is a reference to "sole discretion" or "discretion") unless another
express standard is provided for, or (iii) in "good faith" or under another
express standard, the General Partner or such Affiliate shall act under such
express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards
imposed by this Agreement, the Operating Partnership Agreement, any other
agreement contemplated hereby or under the Delaware Act or any other law, rule
or regulation. In addition, any actions taken by the General Partner consistent
with the standards of "reasonable discretion" set forth in the definitions of
Available Cash or Cash from Operations shall not constitute a breach of any duty
of the General Partner to the Partnership or the Limited Partners. The General
Partner shall have no duty, express or implied, to sell or otherwise dispose of
any asset of the Operating Partnership or of the Partnership, other than in the
ordinary course of business. No borrowing by the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership or the approval thereof by the General Partner shall be deemed to
constitute a breach of any duty of the General Partner to the Partnership or the
Limited Partners by reason of the fact that the purpose or effect of such
borrowing is directly or indirectly to (A) enable the General Partner to receive
or increase the amount of Incentive Distributions, (B) reduce or eliminate the
obligation of Enron or any of its Affiliates to purchase APIs under the Omnibus
Agreement, (C) permit redemption of APIs, (D) shorten the Deferral Period or (E)
reduce the Cumulative Common Unit Arrearage in order to hasten the conversion of
the Deferred Participation Units into Common Units.
(c) Whenever a particular transaction, arrangement or resolution of a
conflict of interest is required under this Agreement to be "fair and
reasonable" to any Person, the fair and reasonable nature of such transaction,
arrangement or resolution shall be considered in the context of all similar or
related transactions.
(d) The Limited Partners hereby authorize the General Partner, on behalf of
the Partnership as a partner of the Operating Partnership, to approve of actions
by the general partner of the Operating Partnership similar to those actions
permitted to be taken by the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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6.10 Other Matters Concerning the General Partner. (a) The General Partner
may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties.
(b) The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants,
appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and
advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance
upon the opinion (including, without limitation, an Opinion of Counsel) of such
Persons as to matters that such General Partner reasonably believes to be within
such Person's professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed
to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
(c) The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its
powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized
officers and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney
shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney,
have full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and duty that
is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
(d) Any standard of care any duty imposed by this Agreement or under the
Delaware Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation shall be modified, waived
or limited as required to permit the General Partner to act under this Agreement
or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement and to make any decision
pursuant to the authority prescribed in this Agreement so long as such action is
reasonably believed by the General Partner to be in, or not inconsistent with,
the best interests of the Partnership.
6.11 Title to Partnership Assets. Title to Partnership assets, whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to
be owned by the Partnership as an entity, and no Partner or Assignee,
individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such
Partnership assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the
Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General
Partner, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees, as the General
Partner may determine. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any
Partnership assets for which record title is held in the name of the General
Partner or one or more of its Affiliates or one or more nominees shall be held
by the General Partner or such Affiliate or nominee for the use and benefit of
the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the General Partner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause
record title to such assets (other than those assets in respect of which the
General Partner determines that the expense and difficulty of conveyancing makes
transfer of record title to the Partnership impracticable) to be vested in the
Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable; provided that, prior to the
withdrawal or removal of the General Partner or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the General Partner shall use reasonable efforts to effect the
transfer of record title to the Partnership and prior to any such transfer, will
provide for the use of such assets in a manner satisfactory to the Partnership.
All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in
its books and records, irrespective of the name in which record title to such
Partnership assets is held.
6.12 Purchase or Sale of Units. The General Partner may cause the
Partnership to purchase or otherwise acquire Units; provided that the General
Partner may not cause the Partnership to purchase Deferred Participation Units
during the Deferral Period. As long as Units are held by the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership, such Units shall not be considered Outstanding for any
purpose, except as otherwise
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provided herein. The General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner may
also purchase or otherwise acquire and sell or otherwise dispose of Units for
its own account, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XII.
6.13 Registration Rights of KMGP and its Affiliates. (a) If (i) KMGP or any
Affiliate (including, without limitation, for purposes of this Section 6.13, any
Person that is an Affiliate at the date hereof notwithstanding that it may later
cease to be an Affiliate) holds Units or other Partnership Securities that it
desires to sell and (ii) Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or any successor rule
or regulation to Rule 144) or another exemption from registration is not
available to enable such holder of Units (the "Holder") to dispose of the number
of Units or other securities it desires to sell at the time it desires to do so
without registration under the Securities Act, then upon the request of KMGP or
any of its Affiliates, the Partnership shall file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as promptly as practicable after receiving such request, and
use all reasonable efforts to cause to become effective and remain effective for
a period of not more than six months following its effective date, a
registration statement under the Securities Act registering the offering and
sale of the number of Units or other securities specified by the Holder;
provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be required to effect more
than three registrations pursuant to this Section 6.13(a); and provided further,
that if the General Partner or, if at the time a request pursuant to this
Section 6.13 is submitted to the Partnership, KMGP or its Affiliate requesting
registration is an Affiliate of the General Partner, the Conflicts and Audit
Committee in connection with Special Approval determines in good faith judgment
that a postponement of the requested registration for up to six months would be
in the best interest of the Partnership and its Partners due to a pending
transaction, investigation or other event, the filing of such registration
statement or the effectiveness thereof may be deferred for up to six months, but
not thereafter. In connection with any registration pursuant to the immediately
preceding sentence, the Partnership shall promptly prepare and file (x) such
documents as may be necessary to register or qualify the securities subject to
such registration under the securities laws of such states as the Holder shall
reasonably request; provided, however, that no such qualification shall be
required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Partnership would
become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to
do business as a foreign corporation or partnership doing business in such
jurisdiction, and (y) such documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or
to list the securities subject to such registration on such National Securities
Exchange as the Holder shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts
and things that may reasonably be necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to
consummate a public sale of such Units in such states. Except as set forth in
Section 6.13(c), all costs and expenses of any such registration and offering
(other than the underwriting discounts and commissions) shall be paid by the
Partnership, without reimbursement by the Holder.
(b) If the Partnership shall at any time propose to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act for an offering of equity securities of the
Partnership for cash (other than an offering relating solely to an employee
benefit plan), the Partnership shall use all reasonable efforts to include such
number or amount of securities held by the Holder in such registration statement
as the Holder shall request. If the proposed offering pursuant to this Section
6.13(b) shall be an underwritten offering, then, in the event that the managing
underwriter of such offering advises the Partnership and the Holder in writing
that in its opinion the inclusion of all or some of the Holder's securities
would adversely and materially affect the success of the offering, the
Partnership shall include in such offering only that number or amount, if any,
of securities held by the Holder which, in the opinion of the managing
underwriter, will not so adversely and materially affect the offering. Except as
set forth in Section 6.13(c), all costs and expenses of any such
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registration and offering (other than the underwriting discounts and
commissions) shall be paid by the Partnership, without reimbursement by the
Holder.
(c) If underwriters are engaged in connection with any registration
referred to in this Section 6.13, the Partnership shall provide indemnification,
representations, covenants, opinions and other assurance to the underwriters in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such underwriters. Further, in
addition to and not in limitation of the Partnership's obligations under Section
6.7, the Partnership shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify
and hold harmless the Holder, its officers, directors and each Person who
controls the Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent
thereof (collectively, "Indemnified Persons") against any losses, claims,
demands, actions, causes of action, assessments, damages, liabilities (joint or
several), costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties
and reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements), resulting to, imposed upon,
or incurred by the Indemnified Persons, directly or indirectly, under the
Securities Act or otherwise (hereinafter referred to in this Section 6.13(c) as
a "claim" and in the plural as "claims"), based upon, arising out of, or
resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in any registration statement under which any Units were
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities or Blue Sky laws, in
any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the effective date of such
registration statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereof (if used during the period the Partnership is
required to keep the registration current), or arising out of, based upon or
resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein
not misleading, provided, however, that the Partnership shall not be liable to
any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based
upon or results from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission made in such registration statement, such preliminary,
summary or final prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Partnership by or on
behalf of such Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation
thereof.
(d) The provisions of Sections 6.13(a) and 6.13(b) shall continue to be
applicable with respect to KMGP (and any of KMGP's Affiliates) after it ceases
to be a Partner of the Partnership, during a period of two years subsequent to
the effective date of such cessation and for so long thereafter as is required
for the Holder to sell all of the Units or other securities of the Partnership
with respect to which it has requested during such two-year period that a
registration statement be filed; provided, however, that the Partnership shall
not be required to file successive registration statements covering the same
securities for which registration was demanded during such two-year period. The
provisions of Section 6.13(c) shall continue in effect thereafter.
(e) Any request to register Partnership Securities pursuant to this Section
6.13 shall (i) specify the Partnership Securities intended to be offered and
sold by the Person making the request, (ii) express such Person's present intent
to offer such shares for distribution, (iii) describe the nature or method of
the proposed offer and sale of Partnership Securities, and (iv) contain the
undertaking of such Person to provide all such information and material and take
all action as may be required in order to permit the Partnership to comply with
all applicable requirements in connection with the registration of such
Partnership Securities.
6.14 Reliance by Third PartiesVI.14Reliance by Third Parties.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing
with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has
full power
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and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all
assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the
Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner
as if it were the Partnership's sole party in interest, both legally and
beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other
remedies that may be available against such Person to contest, negate or
disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing.
In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its
representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have
been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or
action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every
certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership
by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in
favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (a) at
the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or
instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (b) the Person
executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly
authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (c)
such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon
the Partnership.
ARTICLE VII
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
7.1 Limitation of Liability. The Limited Partners, the Organizational
Limited Partner and the Assignees shall have no liability under this Agreement
except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.
7.2 Management of Business. No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the
General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, in
its capacity as such, if such Person shall also be a Limited Partner or
Assignee) shall participate in the operation, management or control (within the
meaning of the Delaware Act) of the Partnership's business, transact any
business in the Partnership's name or have the power to sign documents for or
otherwise bind the Partnership. The transaction of any such business by the
General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee,
partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, in
its capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on
the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
7.3 Outside Activities. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.5, which
shall continue to be applicable to the Persons referred to therein, regardless
of whether such Persons shall also be Limited Partners or Assignees, any Limited
Partner or Assignee shall be entitled to and may have business interests and
engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership,
including, without limitation, business interests and activities in direct
competition with the Partnership or the Operating Partnership. Neither the
Partnership nor any of the other Partners or Assignees shall have any rights by
virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or
Assignee.
7.4 Return of Capital. No Limited Partner or Assignee shall be entitled to
the withdrawal or return of his Capital Contribution, except to the extent, if
any, that distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of
the Partnership may be considered as such by law and then only to the extent
provided for in this Agreement. Except to the extent provided by Article V or as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in the Omnibus Agreement, no
Limited Partner or Assignee shall have
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priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of
Capital Contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions. Any such return
shall be a compromise to which all Partners and Assignees agree within the
meaning of ss. 17-502(b) of the Delaware Act.
7.5 Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership. Relating to the
Partnership. (a) In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by
applicable law, and except as limited by Section 7.5(b), each Limited Partner
shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner's
interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon reasonable demand and at
such Limited Partner's own expense:
(i) to obtain true and full information regarding the status of the
business and financial condition of the Partnership;
(ii) promptly after becoming available, to obtain a copy of the
Partnership's federal, state and local tax returns for each year;
(iii) to have furnished to him, upon notification to the General
Partner, a current list of the name and last known business, residence or
mailing address of each Partner;
(iv) to have furnished to him, upon notification to the General
Partner, a copy of this Agreement, the Omnibus Agreement and the
Certificate of Limited Partnership and all amendments thereto, together
with a copy of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to
which this Agreement, the Certificate of Limited Partnership and all
amendments thereto have been executed;
(v) to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash
and description and statement of the Agreed Value of any other Capital
Contribution by each Partner and which each Partner has agreed to
contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Partner; and
(vi) to obtain such other information regarding the affairs of the
Partnership as is just and reasonable.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the General
Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners and Assignees, for such
period of time as the General Partner deems reasonable, any information that the
General Partner reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or
other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith
believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership or could damage the Partnership or the Operating Partnership or that
the Partnership or the Operating Partnership is required by law or by agreements
with third parties to keep confidential (other than agreements with Affiliates
the primary purpose of which is to circumvent the obligations set forth in this
Section 7.5).
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ARTICLE VIII
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
8.1 Records and Accounting. The General Partner shall keep or cause to be
kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records
with respect to the Partnership's business, including, without limitation, all
books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information,
lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section
7.5(a). Any books and records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in
the regular course of its business, including, without limitation, the record of
the Record Holders and Assignees of Units or other Partnership Securities, books
of account and records of Partnership proceedings, may be kept on, or be in the
form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other
information storage device, provided, that the books and records so maintained
are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of
time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial reporting
purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
8.2 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall be the calendar
year.
8.3 Reports. (a) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120
days after the close of each fiscal year of the Partnership, the General Partner
shall cause to be mailed to each Record Holder of a Unit as of a date selected
by the General Partner in its sole discretion, an annual report containing
financial statements of the Partnership for such fiscal year of the Partnership,
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including
a balance sheet and statements of operations, Partners' equity and cash flows,
such statements to be audited by a firm of independent public accountants
selected by the General Partner.
