Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.
PAA FINANCE CORP.
as Issuers
and
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
as Guarantors
$250,000,000
SERIES A AND SERIES B
6.70% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2036
SIXTH
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
Dated as of May 12, 2006
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I |
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Section 1.01. |
Establishment |
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ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 2.01. |
Definitions |
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Section 2.02. |
Other Definitions |
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ARTICLE III THE NOTES |
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Section 3.01. |
Form |
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Section 3.02. |
Issuance of Additional Notes |
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Section 3.03. |
Transfer of Transfer Restricted Securities |
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Section 3.04. |
Restrictive Legends |
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ARTICLE IV REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT |
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Section 4.01. |
Optional Redemption |
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Section 4.02. |
Mandatory Redemption |
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01. |
Compliance Certificate |
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Section 5.02. |
Limitations on Liens |
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Section 5.03. |
Restriction of Sale-Leaseback Transactions |
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Section 5.04. |
SEC Reports; Financial Statements |
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Section 5.05. |
Additional Subsidiary Guarantees |
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ARTICLE VI SUCCESSORS |
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Section 6.01. |
Consolidation and Mergers of the Issuers |
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Section 6.02. |
Rights and Duties of Successor |
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Section 6.03. |
Supplemental Indenture |
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ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
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Section 7.01. |
Events of Default |
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ARTICLE VIII LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 8.01. |
Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 8.02. |
Legal Defeasance and Discharge |
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Section 8.03. |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 8.04. |
Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 8.05. |
Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Section 8.06. |
Repayment to Issuers |
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Section 8.07. |
Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE IX SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES |
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Section 9.01. |
Subsidiary Guarantees |
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Section 9.02. |
Limitation on Liability |
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Section 9.03. |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 9.04. |
No Waiver |
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Section 9.05. |
Modification |
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Section 9.06. |
Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 9.07. |
Release of Guarantee |
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.01. |
Additional Amendments |
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Section 10.02. |
Integral Part |
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Section 10.03. |
Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation |
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Section 10.04. |
Counterparts |
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Section 10.05. |
Governing Law |
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EXHIBIT A: |
Form of Note |
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EXHIBIT B: |
Form of Supplemental Indenture |
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EXHIBIT C: |
Certificate to be Delivered Upon Exchange or Registration of Transfer of Securities Pursuant to Rule 144A or Rule 501 |
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EXHIBIT D: |
Transferee Letter of Representations |
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EXHIBIT E: |
Certificate to be Delivered Upon Exchange or Registration of Transfer of Securities Pursuant to Regulation S |
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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of May 12, 2006 (this “Supplemental Indenture”) among PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), PAA FINANCE CORP., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership and a Delaware corporation (“PAA Finance” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”), and the subsidiary guarantors signatory hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuers have heretofore entered into an Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2002 (the “Original Indenture”), with Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee;
WHEREAS, the Original Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the “Indenture”;
WHEREAS, under the Original Indenture, a new series of Debt Securities may at any time be established by the Boards of Directors of the Managing General Partner and PAA Finance in accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture and the form and terms of such series may be established by a supplemental Indenture executed by the Issuers and the Trustee;
WHEREAS, also under the Original Indenture, guarantors with respect to a series of Debt Securities may be added as parties to the Indenture by a supplemental indenture executed by themselves, the Issuers and the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Issuers propose to create under the Indenture a new series of Debt Securities, such series to be guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors;
WHEREAS, additional Debt Securities of other series hereafter established, except as may be limited in the Original Indenture as at the time supplemented and modified, may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Original Indenture as at the time supplemented and modified; and
WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors have been done or performed.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”). As provided in Article III hereof, the Notes shall be issued as either Series A Notes or Series B Notes, and any Notes may have such additional designation.
“Additional Interest” means all additional interest owing on the Notes pursuant to a registration default under an Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession directly or indirectly of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; and the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” shall have correlative meanings.
“Attributable Indebtedness,” when used with respect to any Sale-leaseback Transaction, means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale-leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been
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extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty or other termination payment, such amount shall be the lesser of the amount determined assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the amount shall also include the amount of the penalty or termination payment, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the amount determined assuming no such termination.