(b) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after the
close of each calendar quarter except the last calendar quarter of each year,
the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Record Holder of a Unit, as
of a date selected by the General Partner in its sole discretion, a report
containing unaudited financial statements of the Partnership and such other
information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any
National Securities Exchange on which the Units are listed for trading, or as
the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate.
ARTICLE IX
TAX MATTERS
9.1 Preparation of Tax Returns. The General Partner shall arrange for the
preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains,
deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for federal and
state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish,
within 90 days of the close of each taxable year of the Partnership, the tax
information reasonably required by holders of Outstanding Units for federal and
state income tax reporting purposes. The classification, realization and
recognition of income, gain, losses and deductions and other items shall be on
the accrual method of accounting for federal income tax purposes. The taxable
year of the Partnership shall be the calendar year.
9.2 Tax Elections. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner
shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether to make any available election
pursuant to the Code; provided, however, that
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the General Partner shall make the election under Section 754 of the Code in
accordance with applicable regulations thereunder. The General Partner shall
have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including without
limitation, the election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the General
Partner's determination in its sole discretion that such revocation is in the
best interests of the Limited Partners and Assignees. For purposes of computing
the adjustments under Section 743(b) of the Code, the General Partner shall be
authorized (but not required) to adopt a convention whereby the price paid by a
transferee of Units will be deemed to be the lowest quoted trading price of the
Units on any National Securities Exchange on which such Units are traded during
the calendar month in which such transfer is deemed to occur pursuant to Section
5.2(g) without regard to the actual price paid by such transferee.
9.3 Tax Controversies. Subject to the provisions hereof, the General
Partner is designated the Tax Matters Partner (as defined in Section 6231 of the
Code), and is authorized and required to represent the Partnership (at the
Partnership's expense) in connection with all examinations of the Partnership's
affairs by tax authorities, including, without limitation, resulting
administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Partnership funds for
professional services and costs associated therewith. Each Partner and Assignee
agrees to cooperate with the General Partner and to do or refrain from doing any
or all things reasonably required by the General Partner to conduct such
proceedings.
9.4 Organizational Expenses. The Partnership shall elect to deduct
expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Partnership ratably over a
60-month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.
9.5 Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
General Partner is authorized to take any action that it determines in its sole
discretion to be necessary or appropriate to cause the Partnership and the
Operating Partnership to comply with any withholding requirements established
under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the
extent that the Partnership is required to withhold and pay over to any taxing
authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income to
any Partner or Assignee (including, without limitation, by reason of Section
1446 of the Code), the amount withheld shall be treated as a distribution of
cash pursuant to Section 5.3 in the amount of such withholding from such
Partner.
9.6 Entity-Level Taxation. If legislation is enacted that causes the
Partnership to become treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise subjects the Partnership to entity-level taxation for federal income
tax purposes, the Minimum Quarterly Distribution, First Target Distribution,
Second Target Distribution or Third Target Distribution, as the case may be,
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the amount thereof by
(b) 1 minus the sum of (i) the highest marginal federal corporate (or other
entity, as applicable) income tax rate for the fiscal year of the Partnership in
which such quarter occurs (expressed as a percentage) plus (ii) the effective
overall state and local income tax rate (expressed as a percentage) applicable
to the Partnership for the calendar year next preceding the calendar year in
which such quarter occurs (after taking into account the benefit of any
deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes with respect to the payment
of state and local income taxes), but only to the extent of the increase in such
rates resulting from such legislation. Such effective overall state and local
income tax rate shall be determined for the calendar year next preceding the
first calendar year during which the Partnership is taxable for federal income
tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or is
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otherwise subject to entity-level taxation by determining such rate as if the
Partnership had been subject to such sate and local taxes during such preceding
calendar year.
9.7 Entity-Level Arrearage Collections. If the Partnership is required by
applicable law to pay any federal, state or local income tax on behalf of, or
withhold such amount with respect to, any Partner or Assignee or any former
Partner or Assignee (a) the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to pay
such tax on behalf of such Partner or Assignee or former Partner or Assignee
from the funds of the Partnership; (b) any amount so paid on behalf of, or
withheld with respect to, any Partner or Assignee shall constitute a
distribution out of Available Cash to such Partner or Assignee pursuant to
Section 5.3; and (c) to the extent any such Partner or Assignee (but not a
former Partner or Assignee) is not then entitled to such distribution under this
Agreement and funds in the amount of such distribution are not supplied through
the purchase of APIs (which, except as required under the Omnibus Agreement, the
General Partner has no duty to seek), the General Partner shall be authorized,
without the approval of any Partner or Assignee, to amend this Agreement insofar
as is necessary to maintain the uniformity of intrinsic tax characteristics as
to all Units and to make subsequent adjustments to distributions in a manner
which, in the reasonable judgment of the General Partner, will make as little
alteration as practicable in the priority and amount of distributions otherwise
applicable under this Agreement, and will not otherwise alter the distributions
to which Partners and Assignees are entitled under this Agreement. If the
Partnership is permitted (but not required) by applicable law to pay any such
tax on behalf of, or withhold such amount with respect to, any Partner or
Assignee or former Partner or Assignee, the General Partner shall be authorized
(but not required) to cause the Partnership to pay such tax from the funds of
the Partnership and to take any action consistent with this Section 9.7. The
General Partner shall be authorized (but not required) to take all necessary or
appropriate actions to collect all or any portion of a deficiency in the payment
of any such tax that relates to prior periods and that is attributable to
Persons who were Limited Partners or Assignees when such deficiencies arose,
from such Persons.
9.8 Opinions of Counsel. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if the Partnership is treated as an association taxable as a
corporation at any time or is otherwise taxable for federal income tax purposes
as an entity at any time and, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, an
Opinion of Counsel would otherwise be required to the effect that an action will
not cause the Partnership to become so treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for federal income tax purposes,
such requirement for an Opinion of Counsel shall be deemed automatically waived.
ARTICLE X
CERTIFICATES
10.1 Certificates.. Upon the Partnership's issuance of Units to any Person,
the Partnership shall issue one or more Certificates in the name of such Person
evidencing the number of such Units being so issued. Certificates shall be
executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner. No Certificate
shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer
Agent.
10.2 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. (a) The General
Partner shall cause to be kept on behalf of the Partnership a register in which,
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe and subject to the
provisions of Section 102(b), the General Partner will provide for the
registration and transfer of Units. The Transfer Agent is hereby appointed
registrar and transfer agent for the purpose of registering Units and transfers
of such Units as herein provided. The Partnership shall not
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recognize transfers of Certificates representing Units unless same are effected
in the manner described in this Section 10.2. Upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Units evidenced by a Certificate, and subject to the provisions
of Section 10.2(b), the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall
execute, and the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of
the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to
the holder's instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same
aggregate number of Units as was evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.5, the Partnership shall not
recognize any transfer of Units until the Certificates evidencing such Units are
surrendered for registration of transfer and such Certificates are accompanied
by a Transfer Application duly executed by the transferee (or the transferee's
attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing). No charge shall be imposed by the
Partnership for such transfer, provided, that, as a condition to the issuance of
any new Certificate under this Section 10.2, the General Partner may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed with respect thereto.
10.3 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. (a) If any
mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Transfer Agent, the General Partner
on behalf of the Partnership shall execute, and upon its request the Transfer
Agent shall countersign and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Certificate
evidencing the same number of Units as the Certificate so surrendered.
(b) The General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall execute, and
upon its request the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver a new
Certificate in place of any Certificate previously issued if the Record Holder
of the Certificate:
(i) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to
the General Partner, that a previously issued Certificate has been lost,
destroyed or stolen;
(ii) requests the issuance of a new Certificate before the
Partnership has notice that the Certificate has been acquired by a
purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim;
(iii) if requested by the General Partner, delivers to the
Partnership a bond, in form and substance satisfactory to the General
Partner, with surety or sureties and with fixed or open penalty as the
General Partner may reasonably direct, in its sole discretion, to indemnify
the Partnership, the General Partner and the Transfer Agent against any
claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft
of the Certificate; and
(iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the
General Partner.
If a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to notify the Partnership within a
reasonable time after he has notice of the loss, destruction or theft of a
Certificate, and a transfer of the Units represented by the Certificate is
registered before the Partnership, the General Partner or the Transfer Agent
receives such notification, the Limited Partner or Assignee shall be precluded
from making any claim against the Partnership, the General Partner or the
Transfer Agent for such transfer or for a new Certificate.
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(c) As a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this
Section 10.3, the General Partner may require the payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and
expenses of the Transfer Agent) reasonably connected therewith.
10.4 Record Holder. In accordance with Section 10.2(b), the Partnership
shall be entitled to recognize the Record Holder as the Limited Partner or
Assignee with respect to any Units and, accordingly, shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Units on the part
of any other Person, whether or not the Partnership shall have actual or other
notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule,
regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on
which the Units are listed for trading. Without limiting the foregoing, when a
Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or
an agent of any of the foregoing) is acting as nominee, agent or in some other
representative capacity for another Person in acquiring and/or holding Units, as
between the Partnership on the one hand and such other Person on the other hand,
such representative Person (a) shall be the Limited Partner or Assignee (as the
case may be) of record and beneficially, (b) must execute and deliver a Transfer
Application and (c) shall be bound by this Agreement and shall have the rights
and obligations of a Limited Partner or Assignee (as the case may be) hereunder
and as provided for herein.
ARTICLE XI
TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
11.1 Transfer. (a) The term "transfer," when used in this Article XI with
respect to a Partnership Interest, shall be deemed to refer to an appropriate
transaction by which the General Partner assigns its Partnership Interest as
General Partner to another Person, by which the holder of a Unit assigns such
Unit to another Person who is or becomes an Assignee or by which a Partner
holding a Deferred Participation Unit or an API assigns such Deferred
Participation Unit or API to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment,
gift, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other
disposition by law or otherwise.
(b) No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part,
except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article XI.
Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in
accordance with this Article XI shall be null and void.
(c) Nothing contained in this Article XI shall be construed to prevent a
disposition by the parent entity of the General Partner of all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the General Partner.
11.2 Transfer of General Partner's Partnership Interest. (a) The General
Partner may transfer all, but not less than all, of its Partnership Interest as
the General Partner to a single transferee if, but only if, (i) a majority of
the Outstanding Units (excluding any Units owned by the General Partner and its
Affiliates) approve of such transfer and of the admission of such transferee as
General Partner, (ii) the transferee agrees to assume and be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement and Operating Partnership Agreement and (iii) the
Partnership receives an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer would not result
in the loss of limited liability of any Limited Partner or of any limited
partner of the Operating Partnership or cause the Partnership or the Operating
Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.
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(b) Neither Section 11.2(a) nor any other provision of this Agreement shall
be construed to prevent (and all Partners do hereby consent to) (i) the transfer
by the General Partner of all of its Partnership Interest to an Affiliate or
(ii) the transfer by the General Partner of all of its Partnership Interest upon
its merger, consolidation or other combination into any other Person or the
transfer by it of all or substantially all of its assets to another Person if,
in the case of a transfer described in either clause (i) or (ii) of this
sentence, the rights and duties of the General Partner with respect to the
Partnership Interest so transferred are assumed by the transferee and the
transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the
Operating Partnership Agreement; provided, in either such case, that such
transferee furnishes to the Partnership an Opinion of Counsel that such merger,
consolidation, combination, transfer or assumption will not result in a loss of
limited liability of any Limited Partner or of any limited partner of the
Operating Partnership or cause the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to
be treated as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise be taxed as
an entity for federal income tax purposes. In the case of a transfer pursuant to
this Section 11.2(b), the transferee or successor (as the case may be) shall be
admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner immediately prior to the
transfer of the Partnership Interest, and the business of the Partnership shall
continue without dissolution.
11.3 Transfer of Units. (a) Units may be transferred only in the manner
described in Section 10.2. The transfer of any Units and the admission of any
new Partner shall not constitute an amendment to this Agreement.
(b) Until admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner pursuant to Article
XII, the Record Holder of a Unit shall be an Assignee in respect of such Unit.
Limited Partners may include custodians, nominees, or any other individual or
entity in its own or any representative capacity.
(c) Each distribution in respect of Units shall be paid by the Partnership,
directly or through the Transfer Agent or through any other Person or agent,
only to the Record Holders thereof as of the Record Date set for the
distribution. Such payment shall constitute full payment and satisfaction of the
Partnership's liability in respect of such payment, regardless of any claim of
any Person who may have an interest in such payment by reason of an assignment
or otherwise.
(d) A transferee who has completed and delivered a Transfer Application
shall be deemed to have (i) requested admission as a Substituted Limited
Partner, (ii) agreed to comply with and be bound by and to have executed this
Agreement, (iii) represented and warranted that such transferee has the right,
power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity to enter into this
Agreement, (iv) made the powers of attorney set forth in this Agreement and (v)
given the consents and approvals and made the waivers contained in this
Agreement.
11.4 Restrictions on Transfers. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
this Article XI, no transfer of any Unit or interest therein of any Limited
Partner or Assignee shall be made if such transfer would (a) violate the then
applicable federal or state securities laws or rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any other
governmental authorities with jurisdiction over such transfer, (b) result in the
taxation of the Partnership as an association taxable as a corporation or
otherwise subject the Partnership to entity-level taxation for federal income
tax purposes or (c) affect the Partnership's existence or qualification as a
limited partnership under the Delaware Act.
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11.5 Citizenship Certificates; Non-citizen Assignees. (a) If the
Partnership or the Operating Partnership is or becomes subject to any federal,
state or local law or regulation that, in the reasonable determination of the
General Partner, provides for the cancellation or forfeiture of any property in
which the Partnership or the Operating Partnership has an interest based on the
nationality, citizenship or other related status of a Limited Partner or
Assignee, the General Partner may request any Limited Partner or Assignee to
furnish to the General Partner, within 30 days after receipt of such request, an
executed Citizenship Certification or such other information concerning his
nationality, citizenship or other related status (or, if the Limited Partner or
Assignee is a nominee holding for the account of another Person, the
nationality, citizenship or other related status of such Person) as the General
Partner may request. If a Limited Partner or Assignee fails to furnish the
General Partner within the aforementioned 30-day period such Citizenship
Certification or other requested information or if upon receipt of such
Citizenship Certification or other requested information the General Partner
determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner or Assignee is
not an Eligible Citizen, the Units owned by such Limited Partner or Assignee
shall be subject to redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section
11.6. In addition, the General Partner may require that the status of any such
Limited Partner or Assignee be changed to that of a Non-citizen Assignee, and,
thereupon, the General Partner shall be substituted for such Non-citizen
Assignee as the Limited Partner in respect of his Units.
(b) The General Partner shall, in exercising voting rights in respect of
Units held by it on behalf of Non-citizen Assignees, distribute the votes in the
same ratios as the votes of Limited Partners in respect of Units other than
those of Non-citizen Assignees are cast, either for, against or abstaining as to
the matter.
(c) Upon dissolution of the Partnership, a Non-citizen Assignee shall have
no right to receive a distribution in kind pursuant to Section 14.4 but shall be
entitled to the cash equivalent thereof, and the General Partner shall provide
cash in exchange for an assignment of the Non-citizen Assignee's share of the
distribution in kind. Such payment and assignment shall be treated for
Partnership purposes as a purchase by the General Partner from the Non-citizen
Assignee of his Partnership Interest (representing his right to receive his
share of such distribution in kind).
(d) At any time after he can and does certify that he has become an
Eligible Citizen, a Non-citizen Assignee may, upon application to the General
Partner, request admission as a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to any
Units of such Non-citizen Assignee not redeemed pursuant to Section 11.6, and
upon his admission pursuant to Section 12.2 the General Partner shall cease to
be deemed to be the Limited Partner in respect of the Non-citizen Assignee's
Units.
11.6 Redemption of Interests. (a) If at any time a Limited Partner or
Assignee fails to furnish a Citizenship Certification or other information
requested within the 30-day period specified in Section 11.5(a), or if upon
receipt of such Citizenship Certification or other information the General
Partner determines, with the advice of counsel, that a Limited Partner or
Assignee is not an Eligible Citizen, the Partnership may, unless the Limited
Partner or Assignee establishes to the satisfaction of the General Partner that
such Limited Partner or Assignee is an Eligible Citizen or has transferred his
Units to a person who furnishes a Citizenship Certification to the General
Partner prior to the date fixed for redemption as provided below, redeem the
Partnership Interest of such Limited Partner or Assignee as follows:
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(i) The General Partner shall not later than the 30th day before the
date fixed for redemption, give notice of redemption to the Limited Partner
or Assignee, at his last address designated on the records of the
Partnership or the Transfer Agent, by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid. The notice shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed. The
notice shall specify the Redeemable Units, the date fixed for redemption,
the place of payment, that payment of the redemption price will be made
upon surrender of the Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Units and that
on and after the date fixed for redemption no further allocations or
distributions to which the Limited Partner or Assignee would otherwise be
entitled in respect of the Redeemable Units will accrue or be made.
(ii) The aggregate redemption price for Redeemable Units shall be an
amount equal to the Current Market Price (the date of determination of
which shall be the date fixed for redemption) of Units of the class to be
so redeemed multiplied by the number of Units of each such class included
among the Redeemable Units. The redemption price shall be paid, in the sole
discretion of the General Partner, in cash or by delivery of a promissory
note of the Partnership in the principal amount of the redemption price,
bearing interest at the rate of 10% annually and payable in three equal
annual installments of principal together with accrued interest, commencing
one year after the redemption date.
(iii) Upon surrender by or on behalf of the Limited Partner or
Assignee, at the place specified in the notice of redemption, of the
Certificate evidencing the Redeemable Units, duly endorsed in blank or
accompanied by an assignment duly executed in blank, the Limited Partner or
Assignee or his duly authorized representative shall be entitled to receive
the payment therefor.
(iv) After the redemption date, Redeemable Units shall no longer
constitute issued and Outstanding Units.
(b) The provisions of this Section 11.6 shall also be applicable to Units
held by a Limited Partner or Assignee as nominee of a Person determined to be
other than an Eligible Citizen.
(c) Nothing in this Section 11.6 shall prevent the recipient of a notice of
redemption from transferring his Units before the redemption date if such
transfer is otherwise permitted under this Agreement. Upon receipt of notice of
such transfer, the General Partner shall withdraw the notice of redemption,
provided, the transferee of such Units certifies in the Transfer Application
that he is an Eligible Citizen. If the transferee fails to make such
certification, such redemption shall be effected from the transferee on the
original redemption date.
11.7 Transfer of Deferred Participation Units and APIs (a) A Partner
holding Deferred Participation Units or APIs may transfer all, but not less than
all, of the Deferred Participation Units or APIs, as the case may be, held by
the transferor (i) to an Affiliate of such transferor, (ii) upon such Partner's
merger, consolidation or other combination into any other Person or (iii) in
connection with the transfer by such Partner of all or substantially all of its
assets to another Person.
(b) The Partners holding Deferred Participation Units may receive
Certificates evidencing same. Subject to Section 11.7(a), such Certificates may
be exchanged by the holders for Certificates
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evidencing Common Units on or after the date on which such Deferred
Participation Units are converted into Common Units pursuant to the terms of
Section 5.7(c).
ARTICLE XII
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
12.1 Admission of Initial Limited Partners. Upon the issuance by the
Partnership of Common Units to the Underwriters as described in Section 4.3(b)
and the execution by each such party of a Transfer Application, the General
Partner shall admit the Underwriters to the Partnership as Initial Limited
Partners in respect of the Common Units issued to them.
12.2 Admission of Substituted Limited Partners. By transfer of a Unit in
accordance with Article XI, the transferor shall be deemed to have given the
transferee the right to seek admission as a Substituted Limited Partner subject
to the conditions of, and in the manner permitted under, this Agreement. A
transferor of a Certificate shall, however, only have the authority to convey to
a purchaser or other transferee who does not execute and deliver a Transfer
Application (a) the right to negotiate such Certificate to a purchaser or other
transferee and (b) the right to transfer the right to request admission as a
Substituted Limited Partner to such purchaser or other transferee in respect of
the transferred Units. Each transferee of a Unit (including, without limitation,
any nominee holder or an agent acquiring such Unit for the account of another
Person) who executes and delivers a Transfer Application shall, by virtue of
such execution and delivery, be an Assignee and be deemed to have applied to
become a Substituted Limited Partner with respect to the Units so transferred to
such Person. Such Assignee shall become a Substituted Limited Partner (x) at
such time as the General Partner consents thereto, which consent may be given or
withheld in the General Partner's sole discretion, and (y) when any such
admission is shown on the books and records of the Partnership. If such consent
is withheld, such transferee shall be an Assignee. An Assignee shall have an
interest in the Partnership equivalent to that of a Limited Partner with respect
to allocations and distributions, including, without limitation, liquidating
distributions, of the Partnership. With respect to voting rights attributable to
Units that are held by Assignees, the General Partnership shall be deemed to be
the Limited Partner with respect thereto and shall, in exercising the voting
rights in respect of such Units on any matter, vote such Units at the written
direction of the Assignee who is the Record Holder of such Units. If no such
written direction is received, such Units will not be voted. An Assignee shall
have no other rights of a Limited Partner.
12.3 Admission of Successor General Partner. A successor General Partner
approved pursuant to Section 13.1 or 13.2 or the transferee of or successor to
all of the General Partner's Partnership Interest pursuant to Section 11.2 who
is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to
the Partnership as the General Partner, effective immediately prior to the
withdrawal or removal of the General Partner pursuant to Section 13.1 or 13.2 or
the transfer of the General Partner's Partnership Interest pursuant to Section
11.2; provided, however, that no such successor shall be admitted to the
Partnership until compliance with the terms of Section 11.2 has occurred. Any
such successor shall carry on the business of the Partnership and Operating
Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to
the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership an
acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other
documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission.
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12.4 Admission of Additional Limited Partners. (a) A Person (other than the
General Partner, an Initial Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner)
who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with this
Agreement (other than by virtue of the purchase of APIs) shall be admitted to
the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the
General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the General
Partner of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 1.4, and (ii) such other
documents or instructions as may be required in the discretion of the General
Partner to effect such Person's admission as an Additional Limited Partner.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.4, no
Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of
the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General
Partner's sole discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited
Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is
recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the consent of
the General Partner to such admission.
12.5 Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership. To
effect the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner
shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Delaware Act to amend
the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as
practical an amendment of this Agreement and, if required by law, to prepare and
file an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership and may for this
purpose, among others, exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to
Section 1.4.
ARTICLE XIII
WITHDRAWAL OR REMOVAL OF PARTNERS
13.1 Withdrawal of the General Partner. (a) The General Partner shall be
deemed to have withdrawn from the Partnership upon the occurrence of any one of
the following events (each such event herein referred to as an "Event of
Withdrawal":
(i) the General Partner voluntarily withdraws from the Partnership by
giving written notice to the other Partners (and it shall be deemed that
the General Partner has withdrawn pursuant to this Section 13.1(a)(i) if
the General Partner voluntarily withdraws as general partner of OLP-A;
(ii) the General Partner transfers all of its rights as General
Partner pursuant to Section 11.2;
(iii) the General Partner is removed pursuant to Section 13.2;
(iv) the General Partner (A) makes a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors; (B) files a voluntary bankruptcy petition; (C) files
a petition or answer seeking for itself a reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under
any law; (D) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to
contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the General
Partner in a proceeding of the type described in clauses (A)-(C) of this
Section 13.1(a)(iv); or (E) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the
appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the General Partner or
of all or any substantial part of its properties;
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(v) a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a court with
appropriate jurisdiction ruling that the General Partner is bankrupt or
insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a
court with appropriate jurisdiction against the General Partner, in each
case under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or
hereafter in effect; or
(vi) a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent is filed for the
General Partner, or 90 days expire after the date of notice to the General
Partner of revocation of its charter without a reinstatement of its
charter, under the laws of its state of incorporation.
If an Event of Withdrawal specified in Section 13.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi) occurs,
the withdrawing General Partner shall give notice to the Limited Partners within
30 days after such occurrence. The Partners hereby agree that only the Events of
Withdrawal described in this Section 13.1 shall result in the withdrawal of the
General Partner from the Partnership.
(b) Withdrawal of the General Partner from the Partnership upon the
occurrence of an Event of Withdrawal shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement under the following circumstances: (i) at any time during the period
prior to January 1, 2003 the General Partner voluntarily withdraws by giving at
least 90 days' advance notice of its intention to withdraw to the Limited
Partners, provided, that prior to the effective date of such withdrawal the
withdrawal is approved by Limited Partners holding at least a majority of the
Outstanding Units (excluding for purposes of such determination Units owned by
the General Partner and its Affiliates) and the General Partner delivers to the
Partnership an Opinion of Counsel ("Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel") that such
withdrawal (following the selection of the successor General Partner) would not
result in the loss of the limited liability of any Limited Partner or of the
limited partner of the Operating Partnership or cause the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation
or otherwise to be taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes; (ii) at
any time on or after January 1, 2003, the General Partner voluntarily withdraws
by giving at least 90 days' advance notice to the Limited Partners, such
withdrawal to take effect on the date specified in such notice; (iii) at any
time that the General Partner ceases to be a General Partner pursuant to Section
13.1(a)(ii) or is removed pursuant to Section 13.2; or (iv) notwithstanding
clause (i) of this sentence, at any time that the General Partner voluntarily
withdraws by giving at least 90 days' advance notice of its intention to
withdraw to the Limited Partners, such withdrawal to take effect on the date
specified in the notice, if at the time such notice is given one Person and its
Affiliates (other than the General Partner and its Affiliates) own beneficially
or of record or control at least 50% of the Outstanding Units. The withdrawal of
the General Partner from the Partnership upon the occurrence of an Event of
Withdrawal shall also constitute the withdrawal of the General Partner as
general partner of the Operating Partnership. If the General Partner gives a
notice of withdrawal pursuant to Section 13.1(a)(i), holders of at least a
majority of the Outstanding Units (excluding for purposes of such determination
Units owned by the General Partner and its Affiliates) may, prior to the
effective date of such withdrawal, elect a successor General Partner. The Person
so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the successor
general partner of the Operating Partnership, as provided in Operating
Partnership Agreement. If, prior to the effective date of the General Partner's
withdrawal, a successor is not selected by the Limited Partners as provided
herein or the Partnership does not receive a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel, the
Partnership shall be dissolved in accordance with Section 14.1. Any such
successor General Partner shall be subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.