“Capital Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, including, without limitation, with respect to partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such Person.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the total amount of assets after deducting therefrom: (1) all current liabilities (excluding (a) any current liabilities that by their terms are extendible or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than 12 months after the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed; and (b) current maturities of long-term debt); and (2) the amount, net of any applicable reserves, of all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents and other like intangible assets, all as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Partnership for its most recently completed fiscal quarter, prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Debt” means any obligation created or assumed by any Person for the repayment of money borrowed, any purchase money obligation created or assumed by such Person, and any guarantee of the foregoing.
“Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement” means (a) the Registration Rights Agreement among the Partnership, PAA Finance, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers dated the Issue Date relating to the Series A Notes issued on such date and (b) any similar agreement that the Issuers may enter into in relation to any other Series A Notes, in each case as such agreement may be amended or modified from time to time.
“Exchange Offer” means the offer by the Issuers to the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders for Series B Notes, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders.
“Funded Debt” means all Debt maturing one year or more from the date of the creation thereof, all Debt directly or indirectly renewable or extendible, at the option of the debtor, by its terms or by the terms of any instrument or agreement relating thereto, to a date one year or more from the date of the creation thereof, and all Debt under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender or lenders to extend credit over a period of one year or more.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee of the Notes given by a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture, including all obligations under Article IX hereof.
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“guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets, or through letters of credit or reimbursement, “claw-back,” “make-well,” or “keep-well” agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of the payment of any Debt. The term “guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Initial Purchasers” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC and the other initial purchasers party to the initial Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement.
“Issue Date” means, with respect to the Notes, the date on which the Notes are initially issued.
“Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.01(a) hereof, and includes both the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes.
“Obligations” means any principal, interest, liquidated damages, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursement obligations, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Debt.
“Pari Passu Debt” means any Funded Debt of either of the Issuers, whether outstanding on the Issue Date of thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Funded Debt, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such Funded Debt shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes.
“Partnership Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., amended and restated effective as of June 27, 2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of April 15, 2004 and as such may be otherwise amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Permitted Liens” means:
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“Principal Property” means, whether owned or leased on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired: (1) any of the pipeline assets of the Partnership or the pipeline assets of any Subsidiary of the Partnership, including any related facilities employed in the transportation, distribution, terminalling, gathering, treating, processing, marketing or storage of crude oil or refined petroleum products, natural gas, natural gas liquids, fuel additives or petrochemicals, and (2) any processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership; except, in the case of either clause (1) or (2), (a) any such assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment, including data processing equipment, vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles, and (b) any such assets, plant or terminal which, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, is not material in relation to the activities of the Partnership or the activities of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Partnership owning or leasing, directly or indirectly through ownership in another Subsidiary, and Principal Property.
“Sale-leaseback Transaction” means the sale or transfer by an Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Partnership of any Principal Property to a Person (other than an Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Partnership) and the taking back by an Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Partnership, as the case may be, of a lease of such Principal Property.
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“Securities” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement relating thereto.
“Series A Notes” means the Issuers’ 6.70% Series A Senior Notes due 2036 to be issued pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture.
“Series B Notes” means the Issuers’ 6.70% Series B Notes due 2036 to be issued pursuant to an Exchange Offer.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person: (1) any other Person of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares or other Capital Interests entitled, without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees (or equivalent persons) thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof; or (2) in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the partners’ Capital Interests, considering all partners’ Capital Interests as a single class, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means each of:
Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary, PAA Finance, Plains LPG Marketing, L.P., Atchafalaya Pipeline, L.L.C., Plains Marketing International GP LLC, Plains Marketing International, L.P. and Andrews Partners, LLC shall not be Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Transfer Restricted Securities” means any Notes outstanding prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date with respect to such Notes and which must bear the legend required under Section 3.04 hereof.