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13.2 Removal of the General Partner. The General Partner may be removed if
such removal is approved by Limited Partners holding at least two-thirds of the
Outstanding Units (excluding for purposes of such determination Units owned by
the General Partner and its Affiliates). Any such action by such Limited
Partners for removal of the General Partner must also provide for the election
and succession of a new General Partner. Such removal shall be effective
immediately following the admission of the successor General Partner pursuant to
Article XII. The removal of the General Partner shall also automatically
constitute the removal of the General Partner as general partner of the
Operating Partnership, as provided in the Operating Partnership Agreement. The
Person so elected as successor General Partner shall automatically become the
successor general partner of the Operating Partnership, as provided in the
Operating Partnership Agreement. The right of the Limited Partners holding
Outstanding Units to remove the General Partner shall not exist or be exercised
unless the Partnership has received an opinion opining as to the matters covered
by a Withdrawal Opinion of Counsel. Any such successor General Partner shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.
13.3 Interest of Departing Partner and Successor General Partner. (a) In
the event of (i) withdrawal of the General Partner under circumstances where
such withdrawal does not violate this Agreement or (ii) removal of the General
Partner by the Limited Partners under circumstances where Cause does not exist,
the Departing Partner shall, at its option exercisable prior to the effective
date of the departure of such Departing Partner, promptly receive from its
successor in exchange for its Partnership Interest as General Partner an amount
in cash equal to the fair market value of the Departing Partner's Partnership
Interest as General Partner, such amount to be determined and payable as of the
effective date of its departure. If the General Partner is removed by the
Limited Partners under circumstances where Cause exists or if the General
Partner withdraws under circumstances where such withdrawal violates this
Agreement or the Operating Partnership Agreement, its successor shall have the
option described in the immediately preceding sentence, and the Departing
Partner shall not have such option. In either case, if the successor acquires
the Departing Partner's Partnership Interest as the general partner, such
successor General Partner must also acquire at such time the general partner
interest of such Departing Partner as general partner of the Operating
Partnership, for an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such
interest, determined as of the effective date of its departure. In either event,
the Departing Partner shall be entitled to receive all reimbursements due such
Departing Partner pursuant to Section 6.4, including, without limitation, any
employee-related liabilities (including, without limitation, severance
liabilities), incurred in connection with the termination of any employees
employed by the General Partner for the benefit of the Partnership or the
Operating Partnership. Subject to Section 13.3(b), the Departing Partner shall,
as of the effective date of its departure, cease to share in any allocations or
distributions with respect to its Partnership Interest as the General Partner
and Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit will be prorated and
allocated as set forth in Section 5.2(g).
For purposes of this Section 13.3(a), the fair market value of the
Departing Partner's Partnership Interest as the general partner of the
Partnership herein and the partnership interest of such Departing Partner as the
general partner of the Operating Partnership (collectively, the "Combined
Interest") shall be determined by agreement between the Departing Partner and
its successor or, failing agreement within 30 days after the effective date of
such Departing Partner's departure, by an independent investment banking firm or
other independent expert selected by the Departing Partner and its successor,
which, in turn, may rely on other experts and the determination of which shall
be conclusive as to such matter. If such parties cannot agree upon one
independent investment banking firm or other independent expert within 45 days
after the effective date of such departure, then the Departing Partner shall
designate an independent
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investment banking firm or other independent expert, the Departing Partner's
successor shall designate an independent investment banking firm or other
independent expert, and such firms or experts shall mutually select a third
independent investment banking firm or independent expert, which shall determine
the fair market value of the Combined Interest. In making its determination,
such independent investment banking firm or other independent expert shall
consider the then current trading price of Units on any National Securities
Exchange on which Units are then listed, the value of the Partnership's assets,
the rights and obligations of the General Partner and other factors it may deem
relevant.
(b) If the Combined Interest is not acquired in the manner set forth in
Section 13.3(a), the Departing Partner shall become a Limited Partner and the
Combined Interest shall be converted into Common Units pursuant to a valuation
made by an investment banking firm or other independent expert selected pursuant
to Section 13.3(a), without reduction in such Partnership Interest (but subject
to proportionate dilution by reason of the admission of its successor). Any
successor General Partner shall indemnify the Departing Partner as to all debts
and liabilities of the Partnership arising on or after the date on which the
Departing Partner becomes a Limited Partner. For purposes of this Agreement,
conversion of the General Partner's Partnership Interest to Common Units will be
characterized as if the General Partner contributed its Partnership Interest to
the Partnership in exchange for the newly-issued Common Units.
(c) If the option described in Section 13.3(a) is not exercised by the
party entitled to do so, the successor General Partner shall, at the effective
date of its admission to the Partnership, contribute to the capital of the
Partnership cash in an amount such that its Capital Account, after giving effect
to such contribution and any adjustments made to the Capital Accounts of all
Partners pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i), shall be equal to that percentage of the
Capital Accounts of all Partners that is equal to its Percentage Interest as the
General Partner. In such event, each successor General Partner shall, subject to
the following sentence, be entitled to such Percentage Interest of all
Partnership allocations and distributions and any other allocations and
distributions to which the Departing Partner was entitled. In addition, such
successor General Partner shall cause this Agreement to be amended to reflect
that, from and after the date of such successor General Partner's admission, the
successor General Partner's interest in all Partnership distributions and
allocations shall be 1%, and that of the holders of Outstanding Units shall be
99%.
13.4 Redemption of APIs Upon Removal Without Cause. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, if KMGP (or any Affiliate of Enron that is a
successor to KMGP as General Partner of the Partnership) is removed as general
partner of the Partnership by the Limited Partners under circumstances where
Cause does not exist, the Special Limited Partner shall have the right to
require the Partnership to redeem immediately any APIs that are then Outstanding
at a price equal to the Unrecovered API Capital attributable thereto.
13.5 Withdrawal of Limited Partners. No Limited Partner shall have any
right to withdraw from the Partnership; provided, however, that when a
transferee of a Limited Partner's Units becomes a Record Holder, such
transferring Limited Partner shall cease to be a Limited Partner with respect to
the Units so transferred.
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ARTICLE XIV
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
14.1 Dissolution. The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission
of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by the
admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Upon the removal or withdrawal of the General Partner any successor
General Partner shall continue the business of the Partnership. The Partnership
shall dissolve, and (subject to Section 14.2) its affairs should be wound up,
upon:
(a) the expiration of its term as provided in Section 1.5;
(b) an Event of Withdrawal of the General Partner as provided in
Section 13.1(a) (other than Section 13.1(a)(ii)), unless a successor is
elected and an Opinion of Counsel is received as provided in Section
13.1(b) or 13.2 and such successor is admitted to the Partnership pursuant
to Section 12.3;
(c) an election to dissolve the Partnership by the General Partner
that is approved by at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units during the
Support Period and at least a majority of the Outstanding Units thereafter
(and all Limited Partners hereby expressly consent that such approval may
be effected upon written consent of said applicable percentage of the
Outstanding Units);
(d) entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership
pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act; or
(e) the sale of all orsubstantially all of the assets and properties
of the Partnership and the Operating Partnership.
14.2 Continuation of the Business of the Partnership after Dissolution.
Upon (a) dissolution of the Partnership caused by the withdrawal or removal of
the General Partner and following a failure of all Partners, within 90 days
after the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner, to agree to continue the
business of the Partnership and appoint a successor General Partner as provided
in Section 13.1 or 13.2, then within an additional 90 days or (b) dissolution of
the Partnership upon an event constituting an Event of Withdrawal as defined in
Section 13.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi), then within 180 days thereafter, a majority of
the Outstanding Units may elect to reconstitute the Partnership and continue its
business on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by forming
a new limited partnership on terms identical to those set forth in this
Agreement and having as a general partner a Person approved by a majority of the
Outstanding Units. Upon any such election by a majority of the Outstanding
Units, all Partners shall be bound thereby and shall be deemed to have approved
same. Unless such an election is made within the applicable time period as set
forth above, the Partnership shall conduct only activities necessary to wind up
its affairs. If such an election is so made, then:
(i) the reconstituted Partnership shall continue until the end of the
term set forth in Section 1.5 unless earlier dissolved in accordance with
this Article XIV;
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(ii) if the successor General Partner is not the former General
Partner, then the interest of the former General Partner shall be treated
thenceforth as the interest of a Limited Partner and converted into Common
Units in the manner provided in Section 13.3(b); and
(iii) all necessary steps shall be taken to cancel this Agreement and
the Certificate of Limited Partnership and to enter into and, as necessary,
to file a new partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership,
and the successor general partner may for this purpose exercise the powers
of attorney granted the General Partner pursuant to Section 1.4; provided,
that the right of a majority of Outstanding Units to approve a successor
General Partner and to reconstitute and to continue the business of the
Partnership shall not exist and may not be exercised unless the Partnership
has received an Opinion of Counsel that (x) the exercise of the right would
not result in the loss of limited liability of any Limited Partner and (y)
neither the Partnership, the reconstituted limited partnership nor the
Operating Partnership would be treated as an association taxable as a
corporation or otherwise be taxable as an entity for federal income tax
purposes upon the exercise of such right to continue.
14.3 Liquidation. Upon dissolution of the Partnership, unless the
Partnership is continued under an election to reconstitute and continue the
Partnership pursuant to Section 14.2, the General Partner, or in the event the
General Partner has been dissolved or removed, become bankrupt as set forth in
Section 13.1 or withdrawn from the Partnership, a liquidator or liquidating
committee approved by a majority of the Outstanding Units, shall be the
Liquidator. The Liquidator (if other than the General Partner) shall be entitled
to receive such compensation for its services as may be approved by a majority
of the Outstanding Units. The Liquidator shall agree not to resign at any time
without 15 days' prior notice and (if other than the General Partner) may be
removed at any time, with or without cause, by notice of removal approved by a
majority of the Outstanding Units. Upon dissolution, removal or resignation of
the Liquidator, a successor and substitute Liquidator (who shall have and
succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the original Liquidator) shall
within 30 days thereafter be approved by a majority of the Outstanding Units.
The right to approve a successor or substitute Liquidator in the manner provided
herein shall be deemed to refer also to any such successor or substitute
Liquidator approved in the manner herein provided. Except as expressly provided
in this Article XIV, the Liquidator approved in the manner provided herein shall
have and may exercise, without further authorization or consent of any of the
parties hereto, all of the powers conferred upon the General Partner under the
terms of this Agreement (but subject to all of the applicable limitations,
contractual and otherwise, upon the exercise of such powers, other than the
limitation on sale set forth in Section 6.3(b)) to the extent necessary or
desirable in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator to carry out the duties
and functions of the Liquidator hereunder for and during such period of time as
shall be reasonably required in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator to
complete the winding-up and liquidation of the Partnership as provided for
herein. The Liquidator shall liquidate the assets of the Partnership, and apply
and distribute the proceeds of such liquidation in the following order of
priority, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable law:
(a) the payment to creditors of the Partnership, including, without
limitation, Partners who are creditors, in the order of priority provided
by law; and the creation of a reserve of cash or other assets of the
Partnership for contingent liabilities in an amount, if any, determined by
the Liquidator to be appropriate for such purposes; and
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(b) to all Partners in accordance with the positive balances in their
respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all
Capital Account adjustments (other than those made by reason of this
clause) for the taxable year of the Partnership during which the
liquidation of the Partnership occurs (with the date of such occurrence
being determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)); and such distribution shall be made by the end of
such taxable year (or, if later, within 90 days after said date of such
occurrence).
14.4 Distributions in Kind. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
14.3, which require the liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but
subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon
dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale
of part or all of the Partnership's assets would be impractical or would cause
undue loss to the Partners, the Liquidator may, in its absolute discretion,
defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary
to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including, without limitation, those
to Partners as creditors) and/or distribute to the Partners or to specific
classes of Partners, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance
with the provisions of Section 14.3, undivided interests in such Partnership
assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such
distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the
Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Limited
Partners, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition
and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and
equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at
such time. The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property
distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
(b) In accordance with Section 704(c)(1)(B) of the Code, in the case of any
deemed distribution occurring as a result of a termination of the Partnership
pursuant to Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, to the maximum extent possible
consistent with the priorities of Section 14.3, the General Partner shall have
sole discretion to treat the deemed distributions of Partnership assets to
Partners as occurring in a manner that will not cause a shift of the Book-Tax
Disparity attributable to a Partnership asset existing immediately prior to the
deemed distribution to another asset upon the deemed contribution of assets to
the reconstituted Partnership, including, without limitation, deeming the
distribution of any Partnership assets to be made either to the Partner who
contributed such assets or to the transferee of such Partner.
14.5 Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership. Upon the
completion of the distribution of Partnership cash and property as provided in
Sections 14.3 and 14.4, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Certificate
of Limited Partnership and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign
limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be
cancelled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the
Partnership shall be taken.
14.6 Reasonable Time for Winding Up. A reasonable time shall be allowed for
the orderly winding up of business and affairs of the Partnership and the
liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 14.3 in order to minimize any
losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up, and the provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in effect between the Partners during the period of
liquidation.
14.7 Return of Capital. The General Partner shall not be personally liable
for, and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property
to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate, the return of the Capital
Contributions of the Limited Partners, or any portion thereof, it being
expressly understood that any such return shall be made solely from Partnership
assets.
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14.8 No Capital Account Restoration. No Partner shall have any obligation
to restore any negative balance in its Capital Account upon liquidation of the
Partnership.
14.9 Waiver of Partition. Each Partner hereby waives any right to partition
of the Partnership property.
VARTICLE XV
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT;
MEETINGS; RECORD DATE
15.1 Amendment to be Adopted Solely by General Partner. Each Limited
Partner agrees that the General Partner (pursuant to its powers of attorney from
the Limited Partners and Assignees), without the approval of any Limited Partner
or Assignee, may amend any provision of this Agreement, and execute, swear to,
acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in
connection therewith, to reflect:
(a) a change in the name of the Partnership, the location of the
principal place of business of the Partnership, the registered agent of the
Partnership or the registered office of the Partnership;
(b) admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Partners in
accordance with this Agreement;
(c) a change that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner, is
reasonable and necessary or appropriate to qualify or continue the
qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership or a partnership
in which the limited partners have limited liability under the laws of any
state or that is necessary or advisable in the opinion of the General
Partner to ensure that the Partnership will not be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxed as an entity for
federal income tax purposes;
(d) a change (i) that, in the sole discretion of the General Partner,
does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect,
(ii) that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any requirements, conditions
or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or
regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or
contained in any federal or state statute (including, without limitation,
the Delaware Act) or that is necessary or desirable to facilitate the
trading of the Units (including, without limitation, the division of
Outstanding Units into different classes to facilitate uniformity of tax
consequences within such classes of Units) or comply with any rule,
regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on
which the Units are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of
which the General Partner determines in its sole discretion to be in the
best interests of the Partnership and the Limited Partners or (iii) that is
required to effect the intent of the provisions of this Agreement or is
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;
(e)an amendment that is necessary, in the Opinion of Counsel, to
prevent the Partnership or the General Partner or its directors or officers
from in any manner being subjected to
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the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or "plan asset" regulations
adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, whether or not substantially similar to plan asset regulations
currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor;
(f) subject to the terms of Section 4.4, an amendment that the General
Partner determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate in
connection with the authorization for issuance of any class or series of
Partnership Securities pursuant to Section 4.4;
(g) an amendment made after the Deferral Period, the effect of which
is to separate into a separate security (which may be evidenced by a
certificate(s) if determined by the General Partner to be appropriate),
separate and apart from the Common Units, the right of holders of Common
Units then Outstanding to receive any then Cumulative Common Unit
Arrearage;
(h) any amendment expressly permitted in this Agreement to be made by
the General Partner acting alone;
(i) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a Merger
Agreement approved in accordance with Section 16.3; or
(j) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.
15.2 Amendment Procedures. Except as provided in Sections 15.1 and 15.3,
all amendments to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the following
requirements. Amendments to this Agreement may be proposed only by or with the
consent of the General Partner. Each such proposal shall contain the text of the
proposed amendment. If an amendment is proposed, the General Partner shall seek
the written approval of the requisite percentage of Outstanding Units or call a
meeting of the Limited Partners to consider and vote on such proposed amendment.
A proposed amendment shall be effective upon its approval by at least two-thirds
of the Outstanding Units unless a greater or different percentage is required
under this Agreement. The General Partner shall notify all Record Holders upon
final adoption of any proposed amendment.
15.3 Amendment Requirements (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
15.1 and 15.2, no provision of this Agreement that establishes a percentage of
Outstanding Units required to take any action shall be amended, altered,
changed, repealed or rescinded in any respect that would have the effect of
reducing such voting requirement unless such amendment is approved by the
written consent or the affirmative vote of holders of Outstanding Units whose
aggregate Outstanding Units constitute not less than the voting requirement
sought to be reduced.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 15.1 and 15.2, no amendment
to this Agreement may (i) enlarge the obligations of any Limited Partner without
its consent, (ii) enlarge the obligations of the General Partner without its
consent, which may be given or withheld in its sole discretion, (iii) modify the
amounts distributable, reimbursable or otherwise payable to the General Partner
by the Partnership or the Operating Partnership, (iv) change Section 14.1(a) or
(c), (v) restrict in any way any action by or rights of the General Partner as
set forth in this Agreement or (vi) change the term of the Partnership or,
except as set forth in Section 14.1(c), give any Person the right to dissolve
the Partnership.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided, and without limitation of the General
Partner's authority to adopt amendments to this Agreement as contemplated in
Section 15.1, the General Partner may amend the Partnership Agreement without
the approval of holders of Outstanding Units, except that any amendment that
would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class
of Outstanding Units in relation to other classes of Units must be approved by
the holders of not less than two-thirds of the Outstanding Units of the class
affected.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except for
amendments pursuant to Section 6.3 or 15.1, no amendments shall become effective
without the approval of at least 95% of the Outstanding Units unless the
Partnership obtains an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (a) such amendment
will not cause the Partnership or the Operating Partnership to be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation or otherwise taxable as an entity for
federal income tax purposes and (b) such amendment will not affect the limited
liability of any Limited Partner or any limited partner of the Operating
Partnership under applicable law.
(e) This Section 15.3 shall only be amended with the approval of not less
than 95% of the Outstanding Units.
15.4 Meetings All acts of Limited Partners to be taken hereunder shall be
taken in the manner provided in this Article XV. Meetings of the Limited
Partners may be called by the General Partner or by Limited Partners owning 20%
or more of the Outstanding Units of the class for which a meeting is proposed.
Limited Partners shall call a meeting by delivering to the General Partner one
or more requests in writing stating that the signing Limited Partners wish to
call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purposes for which the
meeting is to be called. Within 60 days after receipt of such a call from
Limited Partners or within such greater time as may be reasonably necessary for
the Partnership to comply with any statutes, rules, regulations, listing
agreements or similar requirements governing the holding of a meeting or the
solicitation of proxies for use at such a meeting, the General Partner shall
send a notice of the meeting to the Limited Partners either directly or
indirectly through the Transfer Agent. A meeting shall be held at a time and
place determined by the General Partner on a date not more than 60 days after
the mailing of notice of the meeting. Limited Partners shall not vote on matters
that would cause the Limited Partners to be deemed to be taking part in the
management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to
jeopardize the Limited Partners' limited liability under the Delaware Act or the
law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business.
15.5 Notice of Meeting. Notice of a meeting called pursuant to Section 15.4
shall be given to the Record Holders in writing by mail or other means of
written communication in accordance with Section 17.1 The notice shall be deemed
to have been given at the time when deposited in the mail or sent by other means
of written communication.
15.6 Record Date. For purposes of determining the Limited Partners entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the Limited Partners or to give
approvals without a meeting as provided in Section 15.11, the General Partner
may set a Record Date, which shall not be less than 10 nor more than 60 days
before (a) the date of the meeting (unless such requirement conflicts with any
rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange
on which the Units are listed for trading, in which case the rule, regulation,
guideline or requirement of such exchange shall govern) or (b) in the event that
approvals
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are sought without a meeting, the date by which Limited Partners are requested
in writing by the General Partner to give such approvals.
15.7 Adjournment. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place,
notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting and a new Record Date need not
be fixed, if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which
the adjournment is taken, unless such adjournment shall be for more than 45
days. At the adjourned meeting, the Partnership may transact any business which
might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for
more than 45 days or if a new Record Date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with this Article
XV.
15.8 Waiver of Notice; Approval of Meeting; Approval of Minutes. The
transactions of any meeting of Limited Partners, however called and noticed, and
whenever held, shall be as valid as if had at a meeting duly held after regular
call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person or by proxy, and if,
either before or after the meeting, each of the Limited Partners entitled to
vote, present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or an
approval of the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof.
All waivers and approvals shall be filed with the Partnership records or made a
part of the minutes of the meeting. Attendance of a Limited Partner at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when the Limited
Partner does not approve, at the beginning of the meeting, of the transaction of
any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened; and except
that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to disapprove the
consideration of matters required to be included in the notice of the meeting,
but not so included, if the disapproval is expressly made at the meeting.
15.9 Quorum Two-thirds of the Outstanding Units of the class for which a
meeting has been called represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a
quorum at a meeting of Limited Partners of such class unless any such action by
the Limited Partners requires approval by holders of a majority in interest of
such Units, in which case the quorum shall be a majority (excluding, in either
case, if such are to be excluded from the vote, Outstanding Units owned by the
General Partner and its Affiliates). At any meeting of the Limited Partners duly
called and held in accordance with this Agreement at which a quorum is present,
the act of Limited Partners holding Outstanding Units that in the aggregate
represent a majority of the Outstanding Units entitled to vote and be present in
person or by proxy at such meeting shall be deemed to constitute the act of all
Limited Partners, unless a greater or different percentage is required with
respect to such action under the provisions of this Agreement, in which case the
act of the Limited Partners holding Outstanding Units that in the aggregate
represent at least such greater or different percentage shall be required. The
Limited Partners present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is
present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of enough Limited Partners to leave less than a quorum, if any action
taken (other than adjournment) is approved by the required percentage of
Outstanding Units specified in this Agreement. In the absence of a quorum, any
meeting of Limited Partners may be adjourned from time to time by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Outstanding Units represented either in
person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted, except as provided
in Section 15.7.
15.10 Conduct of Meeting. The General Partner shall have full power and
authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the Limited
Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including, without limitation,
the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a
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quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of Section 15.4, the conduct of
voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any
controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the
meeting or voting. The General Partner shall designate a Person to serve as
chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes
of any meeting, in either case including, without limitation, a Partner or a
director or officer of the General Partner. All minutes shall be kept with the
records of the Partnership maintained by the General Partner. The General
Partner may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law and this
Agreement as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the
Limited Partners or solicitation of approvals in writing, including, without
limitation, regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment
and duties of inspectors of votes and approvals, the submission and examination
of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote, and the revocation of
approvals in writing.
15.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action that may be taken at a meeting
of the Limited Partners may be taken without a meeting if an approval in writing
setting forth the action so taken is signed by Limited Partners owning not less
than the minimum percentage of the Outstanding Units that would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all the Limited Partners
were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting
shall be given to the Limited Partners who have not approved in writing. The
General Partner may specify that any written ballot submitted to Limited
Partners for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be
returned to the Partnership within the time period, which shall be not less than
20 days, specified by the General Partner. If a ballot returned to the
Partnership does not vote all of the Units held by the Limited Partner, the
Partnership shall be deemed to have failed to receive a ballot for the Units
that were not voted. If approval of the taking of any action by the Limited
Partners is solicited by any Person other than by or on behalf of the General
Partner, the written approvals shall have no force and effect unless and until
(a) they are deposited with the Partnership in care of the General Partner, (b)
approvals sufficient to take the action proposed are dated as of a date not more
than 90 days prior to the date sufficient approvals are deposited with the
Partnership and (c) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the General Partner to
the effect that the exercise of such right and the action proposed to be taken
with respect to any particular matter (i) will not cause the Limited Partners to
be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and
affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize the Limited Partners' limited
liability, (ii) will not jeopardize the status of the Partnership as a
partnership under applicable tax laws and regulations and (iii) is otherwise
permissible under the state statutes then governing the rights, duties and
liabilities of the Partnership and the Partners.
15.12 Voting and Other Rights. (a) Only those Record Holders of Units on
the Record Date set pursuant to Section 15.6 (and also subject to the
limitations contained in the definition of "Outstanding") shall be entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of Limited Partners or to act with respect
to matters as to which the holders of the Outstanding Units have the right to
vote or to act. All references in this Agreement to votes of, or other acts that
may be taken by, the Outstanding Units shall be deemed to be references to the
votes or acts of the Record Holders of such Outstanding Units.
(b) With respect to Units that are held for a Person's account by another
Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation,
or an agent of any of the foregoing), in whose name such Units are registered,
such broker, dealer or other agent shall, in exercising the voting rights in
respect of such Units on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such
Persons provides otherwise, vote such Units in favor of, and at the direction
of, the Person who is the beneficial owner, and the
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Partnership shall be entitled to assume it is so acting without further inquiry.
The provisions of this Section 15.12(b) (as well as all other provisions of this
Agreement) are subject to the provisions of Section 10.4.
ARTICLE XVI
MERGER
16.1 Authority. The Partnership may merge or consolidate with one or more
corporations, business trusts or associations, real estate investment trusts,
common law trusts or unincorporated businesses, including, without limitation, a
general partnership or limited partnership, formed under the laws of the State
of Delaware or any other state of the United States of America, pursuant to a
written agreement of merger or consolidation ("Merger Agreement") in accordance
with this Article.