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“Additional Notes” |
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3.02 |
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“Covenant Defeasance” |
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8.03 |
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“Distribution Compliance Period” |
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3.03(c |
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“Event of Default” |
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7.01 |
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“IAI Global Note” |
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3.01 |
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“IAIs” |
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3.01 |
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“Legal Defeasance” |
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8.02 |
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“Note Obligations” |
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9.01 |
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“Payment Default |
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7.01 |
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“QIBs” |
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3.01 |
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“Regulation S” |
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3.01 |
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“Regulation S Global Note” |
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3.01 |
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“Required Filing Dates” |
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5.04 |
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“Resale Restriction Termination Date” |
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3.04 |
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“Rule 144A” |
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3.01 |
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“Rule 144A Global Note” |
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3.01 |
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“Successor Company” |
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6.01 |
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“U.S. Persons” |
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3.01 |
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with respect to the issue date, issue price and date of first payment of interest. The Series A Notes issued on the Issue Date shall be limited in aggregate principal amount to $250,000,000. The Series A Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes subsequently issued, together with any Series B Notes issued in exchange therefor pursuant to an Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a single series for all purposes under the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. If the Issuers issue additional Series A Notes prior to the completion of an Exchange Offer, the period of the resale restrictions applicable to any Series A Notes previously offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A will be automatically extended to the last day of the period of any resale restrictions imposed on any such additional Series A Notes.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon consummation of an Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.05 of the Original Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate Series B Notes in exchange for Series A Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer, which Series B Notes shall not bear the legend set forth in Section 3.04(a) below, and the Registrar shall rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Notes, in each case unless the Holder of such Series A Notes is either (1) is an affiliate of the Issuers within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act or an Initial Purchaser holding Series A Notes acquired by it and having the status of an unsold allotment in the initial offering and sale of Series A Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2006, between the Issuers, the other parties referred to as “Plains Parties” therein and the Initial Purchasers, (2) does not acquire the Series B Notes in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business or (3) has an arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing such Series B Notes or is engaged in, and intends to engage in, any such distribution. The Issuers shall identify to the Trustee such Holders of the Notes in a written certification signed by an officer of each Issuer and, absent certification from the Issuers to such effect, the Trustee shall assume that there are no such Holders.
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the requirements of Rule 144A or an IAI acquiring such Series A Notes pursuant to a private placement exemption under the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction; provided that, in the case of a transfer to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in an IAI Global Note, such Person shall deliver to the Trustee a written certificate in the form provided in Exhibit D hereto. After the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, such certification requirements shall not apply to such transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes.
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THIS SECURITY (AND ANY GUARANTEE HEREOF) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY (NOR ANY GUARANTEE HEREOF) NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN (OR THEREIN) MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SECURITY, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUERS THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HOLDING PERIOD APPLICABLE THERETO UNDER RULE 144(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO THIS SECURITY (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) OTHER THAN (1) TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, (2) SO LONG AS THIS SECURITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN EACH CASE TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (3) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (4) TO A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN
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“OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (5) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, INCLUDING THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, OR (6) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO ANY REQUIREMENT OF LAW THAT THE DISPOSITION OF ITS PROPERTY OR THE PROPERTY OF SUCH INVESTOR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS BE AT ALL TIMES WITHIN ITS OR THEIR CONTROL, AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE ISSUERS OR THE TRUSTEE FOR THE SECURITIES PRIOR TO ANY SUCH SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON REQUEST OF THE HOLDER ON OR AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (A) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.08 OF THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE, (B) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.15 OF THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE, (C) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE AND (D) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUERS.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.02, the Issuers may, and may permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any Principal Property or Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary to secure Debt of an Issuer or any Person (other than Debt Securities) that is not excepted by clauses (a) through (i), inclusive, of this Section 5.02 without securing the Notes, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Debt then outstanding secured by such Lien and all other Liens not excepted by clauses (a) through (i), inclusive, of this Section 5.02, together with all Attributable Indebtedness from Sale-leaseback Transactions (excluding Sale-leaseback Transactions permitted by clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, of Section 5.03), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.03, the Issuers may, and may permit any Subsidiary of the Partnership to, effect any Sale-Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, of this Section 5.03, provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Debt (other than Debt Securities) secured by Liens upon Principal Property not excepted by clauses (a) through (i), inclusive, of Section 5.02, does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
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With respect to the Notes, the provisions of this Article VI shall preempt the provisions of Article X of the Original Indenture in their entirety.