16.2 Procedure for Merger or Consolidation. Merger or consolidation of the
Partnership pursuant to this Article requires the prior approval of the General
Partner. If the General Partner shall determine, in the exercise of its sole
discretion, to consent to the merger or consolidation, the General Partner shall
approve the Merger Agreement, which shall set forth:
(a)The names and jurisdictions of formation or organization of each of
the business entities proposing to merge or consolidate;
(b)The name and jurisdictions of formation or organization of the
business entity that is to survive the proposed merger or consolidation
(the "Surviving Business Entity");
(c)The terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation;
(d)The manner and basis of exchanging or converting the equity
securities of each constituent business entity for, or into, cash, property
or general or limited partnership interests, rights, securities or
obligations of the Surviving Business Entity; and (1) if any general or
limited partnership interests, securities or rights of any constituent
business entity are not to be exchanged or converted solely for, or into,
cash, property or general or limited partnership interests, rights,
securities or obligations of the Surviving Business Entity, the cash,
property or general or limited partnership interests, rights, securities or
obligations of any limited partnership, corporation, trust or other entity
(other than the Surviving Business Entity) which the holders of such
general or limited partnership interest are to receive in exchange for, or
upon conversion of, their securities or rights, and (ii) in the case of
securities represented by certificates, upon the surrender of such
certificates, which cash, property or general or limited partnership
interests, rights, securities or obligations of the Surviving Business
Entity or any limited partnership, corporation, trust or other entity
(other than the Surviving Business Entity), or evidences thereof, are to be
delivered;
(e) A statement of any changes in the constituent documents or the
adoption of new constituent documents (the articles or certificate of
incorporation, articles of trust, declaration of trust, certificate or
agreement of limited partnership or other similar charter or governing
document) of the Surviving Business Entity to be effected by such merger or
consolidation;
(f) The effective time of the merger, which may be the date of the
filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section 16.4 or a later
date specified in or determinable in
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accordance with the Merger Agreement (provided, that if the effective time
of the merger is to be later than the date of the filing of the certificate
of merger, it shall be fixed no later than the time of the filing of the
certificate of merger and stated therein); and
(g) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or
consolidation as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the General
Partner.
16.3 Approval by Limited Partners of Merger or Consolidation (a) The
General Partner of the Partnership, upon its approval of the Merger Agreement,
shall direct that the Merger Agreement be submitted to a vote of Limited
Partners whether at a meeting or by written consent, in either case in
accordance with the requirements of Article XV. A copy or a summary of the
Merger Agreement shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of a meeting
or the written consent.
(b) The Merger Agreement shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative
vote or consent of at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Units during the
Support Period and at least a majority of the Outstanding Units thereafter
unless the Merger Agreement contains any provision which, if contained in an
amendment to this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement or the Delaware
Act would require the vote or consent of a greater percentage of the Outstanding
Units or of any class of Limited Partners, in which case such greater percentage
vote or consent shall be required for approval of the Merger Agreement.
(c) After such approval by vote or consent of the Limited Partners, and at
any time prior to the filing of the certificate of merger pursuant to Section
16.4, the merger or consolidation may be abandoned pursuant to provisions
therefor, if any, set forth in the Merger Agreement.
16.4 Certificate of Merger. Upon the required approval by the General
Partner and the Limited Partners of a Merger Agreement, a certificate of merger
shall be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
in conformity with the requirements of the Delaware Act.
16.5 Effect of Merger. (a)Upon the effective date of the certificate of
merger:
(i) all of the rights, privileges and powers of each of the business
entities that has merged or consolidated, and all property, real, personal
and mixed, and all debts due to any of those business entities and all
other things and causes of action belonging to each of those business
entities shall be vested in the Surviving Business Entity and after the
merger or consolidation shall be the property of the Surviving Business
Entity to the extent they were of each constituent business entity.
(ii) the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in any
of those constituent business entities shall not revert and is not in any
way impaired because of the merger or consolidation;
(iii) all rights of creditors and all liens on or security interest in
property of any of those constituent business entities shall be preserved
unimpaired; and
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(iv) all debts, liabilities and duties of those constituent business
entities shall attach to the Surviving Business Entity, and may be enforced
against it to the same extent as if the debts, liabilities and duties had
been incurred or contracted by it.
(b) A merger or consolidation effected pursuant to this Article shall not
be deemed to result in a transfer or assignment of assets or liabilities from
one entity to another having occurred.
ARTICLE XVII
RIGHT TO ACQUIRE UNITS
17.1 Right to Acquire Units. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, if at any time not more than 20% of the total Units of any class
then Outstanding are held by Persons other than the General Partner and its
Affiliates, the General Partner shall then have the right, which right it may
assign and transfer to the Partnership or any Affiliate of the General Partner,
exercisable in its sole discretion, to purchase all, but not less than all, of
the Units of such class then Outstanding held by Persons other than the General
Partner and its Affiliates, at the greater of (x) the Current Market Price as of
the date five days prior to the date that the notice described in Section
17.1(b) is mailed, and (y) the highest cash price paid by the General Partner or
any of its Affiliates for any such Unit purchased during the 90-day period
preceding the date that the notice described in Section 17.1(b) is mailed. As
used in this Agreement, (i) "Current Market Price" as of any date of any class
of Units listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange means
the average of the daily Closing Prices (as hereinafter defined) per Unit of
such class for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as hereinafter defined)
immediately prior to such date; (ii) "Closing Price" for any day means the last
sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such
day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way,
in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting
system with respect to securities listed on the principal National Securities
Exchange on which the Units of such class are listed or admitted to trading or
if the Units of such class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National
Securities Exchange, the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the
average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter
market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or if on any such
day the Units of such class are not quoted by any such organization, the average
of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional
market maker making a market in the Units of such class selected by the Board of
Directors of the General Partner, or if on any such day no market maker is
making a market in the Units of such class, the fair value of such Units on such
day as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
General Partner; and (iii) "Trading Day" means a day on which the principal
National Securities Exchange on which the Units of any class are listed or
admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if Units of a
class are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange,
a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are open.
(b) If the General Partner, any Affiliate of the General Partner or the
Partnership elects to exercise the right to purchase Units granted pursuant to
Section 17.1(a), the General Partner shall deliver to the Transfer Agent notice
of such election to purchase (the "Notice of Election to Purchase") and shall
cause the Transfer Agent to mail a copy of such Notice of Election to Purchase
to the Record Holders of Units (as of a Record Date selected by the General
Partner) at least 10, but not more than 60 days prior to the Purchase Date. Such
Notice of Election to Purchase shall also be published in daily newspapers of
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general circulation printed in the English language and published in the Borough
of Manhattan, New York. The Notice of Election to Purchase shall specify the
Purchase Date and the price (determined in accordance with Section 17.1(a) at
which Units will be purchased and state that the General Partner, its Affiliate
or the Partnership, as the case may be, elects to purchase such Units, upon
surrender of Certificates representing such Units in exchange for payment, at
such office or offices of the Transfer Agent as the Transfer Agent may specify,
or as may be required by any National Securities Exchange on which the Units are
listed or admitted to trading. Any such Notice of Election to Purchase mailed to
a Record Holder of Units at his address as reflected in the records of the
Transfer Agent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given whether or not
the owner receives such notice. On or prior to the Purchase Date, the General
Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, shall deposit
with the Transfer Agent cash in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate
purchase price of all the Units to be purchased in accordance with this Section
17.1. If the Notice of Election to Purchase shall have been duly given as
aforesaid at least ten days prior to the Purchase Date, and if on or prior to
the Purchase Date the deposit described in the preceding sentence has been made
for the benefit of the holders of Units subject to purchase as provided herein,
then from and after the Purchase Date, notwithstanding that any Certificate
shall not have been surrendered for purchase, all rights of the holders of such
Units (including, without limitation, any rights pursuant to Articles IV, V and
XIV) shall thereupon cease, except the right to receive the purchase price
(determined in accordance with Section 17.1(a)) for Units therefor, without
interest, upon surrender to the Transfer Agent of the Certificates representing
such Units, and such Units shall thereupon be deemed to be transferred to the
General Partner, its Affiliate or the Partnership, as the case may be, on the
record books of the Transfer Agent and the Partnership, and the General Partner
or any Affiliate of the General Partner, or the Partnership, as the case may be,
shall be deemed to be the owner of all such Units from and after the Purchase
Date and shall have all rights as the owner of such Units (including, without
limitation, all rights as owner of such Units pursuant to Articles IV, V and
XIV).
(c) At any time from and after the Purchase Date, a holder of an
Outstanding Unit subject to purchase as provided in this Section 17.1 may
surrender his Certificate, as the case may be, evidencing such Unit to the
Transfer Agent in exchange for payment of the amount described in Section
17.1(a), therefor, without interest thereon.
ARTICLE XVIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
18.1 Addresses and Notices. Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy
materials required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when
delivered in person or when sent by first-class United States mail or by other
means of written communication to the Partner or Assignee at the address
described below. Any notice, payment or report to be given or made to a Partner
or Assignee hereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made,
and the obligation to give such notice or report or to make such payment shall
be deemed conclusively to have been fully satisfied, upon sending of such
notice, payment or report to the Record Holder of such Unit at his address as
shown on the records of the Transfer Agent or as otherwise shown on the records
of the Partnership, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an
interest in such Unit or the Partnership Interest of a General Partner by reason
of any assignment or otherwise. An affidavit or certificate of making of any
notice, payment or report in accordance with the provisions of this Section 18.1
executed by the General Partner, the Transfer Agent or the mailing organization
shall be prima facie evidence of the giving or making of such notice, payment or
report. If any notice, payment or report addressed to a Record Holder at the
address of such Record Holder appearing on the books and records of the Transfer
Agent or the Partnership is returned by the United States Post Office marked to
indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver it, such
notice, payment or report and any subsequent notices, payments and reports shall
be deemed to have been duly given or made without further mailing (until such
time as such Record Holder or another Person notifies the Transfer Agent or the
Partnership of a change in his address) if they are available for the Partner or
Assignee at the principal office of the Partnership for a period of one year
from the date of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report to the
other Partners and Assignees. Any notice to the Partnership shall be deemed
given if received by the General Partner at the principal office of the
Partnership designated pursuant to Section 1.3. The General Partner may rely and
shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from a Partner,
Assignee or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.
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18.2 References Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to
"Articles" and "Sections" are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
18.3 Pronouns and Plurals. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or
neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include
the plural and vice versa.
18.4 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents,
provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be
necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
18.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
18.6 Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among
parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
18.7 Creditors. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the
benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
18.8 Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance
of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise
any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of
any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
18.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of
which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all parties hereto,
notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the
same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately
upon affixing its signature hereto or, in the case of a Person acquiring a Unit,
upon accepting the certificate evidencing such Unit or executing and delivering
a Transfer Application as herein described, independently of the signature of
any other party.
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18.10 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law.
18.11 Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is or
becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be
affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be
effective as of February 14, 1997.
GENERAL PARTNER:
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.
By: ________________________________
Thomas B. King
President
LIMITED PARTNERS:
All Limited Partners now and hereafter admitted
as limited partners of the Partnership,pursuant to
Powers of Attorney now and hereafter executed in
favor of, and granted and delivered to, the
General Partner.
By: Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.,
General Partner, as attorney-in-fact for
all Limited Partners pursuant to the
Power of Attorney granted pursuant to
Section 1.4.
By: ___________________________________
Thomas B. King
President
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EXHIBIT A
to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
Certificate Evidencing Common Units
Representing Limited Partner Interests
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
No.______ ________ Common Units
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC., a Delaware corporation, as the General Partner of
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), hereby certifies that __________________________ (the "Holder")
is the registered owner of _____ Common Units representing limited partner
interests in the Partnership (the "Common Units") transferable on the books of
the Partnership, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of
this Certificate properly endorsed and accompanied by a properly executed
application for transfer of the Common Units represented by this Certificate.
The rights, preferences and limitations of the Common Units are set forth in,
and this Certificate and the Common Units represented hereby are issued and
shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of, the Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS,
L.P., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the "Partnership
Agreement"). Copies of the Partnership Agreement are on file at, and will be
furnished without charge on delivery of written request to the Partnership at,
the principal office of the Partnership located at 1301 McKinney Street, Suite
3450, Houston, Texas 77010. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall
have the meaning given them in the Partnership Agreement.
The Holder, by accepting this Certificate, is deemed to have (i) requested
admission as, and agreed to become, a Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited
Partner, as applicable, and to have agreed to comply with and be bound by and to
have executed the Partnership Agreement, (ii) represented and warranted that the
Holder has all right, power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity
necessary to enter into the Partnership Agreement, (iii) appointed the General
Partner and, if a Liquidator shall be appointed, the Liquidator of the
Partnership as the Holder's attorney to execute, swear to, acknowledge and file
any document, including, without limitation, the Partnership Agreement and any
amendment thereto and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership
and any amendment thereto, necessary or appropriate for the Holder's admission
as a Limited Partner or a Substituted Limited Partner, as applicable, in the
Partnership and as a party to the Partnership Agreement, (iv) given the powers
of attorney provided for in the Partnership Agreement and (v) made the waivers
and given the consents and approvals contained in the Partnership Agreement.
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This Certificate shall not be valid for any purpose unless it has been
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
Dated: _______________________
KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.
as General Partner
By: ______________________________
President
Countersigned and Registered by:
_______________________________ By: _______________________________
as Transfer Agent and Registrar Secretary
By: ___________________________
Authorized Signature
Exhibit A - Page 2
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[Reverse of Certificate]
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations,when used in the inscription on the face of
this Certificate, shall be construed as follows according to applicable laws or
regulations:
TEN COM-- as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-___________________
TEN ENT-- as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of under Uniform Gifts to
survivorship and not as Act..........................
tenants in common (State)
Additional abbreviations, though not in the above list, may also be used.
ASSIGNMENT OF COMMON UNITS
in
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INVESTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
DUE TO TAX SHELTER STATUS OF KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
You have acquired an interest in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., 1301
McKinney Street, Suite 3450, Houston, Texas 77010, whose taxpayer identification
number is 76-0380342. The Internal Revenue Service has issued Kinder Morgan
Energy Partners, L.P. the following tax shelter registration number: 9228900496.