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transaction or a series of related transactions, except (1) in accordance with the provisions of the Partnership Agreement, and (2) unless: (a) either (i) such Issuer shall be the surviving Person in the case of a merger or (ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person if other than such Issuer (the “Successor Company”) shall be a partnership, limited liability company or corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (provided that PAA Finance may not merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into another Person other than a corporation satisfying such requirement for so long as the Partnership is not a corporation) and the Successor Company shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on all of the Notes, and the due and punctual performance or observance of all the other obligations under the Indenture to be performed or observed by such Issuer; (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions, no Default or Event of Default would occur or be continuing; (c) if such Issuer is not the continuing Person, then each Subsidiary Guarantor, unless it has become the Successor Company, shall confirm that its Guarantee shall continue to apply to the obligations under the Notes and the Indenture; and (d) such Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition and such supplemental Indenture (if any) comply with this Section 6.01 and any other applicable provisions of the Indenture.
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(i) the Issuers default for 60 days in the payment when due of interest on, or Additional Interest with respect to, the Notes;
(ii) the Issuers default in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;
(iii) failure by an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor for 30 days after receipt of notice by the Issuers from the Trustee or to the Issuers and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding to comply with any other term, covenant or warranty in the Indenture or the Notes (provided that notice need not be given, and an Event of Default shall occur, 30 days after any breach of the provisions of Section 6.01 hereof);
(iv) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt of an Issuer or any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), whether such Debt or guarantee now exists or is created after the Issue Date, if that default (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Debt prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Debt (a ”Payment Default”) or (B) results in the acceleration of the maturity of such Debt to a date prior to its original stated maturity, and, in each case described in clause (A) or (B), the principal amount of any such Debt, together with the principal amount of any other such Debt under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $25.0 million or more; provided, further, that if any such default is cured or waived or any such acceleration rescinded, or such Debt is repaid, within a period of 30 days from the continuation of such default beyond the applicable grace period or the occurrence of such acceleration, as the case may be, such Event of Default and any consequential acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded, so long as such rescission does not conflict with any judgment or decree;
(v) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Guarantee shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect (except as otherwise provided in the Indenture) or is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee;
(vi) an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
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(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(vii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(A) is for relief against an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints a custodian of an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor or for all or substantially all of the property of an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or
(C) orders the liquidation of an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.
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Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that each of the Issuers shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Debt represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “Outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of the Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and the Indenture, and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be deemed to have discharged its obligations under its Guarantee (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:
Subject to compliance with this Article VIII, the Issuers may exercise their option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of their option under Section 8.03 hereof.
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In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
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The Issuers shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Notes.
Anything in this Article VIII to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuers from time to time upon the written request of the Issuers any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
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deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor, enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
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EXHIBIT A
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PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.
PAA FINANCE CORP.
6.70% Series Senior Notes due 2036
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and PAA Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation, jointly and severally promise to pay to , or registered assigns, the principal sum of Dollars [or such greater or lesser amount as may be endorsed on the Schedule attached hereto]1 on May 15, 2036.
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15
Record Dates: May 1 and November 1
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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1 To be included only if the Note is issued in global form.
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(Form of Back of Note)
6.70% Series Senior Notes due 2036
[THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (A) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.08 OF THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE, (B) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.15 OF THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE, (C) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE AND (D) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUERS.]2
[THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THIS SECURITY (AND ANY GUARANTEE HEREOF) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY (NOR ANY GUARANTEE HEREOF) NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SECURITY, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUERS THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE HOLDING PERIOD APPLICABLE THERETO UNDER RULE 144(k) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (OR, IN THE CASE OF A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO REGULATION S, THE DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD DEFINED THEREIN) WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO THIS SECURITY (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) OTHER THAN (1) TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, (2) SO LONG AS THIS SECURITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN EACH CASE TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (3) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7)
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UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (4) TO A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (5) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, INCLUDING THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, OR (6) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO ANY REQUIREMENT OF LAW THAT THE DISPOSITION OF ITS PROPERTY OR THE PROPERTY OF SUCH INVESTOR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS BE AT ALL TIMES WITHIN ITS OR THEIR CONTROL, AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE ISSUERS OR THE TRUSTEE FOR THE SECURITIES PRIOR TO ANY SUCH SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON REQUEST OF THE HOLDER ON OR AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]3
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. Interest; Additional Interest. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and PAA Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“PAA Finance” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”), jointly and severally promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 6.70% per annum from , until maturity. The Issuers shall pay interest semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each such year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance. The first Interest Payment Date shall be , . The Issuers shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; and they shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment. The Issuers shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.17 of the Original Indenture with respect to defaulted interest, and the Issuers shall pay principal (and premium, if any) of the Notes upon surrender thereof to the Trustee or a paying agent on or after the Stated Maturity thereof. The Notes shall be payable as to principal,
3 To be included on Transfer Restricted Securities only.
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premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose within or without The City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium on, each Global Security and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuers or the paying agent on or prior to the applicable record date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Wachovia Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as paying agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any paying agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
4. Indenture. The Issuers issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of September 25, 2002 (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 12, 2006 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”) among the Issuers and the Trustee and, with respect to the Supplemental Indenture, the subsidiary guarantors signatory thereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are joint and several obligations of the Issuers initially in aggregate principal amount of $250 million. The Issuers may issue an unlimited aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes under the Indenture. Any such Additional Notes that are actually issued shall be treated as issued and outstanding Notes (and as the same series (with identical terms other than with respect to the issue date, issue price and date of first payment of interest) as the initial Notes) for all purposes of the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. To secure the due and punctual payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Issuers under the Indenture and the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantors have unconditionally guaranteed the Note Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes on a senior basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption. (a) At their option at any time prior to maturity, the Issuers may choose to redeem all or any portion of the Notes at once or from time to time.
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of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 25 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, including Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
For purposes of determining any redemption price, the following definitions shall apply:
“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any date of redemption, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for the date of redemption.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (a) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.
“Quotation Agent” means UBS Securities LLC or another Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Issuers.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (a) UBS Securities LLC and its successors; provided, however, that if the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuers shall substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (b) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuers.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by that Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding that date of redemption.
6. Mandatory Redemption. The Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
7. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
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redeemed. Unless the Issuers default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
8. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require a Holder to pay any taxes or other governmental charges required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or repurchase, except for the unredeemed or unrepurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part. Also, the Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or repurchased or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
9. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as its owner for all purposes.
10. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented for any of the purposes set forth in Section 9.01 of the Original Indenture (as amended by the Supplemental Indenture), including to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for the assumption of an Issuer’s obligations to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation of such Issuer or sale of all or substantially all of such Issuer’s assets, to add or release Subsidiary Guarantors (or their successors) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any Holder of the Notes, to comply with the requirements of the Commission to permit the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, to evidence or provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee, to add any additional Events of Default, to secure the Notes or the Guarantees or to establish the form or terms of any other series of Debt Securities.
11. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default with respect to the Notes include: (i) default for 60 days in the payment when due of interest on, or Additional Interest with respect to, the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, (iii) failure by an Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor for 30 days after notice to comply with any of the other agreements in the Indenture (provided that notice need not be given, and an Event of Default shall occur, 30 days after any breach of the provisions of Section 6.01 of the Supplemental Indenture); (iv) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Debt of an Issuer or any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries), whether such Debt or
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12. Trustee Dealings with Issuers. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Issuers or their Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
13. No Recourse Against Others. The General Partner and its directors, officers, employees and partners (in their capacities as such) shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers under the Notes. In addition, the Managing General Partner and its directors, officers, employees and members shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers under the Notes. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
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14. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
15. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
16. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuers have caused CUSIP and corresponding ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and corresponding ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
17. Additional Rights of Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall have all the rights set forth in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, including the right to receive Additional Interest as set forth therein.