YOU MUST REPORT THIS REGISTRATION NUMBER TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IF
YOU CLAIM ANY DEDUCTION, LOSS, CREDIT, OR OTHER TAX BENEFIT OR REPORT ANY INCOME
BY REASON OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
You must report the registration number as well as the name and taxpayer
identification number of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. on Form 8271. FORM
8271 MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE RETURN ON WHICH YOU CLAIM THE DEDUCTION, LOSS,
CREDIT, OR OTHER TAX BENEFIT OR REPORT ANY INCOME BY REASON OF YOUR INVESTMENT
IN KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
If you transfer your interest in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. to
another person, you are required by the Internal Revenue Service to keep a list
containing (a) that person's name, address and taxpayer identification number,
(b) the date on which you transferred the interest and (c) the name, address and
tax shelter registration number of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. If you do
not want to keep such a list, you must (1) send the information specified above
to the General Partner, who will keep the list for this tax shelter, and (2)
give a copy of this notice to the person to whom you transfer your interest.
Your failure to comply with any of the above-described responsibilities could
result in the imposition of a penalty under Section 6707(b) or 6708(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, unless such failure is shown to be
due to reasonable cause.
Exhibit A - Page 3
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ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THIS INVESTMENT OR
THE CLAIMED TAX BENEFITS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, EXAMINED, OR APPROVED BY THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED,_____________________________ hereby assigns,
conveys, sells and transfers unto _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name (Please insert Social Security or
and address of Assignee) other identifying number of Assignee)
_________________________________________ Common Units representing limited
partner interests evidenced by this Certificate, subject to the Partnership
Agreement, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
_______________________ as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution
to transfer the same on the books of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Date: _____________________ NOTE: The signature to any endorsement hereon must
correspond with the name as written upon
the face of this Certificate in every
particular, without alteration, enlargement
or change.
SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED
BY A MEMBER FIRM OF THE NATIONAL ____________________________________________
ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, (Signature)
INC. OR BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR
TRUST COMPANY
____________________________________________
(Signature)
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED
No transfer of the Common Units evidenced hereby will be registered on the
books of the Partnership, unless the Certificate evidencing the Common Units to
be transferred is surrendered for registration or transfer and an Application
for Transfer of Common Units has been executed by a transferee either (a) on the
form set forth below or (b) on a separate application that the Partnership will
furnish on request without charge. A transferor of the Common Units shall have
no duty to the transferee with respect to execution of the transfer application
in order for such transferee to obtain registration of the transfer of the
Common Units.
_______________________________________________
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF COMMON UNITS
The undersigned ("Assignee") hereby applies for transfer to the name of the
Assignee of the Common Units evidenced hereby.
The Assignee (a) requests admission as a Substituted Limited Partner and
agrees to comply with and be bound by, and hereby executes, the Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
(the "Partnership"), as amended, supplemented or restated to the date hereof
(the "Partnership Agreement"), (b) represents and warrants that the Assignee has
all right, power and authority and, if an individual, the capacity necessary to
enter into the Partnership Agreement, (c) appoints
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the General Partner and, if a Liquidator shall be appointed, the Liquidator of
the Partnership as the Assignee's attorney to execute, swear to, acknowledge and
file any document, including, without limitation, the Partnership Agreement and
any amendment thereto and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership and any amendment thereto, necessary or appropriate for the
Assignee's admission as a Substituted Limited Partner and as a party to the
Partnership Agreement, (d) gives the powers of attorney provided for in the
Partnership Agreement and (e) makes the waivers and gives the consents and
approvals contained in the Partnership Agreement. Capitalized terms not defined
herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Partnership Agreement.
Date: _________________________ ____________________________________________
Signature of Assignee
_______________________________ ____________________________________________
Social Security or other Name and Address of Assignee
identifying number of Assignee
_______________________________
Purchase Price
including commissions, if any
Type of Entity (Check One):
__________ Individual _____________ Partnership _______________ Corporation
__________ Trust _____________ Other(specify) _______________________
Nationality (Check One):
________ U.S. citizen, Resident or Domestic Entity
________ Foreign Corporation, or ________ Non-resident alien
If the U.S. Citizen, Resident or Domestic Entity box is checked, the
following certification must be completed.
Under Section 1445(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), the Partnership must withhold tax with respect to certain transfers of
property if a holder of an interest in the Partnership is a foreign person. To
inform the Partnership that no withholding is required with respect to the
undersigned interest-holder's interest in it, the undersigned hereby certifies
the following (or, if applicable, certifies the following on behalf of the
interest-holder).
Complete either A or B:
A. Individual Interest-Holder
1. I am not a non-resident alien for purposes
of U.S. income taxation.
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2. My U.S. taxpayer identifying number (Social Security Number) is
_______________________________________________
3. My home address is ___________________________________________.
B. Partnership, Corporate or Other Interest-Holder
1. _________________________________________________ is not a foreign
(Name of Interest-Holder)
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate
(as those terms are defined in the Code and Treasury Regulations).
2. The interest-holder's U.S. employer identification number is
_________________________________________________________________.
3. The interest-holder's office address and place of incorporation
(if applicable) is______________________________________________.
The interest-holder agrees to notify the Partnership within sixty (60) days
of the date the interest-holder becomes a foreign person.
The interest-holder understands that this certificate may be disclosed to
the Internal Revenue Service by the Partnership and that any false statement
contained herein could be punishable by fine, imprisonment or both.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this
certification and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct and
complete and, if applicable, I further declare that I have authority to sign
this document on behalf of
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Interest-Holder)
_______________________________________________________________________________
Signature and Date
_______________________________________________________________________________
Title (if applicable)
Note: If the Assignee is a broker, dealer, bank, trust company, clearing
corporation, other nominee holder or an agent of any of the foregoing, and is
holding for the account of any other person, this application should be
completed by an officer thereof or, in the case of a broker or dealer, by a
registered representative who is a member of a registered national securities
exchange or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc., or,
in the case of any other nominee holder, a person performing a similar function.
If the Assignee is a broker, dealer, bank, trust company, clearing corporation,
other nominee owner or an agent of any of the foregoing, the above certification
as to any Person for whom the Assignee will hold the Common Units shall be made
to the best of the Assignee's knowledge.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership will indemnify any
person who is or was an officer or director of the General Partner or any
departing partner, to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, the
Partnership may indemnify, to the extent deemed advisable by the General Partner
and to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person who is or was serving at
the request of the General Partner or any affiliate of the General Partner or
any departing partner as an officer or director of the General Partner, a
departing partner or any of their Affiliates (as defined in Partnership
Agreement) ("Indemnitees") from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities (joint or several), expenses (including, without limitation, legal
fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from
any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be
involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of
its status as an officer or director or a person serving at the request of the
Partnership in another entity in a similar capacity, provided that in each case
the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which such Indemnitee
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership and,
with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe its
conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification under these provisions will be only
out of the assets of the Partnership and the General Partner shall not be
personally liable for, or have any obligation to contribute or loan funds or
assets to the Partnership to enable it to effectuate, such indemnification. The
Partnership is authorized to purchase (or to reimburse the General Partner or
its affiliates for the cost of) insurance against liabilities asserted against
and expenses incurred by such person to indemnify such person against such
liabilities under the provisions described above.
Article XII(c) of the Certificate of Incorporation of the General Partner
(the "Corporation" therein) contains the following provisions relating to
indemnification of directors and officers:
(c) Each director and each officer of the corporation (and such
holder's heirs, executors and administrators) shall be indemnified by the
corporation against expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with
any claim made against him or any action, suit or proceeding to which he
may be made a party, by reason of such holder being or having been a
director or officer of the corporation (whether or not he continues to be
a director or officer of the corporation at the time of incurring such
expenses), except in cases where the claim made against him shall be
admitted by him to be just, and except in cases where such action, suit or
proceeding shall be settled prior to adjudication by payment of all or a
substantial portion of the amount claimed, and except in cases in which he
shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable or to
have been derelict in the performance of such holder's duty as such
director or officer. Such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive
of other rights to which he may be entitled as a matter of law.
Richard D. Kinder, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer of the General Partner, and William V. Morgan, a Director and
Vice Chairman of the General Partner, are also officers and directors of Kinder
Morgan, Inc., the parent corporation of the General Partner ("KMI") and are
entitled to similar indemnification from KMI pursuant to KMI's certificate of
incorporation and bylaws.
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Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
3.1 Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (attached as Annex A to the Exchange
Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus).
* 4.1 Form of Certificate representing a Common Unit.
5.1 Form of Opinion of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. as to the legality
of the securities registered here.
8.1 Form of Opinion of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. as to certain
tax matters.
23.1 Consent of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1).
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
23.4 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. (included in Exhibit 23.3)
23.5 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
** 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1 Balance Sheet of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. dated December 31, 1997.
- ------------------------.
* Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 1 to Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P.'s registration statement on Form S-4 filed February 4, 1998
(File No. 333-44519).
** Previously filed.
Item 22. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for
information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to
Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of
such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or
other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents
filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the
date of responding to the request.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a
post-effective amendment all information concerning a Purchase Agreement
Transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the
subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes as follows: that prior to any
public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a
prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, by any person or
party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the
issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the information
called for by the applicable registration form with respect to reofferings by
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persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called
for by the other Items of the applicable form.
The registrant undertakes that every prospectus (i) that is filed pursuant
to the paragraph immediately preceding, or (ii) that purports to meet the
requirements of section 10(a)(3) of the Act and is used in connection with an
offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an
amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until such
amendment is effective, and that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Houston, State of Texas, on April 13, 1998.
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(A Delaware Limited Partnership)
By: KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.,
as General Partner
By: /s/ William V. Morgan
------------------------------
William V. Morgan
Vice Chairman of Kinder
Morgan G.P., Inc.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
---- ----- ----
* Chairman of the Board and Chief April 13, 1998
- ------------------------ Executive Officer of Kinder
Richard D. Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
Director and Vice Chairman April 13, 1998
/s/ William V. Morgan of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
- ------------------------
William V. Morgan
* Director of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. April 13, 1998
- ------------------------
Alan L. Atterbury
* Director of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. April 13, 1998
- ------------------------
Edward O. Gaylord
* Director, President and Chief April 13, 1998
- ------------------------ Operating Officer of Kinder
Thomas B. King Morgan G.P., Inc.
* Vice President of Kinder Morgan April 13, 1998
- ------------------------ G.P., Inc. (Chief Financial Officer
David G. Dehaemers, Jr. and Chief Accounting Officer)
*By: /s/ William V. Morgan
- -------------------------
William V. Morgan
Attorney-in-Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
- -------
3.1 Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (attached as Annex A to the Exchange
Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus).
* 4.1 Form of Certificate representing a Common Unit.
5.1 Form of Opinion of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. as to the legality
of the securities registered here.
8.1 Form of Opinion of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. as to certain
tax matters.
23.1 Consent of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1).
23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.3 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
23.4 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. (included in Exhibit 23.3)
23.5 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
** 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1 Balance Sheet of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. dated December 31, 1997.
- ------------------------.
* Incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 1 to Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P.'s registration statement on Form S-4 filed February 4, 1998
(File No. 333-44519).
** Previously filed.
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MORRISON & HECKER L.L.P.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2600 Grand Avenue
Kansas City,
Missouri 64108-4606
Telephone (816)
691-2600
Telefax (816) 474-4208
April 13, 1998
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450
Houston, Texas 77010
Re: Common Units
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as your counsel in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended to the date hereof, (Registration
No. 333-46709) (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 13, 1998 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"). The Registration Statement covers Common Units of the
Partnership ("Common Units") representing limited partner interests in Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") to be exchanged (the "Exchange
Offer") for up to $218,981,000 principal amount of the Variable Rate
Exchangeable Debentures due 2010 (the "VREDs") issued by SFP Pipeline Holdings,
Inc. ("SF Holdings") pursuant to the Indenture dated as of September 13, 1990
between SFP Pipeline Holdings, Inc. and First Trust of California, National
Association (successor trustee to Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, successor by merger to Security Pacific National Bank), as amended
by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 6, 1998 (collectively, the
"Indenture").
This Opinion Letter is governed by, and shall be interpreted in accordance
with, the Legal Opinion Accord (the "Accord") of the ABA Section of Business law
(1991). As a consequence, it is subject to a number of qualifications,
exceptions, definitions, limitations on coverage and other limitations, all as
more particularly described in the Accord, and this Opinion Letter should be
read in conjunction therewith. The opinions expressed herein are given only with
respect to the present status of the substantive laws of the state of Delaware.
We express no opinion as to any matter arising under the laws of any other
jurisdiction.
In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined and relied on
the following: (1) the Registration Statement and the attached Exchange
Prospectus and Resale Prospectus (as such terms are defined in the Registration
Statement); (2) the Indenture; (3) the Partnership's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership dated January 14, 1998 (the "Partnership
Agreement"); (4) the Letter of Transmittal for the Exchange Offer; and (5) such
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
April 13, 1998
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other documents, materials, and authorities as we have deemed necessary in order
to enable us to render our opinions set forth below.
Based on and subject to the foregoing and other qualifications set forth
below, we are of the opinion that the Common Units which are to be exchanged for
VREDs as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Exchange Prospectus
have been duly authorized and validly issued and, on the assumption that the
Limited Partners of the Partnership take no part in the control of the
Partnership's business and otherwise act in conformity with the provisions of
the Partnership Agreement regarding control and management of the Partnership
(Articles VI and VII), such Common Units will be fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the reference of this firm under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Exchange Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus forming
part of the Registration Statement. This consent is not to be construed as an
admission that we are a person whose consent is required to be filed with the
Registration Statement under the provisions of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ MORRISON & HECKER L.L.P.
KKT:mlc
MORRISON & & HECKER L.L.P.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2600 Grand Avenue
Kansas City,
Missouri 64108-4606
Telephone (816)
691-2600
Telefax (816) 474-4208
April 13, 1998
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450
Houston, Texas 77010
Re: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.: Form S-4 Registration Statement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), and Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.,
a Delaware corporation and the general partner of the Partnership (the "KM
General Partner"), in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-46709) (the "Registration
Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") on April 13, 1998. The
Registration Statement covers a total of 11,325,925 Common Units of the
Partnership ("Common Units") representing limited partner interests in the
Partnership to be exchanged for the Variable Rate Exchangeable Debentures of SFP
Pipeline Holdings, Inc. ("SFPH") due 2010 (the "VREDs") pursuant to an Indenture
dated as of September 13, 1990 between SFPH and First Trust of California,
National Association (successor trustee to Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, successor by merger to Security Pacific National Bank, as
amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 6, 1998
(collectively, the "Indenture"). Capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the respective meanings set forth in the Registration Statement.
In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined and relied on
the following: (1) the Registration Statement and the attached Exchange
Prospectus and Resale Prospectus (as such terms are defined in the Registration
Statement); (2) the Indenture; (3) the Partnership's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership dated January 14, 1998; and (4) such other
documents, materials, and authorities as we have deemed necessary in order to
enable us to render our opinions set forth below.
Our opinion is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), regulations under such Code, judicial authority
and current administrative rulings and practice, all as of the date of this
letter, and all of which may change at any time.
In addition, our opinions are based on the facts and circumstances set
forth in the Exchange Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus and on certain
representations made by the Partnership and the KM General Partner. We have not
made an independent investigation of such facts. Our opinion as to the matters
set forth herein could change as a result of changes in
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
April 13, 1998
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facts and circumstances, changes in the terms of the documents reviewed by us,
or changes in the law subsequent to the date hereof.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and assuming compliance with all
provisions of the documents referenced above, we are of the opinion that for
federal income tax purposes (i) the Partnership and its operating partnerships
are and will continue to be classified as partnerships and not as associations
taxable as corporations; and (ii) each VRED holder who acquires beneficial
ownership of the Partnership's Common Units pursuant to the Exchange Offer and
has executed and delivered a letter of transmittal, and either has been admitted
or is pending admission to the Partnership as an additional limited partner or
who has acquired beneficial ownership and whose Common Units are held by a
nominee, will be treated as a partner of the Partnership for federal income tax
purposes.
Further, we are of the opinion that the discussion of federal income tax
consequences set forth in the Exchange Prospectus and the Resale Prospectus
under the headings "Summary--Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations", "Risk
Factors--Tax Risks (in the Resale Prospectus), "Risk Factors--Tax Risks--The
Exchange Offer" (in the Exchange Prospectus) and "Risk Factors--Tax
Risks--Ownership of Common Units" (in the Exchange Prospectus) and "Material
Federal Income Tax Considerations" are accurate in all material respects as to
matters of law and legal conclusions.
This opinion may be relied upon by you, the VRED holders and the
Partnership. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to
the Registration Statement and to all references to this firm under the heading
"Summary--Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations", "Risk Factors--Tax Risks"
(in the Resale Prospectus), "Risk Factors-- Tax Risks--The Exchange Offer" (in
the Exchange Prospectus) and "Risk Factors--Tax Risks--Ownership of Common
Units" (in the Exchange Prospectus), "Material Federal Income Tax
Considerations" and "Legal Matters" in the Exchange Prospectus and the Resale
Prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ MORRISON & HECKER L.L.P.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement of our reports dated February 21, 1997
included in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, and to all references to our Firm
included in this Registration Statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Houston, Texas
April 13, 1998
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Amendment 1 to Form S-4 (No.
333-46709) of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. of our report dated March 6,
1998 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P. appearing on page F-2 and of our report dated March 6, 1998
relating to the financial statements of Mont Belvieu Associates appearing on
page F-20 of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1997. We also hereby consent to the use in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Amendment 1 to
Form S-4 (No. 333-46709) of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. of our report
dated March 16, 1998 relating to the balance sheet of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.,
which appears in Exhibit 99.1 to such Registration Statement. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Houston, Texas
April 13, 1998
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (file no. 333-46709) of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. of our report
dated January 30, 1998 appearing on page F-1 of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 5, 1998, as amended. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 13, 1998
Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Kinder Morgan, Inc.)
Balance Sheet
December 31, 1997
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Report of Independent Accountants
March 16, 1998
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheet presents fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. (the General
Partner) in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. This
financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
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Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc.)
Balance Sheet
December 31, 1997
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(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3
Receivable from Partnership 510
Prepaid expenses 283
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796
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Investment in Partnership 22,300
Deferred charges and other credits 175
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Total assets $ 23,271
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Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
Current liabilities:-
Accounts payable:
Trade $ 291
Accrued liabilities 610
Accrued taxes 948
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1,849
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Long-term liabilities and deferred credits:
Long-term debt 2,500
Payable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. 1,501
Deferred taxes 185
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4,186
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock $10 par value, authorized, issued and outstanding
1,000,000 shares 10,000
Additional paid-in capital 9,977
Accumulated deficit (2,741)
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Total stockholder's equity 17,236
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Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $ 23,271
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
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Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc.)
Notes to Balance Sheet
December 31, 1997
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1. Organization
Effective February 14, 1997, Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) acquired all of the
issued and outstanding stock of Enron Liquids Pipeline Company (ELPC), and
ELPC was renamed Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. (the General Partner). The
General Partner owns approximately 8.1% of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,
LP (the Partnership). The ownership interest consists of a 2% General
Partner interest and 862,000 common units of the Partnership.
KMI'sacquisition of the General Partner was accounted for under the
purchase method of accounting and reflects the pushdown of the debt
incurred in connection with the acquisition of the General Partner. The
purchase price of the General Partner was approximately $21,745,000. The
collateral on the debt incurred in connection with the acquisition consists
of pledges of the stock of the General Partner and the General Partner's
assets. Accordingly, the accompanying balance sheet reflects KMI's basis in
the assets acquired and the debt incurred in the acquisition (Note 5). The
General Partner's equity in the earnings of the Partnership is recorded
beginning February 14, 1997.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following significant accounting policies are followed by the General
Partner in the preparation of the financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments that are readily
convertible into cash and have an original maturity of three months or less
at date of acquisition.
Debt Issue Costs
Debt issue costs are amortized using the interest method over the term of
the financing for which they were incurred.
Investment in Partnership
The General Partner's investment in the Partnership is accounted for under
the equity method. At December 31, 1997, the General Partner's investment
in the Partnership exceeded its share of the underlying equity in the net
assets of the Partnership by approximately $9,610,000. This excess is being
amortized on a straight-line basis over 25 years, which approximates the
useful lives of the Partnership's assets ranging from 2.5% to 12.5%.
Amortization of this excess in the amount of $390,000 for the period ended
December 31, 1997 is reflected as a reduction in equity earnings from the
investment in the Partnership.
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Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc.)
Notes to Balance Sheet
December 31, 1997
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Partnership Income
Income is recognized based on the General Partner's share of earnings,
including incentive distributions, of the Partnership.
Income Taxes
The General Partner files a separate federal income tax return and accounts
for income taxes under the liability method prescribed by Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes."
Deferred income taxes are determined based on temporary differences between
the financial reporting and tax basis of the General Partner's assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect during the years in which the
differences are expected to reverse.
3. Investment in Partnership
Summarized financial information of the Partnership is presented below (in
thousands):
December 31,
1997
Current assets $ 21,792
Noncurrent assets 291,114
Current liabilities 11,376
Long-term debt and other liabilities 151,306
Partners' capital 150,224
On September 2, 1997, the General Partner approved a two-for-one unit split
of the Partnership's outstanding common units representing limited partner
interests in the Partnership. The unit split entitled common unitholders to
one additional common unit for each common unit held. The issuance and
mailing of split units occurred on October 1, 1997 to unitholders of record
on September 15, 1997. All references to the number of common units held by
the General Partner in the financial statements and related notes have been
restated to reflect the effect of the split.
4. Income Taxes
The principal temporary difference that gives rise to the net deferred tax
liability at December 31, 1997 is the difference between the tax and book
basis of the investment in the Partnership, principally due to accelerated
depreciation.
5. Long-Term Debt
On February 14, 1997, KMI entered into a borrowing agreement with First
Union National Bank (First Union) in connection with the acquisition of the
common stock of the General Partner. Pursuant to this agreement, KMI issued
two notes in the aggregate amount of $15,000,000, bearing interest, at
KMI's option, at either First Union's Base Rate plus one-half of 1% or
LIBOR plus 2.5%. The notes are payable August 31, 1999. Effective December
31, 1997, the borrowing agreement was amended to provide a $15,000,000
facility note in place of the two notes issued February 14, 1997. The
interest rate and maturity date remained unchanged. At December 31,
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Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.
(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc.)
Notes to Balance Sheet
December 31, 1997
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1997, KMI had outstanding $2,500,000 principal amount. The carrying amounts
of the long-term debt based upon prevailing interest rates available to KMI
at December 31, 1997 approximated fair value.
6. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
The General Partner, in the ordinary course of business, is a defendant in
various lawsuits relating to the Partnership's assets. Although no
assurance can be given, the General Partner believes, based on its
experience to date, that the ultimate resolution of such items will not
have a material adverse impact on the General Partner's financial position.
The General Partner is a defendant in a suit filed on September 12, 1995 by
the state of Illinois (the State). The suit seeks civil penalties and an
injunction based on five counts of environmental violations for events
relating to a September 1994 fire that occurred at a storage field
belonging to the Partnership. The fire occurred when a sphere containing
natural gasoline overfilled and released product which ignited. There were
no injuries and no damage to property, other than Partnership property. The
suit seeks civil penalties in the stated amount of up to $50,000 each for
three counts of air and water pollution, plus $10,000 per day for any
continuing violation. The State also seeks an injunction against future
similar events. On August 29, 1996, the Illinois Attorney General's office
proposed a settlement in the form of a consent decree that would require
the Partnership to implement several fire protection recommendations, pay a
$100,000 civil penalty and pay a $500 per-day penalty if established
deadlines for implementing the recommendations are not met. The Partnership
has made a settlement offer to the State and settlement negotiations are
ongoing. If attempts at settlement are unsuccessful, the General Partner
will vigorously defend itself and the Partnership against the charges.
Although no assurance can be given, the General Partner believes that the
ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse effect
on its financial position or results of operations.
On December 10, 1996, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued to
the General Partner a notice of eight probable violations of federal safety
regulations in connection with the aforementioned fire. The DOT proposed a
civil penalty of $90,000. The General Partner is currently in the process
of responding to the notice, but believes the alleged violations and
proposed fine will not have a material impact on the General Partner.
It is expected that the Partnership will reimburse the General Partner for
any liability or expenses incurred in connection with these legal
proceedings.
Environmental
The operations of the Partnership are subject to federal, state and local
laws and regulations relating to protection of the environment. The
Partnership believes that its operations and facilities are in general
compliance with applicable environmental regulations. The Partnership has
an ongoing environmental audit and compliance program. Risks of accidental
leaks or spills are, however, associated with fractionation of NGLs,
transportation of NGLs and refined petroleum products, the handling and
storage of coal, the processing of gas, as well as the truck and rail
loading of fractionated products. There can be no assurance that
significant costs and
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liabilities will not be incurred, including those relating to claims for
damages to property and persons resulting from operation of the
Partnership's businesses. Moreover, it is possible that other developments,
such as increasingly strict environmental laws and regulations and
enforcement policies thereunder, could result in increased costs and
liabilities to the Partnership.
7. Related Party Transactions
Receivable From Partnership
The receivable from Partnership represents primarily general and
administrative expenses paid by the General Partner on behalf of the
Partnership. Pursuant to the Partnership agreement, these costs are
reimbursable by the Partnership.
Payable to KMI
The payable to KMI is the result of KMI's payment of costs associated with
debt, such as interest and debt issue costs incurred by KMI. The payable to
KMI also includes $552,000 related to income taxes paid by KMI on behalf of
the General Partner. KMI does not expect any payments on the payable to KMI
within the next year, thus the payable to KMI is classified as long term.
Partnership Distributions
The General Partner owns 862,000 common units of the Partnership,
representing approximately 6.1% of the common units. The Partnership
Agreements provide for incentive distributions payable to the General
Partner out of the Partnership's available cash in the event that quarterly
distributions to unitholders exceed certain specified targets. In general,
subject to certain limitations, if a quarterly distribution to unitholders
exceeds a target of $0.3025 per unit, the General Partner will receive
incentive distributions equal to (1) 15% of the portion of the quarterly
distribution per unit that exceeds $0.3025 per unit but is not more than
$0.3575, plus (2) 25% of that portion of the quarterly distribution per
unit that exceeds the quarterly distribution amount of $0.3575 but is not
more than $0.4675, plus (3) 50% of that portion of the quarterly
distribution per unit that exceeds $0.4675. The General Partner received
incentive distributions of $3.9 million during the period ended December
31, 1997.
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