The Issuers shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
333 Clay Street, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Investor Relations
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of , among Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), PAA Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation (“PAA Finance” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”), (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), a direct or indirect subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (or its successor), a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Issuers have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Original Indenture”), dated as of September 25, 2002, as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”) dated as of May 12, 2006, among the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of the Issuers’ 6.70% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 5.05 of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Partnership is required to cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Subsidiary Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers’ obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Original Indenture, the Issuers and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(b) For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise herein expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.
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2. Agreement to Guarantee. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all other Subsidiary Guarantors under the Indenture, to guarantee the Issuers’ obligations under the Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A NEW YORK CONTRACT, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT C
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE
OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A OR RULE 501
Re: 6.70% Series [A/B] Senior Notes due 2036 of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and PAA Finance Corp. (together, the “Issuers”)
This Certificate relates to $ principal amount of the above captioned Notes held in definitive form (the “Securities”) by (the “Transferor”).
The Transferor has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Security or Securities.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Security, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture relative to the Securities and that the transfer of this Security does not require registration under the Securities Act (as defined below) because:*
• Such Security is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account without transfer.
• Such Security is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction, that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of another qualified institutional buyer, in each case to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.
• Such Security is being transferred (i) in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (and based on an opinion of counsel if the Issuers or the Trustee so requests) or (ii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
• Such Security is being transferred to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act pursuant to a private placement exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based on an opinion of counsel if the Issuers or the Trustee so requests) and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction, that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of another institutional accredited investor, together with a certification in substantially the form of Exhibit D to the Supplemental Indenture and, to the knowledge of the Transferor, such institutional accredited investor to whom such Security is to be transferred is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of an Issuer.
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EXHIBIT D
TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
PAA Finance Corp.
%Wachovia Bank, National Association, Trustee
5847 San Felipe, Suite 1050
Houston, Texas 77057
Attn: Corporate Trust Group
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed purchase of $ aggregate principal amount of 6.70% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Securities”) of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and PAA Finance Corp. (together, the “Issuers”):
1. We understand that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under any other applicable securities laws, and may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing the Securities to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Securities prior to the date which is two years after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on which the Issuers or any affiliate of an Issuer was the owner of such Securities, or any predecessor, thereto (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) to the Issuers, (b) pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), (c) for so long as the Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a “QIB”) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act (an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) that is acquiring the Securities for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the regulations of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws or (e) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of our property and the property of such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (d) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an Institutional Accredited Investor and that it is acquiring such Securities for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We acknowledge that the Issuers and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any
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offer, sale or other transfer pursuant to clause (d) or (e) prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Securities to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Issuers and the Trustee.
2. We are an Institutional Accredited Investor purchasing for our own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor.
3. We are acquiring the Securities purchased by us for our own account, or for one or more accounts as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion, for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with any distribution in violation of, the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Securities, we invest in securities similar to the Securities in the normal course of our business and we, and all accounts for which we are acting, are able to bear the economic risks of investment in the Securities.
4. You are entitled to rely upon this letter and you are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy thereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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EXHIBIT E
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S
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Plains All American Pipeline, LP
PAA Finance Corp.
c/o Wachovia Bank, National Association, Trustee
5847 San Felipe, Suite 1050
Houston, Texas 77057
Attn: Corporate Trust Group
Re: Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and PAA Finance Corp. (the “Issuers”) 6.70% Series [A/B] Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Securities”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed sale of $ aggregate principal amount of the Securities, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, we represent that:
(a) the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States;
(b) either (i) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;
(c) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 904(a) of Regulation S, as applicable; and
(d) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
In addition, if the sale is made during a restricted period and the provisions of Rule 904(b)(1) of Regulation S are applicable thereto, we confirm that such sale has been made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 904(b)(1).
You and the Issuers are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or
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